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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

January 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— CPD SUPT. ON DONOR LIST FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
http://abc7chicago.com/news/cpd-supt-on-donor-list-for-kidney-transplant/1723661/
— RAUNER: MOTION TO STOP STATE EMPLOYEE PAYCHECKS IS ‘DISAPPOINTING’ – Charles Thomas

http://abc7chicago.com/news/rauner-motion-to-stop-state-employee-paychecks-is-disappointing/1724187/
— RAUNER VETOES BILL ON OVERTIME PAY FOR HOME-CARE WORKERS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rauner-vetoes-bill-on-overtime-pay-for-home-care-workers/1724744/

 

NBC5
— Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson Says He Needs Kidney Transplant  Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Johnson felt light-headed at the press conference but “did not lose consciousness” – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chicago-Police-Supt-Eddie-Johnson-Needs-Kidney-Transplant-Report-411998685.html
— Rauner ‘Disappointed’ by AG Madigan’s Push to Stop Workers’ Pay  “I am deeply disappointed, very upset about this court filing that Attorney General Madigan has made in St. Clair County seeking to block state employee pay,” Rauner told reporters Friday. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Disappointed-by-Madigans-Push-to-Stop-Workers-Pay-411984035.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Questions AG Madigan’s Maneuver To Halt State Workers’ Pay

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/27/rauner-questions-ag-madigans-maneuver-to-halt-state-workers-pay/
— Panel In Chicago Examines Trump’s Contentious Relationship With The Media – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/26/panel-in-chicago-examines-trumps-contentious-relationship-with-the-media/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Melania Trump appears on cover of Vanity Fair Mexico’s Feb. issue
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/232134889-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Police Supt. Eddie Johnson falls ill at news conference – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/police-supt-eddie-johnson-falls-ill-at-news-conference/
— Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson needs kidney transplant – Fran Spielman and Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-supt-eddie-johnson-needs-kidney-transplant/
— Supt. Johnson was expecting kidney transplant within weeks – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-supt-johnson-was-expecting-kidney-transplant-within-weeks/
— Rauner vows all legal options to continue state worker pay – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-vows-all-legal-options-to-continue-state-worker-pay/amp/
— Trump inherits clemency bid from ex-‘Apprentice’ contestant Blago – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-inherits-clemency-bid-from-ex-apprentice-contestant-blago/
— Sandi Jackson: Jesse Jr.’s ‘innuendo’-laced subpoenas harassment – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sandi-jackson-jesse-jr-s-innuendo-laced-subpoenas-harassment/amp/
— The most violent police beat in Chicago – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-watchdogs-the-most-violent-police-beat-in-chicago/
— Lisa Madigan’s move could bring an end to budget standoff – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-lisa-madigans-move-could-bring-an-end-to-budget-standoff/
— A top Claypool aide at CPS resigns amid residency questions – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/a-top-claypool-aide-at-cps-resigns-amid-residency-questions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico against America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with the citizens of Mexico against the citizens of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/20-percent-tax-on-mexican-goods-consumers-likely-would-pay-more/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kneel before the Khan of Illinois, or suffer pain – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-madigan-democrats-kass-0129-20170127-column.html
— March for Life: Pence speaks as abortion opponents rally in shadow of Washington monument
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-march-for-life-mike-pence-20170127-story.html
— Trump signs new vetting measures for refugees aimed at keeping out terrorists
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-refugee-order-20170127-story.html
— Rauner questions Lisa Madigan move to maybe halt state payroll – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chamber-speech-met-0128-20170127-story.html
— Report highlights school funding gaps between rich and poor districts – Sarah Freishtat  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) deal with its funding gap during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-university-illinois-education-st-0126-20170126-story.html
— Local economy slows, and lawmakers aren’t helping – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-illinois-economy-budget-woes-robert-reed-0129-biz-20170127-column.html
— How Trump — and Congress — should deal with the dreamers – Editorial  (DIERSEN: The more that is given to Dreamers, a) the more children who will be brought into America illegally, b) the more people who will come to America illegally, and c) the more people who will stay in America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-daca-trump-dreamers-immigration-edit-0130-jm-20170127-story.html
— Rich White Men: The type of candidate Democrats love to hate – Kristen McQueary

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-illinois-hypocrisy-wealthy-candidates-perspec-xxx-20170127-story.html
— Teens in Facebook Live attack indicted, lawyers call case ‘sensationalized’ – Steve Schmadeke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-facebook-live-attack-court-met-20170127-story.html
— Attorney general’s office: Move to stop state payroll has ‘everyone unhappy’ – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chamber-speech-met-0128-20170127-story.html
— Melania Trump’s Vanity Fair Mexico cover is, well, awkwardly timed – Emily Heil
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/style/ct-melania-trump-vanity-fair-mexico-cover-20170127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Tribune sides with Michael Madigan against Scott Drury.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-scott-drury-clock-story.html
— Sell the Thompson Center: Cash out and let new owners reimagine or demolish it – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-thompson-center-rauner-loop-architecture-chicago-edit-0129-jm-20170127-story.html
— Federal dollars help fund Naperville cultural, historical initiatives – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naper-settlement-federal-funding-st-0127-20170127-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Where’s promised legislation to end unfair, absurd remap rules? – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170127/discuss/170128983/
— How Kane County plans to spend $2.9 million budget surplus – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170127/news/170128939/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lisa Madigan, what took you so long? – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170127/BLOGS02/170129853/lisa-madigan-what-took-you-so-long
— Could 13 beds be this hospital system’s lucky number? – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast this facility with Butterfly Garden in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170127/NEWS03/170129855/could-13-beds-be-this-hospital-systems-lucky-number

 

WTTW
— Women’s March Inspires Trump Taxes March Chicago – Kristen Thometz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/26/women-s-march-inspires-trump-taxes-march-chicago
— AG Madigan Files Motion to Stop State Workers’ Pay Until Budget Passed – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/27/ag-madigan-files-motion-stop-state-workers-pay-until-budget-passed

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner ‘disappointed, upset’ over move to stop state worker pay  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency got rid of about half its employees.  The Democrats who ran the agency used every option they had a) to keep their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170127/rauner-disappointed-upset-over-move-to-stop-state-worker-pay

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says US will prioritize Christian refugees  President signs action keep out radical Islamists – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-says-us-will-prioritize-christian-refugees/646423301
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say only “36% approve of Trump’s job performance” and that 44% disapprove. How many of the 44% are in America illegally?
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/poll-36-approve-of-trumps-job-performance/646151771
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Rep. Kinzinger Says “President Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims Undermine the Constitution” and Calls for Trump to Produce Evidence to Support Voter Fraud Claims.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rep-kinzinger-says-president-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-undermine-the-constitution/646407260

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Lawmaker Will Guzzardi Pushes For Free Tuition At State Universities – TOM LISI  (DIERSEN: Ultimately, nothing is “free.”  Ultimately, someone has to pay for it.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-lawmaker-pushes-free-tuition-state-universities

 

WSIL TV
— Businesses worry about proposed “opportunity tax” – Roni LeForge  (DIERSEN: What is next?  Will precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, states, and countries charge “opportunity taxes” to live and/or work in their jurisdictions? How will the amount of the tax be determined?  Democrats and RINOs would want members of the following groups to pay much higher taxes: 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.wsiltv.com/story/34347837/businesses-worry-about-proposed-opportunity-tax

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March was Carbondale’s largest demonstration in decades.”
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/women-s-march-was-carbondale-s-largest-demonstration-in-decades/article_a058815f-6717-5a5a-a4a4-7d8b9fa6c6b5.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Next Big Stage Where Trump Can Bash Chicago? Wait ’til Next Month  Rahm should be ready when Trump makes his first major State of the Union-like address. – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/January-2017/Trump-Speech/

 

DNA INFO
— Weekly Anti-Trump Protests The New (Traffic Snarling) Normal Downtown – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170125/downtown/resist-trump-tuesdays-protest-president-womens-march

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Roger Simon says: It’s time to retire  (DIERSEN: In September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire.  SEE: Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois side with my GAO superiors against me.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/01/26/robservations-simon-says-time-retire/

 

CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN
— VIDEO: Marching for Life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC3HTrCHpoA&feature=youtu.be
— VIDEO: No Taxpayer Should Be Forced to Pay for Abortion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T25nx49qUEI

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— How Rauner’s wish list has fared in the General Assembly
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511077381-how-rauner-s-wish-list-has-fared-in-the-general-assembly

 

STATE REPTESENTATIVE SCOTT DRURY
— After not voting for Michael J. Madigan for Speaker of the House, this is what has happened: I did not receive a committee chairmanship;
I lost my Vice Chairman position on the Judiciary-Criminal Committee; I was removed from the Judiciary-Criminal Committee; and What can only be described as petty, the day after the Speaker vote, Speaker Madigan’s staff provided Democratic caucus  members with an engraved clock as a gift — I did not get one. The message: “Represent the public at your own risk.” (DIERSEN: Generally, those with lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout punish those who do not pander to them, those who do not serve as one of their operatives, those who do not serve as one of their dupes, and/or those who do not give them money.  Who gets punished in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
https://www.facebook.com/druryforillinois/posts/1268426489911666

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SENATE BUDGET PROPOSAL WEAK ON CONSOLIDATION  Instead of giving Illinois residents the power to initiate referendums on local government consolidation, Senate Bill 3 vests this power in government officials, who have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-senate-budget-proposal-weak-on-consolidation/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN PARTICIPATES IN WASHINGTON DC MARCH FOR LIFE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/illinois-congressman-participates-in-washington-dc-march-for-life.html
— DEBATED TAX HIKE BILL ALSO PROPOSES DOUBLING ILLINOIS’ GAMBLING CASINO LICENSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/debated-tax-hike-bill-also-proposes-doubling-illinois-gambling-casino-licenses-.html
— STATE REP. DAVE MCSWEENEY ON POTENTIAL TAX INCREASES.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/state-rep-dave-mcsweeney-on-potential-tax-increases.html
— TRUMP AND PENCE LEND SUPPORT TO FRIDAY’S MARCH FOR LIFE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/trump-and-pence-lend-support-to-fridays-march-for-life.html
— MADIGAN’S EFFORT TO PAUSE STATE EMPLOYEE PAYCHECKS CRITICIZED BY GOP LAWMAKER AND UNION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/madigans-effort-to-pause-state-employee-paychecks-criticized-by-gop-lawmaker-and-union.html
— LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE NEW TAX ‘FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/lawmakers-introduce-new-tax-for-the-privilege-of-doing-business-in-the-state.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Experts: Law Allows Congress to Toss Obama Regs Going Back to ’09 – Jeffrey Rodack  (DIERSEN: Will Trump toss Obama’s regulation that condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Law-Overturn-Obama-Regulations/2017/01/27/id/770736/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Rep. Adam Kinzinger says “Voter Fraud Claim Undermines Election, Constitution.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Adam-Kinzinger-Voter-Fraud-Claim/2017/01/27/id/770773/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump to Those Marching For Life: You Have My Full Support – Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2017/01/27/trump-to-those-marching-for-life-you-have-my-full-support-n2277657

 

GOPUSA
— Emanuel: Big talk: We’re gonna stay a sanctuary city!
http://www.gopusa.com/big-talk-were-gonna-stay-a-sanctuary-city/
— Chicago: 6 shot at vigil for homicide victim; 7 others around the city
http://www.gopusa.com/chicago-6-shot-at-vigil-for-homicide-victim-7-others-around-the-city/
— Trump: Hey media, you hear about this big pro-life march?
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-hey-media-you-hear-about-this-big-pro-life-march/?omhide=true
— Heritage: Need evidence of voter fraud? We got it
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19872
— Tucker Carlson nearly doubles Megyn Kelly’s ratings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19858
— Obama’s Disgraceful Departure
http://www.gopusa.com/obamas-disgraceful-departure/
— San Bernardino massacre yields 2nd immigration fraud conviction
http://www.gopusa.com/san-bernardino-massacre-yields-2nd-immigration-fraud-conviction/
— Biased Media Calls Trump Insecure
http://www.gopusa.com/biased-media-calls-trump-insecure/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to Deliver Remarks at CPAC 2017
http://conservative.org/wisconsin-governor-scott-walker-to-deliver-remarks-at-cpac-2017/

 

BLAZE
— ‘Gayborhood’ bars in Philly ordered to undergo bias training — and ultra-liberal mayor explains why – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/27/gayborhood-bars-in-philly-ordered-to-undergo-bias-training-and-ultra-liberal-mayor-explains-why/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump to Hannity: ‘Much of the Media Is Very Dishonest … It’s Fake News’ (DIERSEN: Virtually all of the news media exists a) to elect and to reelect Democrats and b) to defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/26/president-donald-trump-sits-down-sean-hannity-white-house-exclusive-interview

 

DAILY CALLER
— White House Thanks People For Coming To March For Life — Twitter Blows A Gasket – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/27/white-house-thanks-people-for-coming-to-march-for-life-twitter-blows-a-gasket/
— ‘I’m A Mother, A Wife, And A Catholic’: Kellyanne Conway Addresses March For Life – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/27/im-a-mother-a-wife-and-a-catholic-kellyanne-conway-addresses-march-for-life/
— Libs Who Want To Move To Canada Blocked By Its Strict Immigration Policies – Luke Rosiak
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/libs-who-want-to-move-to-canada-blocked-by-its-strict-immigration-policies/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SECRET REFUGEE NETWORK ‘FREAKING OUT’ OVER TRUMP REFORMS  ‘Thousands have plane tickets to America and nowhere to go’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/secret-refugee-network-freaking-out-over-trump-reforms/

 

ABA JOURNAL
— Tweeters defying Trump administration on official agency accounts could be prosecuted – STEPHANIE FRANCIS WARD  (DIERSEN: Far too many federal employees talk and act like they are employees of the Democrat Party.  The aforesaid focus on harming Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/tweeters_defying_trump_administration_on_official_agency_accounts_could_be_

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stop Telling Us How to Be Patriotic – DAVID HARSANYI (DIERSEN: 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 TELL US THAT IT IS PATROTIC TO BE anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444307/presidential-inaugurations-defining-patriotism

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s hiring freeze breaks faith with America’s veterans.” 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://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/316467-trumps-hiring-freeze-breaks-faith-with-americas
— Trump signs order to vet refugees – KATIE BO WILLIAMS AND LISA HAGEN
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/316599-trump-signs-order-to-vet-refugees
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the WSJ sides with Mexico against America.  Ever-increasingly, the WSJ sides with the citizens of Mexico against the citizens of America.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/316460-wall-street-journal-trumps-treatment-of-mexico-is-amateur-hour

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to pander to Mexico.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-mexico-border-wall-warning-234211
— Trump orders rebuilding of military
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-rebuild-military-executive-action-234288
— Trump signs executive order for stricter vetting to keep out ‘radical Islamic terrorists’ – NAHAL TOOSI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-executive-order-immigration-vetting-terrorists-234290

 

CNN
— Trump signs executive action to keep out ‘radical Islamic terrorists’ – Dan Merica
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/politics/trump-plans-to-sign-executive-action-on-refugees-extreme-vetting/index.html
— On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trump slams door on refugees – Mark Hetfield
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/opinions/trump-slams-door-on-refugees-opinion-hetfield/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Iran, Shock and Bewilderment Over Trump Visa Crackdown – THOMAS ERDBRINK and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/world/middleeast/trump-visa-muslim-ban.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump executive order calls for temporarily halting all refugee admissions and blocking all entries from 7 Muslim-majority countries
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/27/trump-executive-order-calls-for-temporarily-halting-all-refugee-admissions-and-blocking-all-entries-from-7-muslim-majority-countries/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— President Trump attacks ‘disgusting’ Madonna in Fox News chat with Sean Hannity – KATE FELDMAN
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/trump-blasts-madonna-disgusting-women-march-speech-article-1.2956886

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Foreign-Policy Flurry Sets Allies on Edge  President schedules weekend phone calls with Russian, German and French leaders – CAROL E. LEE, ANTON TROIANOVSKI and PETER NICHOLAS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-foreign-policy-flurry-sets-allies-on-edge-1485566263
— Donald Trump Signs Actions on Immigration Vetting, Military  Measure is designed to keep ‘radical Islamic terrorists’ out of the U.S. – DAMIAN PALETTA and PAUL SONNE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-signing-executive-orders-on-military-rebuilding-immigration-vetting-1485554165
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s First Week: Governing Without a Script.  The new president seems to be running his administration much like he ran his company and campaign, eager to weigh in on every issue and willing to make last-minute calls.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-first-week-governing-without-a-script-1485544924
— Trump’s Efforts to Control Communication Sparks Backlash  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not only want to control my communication, they want to control all communication.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/trump-efforts-to-control-communication-sparks-backlash/1F2B60B0-D1E3-489E-B856-08F95991BA7B.html?mod=djemTEW_h

 

USA TODAY
— OUTSTANDING: First ‘sanctuary city’ Miami-Dade caves to Trump demands – Alan Gomez
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/01/26/first-sanctuary-city-caves-donald-trump-demands/97111048/

 

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups’ Religious Missions.”  But Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/27/511997346/trump-refugee-ban-clashes-with-faith-based-groups-religious-missions

 

PBS
— The stigma of being young, black and Republican – KAMARIA ROBERTS (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about the stigma of being a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/stigma-young-black-republican/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and the Democrat Party platform promote poverty.
http://prospect.org/article/it%e2%80%99s-poverty-stupid-not-trump%e2%80%99s-imagined-carnage

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Already Betraying the White Working Class.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140164/trump-already-betraying-white-working-class
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump and the Republicans Are on a Suicide Mission Together.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140169/trump-republicans-suicide-mission-together

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Plans to Cut EPA Workforce by as Much as 50% – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: When started working for GAO in 1980, it had about 6,600 employees.  When my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997, it had about than 3,300 employees.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/27/trump-plans-to-cut-epa-workforce-by-as-much-as-50/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Lawmakers want Trump to exempt VA, veterans from hiring freeze – Eric White  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to exempt members of the following groups from the hiring freeze: 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 for a long time.  Members of the aforesaid groups want to be federal employees so that they can use the power of the federal government 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.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/01/congressional-members-want-trump-to-exempt-va-and-veterans-from-hiring-freeze/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— White House Throws Weight Behind Cutting Feds’ Retirement, Health Benefits – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed about this.  They have always viciously denigrated me, viciously demonized me, and viciously condemned me as being over-compensated by the federal government.  They despise, if not hate, federal employees and federal retirees.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/01/white-house-throws-weight-behind-cutting-feds-retirement-health-benefits/134906/

 

RIGHT WING WATCH
— Sandy Rios: Feminists ‘Live In Filth’ – Robert Mainville
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/sandy-rios-feminists-live-in-filth/

January 25 Morning Edition

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Watch Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Today  Speech will be livestreamed from Springfield – James Sears
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/watch-gov-rauners-state-of-the-state-today/645312966

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump: If Chicago can’t fix ‘carnage’ will ‘send in the Feds’- Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-if-chicago-cant-fix-carnage-will-send-in-the-feds/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump doubles down on lie over what cost him popular vote.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-doubles-down-on-lie-on-what-cost-him-popular-vote/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump, pray for the grace of accuracy.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-donald-trump-pray-for-the-grace-of-accuracy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Support for Trump will fade when people feel the pinch.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-support-for-trump-will-fade-when-people-feel-the-pinch/
— Turning over rocks to show how cops are promoted – Editorial  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote patronage, that is, to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority and/or female to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.  My Democrat superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and the GAO manager who promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-turning-over-rocks-to-show-how-cops-are-promoted/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner to give his third State of the State speech at noon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-of-the-state-preview-story.html
— Wheels come off Senate budget plan, illustrating the state of state government – Monique Garcia, Rick Pearson and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-preview-senate-action-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Will County saw strong economic growth in 2016 – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-economic-report-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Chicago will get up to $3.4 million in grants to support diverse entrepreneurs – Amina Elahi  (DIERSEN: How diverse are you?  According to the Democrats and to the RINOs, you are NOT diverse if you are a member of any one of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-chicago-blackstone-foundation-grants-bsi-20170124-story.html
— Harvey diverted water money it owes Chicago to payroll, college fund – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-harvey-water-bill-met-20170124-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Parents demand answers after water in Balmoral Elementary School in Crete found with unsafe levels of bacteria – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231532882-story

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Restaurants: The next front for the immigration debate? – AP  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will restaurants post signs that say members of the following groups are not wanted: 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.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/restaurants-the-next-front-for-the-immigration-debate/article_8d219951-6103-50e1-bce7-4aa5b78240aa.html

 

TIMES
— Joe Walsh says Dems not dead – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/walsh-says-dems-not-dead/article_174d5b48-f044-521e-909f-b1b2261bb5fa.html

 

WTTW
— Emanuel: Illinois ‘Rudderless’ Under Rauner – Nick Blumberg  (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for all problems.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/emanuel-illinois-rudderless-under-rauner
— Rauner Responds to Emanuel’s ‘Partisan Rant’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/rauner-responds-emanuel-s-partisan-rant

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans Unfazed by Controversies Surrounding Cabinet Nominees.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/24/republicans-unfazed-by-controversies-surrounding-cabinet-nominees

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Corruption worsens under populist leaders.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34339397/watchdog-group-corruption-worsens-under-populist-leaders

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Will This Be the Final Nail in Planned Parenthood’s Coffin? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/will-nail-planned-parenthoods-coffin/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: LATEST CONTENDER TO REPLACE SCALIA, JUDGE NEIL GORSUCH, IS NOT PRO-LIFE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-latest-contender-to-replace-scalia-judge-neil-gorsuch-is-not-pro-life.html
— FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE-COMMAND COUNCIL, RAUNER ADMINISTRATION REACH TENTATIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/fraternal-order-of-police-command-council-rauner-administration-reach-tentative-collective-bargainin.html

 

GOPUSA
— Conservative website gets first question at WH briefing; MSM attack follows
http://www.gopusa.com/conservative-website-gets-first-question-at-wh-briefing-msm-attack-follows/
— Trump tells auto companies he’ll ease regulations  (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-tells-auto-companies-hell-ease-regulations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Admin. Orders Media Blackout for Federal Agencies – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Are/were you blacked out?  My critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have ordered everyone in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to NOT read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, to NOT take or return my phone calls, to NOT read or respond to my personal emails, to NOT tell me anything, to NOT be scene with me anywhere, to NOT mention me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events or anywhere/anytime else, to NOT seek my advice or support on anything, to NOT donate money for Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, etc. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes, and those who comply with their blackout orders?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/administration-media-blackout-federal/2017/01/24/id/770282/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Study Claims Up To 2.8 Million Non-Citizens Voted In 2008 – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens vote in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/study-claims-up-to-2-8-million-non-citizens-voted-in-2008/
— Trump Congratulates Fox For Top Inauguration Ratings, Blasts CNN As ‘Fake News’ – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/trump-congratulates-fox-for-top-inauguration-ratings-blasts-cnn-as-fake-news/

 

BLAZE
— ‘We are a pro-life Congress’: House votes to make Hyde amendment permanent – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/24/we-are-a-pro-life-congress-house-votes-to-make-hyde-amendment-permanent/

 

FOX NEWS
— Fox News Poll: Fake news hurting U.S. – Dana Blanton (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those in the paid news media promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/fox-news-poll-fake-news-hurting-us.html

 

TOWNHALL
— DNC Chair Candidates Lambaste White People During Forum – Leah Barkoukis
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/24/dnc-chair-candidates-trash-white-people-during-forum-n2276118
— LA Women’s March: All About Petty Vulgarities – Arthur Schaper
http://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/01/25/la-womens-march-all-about-petty-vulgarities-n2276178

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOROS AND MASTERCARD JOIN FORCES TO PROFIT FROM IMMIGRATION  The radical billionaire helped create the immigration crisis; now he wants to reap the rewards. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265583/soros-and-mastercard-join-forces-profit-matthew-vadum

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNIVERSITIES CAVE TO SNOWFLAKES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/universities-cave-to-snowflakes/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Public university: Don’t use ‘illegal alien’ or ask about immigration status – JEREMY BEAMAN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30882/

 

THE HILL
— Breitbart’s influence grows inside White House – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: I assert that for many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they first learned of the Breitbart website by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315990-breitbarts-influence-grows-inside-white-house
— Don’t use the Holman Rule to hurt federal employee unions – Elizabeth McDArgh, Long Beach, Calif.
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/opinion/letters/315948-dont-use-the-holman-rule-to-hurt-federal-employee-unions

 

POLITICO
— Emanuel’s war of words escalates with Trump – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/rahms-war-of-words-escalates-with-trump-rauner-109021
— Trump acolytes mount campaigns of their own  Loyalists are looking to replicate his success with bids for Congress, governor and mayor. But copying a singular figure isn’t easy. – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-boosters-seek-office-234134
— Agencies interpret Trump regulatory freeze broadly – JOSH GERSTEIN (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats want Republicans to fail.)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/01/agencies-give-trump-regulatory-freeze-broad-reach-234149

 

AOL
— Steve Bannon found registered to vote in two states amid Trump’s ‘voter fraud’ claims – ARIS FOLLEY
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/25/steve-bannon-found-registered-to-vote-in-two-states-amid-trumps/21662643/

 

CNN
— Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud – Dan Merica  (DIERSEN: Will Trump ask GAO to do the investigation?  But wait, virtually all GAO employees are Democrats. Look how those Democrats wasted Dave Diersen’s GAO career and how they forced him to retire in 1997 when he was 49 years old.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/trump-calls-for-major-investigation-into-voter-fraud/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Expected to Order Mexican Border Wall – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/us/politics/wall-border-trump.html
— Don’t Expect the First Amendment to Protect the Media – RONNELL ANDERSEN JONES and SONJA R. WEST  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to abolish the First Amendment so that they can stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/opinion/dont-expect-the-first-amendment-to-protect-the-media.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: ‘Care Chasm’ Forces Women to Forgo Jobs – PATRICIA COHEN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I was born a man, I have always had tremendous unfair advantages over women.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/business/economy/women-labor-force.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— What hiring freezes do to your other workers – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/01/25/what-hiring-freezes-do-to-your-other-workers/
— How the wealthy Obamas could become wealthier – Thomas Heath  (DIERSEN: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who are wealthy, but not Democrats who are wealthy.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/01/23/how-the-wealthy-obamas-could-become-wealthier/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaker? Professor? Author? Board member? Owner of a professional basketball team? Those are among the job prospects being bandied about for Barack Obama’s time post-presidency. All ex-presidents receive an annual pension of $205,700 annually, which is pegged to inflation. And Obama’s kicked in on Jan. 20. They also receive federal money for offices and administrative help. Beyond that, they are on their own. Obama is a relatively young man of 55, so the ex-president — who is kicking back for a few days near Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, Calif. — could spend decades making a living from several income streams. One safe bet is public speaking, which has enriched most former presidents. An ex-president can command $250,000 or more for a speech. “We don’t know what Obama is going to do, but I’m comfortable saying he isn’t going to go out and grab as many high-priced speeches as he can get,” said James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. “He’s going to lean toward book writing, writing his memoirs. He’s an intellectual who has had good success with two books and probably will have good success with future books.” In just 2009, Obama earned $5.1 million from those two books, “The Audacity of Hope,” and “Dreams From My Father.” The New York Times estimated that Obama and his wife, Michelle, could earn anywhere from $20 million to $45 million from future book contracts. And Obama said in his farewell news conference that he would like to write after leaving office. It worked for Ulysses S. Grant. The former president secured his family’s financial future when the Civil War hero finished his memoirs while suffering from terminal throat cancer. The Obamas are already wealthy. One report a year ago pegged the president’s net worth at $12.2 million. That and his pension should keep him comfortable as he rents a home in Washington’s upscale Kalorama neighborhood for $22,000 a month. Obama, an avid golfer, is also reportedly noodling around for a home in Rancho Mirage, where golf is akin to a religion. Obama could go back to teaching. He was a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School for 12 years before he was elected to the U.S. Senate. The Harvard Law School graduate could return to Chicago, where the Obamas own a $1.5 million home, or teach in Washington, or at Columbia University in New York, where he studied as an undergraduate.)

 

USA TODAY
— Pope Francis calls on media to end ‘focus on bad news’ – Josephine McKenna  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the only bad news in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be for those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they want to manipulate, dominate, and/or destroy.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/24/pope-francis-calls-media-end-focus-bad-news/96992574/
— The best of the best U.S. jobs are tech, tech and tech, again – Marco della Cava
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/23/best-best-us-jobs-tech-tech-tech/96723738/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Sustaining the global anger of anti-Trump legions  (DIERSEN: Who sustains the anger of the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do the anti-Trumps target in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/sustaining-the-global-anger-of-anti-trump-legions/article_efe6416d-e47a-5adf-a5ed-6b2d9f594dbc.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why People Elect Crooks  They flaunt their rough edges as proof that they will fight for the people. And because many have experience subverting the system, they deliver. – RAYMOND ZHONG
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-people-elect-crooks-1485303029
— How the House Will Roll Back Washington’s Rule by Bureaucrat  We passed legislation to tighten the reins on federal agencies and will soon nix new Obama regulations. – KEVIN MCCARTHY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-house-will-roll-back-washingtons-rule-by-bureaucrat-1485302719
— Donald Trump vs. James Madison  The Founder knew all factions are equally part of ‘the people.’ Does the president? – WILLIAM A. GALSTON (DIERSEN: Members of the following factions want to rule America: 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.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-vs-james-madison-1485303233
— Why Young Women Play Down Their Career Goals Around Men  Single women operate in both labor market and marriage market—and those spheres value different qualities, study finds – LAUREN WEBER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/young-single-women-try-to-appear-less-ambitious-to-attract-a-mate-study-1485270001

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Is Running the White House Like a Democrat – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-25/trump-is-running-the-white-house-like-a-democrat

 

WJLA
— Federal workers react to 90-day government hiring freeze – Richard Reeve  (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://wjla.com/news/local/federal-workers-react-to-90-day-government-hiring-freeze

 

THE WEEK
— Reaganism is dead. Blood-and-soil nationalism lives. – Scott Galupo  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, RINOs, rule-or-ruin types, their operatives, and their dupes who succeeded in breaking up TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
http://theweek.com/articles/675187/reaganism-dead-bloodandsoil-nationalism-lives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pat Buchanan, the intellectual architect of Trump’s triumph, saw the “breakup of the conservative-Republican coalition” long before anyone in the party had accepted this fate.)

 

GALLUP
— Obama Job Approval Ratings Most Politically Polarized by Far  Approval averaged 83% among Democrats, 13% among Republicans  70-percentage-point party gap in approval exceeds previous high of 61 points  From Eisenhower through Carter, average party gap was 34 points – Jeffrey M. Jones  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who talk and act like they approve of Obama far more than they approve of any religious person, conservative, or Republican.  These Obama-promoters promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, pot, gambling, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.  The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.gallup.com/poll/203006/obama-job-approval-ratings-politically-polarized-far.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— Trump’s Hiring Freeze: How Significant Is It? – Ian Smith  (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.fedsmith.com/2017/01/25/trumps-hiring-freeze-how-significant-is-it/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Federal hiring freeze could hurt job-seeking veterans – NIKKI WENTLING  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, because I avoided the draft, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at veterans that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.stripes.com/news/federal-hiring-freeze-could-hurt-job-seeking-veterans-1.450645

 

THE NATIONAL
— Trump’s EPA gag order is a big deal. And a bad one. – LeAnne Graves  (DIERSEN: What gag orders have your critics/opponents issued?  My critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have ordered everyone in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to NOT read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, to NOT take or return my phone calls, to NOT read or respond to my personal emails, to NOT tell me anything, to NOT be scene with me anywhere, to NOT mention me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events or anywhere/anytime else, to NOT seek my advice or support on anything, to NOT donate money for Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, etc. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes, and those who comply with their gag orders?)
http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/fuel-for-thought/fuel-for-thought-trumps-epa-gag-order-is-a-big-deal-and-a-bad-one

 

SALON
— Steve Bannon hires Breitbart writer Julia Hahn, one of Paul Ryan’s fiercest critics, as a White House aide  Julia Hahn has been a thorn in Paul Ryan’s side. Now she’s going to be a White House staffer – MATTHEW ROZSA
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/24/steve-bannon-hires-breitbart-writer-julia-hahn-one-of-paul-ryans-fiercest-critics-as-a-white-house-aide/
— Donald Trump’s watching a lot of television, and it’s worrying his aides  To understand the president’s erratic behavior, you must understand his media addiction – MATTHEW ROZSA
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/24/donald-trump-is-addicted-to-the-media-and-its-worrying-his-aides/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— The left can’t be dismissive – Sarah Levy  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely dismissive. They not only dismiss me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they dismiss just about everyone and everything.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/25/the-left-cant-be-dismissive

 

TELEGRAPH
— Trump administration removes apology for historic mass government discrimination against LGBTQ employees – Chiara Palazzo  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors got rid of their employees like me who did not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/25/trump-administration-removes-apology-historic-mass-government/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Inauguration: Four more journalists could face up to 10 years in prison after covering anti-Donald Trump protests  Arrests send out a ‘chilling message’ to reporters covering protests in the future, the Committee to Protect Journalists say – Caroline Mortimer
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/inauguration-four-more-journalists-face-10-years-felony-riot-cover-anti-donald-trump-protests-evan-a7544766.html

January 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to sign executive actions on immigration Wednesday, officials say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-actions-20170124-story.html
— VERY SAD: Evanston Township High School students stage anti-Trump administration protest – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-eths-student-walk-out-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— White House doubles down on Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally, but provides no evidence
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-illegal-votes-fraud-claim-20170124-story.html
— Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-epa-contract-freeze-media-blackout-20170124-story.html
— Sweeping Illinois budget plan faces new uncertainty – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-preview-senate-action-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee next week
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-supreme-court-nominee-20170124-story.html
— State legislation would ban red light cameras at Route 83 and 22nd Street – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-red-light-bill-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— Trump to auto chiefs: environmental regulations ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-meets-with-auto-chiefs-20170124-story.html
— Naperville ranks tops for families in yet another survey – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-best-awards-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump’s budget nominee defends support for cuts to Social Security, Medicare – Ylan Q. Mui
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-nominee-mulvaney-confirmation-hearing-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s bizarre cult of personality.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-pence-priebus-flattery-lies-20170124-story.html
— Sexist, vulgar posts on women’s marches rebound on officials – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-womens-march-social-media-posts-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Liberals press Democrats to block Trump’s nominees, to little effect – David Weigel, Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-trump-nominees-20170124-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Emanuel disagree sharply on State of State – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-voice-optimism-in-state-of-state-address/

— Senate ‘grand bargain’ hits speed bump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-grand-bargain-hits-speed-bump/
— Playing the Trump card in Bolingbrook mayoral race – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Who are anti-Trumps punishing the most in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-playing-the-trump-card-in-bolingbrook-mayoral-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar hosted a big fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last fall at the fancy village-owned golf clubhouse known locally as the “Rog Mahal.”  Barely a month later, residents of the southwest suburban village voted 66 percent for Hillary Clinton to 27 percent for Trump. Will County board member Jackie Traynere, a Democrat, hopes to use that apparent political disconnect between Claar and his constituents to bring an end to his sometimes controversial 30 years in office. Since announcing her intention to run against Claar in the April 4 municipal elections, Traynere has sought to make the race in part a referendum on Claar’s support for the new president. “Trump isn’t the reason Roger should go. It really is his management of the village,” Traynere, 54, told me recently in a phone interview from Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was traveling on business in her role as a union organizer for the American Federation of Government Employees. But she adds: “The Trump support really pushed people over the edge.” Claar, just back from Trump’s inauguration, argued Tuesday that traditional party politics don’t belong in municipal elections and that he will gladly run on the record that has made him one of the longest serving mayors in the Chicago area. “I think people are generally pretty happy with what’s going on in Bolingbrook,” said the 71-year-old Claar, who aggressively steered the village’s growth from a population of about 33,000 when he took over to more than 75,000 today. Indeed, it’s a tricky business to inject national politics into a municipal election. Candidates don’t even run under party labels. And voter turnout is usually only a small fraction of what it is in a presidential election. But the fact is that Bolingbrook, an increasingly diverse community in every sense of the word, has been trending Democratic in statewide and national elections for the past decade. That suggests an opening for a Democrat mounting a serious campaign, and Traynere seems to be doing just that. She has hired a professional campaign manager and claims the endorsements of Sen. Dick Durbin and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle among others. Traynere was just re-elected to her third term on the Will County Board and served last year as a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Claar starts the election season with a campaign fund of more than $500,000, barely half of what he once kept on hand, but says he has what he needs. “This whole thing is about power. They see this as an opportunity to take over. They want to be in charge of Bolingbrook,” said Claar, who vowed that he will not seek endorsements from any Republicans, including Trump. That doesn’t mean Claar is backing down from his support for Trump, whom he describes as a “breath of fresh air” on the political scene. “He called it like it is. That’s kind of the way I operate,” said Claar. Claar operates as a full-time mayor and pays himself commensurately with a salary of $140,102, not including a $6,000 car allowance. He emphasizes that’s less than Bolingbrook paid the village administrator whose job he eliminated. Claar also is collecting two public pensions: $55,757 from his previous life as a school administrator and $4,532 from his tenure on the Illinois Tollway Authority. His total annual taxpayer compensation of $200,000 looms as a potential campaign issue. Claar resigned from the tollway board in 2000 after the Sun-Times reported he was raising campaign funds from tollway vendors. That was just one of many minor scandals that have dogged Claar through the years, but nothing that has turned the voters of Bolingbrook against him. “I have been vetted on numerous occasions over false accusations,” Claar declared. He predicts Traynere’s emphasis on Trump could backfire. I predict it will make for a more interesting than usual municipal election season.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member: New curriculum ‘glorifies communism,’ presents ‘pseudoscience’ – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/170129496/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal for new digital literacy curriculum and resources has one Elgin school board member concerned about students being indoctrinated. The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night voted 5-2 to approve curriculum for prekindergarten through 12th grades. One school board member voting against, Jeanette Ward, objected to some of the materials that are part of the digital curriculum. “I will be voting ‘no’ on any curriculum proposal that relies on any text or resource that glorifies communism and denigrates capitalism, deliberately misrepresents Israel’s history and right to live in its own land, presents the pseudoscience of climate change as established scientific fact, or celebrates Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger as a champion for women when, in fact, she was a racist who believed in eugenics, more specifically in killing as many unborn African-American babies as possible,” Ward said.)
— Parents pack meeting to protest school board member’s misogynistic tweets – Chacour Koop and Doug Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Trump expands anti-abortion ban to all US global health aid – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/301249822/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New, wider tax plan rolls out in Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/new-wider-tax-plan-rolls-out-in-springfield
– Springfield budget deal hits a bump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/springfield-budget-deal-hits-a-bump
— How are home values doing where you live? – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: What drives home values up/down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170124/CRED0701/170129937/how-are-home-values-doing-where-you-live
— Survey: Are you on a path to promotion?  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. They continue to be furious a) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVYHZXZ

 

ABC7
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERS EPA MEDIA BLACKOUT, CONTRACT FREEZE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-admin-orders-epa-media-blackout-contract-freeze/1719161/

 

NBC5
— What You Need to Know About the Senate Budget Plan  The plan, which was devised by Senate President John Cullerton and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, is comprised of 13 interdependent bills. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Senate-Budget-Plan-411668155.html
— Sen. Duckworth Meets with Cubs Co-Owner Todd Ricketts  The senator said she had a “good conversation” with Ricketts Tuesday about supporting small businesses and creating good-paying jobs in Illinois. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Meets-with-Cubs-Co-Owner-Todd-Ricketts-411702915.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham hints/implies/argues/shouts that few if any illegals voted for Clinton.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/24/lindsey-graham-calls-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-inappropriate/
— Latest Target Of Mean Tweeting: Donald Trump’s 10-Year-Old Son – Mai Martinez
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/latest-target-of-mean-tweeting-donald-trumps-10-year-old-son/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Critics of Senate budget plan multiply; skepticism grows – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/231331665-story

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote environmentalists
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/chicago-activists-prepare-defend-environment-under-trump

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some Illinois Senate Members Not Ready To Vote On Budget – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-illinois-senate-members-not-ready-to-vote-on-budget

 

MADISON RECORD
— ‘Independent’ legislators toe the Madigan line – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that claim to be independent are NOT independent.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511076305-independent-legislators-toe-the-madigan-line

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Andersson speaks about Illinois budget woes – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/23/andersson-speaks-about-illinois-budget-woes/ajan89j/

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— A new role for a qualified public servant  We congratulate former state Rep. Don Moffitt in his new position as assistant director of the state Agriculture Department
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/01/23/a-new-role-for-a-qualified-public-servant/akn2dy2/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who said rules should be fair? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-24/who-said-rules-should-be-fair.html
— Farm Bureau sees bright future ahead – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  How bright is your future?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-24/farm-bureau-sees-bright-future-ahead.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Some say budget being rushed, lacks spending controls
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/104926/some-say-budget-being-rushed-lacks-spending-controls

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Senate plans to plow ahead with its own budget plan – AP  (DIERSEN: What are you going to plow ahead with?  For me, its putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, raising money to support Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades, etc.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170124/illinois-senate-plans-to-plow-ahead-with-its-own-budget-plan

 

WAND
—  Service tax and higher income tax considered – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34337032/the-latest-budget-opposition-arises-senate-still-pushing

 

WSIL TV
— U.S. Senate Democrats propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34329512/senate-democrats-propose-1-trillion-infrastructure-plan

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote diversity and social justice
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/on-common-grounds-dialogues-on-diversity-and-social-justice/

 

CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN
— Americans should not have to pay for abortions through Obamacare
http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/americans-should-not-have-to-pay-for-abortions-through-obamacare

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to deliver his third State of the State Address
https://ilnews.org/11850/rauner-deliver-third-state-state-address/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortion Rate Decreases! Next: Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-rate-decreases-next-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 40 PERCENT STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/springfield-weary-taxpayers-are-tired-of-working-hard-to-pay-taxes-when-at-the-state-level-both-republican-and-democrat.html
— THORNER: LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF WOMEN’S REPUBLICAN CLUB SPONSORS TRUMP INAUGURATION PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-lake-forestlake-bluff-womens-republican-club-sponsors-trump-inauguration-party.html
— SKILLICORN FILES BILL TO ALLOW DEBT-RIDDEN MUNICIPALITIES TO SEEK BANKRUPTCY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/skillicorn-files-legislation-to-protect-taxpayers-by-allowing-debt-ridden-municipalities-to-seek-bankruptcy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Texas governor threatens funding cut over sanctuary cities  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  Illinois could easily balance its budget if it cut off funding for its sanctuary cities.  Sanctuary cites drag Illinois down.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19678
— Pope Francis warns against Hitler-like populism  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.  When will the Pope warn about that?)
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-warns-against-hitler-like-populism/
— Pro-Sharia law middle school worksheet angers parents
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19596
— Chicago: 29 people shot in about 24 hours
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19646
— Trump: America for the Americans! – Patrick J. Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that America belongs to foreign countries and to the citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19693

 

BREITBART
— Idaho Dems Exec Director: DNC Should Train People In ‘How to Shut Their Mouths If They’re White’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/23/idaho-dems-exec-director-dnc-should-train-people-in-how-to-shut-their-mouths-if-theyre-white/
— Sen. Liz Warren Refuses to Disavow Madonna’s Wish to ‘Blow Up the White House’ – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/23/sen-liz-warren-refuses-to-disavow-madonnas-wish-to-blow-up-the-white-house/

 

THE BLAZE
— Governor Greg Abbott hammers a Texas sheriff after she refuses to comply with immigration laws – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  How many illegals are there in Cook County?  How many illegals are there in your county?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/23/governor-greg-abbott-hammers-a-texas-sheriff-after-she-refuses-to-comply-with-immigration-laws/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service Agent: I Wouldn’t Take A Bullet For Trump – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/secret-service-agent-i-wouldnt-take-a-bullet-for-trump/
— That DC Limo Trump Protesters Torched Belonged To A Muslim Immigrant – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/that-dc-limo-trump-protesters-torched-belonged-to-a-muslim-immigrant/
— Dems Force Trump’s Ed. Nominee To Answer 1,397 Questions In Writing — Obama’s TWO Had 109, Combined – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/dems-force-trumps-ed-nominee-to-answer-1397-questions-in-writing-obamas-two-had-109-combined/
— Spicer Calls On A Conservative Outlet First And Pisses Off Reporters Yet Again – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com is a “conservative outlet.”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/spicer-calls-on-a-conservative-outlet-first-and-pisses-off-reporters-yet-again/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Many Will Be Affected by Trump’s Government Hiring Freeze – Rachel Greszler  (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://dailysignal.com/2017/01/24/how-many-will-be-affected-by-trumps-government-hiring-freeze/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America’s Second Civil War – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444160/american-culture-new-civil-war
— Government Accountability Starts with Local Action – AUSTIN YACK  (DIERSEN: What have you done to promote government accountability?  I worked for the U.S. Government Accountability Office 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 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. While I worked for GAO, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul; I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt; I became a licensed CPA; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Manager, and Forensic Accountant; and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444148/government-accountability-local-watchdogs-citizen-action-makes-big-difference
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The experience inspired Allen to co-found the Edgar County Watchdogs along with fellow Edgar County resident John Kraft, who was also frustrated with government officials. Since the small-town Illinoisans founded their group, they have forced out 185 public officials in the state, all of whom resigned or chose not to seek reelection. More impressive still, the pair has accomplished all of this without any funding, through the use of FOIA requests, pro se litigation, and comments at public government meetings. Due to their exemplary achievements, Allen and Kraft won the State Policy Network’s 2016 Unsung Hero Award, a cash prize of $25,000 that is sponsored by the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The award is part of the foundation’s citizenship program, “Lens of Liberty,” which encourages citizens to defend their rights and freedom.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump clamps down on federal agencies – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Newt Gingrich clamped down viciously on GAO and on other legislative branch agencies.  If Gingrich had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 would not have forced me to retire on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old, and they would not have taken other adverse actions against me before that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315989-trump-clamps-down-on-federal-agencies
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Don’t let Trump roll back gains for workers.”  Are/were you a worker, that is, paid for what you do/did?  I was 1964-1997.  One could argue that my Civil Service Retirement System pension continues to pay me for my federal employment 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/labor/315742-dont-let-trump-repeal-union-gains

 

POLITICO
— Immigration hardliners angered by Trump’s softer tone on ‘Dreamers’  They worry he’s backtracking on a central campaign promise to reverse Barack Obama’s policy. – SEUNG MIN KIM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-immigration-dreamers-234126

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump tells Detroit auto CEOs that environmental regulations are ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/24/donald-trump-tells-detroit-auto-ceos-environmental-regulations-are-out-of-control/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Conway gets Secret Service protection due to death threats – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/24/conway-gets-secret-service-protection-due-to-death-threats/

 

FORTUNE
— Marijuana and Labor Shortages Are Giving the Wine Industry a Headache – John Kell
http://fortune.com/2017/01/24/wine-industry-marijuana-labor/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Senators pepper OMB nominee on Trump 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/senators-pepper-omb-nominee-on-trump-hiring-freeze

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Hiring Freeze: Some Questions, Some Answers – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, frequent and lengthy hiring freezes frustrated their efforts to replace me with a Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger person because those freezes stopped them from hiring someone to replace me.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/24/federal-hiring-freeze-some-questions-some-answers/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are mad/furious that Trump won?  ANSWER: Those 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140070/case-unity
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party uses women as cannon fodder.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140065/myth-well-behaved-womens-march

 

RASMUSSEN REORTS
— Voters Strongly Share Trump’s Criticism of D.C. Establishment  (DIERSEN: What does The Establishment, that is, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, think of you? The Establishment wants to get rid of me because it cannot manipulate/dominate me. Operatives and dupes for The Establishment have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_strongly_share_trump_s_criticism_of_d_c_establishment

 

PEOPLE
— Get a First Look at the Palm Springs Home Where the Obamas Vacationed After Leaving Office – STEELE MARCOUX
http://people.com/home/president-obama-in-palm-springs-house/

January 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Big week at Capitol with Rauner speech, Senate budget votes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-bruce-rauner-speech-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump hasn’t filled a majority of vacancies in his administration” and ask “Is that so bad?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-smaller-federal-government-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What will history say about President Trump?” and say “Only he has the answer.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-inaguration-glanton-20170120-column.html
— Chicago State spends money to lobby state — which isn’t giving out money – Jodi S. Cohen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-state-lobbying-deleo-20170121-story.html
— Transgender man tries to join sorority at Northwestern, pushes for change in Greek life – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-northwestern-transgender-sorority-rush-met-20170121-story.html

— Employee boosts that won’t break the budget  Reward employees, improve culture with simple perks. Sujan Patel  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-employee-boosts-that-won-t-break-budget-20170116-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/laura-washington-foundation-puts-energy-into-making-new-history/
— Dennis Hastert and child sexual abuse – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dennis-hastert-and-child-sexual-abuse/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville goals: Decrease mental health calls, fill business vacancies – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129642/

 

EFFIGHAM DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/protests-in-washington-and-across-illinois-follow-trump-inauguration/article_370c5736-f4df-5580-8d9f-e8aa33d05010.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers Head Back to the Capitol
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lawmakers-head-back-to-the-captiol-01-23-2017
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/women-return-home-after-march-on-washington-01-23-2017

 

RIVER BENDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Trump-haters.
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/siue-students-work-to-make-trump-protest-a-smash-17874.cfm#.WIXpdhHxZZI

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Some AFSCME members disapprove of union’s negotiating tactics – Carol Ostrow  (DIERSEN: Some of my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government disapproved of being forced by Democrat politicians to discriminate against federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511061391-some-afscme-members-disapprove-of-union-s-negotiating-tactics

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Women’s March for Death Deviance – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/womens-march-death-deviance/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRO-LIFERS AT THE WOMEN’S MARCH ON DC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/pro-lifers-at-the-womens-march-on-dc.html
— PRO-LIFERS GO MARCHING ON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/pro-lifers-go-marching-on.html
— PEMBERTON: I AM MORE THAN THE SUM OF MY (GIRL) PARTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/pemberton-i-am-more-than-the-sum-of-my-girl-parts.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Attendance up in 2016 at National Corvette Museum – AP
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/23/attendance-up-in-2016-at-national-corvette-museum/

 

FEDERALIST
— Democratic Women’s Complaining Problem Could Be Making Them Unhappy  It seems Democratic women are twice as likely as Republican women to perceive that they’re being discriminated against, and hence, complain about it. – Kelsey Harkness
http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/23/democratic-womens-complaining-problem-making-unhappy/

 

REUTERS
— White House vows to fight media ‘tooth and nail’ over Trump coverage – Doina Chiacu and Jason Lange  (DIERSEN: At its annual state of the city address on January 19, 2017, Wheaton “set a much harsher tone in the traditionally adversarial relationship between” it and its Republican residents who promote its Independence Day parades.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-priebus-idUSKBN1560RM
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House vowed on Sunday to fight the news media “tooth and nail” over what it sees as unfair attacks, with a top adviser saying the Trump administration had presented “alternative facts” to counter low inauguration crowd estimates. On his first full day as president, Trump said he had a “running war” with the media and accused journalists of underestimating the number of people who turned out Friday for his swearing-in. White House officials made clear no truce was on the horizon on Sunday in television interviews that set a much harsher tone in the traditionally adversarial relationship between the White House and the press corps.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s honeymoon with the media may be shortest in history – Bradford Richardson (DIERSEN: I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  I had no honeymoon at GAO a) because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I was conservative, Republican, White, male, old (31), Protestant, non-poor, German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/donald-trumps-honeymoon-with-the-media-may-be-shor/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOROS’S WOMEN’S MARCH OF HATE  The Left’s rage unleashed on the streets of Washington. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265558/soross-womens-march-hate-matthew-vadum

 

DAILY CALLER
— Milo Protester Shoots Suspected Conservative, No Charges After He Points To ‘Racism’ – Luke Rosiak
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/milo-protester-shoots-suspected-conservative-no-charges-after-he-points-to-racism/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— A Smithsonian Gift Shop Sells Anti-Trump and Pro-Hillary Paper Dolls – MENACHEM WECKER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444113/smithsonian-national-museum-american-history-gift-shops-unequal-treatment-trump-hillary-clinton

 

POLITICO
— So, You Want to Work in the Trump Administration?  A vetting process reality check. – CHRISTIAN HUDSON
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/vetting-nomination-process-advice-214677
— Revenge of the bureaucrats  Federal workers fume over Trump’s vows to freeze hiring and shrink the government. – NANCY COOK and ANDREW RESTUCCIA  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.  Because I have always been a Republican, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always blamed me for actions that Republican politicians took that they disapproved of.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-government-bureaucrats-234019

 

REUTERS
— How to work in the new administration when you don’t agree with Trump – Peter Van Buren  (DIERSEN: Even though I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, I nevertheless survived almost 3 years at the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 years at IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 years at GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-employees-commentary-idUSKBN15703U

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “News Media, Target of Trump’s Declaration of War, Expresses Alarm.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/business/media/sean-spicer-donald-trump-alternative-facts.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rocky First Weekend for Trump Troubles Even His Top Aides.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/us/politics/donald-trump-aides-rocky-first-weekend.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump and a Sea of Empty Desks.” GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/opinion/donald-trump-and-a-sea-of-empty-desks.html
— Cubans Newly Blocked at U.S. Border Place Hopes in Trump – FRANCES ROBLES
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/22/world/americas/cubans-us-border-policy-wet-foot-dry-foot-obama-trump.html
— Putting The Times’s First Email Address to Bed – JOHN MARKOFF  (DIERSEN: I have had diersen@aol.com since January 8, 1995.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/insider/putting-the-timess-first-email-address-to-bed.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT TO GET OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/22/trump-inauguration-womens-march-washington/96918936/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/22/womens-march-movement-able-transform-massive-crowds-into-lasting-legacy-trump/96920040/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “How should the media cover Donald Trump?”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2017/01/22/how-should-media-cover-donald-trump/96840686/
— For one anti-abortion group, women’s march was ‘brutal’ – Eliza Collins
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/21/one-anti-abortion-group-womens-march-brutal/96895552/
— 57% say they can’t afford a new car – Susan Tompor  (DIERSEN: With money that I earned/saved washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights for 18 months, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 when I was 17 years old.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/columnist/2017/01/22/how-much-too-much-car-payment/96808492/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Trump’s White House sets an unapologetically aggressive tone in its first days – Michael A. Memoli and Brian Bennett (DIERSEN: At its annual state of the city address on January 19, 2017, Wheaton set “an unapologetically aggressive tone” against its Republican residents who promote its Independence Day parades.)
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/la-na-pol-trump-20170122-story.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump steps into security bubble” and ask “will he bring his phone?”
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/trump-steps-into-security-bubble-will-he-bring-his-phone

 

FED SMITH
— How Much of a Pension Will Obama and Biden Get After Leaving Office? – Ian Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/how-much-of-a-pension-will-obama-and-biden-get-after-leaving-office/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The pensions of former Vice Presidents are calculated differently. Vice Presidents do not receive an automatic pension as former Presidents do. Instead, Vice Presidents are granted pensions based on their service in the U. S. House of Representatives or Senate. Vice Presidents must serve at least two years to receive a pension. Joe Biden’s pension is based on his role as President of the Senate. Assuming he was covered under the Civil Service Retirement System for the past 43 years, his pension could amount to approximately $248,670 per year. According to their 2015 tax returns, the Obamas reported an adjusted gross income of $436,065 and paid $81,472 in total tax. The Bidens reported adjusted gross income of $392,233 and paid $91,546 in total federal taxes.)

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “He made America protest again.”
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/23/he-made-america-protest-again

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For Women’s March on Washington protesters, the fight is far from over.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/for-womens-march-on-washington-protesters-the-fight-is-far-fromover/article33700263/

January 22 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners promote Pat Brady.
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/thoughts-on-trump/
http://wgnradio.com/2017/01/22/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-12317/

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/women-return-to-chicago-after-marching-in-washington-dc/1715003/
— 3 CHARGED AFTER MELEE AT NAPERVILLE BAR
http://abc7chicago.com/news/3-charged-after-melee-at-naperville-bar/1714940/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagoans-return-home-womens-march-washington-411460185.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-alternative-facts-media-commentary-20170122-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-march-protests-what-comes-next-20170122-story.html
— It shouldn’t have taken a law to force lead tests for water in schools – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/opinion/ct-ecn-editorial-lead-schools-st-0122-20170122-story.html
— Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway calls incorrect White House claims ‘alternative facts’  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-alternative-facts-sean-spicer-20170122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump offers scattershot response to global protests.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129695/
— Alec Baldwin’s Trump wasn’t on ‘SNL,’ but mock-Putin was – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170122/entlife/301229985/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois governor extends tax incentive program – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-governor-extends-tax-incentive-program/article_37e16d54-e0ca-11e6-a441-bfac0d9d4cd9.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Compromise’ is no compromise at all – Scott Reeder
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-01-22/scott-reeder-compromise-no-compromise-all.html
— A key week for the fiscal future of Illinois – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-22/tom-kacich-key-week-fiscal-future-illinois.html

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/22/activists-to-urge-roskams-effort-to-address-climate-change/ackz9h6/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Conway: Trump White House offered ‘alternative facts’ on crowd size – CNN  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, none of the “alternative facts” that GAO presented disproved my argument that because of its illegal political affiliation discrimination, because of its illegal reverse discrimination, because of its illegal age discrimination, and because of its illegal retaliation, GAO 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.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/conway-trump-white-house-offered-alternative-facts-on-crowd-size/643969523

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Reject plan for huge tax hikes – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/20/our-view-reject-plan-for-huge-tax-hikes/agzojhb/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Decatur residents help swell anti-Trump protest crowds.”
http://herald-review.com/news/national/decatur-residents-help-swell-anti-trump-protest-crowds/article_e712f23e-bdf2-546c-95bf-d64c72eb6635.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— GOP should be upfront in precinct reduction push – RICH JAMES  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If your precinct lines have been redrawn recently, how adversely were you impacted?)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/guest-commentary/rich-james-gop-should-be-upfront-in-precinct-reduction-push/article_bd45106f-aad8-5973-818a-be1206846a3f.html

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Jil Tracy Back in the General Assembly – Lainie Steelman
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20170122/back-in-general-assembly

 

CARBONDALE REPORTER
— Illinois has nation’s steepest ‘wealth flight’ income differential
http://carbondalereporter.com/stories/511075616-analysis-illinois-has-nation-s-steepest-wealth-flight-income-differential

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage representatives Deb Conroy (D-Villa Park), Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), and Michelle Mussman (D-Schaumburg) called out for support of Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511072619-dupage-representatives-called-out-for-support-of-madigan

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Supreme Court cites Allen v. Clark Co. Park District in Opinion on Springfield School District 186 v. Atty. Gen. – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/supreme-court-cites-allen-v-clark-co-park-district-in-opinion-on-springfield-school-district-186-v-atty-gen/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Moves to Limit McHenry County Blog Reporting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/22/jack-franks-moves-to-limit-mchenry-county-blog-reporting/

 

FOX NEWS
— Priebus hints Trump has no immediate plan to end Obama’s DACA for young illegals  (DIERSEN: That encourages people to come to America illegally, encourages people to stay in America illegally, and encourages people to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/priebus-hints-trump-has-no-immediate-plan-to-end-obamas-daca-for-young-illegals-seeks-long-term-fix.html
— Priebus: We will not let media ‘delegitimize this president’  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2017/01/22/priebus-will-not-let-media-delegitimize-this-president-mcconnell-on/
— Trump on throngs of Sunday protesters: ‘Why didn’t these people vote?’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/22/trump-on-throngs-sunday-protesters-why-didnt-these-people-vote.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s $10 trillion stimulus plan – Stephen Moore
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/donald-trumps-10-trillion-stimulus-plan/
— Trump team blasts Madonna: ‘Can you imagine saying that about President Obama?’ – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/trump-team-blasts-madonna-can-you-imagine-saying-t/

 

NEWSMAX
— White House Says Media Delegitimizing Trump, Won’t ‘Take It’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/priebus-conway-attack-media/2017/01/22/id/769820/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Analyst Says Women’s March About Liberalism, Not Women – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/cnn-analyst-says-womens-march-about-liberalism-not-women-video/
— Kellyanne Drops Rhetorical Atom Bomb On Chuck Todd Over Media’s Crowd Obsession – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/kellyanne-drops-rhetorical-atom-bomb-on-chuck-todd-over-medias-crowd-obsession-video/
— Here Are 17 Pictures From Inside The ‘Peaceful’ Protest On Inauguration Day – Grae Stafford
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/22/here-are-17-pictures-from-inside-the-peaceful-protest-on-inauguration-day/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC, NBC Tout Women’s March, Downplay Hate and Bomb Threat
http://www.newsbusters.org/video/abc-nbc-tout-womens-march-downplay-hate-and-bomb-threat

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus: Media Obsessed With Trying to ‘Delegitimize’ President Trump – Pam Key  (DIERSEN: Who is obsesses with delegitimizing you?  The following obsess with delegitimizing me: 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-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/22/reince-priebus-media-obsessed-with-trying-to-delegitimize-president-trump/

 

BLAZE
— Sean Spicer thumps the media at first press conference: ‘We’re going to hold the press accountable’ – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Since I became your GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always held me accountable, that is, they have always blamed me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-thumps-the-media-at-first-press-conference-were-going-to-hold-the-press-accountable/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FIERCE BACKLASH AFTER HEATHER LOWREY SUGGESTS ASSASSINATING TRUMP  ‘This will stay with her for a long time, if not forever’ – JOE KOVACS
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/fierce-backlash-after-woman-suggests-assassinating-trump/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Universities hire buses to take students to Women’s March  Several universities are paying for their students to attend the Women’s March on Washington, a post-Inauguration protest intended to show solidarity with marginalized communities and speak out against Donald Trump. – Amber Athey
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=8666

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It has been a really bad week for journalism – T. BECKET ADAMS
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/it-has-been-a-really-bad-week-for-journalism/article/2612586

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democratic Lawmakers Feel Boost from Women’s March  Minority party hopes movement will help Congress rein in Trump.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democratic-lawmakers-womens-march

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sunday Show Hosts Hit Back On Trump Administration’s Lies.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-assault-press_us_5884c85fe4b0e3a73569a11d

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Bruce Springsteen says E Street Band’s ‘hearts and spirits’ with Donald Trump protesters.”
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-23/bruce-springsteen-talks-trump-on-first-night-of-australian-tour/8201896

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Aziz Ansari skewers Donald Trump, “racist” supporters in “SNL” monologue.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aziz-ansari-skewers-donald-trump-racist-supporters-in-snl-monologue/

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “First days of Trump era signal America’s deepening political divide.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN156142
— White House says media delegitimizing Trump, won’t ‘take it’ (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: 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-Rauner, 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. Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-priebus-idUSKBN1560RM

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The traditional way of reporting on a president is dead. And Trump’s press secretary killed it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-traditional-way-of-reporting-on-a-president-is-dead-and-trumps-press-secretary-killed-it/2017/01/22/75403a00-e0bf-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump wages war against the media as demonstrators protest his presidency.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-wages-war-against-the-media-as-demonstrators-protest-his-presidency/2017/01/21/705be9a2-e00c-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sean Spicer held a press conference. He didn’t take questions. Or tell the whole truth.” (DIERSEN: Based on what I saw at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address on January 19, 2017, anti-Trump elected officials, their anti-Trump operatives, and their anti-Trump dupes are going punish me to punish Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/21/sean-spicer-held-a-press-conference-he-didnt-take-questions-or-tell-the-whole-truth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump signs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/01/21/my-favorite-signs-at-the-womens-march-on-washington/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In SNL’s first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/22/in-snls-first-post-inauguration-episode-putin-roasts-trump-on-crowd-sizes/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump is dismissive of women’s marches but acknowledges right to protest – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-advisor-called-women-s-march-a-1485114018-htmlstory.html

 

ABC ACTION NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage women to be full-time anti-Trumps.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/decodedc/can-the-womens-marches-become-a-womens-movement

 

BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES
— Will Trump evict reporters from the White House?  (DIERSEN: Will anti-Trumps in Diersen’s precinct try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton’s West District try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Wheaton try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Milton Township try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in DuPage County try to evict Diersen?  Will anti-Trumps in Illinois try to evict Diersen? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump supporters.  How should Trump supporters respond?)
http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/opinion/op-ed/will-trump-evict-reporters-from-the-white-house/article_ed41aaf1-4fc3-5728-a73d-55b21429195e.html

 

FORBES
— Five Ways to Keep Valued Employees – David K. Williams  (DIERSEN: In the federal government, the more of the following that employees are, the more that they are valued: Democrat, minority, female, younger, yes-man/woman.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2017/01/22/five-ways-to-keep-valued-employees/#6130fb365f8d

 

FORTUNE
— Lack of Latinos in Trump Cabinet Draws Ire for ‘Setback’ – AP  (DIERSEN: What jobs and promotions have you had that Latinos should have been given?  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 Latino in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Latino in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Latinos in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Latino in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Latino in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Latino could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://fortune.com/2017/01/22/trump-cabinet-latinos-diversity/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP’S ATTACK ON THE PRESS SHOWS WHY PROTESTS ARE NECESSARY.” What do anti-Trumps have to say about Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk’s attack on me at the January 19, 2017 Wheaton Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address? How proud are they of  Gresk?
http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/trumps-attack-on-the-press-shows-why-protests-are-necessary

 

FED SMITH
— Proposed Retirement Changes for Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith  (DIERSEN: Giving federal employees bigger cost of living adjustments than federal retirees discourages federal Employees from retiring.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/22/proposed-retirement-changes-for-federal-employees/

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “America’s President Will Try to Rule Like a Roman Emperor.  Donald Trump appears destined to follow in the tyrannical footsteps of Augustus before him.”)
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/americas-next-president-will-rule-roman-emperor
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “State of Resistance: California in the Age of Trump. The battle begins now.”
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/state-resistance-california-age-trump

January 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— INAUGURATION DAY 2017: DONALD TRUMP IS USA’S 45TH PRESIDENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/inauguration-day-2017-donald-trump-is-usas-45th-president/1711736/
— TRUMP PROTESTERS RALLY IN DALEY PLAZA, MARCH THROUGH THE LOOP – Will Jones and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-protesters-rally-and-march-through-the-loop/1712879/
— DONALD TRUMP PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE AFTER INAUGURATION; 6 OFFICERS INJURED, 217 ARRESTED – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-protesters-clash-with-dc-police-after-inauguration/1712406/
— PHOTOS: PROTESTERS AT DONALD TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/photos-protesters-at-donald-trumps-inauguration/1711988/

 

NBC5
— President Donald Trump: ‘It’s Going to Be Only America First’  “We are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you the people,” Trump said
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/President-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-Day-Swearing-in-Parade-411273515.html
— Critics Zero in on Trump’s Inaugural Address  One Trump supporter called it the best speech he had ever heard – Noreen O’Donnell
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Critics-Zero-in-on-Trumps-Inaugural-Address-411349815.html
— From Protests to Pomp: Dramatic Moments of Inauguration Day  And more of the most talked-about moments of the Trump inauguration
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Inaugural-Moments-Trending-Inauguration-Cafe-411283695.html
— Protesters Block Traffic Near Trump Tower in Chicago  Organizers say the march has been endorsed by a number of groups including Black Lives Matter Chicago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Protest-Planned-in-Chicago-After-Trumps-Inauguration-411341925.html
— Trump White House Bemoans Chicago Violence on Website  The city was mentioned on a section of the White House website titled “Standing up for our law enforcement community.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Administration-Takes-Aim-at-Chicago-Violence-411357795.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Administration Takes Aim At Chicago On White House Website
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-chicago-on-white-house-website/
— City Sells $1.16B In Bonds, But Pays A Heavy Price For CPS Crisis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/city-sells-1-16b-in-bonds-but-pays-a-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/
— Will Illinois Get Snubbed By Trump White House? Not Necessarily, Observer Says – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/will-illinois-get-snubbed-by-post-obama-white-house-not-necessarily-observer-says/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump takes office, pledging to empower America’s ‘forgotten men and women’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-president-20170120-story.html
— Trump White House names and shames Chicago on Day One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-white-house-website-crime-0122-chicago-inc-20170120-story.html
— More than 200 D.C. protesters arrested in day of clashes with cops at Trump inauguration – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz, Peter Hermann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-inauguration-protests-20170120-story.html
— Not much to like in proposal for budget woes – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0122-20170120-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Vernon Hills upholds video gambling ban – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/vernon-hills/news/ct-vhr-video-gambling-rejected-again-tl-0126-20170119-story.html
— Ex-Sen. Kirk may become lobbyist, complains ‘white Republicans’ not invited on Air Force One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— Immigration, criminal justice top agenda for anti-Trump protesters in Chicago – Grace Wong and Gregory Pratt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-protest-chicago-met-20170120-story.html
— Give President Donald Trump a chance – Hugh Hewitt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-give-president-donald-trump-a-chance-20170120-story.html
— From Cullerton and Radogno, 2 choices for Illinois senators: Something or nothing. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-madigan-rauner-cullerton-radogno-edit-0123-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois backers of Trump have their day in Washington.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-illinois-reaction-0121-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-chicago-buses-to-dc-met-20170120-story.html
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Suburbs see growth in tax revenue from video gambling – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-southland-video-gambling-st-0122-20170120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump misses chance to unite country in speech.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-president-trump-misses-chance-to-unite-country-in-speech/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump believes what he’s saying — and that’s what’s scary.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-believes-what-hes-saying-and-thats-whats-scary/
— Small ray of hope for fairer school funding in Illinois – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: My parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) cut its expenses during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-small-ray-of-hope-for-fairer-school-funding-in-illinois/
— On Day One, Trump’s White House spotlights Chicago crime on web – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-day-one-trumps-white-house-spotlights-chicago-crime-on-web/
— Anti-Trump protesters fill Daley Plaza – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-trump-protesters-fill-daley-plaza/
— Alderman demands Emanuel relax police hiring standards now – Fran Spielman (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.suntimes.com/news/alderman-demands-emanuel-relax-police-hiring-standards-now/
— Wanted — again: City Council financial analyst – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Of course, applicants should/must be Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wanted-again-city-council-financial-analyst/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cullerton, Radogno want to make sure tax hike is ‘adequate’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129888/
— Suburbanites reflect on witnessing historic Trump inauguration
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129871/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 20 ways to celebrate inauguration weekend in Chicago, whether you’re pro-Trump or protesting – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170120/NEWS07/170119819/celebrate-inauguration-weekend-in-chicago-pro-trump-or-protest

 

WTTW
— UIC Students Hold Protest During Trump Inauguration – Evan Garcia  (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18 years old. If I was 18 years old today, I doubt that UIC would accept me.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, UIC 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/20/uic-students-hold-protest-during-trump-inauguration

 

WJDB RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/01/19/50k-people-expected-at-chicago-womens-march-on-saturday

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Reaction To Inauguration – Jordan Abudayyeh  (DIERSEN: In my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.  I wonder what their reaction to the inauguration is.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-reaction-to-inauguration

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— B-N residents: Inauguration ‘unbelievable,’ ’emotional’ – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/b-n-residents-in-d-c-inauguration-was-unbelievable/article_82c6dfd0-2308-5314-b1a8-b0b45e9befbd.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate leaders promise budget-deal vote Wednesday – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article127676499.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127731809.html
— Illinoisans get emotional during Trump’s inauguration – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127838684.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois – Diana Rickert
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois/article_54582df1-5ef5-5d93-86e2-5ea0c55c283c.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State Senate, House consider eliminating future lawmakers’ pensions – DEBBY HERNANDEZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension.  The bigger that pension, the more that you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-senate-house-consider-eliminating-future-lawmakers-pensions/article_47791d78-7aeb-51bd-8bfa-8de74afa6277.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Ballots taking shape for Downers Grove school district races – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/30/ballots-taking-shape-for-downers-grove-school-district-races/aqg21gn/
— Wheaton mayor: City bustling with business activity  Mayor Michael Gresk delivers State of the City address – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/19/wheaton-mayor-city-bustling-with-business-activity/aomnrsk/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Defend Inauguration No-Shows, Slam Trump’s Speech.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/20/illinois_lawmakers_trump_inaugurati.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Inauguration Day Protests: Chicago Police Gather At Trump Tower Shortly After President Sworn In  Demonstrators from other events across the city plan to march to President Donald Trump’s building for a joint rally Friday night. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/inauguration-day-protests-chicago-police-assemble-trump-tower-shortly-after

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump – Curtis Black
http://chicagoreporter.com/whats-at-stake-for-chicago-and-illinois-under-president-trump/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Candidate Ghani removed from the ballot – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-ghani-removed-from-the-ballot/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Gives Jack Franks New Power – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/rauner-gives-jack-franks-new-power/
— Charles Thomas’ WLS Report on Jennifer Lawrence’s Trump Inauguration Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/charles-thomas-report-on-jennifer-lawrences-trump/
— ABC’s Charles Thomas Interviews Trump Supporters in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/abcs-charles-thomas-interviews-trump-supporters-in-crystal-lake/
— “Crook County,” the Movie
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/crook-county-the-movie/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T BE FORCED TO BAIL OUT POLITICIANS’ FAILURES  The Illinois Senate’s budget “compromise” hits Illinoisans with more than $5 billion in tax hikes, continued budget deficits and no real reforms. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-shouldnt-be-forced-to-bail-out-politicians-failures/?linkId=33599808
— SHRINKING MCHENRY COUNTY NEEDS TO CAP AND CUT PROPERTY TAXES  Local officials’ failure to address skyrocketing property taxes has pushed residents out of McHenry County at astonishing rates. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/shrinking-mchenry-county-needs-to-cap-and-cut-property-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SCHAKOWSKY: TRUMP’S HATEFUL RHETORIC WILL NOW LIVE IN WHITE HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/schakowsky-trumps-hateful-rhetoric-will-now-live-in-white-house.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— And now for a little bit of good news  (DIERSEN: What percent of films promote the Democrat Party platform – 70%, 80%, 90+%?)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/20/and-now-for-a-little-bit-of-good-news/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump rips into establishment, pledges to keep every campaign promise – Charles Hurt
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-rips-establishment-pledges-keep-every/
— Donald Trump: We will ‘eradicate’ ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ ‘from the face of the Earth’ – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-we-will-eradicate-radical-islamic-ter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump pledges $10G to supporter from Illinois going to inaugural ball in donated suit
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-pledges-10g-to-supporter-going-to-inaugural-ball-in-donated-suit.html

 

NUMBERS USA
— TRUMP INAUGURAL PLEDGE: IMMIGRATION POLICY WILL ‘BENEFIT AMERICAN WORKERS & AMERICAN FAMILIES’ – Roy Beck  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but at the same time, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the jobs that I had should have been given to minorities, to women, to younger people, and to veterans instead of me.)
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/trump-inaugural-pledges-immigration-policy-serve-american-workers

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists Protest and Riot During Inauguration
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19522
— CNN Hires Inexperienced Daughter of Valerie Jarrett to Cover Trump DOJ
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19497

 

BREITBART
— Trump Offers Down on His Luck Illinois Father Shane Bouvet $10,000 Check at Inaugural Event – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/20/trump-offers-father-luck-10000-check-inaugural-event/
— Krauthammer: ‘They’re Quaking in Their Boots in Foreign Capitals’ – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: Foreign countries want America to be pro-foreign countries, not pro-America.  Many foreign countries see America as having been a useful idiot for them.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/20/krauthammer-theyre-quaking-boots-foreign-capitals/

 

THE BLAZE
— Obama leaving Trump with a massive debt crisis – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/commentary-obama-leaving-trump-with-a-massive-debt-crisis/
— Schools offer grief counseling to those upset by Inauguration Day – Glenn Beck
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/schools-offer-grief-counseling-to-those-upset-by-inauguration-day/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Can America’s Divides Be Healed? – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, they operatives, and their dupes focus on divides.  They pit individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Should I write a book about the leading dividers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444064/donald-trump-political-polarization-challenging-problem

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Rally Escalates Into Mayhem as Protesters Engage in Window Smashing, Police Confrontation… – KYLE BECKER
http://ijr.com/2017/01/782094-white-protester-screams-no-racist-cops-at-anti-trump-rally-fails-to-notice-guys-standing-right-in-front-of-him/

 

THE HILL
— MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: Trump inauguration speech ‘Hitlerian’ – JOE CONCHA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/315324-msnbcs-chris-matthews-trump-inauguration-speech-hitlerian
— Trump: We’re giving power back to the people – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about those people who want more power to get rid of those who are 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315275-trump-were-giving-power-back-to-the-people
— Trump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address – TIM DEVANEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315292-trump-fails-to-mention-clinton-in-inaugural-address

 

POLITICO
— White House orders ‘immediate regulatory freeze’  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion regulations and Republican-led budget cuts to justify their wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/white-house-orders-immediate-regulatory-freeze-233951

 

CNN
— Trump becomes 45th President of the United States – Stephen Collinson
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html
— Inaugural address: Trump’s full speech
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-inaugural-address/index.html
— Here’s how much Obama’s pension is worth – Chris Isidore  (DIERSEN: On September 30, 1997, 49-year old David John Diersen succumbed to threats from his Democrat GAO superiors and became a federal retiree.  In today’s dollars, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720 and b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for my wife and I is $16,854.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be furious about that.  In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. 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.nbc-2.com/story/34308844/heres-how-much-obamas-pension-is-worth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At noon on Friday, 55-year old Barack Obama became a federal retiree. His pension payment will be $207,800 for the upcoming year, about half of his presidential salary. Obama and every other former president also get seven months of “transition” services to help adjust to post-presidential life. The ex-Commander in Chief also gets lifetime Secret Service protection as well as allowances for things such as travel, office expenses, communications and health care coverage. All those extra expenses can really add up. In 2015 they ranged from a bit over $200,000 for Jimmy Carter to $800,000 for George W. Bush, according to a government report. Carter doesn’t get health insurance because you have to work for the federal government for five years to qualify. The pensions and other benefits were first created in 1958, when former President Harry Truman was experiencing financial trouble. The annual payments are currently the same as what cabinet secretaries earn in a given year, and those salaries are set by Congress. But the days of this kind of taxpayer support for ex-presidents may be numbered. Last year, the Republican Congress passed a bill that would have set a flat $200,000 a year in pension payments and capped other expenses at $200,000 a year per president. The cost of living increases for the pension would be tied to the same formula used to increase social security benefits. But that $400,000 could quickly disappear under the proposed law, which cuts the pension and expense payments by a dollar for every dollar that a former president earns above $400,000. So taxpayers are off the hook entirely once a president earns $800,000 a year. Given that most former presidents can earn significant incomes from speeches and writing books, it’s very possible that the taxpayer support of former executives could become a thing of the past. But Obama vetoed the legislation, telling Congress that he did so because the bill also would have terminated the salaries and benefits of former presidents’ staff, and made it harder for the Secret Service to protect former presidents. “If the Congress returns the bill having appropriately addressed these concerns, I will sign it,” he said. But the legislation never got back to his desk. The president’s salary is $400,000, but during the campaign President Trump said he would decline the pay.)

 

ABC NEWS
— Confrontation Near Parade Route Escalates, Pepper Spray Used – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/protesters-planning-disrupt-donald-trumps-big-day-44910969

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Revels and Glides Through First Day of Presidency – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/president-trump-day.html
— Donald Trump Inauguration: Protests Break Out in Downtown Washington – YAMICHE ALCINDOR, NICK CORASANITI and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A nasty anti-Trump says “Trump’s America is a rotten place.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/20/trumps-america-is-a-rotten-place/?utm_term=.0cb991ff769b
— Trump changes White House website, signaling policy priorities – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/20/moments-after-taking-the-oath-president-trump-transforms-white-house-website/
— Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’ – David A. Fahrenthold, Robert Costa and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-be-sworn-in-marking-a-transformative-shift-in-the-countrys-leadership/2017/01/20/954b9cac-de7d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Inauguration protesters vandalize city, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, police arrest nearly 100 – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz and Arelis R. Hernández
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump signs executive order that could effectively gut Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-that-could-lift-affordable-care-acts-individual-mandate/2017/01/20/8c99e35e-df70-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html
— Inaugural Balls: How the Trumps partied – Elahe Izadi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/20/inaugural-balls-how-the-trumps-partied/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-Trump protesters smash windows, throw flares in DC – Stephanie Pagones and Gabrielle Fronrouge
http://nypost.com/2017/01/20/anti-trump-protesters-smash-windows-throw-flares-in-dc/

 

USA TODAY
— Horrified celebrities are live-tweeting Trump’s Inauguration Day – Maeve McDermott
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/01/20/horrified-celebrities-live-tweeting-donald-trump-inauguration/96834056/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Inauguration: Live Analysis  Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the U.S.
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/donald-trump-inauguration?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Some Protests in Washington Violent Ahead of Trump Swearing-In  Others were peaceful as they tried to shut down several entrances to the National Mall – BEN KESLING, BYRON TAU and DEVLIN BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-protests-in-washington-violent-ahead-of-trump-wearing-in-1484932391
— In Retirement, It’s Save Now or Pay (a Lot) Later  Strategies to motivate yourself to save more sooner, drawing on the latest behavioral research – ANNE TERGESEN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-retirement-its-save-now-or-pay-a-lot-later-1484908217
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Given a choice between satisfying our immediate needs and desires or focusing on the future, the here and now typically wins out. That impulse doesn’t bode well for retirement savings. The psychological tendency to prioritize the present over the future has troubling implications, especially in an era in which Social Security is underfunded and old-fashioned pension plans are falling by the wayside, leaving individuals increasingly responsible for creating their own retirement security. “Time, resources and attention are limited,” says Neil Lewis Jr., a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at the University of Michigan and co-author of a recent study that examined ways to counteract the impulse to spend now instead of saving for retirement. “People allocate them to events that are pressing, rather than to events that may happen later.” . . . The bad news: The savings crisis is deepening as 52% of American households are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement, up from 45% in 2004, according to Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research. The center calculates a cumulative retirement savings shortfall of $6.4 trillion.)

 

FORBES
— Many Critical National Issues Go Missing In New Trump White House Website – Erik Sherman  (DIERSEN: Since 2009, members of the following groups have determined what the critical national issue were: 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.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/01/20/critical-national-issues-go-missing-in-the-new-trump-white-house-focus/#2e34461a2c03

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— The coming storm for journalism under Trump – David Uberti and Pete Vernon
http://www.cjr.org/special_report/trump_media_journalism_washington_press.php

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Welcome to the Trump Dark Age.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139969/welcome-trump-dark-age
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was aimed at his supporters and no one else.”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140008/donald-trumps-inauguration-speech-aimed-supporters-no-one-else

 

LAW 360
— GAO Says It Saved $63B For Gov’t In 2016 – Daniel Wilson  (DIERSEN: After 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, I transferred to GAO in 1980.  GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS, wasted my career, and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.law360.com/tax/articles/883194/gao-says-it-saved-63b-for-gov-t-in-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Wednesday said it had helped save the federal government more than $63 billion in fiscal 2016, pointing to efforts such as helping to stem improper Medicare payments, cut procurement costs, and streamline tax collection. The efforts of the GAO’s nearly 3,000 employees collectively generated $63.4 billion in benefits for the federal government in FY2016, returning $112 for each dollar of its $555.3 million budget, the watchdog said in its annual report to Congress.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 325 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $279,900
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448242_zpid/

January 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois companies pony up to sponsor state’s inaugural ball – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-trump-inaugural-ball-sponsors-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slew of Illinois companies sponsored Thursday night’s Inaugural Heartland Ball, a gala put on by the D.C.-based state societies of Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Illinois State Society listed a series of sponsors: $25,000 from Abbott Labs and Motorola Solutions; $15,000 from ADM, Monsanto and CME Group; $10,000 from Constellation Brands and Molina Healthcare; and $5,000 from Abbvie and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. On Thursday morning, we noticed the sponsor list also included the Illinois Senate Democrats at the $5,000 level. The ball is a nonpartisan event, so that was a little odd. Senate Democrats said they would inquire. By the afternoon, the Senate Democrats had disappeared from the Illinois State Society website. Organizers expected as many as 1,5000 guests at the Marriott Marquis. Tickets were $500 for dinner and the ball and $300 for just the ball. You can read more about the event here. Among those Illinoisans in attendance who will have some clout with the new administration is Ron Gidwitz, a businessman who led Donald Trump’s Illinois campaign fundraising effort. Gidwitz has been in Washington for much of the week, attending major events featuring Trump, including a dinner with many of Washington’s foreign diplomatic corps in which he sat with Trump’s nominee for housing secretary, Dr. Ben Carson. Others scheduled to be part of the Illinois contingent include national and local conservative fundraiser Richard Uihlein; business consultant Robert Blackwell; state Republican chairman Tim Schneider, a Cook County commissioner; Richard Porter, Illinois’ Republican national committeeman; Trump assistant commerce secretary nominee Todd Ricketts of the Cubs-owning family; prominent Marion businessman Harry Crisp; and Jack Dorgan, a Rosemont trustee and member of the state GOP central committee. Also in town is Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, a member of the state GOP central committee, who hosted a Trump fundraiser; and David MacNeil, the CEO of Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech auto parts who backed Trump after initially supporting Jeb Bush.)
— Illinois prepares for diminished D.C. stature as Trump replaces Obama – Kim Geiger and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-inaugaration-politics-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— Trump taps low-profile Illinois GOP’ers to serve in his administration – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-roskam-aide-hired-by-trump-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-womens-march-on-washington-20170118-story.html
— Illinois Senate leaders want to grab momentum for massive budget plan next week – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cullerton-radogno-meeting-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— ‘This is the greatest guy’: Trump meets FedEx courier Shane Bouvet from Illinois, offers him $10K – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-fans-20170119-story.html
— Trump boasts about his ‘big victory’: ‘I outworked anybody who ever ran for office’ – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-boasts-about-win-20170119-story.html
— New Illinois laws loosen employment restrictions for ex-offenders – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of those who glorify and praise ex-offenders demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-laws-criminal-records-118-biz-20170117-story.html
— Local CEOs fight Trump’s immigration plan – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-trump-ceo-immigration-letter-robert-reed-0122-biz-20170119-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-womens-march-dc-nolan-st-0120-20170119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger warns about Russia. Kirk: No ‘white Republicans’ on AF1 – Lynn Sweet and Suzanne McBride
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kinzinger-warns-about-russia-kirk-no-white-republicans-on-af1/
— Rare and refreshing—Democrat, Republican working together – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rare-and-refreshing-democrat-republican-working-together/
— Listen to Illinois Senate leaders and say uncle – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-listen-to-illinois-senate-leaders-and-say-uncle/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-inauguration-day-a-hard-rains-gonna-fall/
— Illinois Senate leaders push budget plan, won’t cap income tax hike – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-leaders-push-budget-plan-wont-cap-income-tax-hike/
— Ditka a Trump fan, but Da Coach not attending inauguration – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ditka-a-trump-fan-but-da-coach-not-attending-inauguration/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/discuss/170129963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do not want Trump to succeed?  ANSWER: Those that 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.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118687/
— 1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/301199904/
— Broda says he’s ‘as enthusiastic as ever about Lisle’s future’ – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118668/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-hater promote Trump-haters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129945/

 

ABC7
— CPS TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS STAND UNITED AFTER DEVOS HEARING – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-teachers-students-parents-stand-united-after-devos-hearing/1709891/

 

NBC5
— ‘Why I Am Attending the Inauguration of Donald Trump’: Durbin Explains Decision to Attend Inauguration  “My presence is an acknowledgement that once again America has achieved what so many nations have failed to do: peacefully transition to new leadership,” Durbin said in a statement. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Explains-Decision-to-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-411238385.html

 

CLTV
— Illinois contingent in Washington to celebrate Trump’s presidency
http://cltv.com/2017/01/19/illinois-contingent-in-washington-to-celebrate-trumps-presidency/

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170119/downtown/chicagos-womens-march-estimate-swells-50000

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Soldier from Springfield an emphatic part of inaugural ceremony – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170119/soldier-from-springfield-emphatic-part-of-inaugural-ceremony
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In high school, Wilcox was editor of Capitoline – the Springfield High yearbook. After he joined the Army, it was early in his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, that he was among people contacted by a recruiter for The Old Guard. At 6-foot-3, he said, he met the height requirement, which he said is about 6 feet, “but you can get away with 5-11.” General testing scores on subjects including math and literature also qualified him, he said.)

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters make their mark on Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305219/protesters-make-their-mark-on-trumps-inauguration

 

WIBQ AM
— Illinois’ ‘Grand Bargain’ Adds Two-Billion More In Unpaid Bills
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/jan/19/illinois-grand-bargain-adds-two-billion-more-in-unpaid-bills/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump’s Illinois supporters are excited to watch him become president – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127555069.html

 

CARMI TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.carmitimes.com/news/20170119/southern-illinois-solidarity

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville councilman targets real estate taxes – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511074486-naperville-councilman-targets-real-estate-taxes

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Inauguration trip chance to witness history for local residents – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/inauguration-trip-chance-to-witness-history-for-local-residents/article_f3a219ef-07eb-5f96-b084-6cd63037814b.html

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Teaching Trump: Educators look for teachable moments in tumultuous campaign, new presidency – Corina Curry  (DIERSEN: From what I see, teachers in America are overwhelmingly anti-Republican and overwhelmingly anti-Trump. How successful will they be in turning their students against Republicans and against Trump?  Further, based on the way the majority of their students talk and act, teachers in America are overwhelmingly 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.journalstandard.com/news/20170119/teaching-trump-educators-look-for-teachable-moments-in-tumultuous-campaign-new-presidency

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/19/how_to_prepare_yourself_for_friday.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/donald-trumps-inauguration-chicago-protests-marches-will-welcome-new-president

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rick Perry, Energy Nominee, Says He No Longer Wants To Dissolve Agency – JEFF BRADY  (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://nprillinois.org/post/rick-perry-energy-nominee-says-he-no-longer-wants-dissolve-agency#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Illinois now Purple Heart State (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/illinois-now-purple-heart-state/642724469

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Congressmen say planned boycott and demonstrations distract from true meaning of inauguration
https://ilnews.org/11781/congressmen-say-planned-boycott-demonstrations-distract-true-meaning-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Government employees are overly protected from employer sanctions. – Brian Dong  (DIERSEN: Dong should rail against patronage. Democrats run the federal government. I have always been a Republican. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  Needless-to-say, those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote patronage would never hire me to do anything.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/1/20/state-union/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is not a foreign concept that some government agencies are awfully slow and are experts at giving low quality service. Surely, in a private company that offers comparable services, effective managers could make a tangible impact on the quality of service. Alas, the solution will never be as simple for federal organizations with the current system. Lawmakers passed numerous government worker protection laws as part of the civil servant protection system to shield them from arbitrary or political terminations. Today, government employees have been afforded a staggering amount of job overprotection. An investigation by CBS News reported just how difficult it can be to fire a government employee. One official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was allowed to keep his job after being caught watching porn for several hours per day. Two managers from General Services Administration (GSA) were rehired and even received bonuses after initially being terminated for spending almost $1 million on luxury goods for a conference. There is absolutely no reason why they should be allowed to avoid proper disciplinary action for their professional shortcomings. When employees are allowed to keep their job even when watching porn, performing poorly, slacking off, and participating in other unprofessional and unethical activities, it creates a toxic culture of apathetic mediocrity. There is very little incentive for people to do their jobs adequately if they are almost certain to not be fired. This morale-killing culture is exactly why agencies like the DMV are saturated with incompetent and rude staff. These protections not only make a high-performing federal employee a rarity, but also cause a lot of taxpayer money to be wasted. New York City’s infamous rubber room exemplifies this waste. Due to tenure and union agreements, teachers who are accused of criminal conduct are sent there until they receive hearings. While they wait for their hearings for an indefinite time in the Rubber Room, they continue to receive their salaries and increase their pensions while literally doing nothing. NYC hemorrhages $22 million per year from taxpayers’ wallets, keeping these teachers in limbo because union agreements make the firing process unbearably long and complicated. Clearly, the American public suffers from these practices. However, the intricate web of bureaucratic regulations and union decrees make it anything but easy to effect change. There may only be one Scott Walker, but more people should be cracking down on unions. Making it easy for a manager to fire an employee for simply doing a bad job shouldn’t be a liberal or conservative issue—it’s a common sense issue. The term “civil servant” implies a great amount of accountability and loyalty to one’s country. Indeed, public employees like soldiers, policemen, and firefighters risk their lives every day to defend peoples’ lives. The EPA strives to sustain a better planet to live in. The Food and Drug Administration serves to protect public health. These responsibilities were handed to federal agencies because they are presumably more trustworthy than private institutions and corporations. This greater purpose though, is often completely eroded by the sheer lack of accountability of federal agencies’ employees. With ghoulish bureaucratic procedures, strong union protection, and tenure, it can be very difficult to translate an individual agency’s mission to the United States down to its employees, and this undermines the honor the job is supposed to carry. It’s time government workers are held accountable for their actions and performance.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rachael Lawrence Trump Inaugural Fundraiser at Pablo’s Friday, Channel 7 May Come – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/rachael-lawrence-kicking-off-algonquin-township-trustee-campaign-day-trump-sworn-in-copy/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Audacity of Obama – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/the-audacity-of-obama/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Why Governor Rauner Must Veto SB 3319 – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/why-governor-rauner-must-veto-sb-3319/

 

GOPUSA
— CNN Report Speculates on Who Would Take Power If Trump Were Assassinated Today
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19492
— More speech, not less  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me or anyone else to say or do anything without first getting their specific permission.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19394

 

THE BLAZE
— Chicago gun control advocates dealt yet another major blow – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/chicago-gun-control-advocates-dealt-yet-another-major-blow/
— Rand Paul absolutely destroys Bernie Sanders’ talk about how uncompassionate America is – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) stressed that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church, b) painted themselves as being extremely compassionate, and c) viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being not compassionate.  Should I write a book about the aforesaid. They talk and act like they want me to.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/rand-paul-absolutely-destroys-bernie-sanders-talk-about-how-uncompassionate-america-is/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Black Professor and CNN Mouth Calls All Blacks Who Dare Meet With Trump ‘Mediocre Negroes’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/19/black-professor-cnn-mouth-calls-blacks-dare-meet-trump-mediocre-negroes/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Archbishop: I ‘will not comply’ with law forcing Church to hire abortion activists – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-will-defy-proposed-st.-louis-law-forcing-church-to-hire-abortion

 

THE HILL
— The Trump era begins – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: From now on, how strongly will anti-Trumps blame Trump supporters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315155-the-trump-era-begins

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Protesters, Trump supporters clash outside ‘DeploraBall’ in Washington, DC
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34304985/protesters-trump-supporters-clash-outside-deploraball
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration. Police used chemical spray on some protesters in an effort to control the unruly crowd. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Press Club in downtown Washington, where the “DeploraBall” was being held. The name is a play on a campaign remark by Hillary Clinton, who once referred to many of Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” Protesters booed any time presumed ball-goers in suits, tuxedos or dresses came in or out of the event. One man waving a pro-Trump flag had debris thrown at him and was chased to the nearby Warner Theater, where Fox News Channel personalities Sean Hannity and Geraldo Rivera happened to be outside waiting to go into another event. Hannity engaged hecklers by raising his fist; Rivera laughed and smiled before entering the theater.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russian political elites revel in Trump’s inauguration.”  If Putin ran the United States, I doubt that he would have let Mexico and other foreign countries invade the United States like Obama and Bush did.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305030/russian-political-elites-revel-in-trumps-inauguration

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats: Left in the Lurch  The curious decline and uncertain future of the Democratic Party – ALEX SEITZ-WALD and SAM PETULLA
http://www.nbcnews.com/specials/democrats-left-in-the-lurch

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump Wall Street women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/business/dealbook/womens-march-wall-street.html
— New Yorkers Rediscover Activism in the Trump Presidency Era – GINIA BELLAFANTE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and counties do New York activists want to get rid of the most, those that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/nyregion/trump-presidency-new-york-city.html
— A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trump-cabinet-picks-inauguration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/the-internal-invasion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/donald-the-unready.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/obama-shouldnt-go-quietly.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/how-the-womens-march-could-resurrect-the-democratic-party.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-actions-20170119-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump: ‘The next time we’re going to win the old-fashioned way’ – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/20/trump-next-time-were-going-win-old-fashioned-way/96817236/
— DIERSEN HEATLINE: Those who are anti-men promote those who are anti-men.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/19/womens-march-on-washington-survey-trump-clinton/96731542/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Companies Pony Up for Donald Trump’s Inauguration  UPS, Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola all didn’t give or reduced donations to last year’s GOP convention – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-pony-up-for-donald-trumps-inauguration-1484843370
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Seen Bringing ‘Deliberate Chaos’ to the White House.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-seen-bringing-deliberate-chaos-to-the-white-house-1484843995
— Protesters Look to Disrupt Trump’s Inauguration Weekend  Authorities prepare for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators; Women’s March is expected to be biggest –  BYRON TAU, JANET HOOK and BEN KESLING
http://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-look-to-disrupt-trumps-inauguration-weekend-1484840632

 

BLOOMBERG
— Imagine a Gracious Trump – Albert R. Hunt  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the rudest 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?  They would love it.  They are very proud of their rudeness.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-20/imagine-a-gracious-trump

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Administration Proposing Drastic Cuts to Federal Workforce – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican hate past, present, and future federal employees.  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  What do you say to the aforesaid haters?)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-proposing-drastic-cuts-to-federal-workforce/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— I do solemnly swear that I will … – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me as though I had failed/refused to carry out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They never charged me with the aforesaid because I never did the aforesaid; I always carried out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.  Nevertheless, because I disagreed with the aforesaid and because I objected to the aforesaid, 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://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/01/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on Jan. 20 got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it. . .The oath is relatively straightforward, but what does it mean? I see the oath as having three important aspects. First, the employee swears to support and defend the Constitution against enemies. Second, s/he swears allegiance to the Constitution. Finally, the employee promises to do his/her job well. How does the oath manifest itself in day-to-day work? Does it provide any protection for an employee who refuses an order s/he believes would be a violation of the oath? That question is far more complex than the oath itself. Federal employees are required to follow lawful orders, even if they disagree with them. 5 USC 2302(b)(9)(D) gives employees the “right to refuse” with respect to unlawful orders. But what happens when an order violates a regulation or rule, but is not technically illegal? A 2015 Merit Systems Protection Board decision directly answered that question. MSPB outlined the issues in the case, writing “Specifically, the appellant asserted that the agency violated 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D), which protects employees from retaliation “for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law.” 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D). He alleged that the agency improperly stripped him of particular job duties and gave him a subpar performance rating for disobeying an order that would have required that he violate (1) a Federal Acquisition Regulation that limits the authority of a contracting officer’s representative (COR), and (2) “PA296: How to be a COR,” the agency’s training course for COR certification, which further clarifies the limitations to this authority.” MSPB’s final decision said “… we hold that the right-to-disobey provision at section 2302(b)(9)(D) extends only to orders that would require the individual to take an action barred by statute. Because the appellant in this case contends that he disobeyed an order that would have required him to violate an agency rule or regulation, his claim falls outside of the scope of section 2302(b)(9)(D).” The oath of office does not grant any protection for deciding that an order is a bad idea, bad policy, or morally or ethically wrong. In fact, the oath does not grant any protection from anything. It is an oath of allegiance and a promise to do good work. Employees who believe they are being ordered to act in a manner inconsistent with their oath of office may pursue other options, such as whistleblower complaints or any other avenue provided by law or regulation, but disobeying direct orders is generally not one of the available options. That means an employee who wants to argue that s/he is adhering to the oath of office by disobeying orders has a very tough hill to climb. There is also the option of going to the press, but that can bring its own set of risks.)

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rain, Mass Protests Loom for Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/20/trump-inauguration-crowds-gather-as-dc-braces-for-protests.html

 

BUZZFEED NEWS
— Lawyers Are Descending On Washington To Help Protesters  Hundreds of legal volunteers are fanning out across the city to document potential abuses of protesters and are ready to go to court if needed. – Zoe Tillman
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/lawyers-descend-on-washington-to-aid-trump-protesters

 

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
— CORVETTE MUSEUM AND MOTORSPORTS PARK ACHIEVE INCREASED ATTENDANCE FOR 2016
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/corvette-museum-and-motorsports-park-achieve-increased-attendance-for-2016/