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February 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— U.S. SUSPENDS ENFORCEMENT OF TRAVEL BAN; TRUMP BASHES JUDGE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/us-suspends-enforcement-of-travel-ban;-trump-bashes-judge/1737683/
— Trump Slams ‘So-Called Judge’ Who Blocked Immigration Order – ABC News
https://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-slams-so-called-judge-who-blocked-immigration-order/1737487/
— CHICAGO LOOP SYNAGOGUE VANDALIZED WITH SWASTIKAS, BROKEN WINDOW
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-loop-synagogue-vandalized-with-swastikas-broken-window/1737442/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Loop Synagogue Vandalized With Swastikas, Broken Window – Emily Florez
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-loop-synagogue-vandalized-swastikas-412773583.html
— Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to Push Similar Budget Message
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-rauner-push-similar-budget-message–412788613.html
— Hundreds Protest Rep. Peter Roskam in Suburban Palatine – Shelby Bremer  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/peter-roskam-protest-palatine-412780383.html

 

CBS2
— DuPage County Struggles To Fight Opioid Epidemic – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/dupage-county-struggles-to-fight-opioid-epidemic/
— Minorities Make Up 2/3 Of CPD’s 16,000 New Applicants  (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.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/minorities-make-up-23-of-cpds-16000-new-applicants/
— Chicago Loop Synagogue Vandalized With Swastikas – Lauren Victory
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/04/chicago-loop-synagogue-vandalized-with-swastikas/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam among Republicans on tightrope with constituents over Trump.” (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-roskam-hultgren-trump-backlash-met-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters gather outside GOP meeting attended by Roskam.” (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-roskam-protest-st-0205-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s policies strain decades-old ties binding a Mexican village to Waukegan.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-trump-mexico-waukegan-20170204-story.html
— Police treatment-not-prosecution program has helped 9 drug addicts so far – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: I am 68 years old. I have never used an illegal drug and I never will.  I credit my a) outstanding parents and their having me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raising me as a MSL, and having me confirmed as a MSL and b) my respect for the rule of law.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would credit the fact that no one has ever encouraged me to use illegal drugs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-heroin-alternative-program-st-0205-20170204-story.html
— Chicago immigration attorney: ‘Get back to the states as soon as possible’ – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-immigration-attorney-get-back-to-the-states-as-soon-as-possible-20170204-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Documents confirm Trump still benefiting from his business.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-trust-20170204-story.html
— New Trier High School parents debate planned civil rights seminar – Kathy Routliffe  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HATE THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/winnetka/news/ct-wtk-new-trier-diversity-day-tl-0209-20170204-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opposition to an all-day civil rights seminar planned for New Trier High School has led to a group of parents creating a website and Facebook page to call for the addition of conservative speakers and presenters, or cancellation of the event. As currently planned, students at the Winnetka and Northfield campuses will hear from a keynote speaker at the Feb. 28 event on “Understanding Today’s Struggle for Racial Civil Rights,” and choose two of more than 100 sessions or workshops to attend, according to Assistant Supt. Tim Hayes. Keynote speakers are National Book Award winner Colson Whitehead, author of “The Underground Railroad,” and Andrew Ayden, co-author with U.S. Rep. John Lewis of “March,” a graphic novel series chronicling Lewis’ civil rights history. District Supt. Linda Yonke said students must attend the keynote speech and a 50-minute homeroom presentation, but students who are uncomfortable with anything in the sessions will be able to leave. Opponents of the current format and speaker lineup say it lacks conservative voices, and thus presents a biased and politicized offering of liberal viewpoints on the issues. Wilmette resident Mark Glennon, whose son is a New Trier junior, called the schedule of presenters “flagrantly and unquestionably politically extreme.”  “What I’d like to see happen is simple: just some balance in what’s presented,” he said, adding that debate among New Trier parents and residents has caused strife in an otherwise friendly community.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do not oppose Trump, Budweiser wants to get rid of you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-super-bowl-commercial-preview-20170203-story.html
— Eric Trump’s business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills – Amy Brittain, Drew Harwell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-eric-trump-uruguay-trip-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is showing us why he needs a (Black) history lesson.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes WANT TRUMP TO SAY a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-black-history-frederick-douglass-perspec-0205-20170203-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump calls ruling ‘ridiculous’ as visa cancellations lifted – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-lashes-out-a-federal-judge-over-ruling-on-travel-ban/
— U.S. suspends enforcement of travel ban; Trump bashes judge – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/u-s-suspends-enforcement-of-travel-ban-trump-bashes-judge/
— Twenty more ATF agents on their way to Chicago – Sam Charles and Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cnn-20-more-atf-agents-coming-to-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam meets with Republicans in Palatine, ignores 400 protestors.”  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/news/170209444/
— Favia cites ‘bullies,’ withdraws from Arlington Heights trustee race – Christopher Placek and James Kane
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/news/170209445/
— South Elgin middle school fight severely injures student
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209508/
— District 89 superintendent: No boundary changes for next year – Bob Smith and Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209536/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s a serial entrepreneur to do when the world is topsy-turvy? – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: Are/were you an entrepreneur?  To turn entrepreneurs against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout at entrepreneurs a) that I never was an entrepreneur, b) that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997, c) that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, d) that I have been a retired federal employee for more that 19 years, e) that my federal pension is $50,856/year, f) that my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is $17,288/year, and g) that I never earned more than $122,991/year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170204/ISSUE01/170209920/glen-tullman-a-serial-entrepreneur-bracing-for-change

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Peoria SEAL promoted posthumously – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170203/peoria-seal-promoted-posthumously-video-seized-in-raid-was-years-old

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— District 89 board agrees to delay proposed boundary changes – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/04/district-89-board-agrees-to-delay-proposed-boundary-changes/acoxs73/

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Protest Glen Ellyn’s Congressman  Rep. Peter Roskam was meeting with a Republican group in Palatine.” (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If they have not done so already, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will shout at Roskam that Diersen’s GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails brought those protestors to the event.)
http://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/hundreds-protest-glen-ellyns-congressman

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Doug Ibendahl on this Sunday’s Beyond the Beltway with Bruce DuMont
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14261

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling’s Mayor Agriris Used City Credit for Personal Use and Appears to have Lied About Repayment – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/wheelings-mayor-agriris-used-city-credit-for-personal-use-and-appears-to-have-lied-about-repayment/

 

GOPUSA
— Can Trump defuse the ‘saboteurs’ in DC?  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to sabotage its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://www.gopusa.com/can-trump-defuse-the-saboteurs-in-dc/
(FROM THE ARTICFLE: A former attorney with the DOJ says rules for firing federal civil service employees will make it very difficult for Donald Trump to “drain the swamp” in Washington, as he promised numerous times during his campaign. When President Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates earlier this week, it brought to light a serious problem at the Justice Department: Obama devotees and appointees ensconced in the agency. Yates, one of those holders from the Obama administration, had defiantly refused to defend Trump’s executive order calling for a temporary ban on refugees from seven predominately Muslim countries. Conservative activists have praised the president for his decision to fire Yates. J. Christian Adams, a former Justice Department attorney, contends the Obama appointee was merely fulfilling her assignment: disrupt the new administration’s plans. “Sally Yates was one of thousands of saboteurs who have been left at the Justice Department from the Obama years. She was just the first one to engage in her act of sabotage,” he said during a recent interview on American Family Radio. “There are many, many, many dozens of hundreds yet to come from other employees who have been left there.” Ronald Reagan once said: “The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.” According to Adams, that could also apply to the federal bureaucracy as a whole. “… You can’t get rid of it; Trump can’t get rid of it [or] change it. You can’t drain the swamp anymore because of federal civil service rules,” exclaims the founder of the Election Law Center. “… It’s almost like you need to go back to the spoil system where [when] you win an election you get to pick the employees. Maybe there was value to that because it actually made the government responsive to the people – because right now it’s responsive to the institutional left.” Adams believes it would take a courageous effort by Congress to change an environment he describes as unaccountable and left-leaning.)

 

BREITBART
— Thousands Protest Trump Immigration Order in London – NICK HALLETT  (DIERSEN: How soon will England declare itself to be a Muslim country?)
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/02/04/thousands-protest-trump-immigration-order-london/
— Joy Reid: Trump’s Order Is a Muslim Ban That Exempts Countries Where Trump Does Business – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/02/04/joy-reid-trumps-order-is-a-muslim-ban-that-exempts-countries-where-trump-does-business/

 

THE BLAZE
— Group boycotting Trump businesses gets Nordstrom to drop Ivanka – Sarah Lee (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps drop you?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/group-boycotting-trump-businesses-gets-nordstrom-to-drop-ivanka/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House chairman to sanctuary cities: ‘Your money is gone’ – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-chairman-to-sanctuary-cities-your-money-is-gone/article/2613830

 

POLITICO
— TV networks hiking ad rates for shows Trump watches – DANIEL LIPPMAN and ANNA PALMER  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but what if Trump said that he regularly reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to keep up to date with government and political news and commentary in Illinois?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-tv-ad-rates-morning-joe-oreilly-234647

 

THE HILL
— Shows Trump watches hike ad prices – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/317921-news-networks-raise-ad-prices-as-groups-vie-for-trumps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump delivers for religious right.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317875-trump-delivers-for-religious-right
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Thousands protest Trump’s immigration ban for second week in a row.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317932-thousands-protest-trumps-immigration-ban-for-second-week-in-a
— Brazile: Trump’s Supreme Court pick ‘more extreme’ than Scalia – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are extreme?  The following say that I am extreme: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/317927-brazile-trumps-supreme-court-pick-more-extreme-than-scalia

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A Trump Organization business trip already cost American taxpayers.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/04/a-trump-organization-business-trip-already-cost-american-taxpaye/21707087/

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Global Demonstrations Over Trump’s Policies Heat Up Amid Anger Over Travel Ban.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/global-demonstrations-over-trump-s-policies-heat-amid-anger-over-n716831

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump just got checked and balanced.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/04/politics/donald-trump-travel-ban/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Picks Wall Street Over Main Street.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/trump-picks-wall-street-over-main-street.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Mr. Trump’s Random Insult Diplomacy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/mr-trumps-random-insult-diplomacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/opinion/sunday/will-the-supreme-court-stand-up-to-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Early Signs Suggest Trump’s Actions Are Taking a Toll on Trump Brand.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/business/the-trump-brand.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘We’ll do better’: Trump’s White House tries to gain a sense of order amid missteps – Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/well-do-better-trumps-white-house-tries-to-gain-a-sense-of-order-amid-missteps/2017/02/04/8351bdb0-ea53-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Backers and opponents of Trump travel ban hold dueling rallies at LAX – Deborah Netburn
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lax-protests-20170204-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— ATF considers sending more agents to help with Chicago’s violent crime – Aamer Madhani and Kevin Johnson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/04/atf-considers-sending-more-agents-help-chicagos-violent-crime/97485104/

 

BEND BULLETIN
— Today in history: In 1977, 11 people were killed when two Chicago Transit Authority trains collided on an elevated track. (DIERSEN: 40 years ago this evening, my wife and I were on our first date.  We were in the northeast Loop when this accident occurred.)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/nation/5021968-151/today-in-history-and-birthdays

 

  1. CLOUD TIMES
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America, and especially citizens of America who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
    http://www.sctimes.com/story/opinion/2017/02/04/trump-repeats-sad-history-immigration/97359382/

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump evades press pool AGAIN by going for an impromptu round of golf in Palm Beach while on vacation that could cost taxpayers $3MILLION.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4192192/Trump-ducks-press-pool-goes-impromptu-golf-trip.html

 

COURIER MAIL
— Why Donald Trump is good news for the media industry – Editorial
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/why-donald-trump-is-good-news-for-the-media-industry/news-story/4882642b8a0116d554600ec43558e6e8
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: AS President Donald Trump steps up his attacks on the “dishonest” press, major American media outlets are seeing an apparent resurgence after years of downward spiral. Newspapers, radio and television had begun to see growth during the 2016 election campaign, and that has accelerated since the inauguration, despite — or perhaps because of — the vitriol from the new president and his aides. While much of the industry has been slumping in recent years, the war between the president and the news media has seemingly drawn in a flood of new readers, listeners and viewers, including many willing to pay for news. CNN viewership rose a stunning 94 per cent during the week of Mr Trump’s inauguration in January, even as the president assailed the cable news operator as a purveyor of “fake news.” The New York Times announced this week it added nearly 300,000 paid digital subscribers in the fourth quarter of last year, the highest number since it began its paywall model.)

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is threat to international stability.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/04/two-thirds-of-britons-believe-trump-is-threat-to-international-stability

February 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Nordstrom to drop Ivanka Trump’s clothing, accessories line – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps drop you?  How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–nordstrom-ivanka-trump-20170203-story.html
— Troubled times call for congressmen to open doors to constituents – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-congress-roskam-immigration-st-0205-20170203-story.html
— Illinois’ students need fair school funding – Allison Jack, River Forest  (DIERSEN: Jack would be one of those who would hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete-Monee School District 201-U was filthy rich when I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966 and that is why I got into the upper 20% of my class, why I got an ACT score of 24, and why UIC accepted me in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-students-need-fair-school-funding-20170203-story.html
— Arlington Heights candidate facing backlash after Facebook post about women’s marches – Karen Ann Cullotta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-womens-march-facebook-candidate-tl-0209-20170203-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger vows to ‘help people in need’ in new job – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Have you ever been “in need?” I have not. Because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and as being someone who has always been privileged.  If that were true, I never would have taken the bad dead end jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-exclusive-munger-appointed-to-deputy-guv-post/
— Political football: Bears battle players union over workers’ comp – TINA SFONDELES AND PATRICK FINLEY
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-football-bears-battle-players-union-over-workers-comp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— EDITORIAL: Don’t keep secrets  The already embattled DuPage County Election Commission didn’t help itself by waiting more than a month to announce that longtime Executive Director Robert Saar effectively retired in mid-December, although his last day isn’t really until March 14. Saar has the right to his accumulated time off, but why keep his departure secret for so long?
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/discuss/170209512/
— EDITORIAL: Congressman speaking up  Despite the risks he took criticizing President Trump’s immigration ban, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren didn’t go far enough for several dozen people who showed up at his Campton Hills office this week. A spokesman said the 14th District congressman will host a town-hall meeting and promised appointments to all who showed. That’s decent service.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170204/discuss/170209512/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— If only voters got as flabbergasted as ratings agencies over state budget – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/NEWS02/170209923/if-only-voters-got-as-flabbergasted-as-ratings-agencies-over-state

 

NAVIGATOR
— State Representative David Reis named Assistant House Republican Leader
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/news/article_5be05f70-ea26-11e6-9363-0bb0319fff51.html

 

WVIK
— A Look At How Rauner, Emanuel Are Handling Trump – LAUREN CHOOLJIAN AND TONY ARNOLD
http://wvik.org/post/look-how-rauner-emanuel-are-handling-trump#stream/0

 

WJBC
— OUTSTANDING: Normal could prohibit new video gaming establishments close to single family neighborhoods – Adam Studzinski
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/02/03/normal-could-prohibit-new-video-gaming-establishments-close-to-single-family-neighborhoods/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hello? People swamp Congress with calls in era of Trump – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/hello-people-swamp-congress-with-calls-in-era-of-trump/article_26f56af1-30f3-5410-b69d-d48f7d7f3ed3.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Could the next state holiday be Obama’s birthday? – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article130743344.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— District 89 superintendent recommends delaying boundary changes  Parents had voiced concerns about proposal – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/02/03/district-89-superintendent-recommends-delaying-boundary-changes/ax6z9j4/

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Illinois Budget Deal: The Wheels Can’t Come Off Until There’s a Cart – Reboot Illinois
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/illinois-budget-deal-wheels-cant-come-until-theres-cart

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Here are Chicagoland’s wealthiest ZIPs (INTERACTIVE MAP)  (DIERSEN: According to this, South Wheaton (60189) has a population of 30,184, 11,775 households, $98,856 median household income, and $347,663 median net worth.)
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/02/04/here-are-chicagolands-wealthiest-zips.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Esri, the Top 10 wealthiest ZIP codes in the Chicago area are: 60043 – Kenilworth, 60022 – Glencoe, 60093 – Winnetka, 60521 – Hinsdale, 60045 – Lake Forest, 60091 – Wilmette, 60558 – Western Springs, 60523 – Oak Brook, 60184 – Wayne, 60015 – Deerfield)

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Jeremy Plank earns Certified Fraud Examiner credential  (DIERSEN: I became a CFE in 1990 based on my having a) worked for GAO for more than 10 years, the last 4 years of which at the GS-13 level, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 level, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, d) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) passing the CPA examination in 1979, f) earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, g) earning an MBA in 1976, and h) earning a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
http://www.ibjonline.com/local-headlines/5277-plank-earns-certified-fraud-examiner-credential
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, has awarded Jeremy Plank, of Wood River, the Certified Fraud Examiner credential. Plank met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE. Plank had to demonstrate knowledge in four areas critical to the fight against fraud: fraudulent financial transactions, fraud prevention and deterrence, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation. Plank is currently a CPA with CJ Schlosser and Company, LLC in Edwardsville and Alton. CFEs have the ability to: examine data and records to detect and trace fraudulent transactions; interview suspects to obtain information and confessions; write investigation reports; advise clients as to their findings; testify at trial; understand the law as it relates to fraud and fraud investigations; and identify the underlying factors that motivate individuals to commit fraud. CFEs on six continents have investigated more than 1 million suspected cases of civil and criminal fraud.)

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “BOYCOTTS, TRUMP’S TIRADES PART OF NEW BUSINESS LANDSCAPE.”
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170204/AP/302049936

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Crete CSX intermodal rail terminal is subject of open house – Andrew Steele
http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transportation/crete-csx-intermodal-rail-terminal-is-subject-of-open-house/article_8303046c-73b0-5ef4-9aaf-5b9b4572d95c.html

 

TIMES
— GOP introduces federal ‘right-to-work’ bill – Brent Bader
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/gop-introduces-federal-right-to-work-bill/article_5983d0c9-8a7b-5c5d-a67c-3d376608d671.html

 

GOPUSA
— California Democrats want to make entire state a sanctuary for illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/california-democrats-want-to-make-entire-state-a-sanctuary-for-illegal-aliens/
— Hail the Gender-Fluid Scouts?
http://www.gopusa.com/hail-the-gender-fluid-scouts/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Whites Need Not Apply To Teach At Barnard – David Krayden  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps want to post signs or have already posted signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/whites-need-not-apply-to-teach-at-barnard/

 

THE BLAZE
— Protesters plan to expose their rears at Trump Tower in Chicago to get Trump to release his tax returns – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Those who protest against you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/protesters-plan-to-expose-their-rears-at-trump-tower-to-get-trump-to-release-his-tax-returns/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Over 25 groups unite to fight sex trafficking at the Super Bowl  (DIERSEN: What is the Libertarian Party’s position on this?  I should write a book about Libertarians and about Libertarian plants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have always worked against me. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being much “too conservative” on social issues.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/we-must-tackledemand-for-sex-trafficking-at-the-super-bowl-and-beyond

 

DAILY CALLER
— Federal Employees Trying To Undermine Trump Need To Go – Neil Siefring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never tried to undermine its Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion efforts. The federal government never charged me with that because I always carried out all the AA, Diversity, and Inclusion orders that I was given.  I can provide many examples in which I was ordered to give preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and that I carried out those orders.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/federal-employees-trying-to-undermine-trump-need-to-go/
— $27B In Federal Funds Now At Risk For Sanctuary Cities – Ethan Barton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/27b-in-federal-funds-now-at-risk-for-sanctuary-cities/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sanctuary Cities Received $27 Billion From Feds Each Year  1 in 5 city residents in Los Angeles are illegal immigrants – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: What percent of Chicago residents are illegals?)
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-sanctuary-cities-received-27-billion-feds-year/
— Gun Sales Dip in January as Trump Takes Office  FBI ran half a million fewer checks than same time last year – Stephen Gutowski  (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps increase their threats of violence, Trump supporters will start buying more firearms and ammunition again for their self-defense.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-sales-dip-january-trump-takes-office/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— ‘Refuse Fascism’ Group That Fanned Anti-Free Speech Flames at UC Berkeley is Soros-Funded – ANGIE MCPHERSON
http://ijr.com/2017/02/793907-refuse-fascism-group-that-fanned-anti-free-speech-flames-at-uc-berkeley-is-soros-funded/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The open war between the establishment and President Trump – MATTHEW CONTINETTI (DIERSEN: Who heads The Establishment in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Are they at war with Trump and his supporters?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444602/donald-trump-establishment-washington-insiders-everything-they-can-destroy

 

THE HILL
— The Trump opposition: Hell hath no fury like Democrats’ scorn – RUSSELL PAUL LA VALLE  (DIERSEN: What plans do the Democrats and the RINOs have to get rid of Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/317785-the-trump-opposition-hell-hath-no-fury-like-democrats

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Black History Month: A Time to Celebrate, but Also a Time to Remember the Work Left Undone – Marsha Levick  (DIERSEN: Levick would agree with my critics/opponents, with their operatives, and with their dupes who say that a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.  Further, Levick would agree with those who say that instead of me, Blacks should have been hired to do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, work on an automobile assembly line, work as a security guard, and sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances during the 1960s and 1970s.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-tragedy-of-wordsworth-academy_us_5894faaee4b061551b3dfe87

 

REUTERS
— German magazine sparks furor with image of Trump beheading Statue of Liberty  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps have NO PROBLEM with this image. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-germany-spiegel-idUSKBN15J0EU

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Not ‘Lone Wolves’ After All: How ISIS Guides Plots by Remote Control – RUKMINI CALLIMACHI  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois try to paint themselves as being “lone wolves.”  My critics/opponents have lots of clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  I should write a book about them.  They would love it.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/04/world/asia/isis-messaging-app-terror-plot.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Pence tells Trump what to do and that Trump does what Pence tells him to do.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/opinion/trump-with-a-tail.html
— ‘White Privilege’ Essay Contest Stirs Up a Connecticut Town – DANIEL VICTOR  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being some who has benefited immensely from “White privilege.”  They hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I was able to get jobs, to buy cars, to earn college degrees, to buy real estate, to past professional certification tests, to get a professional license, to get promotions, to get professional certifications, to save for retirement, to etc., WAS BECAUSE OF WHITE PRIVILEGE.  Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who DEMONIZE ME, DENIGRATE ME, AND CONDEMN ME THE MOST?  NOTE: ALL OF THE AFORESAID ARE WHITE.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/nyregion/white-privilege-essay-contest-westport-connecticut.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ninth Circuit battle: May Arizona deny driver’s licenses to beneficiaries of Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program? -Eugene Volokh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/02/04/ninth-circuit-battle-may-arizona-deny-drivers-licenses-to-beneficiaries-of-obamas-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program/

 

NEW YORK POST
— White House to investigate leaks of Trump’s calls to Mexico, Australia – Reuters  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely – my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will hint/imply/argue/shout that I am the leaker.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/white-house-to-investigate-leaks-of-trumps-calls-to-mexico-australia/
— Ocean may one day swallow Trump’s ‘Winter White House’ – Jackie Salo  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump and blame his supporters for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://nypost.com/2017/02/04/ocean-may-one-day-swallow-trumps-winter-white-house/

 

USA TODAY
— What is a Black Bloc? The tactic that unleashed chaos in Berkeley.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/02/what-black-bloc/97393870/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As concerns mount over LGBT rights, study shows lack of protections.”  From what I see, those who promote LGBTQ activity run America, run Illinois, run Cook County, run Chicago, run etc. and they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/03/concerns-mount-over-lgbt-rights-study-shows-lack-protections/97402482/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Will Lady Gaga Take on Trump at the Super Bowl? Place Your Bets!  Offshore bookmakers are split on whether the outspoken pop star will mention the president in her halftime show; ‘I believe in a passion for inclusion’ – HANNAH KARP  (DIERSEN: The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, Trump’s supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, the more money that members of the following groups will give you: anti-Trumps, anti-Protestants, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, anti-Americans, anti-Whites, anti-males, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-super-bowl-tossup-will-lady-gaga-take-on-donald-trump-1486143787

 

FORBES
— Another Travel Ban: IRS Moves To Revoke Passports For Unpaid Taxes – Robert W. Wood
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/02/02/another-travel-ban-irs-moves-to-revoke-passports-for-unpaid-taxes/#1e10b18c7df6

 

SPARTANBURG HERALD JOURNAL
— Loose talk of being ‘un-American’  A pause in immigration from seven Muslim-majorities countries isn’t a violation of our nation’s creed. – RICH LOWRY  (DIERSEN: If there had been as many illegal and legal immigrants in America during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s as there are today, in all likelihood, they would have gotten the jobs that I did doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assemble line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.)
http://www.goupstate.com/opinion/20170203/lowry-loose-talk-of-being-un-american
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Levels of immigration spiked in the 1880s, dropped in the 1890s, and reached new highs before World War I. They declined precipitously during the war and bounced back afterward. Then the 1924 immigration law brought a new phase of lower immigration that didn’t end until the late 1960s. In 1965, fewer than 300,000 immigrants were admitted to the United States. We have been at elevated levels for decades since then and now admit about 1 million a year. The proportion of the foreign-born population is set to hit a record in 2025.)

 

WYOMING NEWS
— Keep illegal immigrants at bay by axing freebies – Joe Elkins, Cheyenne
http://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/keep-illegal-immigrants-at-bay-by-axing-freebies/article_832ac2b0-ea9d-11e6-b706-cb7f7fcfb0ca.html

 

WTOP
— Protesters dance from Trump Hotel to White House – Michelle Basch
http://wtop.com/dc/2017/02/protesters-dance-trump-hotel-white-house/slide/1/

 

KRGV
— GAO: IRS Falls Short of Protecting Taxpayers Against Fraud  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917.)
http://www.krgv.com/story/34424851/gao-irs-falls-short-of-protecting-taxpayers-against-fraud

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Neighbors Greet Obama Family With Yard Signs – Lauren Briggs
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/neighbors-greet-obama-family-yard-signs-photos-0

 

NPR
— Trump Backers Want Ideology Test For Extreme Vetting – Deborah Amos  (DIERSEN: From what I see, anti-Trumps have NO PROBLEM with letting into America those who despise, if not hate, if not want to get rid of members of the following groups: Trump supporters, non-Muslins, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/04/513289953/trump-backers-want-ideology-test-for-extreme-vetting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “It’s Not Just The Media — Trump Administration Closed-Lipped With Public Too.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who do not want me to know about their activities or their events, do not want me to promote their events, do not want me to attend their events, and/or do not want me to report on their events and b) who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/02/03/513311281/advocates-fear-trumps-stance-against-media-will-block-flow-of-information

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans protest in Australia.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/04/protests-held-across-australia-against-donald-trumps-travel-ban
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s courtiers bring chaotic and capricious style to White House.  Two weeks in, the new administration resembles the court of a Renaissance king, with favorites infighting and Steve Bannon a Cardinal Richelieu in cargo pants.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/04/trump-inner-circle-white-house-court

 

NAPERVILLE AREA AAUW
— Pink Brain, Blue Brain: A Fascinating Look At Gender Differences  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion.)
https://www.meetup.com/American-Association-of-University-Women-Naperville-Area/events/236728719/

February 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER HIRES MUNGER AS A DEPUTY GOVERNOR – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-hires-munger-as-a-deputy-governor/1736675/
— U.S. JUDGE TEMPORARILY BLOCKS TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN NATIONWIDE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-travel-ban-nationwide/1736734/
— SWEDEN’S ‘FEMINIST GOVERNMENT’ TAKES SWIPE AT TRUMP – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are a) anti-Trump make it clear that they are anti-men and b) those who are anti-men make it clear that they are anti-Trump.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/swedens-feminist-government-takes-swipe-at-trump/1736576/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps publish a website to promote protests against Trump.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-website-for-information-on-political-protests-in-chicago/1736489/

 

NBC5
— Lisa Madigan Warns of Immigration Scams After Executive Orders  Immigrants with concerns about traveling to their country of origin are encouraged to seek “reputable and legitimate” assistance and contact their local consulate.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-Warns-of-Immigration-Scams-After-Executive-Orders-412747493.html
— Activists Slam Ohio Pastor Who Talked Chicago Violence With Trump  “Why would a guy in Ohio be more credible than someone in Chicago,” activist Dawn Valenti told reporters. “That’s total disrespect of the community.” – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-activists-ohio-pastor-chicago-violence-412633043.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Hires Leslie Munger As $135,000-Per-Year Deputy Governor  (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer, GAO was paying me at GS-13 Step 10 rate which is now $122,991.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/03/rauner-hires-leslie-munger-as-135000-per-year-deputy-governor/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— U.S. judge blocks Trump’s travel ban nationwide – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/233637805-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Roskam among Republicans on tightrope with constituents over Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-roskam-hultgren-trump-backlash-met-20170203-story.html
— Watch Mike Madigan rap in cringe-worthy GOP ad – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mike-madigan-raps-ad-0205-chicago-inc-20170203-story.html
— Rauner ally Durkin warns union to be ‘careful’ about ‘crossing’ governor with strike – Monique Garcia and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jim-durkin-afscme-met-0205-20170203-story.html
— Chicago Teachers Union protests at Emanuel’s office on first unpaid furlough day – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-teachers-city-hall-protest-0204-20170203-story.html
— Will Madigan and Rauner act like statesmen or Illinois politicians? – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-madigan-llinois-budget-fight-perspec-0206-20170203-story.html
— As our best and brightest leave, hope dims for Illinois’ future – Zachary S. Schiffman, Chicago, professor emeritus, Northeastern Illinois University  (DIERSEN: Are/were you among the “best and brightest?”  In the federal government, for its non-veteran White male employees, to be among the “best and brightest,” you have to make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-as-our-best-and-brightest-lave-hope-dims-for-illinois-future-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medical-marijuana-growing-pains-0205-biz-20170203-story.html
— What Caterpillar builds, from small to large
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/92484337-132.html
— Jim McMahon among group of ex-NFL players pushing for legal pot as painkiller alternative – Jack Kaskey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-jim-mcmahon-legal-pot-20170203-story.html
— I am a deplorable, and I’m happy I voted for Trump – Jeff Bust, Frankfort
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-voter-happy-deplorable-perspec-0206-md-20170203-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, they will get rid of you.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats get rid of you if do not engage in LGBTQ activity?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-sodomy-scalia-gorsuch-legal-supreme-court-perspec-0205-20170203-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU says women bear brunt of CPS furlough days, budget cuts – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: In 1981, when Charles Bowsher took over GAO and ran it for the next 15 years, he promised that GAO employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts, that is, that GAO employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran would bear the brunt of budget cuts.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ctu-spends-first-furlough-day-in-front-of-mayors-office/
— School funding panel lacks guts – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kadner-school-funding-panel-lacks-guts/
— Apprenticeships are great, but bias is biggest barrier – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: On the other side of the coin, three times the federal government offered me jobs even though I am not a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-apprenticeships-are-great-but-bias-is-biggest-barrier/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump does not see Chicago.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-president-trump-does-not-see-chicago/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote yard signs that promote hatred against those who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, non-disabled, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to get rid of members of the aforesaid groups.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209524/
— Following social media post, Arlington Heights board race now contested – Richard Baldino
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/news/170209597/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam applauds Iran sanctions – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/BLOGS02/170209938/roskam-applauds-iran-sanctions
— Rauner taps Munger as new deputy governor – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/BLOGS02/170209932/rauner-taps-munger-as-new-deputy-governor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “sowing conscience among confusion on immigration mess.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/OPINION/170209934/john-rowe-on-immigration-sowing-conscience-among-mess
— ATF looks to ‘beef up’ presence in Chicago – CNN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170203/NEWS02/170209916/atf-looks-to-beef-up-presence-in-chicago-cnn

 

WTTW
— CTU Members Take Protest to City Hall on First Furlough Day – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/02/03/ctu-members-take-protest-city-hall-first-furlough-day

 

DNA INFO
— Mass Mooning Planned For Chicago Trump Tower, 100+ People To Drop Trou – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170202/downtown/mass-mooning-planned-for-chicago-trump-tower-100-people-drop-trou

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner administration says it has no plans for mass privatization of state jobs – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: In 1981, Charles Bowsher left Arthur Andersen and ran GAO for the next 15 years. Many of his critics believed that he wanted to dissolve GAO and give the agency’s functions to Arthur Andersen.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170203/rauner-administration-says-it-has-no-plans-for-mass-privatization-of-state-jobs
— Democratic legislators call for Obama state holiday – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170203/democratic-legislators-call-for-obama-state-holiday

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “organize to oppose Trump’s agenda.”
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/02/03/progressives-organize-to-oppose-trumps-agenda/arsdbuo/

 

DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— Adam Kinzinger should switch parties – Pat Cunningham  (DIERSEN: If you were elected or appointed to a government or a political office as a Republican, and if you have not defended and advanced the Republican Party platform or if you are not going to do that, you should immediately resign. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/blogs/20170203/adam-kinzinger-should-switch-parties

 

KWQC
— Rauner hires Munger as a deputy governor – AP
http://kwqc.com/2017/02/03/rauner-hires-munger-as-a-deputy-governor/

 

WSIL TV
— Trump inherits a healthy job market, with solid hiring – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34418751/trump-inherits-a-healthy-job-market-with-solid-hiring
— Trump launches his attack on banks’ financial restraints – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34417907/trump-launches-his-attack-on-banks-financial-restraints

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Roskam Expected To Face Protesters At Meeting In Palatine  Township Republican Meeting Open To Members Only – TOM ROBB
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_36ba593e-ea2c-11e6-b581-a70c07fe97c3.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner appoints Ruscitti to Illinois Board of Higher Education, ISU board
http://dailyegyptian.com/65609/news/rauner-appoints-member-to-illinois-board-of-higher-education-isu-board/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Iowa senators seek to force businesses to crack down on illegal workers – Kevin Hardy  (DIERSEN: How many illegal workers are there in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What is being done to crack down on their employers?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with illegal workers and with their employers against me.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2017/02/03/iowa-senators-seek-force-businesses-crack-down-illegal-workers/97449406/

 

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— Illinois’ Largest Union Readies Itself For First-Ever Strike Vote in Battle with Republican Governor
https://enewspf.com/2017/02/03/illinois-largest-union-readies-first-ever-strike-vote-battle-republican-governor/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to paint Trump as being Hitler and to paint Republicans as being Nazis.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/02/03/illinois_holocaust_survivors_blast.php

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Critics say ‘House of Madigan’ continues to play by own rules
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079332-critics-say-house-of-madigan-continues-to-play-by-own-rules

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM APPLAUDS SANCTIONS ON IRAN, INTRODUCES ANTI-ISLAMIC REPUBLIC BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/roskam-applauds-sanctions-on-iran-introduces-anti-islamic-republic-bill-.html
— CHICAGO COULD LOSE $5.3B IN FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS AS SANCTUARY CITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/chicago-could-lose-53b-in-federal-tax-dollars-as-sanctuary-city.html
— STATE SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER TAKES HIS ANTI-TAX HIKE MESSAGE TO TAXPAYERS VIA FACEBOOK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/state-senator-takes-his-anti-tax-hike-message-to-taxpayers-via-facebook.html
— HULTGREN CHEERS TRUMP DELAY OF DOL FIDUCIARY RULE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/hultgren-cheers-trump-delay-of-dol-fiduciary-rule.html
— TUNNELS OF OPPRESSION EXPOSE ‘PRIVILEGED’ STUDENTS TO ‘DEHUMANIZATION’  (DIERSEN: During the 1970s, IRS subjected its employees to similar type “training.”  During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO subjected its employees to similar type “training.”)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/tunnels-of-oppression-expose-privileged-students-to-dehumanization.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Several schools are hosting “Tunnels of Oppression,” where students experience simulated acts of racism, misogyny, and more so that they can “recognize their own privilege.”  Lee University’s Residential Life and Housing and Student Leadership Council will be hosting its fourth annual iteration of the event on Friday, during which participants will go on an interactive tour that exposes them to a different type of oppression in each room, including “racial, sexual, mental, and societal oppression.” Other schools host their own versions of the Tunnel, as well, though the exact nature of the exercise varies. Below is a video from the 2010 Tunnel of Oppression at Southern Illinois University in which students are subjected to verbal abuse by university employees.)
— AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY JOINS BATTLE TO SQUELCH STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/americans-for-prosperity-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Radogno too?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/03/radogno-too/
(FROM THE POSTING: SNEED: Rumors abound State Sen. Christine Radogno, a Republican, who is working together with Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) to break the budget logjam by securing votes for the so-called “grand bargain,” is planning to pull the plug in June and/or may be heading for a state appointment by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Or is she so disgusted and frustrated with the fractious negotiations, she is planning not to run for re-election in 2018? Radogno’s comment: “Opponents of the plan are getting desperate!”)

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘This Is Political Violence’: Milo Yiannopoulos Talks to Tucker About Berkeley Riots
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/02/milo-yiannopoulos-tucker-carlson-tonight-berkeley-protest
— Nordstrom Has Dropped Ivanka Trump’s Fashion Line for Spring Season
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/02/03/nordstrom-drops-ivanka-trump-fashion-line-spring-season

 

GOPUSA
— How About “America First” for College Admissions? – Cliff Kincaid  (DIERSEN: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17, NIU in 1969 when 20, Loyola on 1972 when I was 23, DePaul in 1976 when I was 27, and IIT in 1992 when I was 43, but because of my demographics, I doubt that they would admit if was 17, 20, 23, 27, or 43 today.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20246
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a recent article, “Surge in foreign students may be crowding Americans out of elite colleges,” The Washington Post stumbled on the truth about one of the factors affecting the rising cost of college for American students. The percentage of foreign students enrolling in both public and private colleges and universities has skyrocketed. Their sponsors, Middle East governments and regimes like China, buy their way into American colleges and universities for their own students, forcing up costs for the dwindling number of Americans fortunate enough to gain admission. It is estimated that over one million international students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities. That figure has doubled in 15 years. The growing international enrollment is crowding out qualified U.S. students.)

 

BARBWIRE
— ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, SUPPORT THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT! – ALLAN ERICKSON
http://barbwire.com/2017/02/03/roll-up-sleeves-support-administration-fight-for-the-right/

 

BLAZE
— Bruce Springsteen to Australian crowd: ‘We stand before you embarrassed Americans tonight’ – Dave Urbansk
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/03/bruce-springsteen-to-australian-crowd-we-stand-before-you-embarrassed-americans-tonight/

 

BREITBART
— Starbucks Tells U.S. Veterans Why Company Will Hire Refugees Instead – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/02/starbucks-tells-u-s-veterans-why-company-will-hire-refugees-instead/

 

DAILY CALLER
— California Democrat Compares Trump White House To ISIS ‘Bent On Destroying Civilization’ – Kerry Picket
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/calif-dem-compares-trump-white-house-to-isis-bent-on-destroying-civilization-video/
— Famous Berkeley Prof Suggests That Violent Protesters At Milo Event Were Right-Wing Plants – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/famous-berkeley-prof-suggests-that-violent-protesters-at-milo-event-were-right-wing-plants-video/
— Trump’s Trip Costing Taxpayers Millions Has A Lot Of Precedent – Eric Lieberman
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/03/trumps-trip-costing-taxpayers-millions-has-a-lot-of-precedent/

 

NEWSMAX
— OUTRAGEOUS: Congressional Republicans Move to Block Mexican Wall – Mark Swanson
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-border-wall-mexico/2017/02/03/id/771869/

 

THE HILL
— Federal judge halts Trump travel ban nationwide – BROOKE SEIPEL
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/317884-washington-state-judge-halts-trump-immigration-ban-nationwide
— Trump weekend trip to Florida could cost taxpayers $3M – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317819-trumps-mar-a-lago-trip-could-cost-upwards-of-3-million-report

 

POLITICO
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner worked to sink LGBT order  Members of the religious right with ties to the Trump administration say they have been lead to believe that some changes will still be coming. – ANNIE KARNI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-lgbt-order-234617

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Thousands Of LGBTQ People Set To Protest Trump In NYC On Saturday  Because now is not the time to be silent. – Curtis M. Wong
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lgbtq-trump-protests_us_5893a715e4b09bd304ba6fa2

 

CNN
— ATF seeking sharp increase of agents in Chicago – Pamela Brown and Mary Kay Mallonee
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/first-on-cnn-atf-seeking-sharp-increase-of-agents-in-chicago/index.html
— Federal judge declines to renew restraining order on Trump travel ban – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/federal-judge-declines-to-renew-restraining-order-on-trump-travel-ban/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First Trump approval rating lags behind past presidents.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/donald-trump-approval-rating/index.html
— Over 100,000 visas revoked, government lawyer says in Virginia court – Laura Jarrett
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/03/politics/over-100000-visas-revoked-government-lawyer-says-in-virginia-court/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Begins Assault on Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations – BEN PROTESS and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/business/dealbook/trump-congress-financial-regulations.html
— Creating a Safe Space for California Dreamers – PATRICIA LEIGH BROWNFE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/education/edlife/daca-undocumented-university-of-california-merced-fiat-lux-scholars.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anxiety, unease and eagerness to move on: Workers cope with Trump’s first two weeks – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/02/03/anxiety-unease-and-eagerness-to-move-on-workers-cope-with-trumps-first-two-weeks/
— Government reveals more than 100,000 visas revoked due to travel ban – Rachel Weiner and Justin Jouvenal
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/government-reveals-over-100000-visas-revoked-due-to-travel-ban/2017/02/03/7d529eec-ea2c-11e6-b82f-687d6e6a3e7c_story.html

 

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
— Members Educate New Senator On Federal Employee Issues  (DIERSEN: I was a NTEU member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in its Chicago, Harvey, and Joliet offices.)
https://www.nteu.org/blog/2017/02/02/members-educate-new-senator-on-federal-e

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Words From the New Secretary of State to Federal Workers – Michael Wald
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/03/strong-words-from-the-new-secretary-of-state-to-federal-workers/
— Legislation Introduced to Abolish the EPA – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/03/legislation-introduced-to-abolish-the-epa/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— To federal employees: Know your rights! – Debra D’Agostino  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/02/federal-employees-know-rights/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Promised White Supremacy. Now He’s Delivering It. He’s implementing his campaign platform—and he’s only getting started.”  Constructively, Clinton promised to get rid those who were Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140377/trump-promised-white-supremacy-now-hes-delivering-it

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Trump Wants to Kill the Fiduciary Rule. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal for Retirement Savers – Megan Leonhardt
http://time.com/money/4659440/fiduciary-rule-delayed-donald-trump/

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Pro-LGBTQ Trump adviser won’t get White House position he was promised  Anthony Scaramucci could have influenced President Trump on some LGBTQ issues – John Riley  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act they have been promised a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, lots of money, a new home, a new car, and/or lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2017/02/pro-lgbt-trump-adviser-wont-get-white-house-position-promised/

February 3 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Roskam on Trump’s Immigration Order: ‘The Country is Safer’ – “By being provocative and by provoking action, he stirred up a lot of things,” Roskam said Monday. “But here’s what we know, the country is safer this morning than it was 72 hours ago.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rep-Roskam-Back-Trumps-Travel-Order-412606123.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to paint Trump as being Hitler and to paint Republicans as being Nazis.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/At-Illinois-Holocaust-Museum-Survivors-Speak-Out-Against-Trump-Travel-Ban-412627943.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Leftist mobs silence foes at Berkeley, where free speech movement was born – Kohn Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-free-speech-berkeley-kass-0203-20170202-column.html
— Groups ask Roskam to speak on ACA, immigration – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-ecn-roskam-events-st-0203-20170202-story.html
— Rauner reveals what he wanted to be when he grew up (archaeologist, police officer, doctor, and scientist) – Haley BeMiller  (DIERSEN: I wanted to be an airline pilot, but my poor eyesight and my partial red-green color blindness ended that.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-archaeologist-met-story.html
— Self-defeating violence at Berkeley – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-berkeley-protest-milo-yiannopoulos-breitbart-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How not to go bonkers over Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-president-trump-sanity-liberals-perspec-020-20170203-story.html
— As an immigrant, I support strict moves to keep America safe – Tom Nowak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-immigration-restrictions-protect-america-20170202-story.html
— For many in Arizona, it doesn’t get any better than this after Trump’s first week – Nigel Duara
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-immigration-ban-voters-happy-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise immigrants, call for amnesty, and call for mass immigration, Democrats and RINOs viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-new-citizen-ceremony-mary-schmich-0203-20170202-column.html
— Naperville man sentenced for lying about Communist Party membership – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-communist-immigrant-sentenced-st-0203-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-refugee-stories-st-0203-20170203-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ditka defends Brady after QB ripped for backing Trump – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-ditka-defends-brady-after-qb-ripped-for-backing-trump/
— Grand bargain better help school kids – EDITORIAL  (DIERSEN: During the 1950s and 1960s, my parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U cut its cost by sending me and my brother first to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.  My wife and I helped Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 cut its costs by giving up trying to have children, by not adopting, and by not becoming foster parents.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-grand-bargain-better-help-school-kids/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-people-believe-what-they-want-to-believe/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charen-its-not-what-you-say-but-how-you-say-it/
— Emanuel jokes about raising teens at UNCF lunch – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college expenses? I did not.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) painted my parents as being filthy rich and b) painted me as being born with a silver spoon in my mouth and as having always been privileged. Ask them why I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years in high school 1964-1966, why I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966, why I delivered mail 1966-1969, and why I worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-jokes-about-raising-teens-at-uncf-lunch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The mayor then shifted gears to the purpose of Thursday’s luncheon: raising money to send kids to college without forcing their parents to take second jobs or “go into the poor house.”  “I can tell you that [firsthand] with having now one in college, one on the way and another one in the chute ready to go,” Emanuel said.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Jews to paint Trump as being Hitler and to paint Republicans as being Nazis.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209694/
— Let Lake County voters decide how chairman is selected – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/discuss/170209702/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Driving us to distraction.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170203/discuss/170209774/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trumps’s supporters concerning refugees.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209653/

 

WBEZ
— Chicago’s Top Cop To Trump: Fight Violence By Fighting Poverty – Chip Mitchell  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight poverty?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-top-cop-to-trump-fight-violence-by-fighting-poverty/8f9d5c4f-3fcc-485f-ae93-339efb228929

 

DNA INFO
— Can Chicago’s Poorest ‘Pull Themselves Up By Their Bootstraps’? – Kelly Bauer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) painted my parents as being filthy rich and b) painted me as being born with a silver spoon in my mouth and as having always been privileged. Ask them why I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years in high school 1964-1966, why I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966, why I delivered mail 1966-1969, and why I worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170203/downtown/can-chicagos-poorest-pull-themselves-up-by-their-bootstraps
— ‘Bruh’ Who’s From Evanston Says He Knows ‘Chicago Very Well’ – Tanveer Ali
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170202/rogers-park/bruh-whos-from-evanston-says-he-knows-chicago-very-well

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Demand growing for signs promoting diversity, inclusion – Maria Nagle (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/demand-growing-for-signs-promoting-diversity-inclusion/article_ad720bec-304c-5e5c-b058-a6324d64c741.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries has put a spotlight on those immigrant communities across the country. The U.S. has taken in nearly 270,000 immigrants and refugees from the affected countries since 2007. – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article130501754.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ban the Wall Accept them All.” Democrats want those who vote for Democrats. Libertarians want those who bring them pot. RINOs want cheap labor.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170202/peaceful-protest-voices-opposition-to-immigration-policies

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Health care ‘reform’ could devastate Illinois.”
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18235-health-care-%25E2%2580%2598reform%25E2%2580%2599-could-devastate-illinois.html

 

WIFR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump groups.
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Anti-Trump-groups-form-in-the-Stateline-412641303.html

 

WSIL TV
— Fitch downgrade hurts Illinoisans – Dennis Turner
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34415102/fitch-downgrade-hurts-illinoisans
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump rattles foreign friend and foes alike.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34417339/2-weeks-in-trump-rattles-foreign-friend-and-foes-alike

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Corrupt, Nonsensical Legislation Reintroduced – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote LGBTQ activity and b) focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/destructive-nonsensical-legislation-reintroduced/

 

NEWSMAX
— Facing Trump Trade Threats, Mexico Turning to China, EU for New Partnerships  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico is at war with America.  Mexico had sent many millions of its citizens into America illegally.  Mexico keeps many millions of its citizens in America illegally.  Mexico sends mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Mexico-US-China-economy/2017/02/02/id/771768/

 

GOPUSA
— $27B a year going to Mexico in remittances
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20196
— Grand opening of abandoned Walmart for illegals in Brownsville, Texas
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19932
— Politically Biased Media Swings and Misses
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20204
— Sotomayor says University of Michigan needs more blacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20022
— Leftists’ Heads Explode in Response To Keeping America Safe
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20032

 

DAILY CALLER
— Australia Banishes Refugees To Island Detention Camps, And Trump’s The Meanie? – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/02/australia-banishes-refugees-to-island-detention-camps-and-trumps-the-meanie/

 

BREITBART
— Breitbart News Daily: Free Speech
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/02/02/breitbart-news-daily-free-speech/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Friday edition of Breitbart News Daily, broadcast live on SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125 from 6AM to 9AM Eastern, Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow will continue our discussion of President Trump’s first 100 days. Breitbart Tech Editor Milo Yiannopoulos will discuss the cancellation of his event Wednesday night when violent leftwing anarchists sparked a riot at the University of California, Berkeley — the home of the Free Speech Movement — where he was scheduled to speak. Ann Coulter, bestselling author of In Trump We Trust and Adios, America, will join us for a special hour-long discussion. We’ll also hear from American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp and his wife Mercedes who co-host SiriusXM’s The Road to CPAC 2017 on the Patriot Channel. Matt and Mercedes will fill us in on the latest CPAC news. Live from London, Rome, and Jerusalem, Breitbart correspondents will provide updates on the latest international news. Breitbart News Daily is the first live, conservative radio enterprise to air seven days a week. SiriusXM Vice President for news and talk Dave Gorab called the show “the conservative news show of record.” Follow Breitbart News on Twitter for live updates during the show. Listeners may call into the show at: 866-957-2874.)

 

RENEW AMERICA
— Trump joins ranks of DNA deniers – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/kincaid/170202

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump to issue Magna Carta of religious liberty – Bryan Fischer
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2017/02/03/trump-to-issue-magna-carta-of-religious-liberty
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We read every day of Christians who have been fired from government positions because of things they did or said outside the workplace on Facebook, or, for example, as part-time pastors. Under Trump, that comes to a dead stop at the federal level. No agency will be allowed to punish a federal employee for advocating for their values “while outside the scope of their employment.” What a Christian does and says on his own time will henceforth be none of the government’s business. And Christians won’t be gagged even at work, say, during breaks, in the cafeteria, and on site before or after work. Agencies will be directed to “reasonably accommodate” religious speech and action even “within the course of their employment.” No one will be prohibited from “receiving government grants or contracts” because their business is guided by Christian principles. Federal agencies “will accommodate the religion of federal employees” and will not “substantially burden … (their) religious exercise.” Christian employees of federal agencies will no longer need to fear harassment and punishment for bringing their faith to work with them.)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump embraces his critics’ outrage.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317697-the-memo-trump-embraces-his-critics-outrage

 

POLITICO
— Federal workers turn to encryption to thwart Trump  Agency employees are turning to Signal and other incognito forms of communication to express their dissent. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA, MARIANNE LEVINE and NAHAL TOOSI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/federal-workers-signal-app-234510
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Mar-a-Lago getaway could cost taxpayers more than $3 million.  The president regularly hassled Obama for his travel. Now Trump is about to get a taste of his own medicine.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-mar-lago-taxpayers-234562

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Named in More Than 50 Lawsuits Since Inauguration – PHIL MCCAUSLAND
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-named-more-50-lawsuits-inauguration-n716191

 

AOL
— Bannon’s place on security council questioned by Pelosi, who calls him a ‘white supremacist’  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you are White and if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worst things, Democrats will demonize, denigrate, and condemn you as being a White supremacist.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/02/nancy-pelosi-calls-steve-bannon-a-white-supremacist-questions-p/21706093/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Anarchists Respond to Trump’s Inauguration, by Any Means Necessary – FARAH STOCKMANF
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/anarchists-respond-to-trumps-inauguration-by-any-means-necessary.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/opinion/a-return-to-national-greatness.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/opinion/donald-the-menace.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/angelina-jolie-refugee-policy-should-be-based-on-facts-not-fear.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: BEYOND TRAGIC: Pregnant Women Turn to Marijuana, Perhaps Harming Infants – CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/health/marijuana-and-pregnancy.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Endorsements by Churches – MARK LANDLER and LAURIE GOODSTEIN  (DIERSEN: From what I see, more and more and more churches act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-johnson-amendment-political-activity-churches.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that because of Trump, Muslims are increasingly siding with extremists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-muslim-groups-aid-extremism.html
— A Free Speech Battle at the Birthplace of a Movement at Berkeley – THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/university-california-berkeley-free-speech-milo-yiannopoulos.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DAILY HERALD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tillerson tells State Department employees dissent allowable, but he won’t tolerate dishonesty, disrespect – Carol Morello and Anne Gearan  (DIERSEN: Ultimately, dissent is punished. Because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/tillerson-tells-state-department-employees-he-values-their-work/2017/02/02/d89190f9-5fed-46e4-8c29-29bb658c4ad6_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— The Party of Outrage  Democrats can barely keep up with their problems with Trump, raising some to wonder if their perpetual opposition is undermining a more focused message. – David Catanese
http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2017-02-02/democrats-permanent-outrage-at-donald-trump

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: The End of Employees  Never before have big employers tried so hard to hand over chunks of their business to contractors. From Google to Wal-Mart, the strategy prunes costs for firms and job security for millions of workers – LAUREN WEBER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-end-of-employees-1486050443

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Welcomes Harley-Davidson in Latest White House Session – John Lippert  and John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-02/trump-welcomes-harley-davidson-ceo-in-latest-white-house-session

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Alliance Strained After Trump Accuses Australia of Trying to Export the ‘Next Boston Bombers’ to the U.S.”
http://fortune.com/2017/02/02/trump-turnbull-call-us-australia-alliance/

 

FORBES
— Was President Trump’s Decision to Tell Sally Yates “You’re Fired” a Retaliatory Employment Action? – Catherine Foti (DIERSEN: What retaliatory employment actions were taken against you?  Because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insider/2017/02/03/was-president-trumps-decision-to-tell-sally-yates-youre-fired-a-retaliatory-employment-action/#32a7cb3d3bb8
— Mapping $27 Billion In Federal Funding Of America’s Sanctuary Cities – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/02/02/mapping-27-billion-in-federal-funding-of-americas-sanctuary-cities/#4ea113070713

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Satisfaction with federal services hits 4-year high – Tony Ware (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would “go negative” and stress that I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/satisfaction-with-federal-services-hits-4-year-high
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Treasury Department, most associated with the citizen-facing agents of the Internal Revenue Service, holds the bottom spot at 59 percent.)

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Illinois governor threatens to dispatch National Guard if state workers strike – George Gallanis
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/02/03/illi-f03.html
— Harley-Davidson execs, union leaders meet with Trump at the White House – Jerry White
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/02/03/harl-f03.html

February 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP ASKS PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR ‘APPRENTICE’ RATINGS, SCHWARZENEGGER RESPONSE: ‘LET’S SWITCH JOBS’ – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-asks-people-to-pray-for-apprentice-ratings-schwarzenegger-response-lets-switch-jobs/1733695/
— TRUMP PROCLAIMS FEBRUARY ‘AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-proclaims-february-african-american-history-month/1733832/
— KKK FLYERS FOUND IN PARK FOREST, MANTENO – Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/news/kkk-flyers-found-in-2-chicago-suburbs/1734350/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Discussed Chicago Violence With Trump’s Chief of Staff  Emanuel brought up his call with Preibus after being asked about the president’s most recent comments about the city. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Emanuel-Discussed-Chicago-Violence-with-Trumps-Chief-of-Staff-412572073.html
— Harley-Davidson Workers Ride Into Washington to Meet Trump  “In this administration our allegiance will be to the American workers and to American businesses, like Harley-Davidson,” Trump told reporters. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Harley-Davidson-Workers-Ride-Into-Washington-to-Meet-Trump-412622013.html
— Duckworth Urges Mattis to Stand Up to Trump’s Immigration Order  “There are over 5,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, many of whom are embedded with frontline Iraqi units and working side-by-side with their Muslim counterparts,” Duckworth wrote. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Urges-Sec-Mattis-to-Stand-Up-to-Trumps-Travel-Order-412587433.html
— Durbin, Duckworth Spark Federal Probe of Trump Travel Order  The Department of Homeland Security’s independent Office of the Inspector General has launched a formal investigation into the implementation and legality of Trump’s travel ban. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Duckworth-Spark-Federal-Probe-of-Trump-Travel-Order-412594433.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmakers draft plans to keep Illinois paychecks flowing  The Republican and Democratic measures would approach the payments differently. – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawmakers-draft-plans-to-keep-illinois-paychecks-flowing/
— Nine-year tab for Chicago Fire Dept. bias claims: $92 million – JARED RUTECKI
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nine-year-tab-for-chicago-fire-dept-bias-claims-92-million/amp/
— No Wisconsin trip, but Trump greets Harley riders at White House – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-wisconsin-trip-but-trump-greets-harley-riders-at-white-house/
— White House: Trump comments on Mexico ‘lighthearted’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-trump-comments-on-mexico-lighthearted/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora election forum set for Eola Community Center – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-forum-st-0204-20170202-story.html
— Taxpayers should tell legislators how to balance state budget – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: Should those who pay the most taxes have the most say on how to balance the budget?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-state-budget-st-0203-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Chicago Tribune sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-holocaust-survivors-diss-trump-0203-chicago-inc-20170202-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will companies post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-0205-biz-20170202-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— National Democratic arm says unseating Roskam a 2018 priority – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209719/
— Trump asks for prayers for Schwarzenegger’s ratings at National Prayer Breakfast – Abby Phillip  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that they are religious, that is, that they are a member of a church, that attend church services, and the they give money to a church. They talk and act like that gives them license to sin and standing to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who do not pander to them, those who do not glorify and praise them, and those who do not give them money. They talk and act like they pray and ask for prayers that GOD would send me straight to HELL. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209768/
— A Michigan man who police say battered his girlfriend before running naked through her Lisle apartment building, pulling fire alarms and fighting with residents and police, has vowed to never use drugs again. Nicholas Henning, 19, of Brighton, is charged with two counts of domestic battery and one count of aggravated battery of a police officer. – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209750/
— Comparing protests is a misleading ‘litmus test’ for bias – Jim Slusher
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/discuss/170209846/
— Some question Arlington Heights candidate’s social media post – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209843/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Political heat rising on GOP’s Roskam – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Roskam that I have caused all his problems, that I am causing all his problems, and that I will forever cause his problems if I keep on sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Roskam to punish me for that.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/BLOGS02/170209952/political-heat-rising-on-gops-roskam
— Five high-powered Chicago women (including Diana Rauner) wrestle the dreaded ‘work-life’ balance question – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/NEWS07/170209957/-five-high-powered-chicago-women-wrestle-the-dreaded-work-life

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Shutdown is what the state needs – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/shutdown-is-what-the-state-needs/article_fa1b45d1-9bf0-56a4-aa78-cb3f76103bea.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Election Commission director retires amid consolidation talks – ANDREA EARNEST
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/dupage-county-election-commission-director-retires-amid-consolidation-talks/ajpk3z/

 

PARENTS OF NEW TRIER
— Balance – or else suspend – New Trier’s Seminar Day on Race, February 28
http://www.parentsofnewtrier.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NTPSDRC/

 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE PETER BREEN
— They Get Crystal Clocks … You Get Your Clock Cleaned
http://www.reppeterbreen.org/2017/02/opinion-they-get-crystal-clocks-you-get.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville Township supervisor Ossyra seeks re-election
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079173-naperville-supervisor-ossyra-seeks-re-election
— Ives backs no-tax alternative to Senate ‘Grand Bargain’ – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079084-ives-backs-no-tax-alternative-to-senate-grand-bargain
— High property taxes a multilayered problem in Illinois
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511079135-high-property-taxes-a-multilayered-problem-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Forbes continues shining the light on our work. – Kirk Allen  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to shine light ONLY ON WHAT THEY WANT ME TO SHINE LIGHT ON.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/02/forbes-continues-shining-the-light-on-our-work/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS CAN AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND A BAD BUDGET DEAL BY PASSING AN APPROPRIATIONS MEASURE – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-can-avoid-a-government-shutdown-and-a-bad-budget-deal-by-passing-an-appropriations-measure/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLITICAL HEAT RISING ON GOP’S ROSKAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/political-heat-rising-on-gops-roskam.html
— ILLINOIS HAS HIGHEST COMBINED SALES TAX BURDEN IN MIDWEST, SEVENTH-HIGHEST IN U.S.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-has-highest-combined-sales-tax-burden-in-midwest-seventh-highest-in-us.html
— ILLINOIS RANKED 37TH IN POLL OF HAPPIEST STATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/02/illinois-ranked-37th-in-poll-of-happiest-states.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis, Randy Hultgren also targeted *** DCCC already targeting Roskam with full-time staff
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/02/dccc-already-targeting-roskam-with-full-time-staff/

 

GOPUSA
— Abbott cuts Travis County funds as sanctuary city battle intensifies  (DIERSEN: I suggest balancing Illinois’ budget by cutting funds for sanctuary counties, sanctuary townships, sanctuary wards, sanctuary municipalities, sanctuary etc. in Illinois. Of course, those political jurisdictions would be free to ask for money a) from Mexico and from other foreign countries and b) from rich Democrats and rich Democrat plants, rich Libertarians and rich Libertarian plants, rich Greens and rich Green plants, and rich RINOs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20209
— Who knew there were so many homophobic, racist xenophobes at Berkeley
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20193
— Florida businesses that ban guns could be held liable for leaving patrons defenseless
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20211

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Overseeing the Destruction of the Democrat Coalition – Taylor Lewis  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the Democrat coalition consists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/02/trump_overseeing_the_destruction_of_the_democrat_coalition.html

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— OUTSTANDING: Texas Gov. Abbott cuts funding to Austin over sanctuary city policies
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/02/texas-gov-abbott-cuts-funding-to-austin-over-sanctuary-city-policies.html
— Trump on Tough Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders: ‘Don’t Worry About It’ … But Should We? – MICHAEL C. BENDER
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/02/02/trump-tough-phone-calls-foreign-leaders-dont-worry-about-it-should-we

 

BLAZE
— Anti-Trump flier given to elementary school students. District says it was an accident. – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/02/anti-trump-flier-given-to-elementary-school-students-district-says-it-was-an-accident/

 

BREITBART
— Heritage’s Moffit: Trump Should Order Agency ‘Inventory’ to Drain the Swamp – DAN RIEHL (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always acted like they had a list of their employees who they wanted to get rid of.  The more of the following that you were, the more likely that you would be on their list: Republican, White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/02/02/heritages-moffit-trump-should-order-agency-inventory-drain-swamp/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Federal Employees Hold Meetings to Plan ‘Resistance’ and Work Slowdowns – VICTORIA TAFT (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, that is, they promote political affiliation discrimination.  Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2017/02/791697-anti-trump-federal-employees-hold-meetings-to-plan-resistance-and-work-slowdowns/

 

TPM
— Roskam’s Office Nixes Obamacare Town Hall Because A Reporter Was Present – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/peter-roskam-cancels-obamacare-meeting

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberals were certain they had Neil Gorsuch — his high school yearbook revealed that he had founded the “Fascism Forever” club at Georgetown Prep, the Jesuit school he attended. Well, actually, no. Just more fake news, according to America, the official magazine of the Jesuit religious order in the United States. – DAVID FREDDOSO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fascism-forever/article/2613775#.WJPTApL60DM.facebook

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump picks up the phone, sets off diplomatic chaos.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-foreign-policy-rhetoric-iran-australia-mexico-234531
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Distrust in Trump’s White House spurs leaks, confusion.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-aides-distrust-confusion-leaks-234550

 

THE HILL
— Republicans impatient with anti-Trump civil servants – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/317651-gop-lawmakers-impatient-with-anti-trump-civil-servants

 

AOL NEWS
— Trump threatens to cancel UC Berkeley’s funding in wake of violent protests
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/02/02/trump-threatens-to-cancel-uc-berkeley-s-funding-in-wake-of-violen/21705781/

 

MSN
— Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump – Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein, Marc Fisher
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/resistance-from-within-federal-workers-push-back-against-trump/ar-AAmts5m

 

CNBC
— Here’s what worries Wall Street about Trump’s immigration ban – Turney Duff
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/02/heres-what-worries-wall-street-about-trumps-immigration-ban-commentary.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters.  Most Trump supporters are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats want to get rid of members of the aforesaid groups.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/the-peculiar-populism-of-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House considering action on religious freedom that critics warn could lead to discrimination.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) discriminate against all people, but especially against those who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-German American, non-MSL, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always reminded my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government that I was baptized as an MSL, raised as an MSL, and confirmed as an MSL.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-considering-order-on-religious-freedom-that-critics-warn-could-lead-to-discrimination/2017/02/02/631ea41a-e8ee-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

 

FORBES
— Watchdogs Searching For Corruption Across Illinois Say They’re Finding It – Amanda Robert
http://www.forbes.com/sites/legalnewsline/2017/02/01/watchdogs-searching-for-corruption-across-illinois-say-theyre-finding-it/#422f51624934

 

FED SMITH
— Election Consequences and Targeting Federal Employee Unions – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/02/02/election-consequences-and-targeting-federal-employee-unions/

 

SAN DIEGO GAY & LESBIAN NEWS
— Leaked anti-LGBT executive order allows broad discrimination in the name of religion – Timothy Rawles  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) discriminate against all people, but especially against those who are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, non-German American, non-MSL, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always reminded my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government that I was baptized as an MSL, raised as an MSL, and confirmed as an MSL.)
http://sdgln.com/news/2017/02/02/leaked-anti-lgbt-executive-order-allows-broad-discrimination-name-religion

 

INQUISITR
— Reuters To Reporters: Cover Trump Administration As ‘Authoritarian Regime’
http://www.inquisitr.com/3941712/reuters-to-reporters-cover-trump-administration-as-authoritarian-regime/

February 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds gather in Loop to protest Trump order on immigration – Nader Issa
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hundreds-gather-in-loop-to-protest-trump-order-on-immigration/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Trump delegitimized Trump.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-how-trump-delegitimized-trump/
— Just say no to tackle football until kids become teens – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-just-say-no-to-tackle-football-until-kids-become-teens/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Protesters call for reversal of Trump travel ban order: ‘We will not stand for the politics of fear’ – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-travel-ban-protest-0202-20170201-story.html
— Group upset with Trump wants Town Hall meeting with Hultgren – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.  All politics is local. Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps in your precinct demand a town hall meeting with you?  What will they accuse you of doing to help elect Trump?  211 voted for Clinton in my precinct and only 137 voted for Trump.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten violence.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-hultgren-crowd-st-0202-20170201-story.html
— Rep. Roskam’s office cancels ACA meeting when reporter shows up – Linda Girardi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten violence.  Roskam and Hultgren endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.  What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say to your congressman about you?  From the beginning, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always badmouthed me to Roskam.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that if Roskam did not have such a low opinion of me, I would still be the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.  Certain of my nastiest critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they have tremendous influence over Roskam.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-roskam-helath-care-meeting-canceled-st-0202-20170201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of 16 constituents that arranged to meet with staff members at the West Chicago district office of U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) Wednesday about their concerns with a repeal of the Affordable Care Act were abruptly told they would have to reschedule after staff realized a member of the press was present. Sandra Alexander said she scheduled the meeting weeks ago and was stunned that they were turned away. “We are going to be respectful and see if they will change their minds,” Alexander said. After several minutes, no one returned to speak with the group. The constituents decided to hold the meeting in the lobby without the presence of Roskam’s staff. “I am stunned at what happened,” Alexander said. After several minutes, no one returned to speak with the group. The constituents decided to hold the meeting in the lobby without the presence of Roskam’s staff. “I am stunned at what happened,” Alexander said. Alexander, of Glen Ellyn, said she arranged to meet with Roskam’s district director Lee Campuzano and outreach coordinator Eddie Corrigan. Corrigan told The Beacon-News reporter before the group had arrived that the press is not allowed in private meetings with constituents. “It is a meeting with constituents — we are not shutting down the press,” Corrigan said. Corrigan said the meeting was planned between constituents and high level staff. When the group arrived, another staff member behind a sliding glass window criticized the group for having invited the press and said that there was only to be about eight people at the meeting. “We will reschedule the meeting,” he told the group. Alexander said she was not informed of any conditions of the meeting. She acknowledged that she did inform the congressman’s office that there would be about eight constituents present. Alexander said by Wednesday, she didn’t know how many people to expect and that she did prepare the group that it was likely not everyone would be invited into the meeting. Alexander told the staff member that the reporter did not have to come into the meeting. The staffer walked away, and no one returned to provide any other explanation. “He just ran off,” Alexander said. “They never told me that the media could not be here, and the reporter was willing to leave so that we could have our meeting,” she said. “I am flabbergasted that Peter Roskam and his staff would turn us away,” the constituent said. “They didn’t have the courtesy to listen to us. We are a peaceful group.” “I told him nobody communicated to me that the media could not come. I also told him that the press was willing to leave. This is Freedom of the Press — the media has a right to be here and we have the right to talk with the media. I really don’t understand what happened here today. Shame on Peter Roskam. It is very sad that this is how he feels about his constituents,” Alexander said.)
— Emanuel spoke with Trump’s chief of staff about Chicago violence – John Byrne, Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-reince-priebus-met-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam backs Trump on travel, refugee ban; Duckworth appeals to Mattis – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170201/news/170209841/
— Federal funds meant for educating poor kids go to pay down state pension debt – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, pensions are blamed for all past, present, and future problems.  Knowing that I was building credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension  helped me overcome tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170202/news/170209809/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— President Trump, please stop bullying Chicago – MIKE QUIGLEY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago proudly paint themselves as being bullies.  How soon, if not already, will they issue an Executive Order banishing members of the following groups from Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170202/OPINION/170139959

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Bill proposes elimination of DuPage Election Commission pay – ANDREA EARNEST
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/31/bill-proposes-elimination-of-dupage-election-commission-pay/ao1ua53/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Reps. David Olsen, R-Downers Grove, and Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, have sponsored a bill that would amend the Election Code so that election commissioners will serve in an unpaid capacity. This bill would eliminate the $27,500 annual salary paid to the DuPage County Election Commission. Olsen said the initiative was actually brought forward by a constituent in DuPage County. The constituent thought the pay was disproportionate compared to other elected boards. “I thought it would be worthwhile to put that idea forward and include it in the conversation,” he said. “I want to make sure the Election Commission is as responsive as possible to the people of DuPage County.” He said he wanted people to serve on the Election Commission because they care about elections in DuPage County being conducted fairly. “Ultimately, we are trying to ensure that people are on this board for the right reasons,” Olsen said.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— It’s time to cut Illinois property taxes by 10 percent – State Rep. David McSweeney
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/02/01/rep-mcsweeney-its-time-to-cut-illinois-property-taxes-by-10-percent/a7g91z6/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner’s travel to Koch summit draws notice – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170201/bernard-schoenburg-gov-rauners-travel-to-koch-summit-draws-notice
— Dozens of local athletes make college commitments – Ryan Mahan  (DIERSEN: What you do with your last 2 years in high school has a tremendous impact on the rest of your life.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that during my last 2 years in high school, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.  In my defense, I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease) back then which severely limited my ability to play sports.)
http://www.sj-r.com/sports/20170201/dozens-of-local-athletes-make-college-commitments

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage Kinzinger to work against Trump.
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/02/01/a-request-for-courage/axmnav2/

 

TIMES
— Illinois Manufacturers Association says Illinois spurns factory jobs – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/group-state-spurns-factory-jobs/article_078fdc53-382c-5a49-9086-db191001652f.html

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Manufacturers group CEO: Illinois ‘needs to step up its game’ – Ben Hohenstatt  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Who wants Illinois to step up its game for those who share your demographics?)
http://www.newstrib.com/business/manufacturers-group-ceo-illinois-needs-to-step-up-its-game/article_5f43689e-e8b7-11e6-af8c-d30fced22346.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to Australia.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/could-trump-fracture-usaustralia-great-alliance/648584668

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity say “Trump Executive Order Draft Could Curtail LGBT Rights.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/02/01/trump-executive-order-draft-could-curtail-lgbt-rights

 

WSIL TV
— Trump raps Schwarzenegger at National Prayer Breakfast – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34410846/trump-raps-schwarzenegger-at-national-prayer-breakfast
— Things to know about Black History Month – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs have always used Black History Month to paint Republicans as being racists. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34407388/things-to-know-about-black-history-month
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every president since Gerald R. Ford through Barack Obama has issued a statement honoring the spirit of Black History Month. Ford first honored Black History Week in 1975, calling the recognition “most appropriate,” as the country developed “a healthy awareness on the part of all of us of achievements that have too long been obscured and unsung.” The next year, in 1976, Ford issued the first Black History Month commemoration, saying with the celebration “we can seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” President Jimmy Carter added in 1978 that the celebration “provides for all Americans a chance to rejoice and express pride in a heritage that adds so much to our way of life,” with President Ronald Reagan saying in 1981 that “understanding the history of black Americans is a key to understanding the strength of our nation.” The White House said Trump also plans an official proclamation as well as other events. “President Trump is excited to honor the contributions, culture and rich history of African-Americans in our country,” Trump spokeswoman Omarosa Manigault said.)

 

WGEM
— Illinois gets over $4 million for water system at veterans’ home – Travis Sloan
http://www.wgem.com/story/34402891/illinois-gets-over-4-million-for-water-system-at-veterans-home

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump holds ‘little breakfast’ to kick off Black History Month  President holds listening session – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-holds-little-breakfast-to-kick-off-black-history-month/648427894

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To call for “More Equitable School Funding” is to call for even more money to be taken from Republican areas and given to Democrat areas.
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/education-panel-calls-more-equitable-school-funding#stream/0

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Student President Arrested at Protest Against Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary – Deepti Sailappan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps commit violence and promote violence.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/2/1/student-president-arrested-protest-agains-betsy-de/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. How soon, if not already, will Democrats get rid of you if you do not convert to Islam?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/01/campus/hundreds-gather-for-walkout-in-show-of-solidarity-with-muslim-students/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats warn Rauner over potential Obamacare repeal impacts.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/02/city/illinois-democrats-warn-rauner-over-potential-obamacare-repeal-impacts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois senators oppose Tillerson, other Trump nominees.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/02/02/city/illinois-senators-oppose-tillerson-other-trump-nominees/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Illinois’s High School Grads Are Fleeing the State at Record Speed  Illinois’s budget woes are a huge factor for young people choosing to go to other states’ public colleges. – JUDITH CROWN  (DIERSEN: Another huge factor for students who are Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time is that the Democrats who run Illinois increasing make it clear that they want to get rid of the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2017/Illinois-College-Student-Loss/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State rep Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton,  hopes fifth time’s the charm for employment contract transparency measure
https://ilnews.org/11949/state-rep-hopes-fifth-times-charm-employment-contract-transparency-measure/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says he doesn’t read stories about him, then slams stories about him  (DIERSEN: It would great if Rauner regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  But short of that, it would great if he would ask all his supporters to read the emails, and to use the emails to keep him up to date with government and political news and commentary what is of interest to Illinois Republicans.)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/02/02/rauner-says-he-doesnt-read-stories-about-him-then-slams-stories-about-him/

 

FOX NEWS
— DHS secretary: Border wall should be finished in two years – Catherine Herridge and Matthew Dean
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/01/dhs-secretary-border-wall-should-be-finished-in-two-years.html

 

GOPUSA
— Not All Refugees Are Welcome – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20170
— Left-Wing Companies Against Trump: Apple Considering Legal Action Against Travel Ban
http://www.gopusa.com/left-wing-companies-against-trump-apple-considering-legal-action-against-travel-ban/
— Lord, protect Judge Gorsuch from the pack of rabid, liberal jackals  (DIERSEN: Who are the “rabid, liberal jackals” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/lord-protect-judge-gorsuch-from-the-pack-of-rabid-liberal-jackals/
— De Blasio protects illegals with DUIs in NYC  (DIERSEN: DUIs end careers for Republicans, but not for Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20151
— Foreign nationals do not have the right to unfettered admission to the U.S.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.  That is a big reason why Trump won and Clinton lost.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20080
— California dreamin’ that they can get away
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20086
— Austrian government calls for ban of full-face veils
http://www.gopusa.com/austrian-government-calls-for-ban-of-full-face-veils/
— VA buffoonery proves government can’t manage health care
http://www.gopusa.com/va-buffoonery-proves-government-cant-manage-health-care/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Mexico: Take Care of ‘Bad Hombres’ or US Might  (DIERSEN: What about getting Mexico a) to stop sending its citizens and citizens of other countries into America illegally, b) to recall all its citizens who are in America illegally, and c) to stop sending pot and other illegal drugs into America illegally?  Another words, what about getting Mexico to stop its war on America?)
http://www.newsmax.com/International/US-Trump-Mexico/2017/02/01/id/771572/
— Trump Loses Cool With Australian Prime Minister – Eric Mack  (DIERSEN: My nasty critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are always trying to get me to lose my cool.  They want me to throw my shoes at them. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_shoeing_incident)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-australia-prime-minister/2017/02/01/id/771594/

 

DAILY CALLER
— It’s Naive To Think Illegal Aliens Aren’t Voting – By The Millions – Tom Fitton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/30/its-naive-to-think-illegal-aliens-arent-voting-by-the-millions/

 

BLAZE
— Media falls for ‘fake news’ story blaming Trump ban for Iraqi mother’s death – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/01/media-falls-for-fake-news-story-blaming-trump-ban-for-iraqi-mothers-death/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARIRIES
— God Never Wastes an Experience – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Who wastes/wasted your experience?  GAO audits IRS. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the experience that I gained a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,562-$90,173, b) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) earning a job-related professional license when I was 33.  My Democrat GAO superiors would not have wasted all that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.  I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and b) who have wasted my experience.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/02/02/god-never-wastes-experience/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— THESE 73 SITTING DEMOCRATS VOTED TO BAN VISAS FROM SOME MUSLIM COUNTRIES. THAT LAW STILL EXISTS. – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/these-73-sitting-democrats-voted-to-ban-visas-from-some-muslim-countries-that-law-still-exists

 

CONSERVATIVE WIRE
— THESE 73 SITTING DEMOCRATS VOTED TO BAN VISAS FROM SOME MUSLIM COUNTRIES. THAT LAW STILL EXISTS. – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/01/these-73-sitting-democrats-voted-to-ban-visas-from-some-muslim-countries-that-law-still-exists

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Trump Joins Ranks of DNA Deniers – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.aim.org/aim-column/trump-joins-ranks-of-dna-deniers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— DNC Calls Trump ‘Tyrannical’ For Firing Person Who Answers To Him. Here Are 7 Times Democrats Did Just That. – AARON BANDLER
http://www.dailywire.com/news/13000/dnc-calls-trump-tyrannical-firing-person-who-aaron-bandler

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Morale at Homeland Security has ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump – GABBY MORRONGIELLO  (DIERSEN: To boost the moral of federal employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes not only have no problem with the aforesaid, they promote the aforesaid.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/morale-at-homeland-security-has-skyrocketed-under-trump/article/2613681

 

THE HILL
— Democrats plot protest for Trump’s speech to Congress – MIKE LILLIS AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/317473-democrats-plot-protest-for-trumps-speech-to-congress
— Democrat offers bill to remove Bannon from National Security Council – CRISTINA MARCOS  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have succeeded in banning DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen like me from attending DuPage County Republican Central Committee meetings?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/317347-dem-offers-bill-to-remove-bannon-from-security-council
— Gutiérrez: Democrats now the pro-immigrant party – RAFAEL BERNAL AND MIKE LILLIS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is the anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors party.  That is why Trump won and Clinton lost.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/317475-gutierrez-democrats-now-the-pro-immigrant-party
— In defense of federal employees – KORI BLALOCK KELLER  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/317532-in-defense-of-federal-employees

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— From Resisting Trump to What? – Les Leopold (DIERSEN: Who is leading the effort to get rid of Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/from-resisting-trump-to-what_us_58926664e4b08ab684ca7aef

 

CBS NEWS
— Ever-increasingly, CBS News acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/undocumented-students-daca-immigrants-fears-under-trump/

 

NBC NEWS
— Protests, Violence Prompt UC Berkeley to Cancel Milo Yiannopoulos Event – PHIL HELSEL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps engage in “violent protests.”  What does that say about anti-Trumps?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protests-violence-prompts-uc-berkeley-cancel-milo-yiannopoulos-event-n715711

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches – MARK LANDLER  (DIERSEN: Trump should consider that ever increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the Democrat Party.  Soon, if not already, churches will condemn to HELL those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/politics/trump-vows-to-destroy-law-banning-political-activity-by-churches.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/trumps-mexican-shakedown.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  How soon, if not already, will Democrats banish you from your home, from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, and from America if you do not become a Muslim?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/politics/donald-trump-islam.html  (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/an-apology-to-muslims-for-president-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/opinion/quebecs-response-to-hate-more-tolerance.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/fruit-of-a-poison-tree.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/pences-presidential-pet.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ activity. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs banish you from your home, from your precinct, from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, and from America if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/opinion/welcoming-transgender-boy-scouts.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs shout that you are not “mainstream” if you do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolishment of the First and Second Amendments, and that you want to rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/opinion/neil-gorsuch-and-the-search-for-the-supreme-court-mainstream.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Conservative Heavy Hitters Mobilize and Unify Behind Cout Pick- Jeremy Peters  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative heavy hitters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which of them promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/politics/neil-gorsuch-conservative-confirmation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Protesters Vow Defiance After Miami Heeds Immigration Order.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/miami-mayor-carlos-gimenez.html
— Immigrant Shock: Can California Predict the Nation’s Future? – Emily Badger  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/upshot/strife-over-immigrants-can-california-foretell-nations-future.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s fate is in the hands of Trump’s bizarre inner circle of advisors.”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-inner-circle-20170201-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Black bloc’ protests return for Trump era, leaving flames, broken windows from D.C. to Berkeley.”  Since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/02/black-bloc-protests-return-for-trump-era-leaving-flames-broken-windows-from-dc-to-berkeley/
— Arab-American Republican lawmakers divided on Trump’s travel ban –  Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/arab-american-republican-lawmakers-divided-on-trumps-travel-ban/2017/02/01/d75e7d10-e8cf-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Abraham, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), all of Lebanese descent, support Trump’s executive order. “I am proud of my heritage and appreciate the contributions of our forefathers, but the future greatness of the United States depends upon the safety and security of Americans today,” Graves said in a statement Monday. LaHood, son of former GOP congressman and secretary of transportation Ray LaHood, said the travel ban “should be viewed as protecting our homeland and its citizens.” “The United States will continue to be a beacon of hope and opportunity for those looking to immigrate to a better way of life, but first and foremost, national security for our American citizens and our homeland must be priority No. 1,” he said in a statement Monday. Neither Graves nor LaHood agreed to be interviewed for this article.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Neil Gorsuch started Fascism Forever Club in high school.”  What did you do while you were in high school?  I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.
http://nypost.com/2017/02/02/neil-gorsuch-started-fascism-forever-club-in-high-school/

 

USA TODAY
— Rep. Hunter: ‘Trump is doing things right’ – Duncan Hunter
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/02/01/president-trump-executive-orders-duncan-hunter-editorials-debates/97358284/
— Trump blasts ‘fake news,’ CNN at African-American history event – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: What events do Trump-haters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois use to blast Trump supporters?  In Wheaton, they use the Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City addresses.  They paint me as being the leading Trump supporter in Wheaton. Should Trump supporters start throwing shoes? SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_shoeing_incident)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/01/donald-trump-african-americancnn/97336628/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Voter Fraud a Myth? That’s Not What New York Investigators Found  Only one fake voter was refused a ballot. The clerk was the mother of the felon he was impersonating. – LARRY LEVY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/voter-fraud-a-myth-thats-not-what-new-york-investigators-found-1485994200

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump-ordered raid in Yemen that killed US Navy SEAL was approved without sufficient intelligence.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-officials-trump-ordered-raid-in-yemen-that-killed-us-navy-seal-was-approved-without-sufficient-intelligence-2017-2

 

STATESMAN
— Trump threatens to revoke federal funds from UC Berkeley after protests – Frank Luna
http://www.statesman.com/news/national/trump-threatens-revoke-federal-funds-from-berkeley-after-protests/VxkJmRvny8L9vOqF07jkSP/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— Donald Trump Is No Friend to Veterans – SARAH JONES  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) reminded veterans that I avoided the draft and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that draft avoiders should be punished.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/140357/donald-trump-no-friend-veterans

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— 5 unexpected exemptions to federal hiring freeze – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/5-unexpected-exemptions-to-federal-hiring-freeze

 

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “chaos in the Trump White House is bad for business.”
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-chaos-in-the-trump-white-house-is-bad-for-business-2017-02-02

 

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— IRS Selects New Advisory Council Members
http://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/news/12300992/irs-selects-new-advisory-council-members

 

OCCUPY OAKLAND
— We won this night. We will control the streets. We will liberate the land. We will fight fascists. We will dismantle the state. This is war.
https://twitter.com/OccupyOakland/status/827007309922476032

January 31 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Policy Institute Pitches State Budget Plan With No Tax Hike – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/31/conservative-policy-group-pitches-state-budget-plan-with-no-tax-hike/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A conservative lobbying group has outlined a plan for ending the state’s budget standoff without a major income tax increase. The Illinois Policy Institute’s budget plan would move all new employees and as many current workers as it can persuade into a 401(k)-style retirement plan, instead of defined pensions. The proposal also would make most able-bodied people without children ineligible for Medicaid, impose the state’s most recent contract offer to unionized state workers, reduce state payroll by 10 percent, and freeze property taxes for five years. Illinois Policy Institute CEO John Tillman said it also would end state revenue sharing with larger local governments, which he claimed spend more money than they should. “We want to end that charade. We want to create local accountability. If a local school district wants to engage in pension spiking at the end of a teacher’s career, they can do that. If they want to give administrators excessive compensation packages, they can do that. But they won’t be able to send the bill to other taxpayers anymore,” he said. Tillman said state mandates on local government would be reduced, but he acknowledged there would be skepticism and resistance to much of the IPI budget plan. “Every single political actor at the local level will want to hold on to every penny they can, and it won’t be until the public demands these reforms that we really see the political will,” he said. State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) said she thinks the public will press for approval of the IPI budget plan. “That four-person family where the dad’s working his tail off, and maybe has a second job, and they know that they’re funding the Medicare for an able-bodied single adult who doesn’t want to get a job; I’ll tell you what, they’re all in on this plan, sir. All in,” she said.)
— Starbucks CEO’s Stance On Trump Travel Ban Stirs Up Bitter Brew – Jim Williams  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks post signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/30/starbucks-ceos-stance-on-travel-ban-stirs-up-bitter-brew/

 

NBC5
— Trump Picks Federal Appeals Judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court  The ninth seat on the Supreme Court has sat empty since Antonin Scalia died in February 2016 – Julie Pace and Mark Sherman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Donald-Trump-Supreme-Court-Pick-412318353.html
— Trump Sent $10K Check to Illinois FedEx Courier  “I’m still just living a dream,” Bouvet told the Washington Post. “I never thought in a million years this would happen.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Sent-10000-Check-to-Illinois-FedEx-Courier-Report-412296163.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Pawar says Rauner is a “coward” for his response to Trump immigration order.  The stronger that you speak out against the immigration order, the more that the anti-Trump news media glorifies you and praises you.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pawar-rauner-coward-trump-refugee-order-412316113.html

 

ABC7
— PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP NOMINATES JUDGE NEIL GORSUCH TO U.S. SUPREME COURT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-donald-trump-nominates-judge-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court/1729837/
— REP. KINZINGER ASKS TRUMP TO EXEMPT IRAQIS WHO SERVED FROM TRAVEL BAN – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/kinzinger-asks-trump-to-exempt-iraqis-who-served-from-travel-ban/1729742/
— 7 ARRESTED AT #RESISTTRUMPTUESDAY PROTEST IN CHICAGO – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/7-arrested-at-resisttrumptuesday-protest-in-chicago/1730402/
— TRUMP CANCELS TRIP TO MILWAUKEE; HARLEY-DAVIDSON NOT COMFORTABLE WITH LIKELY PROTESTS, SOURCE SAYS – CNN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-cancels-trip-to-milwaukee;-harley-davidson-not-comfortable-with-likely-protests-source-says/1730801/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Proposed laws aim to reform Illinois group homes – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/232801580-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-supreme-court-pick-gorsuch-20170131-story.html
— Trump cancels planned Milwaukee economic speech (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cancels-milwaukee-visit-20170131-story.html
— 7 arrested in second week of ‘Resist Trump’ protests – William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-federal-building-protest-met-20170201-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner ally seeks spending cuts on universities, care for poor, teacher pensions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-policy-budget-bruce-rauner-met-20170131-story.html
— President Trump sent rural Illinois FedEx courier a $10,000 check in the mail – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-trump-illinois-supporter-20170131-story.html
— Durbin calls Trump attorney general nominee Sessions ‘wrong person for job’ – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dick-durbin-opposes-jeff-sessions-met-0131-20170131-story.html
— Toying with run for governor, J.B. Pritzker calls Trump immigration order ‘wrong’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents toy with?  Since 2000, my critics/opponents have toyed with replacing me as your GOPUSA Illinois with someone who they can manipulate/dominate.  Sooner or later, their replacement for me would promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pritzker-silberman-0131-chicago-inc-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEWN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Chicago man is frantic over Trump order as Iranian-artist wife stranded abroad.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-green-card-iranian-artist-met-20170130-story.html
— Trump gives the hard left a chance at power – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-trump-supreme-court-kass-0201-20170131-column.html
— In Peoria, Caterpillar’s move feels like ‘kick in the gut’ – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-caterpillar-peoria-reaction-0201-biz-20170131-story.html
— Chicago State must pay whistleblower $4.3 million after delaying payment – Jodi S. Cohen and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-state-whistleblower-final-payment-20170131-story.html
— Two lawsuits in Chicago challenge Trump travel ban – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-travel-ban-chicago-lawsuit-met-20170131-story.html
— Fireworks at the Justice Department: Trump fires acting Attorney General Sally Yates – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-fires-sally-yates-attorney-general-edit-0201-jm-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How a ‘chaos candidate’ becomes a disaster president.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-refugees-immigration-ban-perspec-0201-20170131-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump’s constant lying threatens the American experiment.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-constant-lying-20170131-story.html
— People gather to protest Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-protest-trumps-nomination-of-betsy-devos-for-education-secretary-photos-20170131-photogallery.html
— Hobby Lobby case among Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s notable opinions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-supreme-court-nominee-neil-gorsuch-notable-opinions-20170131-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Trump names Neil Gorsuch as his Supreme Court pick – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/julie-pace-and-mark-sherman/
— Trump nixes Wisconsin trip amidst protest concerns – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps will crow that their threats of violence are working.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-nixes-wisconsin-trip-amidst-protests-concerns/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Durbin and Duckworth say to Rauner “Stand up against Obamacare repeal.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-to-rauner-stand-up-against-obamacare-repeal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Abortion trigger law ‘a nightmare scenario for women.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-abortion-trigger-law-a-nightmare-scenario-for-women/
— Durbin, Duckworth to Rauner: ‘Stand up’ against Obamacare repeal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-to-rauner-stand-up-against-obamacare-repeal/
— Trump taps Gorsuch for Supreme Court, youngest nominee in decades – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/julie-pace-and-mark-sherman/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Constituents crowd Hultgren office to discuss president – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are nasty.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139747/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “People are very concerned about President Trump,” Scown told a nodding Goncher. “He has no understanding of his limited powers under the Constitution. He shows no discipline. We feel it’s our Congress’ duty to address an out of control president. We want to know that Mr. Hultgren will protect the Constitution and protect our rights.” Specifically, Scown pointed Trump’s recent ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations as unconstitutional. Miller, an armed services veteran, said preventing Muslims who are non-U.S. citizens who helped U.S. military efforts in the Middle East is “a disgrace.” Hultgren released a statement Monday calling the ban “overly broad” with an “inconsistent and confused” interpretation. Hultgren said he supports efforts to review immigration screening processes to strengthen them. However, he said the process to vet refugees is “already extensive and thorough.” Miller said Hultgren’s statement was “weak” and didn’t go far enough. “He didn’t stand up and say it’s immoral, illegal, and we should ban it,” Miller said. The constituents also called on Hultgren to make his position known on various presidential cabinet appointments, especially those involving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the education department. “Will the congressman stand up and protect the environment?” Miller asked. “Will he stand up for public schools?” Goncher said Hultgren does plan on hosting a town hall shortly. The staff has not set the time and place for such a public meeting, she said. Goncher pledged to call every one of the constituents who came to the office Tuesday and make separate appointments to listen to their concerns if need be. “We will always be available,” she said. “What we’re asking if that they make an appointment. If they give us a heads up on the topic, we can have a little bit more information to share with them.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Trump’s voter fraud claim spread like a virus.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139814/
— Librarians can combat ‘fake news,’ panel says – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/news/170139754/
— Suburban officials roll out welcome mat for Caterpillar – Anna Marie Kukec
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170131/business/170139761/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin, Duckworth hit Rauner over Obamacare – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/BLOGS02/170139965/durbin-duckworth-hit-rauner-over-obamacare

 

WTTW
— How Healthy is Illinois’ Job Market? – Evan Garcia  (DIERSEN: Employers in northeast Illinois are overwhelmingly Democrat. Therefore, the healthier that Illinois’ job market gets, the fewer members of the following groups will be hired or promoted: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/31/how-healthy-illinois-job-market

 

BLOOMIMGTON PANTAGRAPH
— After Trump order, volunteer lawyers descend on big airports – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/after-trump-order-volunteer-lawyers-descend-on-big-airports/article_d368635d-660d-5b38-ae3b-b32b8604cd98.html
— 2 federal lawsuits filed in Chicago over Trump travel ban – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/federal-lawsuits-filed-in-chicago-over-trump-travel-ban/article_b97c9f51-70cf-5712-bcf4-a8498b212acb.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Local officials: ‘It feels like being left at the altar’ – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170131/local-officials-it-feels-like-being-left-at-altar

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Policy Institute offers budget solution that promises not to raise taxes – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170131/illinois-policy-institute-offers-budget-solution-that-promises-not-to-raise-taxes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-31/immigration-ban-ui-we-will-not-abide.html

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Rauner administration alleges misinformation in AFSCME voting – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170131/rauner-administration-alleges-misinformation-in-afscme-voting

 

WSIL TV
— Speaker Paul Ryan defends Trump’s order, warns of protests – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34385489/speaker-defends-trumps-order-warns-of-protests

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “About That $10K Check Trump Sent To An Illinois Volunteer.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/31/trump_fedex_courier.php

 

ILLINOIS NEWS WATCH
— Trump justice nominee means Illinois’ fair share case could lead to national right-to-work law
https://ilnews.org/11938/trump-justice-nominee-means-illinois-fair-share-case-lead-national-right-work-law/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— President Trump v. Useful Idiots, et al. – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14253
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The protests against our new Commander-in-Chief aren’t going to stop. In fact, expect the hate and anger to get hotter, and the size of the protests to get larger, as President Trump keeps winning for America. And the winning has only begun. So don’t let the protests dampen your post-election joy. Just sit back and savor the spectacle. The Extreme Left – which is the only wing left in the Democratic Party — is nothing if not entertaining. The Democrats have proven they don’t care an iota about expanding economic opportunity for the millions abandoned by their failed ideology and political idols. And they have also made it painfully obvious that keeping Americans safe is the least of their concerns. I seriously question whether there’s a single protester out there who truly believes Trump will harm the interests of women, the LGBT community, African-Americans, Hispanics, or anyone else. It’s actually quite the opposite. What’s keeping the Democrats up at night is a recurring nightmare in which Donald Trump continues to make good on his promises to lift-up all and unite the country. The typical Trump hater out there marching and/or inciting violence isn’t concerned about others. It’s purely a selfish concern centered on their fear of becoming even more irrelevant – if that’s even possible. Donald Trump and his supporters can take heart in the fact that another great President faced similar opposition from a hysterical Left, and it only made him stronger.)

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS WIRE
— Trump Triangulates on Homosexuality vs. Abortion — AFTAH Condemns Decision to Keep Obama’s Pro-LGBT Executive Order – Peter LaBarbera
http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/7367579046.html

 

GOPUSA
— When Will They Show Outrage Over Dead Americans?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20075
— Chicago Pub apologizes for ‘Build-A-Wall’ burger with Mexican toppings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19972
— You want fake news? Check out AG’s ‘hate crime hotline’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20090
— Rasmussen poll shows strong backing for halt in refugees
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20070

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham Reacts to Obama: Security, Border Control Aren’t ‘American Values’?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/31/ingraham-reacts-obama-statement-security-border-control-arent-american-values
— Al Sharpton Slammed for Calling Jesus a ‘Refugee’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/31/al-sharpton-tweet-jesus-refugee-reaction
— Tech companies worry about cherished tech visas – AP
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/01/31/ap-explains-tech-companies-worry-about-cherished-tech-visas.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— No, Muslim Refugees Are Not Jewish WWII Refugees. Here Are 5 Reasons Why. – MICHAEL QAZVINI
http://www.dailywire.com/news/1217/no-muslim-refugees-are-not-jewish-wwii-refugees-michael-qazvini

 

DAILY CALLER
— Let’s Be Real: Obama ‘Barred’ Syrian Christian Refugees. Just Look At The Numbers – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/28/lets-be-real-obama-barred-syrian-christian-refugees-just-look-at-the-numbers/

 

FEDERALIST
— Christians Need To Stop Being So Naive About Muslim Immigration – Wendy Wilson
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/06/christians-need-stop-naive-muslim-immigration/

 

BLAZE
— Trump administration grants nearly 900 refugees waivers to enter U.S. this week – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/31/report-trump-administration-grants-nearly-900-refugees-waivers-to-enter-us-this-week/

 

POLITICO
— Trump picks Gorsuch for Supreme Court – SHANE GOLDMACHER and JOSH GERSTEIN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-gorsuch-supreme-court-234464

 

THE HILL
— GAO: IRS should improve handling of ID-theft cases – NAOMI JAGODA  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I worked GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 of those years.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/317239-watchdog-irs-should-improve-handling-of-id-theft-cases
— Drudge slams GOP Congress for making Trump ‘do everything alone’ – JOE CONCHA (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in promoting the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, especially their traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/316955-drudge-slams-gop-congress-for-making-trump-do-everything-alone

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— To: The Next Governor of Illinois – Keith Kelleher, president, SEIU Healthcare Illinois
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-the-next-governor-of-illinois_us_5890c73fe4b02c397c178cd0

 

CNN
— President Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court – Ariane de Vogue
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/donald-trump-supreme-court-nominee/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow “Trump continues Obama order protecting LGBTQ federal workers.” For federal employees, ever-increasingly since the 1960s, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/31/politics/lgbt-protections-trump-continues-obama-policy-federal-workers/

 

REUTERS
— Trump’s go-to man Bannon takes hardline view on immigration – John Walcott and Julia Edwards Ainsley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs blame you for all the problems that minorities and women have had, are having, and will have.)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15E2TG

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/us/politics/supreme-court-nominee-trump.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— California moves closer to becoming sanctuary state after measure gets committee approval – NANCY DILLON
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/california-moves-closer-sanctuary-state-article-1.2960979

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: As Democrats ever-increasingly become more anti-Jew, Democrats ever-increasingly accuse Republicans of being anti-Jew.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-white-houses-soft-core-holocaust-denialism/2017/01/30/193da2a4-e724-11e6-80c2-30e57e57e05d_story.html
— Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch, a proponent of strictly interpreting the Constitution, to fill Supreme Court vacancy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/31/trump-nominates-neil-gorsuch-a-proponent-of-strictly-interpreting-the-constitution-to-fill-supreme-court-vacancy/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to foreign countries and to their citizens. Anti-Trumps put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/trumps-top-trade-adviser-says-germany-exploits-the-u-s.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Taps Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court  Appeals-court judge, if confirmed, would replace Justice Scalia – MICHAEL C. BENDER and  BRENT KENDALL
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-taps-judge-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court-1485911116?mod=djemalertNEWS

 

MODESTO BEE
— Whatever Trump breaks, GOP owns it – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Everything that Obama broke, Democrats own it.)
http://www.modbee.com/opinion/editorials/article129870199.html

 

MACOMB RADIO
— Governor Rauner Promises State Workers Will be Payed – Sean Patrick  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, as GAO’s budget was cut more and more and more in relative if not absolute terms, the head of GAO, Charles Bowsher, promised more and more and more that employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran would not be adversely affected, this is, that only employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran would be adversely affected.)
http://macombradio.com/macomb-news/289816

 

GAO
— IRS Improved Telephone Service but Needs to Better Assist Identity Theft Victims and Prevent Release of Fraudulent Refunds (DIERSEN: As a GS-11, currently $66,379, IRS Revenue Officer in early 1974, I was responsible for all of the IRS employees in Chicago who answered telephone calls from taxpayers and their representatives.  As a result of my performance on that assignment, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563, in mid-1974.)
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-186

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Give Federal Employees a 3.2% Pay Raise in 2018 – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/31/legislation-introduced-to-give-federal-employees-a-3-2-pay-raise-in-2018/

 

SLATE
— In America, We Don’t Excuse Injustice if Only a Few People Are Affected – Evan Urquhart  (DIERSEN: Poetical affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and other injustices mainly affect federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2017/01/30/in_america_we_don_t_excuse_injustice_if_only_a_few_people_are_affected.html

 

ESQUIRE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aside from Prejudiced, Trump’s Travel Ban Is Also Incompetent.”
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/videos/a52703/seth-meyers-trump-ban/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP’S INNER CIRCLE IS ALREADY ALIENATING ITS ALLIES.”
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/donald-trump-immigration-executive-order

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Despite new pledge, fears persist of anti-LGBT action from Trump – Chris Johnson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity hint/imply/argue/shout that they, their operatives, and their dupes will get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/01/31/despite-pledge-on-obama-order-advocates-still-fear-anti-lgbt-action-from-trump/

January 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: AT LEAST 50 KILLED, 300 SHOT IN CHICAGO SO FAR IN JANUARY, CPD SAYS – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/at-least-50-killed-300-shot-in-chicago-so-far-in-january-cpd-says/1729577/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Growing Outrage As Trump Stands By Travel Ban.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/30/growing-outrage-as-trump-stands-by-travel-ban/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate tax hike is a raw deal for Illinoisans – Jeanne Ives
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-budget-tax-increase-pensions-perspec-0131-jm-20170130-story.html
— Breaking silence, Obama speaks out on Trump immigrants order – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–obama-trump-20170130-story.html
— Rauner administration tells workers ‘a strike against the taxpayers is reckless’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-strike-reckless-story.html
— Balmoral school in Crete stays open despite water scare – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-balmoral-school-water-st-0131-20170130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote J.B. Pritzker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pritzker-silberman-0131-chicago-inc-20170131-story.html
— Steve Forbes at North Central College – Michelle Mullins
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-news-digest-st-0129-20170127-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will speak about capitalism at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall, 171 E. Chicago Ave.  Forbes was invited by the college’s student Republican organization. The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required to enter. Tickets can be obtained by calling the college’s box office at 630-637-7469. “Mr. Forbes brings a wealth of knowledge that spans across the business world, politics and journalism,” senior Ryan T. Schuring, president of the college’s Student Government Association and vice president of the College Republicans, said in a statement. “A speaker with his stature will help foster and promote civil discourse within the walls of institutional learning and beyond.”)
— Geraci’s lawsuit to keep dogs off condo elevators moving forward – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-geraci-dog-condo-lawsuit-0131-biz-20170130-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Trump’s refugee order: Which side are you on?”  Overwhelmingly, those who oppose the order are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE ORDER ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-muslim-ban-huppke-20170130-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Appointees owe allegiance to Constitution, not Trump – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents who have lots of Republican political clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that I OWE ALLEGIANCE TO MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS AND a) NOT to the Milton Township Republican Central Committee by-laws or resolution against video gambling and b) NOT to the DuPage County Republican Central Committee by-laws and c) NOT to the Illinois Republican Party by-law or platform and d) NOT to the Republican Party by-laws or platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-appointees-owe-allegiance-to-constitution-not-trump/
— Trump shows he revels in dangerous chaos – Jesse Jackson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-trump-shows-he-revels-in-dangerous-chaos/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “When a president knows nothing, others creep in.”  On what do you base your knowledge and your opinions of the federal government?  For me, it includes my working for the federal government for almost 30 years, and especially the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years.  I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-when-a-president-knows-nothing-others-creep-in/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Caterpillar to move HQ to Chicago area  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will urge Caterpiller to move to a precinct, a municipality, a township/ward, and a county that voted overwhelmingly for Clinton.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170131/NEWS05/170139971/caterpillar-to-move-hq-to-chicago-area

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Is Lisa Madigan rescuing ‘Dadigan’? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-31/jim-dey-lisa-madigan-rescuing-dadigan.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— Lisa Madigan still trying to stiff state workers – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees and government retirees have been hated.  Virtually every individual, virtually every organization, virtually every company, virtually every government, and virtually every country wants to stiff government employees and to stiff government retirees. Those who hate government employees and government retirees just love that.  Overwhelmingly, those who hate government employees and government retirees have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511078281-lisa-madigan-still-trying-to-stiff-state-workers

 

WTTW
— Behind the Court Case That Could Shut Down State Government – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/30/behind-court-case-could-shut-down-state-government

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— NIU president, Illinois congressmen respond to Muslim immigration ban  (DIERSEN: NIU accepted me as a transfer student from UIC in 1969 when I was 20 yeas old.  If I was 20 today, I doubt that NIU would accept me because I am NOT anti-Trump, because I am NOT anti-Protestant, because I am NOT anti-conservative, because I am NOT anti-Republican, because I am NOT anti-American, because I am NOT anti-White, because I am NOT anti-male, because I am NOT anti-older people, because I am NOT anti-rich people, because I am NOT anti-gun owners, because I am NOT anti-German Americans, because I am NOT anti-draft avoiders, and because I am NOT anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/30/niu-president-illinois-congressmen-respond-to-muslim-immigration-ban/aowcxsa/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Navy SEAL who died in Yemen raid was from Peoria – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170130/navy-seal-who-died-in-yemen-raid-was-from-peoria

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Stopping pay a political move with bad results – Editorial  (DIERSEN: From what I see, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are so full of hatred of federal employees and retirees, that they would strongly support any cut or elimination of compensation for federal employees and retirees.)
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/105210/editorial-stopping-pay-a-political-move-with-bad-results

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Illinois churches, community groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://herald-review.com/business/central-illinois-churches-community-groups-protest-trump-order/article_a5926459-405f-5d64-aacd-536983ffc75c.html

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— 27 solutions offered to curb rising property taxes in Illinois – Giovanni Whaley
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511077493-27-solutions-offered-to-curb-rising-property-taxes-in-illinois

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hundreds Rallying Travel Ban On Campus Announcing A New U Of I Petition.”
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/hundreds-rallying-travel-ban-on-campus-announcing-a-new-u-of-i-petition

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic state attorneys general begin Trump pushback.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34385048/democratic-state-attorneys-general-begin-trump-pushback

 

CHICAGO READER
— Illinois owes around $11 billion in unpaid bills (plus interest) after 18 months without a budget deal – Kate Shepherd
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/31/illinois-owes-around-11-billion-in-unpaid-bills-plus-interest-after-18-months-without-a-budget-deal-and-other-chicago-news

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Feinberg students hold demonstration in support of Affordable Care Act.” How soon, if not already, will schools a) stop accepting students who are not Democrats and b) expel students who do not hate Republicans?)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/30/campus/feinberg-students-hold-demonstration-in-support-of-affordable-care-act/

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Saline County GOP sees economic opportunities with new administration – Michael Carroll (DIERSEN: What do you see with the new administration?  I see increased hatred by those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511071525-saline-county-gop-sees-economic-opportunities-with-new-administration

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Hultgren on Trump’s Immigration Executive Order, Calls It “Overly Broad”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/hultgren-on-trumps-immigration-executive-order-calls-it-overly-broad/
— Skillicorn Introduces Right to Work Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/skillicorn-introduces-right-to-work-bill/
— Highest Spending Campaign May Be for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/30/highest-spending-campaign-may-be-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Body Integrity Identity Disorder – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/identity-politics-paraphilias-body-integrity-identity-disorder/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, ELIMINATE THE SICK-DAY PERK DRIVING UP PENSION COSTS  Illinois state senators are considering a budget with massive tax hikes, but is short on critical pension reforms, which would save taxpayers billions. – Eric Kohn  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is slightly higher because I got credit for unused sick days.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not like that at all; almost all of them used their sick days as fast as they earned them.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-eliminate-the-sick-day-perk-driving-up-pension-costs/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SIX ILLINOIS ORGANIZATIONS CERTIFIED AS BEST CHRISTIAN WORKPLACES FOR 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/six-illinois-organizations-honored-as-certified-best-christian-workplaces-for-2017.html
— CITING CHICAGO MURDER CRISIS, GINGRICH MOCKS SCHUMER’S TEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/citing-chicago-murder-crisis-gingrich-mocks-schumers-tears.html
— RACIAL WEALTH GAP IN DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED CHICAGO WORSE THAN NATIONAL AVERAG
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/racial-wealth-gap-in-democrat-controlled-chicago-worse-than-national-average.html
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY RELEASES NEW AD: “DROP THE MIKE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-republican-party-releases-new-ad-drop-the-mike.html
— SHOTT: SHOWDOWN IN BLOODY CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/shott-showdown-in-bloody-chicago.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute: Slash funding for local governments, universities, schools, Medicaid
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/31/illinois-policy-institute-slash-funding-for-local-governments-universities-schools-medicaid/
— Maybe it’s time to consider consolidating villages?
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/31/maybe-its-time-to-consider-consolidating-villages/

 

GOPUSA
— Classless Ex-prez Weighs in to Encourage Protesters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20040
— Starbucks: We’ll hire 10,000 refugees  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks post signs that say the following are not wanted: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/starbucks-well-hire-10000-refugees/
— Boy Scouts to allow girls who think they are boys to join
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20046
— Mexico earmarks $50M to fight individual deportations (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How much money has Mexico earmarked to get rid of you?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20048
— End the Foreign-Aid Racket
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=20038

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP TO GIVE PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS PRIORITY REFUGEE STATUS
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/30/trump-to-give-persecuted-christians-priority-refugee-status/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Administration to Publish Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens in Sanctuary Cities – KATIE MCHUGH
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/trump-administration-publish-crimes-committed-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-cities/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Myth of the Virtuous Poor – DAVID FRENCH  (DIERSEN: If you are not poor, what do your critics/opponents attribute that to?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout I am not poor a) because I was born a White male, b) because I have been blessed with good health (aside from poor eyesight and partial red-green color blindness), c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I got married, e) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, f) because the federal government overpaid me, and g) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy is too generous.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2017-02-06-0000/poverty-morality-conservatives

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Halted $181 Billion in Regulatory Costs on First Day in Office  Regulation freeze stops Obama administration’s pending rules – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: What about the many trillions of dollars in regulatory costs since the 1960s a) to give preference to minorities and b) to give preference to females?)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-trump-halted-181-billion-regulatory-costs-first-day-office/

 

THE HILL
— McConnell: If GOP unites, we will win – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND BOB CUSACK  (DIERSEN: For RINOs, uniting means getting rid of those who support the Republican Party platform, that is, getting rid of those who voted for Trump.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317001-mcconnell-if-gop-unites-we-will-win
— Democrats boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees – PETER SCHROEDER
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/317076-dems-boycott-confirmation-votes-for-trump-nominees

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Syria warns of setting up safe zones for civilians as unsafe – BASSEM MROUE  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely, will Trump have to set up “safe zones” for his supporters in precincts, in municipalities, in townships/wards, in counties, and in states that are anti-Trump?  Provably not because Trump supporters have bought a tremendous amount of firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.concordmonitor.com/Syria-warns-of-setting-up-safe-zones-for-civilians-as-unsafe-7798776

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Are You Married to Your Party? A measure of Identity. – Lynn Vavreck  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you reject, the more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you reject, and the more that you reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, the harder that you work against me and against all Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/upshot/are-you-married-to-your-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Order Tests Limits of Law and Executive Power.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/trump-immigration-muslim-ban.html
— Obama’s Protections for L.G.B.T. Workers Will Remain Under Trump – JEREMY W. PETERS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/obama-trump-protections-lgbt-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/politics/daca-dreamer-immigrant-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/the-republican-fausts.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/opinion/make-china-great-again.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/upshot/republicans-have-one-big-incentive-to-stick-with-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Refugees Entering the U.S. Already Face a Rigorous Vetting Process.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/29/us/refugee-vetting-process.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Priebus: ‘maybe we need to expand’ immigration ban
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/priebus-maybe-we-need-to-expand-immigration-ban/2017/01/31/e900224e-e77b-11e6-903d-9b11ed7d8d2a_video.html
— Trump’s First 100 Days: Get with the program or get out – Elise Viebeck  (DIERSEN: It was get with the Democrat Party platform or get out while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Nevertheless, I survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office, for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 18 years at GAO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/30/trumps-first-100-days-get-with-the-program-or-get-out/
— To resist or not, the federal employees’ dilemma – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I never resisted any order, including orders my Democrat superiors carried out to give preference to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.  However, because I complained about the aforesaid orders, and especially because in 1988 I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/31/to-resist-or-not-the-federal-employees-dilemma/

 

USA TODAY
— Advocacy groups leverage anger to target Trump – John Bacon  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, who in your municipality, who in your township/ward, who in your county, and who in Illinois takes the lead in promoting hatred against Trump and against those who voted for Trump?  What plans do they have to get rid of those who voted for Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/30/advocacy-groups-leverage-anger-target-trump/97240668/
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Nation says controversial immigration order is no surprise to them – Rick Hampson  (DIERSEN: How big is the “Trump Nation” in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/30/trump-nation-says-controversial-immigration-order-no-surprise-them/97248710/
— Trump targets tech’s H-1B visa hiring tool – Marco della Cava, Elizabeth Weise and Jon Swartz
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/30/trump-targets-techs-h1b-visa-hiring-tool/97240588/
— Older workers feel on track for retirement. Are they? – Paul Davidson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/31/older-workers-feel-track-retirement-they/97162652/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All of that has taken a toll. Twenty-seven percent of the 45- to 65-year-olds surveyed have no retirement savings or investments and another 22% have less than $100,000. About 14% have at least $500,000 and 5% have $1 million or more. By contrast, nearly 50% believe they’ll need at least $500,000 to be comfortable and about a quarter say they’ll need at least $1 million. Rheaume says there’s no one-size-fits-all benchmark for a retirement fund — despite the oft-cited $1 million standard — adding it depends on the retiree’s lifestyle and spending patterns. Still, he says, the number of aging Americans with less than $100,000 “is very concerning.” Not surprisingly, there’s a stark contrast between lower- and higher-income workers. Of those earning $50,000 or more, 84% have retirement savings, compared to 45% of those with lower salaries, the survey shows.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Trump ban effect?” and say “World is going to start closing the door.”  Anti-Trumps want America to pander to foreign countries and to their citizens.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/01/30/donald-trump-immigration-muslim-travel/97247774/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— When You Need to Face Facts in Your Life  Getting past information avoidance to deal with health issues, financial difficulties and other worries – ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN  (DIERSEN: My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote “information avoidance” big time.  They do not want you to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  They want you to get all your information from them.  They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-you-need-to-face-facts-in-your-life-1485791641
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.  Ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-trump-protest-under-lady-libertys-gaze-1485821234
— The Press Deserves Freedom, Not Privilege  Don’t tell journalists to shut up. Subject them to increased competition instead. – WILLIAM MCGURN
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-press-deserves-freedom-not-privilege-1485821387
— Even Jimmy Carter Was Cautious About Admitting Refugees  He refused entry to 40,000 Cambodians—but later took a humane approach to communism’s victims. – SETH LIPSKY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-jimmy-carter-was-cautious-about-admitting-refugees-1485821291
— How State Lawmakers Can Restore Freedom on Campus  Use the power of the purse to abolish speech codes—making public colleges into a model for private ones. – PETER BERKOWITZ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-state-lawmakers-can-restore-freedom-on-campus-1485821338

 

FORBES
— Obama Department Of Education Drastically Underestimated Student-Loan Debt – Tom Lindsay
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomlindsay/2017/01/31/__trashed/#2e3299913ccb

 

JACKSON SUN
— Low-paid illegal workers benefit Sanctuary Restaurants – MICHAEL SHANNON  (DIERSEN: Democrats want illegals because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want illegals because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/01/31/low-paid-illegal-workers-benefit-sanctuary-restaurants/97239168/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “NEW YORK STANDS UP TO TRUMP.”
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/new-york-stands-up-to-trump

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Don’t Blame Ivanka and Jared, They Were Observing Shabbat – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me for putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out on weekends?)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/ivanka-and-jared-dont-blame-us-we-were-observing-shabbat.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But now sources close to the First Couple, Jr. are claiming that they had nothing to do with the discriminatory travel ban or its chaotic rollout – and they even have an alibi. President Trump announced his executive order minutes before the sun set on Friday night, and Vanity Fair reports that Ivanka and Jared were initially unaware of the uproar because they were observing Shabbat. The couple, who are both orthodox Jews, do not use technology or do work from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Kushner is often portrayed as a moderating force, both on his father-in-law and between the different factions in his orbit. One source suggested that’s why both Saturdays of the Trump administration were especially tumultuous. “He wasn’t rolling calls on Saturday when this happened,” a source said of the day after the inauguration. “To me, that’s not a coincidence.”  Sources tell Vanity Fair that Kushner can’t really be blamed for the other six days of the week either, because his influence over his father-in-law is already waning.)

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Immigration Crackdown is Dangerous for Workers (Not Just Immigrants)”
http://prospect.org/article/trump%E2%80%99s-immigration-crackdown-dangerous-workers-not-just-immigrants

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps provide “10 Ways to Support Students Facing Immigration Crises.” How soon, if not already, will schools a) stop accepting students who are not Democrats and b) expel students who do not hate Republicans?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/01/31/how-faculty-members-and-administrators-can-help-immigrant-students-essay

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Forget the hiring freeze, OMB plan could alter the workforce – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: Republicans downsized GAO during all the almost 18 years that I worked for the agency 1980-1997. Because of that, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/forget-the-hiring-freeze-omb-plan-could-alter-the-workforce
(FROM THE ARTCLE: The more important thing is the Phase 2, which is the creation of the downsizing plan,” said Don Kettl, a professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. “What kind of plan will it be in trying to reduce the size of the federal government through attrition? That really raises two questions: First, does the size of the federal workforce need to be reduced. And the second is, if you are going to reduce it, does it make sense to do it through attrition?” By using attrition as a tool to whittle down the workforce, the Trump administration would be trying to leverage the increasing number of federal employees eligible for retirement to achieve its goals. Some estimates have pegged the eligible number of retirees at 40 percent of the total workforce by 2020, which would accomplish the Trump administration’s goal, but runs the risk leaving a very large skills gap. “The one thing we know about doing it through attrition is that you are never going to end up with the kind of workforce that you need because the people that are leaving aren’t necessarily the jobs you need to replace,” Kettl said. “And the jobs you need to replace aren’t necessarily matched by the people who are leaving.”)

January 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— All detainees released from O’Hare after chaotic day at airport – Sam Charles, Lynn Sweet, Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/
— Trump protesters shut down O’Hare international terminal – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-protesters-shut-down-ohare-international-terminal/
— Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on deportations – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-temporarily-blocks-trumps-executive-order-on-deportations/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  Libertarians want mass/illegal immigration because Libertarians want pot.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-from-lady-liberty-to-the-great-wall-of-fear/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Mexico and its citizens.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170129/281638189927278

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump immigration policy changes put some on edge.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/batavia-geneva-st-charles/news/ct-nvs-immigration-dupage-kane-st-0129-2-20170128-story.html
— Woman impersonated lawmaker’s wife, snuck into GOP retreat – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps, anti-conservatives, and anti-Republicans are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their end.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-woman-impersonated-lawmakers-wife-gop-retreat-20170128-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A woman impersonated the wife of a GOP lawmaker and snuck into the congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia Thursday, the same day President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appeared, retreat organizers told lawmakers late Saturday. The revelation came as the nonprofit Congressional Institute that organizes the retreat investigates how audio of the gathering leaked. In an email to GOP lawmakers, institute president Mark Strand did not directly say that the impersonator was the same person who leaked the audio, but that was the implication. “The Congressional Institute is continuing to investigate this breach in order to fully understand how it happened and to ensure it does not happen again,” said Strand’s email, which was obtained by The Associated Press. The audio was leaked to several news outlets and first reported by The Washington Post. It reveals lawmakers airing concerns about the practical difficulties and political risks of repealing and replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law, among other things. There is also audio of a question-and-answer session with Pence, indicating that the intruder was in the same room as the vice president, which raises security concerns. It was not immediately clear if she was also present for the session with Trump, who spoke before Pence but did not engage in a private discussion with lawmakers. The email says that the unauthorized person “misrepresented herself on multiple occasions to retreat organizers as the spouse of an elected official” and used counterfeit credentials. She went through the same security checkpoints as every other attendee, including magnetometers, and was escorted from the event around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, after Trump and Pence left. The email says officials are working to “ascertain the identity of the woman in question.”  Capitol Police and the Sergeant at Arms are investigating, according to a statement Saturday night from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., who chairs the House GOP conference.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Democrats express ‘disbelief’ at Trump immigration order.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-democrats-express-disbelief-at-trump-immigration-order-20170128-story.html
— Federal judge stays deportations of detainees after challenge to Trump order – Jerry Markon, Emma Brown, David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-travel-ban-emergency-stay-20170128-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats Brad Schneider and Raja Krishnamoorthi.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/170128775/
— What hiring freezes do to the workers left to pick up the slack – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997 while Republican Congressmen and Republican Senators a) cut GAO’s budget in relative terms or in absolute terms and b) imposed hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.  Ever-increasingly, as the years went by, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hated the agency’s Republican employees more and more and more, and especially its Republican employees like me who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/business/170128982/
— Collaboration crucial to consolidation – Daniel J. Cronin, Chairman, DuPage County Board, Elmhurst
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170129/discuss/170129202/

 

ABC7
— 13 DETAINED AT O’HARE FOLLOWING TRUMP ORDER, PROTESTERS CALL FOR THEIR RELEASE – Will Jones and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/13-detained-at-ohare-following-trump-order-protesters-call-for-their-release/1725960/
— LEWIS PROFESSOR FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN PARKING LOT OF NAPERVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://abc7chicago.com/news/lewis-professor-found-shot-to-death-in-parking-lot-of-naperville-middle-school/1725107/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Frerichs.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170128/schoenburg-frerichs-says-hes-focusing-on-job-not-election
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170128/springfield-public-librarys-first-same-fest-celebrates-diversity
— TRAGIC: Springfield continued to add VIDEO GAMBLING terminals in 2016. According to an annual report from the Illinois Gaming Board, 574 terminals operated at 127 locations in the city at the end of 2016 compared with 529 at 119 locations at the end of 2015. A little more than $131.5 million was wagered in 2016, and approximately $99 million was paid out. Net terminal income, the equivalent of gambling losses, totaled $32.3 million. The city of Springfield’s share from tax revenue was a little more than $1.6 million. Springfield continued to lead the state in number of video terminals, followed by Rockford with 435 terminals at 91 locations.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170128/local-business-notes-14m-rail-consolidation-grant-on-hold-in-dc

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rauner contract offer generous – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What major “offers” have you accepted? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, I “accepted” my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer.” They made it very clear that if I did not accept their “offer,” constructively, they would kill me. Of course, since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that the “offer” was far too generous – in today’s dollars, $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and $17,288 health/dental/vision insurance subsidy for life. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991, and I paid 7% of my salary into the CSRS. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/our-view-rauner-contract-offer-generous/aedk9eh/
— Lawmakers differ on lawsuit to stop Illinois state workers’ pay without budget – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/27/lawmakers-differ-on-lawsuit-to-stop-illinois-state-workers-pay-without-budget/a70r3ix/

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— Attorney General’s Motion Could Rob Governor of His Leverage – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What leverage do your critics/opponents have against you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they are paid lots of money to harm/destroy me by those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/motion-could-rob-governor-of-leverage

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Gambling Hearing lacks Chicago presence – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-29/tom-kacich-hearing-lacks-chicago-presence.html
— New angle on budget battle – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-29/new-angle-budget-battle.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State of the Standoff: Rauner-Madigan clash has helped perpetuate impasse – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/state-of-the-standoff-rauner-madigan-clash-has-helped-perpetuate/article_e9ab56ea-b0f9-5681-89a7-bbdcdb4ec4db.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries to be “asylum seekers.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34370484/trumps-ban-dashes-hope-for-many-asylum-seekers

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “PM Trudeau says Canada welcomes refugees.” How easy is it for terrorists to get into America from Canada?
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34371995/pm-trudeau-says-canada-welcomes-refugees

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois fails to support disability services, report finds – AP
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-fails-to-support-disability-services-report-finds/article_e2c51400-bb26-5771-b6ec-7b9b3ef4d090.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Property taxes rapidly eroding DuPage home values  (DIERSEN: According to the Milton Township Assessor, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton is worth $455,220.  However, potential buyers for the property would be discouraged from offering that much because its real estate taxes are so high – $11,059.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077658-analysis-property-taxes-rapidly-eroding-dupage-home-values

 

WIREPOINTS
— Mad World: Dysfunctional Thought in a Rigged System — Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://www.wirepoints.com/mad-world-dysfunctional-thought-in-a-rigged-system-rep-jeanne-ives-wirepoints-guest/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Inauguration barhopping in Chicago’s most pro-Trump neighborhood – Maya Dukmasova
http://m.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/01/20/inauguration-bar-hopping-in-chicagos-most-pro-trump-neighborhood

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Executive Order on Refugees — Separating Fact from Hysteria – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444370/donald-trump-refugee-executive-order-no-muslim-ban-separating-fact-hysteria
— This Is What Post-Christian Dissent Looks Like – DAVID FRENCH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444347/donald-trump-protestors-post-christian-dissent

 

DAILY WIRE
— Princeton Freshman: They’re Training Us To Hate Each Other – Elliott Hamilton
http://www.dailywire.com/news/12839/princeton-freshman-theyre-training-us-hate-each-elliott-hamilton

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— VA Losing Employee Support, Opening ‘Gaps’ in Veterans’ Care – Morgan Chalfant  (DIERSEN: Democrats who run the federal government gain support from their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran by using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, quotas, goals, and targets to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
Trump’s VA secretary inherits workforce, wait time challenges
http://freebeacon.com/issues/va-losing-employee-support-opening-gaps-veterans-care/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HAWAII BILL WOULD CLASSIFY HOMELESSNESS AS MEDICAL CONDITION  Goal: Let physicians, health-care providers ‘write prescriptions for housing’ – AP
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/hawaii-bill-would-classify-homelessness-as-medical-condition/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— FedEx Driver Who Saved American Flag at Anti-U.S. Protest Just Learned His Fate – KYLE BECKER  (DIERSEN: I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969.  Today, if a postal employee did something like this FedEx employee did, he/she would be immediately fired.)
http://ijr.com/wildfire/2017/01/788720-fedex-driver-who-saved-american-flag-at-anti-u-s-protest-just-learned-his-fate/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: We Won’t Apologize For Keeping America Safe – Tim Hains
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/29/priebus_we_wont_apologize_for_keeping_america_safe.html

 

THE HILL
— Ellison: Trump’s executive order is a Muslim ban – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/316752-ellison-trumps-order-is-a-muslim-ban

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s curbs on visas and refugees could affect Americans. The order could backfire on travelers and also touches on some legal permanent residents.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-refugees-visas-implications-234306

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Donald Trump Mulling Fate Of Young Immigrants Protected By Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: What percent of Dreamers are Democrat, minority, and/or female – 98%, 99%, 100%?  Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, etc. force Americans to give preference big time to those who are minority and/or female. How soon, if not already, will employers post signs that say “NON-DREAMERS NOT WANTED.”)
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/donald-trump-mulling-fate-of-young-immigrants-protected-by-barack-obama-1653838

 

CNN
— Homeland Security to comply with orders not to deport travelers – Ariane de Vogue, Eli Watkins and Alanne Orjoux
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/ny-immigration-order-stay/index.html
— White House discussing asking foreign visitors for social media info and cell phone contacts – Jake Tapper
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/29/politics/donald-trump-immigrant-policy-social-media-contacts/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “condemn Trump order on refugees, citizens from Muslim nations.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/legislators-trump-executive-order-refugees-muslim-nations/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump and GOP Search for Solution for ‘Dreamers’ – AP  (DIERSEN: The more that you give Dreamers, the more that people a) will come to America illegally, b) will stay in America illegally, and c) will bring others to America illegally.  Democrats focus on turning Dreamers against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/01/29/us/politics/ap-us-trump-young-immigrants.html
— Judge Blocks Part of Trump’s Immigration Order – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ALAN FEUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challenges-to-trumps-immigration-order.html
— American Commando Killed in Yemen in Trump’s First Counterterror Operation – ERIC SCHMITT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/middleeast/american-commando-killed-in-yemen-in-trumps-first-counterterror-operation.html
— White House Official, in Reversal, Says Green Card Holders Won’t Be Barred – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/politics/white-house-official-in-reversal-says-green-card-holders-wont-be-barred.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Dreamers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/magazine/the-only-way-we-can-fight-back-is-to-excel.html
— Calling Yourself ‘Humbled’ Doesn’t Sound as Humble as It Used To – CARINA CHOCANO  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents are not humble.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that those who they work for have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/magazine/calling-yourself-humbled-doesnt-sound-as-humble-as-it-used-to.html
— Instead of Leaving a Job, Why Not Take a Pause? – RACHAEL O’MEARA  (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted that they might let me work until 2003 when I would be eligible for regular retirement if I a) happily agreed to be constructively demoted and b) happily agreed to work for my coworkers and for my subordinates who had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/jobs/career-pause-sabbaticals-unpaid-leaves.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/president-trump-meet-my-family.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/anxiety-about-muslim-refugees-is-stoked-online-by-the-far-right-media.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/the-fog-of-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/wild-child-takes-charge.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/wild-child-takes-charge.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/a-sisterly-no-to-donald-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/donald-trump-the-religious-rights-trojan-horse.html
— The Normalization Trap – ADAM BEAR and JOSHUA KNOBE  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to normalize being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/sunday/the-normalization-trap.html
— One Country, Two Tribes – SABRINA TAVERNISE  (DIERSEN: In America, one tribe is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND THE OTHER SIDE IS Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/one-country-two-tribes.html
— Why Succeeding Against the Odds Can Make You Sick – JAMES HAMBLIN  DIERSEN: What are your biggest successes?  Mine include surviving tremendous efforts my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me a) for almost 3 years at the Post Office, b) for almost 9 years at IRS, and for almost 18 years at GAO.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/opinion/sunday/why-succeeding-against-the-odds-can-make-you-sick.html
— In Divided Wisconsin County, Packers Talk is O.K., but No Politics – JULIE BOSMAN  (DIERSEN: How divided is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/in-a-divided-wisconsin-county-many-choose-political-silence.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judge stays deportations; Trump order barring refugees, migrants from Muslim countries triggers chaos, outrage – Jerry Markon, Emma Brown and Katherine Shaver
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-challenge-trumps-executive-order/2017/01/28/e69501a2-e562-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s base-pleasing antics create firestorm.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/28/trumps-base-pleasing-antics-create-firestorm/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protests against Trump’s immigration plan set in more than 30 cities.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/29/homeland-security-judges-stay-has-little-impact-travel-ban/97211720/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/28/us-immigrants-react-ban-our-president-trying-divide-us/97185962/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How a Trump tariff could sideswipe U.S. auto industry.”
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/How-a-Trump-tariff-could-sideswipe-U-S-auto-10890681.php

 

PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS
— Ann Coulter: Donald Trump leads new GOP ‘on steroids’ – William Kelly
http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/ann-coulter-donald-trump-leads-new-gop-steroids/1on0akg9IUllT4lX7mvKcP/

 

COLUMBIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Tensions, tumult mark Trump’s first days as president.”
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/tensions-tumult-mark-trump-s-rst-days-as-president/article_ae93db45-e0d1-5ed3-9eb9-51b0ea95cbac.html

 

FED SMITH
— This Federal Employee Union (National Border Patrol Council) Actually Supports Trump – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/29/this-federal-employee-union-actually-supports-trump/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— To Wall or Not to Wall? Voters Expect Big Cut in Illegal Immigration  (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  Libertarians want mass/illegal immigration because Libertarians want pot.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/january_2017/to_wall_or_not_to_wall_voters_expect_big_cut_in_illegal_immigration

 

GUARDIAN
— Donald Trump defends Muslim-countries travel ban amid protests: ‘our country needs strong borders’ – Amber Jamieson
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/jan/29/donald-trump-us-travel-ban-refugees-airports

January 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— IRAN TO BAN US CITIZENS IN RESPONSE TO DONALD TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION ORDER – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/iran-to-ban-us-citizens-in-response-to-trumps-immigration-order/1725747/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Activists Rally at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Against Trump’s Order on Refugees.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-ohare-airport-refugees-detained-trump-executive-order-412060113.html
— ‘Refugees Welcome’ Protest Erupts at JFK Airport  The demonstrators held homemade signs that read “No ban, no wall” and “Refugees welcome” in front of Terminal 4’s international arrivals area Saturday afternoon – Michael George  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps hold up signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WELCOME: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Following-Detainment-Refugees-Welcome-Protest-Erupts-at-JFK-Airport-412046833.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Executive Order Detains Many At O’Hare Airport – Mike Krauser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/28/president-trumps-executive-order-detains-many-at-ohare-airport/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump signs order giving Joint Chiefs 30 days to come up with plan to defeat ISIS – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/232356058-story
— FedEx stands up for driver seen stopping flag-burners
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/232330283-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise “Chicago advocates” who “condemn Trump’s order on refugees, migrants.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-reaction-trump-immigration-suspension-met-20170127-story.html
— Trump, Putin have first official phone conversation amid European anxiety about future relations – Christi Parsons and Tracy Wilkinson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-putin-phone-call-20170128-story.html
— Lake County Circuit Court loses ‘key people’ under early retirement incentive – Jim Newton  (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension was dramatically reduced, is dramatically reduced, and will be dramatically reduced for the rest of my life. That dramatic reduction is increasingly requiring my wife and I to spend our non-retirement savings to pay our bills.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-circuit-court-retirements-st-0128-20170127-story.html
— 18 people held at O’Hare after Trump order, including Park Ridge man – Grace Wong and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-several-reportedly-detained-at-o-hare-international-airport-20170128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump order aimed at refugees from Muslim countries sparks confusion, outrage.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-migrants-grounded-20170128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Countries where Trump does business are not hit by new travel restrictions.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-immigration-conflicts-20170128-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “Trump blocks Muslim refugees, America loses a part of itself.” How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps hold up signs that say members of the following groups are NOT WANTED: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-muslim-refugees-huppke-20170128-column.html
— Trump sets 5-year and lifetime lobbying ban for officials
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lobbying-ban-20170128-story.html
— Report says youth unemployment chronic, concentrated and deeply rooted – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Were you unemployed when you were young?  I was not.  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-youth-unemployment-data-0129-biz-20170127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tasks son-in-law Kushner, a diplomatic novice, with managing Mexico dispute.”  GAO audits IRS.  My Democrat GAO superiors tasked IRS novices with auditing IRS while at the same time wasting my knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-kushner-diplomacy-20170128-story.html
— Naperville shooting victim identified as Lewis University college prof – Karen Sorensen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-homicide-shooting-st-0129-20170128-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— People traveling from Iran detained at O’Hare after Trump’s order – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/
— Legal residents with green cards warned not to leave U.S. – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legal-residents-with-green-cards-warned-not-to-leave-u-s/
— Congresswoman, lawyers working to free 13 detainees at O’Hare – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-signs-order-barring-all-refugees-for-four-months/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anger erupts over Trump’s order banning refugees from U.S.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/301289926/
— As U.S. bans refugees, alarms remain over homegrown extremists – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/301289905/
— Man shot outside Naperville school while waiting for son, age 4 – Jake Griffin and Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170128/news/170128808/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Trump, and Rauner, could do for Chicago – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: What do you want Trump and Rauner to do for your municipality?  Who should pay for that?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170128/ISSUE05/170129843/what-donald-trump-and-bruce-rauner-could-do-for-chicago

 

WLS
— Rauner Will Fight For Workers Pay – Nick Gale  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.  The Democrats who ran GAO back then fought for their employees, but only for their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/01/28/rauner-will-fight-for-workers-pay/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Urbana’s Mayor Calls Trump A “Bully” With New Order On Sanctuary Cities – Em Nguyen
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/urbanas-mayor-calls-trump-a-bully-with-new-order-on-sanctuary-cities
— VERY SAD: Evanston Mayor Says Suburb Still Has ‘Sanctuary City’ Status – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/evanston-mayor-says-suburb-still-has-sanctuary-city-status-01-27-2017

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Growing fallout from Trump’s new immigration crackdown.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34368551/growing-fallout-from-trumps-new-immigration-crackdown
— Trump’s immigration curbs no surprise, those affected say – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34367570/trumps-immigration-curbs-no-surprise-those-affected-say

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AFSCME looks out for its members – Charlene Henderson, Springfield  (DIERSEN: What organizations are/were you a member of?  Do/did those organizations look out for you?  I should write a book about a) how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois looked out for its members 2005-2012, b) how the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee looked out for its members 2003-2011, c) how the Milton Township Republican Central Committee has looked out for its members since 1999, d) how the Illinois Center Right Coalition looked out for its members 2003-2007, and e) how the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter looked out for its members 2001-2004.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170127/letter-afscme-looks-out-for-its-members

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State of the Standoff: Money keeps flowing into pensions – Dan Petrella
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/state-of-the-standoff-money-keeps-flowing-into-pensions/article_7f993d34-1207-5dd0-8bc2-7bc7a84c05d9.html

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Springfield standoff: No budget equals layoffs, pain – Barb Ickes
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/springfield-standoff-no-budget-equals-layoffs-pain/article_11846c6a-2cad-5879-85e3-0ddd28483bb9.html
— Illinois impasse: ‘There’s no comparison that we can point to’ – Dan Petrella
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/illinois-impasse-there-s-no-comparison-that-we-can-point/article_234e6e9a-3091-5b02-9d0e-4d4e77a55381.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— More waiting on the ‘grand bargain’ – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170128/statehouse-insider-more-waiting-on-grand-bargain

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Donald Trump inauguration – alternative facts or alternative opinions? – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170128/chuck-sweeny-donald-trump-inauguration—alternative-facts-or-alternative-opinions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— AG’s office says proposed pay freeze wouldn’t affect UI workers – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-28/ags-office-says-proposed-pay-freeze-wouldnt-affect-ui-workers.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State of the Standoff: Will it ever end? Budget impasse reaches unparalleled territory – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-of-the-standoff-will-it-ever-end-budget-impasse/article_08e9dcb9-3c1b-5aea-a50f-08c56f45a2b2.html

 

CASINO NEWS DAILY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Considers Casino Industry Expansion to End Budget Impasse
http://www.casinonewsdaily.com/2017/01/28/illinois-considers-casino-industry-expansion-end-budget-impasse/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— Dropping home values, high property taxes push Illinois toward financial cliff, analyst says
http://westcooknews.com/stories/511077455-dropping-home-values-high-property-taxes-push-illinois-toward-financial-cliff-analyst-says

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, END PENSION PICKUPS  Lawmakers are proposing a range of new tax hikes as a “compromise” solution to the state’s budget woes. But simple reforms to Illinois’ teacher pension system are a better way to fix the state’s finances without hurting taxpayers. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-end-pension-pickups/?linkId=33881001
— INSTEAD OF TAX HIKES, REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION TO PRIORITIZE STUDENTS OVER ADMINISTRATORS  Illinois spends more money on retirement costs than on university operations – and tuition keeps rising to prop up this overspending. Instead of hiking taxes to maintain current spending habits in higher education, politicians should shift priorities from propping up six-figure administrators to keeping tuition affordable for students. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/instead-of-tax-hikes-reform-higher-education-to-prioritize-students-over-administrators/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TREASONOUS: CHICAGO OFFICIALS DECLARE THEY PLAN TO DEFY TEMPORARY FEDERAL IMMIGRATION BAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/chicago-officials-declare-they-plan-to-defy-temporary-federal-immigration-ban.html
— IDEAS OF SMALLER GOVERNMENT, LOWER TAXES “UNREALISTIC,” REPUBLICAN SENATE LEADER CHRISTINE RADOGNO SAYS  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected/appointed as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and to advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/ideas-of-smaller-government-lower-taxes-unrealistic-il-gop-senate-leader-says.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Why Trump’s probe of voter fraud is long overdue – John Fund and Hans A. von Spakovsky
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/01/25/john-fund-and-hans-von-spakovsky-why-trumps-probe-voter-fraud-is-long-overdue.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams New York Times, Washington Post on Twitter – Loren Gutentag
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Twitter-Media/2017/01/28/id/770853/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal Aliens Really Do Vote – a Lot – William Campenni
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/01/illegal_aliens_really_do_vote_a_lot.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— JUNE 16, 2016 FLASHBACK: The Past Six Presidents Have All Used The Executive Power To Block Certain Classes Of Immigrants – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/16/the-past-six-presidents-have-all-used-executive-power-to-block-certain-classes-of-immigrants/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Schumer calls for Trump admin to ‘rescind’ refugee order.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316711-schumer-calls-for-trump-admin-to-rescind-refugee-order
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump order on refugees creates chaos.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316699-trump-order-on-refugees-creates-chaos-confusion

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s immigration ban sends shockwaves.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/28/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-immigration-reaction/index.html

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans decry “U.S. travel curbs.”
http://in.reuters.com/article/usa-trump-refugees-mideast-idINKBN15C0MR

 

NBC NEWS
— Officials Say Visas Were Being Revoked Prior to Trump’s Executive Order – SAFIA SAMEE ALI
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officials-say-visas-were-being-revoked-prior-trump-s-executive-n713546

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Cowardly and Dangerous.”  Islam is more like political party or a country without borders than a religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/opinion/donald-trumps-muslim-ban-is-cowardly-and-dangerous.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, but despise, if not hate, those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-syria-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Up Is Down’: Trump’s Unreality Show Echoes His Business Past.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/politics/donald-trump-truth.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “We must stand with refugees and green card holders from the Middle East who’ve fallen victim to Trump’s ban.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/stand-victims-trump-refugee-ban-article-1.2958290
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump falls far short of his campaign promises despite a historically busy first week in the White House.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-falls-short-campaign-promises-busy-week-article-1.2958256

 

WALL STREET JORNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Silicon Valley Leaders Target Donald Trump’s Travel Restrictions.  Executives worry order will affect their companies’ employees, say ban violates personal and company principals.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/silicon-valley-leaders-target-donald-trumps-travel-restrictions-1485649332

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In unprecedented move, pension plan cuts benefits promised to retirees – Jonnelle Marte  (DIERSEN: If you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension, who wants your pension to be cut, if not eliminated? I should write a book about those who want my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension to be cut, if not eliminated. I could focus on those who are full of hatred against those who are in line to get a pension and against those like me who are getting a pension.  I could focus on the aforesaid haters who regularly read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/01/27/in-unprecedented-move-pension-plan-approves-benefit-cuts-for-retired-iron-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A pension fund in Cleveland became the first plan to approve benefit cuts for current retirees — even though it is still years away from running out of cash. The move, some critics say, could open the door for other troubled pension plans to follow suit. The financially strapped Iron Workers Local 17 Pension fund proposed a plan for extending its life span by reducing benefits for workers and retirees. Now that the plan has received final approval, roughly half of the 2,000 participants will see their pension benefits shrink on Feb. 1. Benefits will be cut by 20 percent on average, but some retirees are expecting their monthly payments to be slashed by as much as 60 percent. The unprecedented move comes after a 2014 law made it possible for troubled pension plans to reduce benefits to retirees if it would improve the financial health of the fund. The legislation dealt a major blow to federal protections that for nearly 40 years guarded the financial promises made to retirees. The announcement stunned some former ironworkers, many of whom said they sacrificed time with family and other opportunities so that they could earn a secure income stream in retirement. Joe Finley, 63, said he regularly worked 12 hours a day and took weekend shifts so that he could earn more credits for his pension. Now, his monthly check is set to be reduced to $1,900, from the roughly $3,500 he was previously receiving. The lost income is about equal to his monthly mortgage payment, causing Finley to worry that he may have to put his three-bedroom home on the market. “This is the devastation that I knew was coming, but I just couldn’t wrap my mind around it,” Finley said after learning the news. “You play by all the rules … and then they pull the rug out from under you.” The fund’s proposal was first green-lighted by the Treasury Department late last year before being put up for a vote by members this month. The impact will vary based on the individual’s work status and age. About half of the participants are not going to see any cuts at all because of their age or a disability. Others will see minor reductions. But more than 300 participants will see their checks cut by between 30 and 60 percent. Some people who took advantage of an early retirement option are among those facing the steepest cuts. Some critics say the divide in outcomes may have ultimately pinned workers, who could have felt they were choosing between a smaller pension and no pension at all, against retirees who feel they have few options for making up the lost pay. More than half of the 1,938 people eligible to vote did not cast a vote. About 16 percent, or 300, voted against the cuts. Another 600 members voted in favor of the changes. “I’ve been sort of sitting here staring off in the distance,” said Larry Burruel, 68, who is expecting his pension check to be cut in half. “We’re going to have to make a lot of cuts,” said Burruel, who is worried he and his wife will struggle to afford their medical bills with the smaller paycheck. The leaders of the ironworkers fund said making cuts now could prevent the need for more dramatic reductions in the future. Without changes, the ironworkers fund was on pace to run out of cash by 2024. At that point, the plan would have had to rely on the federal insurance program meant to protect multiemployer plans. But that program is also facing steep shortfalls and is on track to run out of money by 2025. “The suspension plan, while reducing their pensions now, is a better alternative than letting the pension fund become insolvent,” the trustees of the fund said in a statement. The ironworkers make up only a small portion of the roughly 1 million workers and retirees in pension plans that are on track to exhaust funds within the next two decades, according to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which insures private pensions. The Central States Pension Fund, one of the largest multiemployer pension plans in the country, became the first fund to apply to cut benefits under the law with a proposal that would have affected nearly 300,000 current and retired truckers. But Treasury rejected that application in the spring, saying the changes would not be enough to save the financially struggling fund. Some pension advocates said they worry that the approval of the cuts in Cleveland could open the door for other financially struggling pension plans to follow suit. “Retirees … performed dangerous work counting on the promise of their pensions,” said Karen Ferguson, director of the Pension Rights Center. “It is simply wrong that after their years of backbreaking work, they have been left out in the cold.” Ferguson and other consumer advocates argue that rejecting the cuts would have given lawmakers more time to come up with another plan for shoring up pension funds. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is critical of the cuts, called on Congress to find a long-term fix. “Too many retirees across Ohio face uncertainty over the benefits they’ve earned,” he said. “We need to work on a bipartisan solution to protect Ohio workers from the mistakes made by those managing their funds.”)

 

THE BEAST
— Gregg Phillips, Donald Trump’s Voter Fraud Guru, Blasted as a ‘Revolving Door Hustler’  Making outlandish claims about illegal votes is only the latest in a long line of controversies Gregg Phillips has found himself in. – GIDEON RESNICK, BEN COLLINS, and BRANDY ZADROZNY
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/28/gregg-phillips-donald-trump-s-voter-fraud-guru-blasted-as-a-revolving-door-hustler.html

 

FED SMITH
— Practical Advice for Incoming Political Appointees from Federal Insiders – Bob Gilson  (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all federal employees are Democrats who not only want Trump to fail, they will focus on making him fail. Democrats put defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform before all else.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/28/practical-advice-for-incoming-political-appointees-from-federal-insiders/

 

INDEPENDENT
— The truth about your inheritance  Younger generations increasingly expect a windfall will get them out of money trouble. But new figures could make for alarming reading. – Kate Hughes  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is spending $230 a day for assisted living.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/the-truth-about-your-inheritance-a7545696.html