September 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump visiting Kenosha Tuesday after protests, violence in wake of Jacob Blake shooting – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-set-to-visit-kenosha-tuesday-after-protests-violence-in-wake-of-jacob-blake-shooting/6398310/
— CPD crime statistics show more than 500 shot in August; police say overall crime is down
https://abc7chicago.com/over-500-shot-in-chicago-in-august;-police-say-crime-is-still-down/6398276/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Homeless help: DuPage Pads helps provide food, shelter to those in need amid COVID-19 crisis – John Garcia (DIERSEN: Democrats always hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans cause homelessness, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/hotels-restaurants-pitch-in-to-help-homeless-amid-covid-19-crisis/6397658/
— FBI-Chicago warns that gang cabal may be targeting CPD officers – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/fbi-chicago-warns-gang-cabal-may-be-targeting-police-officers-/6397730/
— Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyer goes on Fox News to claim self-defense again in deadly Kenosha protest shooting – Rob Elgas
https://abc7chicago.com/kyle-rittenhouses-lawyer-claims-self-defense-again-on-tucker-carlson-/6398011/

NBC5
— Kenosha Updates: President Opts to Not Postpone Visit, 175 Arrests Made During Protests
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kenosha-updates-wisconsin-governor-asks-trump-to-reconsider-visit-175-arrests-made-during-protests/2331535/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats side with looters, rioters, and arsonists in Kenosha.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/31/21409588/illinois-democrats-donald-trump-kenosha-wisconsin-blake-lightfoot-pritzker-preckwinkle
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois State University makes it clear that it is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/8/31/21409352/isu-illinois-state-university-black-lives-matter-all-redbird-lives
— Dramatic decline in tourism taxes are a ‘credit negative’ for cash-strapped Illinois, rating agency says The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition authority reported last week that August hotel, restaurant and other tax revenue that is used to back its bonds plunged 85% compared to the same period a year ago. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21408810/tourism-taxes-chicago-illinois-credit-rating-moodys-navy-pier-mccormick-place

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with protesters, looters, rioters, and arsonists.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200901/editorial-nation-cannot-be-unified-if-source-of-protesters-grievances-is-ignored

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Downtown has huge oversupply of homes for sale  In a year that has seen life disrupted due to COVID and rioting and looting, there are enough homes on the market to fuel a year of sales. – Dennis Rodkin
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/downtown-has-huge-oversupply-homes-sale

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Democrats promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200831/democrats-bash-trump-back-progressive-tax

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: UI athletes, coaches take part in Black Lives Matter march – Robin Scholz
https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/ui-athletes-coaches-take-part-in-black-lives-matter-march/collection_290015c9-ba66-57d5-a88e-e397375222a9.html

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— President Trump set to tour damage, hold round table discussion in Kenosha – Molly Beck
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/01/trump-kenosha-president-arrive-kenosha-shortly-after-noon/3453917001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump mischaracterizes Kenosha protest shooting, defends Rittenhouse on eve of visit to city roiled by unrest, violence.”
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/31/trump-doesnt-condemn-rittenhouse-mischaracterizes-kenosha-shooting-visit-wisconsin/5679100002/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Online fundraiser for Rittenhouse legal defense raises more than $200,000 – KATIE SMITH
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/31/online-fundraiser-for-rittenhouse-legal-defense-raises-more-than-200-000/adqy5ox/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats threaten to get rid of Americans who vote for Trump. Of course, that encourages Americans to vote for Trump and to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-pittsburgh-biden-to-blame-trump-for-violence-nationwide

MOUNT PLEASANT PATCH
— Trump Visits Kenosha Tuesday: Time, Schedule – Scott Anderson
https://patch.com/wisconsin/mountpleasant/trump-visits-kenosha-tuesday-time-schedule

EVANSTON PATCH
— Protest Trump Coming to Kenosha
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/calendar/event/20200901/881954/protest-trump-coming-to-kenosha

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DuPage County To Double Pay For Election Judges Amid Pandemic The announcement comes amid a nationwide shortage in election workers, according to the DuPage County Clerk’s Office. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/s/h8882/dupage-county-double-pay-election-judges-amid-pandemic

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ extreme outlier status on debts, taxes and out-migration highlights the need for pension reform
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-extreme-outlier-status-on-debts-taxes-and-out-migration-highlights-the-need-for-pension-reform-wirepoints-press-release/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— IDPH voting guidance specifies social distancing, recommends masks – REBECCA ANZEL
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/idph-voting-guidance-specifies-social-distancing-recommends-masks

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Cancel Culture Snuffs Out Ideas, Norms, Structures, and Lives – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Who leads/led the cancel culture where you live and in the organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who lead/led the cancel culture in my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, an/or financial clout.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/cancel-culture-snuffs-out-ideas-norms-structures-and-lives/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The dangers in declaring support for Donald Trump Potential voters forced to hide intentions to avoid confrontation with angry mobs – David Keene
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/31/the-dangers-in-declaring-support-for-donald-trump/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Team Trump targets ‘hidden’ white, working-class voters who skipped 2016 race – Joseph Simonson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/team-trump-targets-hidden-white-working-class-voters-who-skipped-2016-race
— Biden says Trump is ‘too weak, too scared’ to repudiate Kyle Rittenhouse – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-says-trump-is-too-weak-too-scared-to-repudiate-kyle-rittenhouse
— Don Trump Jr.: Biden’s mental flubs ‘should scare us,’ means ‘Kamala Harris will be in charge’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/don-jr-bidens-mental-flubs-should-scare-us-means-kamala-harris-will-be-in-charge

FOX NEWS
— Video shows Democratic leaders, liberal pundits cheering and condoning violence against political opponents “Dem leaders and their allies in the media cheered on the violent left every step of the way,” Trump Jr. tweeted – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/video-shows-democratic-leaders-liberal-pundits-cheering-and-condoning-violence-against-political-opponents.amp
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says ‘BLM doesn’t riot,’ blames Trump for encouraging violence fueled by ‘white nationalist mobs.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-joy-reid-blm-doesnt-riot-blames-trump-violence-white-nationalist-mobs
— NFL reveals more in-game social and racial justice plans – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the NFL officially require football fans to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-reveals-more-in-game-social-and-racial-justice-plans

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The NFL Becomes the Social Justice League (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the NFL officially require football fans to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/08/31/the-nfl-becomes-the-social-justice-league-2/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— AOC Inadvertently Makes Kamala Harris’ ‘Birthright Citizenship’ an Issue. The more frightening realization for fetishists of unrestricted immigration is that if children born to alien parents on student visas are not birthright citizens, then the children of illegal aliens will certainly never be enfranchised to vote in American elections on that basis. – Gavin Clarkson
https://amgreatness.com/?p=68121

BREITBART
— Washburn U. Removes Statues of ‘Controversial’ Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin – TOM CICCOTTA (DIERSEN Who calls you and what you do controversial? I should write a book about those who call me and my GOPUSA emails controversial.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/31/washburn-u-removes-statues-of-controversial-thomas-jefferson-benjamin-franklin/
— FNC’s Hilton: Democrats ‘Want to Control America but They Are Fundamentally Anti-America’ – JEFF POOR (DIERSEN: Democrats are not only fundamentally anti-American, Democrats are fundamentally anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/31/fncs-hilton-democrats-want-to-control-america-but-they-are-fundamentally-anti-america/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Nationalize the Election: Brand Democrats as “radical, dangerous, mean-spirited, and violence-prone”
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/33199-nationalize-election-brand-democrats-%E2%80%9Cradical-dangerous-mean-spirited-and-violence-pro

CNS NEWS
— Trump: ‘The Only Path to Unity’ Begins With ‘Patriotic Education’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Democrat educators crank out “good little Democrats” who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/trump-only-path-unity-begins-patriotic-education

DAILY CALLER
— ‘This Is Joe Biden’s Base, And He Needs To Disavow Them’: Rand Paul Blasts Biden For Blaming Violence On Trump – SCOTT MOREFIELD (DIERSEN: Biden’s base is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/31/rand-paul-joe-biden-base-rioters/
— VERY SAD: Active-Duty Troops Support Biden Over Trump, Military Times Poll Says – THOMAS CATENACCI (DIERSEN: How fast are the demographics of active-duty troops changing? What percent are heterosexual White men?)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/31/united-states-active-duty-troops-support-joe-biden-over-donald-trump-military-times-poll/

DAILY WIRE
— Get Woke, Go Broke: NBA Ratings ‘Cratering’ – Amanda Prestigiacomo (DIERSEN: to be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/get-woke-go-broke-nba-ratings-cratering

FEDERALIST
— Biden Riots Maintain Grip On Major Cities, Turn Deadly With Homicide In Portland Another wave of violent unrest maintained its grip on several of the nation’s major cities this weekend, including a homicide in Portland Saturday night. – Tristan Justice (DIERSEN: How strong is the Democrat grip on your county, on your county district, on your township, on your municipality, on your municipal district, on your precinct, on your neighborhood, and on your block? Two measures are a) how many BLM and Democrat yard signs that Democrat homeowners display and b) how much Republican homeowners fear Democrat punishment if they display a Back the Blue or sign or a Republican yard sign.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/biden-riots-maintain-grip-on-major-cities-turn-deadly-with-homicide-in-portland/
— Amid Riots Ripping The Country, NPR Promotes Book ‘In Defense Of Looting’ ‘One thing about looting is it freaks people out. But in terms of potential crimes that people can commit against the state, it’s basically nonviolent.’ Tell that to Kenosha, Chicago, and Minneapolis. – Joy Pullmann
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/amid-riots-ripping-the-country-npr-promotes-book-in-defense-of-looting/

TOWNHALL
— Kyle Rittenhouse Speaks Out About Deadly Kenosha Shooting – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/08/30/kyle-rittenhouses-attorney-explains-what-took-place-when-the-17yearold-fired-his-weapon-in-kenosha-n2575328

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Campaign Playing a Dangerous Game Bragging About His Support for the LGBT Revolution – PAULA BOLYARD (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying all Republicans. They especially focus destroying all Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those who promote LGBTQ, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. They crow about the damage that they have done to me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Downtown Association, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/paula-bolyard/2020/08/31/trump-campaign-playing-a-dangerous-game-bragging-about-his-support-for-the-lgbt-revolution-n868692

NEWSMAX
— The End of Republican America, Dawn of a Trump Imperial Dynasty? – Ralph Benko
https://www.newsmax.com/ralphbenko/republican-america-trumpdynasty/2020/09/01/id/984830/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How the Left Is Shifting Blame on the Riots – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/riots-unrest-the-left-shifts-blame-to-trump/

THE HILL
— Trump says Black Lives Matter is ‘bad for Black people’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/514536-trump-says-black-lives-matter-is-discriminatory-bad-for-black-people
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats foment violence and then blame Trump for that violence.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514448-biden-criticizes-violence-while-blaming-trump-for-fomenting-it

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Belarus blocks over 50 news websites but protests continue – YURAS KARMANAU (DIERSEN: Constructively, by its refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google is blocking www.gopillinois.com .)
https://apnews.com/7d92cfccbc7cbed1aaab40fd6f0b6e0b
— Voting groups scramble to reach college students in pandemic Colleges are reopening with more online learning, and that’s proving a challenge for political campaigns, parties and voter registration groups trying to register students. – BRYAN ANDERSON and SARA BURNETT
https://www.wfmj.com/story/42563779/voting-groups-scramble-to-reach-college-students-in-pandemic

NBC NEWS
— Facebook threatens to block news in Australia if regulations are enacted The social media giant argues that new rules to alter the financial arrangement between publishers and online platforms could make it impossible to share news content. – Dylan Byers (DIERSEN: Constructively, by its refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google is blocking www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-threatens-block-news-australia-if-regulations-are-enacted-n1238937

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world. – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Mike Isaac (DIERSEN: Constructively, by its refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google is blocking www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/technology/facebook-block-news-stories-australia.html
— Needy Students Get More Meals After Outcry – Kate Taylor (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/schools-food-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/white-house-insiders-failure-to-rein-in-trumps-tilt-toward-chaos-and-lawlessness/2020/08/31/f5778020-e9f3-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/01/no-america-is-not-succumbing-fascism/

NEW YORK POST
— Sorry, Democrats: Trump’s not to blame for violent urban unrest — your mayors are – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2020/08/31/sorry-democrats-trumps-not-to-blame-for-violent-urban-unrest-your-mayors-are/

USA TODAY
— Not all college students reckless – Suzanne Hirt (DIERSEN: Were you a reckless college student? I was not. While I attended UIC and NIU, I worked as many part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/08/31/covid-cases-college-fall-semester-nc-state-syracuse/5659611002/
— Why are there still so few Black executives in America? – Jessica Guynn, and Brent Schrotenboer (DIERSEN: What if the private sector did what the federal government does? The federal government has an “up-or-out” policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, that is, it gets rid of the aforesaid who do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. The federal government’s “up-or-out” policy creates tremendous opportunities, that is, preference, for its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/money/business/2020/08/20/racism-black-america-corporate-america-facebook-apple-netflix-nike-diversity/5557003002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH 12 COLOR PHOTOS: Meet today’s leading voices for civil rights – Eileen Rivers (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will schools refuse to admit those who are White and/or male and b) will employers refuse to hire those who are White and/or male?)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/2020/08/30/mayor-filmmaker-navajo-nation-president-our-take-leaders-change/3296575001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Joins With Researchers to Study Its Influence on Elections – Jeff Horwitz (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-joins-with-researchers-to-study-its-influence-on-elections-11598909186
— Facebook Says It Will Bar News Sharing in Australia if Proposed Payment Rules Become Law Australia in July unveiled plan that would require Facebook, Google to negotiate with media companies over payment for news – Mike Cherney (DIERSEN: Constructively, by its refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google is blocking www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-says-it-will-bar-news-sharing-in-australia-if-proposed-payment-rules-become-law-11598931060

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Calls Companies Supporting Black Lives Matter ‘Weak’ – Justin Sink
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/trump-calls-companies-supporting-black-lives-matter-weak

NEWSWEEK
— Target Fires Employee Who Made ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Drink on TikTok – MARINA WATTS
https://www.newsweek.com/target-fires-employee-who-made-blue-lives-matter-tiktok-1528771
— Trump on Teen Accused in Wisconsin Killings: ‘He Probably Would Have Been Killed’ – ELIZABETH CRISP
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-teen-accused-wisconsin-killings-he-probably-would-have-been-killed-1528801

SPECTRUM NEWS
— Racine DNC Delegate Explains Unique Political Perspective – Dan Molloy (DIERSEN: Where does your political perspective come from? My political perspective comes from my serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, a Post Office employee 1966-1969, etc.)
https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/news/2020/08/20/racine-dnc-delegate-explains-unique-political-perspective

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Creating more diversity in the lower ranks of federal management – David Thornton (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government created more diversity by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2020/08/creating-more-diversity-in-the-lower-ranks-of-federal-management/

August 31 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OUTSTANDING: FROM THE DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE:


Please join the DuPage County Republicans for a rally supporting law enforcement who work to protect and defend our families, our friends and our communities.


WHO: All Law Abiding Citizens, Police Families & Republicans


WHAT: Come meet our elected officials and candidates who support law enforcement


WHERE: Klein Creek Golf Club, 1 N 333 Pleasant Hill Road, Winfield, Illinois 60190


WHEN: Sunday, September 20, 2020 2:00 to 5:00 PM


RSVP: RSVP by emailing us at info@DuPageGOP.com $10 Per Person $25 Per Family Free For Active Duty Law Enforcement! Includes Food & Snacks Cash Bar


SEEKING SPONSORSHIPS: Sky Blue $150 Sapphire Blue $250 Royal Blue $500 Navy Blue $1,000


FEATURED SPEAKERS: Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin, DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick, State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, 2020 DuPage Republican Candidates Fighting To Keep DuPage Safe: Jeanne Ives, Jeannette Ward, Grant Wehrli, Amy Grant, Seth Lewis, Deanne Mazzochi, Peter Breen, Laura Curtis, Laura Hois, Bob Berlin, Chris Kachiroubas, Bob Grogan, Richard Jorgensen, Babette Holder Youngberg, Donald Puchalski, Sean Noonan, Brian Krajewski, Tim Elliott, Kevin Coyne, Robert Larsen, Karen Kelly, Tim Whelan, Mary Lou Wehrli, Judges: Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, Richard Felice
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 54 shot, 10 fatally in weekend shootings Five people were shot at a popular Morgan Park restaurant Sunday – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/52-shot-9-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6396581/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7 arrested at Black Lives Matter protest at Loyola University Officers ordered the group to disperse, leading to the arrest of seven people — including one who allegedly struck an officer — for refusing to comply about 7 p.m., Chicago police said. – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/29/21407134/7-arrested-at-black-live-matter-protest-at-loyola-university
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How the radical right is embracing, fundraising for Illinois youth charged in 2 Kenosha killings Kyle Rittenhouse lawyer John Pierce told the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday he will fight extraditing Rittenhouse to Wisconsin from Illinois.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred a) against Rittenhouse and b) against anyone who does not hate Rittenhouse,)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/30/21407756/tucker-carlson-radical-right-embracing-illinois-youth-accused-two-kenosha-killings
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump claims Biden coddles criminals. Biden needs an answer. Democrats cannot let America’s march to justice be highjacked by anarchists, thugs, opportunists and vigilantes.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2020/8/30/21405998/joe-biden-donald-trump-protests-criminals
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Evanston use Jacob Blake to promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/8/30/21407627/evanston-kenosha-service-jacob-blake-ame-church
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: COVID-19 and crime drastically transforming downtown Chicago Here’s what we know today about the continuing spread of the coronavirus and its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/8/31/21408434/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: COVID-19 and crime team up against Chicago’s reputation Weeks ago, employers talked about getting people back after Labor Day. That timetable has been extended as the virus persists and people worry about civil unrest. – David Roeder
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21405610/covid-19-crime-delay-employees-return-downtown-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-black-voters-gop-20200831-m3nyimf2nzhznktjybfgxjpwc4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Evanston use Jacob Blake to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-jacob-blake-vigil-evanston-church-tl-0903-20200831-7ygf73767vbyzcdclxy74arrsi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Metra dealing with a summer of discontent – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200831/metra-dealing-with-a-summer-of-discontent

WTTW
— ‘How Dare We Not Vote?’ Black Voters Organize After DC March – AP (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be organizing rallies in support of law enforcement and rallies in support of Republican candidates. I should write a book about those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT in 2012, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on Republican candidates that have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their campaign consultants, their campaign managers, their staff, their volunteers, and their major donors. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/30/how-dare-we-not-vote-black-voters-organize-after-dc-march

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Candidates acknowledge past, seek votes – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a religious person, conservative, or Republican.)
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20200828/bernard-schoenburg-candidates-acknowledge-past-seek-votes

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Illinois Republicans Throw Support Behind Trump – Kevin Bessler
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=309800#.X0zXL4d_OM8

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— OUTSTANDING: “Back the Blue” rally flavors event with patriotism – David Proeber
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/public_safety/photos-back-the-blue-rally-flavors-event-with-patriotism/collection_6c31f565-0810-509b-aa48-d1195cb0037d.html
— OUTSTANDING: Bloomington rally supports law enforcement – Kevin Barlow
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/watch-now-bloomington-rally-supports-law-enforcement-counter-rally-held-nearby/article_7e52775e-ac0c-59eb-b2e6-0604fe00ab51.html

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— Some Illinois Democrats call for new party leadership – AUSTIN MONTGOMERY
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/some-illinois-democrats-call-for-new-party-leadership/article_883686a1-c6ab-520b-b1f6-6f6a8e27b28c.html

KENOSHA NEWS
— Ron Johnson: ‘Surge’ in manpower only way to quell protests in Kenosha – MITCHELL SCHMIDT
https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/ron-johnson-surge-in-manpower-only-way-to-quell-protests-in-kenosha/article_0f119af4-8b61-5769-8ff0-7fb289e16274.html
— OUTSTANDING: Peaceful rally backs law enforcement, public safety – Terry Flores
https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/watch-now-peaceful-rally-backs-law-enforcement-public-safety/article_223bae30-883f-588b-b214-2daaf481f1b7.html

JOURNAL TIMES
— Kenosha Back the Blue Rally attendees explain why they came
https://journaltimes.com/news/local/kenosha-back-the-blue-rally-attendees-explain-why-they-came/video_742d8c8a-f648-59cf-a43f-8e5bcad85058.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Wisconsin Governor Calls Session On Police Reform; Republicans Refuse To Show
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/wis-governor-calls-session-police-reform-republicans-refuse-show#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Back the Blue Rally held in Bloomington met by Black Lives Matter protesters – Austin Schick (DIERSEN: How successful have protesting, looting, and rioting Democrats been in driving individuals, organizations, and businesses out of your municipality, out of your township, and out of your county?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/back-the-blue-rally-held-in-bloomington-met-by-black-lives-matter-protesters/

WGLT
— Back The Blue Rally: ‘They Protect Us From Evil’ – CATRINA PETERSEN (DIERSEN: How successful have protesting, looting, and rioting Democrats been in driving individuals, organizations, and businesses out of your municipality, out of your township, and out of your county?)
https://www.wglt.org/post/back-blue-rally-they-protect-us-evil-1#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trump Rally – Advice Rioting Democratic Cities’ Police Chiefs Do Not Follow: “Create a Perimeter”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/30/advice-rioting-cities-police-chiefs-did-not-follow-create-a-perimeter/
— Oberweis and Curran in McHenry Wednesday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/oberweis-and-curran-in-mchenry-wednesday/
— Judge David Gervais Sets Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/31/judge-david-gervais-sets-fundraiser/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Traitorous Mission of “Romney4Biden” – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on Republican candidates that have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their campaign consultants, their campaign managers, their staff, their volunteers, and their major donors. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/08/traitorous-mission-of-romney4biden/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BECKMAN: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/beckman-too-little-too-late.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Leaders point fingers as unrest in American cities grows more heated and deadly – Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/30/donald-trump-democrats-trade-blame-for-unrest/
— Marxist left advances transgender and racism agendas to ‘cancel’ American society Progressives change lexicon on how we talk about things, such as sex and race – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/30/marxist-left-advances-transgender-and-racism-agend/
— Portland Mayor blames Trump for unrest: ‘You have tried to divide us’ – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/30/ted-wheeler-blames-donald-trump-portland-unrest-yo/
— America matters: Voters may be facing a point of no return – Editorial (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to vote for getting rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/30/editorial-voters-may-be-facing-a-point-of-no-retur/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘We offered help; help was denied’: Mark Meadows says Trump not to blame for riots – Madison Dibble
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/we-offered-help-help-was-denied-mark-meadows-says-trump-not-to-blame-for-riots

GOPUSA
— Is Kenosha A ‘No-Go’ Zone For Republicans? (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the following be No-Go Zones for Republicans: Illinois, your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, your precinct, your neighborhood, and your block?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94243
— Trump Supporter Murdered During Protest In Portland Saturday Night
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94225
— Trump Blows Up The Paradigm Of GOP ‘Moderates’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94211

FOX NEWS
— Demonstrators demanding racial justice take to Kenosha streets (DIERSEN: What demands have demonstrators made on your mayor? Should mayors be required to disclose in press releases a) the demands that have been made on them, b) who made those demands, and c) what they have done and/or will do to respond to those demands? What would your mayor do if/when Democrats demand that your mayor get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://news.yahoo.com/demonstrators-demanding-racial-justice-kenosha-030633380.html
— Blake’s family to organize protest against police violence – Caitlin McFall (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be organizing rallies in support of law enforcement and rallies in support of Republican candidates. I should write a book about those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT in 2012, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on Republican candidates that have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their campaign consultants, their campaign managers, their staff, their volunteers, and their major donors. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blakes-family-to-organize-protest-against-police-violence
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: California bill to form reparations task force advances after 33-3 state Senate vote The panel would study the effects slavery had on California — and recommend compensation – Brie Stimson (DIERSEN: What about studying the effects that Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion have had on those who are White, male, and/or older? It is called reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-bill-to-form-reparations-task-force-advances-after-33-3-state-senate-vote
— Schiff says Trump ‘fanning the flames’ of violence at protests following Portland shooting Schiff’s comments come less than 24 hours after one person was shot and killed in Portland, Ore. – Andrew O’Reilly (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schiff-says-trump-fanning-the-flames-of-violence-at-protests-following-portland-shooting

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton Scorches Biden in Wisconsin, Minnesota Ads: Mob ‘Coming for Your Home’ – MATTHEW BOYLE (DIERSEN: How successful have protesting, looting, and rioting Democrats been in driving people out of your municipality, out of your township, and out of your county?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/30/exclusive-tom-cotton-scorches-biden-wisconsin-minnesota-ads-mob-coming-your-home/
— Trump Convention Delivered 25 Million More Viewers than Biden’s – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/30/nolte-trump-convention-delivered-25-million-more-viewers-than-bidens/
— Biden Campaign Adviser: Trump ‘Has Been Trying to Incite Violence this Entire Summer’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/30/biden-campaign-adviser-trump-has-been-trying-to-incite-violence-this-entire-summer/
— FNC’s Pirro: Democrats’ Message Is ‘Hate Donald Trump, Blame the Pandemic on Him and Defund the Police’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/30/fncs-pirro-democrats-message-is-hate-donald-trump-blame-the-pandemic-on-him-and-defund-the-police/
— Black Voices for Trump Clean Up Kenosha after Riots – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/30/black-voices-trump-clean-up-kenosha-riots/
— Democrat Insider Details Mail-In Voting Fraud Operation: ‘This Is a Real Thing’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/30/democrat-details-mass-voter-fraud-operation/

BLAZE
— CDC: (ONLY) 6% of coronavirus deaths were solely from COVID-19 Why wasn’t this widely known before now? – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/covid-deaths-percent-coronavirus-cdc

TOWNHALL
— How an Extreme Leftist Ideology Has Gone Mainstream – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2020/08/31/how-an-extreme-leftist-ideology-has-gone-mainstream-n2575333
— Phony Obama Discrimination Lawsuits Still Lingering – Rachel Alexander (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. Because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, my superiors had a much harder time finding qualified minorities and qualified women who would take those bad jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile 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://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2020/08/31/phony-obama-discrimination-lawsuits-still-lingering-n2575335
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There was no evidence of discrimination. No one came forward to complain. The lawsuits were solely based on statistics. They didn’t take into account legitimate reasons for the discrepancies. Fewer minorities and women may have applied for jobs. They may not have had as much experience or education. By forcing people artificially into boxes, opportunities that accommodate people’s different needs are eliminated. For example, a woman may want a job with fewer hours or flexible hours due to raising children. But these rigid categories eliminate the opportunity for her.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Businesses Flee Portland, Citing Local Government Failure to Protect Against Riots – ZACHARY STIEBER (DIERSEN: How successful have protesting, looting, and rioting Democrats been in driving businesses out of your municipality, out of your township, and out of your county?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/businesses-flee-from-portland-citing-failure-of-local-government-to-protect-against-riots_3478096.html

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Wisconsin Lutheran caves, revokes invitation to Pence – Spencer Irvine (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on Republican candidates that have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their campaign consultants, their campaign managers, their staff, their volunteers, and their major donors. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.academia.org/wisconsin-lutheran-caves-revokes-invitation-to-pence/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to speak at the commencement of Wisconsin Lutheran University this past weekend, but the private college revoked the invitation. The college, located in Milwaukee, announced that “after further review with careful consideration” it chose to “present a different speaker” instead of the vice president. The college announced that it replaced Pence with Rev. Mark Jeske of St. Marcus Lutheran Church. Jaske is the senior pastor at the Milwaukee-based Lutheran church and he has been with the church since 1980. Wisconsin Lutheran University initially fought back criticisms from alumni and current students about having Pence speak at commencement and said it was a nonpolitical event. The university noted that Pence’s service has come with “an unapologetic faith in Christ” and praised his advocacy “for the freedom of religious expression.” It added, “This event is not an endorsement of a political party, candidate, or a party’s platform.” But the university’s statement fell on deaf ears. The anti-Pence coalition wrote an open letter and claimed that Pence’s was part of “an incredibly divisive and controversial ticket” in an election year. They also claimed that it was “ignorant and deceptive” for the college to invite Pence without acknowledging the political implications. Wisconsin’s Democratic Party issued a statement critical of Pence and said, “It’s clear why Pence was disinvited from speaking at Wisconsin Lutheran’s College’s commencement: the Trump administration is focused on dividing, not uniting.” Neither the state Democratic Party nor the anti-Pence coalition acknowledged that the disinvitation controversy is an example of “cancel culture” and fails to live up to America’s long-held standard of tolerance. Cancel culture is the practice of withholding support and publicly shaming individuals over their political or moral views. None of Pence’s critics admitted that the Trump administration (and by extension, Pence) has advanced religious freedom protections for Christians and those of other faiths.)

CAMPUS REFORM
— Penn profs push to probe Trump’s admission to Ivy League – Ben Zeisloft (DIERSEN: What would your hate-filled critics/opponents want to be probed? My hate-filled critics/opponents would want the following to be probed: a) NIU’s granting me a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, b) Loyola’s granting me an MBA in 1976, c) DePaul’s granting me a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and d) IIT’s granting me a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They would also want the following to be probed: a) the Post Office’s hiring me in 1966 and letting me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS’s hiring me in 1971 and letting me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS’s promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) GAO’s hiring me in 1980 and letting me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO’s promoting me in 1986. They would also want the following to be probed: a) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=15560

NATIONAL REVIEW
— John Muir Is Canceled. Who’s Next? – JOHN FUND (DIERSEN: Unless Republicans set up, sooner or later, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will cancel each and every individual, organization, company, government, and country that is law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO efforts to cancel a) me, b) my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, e) Illinois Republican Party, f) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, g) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, h) Illinois Center Right Coalition, and i) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/john-muir-is-canceled-whos-next/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Black Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Black Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/514358-juan-williams-trumps-black-voices-deny-the-truth

POLITICO
— Defying Wisconsin governor, Trump says he will still visit Kenosha “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now,” Trump wrote on Twitter. – QUINT FORGEY
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/31/trump-defying-visit-kenosha-405944

REUTERS
— Democrats oppose Trump Wisconsin visit, president says ‘strength’ only answer – Nandita Bose, David Morgan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-usa-wisconsin/wisconsin-lieutenant-governor-says-state-does-not-need-a-visit-from-president-trump-idUSKBN25Q0KO

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Chicago looting proves Black America deserves reparations.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://news.yahoo.com/looting-chicago-shocked-america-nation-162609431.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s you who have created the hate and the division.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.wfla.com/news/national/portland-mayor-to-trump-its-you-who-have-created-the-hate-and-the-division/
— Trump praises right-wing supporters, rails against protesters after unrest in Portland  Portland police are investigating the shooting death of a man in clashes between demonstrators at a pro-Trump vehicle rally and counterprotesters. – Allan Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn everything that they call “right wing.”)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rails-against-protesters-following-unrest-portland-n1238808

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence. He continues the old practice of stoking white victimhood for votes.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/opinion/trump-white-fear-2020.html
— How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job – Dorie Chevlen (DIERSEN: What jobs have you lost and why? I should write a book about the jobs that I have lost and why. I lost my Post Office job in 1969, my Firestone Stores and Oldsmobile jobs in 1971, my GAO job in 1997, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member job in 2004, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster jobs in 2004 and 2010, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member job in 2007, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member job in 2011, and my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman job in 2012.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/smarter-living/how-to-help-someone-who-lost-their-job.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race A fatal shooting after clashes in Portland came on the heels of the shooting deaths of two people during confrontations in Kenosha, Wis., earlier in the week. – Mike Baker, Thomas Kaplan and Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/portland-shooting-protests.html

NEW YORK POST
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: BLM ‘activists’ celebrated as Trump supporter was killed – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2020/08/30/blm-activists-celebrated-as-trump-supporter-killed-devine/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Five arrested after protesters march through D.C., start small fires and engage in tense standoff with police. Police said five officers were injured and the union said at least one officer was hospitalized after the latest confrontations in the nation’s capital. – Clarence Williams, Fredrick Kunkle and Luz Lazo (DIERSEN: How successful have protesting, looting, and rioting Democrats been in driving individuals, organizations, and businesses out of your municipality, out of your township, and out of your county?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/08/29/protesters-start-fires-in-adams-morgan/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, it is clear that the Democrat Party has declared a Second Civil War on America. Consequently, Americans are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. America will defeat the Democrats and win the Second Civil War. The soldiers in the Democrat Party’s army are citizens of foreign countries, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/portland-killing-trump-caravan-civil-war-20200830.html

NEWS HERALD
— Institutional racism has reversed course – Walter E. Williams
https://www.newsherald.com/story/opinion/2020/08/30/efforts-make-college-more-inclusive-results-institutional-racism/5643974002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Radical Indoctrination A bill would establish a K-12 curriculum in the ‘four I’s of oppression.’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers crank out “good little Democrats” who anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-radical-indoctrination-11598829048
— California Is Coming for You Its energy, tax and regulatory failures are the Democrats’ ideal for national policy. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-is-coming-for-you-11598804191
— Facebook Executive Supported India’s Modi, Disparaged Opposition in Internal Messages Some employees said the sentiments and actions conflicted with the company’s longstanding neutrality pledge – Jeff Horwitz and Newley Purnell (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook executives are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-executive-supported-indias-modi-disparaged-opposition-in-internal-messages-11598809348
— M.B.A.s Are Usually Swimming in Job Offers by Now. Not This Year. Traditional recruiters of business school graduates are nowhere to be found this fall, while a few tech companies are emerging with offers – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates demonized, denigrated, and condemned my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, my 1976 MBA from Loyola, my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, my 1979 passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, my 1981 passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, my 1990 becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner, my 1994 becoming a Certified Government Financial Manager, my 1996 becoming a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and my 1997 becoming a Forensic Accountant. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/m-b-a-s-are-usually-swimming-in-job-offers-by-now-not-this-year-11598866200

BLOOMBERG
— An Election Shaped by Division and Violence – Michael Winfrey
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-08-31/an-election-shaped-by-division-and-violence
— Wisconsin Lawmakers To Defy Governor On Policing Legislation – Ayanna Alexander and Stephen Joyce
https://about.bgov.com/news/wisconsin-lawmakers-to-defy-governor-on-policing-legislation/

KIPLINGER’S
— Retirement: Where the candidates stand on retirement issues – Sandra Block
https://tribunecontentagency.com/article/retirement-where-the-candidates-stand-on-retirement-issues/

INC.
— Hiring hurdles 7 of the Most Irritating Things Job Seekers Wish Companies Would Change About the Hiring Process – Jeff Haden (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my education, my work experience, my professional certifications, my professional license, my being promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974, my being promoted by GAO in 1986, etc.)
https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/7-of-most-irritating-things-job-seekers-wish-companies-would-change-about-hiring-process.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 7. Assuming years of experience as a proxy for skill. Asking for unrealistic qualifications and relying more on the years of experience on the CV rather than skills (e.g. 10 years of experience for a close-to-junior position), Although I understand that in some markets strict requirements might be used preliminary to select the most interesting candidates, there really is no concrete reason to do so.” — Joel Cociani Take college degrees: If a four-year degree is required, why is it required? What does a degree prove? If you need a mechanical engineer, then a degree does indicate a certain level of knowledge. But if you need a customer service rep, requiring a degree may automatically exclude some potentially awesome people. The same is true with years of experience. Say you require “at least five years of experience in an accounting role.” What do those years of service indicate? Only that you’ve managed to hold accounting jobs for five years. Never use an experience or irrelevant qualifications as a proxy for an achievement. What matters is what people can do. Which means what matters is what they’ve done.)

WBIW
— OUTSTANDING: “Back The Blue” Event Shows Appreciation For Lawrence County’s Police Officers
http://www.wbiw.com/2020/08/31/back-the-blue-event-shows-appreciation-for-lawrence-countys-police-officers/

SIOUXLAND PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds show support for Des Moines police at ‘Back the Blue’ march
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/iowa-news/hundreds-show-support-for-des-moines-police-at-back-the-blue-march/

August 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago police unveil weekend safety preparations after downtown emergency drill, as some businesses board up Chicago protests planned this weekend – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-unveils-weekend-safety-preparations-after-downtown-drill/6393062/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/28/2020
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,149 new coronavirus cases, 20 deaths “We need to promote more testing, not less,” despite new CDC guidance: IL health officials – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-2149-new-coronavirus-cases-20-deaths/6393379/

NBC5
— Chicago Prepares for Weekend With Protests Planned
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/latest-updates-chicago-prepares-for-weekend-with-protests-planned/2330392/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP nationally, in Illinois, look to President Trump’s law-and-order message to regain suburban foothold – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-republicans-look-to-regain-suburbs-illinois-nation-20200828-f2i4xbsgybd7xcvxzgladhwg2e-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,149 new known COVID-19 cases reported as Tribune analysis shows at least 1,000 deaths may not be accounted for in state’s official toll
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200828-pemcxexzeve3db3xwlauf6cfii-story.html
— Appealing to sense of togetherness, Chicago’s top cop outlines plans to avoid yet another violent weekend – CLAIRE HAO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-police-safety-plans-superintendent-brown-20200828-4wrzpja4brcbhmrnohuz7ubdti-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will 20% of Illinois ballots be cast by mail? State exceeds 1.1 million requests for vote-by-mail ballots The actual total could be higher — 28 election authorities have not yet reported their totals. But even the preliminary numbers suggest wary Illinois voters are increasingly looking to the mailbox over the ballot box. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/28/21405752/illinois-1-million-vote-mail-ballots-november-election-trump-biden-covid-coronavirus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will sports banish all those who do not hate Whites?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-saturday/2020/8/28/21406215/nba-wnba-nhl-mlb-black-lives-matter-kenosha-2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/28/21405510/donald-trump-reelection-joe-biden-hillary-clinton-2020-presidential-election-2016-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Casten calls for ban on assault weapons, stronger gun control laws – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200828/casten-calls-for-ban-on-assault-weapons-stronger-gun-control-laws
— DuPage sheriff seeks budget increase for 2021 – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200828/dupage-sheriff-seeks-budget-increase-for-2021
— At least seven candidates might run for Arlington Heights trustee – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200828/at-least-seven-candidates-might-run-for-arlington-heights-trustee

WBBM
— As RNC Comes To An End, Illinois GOP Leaders Work To Get More Republicans Elected To Congress – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/gop-leaders-work-to-get-more-republicans-elected-to-congress
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Republican Jim Edgar Steadfast In Supporting Democrat Biden – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/republican-jim-edgar-steadfast-in-supporting-dem-biden

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Suburban Cook now on state’s COVID warning list New cases and deaths rise, potentially leading to new limits on dining, drinking and more. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/suburban-cook-now-states-covid-warning-list
— Trump, Biden and finding where we need to go on racial justice The lesson of Kenosha—and Chicago—is that you can’t have real order without respect for law. That’s something cops must follow, too. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trump-biden-and-finding-where-we-need-go-racial-justice

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Black Lives Matter signs in Champaign schools a topic of debate – ANTHONY ZILIS (DIERSEN: BLM signs promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/education/black-lives-matter-signs-in-champaign-schools-a-topic-of-debate/article_fc58452d-3cec-54f6-abac-f539e595eee7.html

SOUTHERN
— Pritzker, legislators play politics with COVID – Rich Miller
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-pritzker-legislators-play-politics-with-covid/article_c39a57ce-46c6-51af-9ec8-17eb46b1bf2f.html

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/27/joe-biden-accuses-donald-trump-rooting-unrest/5646069002/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEW PRITZKER LOCKDOWNS DRIVEN BY POLITICS OVER SCIENCE – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-pritzker-lockdowns-driven-by-politics-over-science/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL THE ANARCHIST VIOLENCE IN OUR CITIES TURN WOMEN INTO TRUMP VOTERS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/will-the-anarchist-violence-in-our-cities-turn-women-into-trump-voters.html

— IVES RESPONDS TO ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS HARASSING CONGRESS MEMBERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/ives-responds-to-anti-trump-protesters-harassing-congress-members-.html
— WEYERMULLER: DEMOCRAT FORMER GOVERNOR PROMOTES TRUMP’S RE-ELECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/weyermuller-democrat-former-governor-promotes-trumps-re-election-.html
— CURRAN AND MCCULLAUGH DISCUSS ILLINOIS POLITICAL CORRUPTION ON NEXT NEWS NETWORK
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/curran-and-mccullaugh-discuss-illinois-political-corruption-on-next-news-network-.html
— WILL THE ANARCHIST VIOLENCE IN OUR CITIES TURN WOMEN INTO TRUMP VOTERS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/will-the-anarchist-violence-in-our-cities-turn-women-into-trump-voters.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: US POST OFFICE AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/thorner-ingold-us-post-office-as-a-political-football.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Please, dont be like Rod. . .As I told subscribers this morning, I’m taking next week off. (DIERSEN: Since 2004, I have not taken off ANY mornings from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Since 2015, I have not taken off ANY evenings from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/28/please-dont-be-like-rod/
— 30 counties now on IDPH watch list, including Cook, Effingham and Sangamon
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/28/30-counties-now-on-idph-watch-list-including-cook-effingham-and-sangamon/
— 2,149 new cases, 20 additional deaths, 1,546 people in the hospital, 4.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/28/2149-new-cases-20-additional-deaths-1546-people-in-the-hospital-41-percent-positivity-rate/
— So far, more than a million Illinoisans have requested VBM ballots for fall election
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/28/so-far-more-than-a-million-illinoisans-have-requested-vbm-ballots-for-fall-election/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rep. Sean Casten: ‘Small genitals’ not ‘sufficient reason to own a gun’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/28/sean-casten-dem-lawmaker-small-genitals-not-suffic/
— GoFundMe removes campaigns for Kyle Rittenhouse, teen accused in deadly Kenosha shooting – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/27/kyle-rittenhouse-gofundme-campaigns-removed/

FOX NEWS
— Dems slam Trump convention speech as campaign enters final stages: ‘Embraced racism’ ‘Ignorance is the theme of this Republican convention,’ McCurdy said – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-slam-trump-convention-speech-as-campaign-enters-final-stages-embraced-racism

GOPUSA
— Gun Sales Continue To Surge
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94151
— Yes, It’s True: Democrats Eyeing End Of Suburbia
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94043
— BLM’s Perpetual Fake Outrage Cycle – Michelle Malkin
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93968
— Affluent Liberals Shaken By Looting And Violence In Chicago Are Ready To Leave
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94052

BREITBART
— Protesters Stage Mock Guillotine with Trump Doll in Front of White House – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/27/protesters-stage-mock-guillotine-with-trump-doll-in-front-of-white-house/
— Trump Campaign: Democrats Give Housing to Illegal Migrants, Penalizing Black Americans – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/28/trump-campaign-shows-democrats-give-housing-illegal-migrants-penalizing-black-americans/
— Donald Trump Warns the Left Will ‘Confiscate Your Guns’ – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/27/fact-check-donald-trump-warns-the-left-will-confiscate-your-guns/
— New York Times Laments the Success of Conservatives on Facebook – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/28/new-york-times-laments-the-success-of-conservatives-on-facebook/
— Democrat Hate Machine Is Just Revving Up – Charles Hurt
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/28/charles-hurt-democrat-hate-machine-is-just-revving-up/
— Black Voices for Trump Helping to Clean Up BLM Chaos in Wisconsin – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/28/black-voices-for-trump-helping-to-clean-up-blm-chaos-in-wisconsin/

NEWSMAX
— Media Now Realize Riots, Looting Will Cost Democrats Election – Robert J. Hutchinson
https://www.newsmax.com/robertjhutchinson/media-democrats-riots-looting/2020/08/28/id/984316/
— Ben Carson to Blacks: ‘Stop Listening to Purveyors of Hatred’ – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/carson-blacks-purveyors-hatred/2020/08/28/id/984404/

CNS NEWS
— Trump Calls Out ‘Liberal Hypocrites,’ ‘Cancel Culture’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Who leads/led the cancel culture in organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who lead/led the cancel culture in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. Who leads/led the cancel culture where you live/lived? I should write a book about those who lead/led the cancel culture in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/trump-calls-out-liberal-hypocrites-cancel-culture

DAILY WIRE
— Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Pitching Woke Shows About Feminism, Racial Justice After Speaking Gigs Dry Up – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/prince-harry-meghan-markle-pitching-woke-shows-about-feminism-racial-justice-after-speaking-gigs-dry-up

PJ MEDIA
— Did Liberal Groups Pressure Networks to Limit Coverage of the RNC? – JEFF REYNOLDS
https://pjmedia.com/election/jeff-reynolds/2020/08/28/did-liberal-groups-pressure-networks-to-limit-coverage-of-the-rnc-n863315

ONE NEWS NOW
— Some are ‘woke’ to real goal of ‘diversity and inclusion’ – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2020/08/28/some-are-woke-to-real-goal-of-diversity-and-inclusion

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DC Mob Trots Out Trump Effigy on Guillotine – Kemberlee Kaye
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/08/dc-mob-trots-out-trump-effigy-on-guillotine/

THE HILL
— Four at RNC in Charlotte test positive for coronavirus – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514124-four-at-rnc-in-charlotte-test-positive-for-coronavirus
— Rep. Bobby Rush introduces legislation focused on addressing racism, lack of diversity in the federal government – MARTY JOHNSON (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I would not be surprised at all to learn that Bobby Rush directed my GAO superiors a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) to give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who was one of his constituents, c) to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, e) to not assign me to audits of IRS, and f) to not promote me beyond GS-13.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/514090-il-rep-rush-to-introduce-bill-focused-on-addressing-racism-and-lack-of
— Victor Davis Hanson: The cowards of ‘cancel culture’ – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/514157-victor-davis-hanson-the-cowards-of-cancel-culture

POLITICO
— Black Lives Matter goes big on policy agenda The BREATHE Act is the centerpiece of the policy agenda activists are pushing after months of demonstrations over racial injustice. – MAYA KING
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/28/black-lives-matter-breathe-act-403905

NBC NEWS
— Ben Carson discusses Jacob Blake, says Trump isn’t racist – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/live-blog/2020-08-27-rnc-updates-n1238267/ncrd1238595#blogHeader

NEW YORK TIMES
— When Retirement Comes Too Early Workplaces have grown steadily less friendly to older employees, and the pandemic has pushed more of these workers from the labor market. – Paula Span (DIERSEN: I should write a book about being forced to retire early.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/health/coronavirus-retirement-recession.html
— N.B.A. arenas will be used as polling stations as part of a plan to get back on the court.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/us/kenosha-shooting-protests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/biden-kamala-harris-speech-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Vigilantes claim to preserve law and order. Their true goal is to save Whiteness. They draw strength from guns, God and Donald Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/28/vigilantes-kenosha-white-grievance/

NEW YORK POST
— You can’t handle rioting radicals like university unrest – R.R. Reno
https://nypost.com/2020/08/27/you-cant-handle-rioting-radicals-like-university-unrest/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-blames-trump-for-unrest-and-violence/2020/08/27/03ec5932-e882-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/28/police-cant-control-armed-militias-trumps-incitement-makes-it-worse/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/27/white-house-makes-it-clear-that-it-sees-chaos-streets-politically-useful/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-escalates-rhetoric-on-unrest-in-cities-looking-for-a-campaign-advantage/2020/08/28/c42beee4-e984-11ea-a414-8422fa3e4116_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use BLM to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/get-your-knee-off-my-neck-march-on-washington-dc/2020/08/28/bef2f164-e936-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-used-manipulation-and-race-baiting-four-years-ago-hes-at-it-again/2020/08/28/8a30bed8-e937-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-speech-was-nasty-brutish-and-interminable/2020/08/28/d3a0ff96-e947-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hatch-act-trump-convention/2020/08/28/dce68a7e-e877-11ea-bc79-834454439a44_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Says Racial Justice Protesters ‘Just Looking For Trouble’ – Josh Wingrove and Justin Sink
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-28/trump-says-racial-justice-protesters-just-looking-for-trouble

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— It’s About Time Democrats Stop Stereotyping and Shaming. Especially If They Want to Win. – Skyler Wu
https://harvardpolitics.com/united-states/stop-stereotyping-trump-voters/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/frank-rich-trump-thinks-racism-is-his-best-chance.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Agencies Can Improve Hiring Practices on Their Own – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/08/report-agencies-can-improve-hiring-practices-their-own/168088/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGTBQ paint themselves as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/08/republican-convention-ends-whimper-grievances-allegations/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Just 46% Expect To Know The Winner on Election Day
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/just_46_expect_to_know_the_winner_on_election_day

August 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Barricades Installed Near Chicago’s Downtown as City Implements ‘Public Safety Measures’ A Chicago alderman said there were a “variety of rumored events that may or may not happen,” but noted that he “can’t react to all of them”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/barricades-installed-near-chicagos-downtown-city-cites-drill-preparations/2329022/
— Will County Announces 8 Vote by Mail Ballot Drop Box Locations – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: As of yesterday, according to the DuPage County Election Division, of the 112,037 requests for mail-in ballots that it has received so far: 55,670 (50%) were received from registered Democrats; 35,513 (31%) from Independents; and 20,854 (19%) from registered Republicans.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/will-county-announces-8-vote-by-mail-ballot-drop-box-locations/2328893/
— RNC Night 3: Speakers Heap Praise on Trump as Crises Converge Across the US (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rnc-night-3-takeaways/2329466/

WTTW
— Local GOP Lawmakers Praise First Lady’s ‘Home Run’ RNC Speech – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/26/illinois-gop-lawmakers-praise-melania-trump-rnc-speech
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters a) make it clear that they will always hate Whites and b) do everything that they can to promote hatred of Whites.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/26/reflecting-death-emmett-till-65-years-later

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How much do you trust Pritzker’s ‘fair tax’? Here’s a way to prove it – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-pritzker-fair-tax-john-kass-column-20200827-rieouj3zqnh5vlioqj7zz2iajy-story.html#new_tab
— What we know so far about Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old accused of murder after fatal Kenosha protest shootings – STACY ST. CLAIR, CHRISTY GUTOWSKI, ROBERT MCCOPPIN and ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-kenosha-shooting-kyle-rittenhouse-20200826-xdww3peuj5ddbimcj4vikx63y4-story.html
— Protesters gather outside Oak Park mayor’s home as village board votes down proposal to defund police – STEVE SCHERING
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-defund-police-ordinance-tl-0903-20200826-n5kcji6nsbes3nevod6tlm6f4q-story.html
— Caving to backlash, Bette Midler says she was wrong to mock Melania Trump’s accent – CHRISTI CARRAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-bette-midler-melania-trump-apology-20200827-6rmbt6hhmjc6lg6yvkgmrehmmm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Antioch teen arrested in Kenosha double murder is a high school dropout, Blue Lives Matter supporter  Residents of the far north suburb were bracing for violence in the wake of the arrest, and the city issued a curfew. – Tom Schuba and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/26/21403442/antioch-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-black-lives-matter-jacob-blake

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Fake News’ course comes to COD courtesy of ex-CIA agent – Scott C. Morgan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200827/fake-news-course-comes-to-cod-courtesy-of-ex-cia-agent

WBEZ
— ‘We Knew This Day Was Coming’: Kenosha Residents Reflect On Violence And Destruction In The Wake Of A Police Shooting Rebecca Wallet spray paints no trespassing on the side of her family’s furniture business, B&L Office Furniture, after it got burnt down on Monday night during protests in Kenosha, Wisc. – Patrick Smith, Manuel Martinez
https://www.wbez.org/stories/we-knew-this-day-was-coming-kenosha-residents-reflect-on-violence-and-destruction-in-the-wake-of-a-police-shooting/1ae9b18f-4dcc-4c45-913a-41572802ed1f

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Antioch teen charged in fatal Kenosha protest shooting, local police warn of possible unrest – KATIE SMITH
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/26/antioch-teen-charged-in-fatal-kenosha-protest-shooting-local-police-warn-of-possible-unrest/afogxl1/
— Democratic party asks Will County Board candidate to quit race after groping allegation Joliet activist says she was groped, flashed after Will County Progressives event in 2016 – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/07/democratic-party-asks-will-county-board-candidate-to-quit-race-after-groping-allegation/ashlgoi/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republican Suburban Women Explain Why They Are Sticking With Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republican-suburban-women-explain-why-they-are-sticking-trump#stream/0

WGEM
— Illinois GOP leaders recognize President Trump as a hero, campaign against “Fair Tax” – Mike Miletich
https://wgem.com/2020/08/26/illinois-gop-leaders-recognize-president-trump-as-a-hero-campaign-against-fair-tax/

WEEK
— Illinois Republicans highlight importance of Hispanic, Black conservative voices – Mike Miletich
https://week.com/2020/08/26/illinois-republicans-highlight-importance-of-hispanic-black-conservative-voices/

CHICAGO PATCH
— Proposal Could End Ban On Women Exposing Breasts At Chicago Bars Chicago’s City Council License Committee forwarded a proposal ending the ban on women exposing bare breasts at places liquor is sold. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/proposal-could-end-ban-women-exposing-breasts-chicago-bars

GRAYS LAKE/ANTIOCH PATCH
— Antioch Preps For Social Unrest Following Arrest Of Teen A 17-year-old Antioch boy was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin. – Amie Schaenzer
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/antioch-preps-social-unrest-following-arrest-teen

HOMER GLEN/LOCKPORT PATCH
— Homer Glen Won’t Enforce New Coronavirus Guidelines: Mayor In a statement released Tuesday, Mayor Yukich said the new requirements “do not appear to be based on science and seem to be arbitrary.” – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/homerglen-lockport/homer-glen-will-defer-state-enforce-guidelines-mayor

WIREPOINTS
— Over two-thirds of downstate COVID-19 deaths tied to Illinois retirement homes, and the portion is growing – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/up-to-73-percent-of-downstate-covid-19-deaths-tied-to-illinois-retirement-homes-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN’S FISCAL LEGACY: HOW THE LONGEST-SERVING STATE HOUSE SPEAKER BUILT ILLINOIS’ MOUNTAIN OF DEBT – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/madigans-fiscal-legacy-how-the-longest-serving-state-house-speaker-built-illinois-mountain-of-debt/

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
— Congressional District 6 Candidate Forum Monday, September 21, 2020
https://my.lwv.org/illinois/downers-grove-woodridge-lisle/event/congressional-district-6-candidate-forum

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— BLM’s Totalitarian Youth—Sieg Heil
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/blms-totalitarian-youth-sieg-heil/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Our culture had better be careful with its relentless badgering of men – Suzanne Venker (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in badgering men on your block, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county. Do they focus on badger men who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/our-culture-better-be-careful-with-its-relentless-badgering-of-men

BLAZE
— Video evidence appears to show first Kenosha shooting victim charging shooter, using N-word while taunting militia members – LEON WOLF
https://www.theblaze.com/news/video-first-kenosha-victim

DAILY SIGNAL
— Cultural Revolution: What the Violence in American Cities Is All About – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/27/cultural-revolution-what-the-violence-in-american-cities-is-all-about/

DAILY WIRE
— Jacob Blake’s Mom Blasts Rioters For Destroying Kenosha, Apologizes To Trump – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jacob-blakes-mom-blasts-rioters-for-destroying-kenosha-apologizes-to-trump

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left still really, really hates Nick Sandmann – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-left-still-really-really-hates-nick-sandmann
— Media coverage of the Republican National Convention was even more deranged on Day Two – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/media-coverage-of-the-republican-national-convention-was-even-more-deranged-on-day-two

BLAZE
— Rioting erupts after Minneapolis police accused of shooting and killing suspect — they say video shows he killed himself The suspect was being sought over a homicide earlier in the day – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minneapolis-suspect-suicide-rioting-looting

TOWNHALL
— Are the Media Trying to Throw the Election to Trump? – Ann Coulter
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2020/08/26/are-the-media-trying-to-throw-the-election-to-trump-n2575124
— Kamala Harris: ‘There is No Vaccine Against Racism’ – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2020/08/27/kamala-harris-there-is-no-vaccine-against-racism-n2575123
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A vaccine against racism would be the worst possible nightmare for Democrats such as Harris and her running mate, Joe Biden. A vaccine would produce the mother of all the emperor-wears-no-clothes moments. As with the Jackson/Sharpton cartoon, the elimination of racism would deprive Harris of liberals’ go-to excuse: Blame racism. Whether the disintegration of the Black family, urban crime, or support for public schools with high dropout rates and where those who remain in school often cannot read, write and compute at grade level, the left blames racism.)
— Immigration Plans Must improve Job Prospects, Wages, and Security for all Americans – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2020/08/27/immigration-plans-must-improve-job-prospects–wages-and-security-for-all-americans-n2575122

PATRIOT POST
— Collegiate Conformity … or Else Pitt, Ohio State, and little Albion College are just the latest schools to disgrace themselves. – Douglas Andrews
https://patriotpost.us/articles/73009-collegiate-conformity-dot-dot-dot-or-else-2020-08-27

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Trump Jr.: Cancel Culture Spreading Fear & Hatred In America
https://www.oann.com/trump-jr-cancel-culture-spreading-fear-hatred-in-america/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stop Downplaying the Violence in Our Cities – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/stop-downplaying-the-violence-in-our-cities/

THE HILL
— Trump, GOP walk tightrope in wooing minority voters – MARTY JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want Trump and the GOP to woo voters who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-gun owners, and/or recent immigrants by getting rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513795-trump-gop-walk-tightrope-in-wooing-minority-voters

POLITICO
— ‘It’s playing into Trump’s hands’: Dems fear swing-state damage from Kenosha unrest Some Wisconsin Democrats worry that the images of violence and destruction will turn suburban voters against the party. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/27/its-playing-into-trumps-hands-dems-fear-swing-state-backlash-after-kenosha-carnage-402953

CNN
— Athletes across US sports take a stand, as games are called off in solidarity with Bucks’ boycott – Jill Martin, Leah Asmelash and David Close (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/26/sport/milwaukee-bucks-boycott-playoff-game/index.html

REUTERS
— In ‘law-and-order’ speech, U.S. Vice President Pence warns against Biden win – Jeff Mason, John Whitesides (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate and that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-convention-pence/in-law-and-order-speech-u-s-vice-president-pence-warns-against-biden-win-idUSKBN25M14R

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Republicans sought to fan fears of violence and lawlessness under Democratic leadership, trying to capitalize on the unrest in Wisconsin.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/26/us/rnc-convention-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/us/politics/rnc-trump-convention-night-3.html
— Thai Protest Boycotts Force Businesses to Pick Sides – Reuters (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/26/world/asia/26reuters-thailand-protests-business-analysis.html
— After Three Years of Attacking L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Trump Suddenly Tries Outreach L.G.B.T.Q. advocates say the president has tried to divide their coalition by targeting transgender people in policy rollbacks. – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/politics/trump-lgbtq-rights.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/26/when-will-trump-be-held-responsible-horrors-he-creates/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump, affirmative action case – ERROL LOUIS (DIERSEN: What did your parents do to help you attend college? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. They provided me with room and board a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-donald-trump-affirmative-action-case-20200827-3ll5gczdbne6jpipf5tkjvl7bm-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s entirely fitting that the actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to federal prison for their role in a college admissions scandal a day before the Washington Post published explosive audio recordings of Donald Trump’s older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, describing how the future president of the United States cheated his way into college. “He went to Fordham for one year [actually, it was two] and then he got into University of Pennsylvania because he had somebody take the exams,” Barry, a retired federal judge, told her niece, Mary Trump, apparently unaware that the phone conversation was being recorded. “SATs or whatever. That’s what I believe. I even remember the name,” Barry said. According to Mary Trump, a friend of Trump’s named Joe Shapiro allegedly took the entrance exam for him. Both scandals make clear why affirmative action exists at top-flight universities: Rich insiders have been gaming admissions for generations, scheming to grab every unfair advantage they possibly can. The finishing touch is the sanctimonious hot air blowing from opponents of affirmative action and their determined, decades-long legal war to ban universities from allowing any advantage — actual, implied or even accidental — to bright young Black and Latino applicants.)

USA TODAY
— LGBTQ+ leaders: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the most pro-equality ticket in US history We can’t afford to keep leaders who attack communities they are supposed to represent. Biden and Harris will be White House champions for LGBTQ+ people. – Alphonso David and Tammy Baldwin (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ+ focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+. I should write a book about Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) that promote LGBTQ+ and b) the successes that they have had in destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ+.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/27/end-trump-attacks-gay-rights-biden-harris-hope-progress-column/3437081001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters encourage Latinos to hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/08/27/donald-trump-republican-convention-not-reality-latinos-face-column/3443660001/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— NBA players say they have discussed boycotting games following Jacob Blake shooting – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.startribune.com/nba-players-say-they-have-discussed-boycott-following-jacob-blake-shooting-in-wisconsin/572226881/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pence Headlines as Republican Convention Focuses on Military, Law Enforcement Military veterans, police official also speak at a time of protests against police shootings, clashes in Kenosha, Wis. – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-to-headline-as-republican-convention-focuses-on-military-law-enforcement-11598467253
— Donald Trump Presides Over GOP Remade in His Image Four years after a race that revealed deep divisions among Republicans, this week’s RNC shows a party united behind the president; ‘party unity is defined by Trump’s vision, message and style’ – Catherine Lucey and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-presides-over-gop-remade-in-his-image-11598473437

FORBES
— Want More Diverse Candidates? Here’s How To Improve Your Recruiting Strategy (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers post signs that say that members of the following groups should not apply: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/08/26/want-more-diverse-candidates-heres-how-to-improve-your-recruiting-strategy/

WBUR
— They Voted For Trump In 2016. Will They Do It Again In 2020? – Dorey Scheimer and Meghna Chakrabarti (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on destroying those who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/08/27/2016-trump-voters-2020
— Boycott: NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS Teams Call Off Games As Players Protest Racial Injustice – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, political, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/08/26/boycott-nba-playoff-protest-police-brutality

ABC15
— Protest in downtown Phoenix called off after alleged threats of violence
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/black-lives-matter-protest-in-downtown-phoenix-canceled-after-alleged-threats-of-violence

FED MANAGER
— OPM is introducing a new records system titled “Federal Competency Assessment Records” that will collect and store OPM data to be used for training and development purposes. (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran those agencies downplayed, if not dismissed, the a) job-related education, b) job-related professional certifications, and c) job-related licenses that their employees who were Republican, White, and/or male had. They did that because their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and the aforesaid had a) far less job-related education, b) far fewer job-related professional certifications, and c) far fewer job-related licenses. 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://fedmanager.com/news/opm-launches-new-records-system

August 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RNC 2020: Expect Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway and protest pushback on night 3 of Republican convention Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention. Karen Pence will also speak. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rnc-night-3-expect-pence-conway-and-protest-pushback/6390180/
— Jacob Blake Shooting: Wisconsin officials name Kenosha officer who shot Blake Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse in custody after 3 shot, 2 fatally at protest after Blake’s shooting – Diane Pathieu, Cate Cauguiran and Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/wisconsin-officials-name-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake/6389441/
— ‘No coordinated national voter fraud effort during a major election’: FBI – LUKE BARR (DIERSEN: According to the DuPage County Election Division, of the 112,037 requests for mail-in ballots that it has received so far: 55,670 (50%) were received from registered Democrats; 35,513 (31%) from Independents; and 20,854 (19%) from registered Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-coordinated-national-voter-fraud-effort-during-a-major-election-fbi/6390193/

NBC5
— RNC Night 3: Pences, Conway to Speak
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rnc-night-3-live-coverage/2329193/
— Wisconsin DOJ Reveals New Details Surrounding Jacob Blake’s Shooting by Kenosha Police The details are some of the first to be released on the moments leading up to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, which has become the center of demonstrations and sparked nationwide calls for justice.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-doj-reveals-new-details-surrounding-jacob-blakes-shooting-by-kenosha-police/2329213/

WTTW
— State Sen. Bill Brady on Unrest, COVID-19, Mail-in Voting and RNC – Marissa Nelson
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/26/state-sen-bill-brady-unrest-covid-19-mail-voting-and-rnc

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago FOP president says he’s heading to White House for President Trump’s GOP nomination acceptance speech – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-fop-president-catanzara-to-attend-trump-speech-white-house-20200826-ci6kylykj5g5xaifbnddc7ihcq-story.html
— ‘I’ve never had to think about my own safety in this way before’: Shaken by summer looting in affluent neighborhoods, some Chicagoans are moving away. – CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/ct-re-moving-looting-riots-protests-0826-20200826-ps432obfcbg3jhcinoyn4izbwq-story.html
— NBA, WNBA and MLB games called off as players boycott in response to Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-milwaukee-bucks-protest-jacob-blake-20200826-gsgim3ogujcapnttgmyztknpny-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,157 new known COVID-19 cases and 37 additional deaths reported, the highest number of fatalities in the state since the beginning of July
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200826-ituwpezeqvdlxkd37tbsruylsu-story.html
— ‘There’s been an awful lot of partying’: Northwestern University asks Evanston residents to report students who ignore COVID-19 precautions in off-campus gatherings – ELYSSA CHERNEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-illinois-northwestern-university-evanston-campus-20200826-2melgcdbzjcfroazs7qzo4cu6a-story.html
— Chaos in Kenosha: Will our civil war ever end? – ROBERT C. KOEHLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks a) that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, b) that Republicans are causing all the problems that Blacks are having, and c) that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that Blacks will have.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-kenosha-wisconsin-unrest-violence-shooting-20200826-m3e7zcqg7faxxou2xhqywmsobe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Watch the 2020 Republican National Convention live The GOP convention is a crucial moment for Trump, who aims to recast the story of his presidency and present the election as a choice between his vision for America’s future and the one presented by Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/24/21399574/watch-live-2020-republican-national-convention
— Antioch teen arrested in fatal shooting during protests in Kenosha Three people were shot, two fatally, during a third night of civil unrest after police shot Jacob Blake. – Mitch Dudek and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/26/21402877/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-arrest-antioch-jacob-blake
— How Illinois finances fell apart — and how we can set them right Politicians promised to deliver on perks that were too good to be true. And they promised that skimming more tax revenue from the people of Illinois could make the numbers work. It has not worked. – Adam Schuster
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/26/21402853/illinois-public-finances-debt-speaker-madigan-pension-debt-illinois-policy-institute
— CPS board votes to keep police in schools Chicago Police officers will remain in 55 Chicago Public Schools despite fierce protests from students and activists. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/26/21402246/school-police-officers-cps-public-schools-cops
— Right to bare faces? No matter what Trump and supporters do, Illinois Republicans say masks are ‘right thing to do’ Whether President Trump speaks to a sea of masks — or bare faces — on Thursday, Illinois GOP leaders expect facial coverings to remain a top campaign issue. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/26/21403343/mask-face-covering-trump-speech-illinois-republicans-campaign-republican-national-convention

DAILY HERALD
— LaPlante appointed to challenge Elliott for DuPage board seat – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200826/laplante-appointed-to-challenge-elliott-for-dupage-board-seat
— DuPage program to help schools with remote learning
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200826/dupage-program-to-help-schools-with-remote-learning

WBBM
— Republican Oberweis: Voters Will Vote For Or Against Trump, Biden Irrelevant – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/republican-oberweis-voters-will-vote-for-or-against-trump

BADGER HERALD
— Madison: Elected officials join Black Lives Matter protest on third night since shooting of Jacob Blake Youth-led protest demands institutional change, community control – MARY MAGNUSON
https://badgerherald.com/news/2020/08/26/elected-officials-join-black-lives-matter-protest-on-third-night-since-shooting-of-jacob-blake/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Floyd’s death sparks new activism among communities of color – Gregory Bull
https://qconline.com/news/national/floyd-s-death-sparks-new-activism-among-communities-of-color/image_51dd2016-7368-5661-a740-073e514b0d14.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frank Xu stands for a portrait Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, in San Diego. Xu is working to defeat an affirmative action measure on the California ballot that supporters say is essential to dismantling decades of systemic racism. Xu sees affirmative action as an attack on their children, a policy allowing competitive schools to reject high-testing Asian students in favor of African Americans and Latinos.)

THE X RADIO
— Effingham: Local Republicans to Gather on Final Night of GOP Convention – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/46118-local-republicans-to-gather-on-final-night-of-gop-convention

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 4 REFERENDUMS SO FAR ON NOV. 3 BALLOT — INCLUDING STATEWIDE GRADUATED INCOME TAX AMENDMENT
https://kanecountyconnects.com/2020/08/4-referendums-so-far-on-nov-3-ballot-including-statewide-graduated-income-tax-amendment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS POLICE DEALING WITH VIOLENCE THREATS AFTER 17 YEAR OLD ACCUSED KILLER IS ARRESTED
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/antioch-illinois-police-dealing-with-violence-threats-after-17-year-old-accused-killer-is-arrested-.html
— BLACK REPUBLICANS DISCUSS HOW TO ATTRACT MORE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY TO THE GOP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/black-republicans-discuss-how-to-attract-more-from-their-community-to-the-gop.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives complains that Casten’s remarks have “received little to no media scrutiny”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/26/ives-complains-that-castens-remarks-have-received-little-to-no-media-scrutiny/
— Republicans may hold own hearings on COVID-19 response
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/26/republicans-may-hold-own-hearings-on-covid-19-response/
— AG’s office is currently dealing with 25 COVID-related lawsuits
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/26/ags-office-is-currently-dealing-with-25-covid-related-lawsuits/
— 2,157 new cases, 37 additional deaths, 1,573 people in the hospital, 4.0 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/26/2157-new-cases-37-additional-deaths-1573-people-in-the-hospital-40-percent-positivity-rate/
— Republicans launch new African-American “working group” during convention week
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/26/republicans-launch-new-african-american-working-group-during-convention-week/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans will benefit from the Left’s evil ‘cancel culture’ – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/republicans-will-benefit-from-the-lefts-evil-cancel-culture
— Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-calls-for-drug-tests-before-biden-debate

BREITBART
— Ending the Cultural Revolution Must Be a GOP Priority – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/26/bokhari-ending-the-cultural-revolution-must-be-a-gop-priority/
— Kamala Harris Has Yet to Condemn Deadly Kenosha Riots Personally – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/26/night-3-joe-biden-kamala-harris-have-yet-to-condemn-deadly-kenosha-riots-personally/
— Investor: Safety Driving Hundreds of Thousands of People from U.S. Cities to Suburbs – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/26/investor-safety-driving-hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-from-u-s-cities-to-suburbs/
— Bette Midler Gets Hammered After Calling Melania Trump an ‘Illegal Alien’ Who ‘Can’t Speak English’ – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/26/bette-midler-gets-hammered-after-calling-melania-trump-an-illegal-alien-who-cant-speak-english/

DAILY CALLER
— Democratic Rep Sean Casten Claims Gun Ownership Is Linked To ‘Having Small Genitals’ – PETER HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/26/sean-casten-illinois-gun-ownership-genital-size/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Black Lives Matter Suppresses the Truth About Poverty – Star Parker
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/26/black-lives-matter-suppresses-the-truth-about-poverty/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Smears Nicholas Sandmann, Trump With Racist Canards – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/08/26/new-york-times-smears-nicholas-sandmann-trump-racist-canards

EPOCH TIMES
— To End Kenosha, Democrats Must Stop Infantilizing Black People – ROGER L. SIMON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/to-end-kenosha-democrats-must-stop-infantilizing-black-people_3477036.html

THE HILL
— Trump says he’s sending federal assistance to address Wisconsin protests – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513777-trump-says-hes-sending-federal-assistance-to-address-wisconsin

UPI
— Veterans more likely to leave federal jobs over lack of satisfaction – Ed Adamczyk (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/08/26/Report-Veterans-more-likely-to-leave-federal-jobs-over-lack-of-satisfaction/7411598460414/

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin As residents see fires and looting, some worry that local Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation. – Sabrina Tavernise and Ellen Almer Durston
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/us/kenosha-wisconsin-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— NBA playoffs come to halt: Games postponed as players protest social injustice – Ben Golliver
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/26/bucks-boycott-nba-playoff-game/

NPR
— There’s No Evidence Supporting Trump’s Mail Ballot Warnings, FBI Says – MILES PARKS (DIERSEN: According to the DuPage County Election Division, of the 112,037 requests for mail-in ballots that it has received so far: 55,670 (50%) were received from registered Democrats; 35,513 (31%) from Independents; and 20,854 (19%) from registered Republicans.)
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/26/906262573/theres-no-evidence-supporting-trump-s-mail-ballot-warnings-fbi-says

FED WEEK
— EEOC Explains National Origin Discrimination Policies in Federal Workforce
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/eeoc-explains-national-origin-discrimination-policies-in-federal-workforce/

AXIOS
— Republican convention speakers target the media – Sara Fischer
https://www.axios.com/republican-convention-speakers-target-media-82e3dfbb-a3de-42d4-945b-6c46f5880f2b.html

August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting: 3 shot, 2 fatally during 3rd night of unrest following Jacob Blake police shooting – Jessica D’Onofrio, Cate Cauguiran, John Garcia, Liz Nagy and Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/3-shot-2-fatally-in-kenosha-during-3rd-night-of-protests/6389441/

NBC5
— Illinois Meets Threshold For Chicago’s Travel Order, But City Not Requiring Quarantine
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-meets-threshold-for-chicagos-travel-order-but-city-not-requiring-quarantine/2328209/

CBS2
— Unemployed Workers Frustrated Over State’s Efforts To Apply For Federal Unemployment Help
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4679306-unemployed-workers-frustrated-over-states-efforts-to-apply-for-federal-unemployment-help/

WTTW
— Jeanne Ives Weighs In on Republican Convention, Illinois GOP – Quinn Myers
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/25/jeanne-ives-weighs-republican-convention-illinois-gop

WBBM
— Illinois Republicans: Mail-In Voting Could Severely Delay Vote Counting – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/illinois-gop-mail-in-voting-could-severely-delay-vote-count
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations use outreach to minorities, women, and younger people to get rid of their members who are White, male, and/or older.
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/il-gop-leaders-look-to-strengthen-party-with-outreach

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2 dead, 1 injured as gunshots ring out in Kenosha during night protests over Jacob Blake police shooting: cops – BILL RUTHHART, JOHN KEILMAN, DAN HINKEL, GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER and KAITLIN EDQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-kenosha-jacob-blake-20200825-ont3sewx7jauxbhpdqicegivcy-story.html
— In empathy’s name, Trump the Disruptor offers school choice to #WalkAway parents – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-trump-school-choice-kass-20200826-e72iualss5hl7aqmd5tecgxru4-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot fires Chicago’s top cannabis adviser without offering public explanation – GREGORY PRATT (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? If so, why? If my Democrat GAO superiors had offered a public explanation in October of 1997 for why they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” at the end of September of 1997 when I was 49 years old, it should have been this: We forced Diersen to take our early retirement “offer” a) because since 1988, he has been an active member in a class action lawsuit that has charged us with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives cut our budget dramatically, c) because we did what our Democrat U.S. Senators and our Democrat U.S. Representatives wanted us to do, namely, get rid of our employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who we did not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176/year) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559/year) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800/year) by age 40, d) because we did what Diersen’s Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted us to do, e) because he could suffer the 59% loss of income ($77,604/year in today’s dollars) because of his wife’s income, their retirement savings, they have no debts, they own a 13-year-old home in Wheaton and six cars — a 1997 Chevy Cavalier, a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, a 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, and three collector cars (a 1972 Corvette, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T), and they have no dependents, f) because we want to send a strong message to young Democrat minorities and to young Democrat women that we do everything that we can to give them preference and to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American, and g) because we wanted to (and did) give Diersen’s job and his preferred corner office to his Black subordinate.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-fires-chicago-cannabis-coordinator-20200825-ehi5c5edcnhlrfpb6pdkd7iume-story.html
— Chicago’s strip club nudity rules could be eased following settlement with transgender woman – JOHN BYRNE (DIERSEN: How much more nudity to the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want in your municipality?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-strip-club-nudity-rules-could-be-eased-20191219-q7owk5ntqzh7hagkwoyj7jd2lq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will Democrats loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-evanston-jacob-blake-kenosha-shooting-rally-tl-0827-20200826-u3twv6tztjasnbchbpvpodkpky-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Woodstock conservative lost primary, but won convention slot — hopes to ‘elevate all different voices’ Catalina Lauf, 27, billed herself as the antithesis to liberal Democrats such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as she pursued the 14th Congressional District GOP nomination. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/25/21401781/woodstock-conservative-catalina-lauf-underwood-14th-congressional-district-rnc-convention

DAILY HERALD
— Casten and Ives sound off on Black Lives Matter and Trump during forums – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200825/casten-and-ives-sound-off-on-black-lives-matter-and-trump-during-forums
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and Republican challenger Jeanne Ives voiced diametrically different opinions of the Black Lives Matter movement and its members during separate public forums Tuesday. Casten, a Downers Grove resident seeking his second term as the congressman for Illinois’ 6th District, called the movement “amazingly inspiring” and said most Americans support the effort, which opposes police brutality and racially motivated violence. “I think that is such a beautiful sign of progress,” Casten said. Conversely, Ives, a former state legislator from Wheaton who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2018, blasted the group as “a Marxist organization that wants to destroy the nuclear family.” Ives also said she doesn’t understand why protesters are allowed to paint the Black Lives Matter name on streets or march without parade permits.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— One of Chicago’s challenges now: repairing its brand – Joe Cahill (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago paint Chicago as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/one-chicagos-challenges-now-repairing-its-brand

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE & NORTHWEST HERALD
— Casten and Ives sound off on Black Lives Matter and Trump during forums – RUSSELL LISSAU
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/08/26/casten-and-ives-sound-off-on-black-lives-matter-and-trump-during-forums/ahun659/
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/08/26/casten-and-ives-sound-off-on-black-lives-matter-and-trump-during-forums/ahun659/

HERALD NEWS
— Illinois Senate candidates Thomas McCullagh and Meg Loughran Cappel trade jabs on Madigan scandal, corruption Rivals running to represent 49th Illinois Senate seat – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/08/24/illinois-senate-candidates-trade-jabs-on-madigan-scandal-corruption/aywdfn2/

LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL
— Yard signs don’t vote, but they do make you think – Scott T. Holland
https://www.lakecountyjournal.com/2020/08/26/eye-on-illinois-yard-signs-dont-vote-but-they-do-make-you-think/ajg2olf/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sangamon County Republicans react to first night of RNC – Jakob Emerson
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/sangamon-county-republicans-react-to-first-night-of-rnc

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations use outreach to minorities, women, and younger people to get rid of their members who are White, male, and/or older.
https://wsiltv.com/2020/08/26/illinois-republicans-highlight-importance-of-hispanic-black-conservative-voices/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/Default/All-Recent-Posts/Article/Alderman-Robin-Rue-Simmons-Unites-Black-Leaders-and-Organizations-to-Announce-Proclamation-for-Black-Justice/-3/225/18474

EVANSTON PATCH
— Demonstrators Gather In Evanston In Support Of Jacob Blake The 29-year-old shot by police in Kenosha on Sunday grew up in Evanston. Hundreds marched through town in his support Tuesday. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: How soon will these “demonstrators” loot, riot, and burn down Evanston?)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/demonstrators-gather-evanston-support-jacob-blake

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/IL 14th CD Republican candidate Jim Oberweis on key issues of re-opening economy & schools- dealing w/Covid and much more
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2020/08/berkowitz-wil-14th-cd-republican-candidate-jim-oberweis-on-the-key-issues-of-re-opening-economy-schools-dealing-wcovid-cable-web/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Survey: Half of Illinois high school students report using e-tobacco – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/survey-half-of-illinois-high-school-students-report-using-e-tobacco

CENTER SQUARE
— Republicans accuse Pritzker of playing politics in treating regions different; governor orders diners to wear masks more often – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republicans-accuse-pritzker-of-playing-politics-in-treating-regions-different-governor-orders-diners-to-wear/article_3cd8c72a-e6fd-11ea-aa4b-4befe28bf3d1.html
— Survey finds 87 percent of Illinois municipalities face budget shortfalls – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/survey-finds-87-percent-of-illinois-municipalities-face-budget-shortfalls/article_21a2c734-e703-11ea-9c86-6f71cff65028.html

JEANNE IVES
— VIDEO: RNC Ives Speech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIk3wON3ri4&feature=youtu.be

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES EMPHASIZES COURAGE IN RNC SPOTLIGHT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/ives-emphasizes-courage-in-rnc-spotlight-.html
— DI LEO: FROM LOCAL RIOTS TO SOCIETAL COLLAPSE, FROM PARIS TO KENOSHA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/from-local-riots-to-societal-collapse-from-paris-to-kenosha.html
— KAMALA HARRIS IS A SOCIALIST. HERE’S THE UNDENIABLE PROOF
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/kamala-harris-is-a-socialist-heres-the-undeniable-proof.html
— ILLINOIS RANKS IN BOTTOM FIVE OF ALEC’S LATEST ECONOMIC OUTLOOK RANKINGS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/illinois-ranks-in-bottom-five-of-alecs-latest-economic-outlook-rankings.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Donald Trump Jr. defends Kimberly Guilfoyle against ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ critics – Rob Crilly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/donald-trump-jr-defends-kimberly-guilfoyle-against-racist-and-sexist-critics

FOX NEWS
— Tucker Carlson: Kenosha riots prove urban unrest is ‘class war masquerading as a race conflict’ ‘Joe Biden’s voters really are a threat to you and your family’ – Angelica Stabile (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-kenosha-riots-class-war
— Republicans kick off convention week: Did the GOP learn lessons from Democratic National Convention?
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/republicans-kick-off-convention-week-did-the-gop-learn-lessons-from-democratic-national-convention

GOPUSA
— Kenosha Riot: 3 Shot, 2 Fatally, As Gunmen Run Through The Streets (DIERSEN: How soon will Democrats loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94007

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— INSTITUTIONAL RACISM – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/institutional-racism/

BREITBART
— Democrat Congressman Sean Casten Blames Gun Ownership on ‘Small Genitals’ – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/25/democrat-congressman-blames-gun-ownership-small-genitals/
— Kimberly Guilfoyle: The Left Wants to Enslave You to Their Ideology – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/24/kimberly-guilfoyle-left-wants-enslave-you-their-ideology/
— Daniel Cameron: Joe Biden Promises More to Illegal Immigrants than He Does to You – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/25/daniel-cameron-joe-biden-promises-more-illegal-immigrants-he-does-you/
— More than 550,000 Mail-In Ballots Rejected Nationwide – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/25/report-more-than-550000-mail-in-ballots-rejected-nationwide/
— Hollywood Celebs Smear RNC Speakers: MAGA Hat Is the ‘New White Supremacy Hood’ – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/08/25/hollywood-celebs-smear-rnc-speakers-maga-hat-is-the-new-white-supremacy-hood/

DAILY WIRE
— Protesters In Kenosha Torched ‘Much Of The Black Business District’ “It’s people from out of town doing this” – Joseph Curl (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/protesters-in-kenosha-torched-much-of-the-black-business-district

FEDERALIST
— The Culture War Convention – Emily Jashinsky
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/25/the-culture-war-convention/

TOWNHALL
— The Convention Tone Police – Tim Graham
https://townhall.com/columnists/timgraham/2020/08/26/the-convention-tone-police-n2575039

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Burning Cities – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/burning-cities/
— Nick Sandmann Recounts Facing ‘Full War Machine of the Mainstream Media,’ Calls for Return to ‘Responsible’ Journalism – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/republican-convention-nick-sandmann-calls-for-return-to-responsible-journalism/

COLLEGE FIX
— Citing Black Lives Matter, photos of retired white male professors to be taken down at U. Oklahoma – JACKSON WALKER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, BLMers promote hatred of older White males (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton).)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/citing-black-lives-matter-photos-of-retired-white-male-professors-to-be-taken-down-at-u-oklahoma/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pelosi Declares Trump, GOP Allies ‘Enemies of the State,’ But Republicans Show Little Outrage – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pelosi-declares-trump-gop-allies-enemies-of-the-state-but-republicans-show-little-outrage_3475295.html

THE HILL
— Viral videos show protesters demanding DC restaurant patrons raise fists to show solidarity Demonstrations were held in the nation’s capital Monday in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake. – Joseph Guzman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/513646-viral-videos-show-protesters-demanding-dc-restaurant-patrons-raise
— Covington graduate Nicholas Sandmann goes after ‘cancel culture’ at GOP convention – JUSTINE COLEMAN (DIERSEN: Who leads/led the cancel culture in organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who lead/led the cancel culture in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513677-covington-graduate-nicholas-sandmann-goes-after-cancel-culture-at-gop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP seeks to detoxify Trump at convention.” (DIERSEN: Who leads/led efforts to toxify members of organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who lead/led toxification efforts in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/513688-the-memo-gop-seeks-to-detoxify-trump-at-convention

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Courts Minorities With Convention Stunts Despite Long History Of Stoking Racism. His policies harm people of color, but he used their stories as political props at this week’s Republican National Convention.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-pardon-republican-national-convention_n_5f45b92ac5b64f17e1359feb

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s convention aims to airbrush his tenure.”
https://www.startribune.com/ap-analysis-trump-s-convention-aims-to-airbrush-his-tenure/572224592/

CNN
— Two people are dead and a third injured after an overnight shooting in Kenosha, police say – Christina Maxouris (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/26/us/kenosha-wisconsin-wednesday-shooting/index.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump participates in naturalization ceremony despite attacks on immigration.” Democrats shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/blog/rnc-live-coverage-day-2-schedule-speakers-livestream-n1237883/ncrd1238098#blogHeader

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Trump and His Allies Don’t Like Masks of Any Kind. The frank racism of the contemporary Republican agenda is on display at the R.N.C.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/opinion/trump-republican-convention-racism.html
— For Refusing a Drink With the Boss, He Was Slapped in the Face A Chinese bank apologized for the “drunken misconduct” of two directors at a work dinner. The episode led to scrutiny of the country’s professional drinking culture. – Tiffany May (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes are/have been heavy drinkers. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/world/asia/china-slap-drinking-work.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman Lauren Victor refused to go along with raising her fist — although she supports the movement – Fredrick Kunkle (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/08/25/dc-protesters-blm-diner-confrontation/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Trump and against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/26/trump-not-fascist/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/25/gop-hides-its-bigotry-only-when-caught/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/25/nikki-haley-tim-scott-dont-deserve-media-praise/
— Two dead and one wounded in Kenosha shootings during Jacob Blake protests – Mark Guarino and Jaclyn Peiser (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
— Biden promises to upend Trump’s hostile actions toward federal employees – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 23 years. I should write a book about how people view federal employees and how they view federal retirees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-federal-workers-unions/2020/08/26/62595932-e71c-11ea-a414-8422fa3e4116_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The “evangelical left” promotes hated against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/26/evangelical-left-once-had-home-gop-what-happened/

USA TODAY
— Breonna Taylor: ‘Massive demonstration’ in Louisville led to 64 arrests (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2020/08/26/breonna-taylor-protesters-stage-demonstration-racial-justice/3439529001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you hate America, the more that those who hate America promote you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/08/26/colin-kaepernick-started-protesting-day-2016/3440690001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wisconsin’s Governor Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests Police shooting of Black man in Kenosha sparks violence, looting across city – Erin Ailworth and Julie Wernau (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality loot, riot, and burn down your municipality?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kenosha-wis-sees-second-night-of-violence-as-unrest-spreads-11598362900
— A Union Education in Chicago The Chicago Teachers Union doesn’t want Catholic schools to open for classroom teaching lest they embarrass public schools. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-union-education-in-chicago-11598218740
— Covid-19 Surge in Illinois Is Inflamed by Rural Counties Shift follows a broader trend in the Midwest since July, in which cases in rural areas have outpaced those in urban ones in several states – Kris Maher
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-surge-in-illinois-is-inflamed-by-rural-counties-11598362161
— Mail-In Voting Could Deliver Chaos Delays will play havoc with federal Electoral College deadlines. Entire states could be disenfranchised. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mail-in-voting-could-deliver-chaos-11598376494
— How Baby Boomers Are Coping With Covid-19’s Financial Hit The pandemic has left many people at or near retirement age out of work and unexpectedly living on a shoestring budget – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: Since 1997, my wife and I have had $77,604/year less income in today’s dollars. In 1997, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $131,532/year. Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has only been $54,168/year, or 59% less.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-baby-boomers-are-coping-with-covid-19s-financial-hit-11598365059

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-haters use Diversity to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hvmacarthur/2020/08/25/movies-that-can-broaden-your-understanding-of-diversity-issues-in-the-workplace/

FED WEEK
— Higher Attrition among Veterans Linked to Job Dissatisfaction (DIERSEN: To get veterans to take adverse actions against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted at veterans that I avoided the draft. I got student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about adverse actions that veterans have taken against me. I would focus on my Democrat GAO, Democrat IRS, Democrat Firestone Stores, and Democrat Post Office superiors.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/job-dissatisfaction-linked-to-higher-attrition-among-veterans/

NEWSWEEK
— Americans Want to Be Post-Racial. Democrats Won’t Let It Happen – HEATHER MAC DONALD (DIERSEN: For Whites, men, heterosexuals, and older people to be tolerated/accepted by Democrats and by RINOs they must shout that Whites, men, heterosexuals, and older people are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK member, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/americans-want-post-racial-democrats-wont-let-it-happen-opinion-1527272

WANE
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue rally held in Whitley County – Corinne Moore
https://www.wane.com/news/local-news/back-the-blue-rally-held-in-whitley-county/

PC MAGAZINE
— Republicans Feel They’re Being Censored on Social Media A Pew Research Center study finds that the majority of Republicans surveyed feel they are being silenced by social media websites. – Chandra Steele (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.pcmag.com/news/republicans-feel-theyre-being-censored-on-social-media

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Trump and hatred against Republicans.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/First-night-of-RNC-GOPs-try-for-diversity-GLAAD-ad-Grenells-claims-/69120.html

August 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting: Protests erupt for 2nd night with truck set on fire after Black man shot by police Kenosha Common Council to hold emergency meeting – Jessica D’Onofrio
https://abc7chicago.com/kenosha-protests-turn-violent-for-2nd-night-after-police-shoot-black-man-/6387616/

NBC5
— RNC Night 2: Melania Trump, a Presidential Pardon and Pompeo Speaking From Israel
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rnc-night-2-live-coverage/2328418/
— Puerto Ricans Push Back on Kimberly Guilfoyle’s ‘First-Generation American’ Remarks “After 1940, Congress declared that anyone born in Puerto Rico is born in the United States, so for her to claim that she is the daughter of immigrants is really tricky,” Charles Venator-Santiago, a political science professor at the University of Connecticut and coordinator of the Puerto Rico Citizenship Archives Project, told NBC News (DIERSEN: I am a fifth-generation American. My Lutheran ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/puerto-ricans-push-back-on-kimberly-guilfoyles-first-generation-american-remarks/2328260/

CBS2
— Some Residents Say Fires, Destruction During Unrest Have Left Kenosha’s Uptown Community Looking Like A ‘War Zone’ – Megan Hickey (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats destroy your community?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/25/some-residents-say-fires-destruction-during-unrest-have-left-kenoshas-uptown-community-looking-like-a-war-zone/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois adds 1,680 new cases of coronavirus, including 29 deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-adds-1680-new-cases-of-coronavirus-including-29-deaths

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin governor declares state of emergency after fires set in Kenosha, downtown buildings smashed in Madison – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-nw-kenosha-wisconsin-police-riots-20200825-2sxleuyalvbnfdj7qmx6ajknte-story.html
— Some commuters are getting a free ride from Union Pacific’s refusal to collect fares during the pandemic. It’s costing Metra millions. – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-metra-up-fare-collection-20200825-y5qy3asonnh7hmr6ecrbszqnv4-story.html
— Illinois GOP looks for outreach to Hispanic, Black communities – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to appeal to young minorities and to appeal to young women, conservative organizations and Republican organizations are under pressure to get rid of their members who are conservative, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republican-delegation-catalina-lauf-20200825-32utmkpyf5f73arlxbimjgzcve-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The comments by Lauf and Solorio represent some of the internal philosophical divides of a party that finds its base largely among older whites as the nation’s demographics shift, particularly in suburban areas that were once Republican strongholds.)
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces new statewide mask policy for bars and restaurants – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-pritzker-masks-bars-restaurants-20200825-jf4zjiplnzaaffnsnsnptypgkq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating White-hating Trump-hater White-hater says “Nikki Haley says America’s not racist. She’s either disgracefully ignorant or blatantly lying.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-nikki-haley-racism-american-20200825-s6jkeqeomfgxjmxdtntsz34foi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Wisconsin governor to send more National Guard troops to Kenosha  Kenosha County authorities also set an 8 p.m. curfew for areas east of Interstate 94. – Stefano Esposito, Mitch Dudek, and Sam Kelly
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/25/21400664/kenosha-police-shooting-unrest-protests-fires
— In latest Turnaround Agenda, Rauner shifts his political activity to Florida – and the voting machine The one-term governor has switched his voter registration to his waterfront mansion in Key Largo, Florida, just south of Miami. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/25/21401678/bruce-rauner-turnaround-agenda-florida-voter-registration-republican-key-largo
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/8/25/21401583/illinois-best-weed-marijuana-cannabis-cup-moca-logan-square-pot
— Kimberly Guilfoyle shouts through her forceful, intense convention address Guilfoyle, girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr., finished her speech with a broad smile and upraised arms, saying that Trump is the leader who will rebuild the promise of America. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/24/21400496/kimberly-guilfoyle-convention-address

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville launches video campaign to promote wearing masks – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200825/naperville-launches-video-campaign-to-promote-wearing-masks
— While Glen Ellyn’s influential Civic Betterment Party is still recruiting municipal candidates for the spring election, two fixtures in village government are seeking the nomination at the top of the ticket. Village Trustee Mark Senak and Mary Loch have emerged as village president candidates at the starting line of a nominating system that dates to 1931 and aims to level the playing field in Glen Ellyn politics. – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Questions for municipal candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200825/as-glen-ellyn-nomination-process-begins-two-emerge-in-race-for-village-president
— GOP paints grim picture of a Biden presidency GOP paints grim picture of a Biden presidency – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200824/gop-paints-grim-picture-of-a-biden-presidency
— St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, defend show of weapons – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200824/news/308249851/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COVID whacks Illinois towns’ revenue The median decline is 20 percent to 30 percent, according to a survey. That’s a very big number when budgets usually don’t change more than a few percentage points year to year. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/covid-whacks-illinois-towns-revenue
— Trump Organization faces questions over Chicago tower loan New York’s attorney general is investigating whether President Trump’s private business ever paid income taxes on about $100 million in forgiven debt on his riverside skyscraper. – ALBY GALLUN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/trump-organization-faces-questions-over-chicago-tower-loan

TIMES
— La Salle County auditor’s office won’t be abolished in 2020 Trying to head off lawsuits, county drops Nov. 3 referendum – Tom Collins
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2020/08/25/la-salle-county-auditors-office-wont-be-abolished-in-2020/aptuu3b/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Unmasked Protesters Push Past Police Into Idaho Lawmakers’ Session – JAMES DAWSON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/unmasked-protesters-push-past-police-idaho-lawmakers-session#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Republicans seek advantage on crime as voter concerns about violence rise – Stephen Loiaconi (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat elected officials do things that promote crime and poverty.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republicans-seek-advantage-on-crime-as-voter-concerns-about-violence-rise

OAK PARK PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Board To Discuss Resolution To Defund Police In Oak Park Oak Park Village Board Trustee Arti Walker-Peddakotla​ put forward a draft of the resolution on Aug. 16 for the village board to consider. – Rebecca Bream
https://patch.com/illinois/oakpark/board-discuss-resolution-defund-police-oak-park

CATALINA AND MADELINE LAUF
— VIDEO: GOP convention 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxY8hjWTMxY

JEANNE IVES
— Sean Casten: “Having small genitals is not a sufficient reason to own a gun.”
https://www.jeanneforcongress.com/2020/08/25/sean-casten-having-small-genitals-is-not-a-sufficient-reason-to-own-a-gun/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-Sen/IL-14: State Republicans Snub Mark Curran and Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/il-sen-il-14-state-republicans-snub-mark-curran-and-jim-oberweis/
— Trump Law Enforcement Troops Nap UPS Thieves
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/trump-law-enforcement-troops-nap-ups-thieves/
— More from Pritzker Purgatory
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/more-from-pritzker-purgatory/
— McHenry Township Board Majority’s Effort to Force Abolition Referendum This Fall Thwarted in Court – Court Opinion
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/mchenry-township-board-majoritys-effort-to-force-abolition-referendum-this-fall-thwarted-in-court/
— Madigan Money Blatantly Visible in Democrat Martha Paschke’s Challenge to Republican State Rep. Dan Ugaste
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/madigan-money-blatantly-visible-in-democrat-martha-paschkes-chmallenge-to-state-rep-dan-ugaste/
— Opponents of ICE Floor at McHenry County Jail Utilized Play on Words
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/opponents-of-ice-floor-at-mchenry-county-jail-utilized-play-on-words/
— Time to Pass Spring Election Petitions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/time-to-pass-spring-election-petitions/
— Republican State Senator Craig Wilcox Thinks Corruption Should Be an Issue
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/republican-state-senator-craig-wilcox-thinks-corruption-should-be-an-issue/
— IL-14: Lauf Sisters Featured at Republican National Convention Infomercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/il-14-lauf-sisters-featured-at-republican-national-convention-infomercial/
— Lakewood Village Board Meeting Adjourned Because Too Many Attend
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/25/lakewood-village-board-meeting-adjourned-because-too-many-attend/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CORRUPTION COSTS ILLINOIS AN ESTIMATED $556M PER YEAR – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/corruption-costs-illinois-an-estimated-556m-per-year/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP Chairman: “The president can win in Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/25/ilgop-chairman-the-president-can-win-in-illinois/
— Sens. Rezin, Curran claim Pritzker has “decided to place partisan politics above science” with mitigations
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/25/sens-rezin-curran-claim-pritzker-has-decided-to-place-partisan-politics-above-science-with-mitigations/
— 1,680 new cases, 29 additional deaths, 40,859 tests, 1,549 people in hospitals, 4.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/25/1680-new-cases-29-additional-deaths-40859-tests-1549-people-in-hospitals-41-percent-positivity-rate/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “For the Party to be able to win in Illinois statewide, we need to divorce ourselves from the Trump thing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/25/jim-edgar-for-the-party-to-be-able-to-win-in-illinois-statewide-we-need-to-divorce-ourselves-from-the-trump-thing/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hillary Clinton: ‘Joe Biden should not concede under any circumstances’ in November election – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: One could argue that this is the Democrat Party’s official declaration of war against America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/25/hillary-clinton-joe-biden-should-not-concede-under/

GOPUSA
— Democrats Cannot Continue To Maintain Silence On Left-Wing Violence
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93944

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The COVID Pretext Politicians are using the pandemic to push through policies that have nothing to do with public health – HELEN ANDREWS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-covid-pretext/

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton: ‘Makes Absolutely No Sense’ to Import Foreign Workers with 26M Jobless – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/25/exclusive-tom-cotton-makes-absolutely-no-sense-to-import-foreign-workers-with-26m-jobless/
— RNC Officially Repudiates Discredited Southern Poverty Law Center – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/24/rnc-adopt-resolution-repudiating-splc/
— Tim Scott: ‘Our Family Went from Cotton to Congress in One Lifetime’ – HANNAH BLEAU (DIERSEN: My ancestors have been in America since 1844. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My father worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line Chevy. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/24/tim-scott-our-family-went-cotton-congress-one-lifetime/

BLAZE
— Kenosha rioter points a gun right in the face of Blaze Media reporter while he’s shooting video of the unrest Things are unhinged in Wisconsin – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kenosha-rioter-gun-blaze-reporter-face
— Leftist militants harass DC restaurant patrons who refuse to raise their fists: ‘White silence is violence!’ Submit or be crushed – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats demand that you raise your fist, what will you do?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/leftist-militants-harass-dc-restaurant-patrons

CNS NEWS
— Microsoft Adopts Illegal Racial Quotas for Contracts and Jobs – Hans Bader
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/microsoft-adopts-illegal-racial-quotas-contracts-and-jobs

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: More Americans Support Reducing Legal Immigration, Majority Support Mandatory E-Verify – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/25/poll-rasmussen-legal-immigration-illegal-e-verify-daca-amnesty/

PJ MEDIA
— ‘I Was Shot Because of This Kind of Unhinged Rhetoric;’ Steve Scalise Says of Pelosi Attack On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress “domestic enemies” to the Constitution. – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/08/25/i-was-shot-because-of-this-kind-of-unhinged-rhetoric-steve-scalise-says-of-pelosi-attack-n841399
— NYU Students Demand Black-Only Student Housing on Campus – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: What if White students demanded White-only student housing?)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/25/nyu-students-demand-black-only-student-housing-on-campus-n838089

NEWSMAX
— If ‘White Privilege’ Has an Underpinning, It’s a Myth – Phil Kershner
https://www.newsmax.com/philkershner/lgbtq-winfrey-women/2020/08/25/id/983810/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— House Judiciary Committee Republicans Call Out Amazon for Using SPLC – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2020/08/25/house-judiciary-committee-republicans-call-out-amazon

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wisconsin Gov. Declares State of Emergency after Kenosha Riots, Doubles National Guard Presence – ZACHARY EVANS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/wisconsin-gov-declares-state-of-emergency-after-kenosha-riots-doubles-national-guard-presence/
— The Republican Party Deserves a Platform – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents, RINOs, and other Republican-haters who want to destroy the Republican Party want to water down, if not strike, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/08/the-republican-party-deserves-a-platform/

CHURCH MILITANT
— KAMALA HARRIS HIDES HIGH CASTE PRIVILEGE Descendant of oppressive Hindu priests masquerades as victim – Jules Gomes (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to accurately disclose exactly how much education, money, and clout that their parents have/had?)
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/harris-hides-high-caste-privilege

UPI
— Pentagon to crowdsource input on improving diversity, inclusion – Christen McCurdy (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/08/25/Pentagon-to-crowdsource-input-on-improving-diversity-inclusion/8381598383785/

WASHINGTON POST
— Jobless Americans face longer layoffs as unemployment crisis deepens – Tory Newmyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/25/finance-202-jobless-americans-face-longer-layoffs-unemployment-crisis-deepens/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump to direct federal agencies to move into low-income ‘Opportunity Zones’ – Ebony Bowden (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who were furious that I spent the last 8 years that I worked for GAO in a preferred corner office in new space in a new building – 200 West Adams in the Loop. SEE: http://200westadams.com/ )
https://nypost.com/2020/08/24/trump-to-direct-federal-agencies-to-move-into-opportunity-zones/

FORBES
— What Comes After Trillion? Coming To Terms With The Impenetrable Costs Of Government Intervention – Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynecrews/2020/08/25/what-comes-after-trillion-coming-to-terms-with-the-impenetrable-costs-of-government-intervention/
— Diversity And Inclusion Efforts Fall Flat Without Measurement And Accountability (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/committeeof200/2020/08/25/diversity-and-inclusion-efforts-fall-flat-without-measurement-and-accountability/

MERI TALK
— OPM Should use Data to Help Agencies Retain Veteran Employees, GAO Says – Jordan Smith (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, when GAO suffered major Republican-led budget cuts, GAO employees who were veterans were protected from the major adverse impacts of those cuts. Of course, that shifted the major adverse impacts of those cuts onto GAO employees like me who were not veterans.)
https://www.meritalk.com/articles/opm-should-use-data-to-help-agencies-retain-veteran-employees-gao-says/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Federal Agencies Lag in Retaining Veteran Employees Between fiscal 2014 and 2018, nearly 7% of veterans left federal service, compared with only 5% of non-veterans, the watchdog agency found. – ERICH WAGNER (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, when GAO suffered major Republican-led budget cuts, GAO employees who were veterans were protected from the major adverse impacts of those cuts. Of course, that shifted the major adverse impacts of those cuts onto GAO employees like me who were not veterans.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/08/gao-federal-agencies-lag-retaining-veteran-employees/167979/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/how-anger-can-build-better-world/615625/

NPR
— ‘Not Racist’ Is Not Enough: Putting In The Work To Be Anti-Racist (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating anti-racists focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/905515398

PEW RESEARCH
— Trump and Biden supporters differ sharply on acknowledging the nation’s historical flaws – TED VAN GREEN (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, if you are Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against females.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/08/25/trump-and-biden-supporters-differ-sharply-on-acknowledging-the-nations-historical-flaws/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ do everything that they can to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/08/kamala-harris-eager-destroy-mike-pence-watch/

August 25 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 22 shot Monday in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/22-shot-monday-in-chicago/6387547/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/25/2020

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Following police shooting of Jacob Blake, Chicago students continue to call for defunding CPD – Tia Ewing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/following-police-shooting-of-jacob-blake-chicago-students-continue-to-call-for-defunding-cpd

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fires burn overnight in Kenosha, Madison – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if there is a police shooting of a Black in your municipality, Democrats and will loot and riot in your municipality.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-nw-kenosha-wisconsin-police-riots-20200825-2sxleuyalvbnfdj7qmx6ajknte-story.html
— Not everyone wants weed: Chicago rejects plans for Gold Coast pot shop, showing marijuana sentiment can change by the block – ALLY MAROTTI (DIERSEN: To sell pot in a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-first-chicago-dispensary-plan-denial-20200824-sve4qq3zvjbtno5x5ebceknpvm-story.html
— Proportion of Black cops in Chicago Police Department likely to go down, watchdog says – JOHN BYRNE (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years and for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, a) the proportion of IRS and GAO employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger went up, b) the proportion of IRS and GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older went down, and c) the proportion of IRS and GAO employees who held master’s degrees in accounting like I do and/or were CPAs like I am went down.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-police-diversity-report-20200824-krno3sffyza3vbuavunlxrj2s4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “RNC Night 1 takeaways: All Trump, all the time; diversity and fear of Biden President Donald Trump has aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention, overshadowing the prime-time speakers and making clear he wants voters to focus on him.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/24/21400472/rnc-night-takeaways-donald-trump-tim-scott-nikki-haley
— When accused murderers are released on electronic monitoring, something is dangerously wrong   We have supported the larger aims of the de-incarceration movement, and we will continue to do so, but this one had better get fixed. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/24/21400180/crime-electronic-monitoring-bail-reform-lori-lightfoot-david-brown-tom-dart-timothy-evans

DAILY HERALD
— Money must be starting point in Elgin homeless discussion – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for homelessness.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200825/editorial-money-must-be-starting-point-in-elgin-homeless-discussion

WTTW
— As the RNC Kicks Off, A Look at the GOP in Illinois – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/24/rnc-kicks-look-gop-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leading up to and during his term as Illinois’ 42nd governor, Bruce Rauner spent some of his personal fortune to help boost the Republican Party in the state. He’s not only no longer doing that, Rauner’s not even registered to vote in Illinois anymore; he’s set to cast his ballot from Florida. It’s a sign of the lurch the Illinois GOP is in: The Congressional delegation is split 13 Democrats to five Republicans, both of the state’s U.S. Senators are Democrats, there are no GOP constitutional officers and Republicans are in super-minorities in both the Illinois House and Senate. It wasn’t always this way; in Gov. Jim Edgar’s day it was Republicans who held the reins in Illinois. But, in another indication of the state party’s identity crisis, Edgar is voting for Democrat Joe Biden instead of President Donald Trump. “Donald Trump just hasn’t grown in office. I hoped when he got elected that maybe he might grow in office,” Edgar said. “He has been more of a disappointment than I thought he would be four years ago, and I was definitely bummed out when he won four years ago. But I’m just – I think this country has suffered a lot that going to take a while to take care of.” While Trump is popular in much of downstate Illinois, Edgar said the President hurts Republican candidates who run statewide, in the city of Chicago and in the suburbs. “If Trump would lose in November, then I think the Republican Party in Illinois statewide has a better chance of coming back,” Edgar said. “Republican candidates have to answer everything Trump says and does. … It hurts them in the suburbs and in the city.” Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider said on Monday that President Donald Trump can win the state. “Our side has the energy going this election. Who really cares about Sleepy Joe and Kamala Harris,” Schneider said. “People aren’t rushing out the door to vote for Joe Biden.” The “lawlessness in Chicago” will put Trump on the victory path, Schneider said. “With the rioting and the protests … peaceful protest is one thing but rioting and looting and then allowing the mayor of Chicago to barricade her four blocks around her and protect her with 150 police and then not protect our downtown and our Magnificent Mile and what about these terrible crimes and murders and shootings,” Schneider said. “That’s going on in Illinois everywhere with a Democratic mayor and a Democratic governor. We need to make Illinois Republican again so we can institute policies that are positive for the people of Illinois. Keep people from leaving our state. Or as I always say, we’re going to need a wall around Illinois, just to keep people in.” Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers say Democrats who control the General Assembly are stalling on beefing up ethics measures even as for the fourth time prosecutors filed federal charges against a member of the legislature and as powerful utility ComEd has admitted to a massive bribery scheme tied to Democratic Party of Illinois chairman and Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.)

WBBM
— ‘There Cannot Be Justice Without Order’: Illinois GOP Leaders Discuss Issues Of Law And Order, Its Impact On Chicago And Illinois – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rnc-focuses-on-issues-of-law-and-order-impact-on-illinois

WBEZ
— Former Gov. Edgar And Other Moderate Illinois Republicans Say They’ll Vote For Joe Biden – Dave McKiney (DIERSEN: Starting with Jim Thompson, “moderate” Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders have focused of driving the base of the IRP out of the IRP, that is, these “moderate” IRP leaders have focused on destroying the IRP. The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the harder that “moderate” IRP leaders have worked to get rid of you: traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving).)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/former-gov-edgar-and-other-moderate-illinois-republicans-say-theyll-vote-for-joe-biden/2cf9e1d9-b7f7-4848-bbfd-5f41791a8813

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Floyd’s death sparks new activism among communities of color – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if there is a police shooting of a Black in your municipality, Democrats and will loot and riot in your municipality.)
https://qconline.com/news/national/floyd-s-death-sparks-new-activism-among-communities-of-color/article_3d86a8e0-ac15-54e3-be57-83223ea52488.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— More than 100,000 DuPage County voters have submitted vote-by-mail applications Number is already more than double 2018 election total – JOSHUA WELGE (DIERSEN: What percent of these 100,000+ voters are Democrat, Independent, or Republican?)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/24/more-than-100-000-dupage-county-voters-have-submitted-vote-by-mail-applications/an4ubhg/

WGLT
— Duckworth Working To Funnel More COVID-19 Relief To Local Governments – TIM SHELLEY (DIERSEN: The hate-filled Republican-hating Duckworth will do everything that she can to funnel more COVID-19 relief to governments that are Democrat.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/duckworth-working-funnel-more-covid-19-relief-local-governments#stream/0

WSPY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Oswego: Local Republicans Rally to Support Police – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local-republicans-rally-to-support-police/article_8e49ea10-e62d-11ea-b513-3b79f0504d3c.html

NIU TODAY
— New students required to complete sexual misconduct awareness and prevention training (DIERSEN: To what extent does this training demonize, denigrate, and condemn heterosexual males?)
https://www.niutoday.info/2020/08/24/new-students-required-to-complete-sexual-misconduct-awareness-and-prevention-training/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Armed Home Invasion Reported In Wheaton: Cops Police say one of two men forced his way into a home in the 1700 block of east Evergreen Street. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/s/h7y6s/armed-home-invasion-reported-in-wheaton-cops

DAILY LINE
— Illinois Republicans kick off GOP convention with warnings of ballot “harvesting” – Mark Guarino
https://thedailyline.net/chicago/08/25/2020/illinois-republicans-kick-off-gop-convention-with-warnings-of-ballot-harvesting/

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/IL 14th CD R cand. & Sen. Jim Oberweis in one of country’s hottest House races
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2020/08/watch-berkowitz-wil-14th-cd-r-cand-on-cable-in-chicago-tonight-web-247/

WIREPOINTS
— Being a financial deadbeat has its costs: Georgia borrows at 1.5%, Illinois at 5.6% – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/being-a-financial-deadbeat-has-its-costs-georgia-borrows-at-1-5-illinois-at-5-6-wirepoints-quicktake/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— RINOs and Never-Trumpers Help Leftists Destroy America – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO leaders in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/08/rinos-and-never-trumpers-help-leftists-destroy-america/

FOX NEWS
— Tim Scott slams Biden on race record, says Democrats want ‘cultural revolution’ GOP senator warns that Democrats aim for ‘socialist utopia’ – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-scott-slams-biden-race-record-convention
— Republicans emphasize ‘under God’ in pledge after 2 DNC meetings omitted words Only two of dozens of DNC meetings last week omitted ‘under God,’ but Republicans have seized on the moments nonetheless – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-emphasize-under-god-in-pledge-after-some-dnc-meetings-omitted-words
— Ingraham lauds RNC opening night as ‘breath of fresh air’ after DNC’s ‘America is racist nightmare’ Trump ‘cares deeply about the present and future of Americans of all races, all backgrounds, all creeds’ – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/laura-ingraham-rnc-breath-of-fresh-air

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— ‘Racism’ Is a Matter of Definition Perhaps the worst indictment of racial justice activism is its willingness to dismiss personal responsibility. – Winston Reilly (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better 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://amgreatness.com/2020/08/24/racism-is-a-matter-of-definition/
— With Funding from the Left, NeverTrump’s Clown Show Hits the Home Stretch There’s nothing principled about boosting a lawless FBI director and being paid millions from a leftist tycoon to perform the role of a Trump-hating conservative while concealing the truth from the public. – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/24/with-funding-from-the-left-nevertrumps-clown-show-hits-the-home-stretch/

BREITBART
— Biden Plan Forces Americans to Compete for Jobs Against Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/24/fact-check-biden-plan-forces-americans-to-compete-for-jobs-against-illegal-aliens/

BLAZE
— Nancy Pelosi calls Republicans ‘domestic enemies’ and ‘enemies of the state’ and stuns MSNBC host – CARLOS GARCIA (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat leaders officially call for Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, minorities, females, young people, LGBTQers, poor people, illegals, recent immigrants, moderates, liberals, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, etc. TO GET RID OF REPUBLICANS ONCE AND FOR ALL? Of course, the aforesaid motivates Republicans to buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pelosi-gop-domestic-enemies-state

CNS NEWS
— Democrats Tell the Faithful to Get Lost – Bill Donohue
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/dems-tell-faithful-get-lost
— Haley: Biden’s ‘A Godsend to Everyone Who Wants America to Apologize, Abstain and Abandon Our Values’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/international/patrick-goodenough/haley-bidens-godsend-everyone-who-wants-america-apologize

DAILY CALLER
— POLL: Trump Leads Biden By 10 Points Among Independents – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/24/yougov-cbs-poll-joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-polling-election-2020-independent-voters/
— Biden Again Quotes Chinese Dictator Chairman Mao In Campaign Appearance – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/24/china-joe-biden-mao-zedong-women-half-sky-quote-abc-robin-roberts-interview/

NEWSMAX
— Convention Reveals a Democratic Party Hijacked by Extremists, Lies – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/Convention-Reveals-a-Democratic-Party-Hijacked-by-Extremism-Lies/2020/08/24/id/983568/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump praised as ‘pro-gay marriage’ by loyal appointee – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2020/08/25/trump-praised-as-pro-gay-marriage-by-loyal-appointee

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Melt Down Over ‘Aggressive,’ ‘Red Meat’ RNC That Said America Isn’t Racist – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/08/25/nets-melt-down-over-aggressive-red-meat-rnc-said-america-isnt

FEDERALIST
— RNC Denounces SPLC As ‘Radical Organization’ That Inspired Shooting At Conservative Organization Eight Years Ago – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/24/rnc-denounces-splc-as-radical-organization-that-inspired-shooting-at-conservative-organization-eight-years-ago/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITES
— Giving Is Its Own Reward – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do you give to others? I give a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning (since 2004) and each and every evening (since 2015) free of charge and without any advertising. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church and b) who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who promote BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. I would focus on those who have made it clear by their words and/or by their actions that they despise/hate conservatives, those who have more money than they do, older people, Missouri Synod Lutherans, German Americans, gun owners, draft avoiders, those who have lived in Crete, federal retirees, and/or those who ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/devotions.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Chaos in Kenosha Wisconsin as Rioters Burn Buildings, Attack Police – ZACHARY STIEBER (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they burn?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chaos-in-wisconsin-city-as-rioters-burn-buildings-attack-police_3472915.html
— Scalise Denounces Pelosi After She Called Trump, Allies ‘Enemies’ of US – ISABEL VAN BRUGEN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/scalise-denounces-pelosi-after-she-called-trump-allies-enemies-of-us_3474522.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Our Family Went from Cotton to Congress’: Tim Scott Celebrates America’s Racial Progress during Convention Speech – MAIREAD MCARDLE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/republican-convention-tim-scott-celebrates-americas-racial-progress/

THE HILL
— St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters give dark warning in convention address – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513479-mccloskeys-give-dark-warning-in-convention-address
— Democrats have the most liberal platform for this critical election – MADISON GESIOTTO
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/513384-democrats-have-the-most-liberal-platform-for-this-critical-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Fear overshadows hope at GOP convention’s first night.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513491-the-memo-fear-overshadows-hope-at-gop-conventions-first-night
— CNN cuts away from Trump address to GOP delegates, compares him to Pontius Pilate – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/513416-cnn-cuts-away-from-trump-address-to-gop-delegates-compares-him-to-pontius
— Survey: One-fifth of small businesses will close if conditions don’t improve – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/513444-survey-one-fifth-of-small-businesses-will-close-if-conditions-dont-improve
— Democrats’ party affiliation lead shrinks 5 points since June: Gallup – ZACK BUDRYK (DIERSEN: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513339-democrats-party-affiliation-lead-shrinks-5-points-since-june-gallup
— RNC warned by local health officials about lack of masks at convention – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513424-rnc-warned-by-local-health-officials-about-lack-of-masks-at-convention
— Nikki Haley: US ‘is not a racist country’ – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513487-nikki-haley-us-us-not-a-racist-country
— Trump claims Democrats ‘using COVID to steal an election’ – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513389-trump-claims-democrats-using-covid-to-steal-an-election

POLITICO
— In grievance-filled speech, St. Louis couple warn of chaos in the suburbs if Democrats elected “Make no mistake: No matter where you live, your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America,” Patricia McCloskey warned. – CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/24/mccloskey-convention-speech-guns-suburbs-401297

ROLL CALL
— Republicans dislike social media fact-checking, Democrats welcome it, survey says About 73 percent of Democrats strongly or somewhat approve of the labeling of elected officials’ posts as inaccurate or misleading, according to Pew survey – Gopal Ratnam (DIERSEN: What percent of fact checkers are Democrats? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/08/25/republicans-dislike-social-media-fact-checking-democrats-welcome-it-survey-says/

CNN
— Tim Scott delivers powerful speech touching on race and the ‘promise of America’ – Maegan Vazquez
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/24/politics/tim-scott-republican-national-convention-speech/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Do New York City Voters Want Another White Mayor? The Black Lives Matter protests and a pandemic may have shifted the political dynamic in favor of progressive candidates of color. – Jeffery C. Mays (DIERSEN: Democrats hint that they might not loot and riot if voters elect Democrat mayors who are minority, female, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-veteran, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. But wait, look at Chicago.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/nyregion/black-race-mayor-nyc.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Renominate Trump in a Roll Call Infused With Fear-Mongering. As 336 party delegates gathered to renominate the president, some warned that “Joe Biden is hiding in the dark, waiting to take the lives of our unborn babies.””
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/us/politics/rnc-trump.html
— Trump’s Fights Are Their Fights. They Have His Back Unapologetically. Many supporters of President Trump said in interviews that he had succeeded on issues that matter to them. And they dismissed as unimportant the behavior that critics say makes him unfit for office. – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Trump are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/us/politics/trump-reelection-supporters.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate those who are Trump supporters, Republican, American, White, male, older, conservative, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Christian, Italian American, German American, gun owners, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/roll-call-republican-convention/2020/08/24/e24451b2-e639-11ea-970a-64c73a1c2392_story.html

USA TODAY
— Nikki Haley calls out Democrats’ ‘cancel culture’, defends Pres. Trump (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on canceling people and canceling organizations. I would focus on those who have focused on canceling a) conservatives, b) conservative organizations, and c) Republican organizations.)
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2020/08/25/rnc-nikki-haley-calls-out-democrats-cancel-culture/5629695002/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Minnesota activists go to Kenosha protests for Jacob Blake with lessons to share Kenosha shooting leads some to Wisconsin, others to Hennepin Government Center – Maya Rao (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if there is a police shooting of a Black in your municipality, Democrats and will loot and riot in your municipality.)
https://www.startribune.com/local-activists-head-to-kenosha-with-lessons-to-share/572208372/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Kenosha, Wis., Sees Second Night of Violence as Unrest Spreads – Erin Ailworth and Julie Wernau (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if there is a police shooting of a Black in your municipality, Democrats and will loot and riot in your municipality.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kenosha-wis-sees-second-night-of-violence-as-unrest-spreads-11598362900
— Kenosha, Wis., Protests Over Jacob Blake Police Shooting Turn Violent Injured Black man said to be in intensive care as officers are placed on leave, governor authorizes limited mobilization of National Guard – Erin Ailworth and Julie Wernau (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if there is a police shooting of a Black in your municipality, Democrats and will loot and riot in your municipality.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/violence-flares-in-kenosha-wis-after-video-shows-police-shooting-black-man-11598278903
— New Thinking on Covid Lockdowns: They’re Overly Blunt and Costly Blanket business shutdowns—which the U.S. never tried before this pandemic—led to a deep recession. Economists and health experts say there may be a better way. – Greg Ip
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-lockdowns-economy-pandemic-recession-business-shutdown-sweden-coronavirus-11598281419
— For Many Pandemic Victims, Lingering Effects Stress Insurance Coverage Doctors and researchers warn that the need for extended and expensive care could burden public safety-net programs like Medicare – Stephanie Armour
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-many-pandemic-victims-lingering-effects-stress-insurance-coverage-11598347801
— Positive Drug Tests Among U.S. Workers Reach 15-Year High Percentage of U.S. employees shown to be using marijuana climbs as more states legalize recreational use – Anne Steele (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I had been a marijuana user, a) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, c) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, d) IRS would not have hired me in 1971 and promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and e) GAO would not have hired me in 1980, promoted me in 1986, or let me work there or almost 18 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-workers-testing-positive-for-drugs-reaches-highest-level-in-15-years-11598347802
— How Not to Be an Antiracist The focus should be on invidious discrimination, not statistical disparities and social change. – Kenneth L. Marcus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-not-to-be-an-antiracist-11598289191

BLOOMBERG
— Diversity In Finance Is Slowly Improving – Barry Ritholtz
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/diversity-finance-slowly-improving-180010109.html

WEEK
— How the Republican National Convention became CPAC – Bonnie Kristian
https://theweek.com/articles/931977/how-republican-national-convention-became-cpac

ATLANTIC
— What It Means to Become American – Conor Friedersdorf (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, to be American is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/an-immigrants-plea-dont-turn-our-america-white/615646/

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Survey Asks: “What’s It Like to be a Journalist in 2020?” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the following have treated me since 2000 as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor: a) past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) past and present leaders of Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) past and present leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, d) past and present Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) conservative and Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc., f) those who had/have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, and g) those who I have sued.)
http://editorandpublisher.com/stories/survey-asks-whats-it-like-to-be-a-journalist-in-2020,172041

GAY CITY NEWS
— Inside the Very Anti-LGBTQ GOP Party Platform — From 2016! – Matt Tracy (DIERSEN: To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of traditional family.)
https://www.gaycitynews.com/inside-the-very-anti-lgbtq-gop-party-platform-from-2016/

LGBTQ NATION
— Republican National Convention will feature racists, anti-LGBTQ activists & con men – Bil Browning (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ promote the destruction of the Republican Party. I should write a book about those who promote LGBTQ, their operatives, and their dupes who have worked the hardest to destroy me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/08/republican-national-convention-will-feature-racists-anti-lgbtq-activists-con-men/

August 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 2020 RNC: Trump questions election integrity as he’s renominated at RNC Trump, who was not scheduled to deliver his keynote convention address until later in the week, nevertheless made multiple public appearances throughout the convention. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/2020-rnc-trump-questions-election-integrity-as-hes-renominated/6386018/
— Chicago shootings: 59 shot, 5 fatally in weekend violence Person wounded in Dan Ryan shooting
https://abc7chicago.com/59-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6385755/
— Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting: Police shoot Black man from behind; protests erupt with garbage trucks set on fire – Jessica D’Onofrio (DIERSEN: If/when the Democrats riot in your municipality, what will they set on fire?)
https://abc7chicago.com/protests-erupt-after-video-shows-kenosha-police-shooting-black-man/6385647/
— Zoom outage impacting meetings, webinars in parts of US
https://abc7chicago.com/technology/zoom-outage-impacting-meetings-webinars-in-parts-of-us/6385931/
— Kenosha, Wisconsin shooting: Police shoot Black man from behind; protests erupt with garbage trucks set on fire Emergency curfew in Kenosha in effect from 8 p.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday – Ravi Baichwal, Jessica D’Onofrio, Cate Cauguiran and Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/kenosha-braces-for-2nd-night-of-protests-after-police-shoot-black-man/6385647/

NBC5
— Kenosha: City Adds Monday Curfew, Governor Activates National Guard
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/latest-updates-in-kenosha-city-adds-monday-curfew-gov-activates-national-guard/2327472/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘He just got bricked’: Officer badly injured during Wis. riots, crowds cheer
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/he-just-got-bricked-officer-badly-injured-during-wis-riots-crowds-cheer
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Kenosha dealership owner says violent protests caused $1.5M in damage; 50+ cars torched – Madeline Anderson
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kenosha-dealership-owner-says-violent-protests-caused-1-5m-in-damage-50-cars-torched

WGN TV
— South suburban region hits Illinois’ threshold for new coronavirus restrictions – Mike Ewing
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/south-suburban-region-hits-illinois-threshold-for-new-coronavirus-restrictions/

WTTW
— Illinois Republicans Look Ahead To An Unconventional National Convention – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-republicans-look-to-unconventional-national-convention/e5777350-f829-4a76-9c24-2ff00ead6d38

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State GOP chair: Republicans are party of law and order, Democrats a party of lawlessness – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-republican-convention-illinois-delegation-20200824-w565m7gwqfenrglkcjrrye7xsy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State Republican chief: Chicago crime so bad, ‘we’re going to need a wall around Illinois just to keep people in’ In a livestream Monday afternoon, Illinois Republican Party Chair Tim Schneider said “we need to make Illinois Republican again.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/24/21400066/illinois-republicans-schneider-porter-chicago-crime-wall-trump-lightfoot
— State Republican chief: Chicago crime so bad, ‘we’re going to need a wall around Illinois just to keep people in’ In a livestream Monday afternoon, Illinois Republican Party Chair Tim Schneider said “we need to make Illinois Republican again.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/24/21400066/illinois-republicans-schneider-porter-chicago-crime-wall-trump-lightfoot
— In roll call, Illinois Republican Party Chair Tim Schneider casts 67 votes to renominate Trump for president Schneider cited Illinois as the “home of the first Republican President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and the birthplace of Ronald Reagan.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/24/21399456/republican-convention-roll-call-illinois-gop-chair-tim-schneider-casts-67-votes-trump-president
— Trump-Rauner a one-two punch for Illinois Republican Party already on the ropes — but GOP not ready to throw in the towel The corruption scandals engulfing Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and other prominent Democrats give them hope for the future. “It’s always darkest before the dawn. I do think it can turn on a dime,” said DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/24/21400136/trump-rauner-illinois-republican-party-gop-national-convention-jim-edgar

DAILY HERALD
— Delegation of two represents Illinois at Republican convention – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200824/delegation-of-two-represents-illinois-at-republican-convention
— State cracks down on Will and Kankakee counties, bans indoor dining Indoor dining, bar service banned – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200824/state-cracks-down-on-will-and-kankakee-counties-bans-indoor-dining
— DuPage County Board candidate Hadiya Afzal officially quits race – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200824/dupage-county-board-candidate-officially-quits-race
— Judge throws out McHenry Township lawsuit over ballot question – Sam Lounsberry
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200824/judge-throws-out-mchenry-township-lawsuit-over-ballot-question
— Four GOP legislators demand ethics, lobbying reform commission hold meetings – REBECCA ANZEL
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200824/four-gop-legislators-demand-ethics-lobbying-reform-commission-hold-meetings
— Leagues of Women Voters celebrate the 19th Amendment inviting DuPage and Kane County state legislators
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20200824/leagues-of-women-voters-celebrate-the-19th-amendment-inviting-dupage-and-kane-county-state-legislators

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Someone’s betting Trump could carry Illinois It’s the state’s GOP chairman, who lays out goals he thinks are reachable amid Chicago violence and Democratic ethical stumbles. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/someones-betting-trump-could-carry-illinois
— Illinois Republicans abandon Trump on post office vote Only two of the state’s five GOP House members vote against a bill to roll back cuts and spend $25 billion more, as the president wanted. Meanwhile, other pols warn the postal emergency has implications on delivering prescription drugs and medical supplies. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-republicans-abandon-trump-post-office-vote

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rodney Davis to host RNC-geared event – Marco Cartolano
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Davis-to-deliver-GOP-convention-speech-15510327.php

WEEK
— Illinois Republican delegation shows unwavering support for Trump
https://week.com/2020/08/24/illinois-republican-delegation-shows-unwavering-support-for-trump/

KTVS
— Petition packets available Aug. 25 for Carbondale City Council election – Marsha Heller (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.kfvs12.com/2020/08/24/petition-packets-available-aug-carbondale-city-council-election/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Civic Betterment Party Announces Changes For 2020 Town Meeting, Application Deadline The 2020 Town Meeting and final voting will be held on Saturday, November 14, with exact time and location to be determined.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/civic-betterment-party-announces-changes-2020-town-meeting-application-deadline

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Official Asked To Resign Official’s public statements draw controversy in village. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-official-asked-resign

DU PAGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S MERIT COMMISSION
— Job Opportunity: Deputy Sheriff
https://www.dupagesheriff.org/AboutUs/103/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Yard Sign for Jesus 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/message-of-the-day-a-sign-76/
— Asking Why Lakewood Lawyer Does Not Bill in Tenths of an Hour
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/asking-why-lakewood-lawyer-does-not-bill-in-tenths-of-an-hour/
— Pritzker on Energy Policy
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/pritzker-on-energy-policy/
— South Barrington Resident on Ballot as Green Party Candidate to Replace David McSweeney
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/south-barrington-resident-on-ballot-as-green-party-candidate-to-replace-david-mcsweeney/
— McConchie Surveys District
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/mcconchie-surveys-district/
— Property Tax Assessment Appeal Session Planned by State Rep. Dan Ugaste – Good for All But Cook County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/property-tax-assessment-session-planned-by-state-rep-dan-ugaste/
— Wonder Lake Resident Reflects on McHenry Township Officials’ Salary Cut and Relates Visit to Highway Department
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/24/wonder-lake-resident-reflects-on-mchenry-township-officials-salary-cut-and-relates-visit-to-highway-department/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Election Officials Quarantined? What Happens Then? – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/election-officials-quarantined-what-happens-then/
— Entire Edgar County State’s Attorney’s Office On Quarantine: All Criminal Cases Postponed – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/entire-edgar-county-states-attorneys-office-on-quarantine-all-criminal-cases-postponed/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICA, LAND OF PROMISE: RNC DAY ONE PREVIEW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/america-land-of-promise-rnc-day-one-preview.html
— TRUMP UNVEILS SECOND TERM CORE PRIORITIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/trump-unveils-second-term-core-priorities.html
— ILLINOIS TEACHERS’ UNIONS FUNNEL NEARLY $3.9M TO MADIGAN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/illinois-teachers-unions-funnel-nearly-39m-to-madigan.html
— ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STOLEN AS PRITZKER ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO IMPLEMENT BASIC SECURITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/illinois-unemployment-benefits-stolen-as-pritzker-administration-fails-to-implement-basic-security.html
— LEFTISTS STORM SUBURBS, SHINE LIGHTS INTO HOMES SCREAMING: ‘OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, INTO THE STREETS!’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/leftists-storm-suburbs-shine-lights-into-homes-screaming-out-of-your-house-into-the-streets.html
— THORNER: REPLACING COVID-19 FEAR WITH REALITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/thorner-replacing-covid-19-fear-with-reality.html
— ILLINOIS DWARFS OTHER STATES WITH 4.6 MILLION BACKGROUND CHECKS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/illinois-dwarfs-other-states-with-46-million-background-checks.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis causes a stir on eve of national convention
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/24/davis-causes-a-stir-on-eve-of-national-convention/
— 1,612 new cases, 8 additional deaths, 36,155 tests, 1,529 in the hospital, 4.2 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/24/1612-new-cases-8-additional-deaths-36155-tests-1529-in-the-hospital-42-percent-positivity-rate/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No new platform: Republicans extend 2016 party document through 2024 – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/no-new-platform-republicans-extend-2016-party-document-through-2024

GOPUSA
–‘Give Em Hell’ Riot At Denver PD Calls To Establish ‘Peace Force’ And ‘Abolish Police’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93807
— Saturday Night Riot Follows All-Out Afternoon Brawl In Portland
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93818

BREITBART
— RNC Officially Repudiates Discredited Southern Poverty Law Center – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/24/rnc-adopt-resolution-repudiating-splc/
— Joe Biden Fails to Condemn Kenosha Riots; Calls Shooting ‘Systemic Racism’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/24/joe-biden-fails-to-condemn-kenosha-riots-calls-shooting-systemic-racism/

FEDERALIST
— GOP House Members Ask Jeff Bezos To Explain Amazon’s Reliance On Southern Poverty Law Center – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/24/gop-house-members-ask-jeff-bezos-to-explain-amazons-reliance-on-splc/

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Shows Major Drop in Democratic Party Affiliation – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to shout that you are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elliebufkin/2020/08/24/more-dnc-woes-new-poll-shows-major-drop-in-democratic-party-affiliation-n2574917

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Time To Wake Up And Start Decoupling From China Beijing was never going to democratize because of open markets. They have merely used them to push their authoritarian designs. – CLYDE PRESTOWITZ
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/time-to-wake-up-and-start-decoupling-from-china/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump’s Second-Term Agenda Includes Ending Reliance on China, Ending Illegal Immigration – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trumps-second-term-agenda-includes-ending-reliance-on-china-ending-illegal-immigration_3472952.html

THE HILL
— Republicans officially renominate Trump for president – JONATHAN EASLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513297-republicans-officially-renominate-trump-for-president
— Trump rails on mail-in voting in surprise remarks at convention – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/513395-trump-rails-on-mail-in-voting-in-surprise-remarks-at-convention
— Biden says he’s open to serving two terms; GOP convention begins – ALEXIS SIMENDINGER AND AL WEAVER
https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/513325-the-hills-morning-report

HUFFINGTON POST
— Black People Believe Racial Hiring Discrimination Exists Where They Work. White People Disagree. – Monica Torres and Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hiring-discrimination-survey_l_5f3fe156c5b6763e5dc289e5

CBS NEWS
— Biden-Harris campaign to boost diversity outreach with expanded campaign – NIKOLE KILLION (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To promote diversity is to engage in reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-harris-campaign-diversity-outreach-battleground-states/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote reparations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/24/us-cities-states-are-discussing-reparations-black-americans-heres-whats-key/
— The pandemic is creating a new crop of political candidates: Unemployed workers – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997, I could become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2000 and 2008, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member in 2001, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2003, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member in 2003, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/23/pandemic-unemployed-workers-running-election/

USA TODAY
— GOP activist Charlie Kirk calls Trump the ‘bodyguard of western civilization’ as he courts young voters – Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/24/rnc-charlie-kirk-trump-family-confidant-goes-after-youth-vote/5584118002/
— Republicans turn to Charlie Kirk, Trump family confidant, to close yawning youth voter gap – Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/24/rnc-charlie-kirk-trump-family-confidant-goes-after-youth-vote/5584118002/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. To promote diversity is to engage in reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and political affiliation discrimination.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2020/08/24/16-steps-to-incorporate-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-into-daily-operations/

August 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— COVID-19 Illinois Today: IL announces 1,893 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths 20 Illinois counties at warning level for COVID-19, including Will, Grundy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1893-new-covid-19-cases-6-deaths-/6384717/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/23/2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Trump’s sister to promote hatred against Trump. The more that you promote hatred against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-sister-criticizes-president-in-newly-released-secret-recordings/6384520/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 1,893 New Coronavirus Cases, 6 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1893-new-coronavirus-cases-6-additional-deaths/2326966/

CBS2
— Days Off Canceled, 12-Hour Shifts For Chicago Police Officers On Saturday, Aug. 29 And On Labor Day Weekend
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/23/days-off-canceled-12-hour-shifts-for-chicago-police-officers-on-saturday-aug-29-and-on-labor-day-weekend/
— Evanston City Leaders Set Up Reparations Fund For African-Americans (DIERSEN: Questions for Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4676388-evanston-city-leaders-set-up-reparations-fund-for-african-americans/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump campaign unveils convention speakers, POTUS to speak every night
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-campaign-unveils-convention-speakers-potus-to-speak-every-night

WBBM
— DuPage: Price of the Pandemic – Craig Dellimore
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/at-issue-dupage-price-of-the-pandemic

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican National Convention: Trump expected to appear each night as GOP seeks to show contrast with Biden – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-rnc-republican-national-convention-20200823-wcovcn6znvendcmqg7yjap2t3u-story.html
— With late summer cases stubbornly high, Illinois faces a ‘perfect storm’ of COVID-19 risk this fall, researcher says – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-perfect-storm-20200823-6ttheapgebacfk5jyiooprn3t4-story.html
— Republican National Convention: Trump expected to appear each night as GOP seeks to show contrast with Biden – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-rnc-republican-national-convention-20200823-wcovcn6znvendcmqg7yjap2t3u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Activists urge Pritzker to send National Guard to Chicago, claim Lightfoot ‘can’t control the city’ “These police are on their own out there, and it’s despicable what’s going on in this city … We’re a laughingstock in the nation right now,” said community activist Frank Coconate. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/23/21398141/activists-pritzker-national-guard-chicago-lightfoot-control
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/23/21396424/laura-washington-joe-biden-kamala-harris-donald-trump-wizard-oz
— Republicans will focus on ‘Honoring the Great American Story’ at convention The convention will feature prominently a number of well-known Trump supporters, including members of the Trump family, but also those whom the GOP say are members of the “silent majority” of Americans who have been aided by Trump’s policies. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/23/21397989/republicans-will-focus-on-honoring-the-great-american-story-at-convention
— Illinois surpasses 220,000 total COVID-19 cases
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/8/23/21397647/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Democrats moving to oust Link ahead of his schedule – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200823/lake-county-democrats-moving-to-oust-link-ahead-of-his-schedule
— Wheaton details city council candidate filing process (DIERSEN: Questions for Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200823/wheaton-details-city-council-candidate-filing-process
— Trump’s vision of American greatness at center of convention – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200822/news/308229894/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather at Lincoln Square Mall to support police – ANTHONY ZILIS
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/hundreds-gather-at-lincoln-square-mall-to-support-police/article_3e5945a8-7262-5d5b-a3f7-0b97f99bf780.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bloomington mayor apologizes for dancing at restaurant without a mask – Kevin Barlow
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bloomington-mayor-apologizes-for-dancing-at-restaurant-without-a-mask/article_4d0ca8c5-462f-58d8-a8e9-1f9c169ab61d.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Widow of murdered retired St. Louis police captain to speak at Republican National Convention – Valerie Schremp Hahn
https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/widow-of-murdered-retired-st-louis-police-captain-to-speak-at-republican-national-convention/article_dac49cc9-b8f7-539b-9067-03f28b531392.html

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— Congressman Adam Kinzinger votes no on $25B Postal Service bill
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/08/23/congressman-adam-kinzinger-votes-no-on-25b-postal-service-bill/a9arhj2/

SPRINGFIELD PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: American Conservative Union ratings released State Rep. Brad Halbrook rated one of the most conservative lawmakers in Springfield – Travis Akin
https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/american-conservative-union-ratings-released

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Coronavirus Update: 13,765 Cases, 529 Deaths The DuPage County case count includes 106 new cases since Saturday. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-coronavirus-update-13-765-cases-529-deaths

LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS
— Carthage College to require students to learn ‘race history’ – TERRY FLORES (DIERSEN: Those who promote “race history” promote hated against those who are White, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lakegenevanews.net/news/local/carthage-college-to-require-students-to-learn-race-history/article_7627202c-dc0f-5d24-a8a7-f71080cab039.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Is Illinois Prepared for Vote-By-Mail? – Daniel C. Vock
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/is-illinois-prepared-for-vote-by-mail

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Does ‘diversity’ include GOP? – LARRY PENNER
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/23/letters-to-the-editor-does-diversity-include-gop/
(FROM THE LETTER: During the 2020 Democratic National Convention, five Republicans crossed the aisle to speak and endorse Joe Biden for president: John Kasich, Susan Molinari, Colin Powell, Christine Whitman and Meg Whitman. Mr. Biden promised that if elected president he would have the most diverse cabinet and administration in history, representing the gorgeous American mosaic. He also promised to appoint the first female African-American Supreme Court justice. Republicans represent a significant portion of America. How many of them will be invited to serve in Mr. Biden’s Cabinet and administration? Will any of these five Republicans be offered a job in a Biden White House? Will Mr. Biden make a public commitment on this issue of inclusion for Republicans prior to Election Day? Voters want to know.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTSTANDING: Republican National Committee passes resolutions defending Christopher Columbus and blasting ‘cancel culture’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-pass-resolutions-defending-christopher-columbus-and-blasting-cancel-culture
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans opted against drafting a 2020 platform, but they did agree on a handful of statements that reflect the party’s core values. The Republican National Committee passed seven resolutions during its annual summer meeting before members and this cycle’s convention delegates vote Monday to renominate President Trump as the GOP standard-bearer for the general election against Democrat Joe Biden. The RNC’s business agenda included affirming its decision to keep its 2016 platform, essentially a nonbinding messaging document outlining Republican positions on a range of issues, until 2024. They also stuck up for Christopher Columbus, credited with the 1492 European discovery of the “New World” of the Americas. Statues erected in Columbus’s honor were toppled or desecrated this summer during protests against racial injustice over the Italian explorer’s treatment of indigenous people, particularly in modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Republicans on Saturday also ripped “cancel” or “callout” culture, which encourages boycotts of people or businesses by those who don’t condone their comments or actions. “The Republican National Committee voted to approve seven resolutions 1) to conserve history and combat prejudice with respect to Christopher Columbus 2) to uphold the First Amendment in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the ‘cancel culture’ amendment,” Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer tweeted. Other resolutions touted the Trump administration’s accomplishments, urged Congress to do more to prevent Chinese companies dominating the country’s medical supply chain amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and pushed lawmakers “to overhaul the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 refuting the legitimacy of the Southern Poverty Law Center to identify hate groups,” according to Shafer. A second GOP official in the Westin Charlotte meeting room, closed to reporters and TV crews, confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the resolutions were passed. National Republican Committee leaders and state party committee heads are gathering this weekend to provide updates, take part in training sessions, and attend meetings on topics from budgets to internal rules. They’ll be joined on Monday by Republican convention delegates to vote on the 2020 presidential nomination. Trump is visiting Asheville, North Carolina, next week, but White House and campaign aides remain mum on whether he plans to make a surprise appearance in Charlotte. The president plans to deliver his nomination acceptance speech on Thursday at the White House. Most of the Charlotte convention will be replaced by virtual prime-time programming similar to the Democratic convention last week. The Charlotte host committee has already begun its closeout process, which incorporates $3.2 million worth of cash and in-kind donations to the local community that had banked on a convention-related economic boost.)
— Trump runs as protector of the Republican base – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: Who represents the Republican Party base in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I represent the Republican Party base in my precinct and I am one of the far too few who represent the Republican Party base in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. The Republican Party base supports the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Beyond tragically, far too many leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party reject some, if not most, if not all of the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-runs-as-protector-of-the-republican-base

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Champaign Rallies to Support Illinois Police Department – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/08/23/video-community-rallies-support-illinois-police-department/
— 45 Questions the Media Should Ask Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – REBECCA MANSOUR (DIERSEN: Questions for candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/23/45-questions-the-media-should-ask-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris/
— Barack Obama: Joe Biden Goals ‘Not that Different’ from Bernie Sanders – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/23/barack-obama-joe-biden-goals-not-that-different-bernie-sanders/
— Detroit Absentee Ballot Chaos: ‘So Inaccurate We Can’t Even Attempt to Make Right’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/23/detroit-absentee-ballot-chaos-inaccurate-cant-even-attempt-make-right/

DAILY WIRE
— Los Angeles Ignored Roughly 25,000 Requests From ICE To Turn Over Illegal Immigrants Arrested For Other Crimes – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-ignored-roughly-25000-requests-from-ice-to-turn-over-illegal-immigrants-arrested-for-other-crimes

THE HILL
— Trump bets it all on the base – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Who represents the Republican Party base in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I represent the Republican Party base in my precinct and I am one of the far too few who represent the Republican Party base in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. The Republican Party base supports the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Beyond tragically, far too many leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party reject some, if not most, if not all of the aforesaid planks.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/512675-the-memo-trump-bets-it-all-on-the-base
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs shout at legal/illegal immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats and RINOs count on legal/illegal immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/512695-yes-american-cities-and-towns-welcome-immigrants

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Trump Never Stops Talking About ‘Our Suburbs’ – Brian F. Schaffner, Jesse H. Rhodes and Raymond J. La Raja (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the fewer Blacks who live in a municipality, municipal district, precinct, or neighborhood, the more racist that the Republicans are who live in that municipality, municipal district, precinct, or neighborhood.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/opinion/trump-racism-suburbs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters use slavery to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/books/review/lost-cause-meacham.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, the hate-filled Trump-hating mainstream news media promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/books/review/brian-stelter-hoax.html
— U.S. Schools Revamp Curricula in Response to Black Lives Matter – Reuters (DIERSEN: How much more strongly will Democrat teachers urge their students to hate those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/23/us/23reuters-global-race-usa-textbooks.html

NEW YORK POST
— Portland cops stand by as groups of protesters clash with guns, smoke bombs – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2020/08/23/portland-cops-stand-by-as-protesters-clash-with-guns-smoke-bombs/

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries. That could make the difference in battleground states this fall. – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rejected-mail-ballots/2020/08/23/397fbe92-db3d-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maryanne-trump-barry-secret-recordings/2020/08/22/30d457f4-e334-11ea-ade1-28daf1a5e919_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/22/another-argument-bidens-experience-his-veteran-staff-advisers/
— A trillion here and a trillion there — pretty soon, it’s real money! – Robert J. Samuelson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-trillion-here-and-a-trillion-there–pretty-soon-its-real-money/2020/08/23/31ccaf78-e3d2-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
— Kamala Harris’ mother was the real trailblazer Shyamala Gopalan Harris came from India at 19 to chart an impressive career in the U.S. – JAYA PADMANABHAN (DIERSEN: I was one of the few Republicans who IRS’s Chicago office promoted to GS-12. I was one of the few IRS Chicago office employees who passed the CPA examination on their first attempt. I was one of the few GAO Chicago office employees who passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on their first attempt. I was one of the very few GAO Chicago office employees who became a licensed CPA. I was one of the few Republicans who GAO’s Chicago office promoted to GS-13.)
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/in-brown-type-kamala-harris-isnt-the-trailblazer-her-mother-was/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Covid-19 Is Dividing the American Worker The rapid adoption of remote work and automation could accelerate inequalities in place for decades. Economists say the resulting ‘K’ shaped recovery will be good for professionals—and bad for everyone else. – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-is-dividing-the-american-worker-11598068859

FORBES
— Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Hinder Or Help Universal Equity? Three Diversity Executives Speak Out – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: BLM promotes hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2020/08/23/does-black-lives-matter-hinder-or-help-universal-equity-three-diversity-executives-speak-out/#3c225b271967
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote social justice is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2020/08/23/without-social-justice-a-severe-economic-collapse-awaits-us/#5e79a0463585

WSET
— OUTSTANDING: Halifax Co. citizens hold rally in support of police and Second Amendment rights – Caroline Kealy & Kaicey Baylor
https://wset.com/news/local/halifax-co-citizens-hold-rally-in-support-of-police-and-second-amendment-rights

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Black Trans Lives Matter mural formally unveiled in Andersonville – Emily Reilly
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Black-Trans-Lives-Matter-mural-formally-unveiled-in-Andersonville/69109.html