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January 22 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Jewish Religious Leader Ready For Statehouse Work – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/21/religious-leader-rabbi-kalish-ready-for-statehouse-work/

DAILY HERALD
— Event addresses hopes for widening scope of diversity – Jim Fuller (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/event-addresses-hopes-for-widening-scope-of-diversity

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots’ looks to bring city to terms with a chilling summer 100 years ago – Steve Johnson (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing 100 years ago? My grandparents on father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My grandparents on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-chicago-1919-race-riots-project-0122-story.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Importance of persistence emphasized by King teach-in speakers at IWU – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: How strongly will 2020 Democrats use MLK to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/importance-of-persistence-emphasized-by-king-teach-in-speakers-at/article_87146ea7-85a4-5aa8-89f1-7b4369019c28.html

WIREPOINTS
— Irrational exuberance in a post-Rauner Illinois – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.wirepoints.com/irrational-exuberance-in-a-post-rauner-illinois/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Pritzker staffers’ salaries at least $30K higher than those in largest states The governor’s practice of supplementing state pay with personal wealth is rare nationally – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/pritzker-staffers-pay-at-least-30k-higher-than-those-in-largest-states

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New state law aims to protect pets from reckless dog owners – Jordyn Pair
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/new-state-law-aims-to-protect-pets-from-reckless-dog/article_f3b609d8-1942-11e9-aa29-cf20b6a812f3.html

FOX NEWS
— E-Verify employees can return to work despite partial government shutdown, DHS says – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/e-verify-employees-can-return-to-work-despite-partial-government-shutdown
— In shutdown fight with Trump, Dems reject immigration deal they once sponsored – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/in-shutdown-fight-dems-reject-deal-they-once-sponsored

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Homeland Security citizenship office to bring back workers, with pay, during shutdown E-Verify remains shut down due to lack of congressional appropriations – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/homeland-security-e-verify-workers-back-pay-during/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DHS reinstating 300 furloughed employees to carry out critical tasks – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dhs-reinstating-300-furloughed-employees-to-carry-out-critical-tasks

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bernie Sanders: ‘It gives me no pleasure’ to call Trump a racist – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/bernie-sanders-it-gives-me-no-pleasure-call-trump-/
— ‘American dreamers have the right to dream first’ – Michael Savage (DIERSEN: What did you dream of when you were you were young? I dreamed about having a successful career in the automotive industry. But EEOC ended all that. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that job offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS because I needed a job. I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/inside-the-beltway-michael-savage-american-dreamer/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NOTRE DAME DEEMS COLUMBUS MURALS OFFENSIVE – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272633/notre-dame-deems-columbus-murals-offensive-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— What Greater Irony Than TSA as Shutdown Victims? – Hank Adler (DIERSEN: Who do Americans hate the most, past, present, and future TSA employees or IRS employees?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/hankadler/2019/01/22/what-greater-irony-than-tsa-as-shutdown-victims-n2539375

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC Brings on Spike Lee to Tout Illegals: ‘I Call Them People Seeking Peace’ – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/01/21/abc-brings-spike-lee-tout-illegals-i-call-them-people-seeking

DAILY CALLER
— DEM. REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES: TRUMP IS ‘THE GRAND WIZARD’ – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/21/jeffries-trump-wizard-kkk/

WORLD NET DAILY
— PELOSI-DEMOCRATS ARE IMMORAL, NOT WALLS Mychal Massie says party in for ‘future defeats on a gargantuan scale in 2020’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/pelosi-democrats-are-immoral-not-walls/
— TWITTER ALLOWS ‘VERIFIED’ CALLS FOR VIOLENCE ON PRO-TRUMP TEENS Catholic students targeted after D.C. incident falsely reported
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/twitter-allows-verified-calls-for-violence-on-pro-trump-teens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats Own the Shutdown – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_democrats_own_the_shutdown.html
— Our degenerate media – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/our_degenerate_media.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Call-Out Conservatives Join the Left’s Lynch Mob – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/21/call-out-conservatives-join-the-lefts-lynch-mob/
— ‘Mean-Spirited’ Partisan Extremists – Edward Lulie (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the mean-spirited extremists in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/21/mean-spirited-partisan-extremists/
— The Left Won’t Allow a Peaceful Separation – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/21/the-left-wont-allow-a-peaceful-separation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The divergence of the desires and needs of the nation’s interior and those of the coastal ruling class has become more pronounced since the election of Trump. Even the “respectable” Democrats, exemplified by Hillary Clinton, have a barely concealed contempt for middle America. She, of course, infamously labeled Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” But Obama himself earlier let the mask slip, dismissing religion and guns as a false consciousness, to which the working class “clings bitterly” as transferred aggression from their economic and social decline. Perhaps this insulting language is so casual and automatic, because this is also how the Republican Party has treated its voters. Until Trump, the GOP saw itself as one wing of a responsible governing class. All the talk of shrinking the government and the culture war was just overheated rhetoric that no one in power seriously believed. The party’s leadership functioned to divert its voters discontent into an agenda more palatable to the ruling class. Thus, every campaign sounded like the second coming of Paul Revere, but in the end, the practical outcome was some work on the margins related to tax cuts. For issues like gay marriage, abortion, immigration, crime, and affirmative action, the Republican leadership mostly tried to avoid them altogether. After every electoral loss, the solution was to be less divisive and to focus on economic issues. This was the party leadership’s official recommendation following Mitt Romney’s loss in 2012, as if this milquetoast establishment hack’s defeat was the result of him being too conservative. The friction between the coasts and the interior is not merely political; it’s cultural, religious, economic, and demographic. The intensity of the friction has led, in recent times, to the suggestion we may be on the brink of a kind of civil war. We see hints of similar divisions in Europe, where Brexit and the Gilets Jaunes protests are fundamentally populist and have occasioned maniacal responses by the ruling class. Separation Would Be Preferable to the Current Hostilities One solution proffered from time to time is a peaceful separation. Observers on the Right and the Left have suggested that the rift is simply too deep and serious to be resolved, and that the mutual interest of everyone concerned would benefit by a divorce, whether deemed secession or an invigoration of local autonomy or something else. . .The Left Is Totalitarian By Nature Leftism is not simply one opinion among many. For the Left’s votaries, it’s closer to a religion. It’s not enough that one is himself a vegan, drives a Prius, doesn’t own guns, rejects the traditional family, or anything else that goes with the lifestyle. It is essential that everyone else does so. Any deviations are “backwardness” and “divisive” or worse.)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-abortion activists loudly protest March for Life conference, admit they read LifeSiteNews – Doug Mainwarin (DIERSEN: The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party Platform.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-abortion-activists-loudly-protest-march-for-life-conference-admit-they

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Highlights Democrats’ Unwillingness to Negotiate on Wall, Shutdown – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-highlights-democrats-unwillingness-to-negotiate-on-wall-shutdown_2774181.html

THE HILL
— 2020 Dems seize on MLK Day for campaign messaging – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: How strongly will 2020 Democrats use MLK to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/426336-2020-dems-seize-on-mlk-day-for-campaign-message

HUFFINGTON POST
— Top House Democrat Likens Trump To KKK Grand Wizard In MLK Day Slugfest Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats connected Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights struggle to the fight against Trump today. – Daniel Marans (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you do not hate Trump, Trump-haters will call you a racist and even worse things. How will you respond? Ever-increasing, people respond by becoming Trump-haters.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-donald-trump-grand-wizard-martin-luther-king-day-democrats_us_5c464e00e4b0bfa693c65088

POLITICO
— GOP reaches landmark agreement to juice small-dollar fundraising ‘Patriot Pass’ is the Republican Party’s answer to ActBlue, Democrats’ online money behemoth. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/21/republican-fundraising-patriot-pass-1116642

CNN
— Why Trump’s MAGA hats have become a potent symbol of racism – Issac Bailey (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/opinions/maga-hat-has-become-a-potent-racist-symbol-bailey/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Bernie Sanders: President Trump is a ‘racist’ (DIERSEN: Democrats make it ever-increasingly clear that they will call you a racist if you do not call Trump a racist.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/bernie-sanders-president-trump-racist-n961036
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel criticized Sanders in a response over Twitter. “Absolutely disgusting and wrong. [Trump] has brought African American and Hispanic unemployment to record lows, passed historic criminal justice reform. Even worse that Bernie is using MLK Day to make an incendiary comment like that,” she said.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against doing anything to stop Mexico from bringing illegal drugs into America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/nyregion/el-chapo-trial-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use MLK to promote hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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/2019/01/21/us/politics/biden-crime-bill-regrets.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump and Pence give surprise addresses at antiabortion March for Life – Michelle Boorstein, Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer and
Marisa Iati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/18/march-life-says-its-pro-science-despite-medical-consensus-favoring-abortion-access/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How strongly will 2020 Democrats use MLK to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-dems-mlk-20190121-story.html

CBS DENVER
— Tackling Ageism: Groups Push Lawmakers To Make Colorado Age-Friendly State – Shaun Boyd (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination big time a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) they what to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/01/21/ageism-colorado-age-friendly-state/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Wall Marks a Deep Cultural Divide Fight over extension of a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico has crystallized a divide between those happy with the evolving face of America and those alarmed by it – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Democrats want America to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wall-marks-a-deep-cultural-divide-11548083260
— The ‘Hybrid’ Skills That Tomorrow’s Jobs Will Require – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hybrid-skills-that-tomorrows-jobs-will-require-11547994266
— The Crippling Cost of 70% Tax Rates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal would smother investment and innovation, leaving America poorer. – Edward Conard
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-crippling-cost-of-70-tax-rates-11548104300
— Pelosi’s Dreamer Pawns Democrats won’t talk even after Trump offers extended legal status. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosis-dreamer-pawns-11548103367
— The Women’s March Follows Farrakhan off a Cliff Its leaders’ anti-Semitism drives off the Democratic Party and the Southern Poverty Law Center. – Elliot Kaufman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-womens-march-follows-farrakhan-off-a-cliff-11548104190
— The Shaming of Karen Pence A mob of secular Puritans targets her for teaching at a Christian school. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shaming-of-karen-pence-11548104530

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: CBS rejects Super Bowl ad on benefits of medical marijuana – Erik Brady (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, including you, your sisters and brothers, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, your relatives, and everyone else.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/Ad-Meter/buzz-meter/2019/01/22/super-bowl-cbs-rejects-ad-benefits-medical-marijuana/2639175002/
— Why you need to have purpose in your daily life even when you retire – Robert Powell (DIERSEN: What is your purpose in life? Mine is to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. Those who work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/12/26/retirement-planning-how-find-your-purpose-after-you-stop-working/2406313002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Deck is stacked against female retirees – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: 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 female 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a female in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted females in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a female in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a female in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/16/gender-pay-gap-retirement-401-k/2591646002/

NEW YORKER
— Does Journalism Have a Future? In an era of social media and fake news, journalists who have survived the print plunge have new foes to face. – Jill Lepore (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/does-journalism-have-a-future

January 20 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democrats aren’t buying Trump’s shutdown-ending ‘compromise’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/democrats-aren-t-buying-trump-s-shutdown-ending-compromise-

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Day 30 of shutdown: Trump lashes out after Democrats reject offer – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-shutdown-daca-20190120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-government-shutdown-20190120-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State’s video-gambling bust a cautionary tale for Chicago – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-video-gambling-revenues-propublica-wbez/
— New lawsuit against Pritzker campaign alleges sexual discrimination – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawsuit-sexual-discrimination-j-b-pritzker-sue/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater uses Steve King to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-steve-king-iowa-racist-remarks/

DAILY HERALD
— President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to threaten to target millions of people living in the country illegally if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190120/news/301209963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190120/editorial-honoring-the-dream-of-martin-luther-king-jr
— Are we missing a bet on older workers? – Jim Kendall (DIERSEN: You are an “older worker” a) if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, b) if you work for the federal government, and c) if you did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190120/are-we-missing-a-bet-on-older-workers

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Leadership necessary to turn state around – JASON BARICKMAN
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2019-01-20/guest-commentary-leadership-necessary-turn-state-around.html

SOUTHERN
— How Illinois bet on video gambling and lost Legalizing video poker and slots was supposed to generate billions of dollars for the state. A decade later, that hasn’t happened. Now, legislators want to double down on gambling. – JASON GROTTO, SANDHYA KAMBHAMPATI, AND DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/how-illinois-bet-on-video-gambling-and-lost/article_c54fc60a-a47f-50f9-be05-40f97efcc5b2.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/20/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-2/
— Transcript of Judge Kevin Costello’s August 23, 1918, Decision in the Case Seeking to Uncover Whose Behind the Illinois Integrity Fund’s Mailings Smearing Joe Tirio
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/20/transcript-of-judge-kevin-costellos-august-23-1918-decision-in-the-case-seeking-to-uncover-whose-behind-the-illinois-integrity-funds-mailings-smearing-joe-tirio/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Plainfield Township; $69,951.80 in self-dealing – Investigations continue – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/plainfield-township-69951-80-in-self-dealing-investigations-continue/

DAILY CALLER
— SEN. DURBIN CO-SPONSORED PLAN TO PROTECT DREAMERS — NOW THAT TRUMP WANTS IT, HE’S AGAINST IT – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/sen-durbin-protect-dreamers-trump/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Women’s March protesters aim message of anger, defiance at Trump White House – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/20/womens-march-aims-message-anger-defiance-trump-whi/

CNN
— Kinzinger: This is an idiotic shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/20/rep-adam-kinzinger-trump-democrats-government-shutdown-sot-nr-vpx.cnn

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Trump’s Immigration Announcement, a Compromise Snubbed All Around – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-conservatives-democrats.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The grass-roots progressive activism of the past two years has been inspiring. But it’s still a shadow of what the country needs.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/opinion/shutdown-resistance-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House, Democrats Float Proposals to End Shutdown, but Wide Gaps Remain Sides show no signs of movement on funding border wall or agreeing on related immigration overhauls, as Pelosi calls Trump’s offer to delay deportation of some undocumented immigrants a ‘nonstarter’ – Thomas M. Burton and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-democrats-float-proposals-to-end-shutdown-but-wide-gaps-remain-11548010772
— Women’s Marches Aimed to Rev Momentum Ahead of 2020 Third annual wave of marches took place Saturday – Jennifer Levitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-marches-aim-to-rev-momentum-ahead-of-2020-11547899201

BLOOMBERG
— Employees Use Workplace as Source of Trust as Pessimism Persists – Benedikt Kammel (DIERSEN: Who have you had been reluctant to trust? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was reluctant to trust any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of those who shared my demographics: a) Republican, b) White, c) male, d) non-veteran, and e) an employee who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-20/employees-use-workplace-as-source-of-trust-as-pessimism-persists

FORBES
— Trump Can Act On Immigration Reform Where Obama Refused By Approving State-Run Guest Worker Programs – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2019/01/20/trump-can-act-on-immigration-reform-where-obama-didnt-by-approving-state-run-guest-worker-programs/#380b72e35a0f

NIU
— Prepare to Earn the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Credential with NIU. (DIERSEN: I passed the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old and a) after I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) after I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) after I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, d) after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and e) after I had worked for GAO for just over 1 year. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. I do not recall that any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates took the examination, let alone passed it on their first attempt. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned the certification as being worthless and not job-related. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://niu.edu/continuing-professional-education/professionals/internal-audit/index.shtml

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January 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senator asks FBI for perjury investigation of Kirstjen Nielsen over family separation statements – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage “families” to invade America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-perjury-investigation-nielsen-20190118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you blast Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-will-trump-shabby-president-sad-0121-20190118-story.html
— DuPage County task force outlines 5 goals to address opioid crisis as death numbers continue to climb – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-opiod-deaths-will-dupage-st-0120-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Patti Blagojevich ‘speechless’ Van Dyke sentence is less than half her husband’s
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/patti-rod-blagojevich-van-dyke-sentence-clemency-laquan-mcdonald/

DAILY HERALD
— Vote down bid to legalize marijuana – Bill Deckard, Winfield
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190119/letter-vote-down-bid-to-legalize-marijuana/1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Would calling for murder get Trump banned from Twitter?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190119/would-calling-for-murder-get-trump-banned-from-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-wont-say

MEDILL REPORTS
— OBAMA RALLIES BEHIND ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS – Allyna Mota Melville
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/__trashed/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis urges compromise to end shutdown – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190119/rep-davis-urges-compromise-to-end-shutdown

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘This is all political’: Decatur-area gun sellers say new law will hurt business but not make people safer – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/this-is-all-political-decatur-area-gun-sellers-say-new/article_b135cb55-e8b3-5bd9-8108-6cbae68daa9f.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Wants National Monument at Site of 1908 Springfield Race Riot – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278013#.XEL7ull_OM8

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois’ chief judge says court’s mission of ‘equal justice under the law’ threatened by lack of funding – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/southern-illinois-chief-judge-says-court-s-mission-of-equal/article_ada0a928-2ae7-5a3a-b929-186f6d139229.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray says Naperville has ‘white supremacist policies’ – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Who has charged you with benefitting from ‘white supremacist policies?’ My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that were it not for ‘white supremacist policies,’ I would never had been able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723792-stava-murray-says-naperville-has-white-supremacist-policies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just days into her new job as a state representative, Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville) has managed to cause a stir among her constituents by characterizing her hometown of Naperville as having “white supremacist policies.” Her remarks about Naperville came in a Facebook response to a post by Felicia Palumbo, who in early January wrote that “Naperville is the biggest bullies … horrible.” “I know and I am so sorry,” Stava-Murray replied on her “Anne Stava-Murray for U.S. Senate” Facebook page. “I actually wanted to move to Oak Park but stayed to work on my community. Our history of white supremacist policies is ongoing.” Stava-Murray did not respond to multiple requests from the DuPage Policy Journal seeking substantiation for her comments—any evidence that Naperville ever, or currently has, white supremacist policies. A white supremacist Naperville was news to Mayor Steve Chirico. “I would never characterize Naperville in this way,” Chirico told the Policy Journal, “but I realize that people have many different perceptions and views.” Twenty-three-year Naperville resident Richard Strawbridge said he couldn’t imagine where Stava-Murray’s comments were coming from. “I’m unaware of any so-called white supremacist policies,” Strawbridge, an attorney, said, “and I’m very active in the local community. “In fact,” he continued, “my impression is that the Naperville community as a whole tries to be very fair and inclusive. Are there individual idiots out there who buck this trend? I’m guessing there are. But to paint the entire community with this broad and defamatory characterization is unworthy of a public official in the absence of some actual evidence. These kinds of comments from any part of the political spectrum only serve to divide people and to impeded constructive dialogue.” Stava-Murray is expected to appear, with other members of the General Assembly, at a legislative forum hosted by the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation on Saturday at the Naperville Municipal Center. “Every January, we invite our local state senators and representatives to share their views on what we can expect from Springfield in the upcoming year,” an announcement of the event on the Homeowners website said. “With representatives from both sides of the political aisle, and several new faces, this should be a great opportunity to get to better know those who hold our statewide future in their hands.” The 32-year-old freshman lawmaker also announced before even being sworn in as a House member representing the 81st District that she would challenge U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin for his seat in 2020. She supports the full range of progressive causes, according to her Senate campaign website. That includes Medicare-For-All, “actually affordable healthcare reform that doesn’t give away money to for-profit millionaires” and Wear Red for Ed, Families, “proper education funding that doesn’t result in mass striking for teachers to receive basic resources.” She also endorses “providing support for the LGBTQIA community as they have among the highest rates of being murdered by a member of the public.” In November, Stava-Murray defeated incumbent David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) in a close race. The 81st District includes parts of Bolingbrook, Darien, Downers Grove, Naperville and Woodridge.)

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wirepoints president calls CTU’s proposal ‘irresponsible’ – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511723767-wirepoints-president-calls-ctu-s-proposal-irresponsible

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wirepoints president says Pritzker can’t keep campaign promises – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511723760-wirepoints-president-says-pritzker-can-t-keep-campaign-promises
— Tom Morrison: Public colleges should make local, not Chinese, students a priority – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511722963-morrison-public-colleges-should-make-local-not-chinese-students-a-priority

TOWNHALL
— President Bush Failed to Deliver Border Security, Now Delivering Pizza to Furloughed Secret Service Members – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/18/president-bush-failed-to-deliver-border-security-now-delivering-pizzas-to-furloughed-workers-n2539300
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While President Bush brings an important and overlooked fact to light — hundreds of Americans in the secret service, law enforcement, and other heroes without pay during this time — it is curious he does not call upon Democratic leaders to agree to the necessary funding needed to help accomplish a goal he once sought during his time in office; a secure border.)

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Women’s March Is Melting Down, and It Makes Perfect Sense – Kelsey Harkness
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/18/the-womens-march-is-melting-down-and-it-makes-perfect-sense/

FEDERALIST
— How The Media Missed The Story On The Women’s March With more critical reporting on the Women’s March, we could have avoided elevating someone who sympathizes with an anti-Semite. – Emily Jashinsky
https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/18/how-the-media-missed-the-story-on-the-womens-march/

NEW AMERICAN
— National Review Continues to be a Trojan Horse Inside the Gates of Conservatism – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31222-national-review-continues-to-be-a-trojan-horse-inside-the-gates-of-conservatism
— Opening Salvo Calling for Trump’s Impeachment Launched by The Atlantic – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31223-opening-salvo-calling-for-trump-s-impeachment-launched-by-the-atlantic

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why the Citizenship Question Matters – Jesse Merriam
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/18/why-the-citizenship-question-matters/
— Giving Pelosi a Taste of Her Own Medicine – Karl Notturno
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/19/giving-pelosi-a-taste-of-her-own-medicine/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Puts Schumer and Pelosi in a Brilliant Vise Grip – Jim Davis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/trump_puts_schumer_and_pelosi_in_a_brilliant_vise_grip.html

WORLD NET DAILY
— ARE LEFTISTS IMMUNE TO RACISM, BIGOTRY? Joseph Farah cites quintet of ‘progressives’ who have free rein to spew hate.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/are-leftists-immune-to-racism-bigotry/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ben Shapiro smashes pro-abortion arguments at March for Life podcast – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ben-shapiro-smashes-pro-abortion-arguments-at-march-for-life-podcast

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nancy Pelosi has a blank check, and she’d rather spite Trump than cash it – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nancy-pelosi-has-a-blank-check-and-shed-rather-spite-trump-than-cash-it
— Can Republicans dodge shutdown blame this time? – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/can-republicans-dodge-shutdown-blame-this-time

HOT AIR
— The Immorality Of The Open Borders Party – GEORGE NEUMAYR (DIERSEN: Mass/illegal immigration a) makes rich Americans richer and b) makes poor Americans poorer.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/immorality-open-borders-party/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Fact Check Fails To Discredit Trump’s Claim That Walls Work – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-fact-check-fails-to-discredit-trumps-claim-that-walls-work/

BREITBART
— Billionaire Kochs: Shutdown Is ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Amnesty for Illegals – John Binder (DIERSEN: Mass/illegal immigration a) makes rich Americans richer and b) makes poor Americans poorer.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/billionaire-kochs-shutdown-is-golden-opportunity-for-amnesty-for-illegals/
— Trump to Offer Fix for Shutdown and Border ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/18/trump-to-offer-fix-for-shutdown-and-border-humanitarian-crisis/
— Educating Illegal Aliens and Their Children Costs L.A. Schools Hundreds of Millions Per Year – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/18/pollak-educating-illegal-aliens-and-their-children-costs-l-a-schools-hundreds-of-millions-per-year/
— Democrats’ Shutdown Deal: Amnesty for 1.5M Illegal Alien Farm Workers – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/democrats-shutdown-deal-amnesty-for-1-5m-illegal-alien-farm-workers/
— Poll: Trump’s Support Among Hispanics Soars Amid Fight for Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/poll-trumps-support-among-hispanics-soars-amid-fight-for-border-wall/
— Poll: Near Majority of Republicans View Romney Unfavorably – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/poll-near-majority-of-republicans-view-romney-unfavorably/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Wall Will Pay for Itself, and Then Some – Eric Bolling
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-wall-will-pay-for-itself-and-then-some_2771247.html
— Cutting Government Waste Could Provide Border Wall Funding – WILLIAM PATRICK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/cutting-government-waste-could-provide-border-wall-funding_2770782.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit states that the U.S. government made $141 billion in “improper payments” in fiscal year 2017, the most recent data available. Improper payments are defined as payments that should not have been made or were made in incorrect amounts under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. The GAO described the issue as a “long-standing, significant problem in the federal government.”)

THE HILL
— America: The new Socialist frontier – ALEXANDER G. MARKOVSKY
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/425970-america-the-new-socialist-frontier
— Women’s March expecting smaller crowds amid controversy over alleged anti-Semitism – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426111-womens-march-to-take-place-amid-controversy-over-alleged-anti

ROLL CALL
— Marching abortion opponents have message for Trump administration: Do more Advocates push fetal tissue, family planning changes – Sandhya Raman
https://www.rollcall.com/news/marching-abortion-foes-have-a-message-for-trump-administration-do-more

HUFFINGTON POST
— Most Republicans Don’t Want To See GOP Criticism Of Trump The “never Trump” faction of the GOP remains a distinct minority.
headshot – Ariel Edwards-Levy
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-republican-trump-support_us_5c425275e4b0bfa693c38bcc

CNN
— ‘Major Announcement’: Is Donald Trump Preparing to Declare a National Emergency to Gain Wall Funding? – MARK EMEM
https://www.ccn.com/major-announcement-is-donald-trump-preparing-to-declare-a-national-emergency-to-gain-wall-funding/

ABC NEWS
— How two years of Donald Trump have shaped women’s rights in the U.S. – Emily Olson and Zoe Daniel (DIERSEN: Tragically, Democrats have used Trump to make women more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-19/donald-trumps-presidency-two-years-shaped-womens-rights-us/10728882

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: House Democrats Add $1 Billion in Border-Related Spending to Measures to Reopen Government – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/politics/pelosi-donald-trump-cancel-travel.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater wants Larry Hogan to run against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/trump-2020-republicans-larry-hogan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say Muslims are not entering the United States through Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/politics/fact-check-trump-prayer-rugs-border.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why you can be largely confident in public political polling.” Unless proven otherwise, everyone should always assume that surveys/polls are designed to generate the results that those who designed those surveys/polls want.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/faq-why-you-can-be-largely-confident-public-political-polling/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is moving the polls: His are down, and Pelosi’s are up.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/18/trump-is-moving-polls-his-are-down-pelosis-are-up/
— Tulsi Gabbard’s pivot on LGBT issues not uncommon for socially conservative Democrats – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/tulsi-gabbards-pivot-lgbt-issues-not-uncommon-socially-conservative-democrats/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A man-hater says “The Women’s March has always been divisive. Here’s how we can fix that.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/19/womens-march-has-always-been-divisive-heres-how-we-can-fix-that/

BOSTON HERALD
— Make your speech on your own turf, President Trump – David Limbaugh
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/19/limbaugh-make-your-speech-on-your-own-turf-president-trump/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Gingrich, a shutdown vet, says this one still has legs – Jim Denery (DIERSEN: As Gingrich has always known full-well, the Democrats who run federal agencies like GAO use Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those like me who are White, male, and non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/capitol-recap-gingrich-shutdown-vet-says-this-one-still-has-legs/lGOBLfkOHoqAK3JUTZ1g4N/

FOX MEMPHIS
— Local disabled federal employee struggling to find work during government shutdown – Jeremy Pierre (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the disabled employees that they hired.)
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/local-disabled-federal-employee-struggling-to-find-work-during-government-shutdown/906770506

PENN LIVE
— Hundreds turn to Central Pa. food bank due to federal government shutdown
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/01/hundreds-turn-to-central-pa-food-bank-due-to-federal-government-shutdown.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvesting Democratic Votes Liberals want to impose the California voting model on all 50 states. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvesting-democratic-votes-11547856541
— Trump Plans ‘Major Announcement’ on Border, Shutdown
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/government-shutdown-2019/card/1547853285
— Shutdown Shock May Endure for Federal Workers Even short interruptions in pay can inflict a lasting financial and emotional toll, researchers have found – Michael Luca (DIERSEN: What workplace shocks have you suffered? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-shock-may-endure-for-federal-workers-11547742617

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Vows Announcement on Border as Talks Remain Stalled – Erik Wasson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-19/trump-promises-announcement-on-border-as-talks-remain-stalled

FOX BUSINESS
— PayPal offers $500 credit to workers affected by government shutdown – Megan Henney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/paypal-offers-500-credit-to-workers-affected-by-government-shutdown

CNBC
— Just get another job? For federal workers, it’s not that simple – Annie Nova (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/federal-workers-can-find-it-difficult-to-pick-up-another-job.html

AMERICAN BANKER
— Women in Banking How Citi will shrink its pay gap, and beware those freshman renegades – George Yacik and Bonnie McGeer (DIERSEN: Will Citi follow GAO’s lead? For example, will Citi get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not making say $200,000/year by age 25, $300,000/year by age 30, $400,000/year by age 35, and $500,000/year by age 40?)
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/how-citi-will-shrink-its-pay-gap-and-beware-those-freshman-renegades
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citigroup disclosed that female employees globally earn 29% less than their male counterparts and that, among U.S. employees, people of color earn 7% less than whites, based on unadjusted figures. . .Leading male economists offered an unprecedented acknowledgment of sexual harassment and discrimination in the field at the American Economic Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, as female economists spoke up about their #MeToo experiences and called for change. “Economics certainly has a problem,” Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairman, who took over as AEA president this year, said during a panel discussion. The profession has “a reputation for hostility toward women and minorities,” he said.)

NEW YORKER
— How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Allies Supplanted the Obama Generation – Benjamin Wallace-Wells
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-allies-supplanted-the-obama-generation

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— 2020 Candidates Carry Heavy Baggage, and Trump Will Everything He Can to Exploit That – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: What heavy baggage do you carry? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I carry the following heavy baggage: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), rich, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/2020-candidates-have-heavy-baggage-trump-will-exploit-that.html

SLATE
— Does Trump’s Shutdown Illegally Target Democratic Federal Workers? – CHRISTOPHER KUTZ (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/trump-shutdown-targets-democratic-workers-illegal.html

RAW STORY
— Fox News host Laura Ingraham complains about the ‘minority privilege’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Shira Tarlo
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-complains-minority-privilege-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

HEAVY
— Women’s March in Chicago Canceled: Here Are Some Alternatives (DIERSEN: How successful would the following be in organizing marches in your municipality: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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?)
https://heavy.com/news/2019/01/womens-march-chicago-alternatives/

TIME
— Women First Marched to Challenge Trump. Now They Are Challenging Each Other – ABBY VESOULIS
http://time.com/5505787/womens-march-washington-controversy/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you unless you promote LGBTQ activity big time.
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-karen-pence-teaching-job-lgbt-students-1297624

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Americans view this shutdown much as they did past ones – negatively and with much anxiety – DREW DESILVER
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/18/americans-view-this-shutdown-much-as-they-did-past-ones-negatively-and-with-much-anxiety/

GUARDIAN
— Sorry Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, your ‘minority privilege’ is no longer secret Laura Ingraham’s whine about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rumbled our secret: once you ignore the facts, minorities are having a grand old time in America – Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/18/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fox-news-minority-privilege

January 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City of Elgin, nonprofits offering help to furloughed federal workers; Martin Luther King food drive underway – Gloria Casas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-help-furloughed-workers-st-0118-story.html
— Ocasio-Cortez schools the GOP on how progressive taxes really work – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-aoc-progressive-taxation-walker-ocasio-cortez-0118-20190117-story.html
— For the first time, Will County board receives invocation from a Muslim leader, officials say – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-prayer-st-0118-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayoral hopefuls want conversation on racism, but topic leaves some tongue-tied – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nabj-forum-national-association-black-journalists-mayoral-forum-race-racism/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups to march in Geneva Saturday: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190117/what-to-know-about-saturdays-womens-march-in-geneva
— Trump staffing up to fend off potential primary challenge – ZEKE MILLER (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who talk/act like I might seek a government office or a political office. Of course, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and even worse things. Of course, they do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They focus on promoting hatred against me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in Wheaton’s West District, in the Wheaton Park District, in Wheaton’s School District 200, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in the 42nd Illinois House District, in the 21st Illinois Senate District, and in the 6th Congressional District.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190118/news/301189943/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— He’s a furloughed federal employee. So he’s driving Uber in Springfield. – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190117/hes-furloughed-federal-employee-so-hes-driving-uber-in-springfield

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Gun Advocates Eye Court Challenge – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278030#.XEG2dVxKiM8

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove officials consider banning retail sale of dogs, cats – BOB RAKOW
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/15/downers-grove-officials-consider-banning-retail-sale-of-dogs-cats/a34k5qx/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hawaii’s Gabbard apologizes for past LGBTQ statements (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/hawaiis-gabbard-apologizes-for-past-lgbtq-statements

WSIL TV
— Gun advocates express concern over gun shop licensing bill – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39811485/gun-advocates-express-concern-over-gun-shop-licensing-bill

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Casten Selected For House Financial Services Committee – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Will Casten ask GAO for help? I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year. During the last 5 of those years, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor.)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/casten-selected-house-financial-services-committee

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senator Terry Link Pledges Township Abolition Bill Will Pass Again and Likely Be Signed by Governor JB Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/18/senator-terry-link-pledges-township-abolition-bill-will-pass-again-and-likely-signed-by-governor-jb-pritzker/
— New State Rep. Tom Weber Refuses Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/17/new-state-rep-tom-weber-refuses-pension/
— Will Illinois Integrity Fund Frontmen, Jack Franks Face More Court Action?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/17/will-illinois-integrity-fund-fronts-jack-franks-face-more-court-action/

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— We Will Look Back and View Abortion as We View Slavery Today – Star Parker
https://catholiccitizens.org/views/83050/we-will-look-back-and-view-abortion-as-we-view-slavery-today/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Should Illinois politicians resign before they run for another office? – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/should-illinois-politicians-resign-before-they-run-for-another-office/article_30f5dfd6-1a9b-11e9-bedd-0375ab42c425.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana: A Second Drug Wave is Coming – James A. Avery, MD
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Marijuana-CE-Article.pdf

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tulsi Gabbard blames prior anti-LGBT views on ‘socially conservative’ father – Caitlin Yilek (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-blames-prior-anti-lgbt-views-on-socially-conservative-father

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CONGRESS EARNS ‘NERO AWARD’ FOR FIDDLING WHILE AMERICA IS INVADED Why Democrats’ actions are especially egregious. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272576/congress-earns-nero-award-fiddling-while-america-michael-cutler

AMERICAN THINKER
— Credit Card Companies Have No Business Playing Second Amendment Censors – Frank Miniter
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/credit_card_companies_have_no_business_playing_second_amendment_censors.html
— Center for Immigration Studies sues SPLC demanding they stop referring to them as a ‘hate group’ – Rick Moran (DIERSEN: What groups are you a member of? Sooner or later, if not already, if those groups do not promote mass/illegal immigration, SPLC will call your groups hate groups.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/cis_sues_sdplc_demanding_they_stop_referring_to_them_as_a_hate_group.html
— There is one group of federal employees (Congressional interns) that doesn’t get paid a dime and won’t when the shutdown is over – Jack Hellner (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $32,978/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/there_is_one_group_of_federal_employees_that_doesnt_get_paid_a_dime_and_wont_when_the_shutdown_is_over.html

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SQUASH ATTEMPT BY FELLOW PARTY MEMBERS TO PUNISH STEVE KING MORE SEVERELY – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of, which leaders determine/determined how severely members are punished? I should write a book about a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter leaders, b) which members were punished, c) what their punishments were, d) the stated reasons why those members were punished, and e) the real reasons why those members were punished. One of the mildest forms of punishment is to not ask a member to a) serve on a committee, b) chair a committee, or c) be an officer.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/17/house-democrat-king-censure/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Extremism Will Continue to Drive Support for Trump – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/17/the-lefts-extremism-will-continue-to-drive-support-for-trump/

CNS NEWS
— Rep. Ilhan Omar Says She’s ‘Pretty Sure’ Sen. Lindsey Graham Is ‘Compromised’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk/act like they are compromised. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/rep-ilhm-omar-says-shes-pretty-sure-sen-lindsey-graham-compromised

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Have A Bizarro, Contra-Reality View Of The World – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/democrats-have-a-bizarro-contra-reality-view-of-the-world/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Courts Say Trump Can’t Block Twitter Followers Good. So when will the First Amendment be used to protect the rest of us from censorship and de-platforming? – PETER VAN BUREN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-courts-say-trump-cant-block-twitter-followers-facebook-deplatforming-censorship/

TOWNHALL
— Hey, Liberal Media, Remember When You Said There Was No Migrant Invasion Happening? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/01/17/hey-liberal-media-remember-when-you-said-there-was-no-migrant-invasion-happening-n2539229
— The Shutdown Necessarily Continues – Erick Erickson
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2019/01/18/the-shutdown-necessarily-continues-n2539237
— Stripping Rep. Steve King of His Committee Assignments Is a Mistake – Nicholas Waddy
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2019/01/18/stripping-rep-steve-king-of-his-committee-assignments-is-a-mistake-n2539212

FOX NEWS
— Freshmen Dems stumble in quest to confront McConnell on shutdown – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/freshmen-dems-stumble-in-quest-to-confront-mcconnell-on-shutdown
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The group of Democrats, which included Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, California Rep. Katie Hill, and Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood, carried a letter – reportedly signed by over 30 House freshmen – urging McConnell to reopen the government and bring the House-approved funding package to a vote in the Senate.)
— Jonah Goldberg: ‘So much stupidity’ surrounding battle over border wall – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/so-much-stupidity-surrounding-battle-over-border-wall-jonah-goldberg
— Hoyer claims GOP congressman cast ‘aspersion on a Hispanic’ by saying ‘go back to Puerto Rico’ – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: Crete is my hometown. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. I moved to Wheaton in 1978. I should write a book about those in Wheaton who since 1978 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should go back to Crete. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. They paint Crete as being full of Missouri Synod Lutheran German Americans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hoyer-bristles-at-racial-undertones-after-gop-rep-yells-go-back-to-puerto-rico
— Why the press praises Pelosi, hailing her ‘badass’ moves against Trump – Howard Kurtz (DIERSEN: Of course, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, anti-federal retirees, anti-former union members, anti-American nameplate vehicle owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time love it when anyone moves against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-the-press-praises-pelosi-hailing-her-badass-moves-against-trump

WORLD NET DAILY
— GIVE YOUR SPEECH ON YOUR OWN TURF, MR. PRESIDENT David Limbaugh envisions PowerPoint spotlighting ‘Democrats’ specious arguments’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/give-your-speech-on-your-own-turf-mr-president/
— WHY TRUMP’S RIGHT. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BORDER NOW Joseph Farah calls shutdown battle ‘our last chance to save America’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-trumps-right-its-all-about-the-border-now/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN, Politifact Downplay 2,000 Homicides Committed by Illegals – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/17/cnn-politifact-downplay-2000-homicides-committed-illegals

NEWSMAX
— Ocasio-Cortez Seeks Out McConnell Over Shutdown – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ocasio-cortez-mcconnell-shutdown/2019/01/17/id/898587/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “He seems to be running away from us,” Ocasio-Cortez, 29, commented to the media, reports The New York Post. “Eight-hundred thousand people don’t have their paychecks, so where’s Mitch?” However, a spokesperson for McConnell denied the Kentucky Republican was hiding from Ocasio-Cortez, who was joined by Reps. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, Lauren Underwood of Illinois and Katie Hill of California.)
— Shutdown Shutting Down Immigration Court Cases: 42,000 Canceled So Far – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/government-shutdown-asylum-illegals-catch-and-release/2019/01/17/id/898730/

LIFEZETTE
— Pence Lashes Out: Media ‘Attacks on Christian Education Must End’ Vice president responded after liberal outlets slammed his wife for returning to teaching art at a Bible-based school – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/pence-lashes-out-media-attacks-on-christian-education-must-end/

POLITICO
— ‘We’re not going to sit idly by’: Freshman Dems look to seize shutdown optics The new class of House lawmakers is finding creative ways to pressure the GOP into reopening the government. – MELANIE ZANONA
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/17/freshman-house-democrats-government-shutdown-1110462
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The freshmen’s moxie has caught some veteran lawmakers by surprise. “I was talking to a senator last night. He said he was here 16 years in the House and never stepped foot on the Senate side,” Underwood said. “We’ve been here for two weeks, and I’ve been over twice, searching all around for Sen. McConnell to say: ‘Sir, do your job.’” The campaign hasn’t been flawless. At one point during their journey to McConnell’s office, they realized they had run out of copies of their letter and asked for one back. McConnell’s office was nice enough to print them extra copies. The day before, the group of lawmakers hit a snag when some of their staffers forgot their ID badges and couldn’t get into the Senate after the news conference. But members involved in the strategy sessions said they are used to the more on-the-fly approach, and dismissed the notion that their effort was simply a publicity stunt.)

NBC NEWS
— Rep. Tulsi Gabbard apologizes for past anti-LGBTQ views The Hawaii Democrat and 2020 presidential hopeful released a video saying her “past positions” on gay rights are “at odds” with her current values. – Ben Kesslen (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rep-tulsi-gabbard-apologizes-past-anti-lgbtq-views-n959941
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/gabbard-new-video-i-m-deeply-sorry-about-past-lgbt-n959911

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Worsens the Border Crisis.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/trump-border-crisis.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/family-separation-border-trump.html
— Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Apologizes for Anti-Gay Past – Liam Stack (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-gay-lgbtq.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Anti-Catholic bigotry is alive in the U.S. Senate – Michael Gerson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anti-catholic-bigotry-is-alive-in-the-us-senate/2019/01/17/e0ad0a14-1a8f-11e9-8813-cb9dec761e73_story.html

THE WEEK
— Trump: Without a strong border America is defenseless, vulnerable
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/01/18/Without-a-strong-border-America-is-defenceless-vulnerable-Trump.html

NEWSWEEK
— GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: UNPAID FEDERAL WORKERS ARE NOW TURNING TO FOOD BANKS TO FEED FAMILIES – KATHERINE HIGNETT
https://www.newsweek.com/government-shutdown-food-banks-federal-employees-charity-missed-pay-1295181

CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens – Larry Colucci, Inverness
https://www.chronicleonline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/dems-put-illegals-ahead-of-citizens/article_105112ba-1aa9-11e9-8fa0-6f0bc24d5a95.html

WORCESTER TELEGRAM
— Illegal immigrants cost taxpayers billions – Joan A. Comeau, Webster
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190118/letter-illegal-immigrants-cost-taxpayers-billions

BENEFIT NEWS
— Protect your company from age discrimination lawsuits – Kayla Webster (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are older, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/protect-your-company-from-age-discrimination-lawsuits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination is a very common problem in the workplace, and it’s almost always about money,” says Gary Gwilliam, an Oakland, Calif.-based attorney representing all of the plaintiffs in the Farmers Insurance case.)

DAILY MAIL
— Almost 1,000 migrants successfully enter Mexico – CONNOR BOYD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6605695/Nearly-1-000-Central-American-migrants-new-caravans-enter-Mexico.html

January 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State agencies can no longer ask job candidates for salary history, and employers across Illinois are probably next – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: One reason to not become or stay a government employee is that your salary and benefits are public record. Government employees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-pritzker-illinois-no-salary-history-20190116-story.html

— Free City Colleges tuition, free CTA rides and more backed by five Chicago mayoral candidates at packed West Side forum – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: When you were young, what did you do to get to/from school and work? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir when I was 16 in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 and a 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971. I paid for those cars and my college expenses with money that I earned delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline in 1971; and collected delinquent taxes in 1971.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-west-side-candidate-forum-20190116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you demonize, denigrate, and condemn men, those who are anti-men glorify and praise you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-gillette-me-too-ad-0115-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “End the shutdown; give Trump his wall. We need a monument to American stupidity.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-shutdown-trump-wall-democrats-huppke-20190116-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Will political infighting delay Cook County property assessment appeals? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190117/will-political-infighting-delay-your-cook-county-property-tax-assessment-appeals
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190116/you-need-to-try-to-right-that-wrong-freedom-rider-urges-buffalo-grove-students-to-fight-racism

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local House members chosen for GOP leadership positions – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190117/local-house-members-chosen-for-gop-leadership-positions

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Wheeler appointed to Assistant House Republican Leader State Rep. to take leadership position in House
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/01/16/wheeler-appointed-to-assistant-house-republican-leader/ahgw9wx/

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— Can the Illinois GOP still be effective as a superminority? – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois now have even more power to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Will they work even harder with the Democrat plants and the RINOs in your Republican township/ward and county party organizations and in the Illinois Republican Party to drive out of Illinois the remaining individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20190116/can-illinois-gop-still-be-effective-as-superminority

SOUTHERN
— Furloughed IRS worker forced to sell belongings on eBay (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future IRS employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years 1971-1980.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/furloughed-irs-worker-forced-to-sell-belongings-on-ebay/video_17a7928c-98eb-5a5c-956e-c918128b39fe.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP dismisses suggestion that State of Union be postponed – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gop-dismisses-suggestion-that-state-of-union-be-postponed

HANSON FOR NAPERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
— CAMPAIGN KICKOFF
https://hansonfornaperville.com/campaign-kickoff/

GOPUSA
— ‘Medicare-for-All’ Would Take Most of Your Paycheck
http://www.gopusa.com/medicare-for-all-would-take-most-of-your-paycheck/
— Masculinity’s not the problem
http://www.gopusa.com/masculinitys-not-the-problem/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Beto O’Rourke questions relevance of Constitution, principles ‘set down 230-plus years ago’ – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/16/beto-orourke-questions-relevance-constitution-prin/

BLAZE
— Get ready for much more Ocasio-Cortez social media — she’s teaching Democrats how to tweet just like her This is the future that liberals want
https://www.theblaze.com/news/get-ready-for-much-more-ocasio-cortez-social-media-shes-teaching-democrats-how-to-tweet-just-like-her

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Be Grateful for God’s Grace – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me the most for my not being grateful enough. They are cruel, nasty, and vicious and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They stress that they have graciously let me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They stress that they graciously let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 3003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/17/be-grateful-for-gods-grace/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump “is favoring politically advantageous policies.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/16/trump-free-government-labor-shutdown-1106637
— What Happens if Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remains Too Sick to Work? Nothing! History is full of Supreme Court justices who were incapacitated—or worse. That’s the price of life tenure, and it’s worth paying. – DANIEL HEMEL
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/16/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-health-224014

THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez, freshmen poised to take on Wall Street – SYLVAN LANE (DIERSEN: Will Ocasio-Cortez ask GAO to help her take on Wall Street? I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425764-ocasio-cortez-freshmen-poised-to-take-on-wall-street

HUFFINGTON POST
— Many Federal Employees Can’t Afford Diapers Due To Trump’s Government Shutdown A pantry dedicated to Coast Guard families in need went through three months’ worth of diapers in two weeks. – Eleanor Goldberg
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-employees-diapers-government-shutdown_us_5c3f6714e4b0a8dbe16ce0dc
— Ex-RNC Chair Puts Trump-Supporting Senators On Notice: ‘It’s All Collusion’ Michael Steele calls out GOP lawmakers for giving “cover to this president.” – Ed Mazza (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and State of Illinois leaders, members, and employees who collude to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that a) support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform, b) support the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or c) support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-steele-collusion_us_5c4003f1e4b0a8dbe16d9402

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a West Wing in Transition, Trump Tries to Stand Firm on the Shutdown – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/trump-shutdown-west-wing-shake-up.html
— White House Redefines Who Is Essential to Get Parts of Government Moving Again – Katie Rogers and Alan Rappeport (DIERSEN: Are/were you essential? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being non-essential. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/white-house-essential-shutdown.html
— The Easy (and Free) Way to Make a Budget Spreadsheet With a little time, typing and easy-to-use software, you can quickly see your financial picture much more thoroughly and better plan for the future. – J. D. Biersdorfer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/technology/personaltech/the-easy-and-free-way-to-make-a-budget-spreadsheet.html
— Veterans of the News Business Are Now Fighting Fakes – Edmund Lee
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/business/media/media-steve-brill-fake-news.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the internet, conspiracy theories, propaganda and plain old inaccuracies can stump even the most thoughtful readers, spreading faster than you can say “fake news.” A small start-up, NewsGuard, says it may have a solution. The effort is led by a pair of veteran news executives — Steven Brill, an author and the founder of the magazine The American Lawyer, and Gordon Crovitz, a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. On Wednesday the company announced that it had signed Microsoft as its first major client. NewsGuard has created the equivalent of nutrition labels for news organizations, rating more than 2,000 news and information sites with tags: red for unreliable, green for trustworthy. A team of roughly 50 journalists and analysts is making the evaluations. NewsGuard has given its stamp of approval to established publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as later entrants like BuzzFeed and Newsmax. FoxNews.com, The Hill, The Daily Beast and HuffPost have also gotten green lights. Sites to watch out for, according to NewsGuard, include Infowars and Breitbart on the right, and Daily Kos on the left. Media Matters, a left-leaning advocacy organization with a prolific media-watchdog blog, has received a green rating, but scores negatively on four of the nine criteria used by NewsGuard. The start-up hopes to become a regular part of the reading experience on the web. Its premise is that it is more efficient to rate news organizations than the endless stream of articles rolled out each hour. The service, free to readers, offers a browser extension that shows a news operation’s rating when a reader lands on its site. The NewsGuard tag also appears in search results next to article links for those who have the extension.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Government Shutdown Shakes Stability of Jobs That Are Often the Best Around – Natalie Kitroeff and Robert Gebeloff (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/business/economy/federal-workers-shutdown.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democratic leaders bottle up effort to censure Iowa Rep. Steve King – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Who has tried to censure you and why? I should write a book about those who tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me in 2006 because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the 2009 Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democratic-leaders-try-to-avert-censure-vote-on-rep-steve-king/2019/01/16/22c7a6ce-19b5-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kascich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans, and especially those Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/14/john-kasich-republican-party-adapt-new-america-solve-problems-column/2564182002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Shutdown and the Next Election Both parties need to think bigger than this fight—they should be thinking of 2020. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shutdown-and-the-next-election-11547682985
— Masculinity Isn’t a Sickness A denial of biology in the American Psychological Association’s new report on men and boys. – Erica Komisar (DIERSEN: Who focuses/focused on getting rid of men a) where you work/worked and b) in the organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those man-haters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/masculinity-isnt-a-sickness-11547682809
— Fed Says Student Debt Has Hurt the U.S. Housing Market Student loans prevented 400,000 young Americans from buying homes, Fed says in paper covering 2005 to 2014 – Josh Mitchell and Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for you to buy your first home? I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. The money came from what I earned a) working full-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, b) working part-time for that store 1971-1972, and c) working full-time for IRS 1971-1972 in Chicago and Harvey.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-says-student-debt-is-u-s-hurting-housing-market-11547657473

FORBES
— Is Chicago The Next Detroit? – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/01/16/is-chicago-the-next-detroit/#44479ec56894

YAHOO FINANCE
— ‘Blue flu’: TSA agents are no-show amid shutdown because they ‘cannot afford to work for free’ – Yahoo Finance (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers had called in sick. In 1970, Chrysler hired me to work Mondays because many Chrysler employees called in sick on Mondays.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blue-flu-tsa-agents-skip-cannot-afford-work-free-212415393.html

DESMOINES REGISTER
— Is shutdown merely a ploy to make the federal government smaller? – Steffen Schmidt (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Republicans did everything that they could to make GAO smaller. Of course, the Democrats who ran GAO were beyond furious and took their anger out on GAO employees like me who were Republican. They especially took their anger out on Republican GAO employees like me who were White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2019/01/16/shutdown-ploy-make-federal-government-smaller/2597259002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— A wall won’t do what E-Verify can to reduce illegal border crossings – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who has called for making E-Verify mandatory in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) stress that illegals are minorities, are female, are younger, lack education, lack job skills, have dependents, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems and b) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who call for making E-Verity mandatory as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/A-wall-won-t-do-what-E-Verify-can-to-reduce-13539080.php

MIAMI HERALD
— Business leaders want politicians to stop fighting over wall and make this deal – JIMENA TAVEL
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article224644570.html

SEATTLE TIMES
— Now a 2020 candidate, Gillibrand builds campaign on gender (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, candidates build their campaigns on their being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/now-a-2020-candidate-gillibrand-builds-campaign-on-gender/

SKYLINE VIEW
— The Unfortunate Truth of College Graduates – Kendrick A. Rojas (DIERSEN: 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 non-White in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a non-White could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a non-White in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted non-Whites in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a non-White in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a non-White in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a non-White could have my job and my preferred corner office.)

The Unfortunate Truth of College Graduates

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many college attendees struggle to find jobs which are both fitting for their careers and also have a respective income. Money magazine took the findings of labor economist Stephen Rose, who uncovered discoveries in his new analysis regarding the overqualification that has burdened college graduates entering the workforce. Money writer Kaitlin Mulhere deduced from Rose’s findings that “…no matter how the economy is faring, the overqualification rate is disproportionately high for workers who are just out of college and in their early 20s”. This means that many employers have handed down less-than-exemplary jobs, making it so that college graduates must crawl their way to the top regardless of their degree. Is this the kind of treatment that is deserved by hardworking students, spending countless hours educating themselves through the means of their own will? It should also be noted that the percentage of overqualification rates for Hispanics and African Americans increased by “…7 and 10 percentage points, respectively, than the rate for white college-educated workers”. This not only highlights the inconsideration of the educated workforce but also reveals the effects of racism that still segregate several demographics from gaining equal pay. Not only are college graduates being short-cut of their pay, but if you are part of a non-white racial group, then the likelihood that your efforts will be overlooked increase.)

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Governor Orders Worker-Training Investment Review – AP (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2019-01-17/illinois-governor-orders-worker-training-investment-review

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Impeach Donald Trump.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/impeachment-trump/580468/

FED SMITH
— President Trump Signs Back Pay Bill – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/01/16/president-sign-back-pay-bill/

DAILY MAIL
— Leak claims Google staff regularly DO manually intervene in controversial searches despite CEO’s testimony the search engine NEVER does it – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6599341/Leak-claims-Google-regularly-intervenes-YouTube-search-results.html

NEWS GUARD
— Criteria for and Explanation of Ratings (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, www.gopillinois.com should get a green rating.)
https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/criteria-for-and-explanation-of-ratings/
(FROM THE POSTING: THE 9 FACTORS Here are the 9 criteria that NewsGuard uses in determining if a provider is rated red. A site that fails to adhere to a preponderance of these criteria, as described in the weighted criteria definitions below, are rated red. No site must adhere to all of the criteria to be rated green. In every case the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site (by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the 9 criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating. The 9 criteria below are listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example, failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—will be more influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information about content creators.

Credibility

Does not repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points gets a red rating.)

Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those that present direct, firsthand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)

Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and corrections. (12.5 Points)

Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5 Points)

Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)

Transparency

Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)

Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for and which is not. (7.5 Points)

Reveals who’s in charge, including any possible conflicts of interest: Information about those in charge of the content is made accessible on the site, including any possible conflicts of interest. (5 Points)

Site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact information or biographical information: Information about those producing the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points)

January 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government Shutdown 2019: Nancy Pelosi asks Donald Trump to postpone State of the Union – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pelosi-asks-trump-to-postpone-state-of-the-union-due-to-government-shutdown/5088792/
— Celebrity chef Jose Andres opens pop-up kitchen to feed furloughed government employees in Washington – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees and federal retirees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://abc7chicago.com/society/celebrity-chef-opens-emergency-kitchen-to-feed-furloughed-gov-employees/5090919/
— Karen Pence teaching art at school that bans gay students, parents – CNN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries ban those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/karen-pence-teaching-art-at-school-that-bans-gay-students-parents/5090266/

NBC5
— Chicago Announces Dates, Sites for Early Voting Super Site voting is expected to begin Jan. 28, and early voting sites in all 50 wards will open Feb. 11
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-early-voting-mayoral-sites-504451662.html

CBS2
— Chicago Politicians Spending Thousands On Campaign Meals – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/16/chicago-campaign-meals/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— President Trump signs bill giving federal workers back pay – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trump-signs-bill-giving-federal-workers-back-pay
— Speaker Nancy Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address until after the government – CATHERINE LUCEY, JILL COLVIN LISA MASCARO
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/speaker-nancy-pelosi-asks-trump-to-reschedule-state-of-the-union-address-until-after-the-government-1
— Fake Washington Post paper editions being circulated in DC
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/fake-washington-post-paper-editions-being-circulated-in-dc

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign bill to require state licensing of Illinois gun dealers on Thursday – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-gun-dealer-licensing-20190116-story.html
— Almost 1,200 immigration hearings in Chicago canceled because of government shutdown; backlogs expected to grow – Elvia Malagon
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-immigration-court-government-shutdown-20190115-story.html
— Noise, garbage, dog poop: 10 Chicago neighborhoods with the most complaints
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-chicagos-annoying-neighbors-20190107-photogallery.html
— Speaking with Tribune Editorial Board, five more Chicago mayoral candidates offer few specifics for looming budget woes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-editorial-board-meeting-20190116-story.html
— From commuter tax to city lottery, Chicago mayoral candidates disagree on ways to address city budget woes – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-editorial-board-meeting-20190116-story.html
— Mayoral forum, Part 2: Taming Chicago’s pension beast – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-mayor-chicago-forum-brown-fioretti-kozlar-mendoza-vallas-20190116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-concealed-carry-gun-self-defense-risks-20190114-story.html
— Link: Despite ‘hypocritical’ Rauner veto, township road district consolidation bid is not dead – Jim Newton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-link-road-district-veto-st-0117-story.html
— William Brauer, DuPage Forest Preserve worker, park district board member, dies – Bob Goldsborough
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-met-william-brauer-obituary-20190116-story.html
— VERY SAD: Standing up by sitting down for anthem a mantra of Crete-Monee’s Marsha Howard at Wisconsin – Tony Baranek
Daily Southtown
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/sports/ct-sta-spt-tony-baranek-column-st-0117-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During this season and last, Howard has elected not to stand for the national anthem in a protest against gun violence and oppression of minorities. She took her inspiration from former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Early voting expected to begin Jan. 28 – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-mayoral-election-early-voting/
— The bad bet: How Illinois bet on video gambling and lost – Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/legalized-video-gambling-illinois-bad-bet-poker-slot-gaming-machines-propublica-wbez/

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County felonies up slightly while juvenile crime jumps 19 percent – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190116/kane-county-felonies-up-slightly-while-juvenile-crime-jumps-19-percent
— Federal workers take on odd jobs to make ends meet – MICHELLE R. SMITH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees and federal retirees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190116/news/301169921/

WTTW
— Jennifer Pritzker: GOP’s Policies ‘Marginalize Me Out of Existence’ – Alexandra Silets (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in marginalizing members of the following groups out of existence: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, federal employees, federal retirees, past, present, and future union members, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, American-nameplate vehicle owners, etc.?)
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/16/jennifer-pritzker-gop-s-policies-marginalize-me-out-existence

ROCHELLE NEWS LEADER
— Politicians hold voters in contempt – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: Who holds you in contempt? I should write a book about those who hold me in contempt.)
https://rochellenews-leader.com/article/opinion-politicians-hold-voters-in-contempt

MADISON RECORD
— Pritzker gives $100 million in pay raises to some of the nation’s highest paid state workers – Adam Schuster
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511722911-pritzker-gives-100-million-in-pay-raises-to-some-of-the-nation-s-highest-paid-state-workers

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rep. Rodney Davis joins House’s rebuke of Rep. Steve King’s ‘white nationalist’ remark From the Read our ‘Herald & Review Politics’ column series – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/rep-rodney-davis-joins-house-s-rebuke-of-rep-steve/article_15eadce0-9ca9-569b-9f64-8f01c8d81ff9.html

PAXTON RECORD
— Barickman appointed to Senate leadership role
http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/2019-01-16/barickman-appointed-senate-leadership-role.html

WLDS
— Davidsmeyer named Assistant Republican Leader in Illinois House – Blake Schnitker
http://wlds.com/news/davidsmeyer-named-assistant-republican-leader-in-illinois-house/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Bourne announces new role in Illinois House Republican Caucus
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-bourne-announces-new-role-in-illinois-house-republican-caucus
— Rep. Davis encourages Republicans, Democrats to listen to Trump’s proposals
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/rep-davis-encourages-republicans-democrats-to-listen-to-trumps-proposals
— President Trump gives tons of access to reporters – MICHELLE MACALUSO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-trump-gives-tons-of-access-to-reporters

NPR ILLINOIS
— For Seventh Consecutive Year Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings – RICHARD GONZALES
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/seventh-consecutive-year-visa-overstays-exceeded-illegal-border-crossings#stream/0

MCHENRY COUNTY BOLG
— Furloughed Federal Employees and Others Can Get Free Food Friday in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/16/furloughed-federal-employees-and-others-can-get-free-food-friday-in-crystal-lake/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives: former Rep. David Harris “will get along well with Gov. Pritzker” as director of revenue – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511721024-ives-former-rep-david-harris-will-get-along-well-with-gov-pritzker-as-director-of-revenue

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Until It Affects You” This episode Spotlights the marijuana debate, specifically in Illinois. Dr. Karen Randall joins Monte Larrick and David Smith to discuss the problems that Colorado is experiencing resulting from commercializing marijuana.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-129/
— District U-46 Attorney Affirms Right of Men Who Pretend to Be Women to Supervise Girls’ Locker Rooms – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/district-u-46-attorney-affirms-right-of-men-who-pretend-to-be-women-to-supervise-girls-locker-rooms/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COMP MENDOZA PRAISES STATE WORKER RAISES; ANNOUNCES $8.2 B IN UNPAID BILLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/comp-mendoza-praises-state-worker-raises-announces-82-b-in-unpaid-bills.html
— CHICAGO MARCH FOR LIFE SETS NEW RECORD IN 2019
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/chicago-march-for-life-sets-new-record-in-2019.html
— REPUBLICANS KINZINGER, DAVIS RESPOND TO “STUPID” ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/republicans-kinzinger-davis-respond-to-stupid-ongoing-government-shutdown.html
— ILLINOIS COLLEGE INVITES STUDENTS TO ‘GET A LESSON IN SOCIAL JUSTICE’ BY PLAYING MONOPOLY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/-illinois-college-invites-students-to-get-a-lesson-in-social-justice-by-playing-monopoly.html
— BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION SPOTS JESSE WHITE’S $11.5M TAXPAYER-FUNDED TUMBLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/better-government-association-spots-jesse-whites-115m-taxpayer-funded-tumble-.html

FOX NEWS
— Church helps feed government workers during shutdown: ‘When our community hurts, we hurt’ – Caleb Parke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees and federal retirees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/church-helps-feed-government-workers-during-shutdown-when-our-community-hurts-we-hurt

TOWNHALL
— Secret Service Fact Checks Nancy Pelosi: We Are Fully Prepared and Able to Handle Trump’s State of the Union Address – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2019/01/16/secret-service-we-are-fully-prepared-and-able-to-handle-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-n2539156

BREITBART
— ‘THE SMOKING GUN’: Google Manipulated YouTube Search Results for Abortion, Maxine Waters, David Hogg – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/16/google-youtube-search-blacklist-smoking-gun/
— LEAK: ‘Huge Teams’ Engaged in Manual Interventions on Google Search Results – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/16/leak-huge-teams-engaged-in-manual-interventions-on-google-search-results/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Responsible Is Trump for the Bad Advice He’s Getting? – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: What are political consultants advising candidates to do? In Illinois, “Republican” political consultants who are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs want Republicans to lose. What are they advising Republican candidates to do? From what I hear/see, they are advising Republican candidates to: — Demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, but if not that, distance yourself from Trump, — Distance yourself from Trump supporters, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), your Republican county party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, — Do not promise to defend or advance the traditional family plank in the IRP platform, — Do not promise to defend or advance the right to life plank in the IRP platform, — Do not promise to defend or advance the immigration plank in the IRP platform, — Do not promise to defend or advance the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform, — Do not promise to defend or advance the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform, — Do not promise to defend or advance the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, — Do not promise to oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, — Do not promise to oppose the promotion of abortion, — Do not promise to oppose the promotion of mass/illegal immigration, — Do not promise to oppose the promotion of the abolition or the First and Second Amendments, — Do not promise to oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and — Do not promise to oppose the promotion of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/how-responsible-is-trump-for-the-bad-advice-hes-getting/

January 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How to control the overwhelming fire hose of news – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-news-anxiety-vladimir-putin-shutdown-0116-20190115-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What can we do about “news anxiety,” which many in the psychiatric community say is a real malady, particularly in recent years? If you feel afflicted by it, mental health professionals advise limiting news or social media exposure, especially of the more sensational anxiety-inducing sort. Psychologist Deborah Serani of Adelphi University, writing in Psychology Today, advised steering yourself away from sensational headlines and cable TV news and toward stories that offer depth, explanations and possible solutions to problems at hand. That’s healthy advice. After reporting the latest scandal or atrocity, it is reassuring to know that there is a rational path out of the problem at hand, if only we can persuade our political leaders to follow it.)
— Chirico adds $27K to campaign fund; challenger Caylor nets $7K, state filings show – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mayor-chirico-rocky-campaign-funds-st-0116-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— The Burke case and the need for property tax reform in Illinois – Tim Schneider
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190114/the-burke-case-and-the-need-for-property-tax-reform-in-illinois
— Pritzker’s plan to match top staffers’ salary is problematic – Editorial (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190116/editorial-pritzkers-plan-to-match-top-staffers-salary-is-problematic

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/15/what-legalized-marijuana-could-mean-illinois

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. McSweeney refiles township consolidation bill Proposed legislation almost identical to vetoed version – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/15/rep-mcsweeney-refiles-township-consolidation-bill/afiv56r/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— HB 4637 and consolidation: Rauner’s parting acts contradict his words – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-01-15/jim-dey-rauners-parting-acts-contradict-his-words.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Congressman Rodney Davis meets with Trump, says Democrats are thwarting shutdown talks – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/congressman-rodney-davis-meets-with-trump-says-democrats-are-thwarting/article_59efbe03-00e0-519b-8340-23cacbcb8269.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Leadership necessary to turn Illinois around – Sen. Jason Barickman
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190115/sen-barickman-leadership-necessary-to-turn-illinois-around

TIMES
— Kinzinger is right to call out shutdown stupidity – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/15/our-view-kinzinger-is-right-to-call-out-shutdown-stupidity/anhqfla/

NOW DECATUR
— Pritzker Restores Wage Increases Frozen by Rauner – Joe Deacon
http://www.nowdecatur.com/2019/01/15/pritzker-restores-wage-increases-frozen-by-rauner/

CHICAGO READER
— Governor Pritzker, the MLA, and the wealth gap Very different solutions to the same problem all come down to the size of the pockets involved. – Deanna Isaacs
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/governor-pritzker-the-mla-and-the-wealth-gap/Content

PROPUBLICA
— How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost Legalizing video poker and slots was supposed to generate billions of dollars for the state. A decade later, that hasn’t happened. Now, legislators want to double down on gambling. – Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://features.propublica.org/the-bad-bet/how-illinois-bet-on-video-gambling-and-lost/

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s First Day Giveaway On Step Pay Will Cost $200 Million Per Year – Mark Glennon
https://www.wirepoints.com/pritzkers-first-day-giveaway-on-step-pay-will-cost-200-million-per-year/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Why is our state saddled with such State House mediocrities? – Jeffrey Leef
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511720976-opinion-why-is-our-state-saddled-with-such-state-house-mediocrities

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois to issue February food stamp benefits this week – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-to-issue-february-food-stamp-benefits-this-week/article_14f953d2-18c3-11e9-8789-5fb9988aae9e.html
— Political investing decisions hurt public finances, lead to tax hikes – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/report-political-investing-decisions-hurt-public-finances-lead-to-tax/article_b8043dca-1842-11e9-9704-c7617d695b17.html

GOPUSA
— NeverTrumper John Kasich hires talent agent, joins CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63467
— When socialism is romanticized
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63451
— Competing women’s marches undercut by infighting, anti-Semitism scandal
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63293

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— POLITICS OF IMMIGRATION – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/politics-of-immigration/

NEWSMAX
— Charlie Daniels: Dems Oppose Wall So Illegals Can Vote For Them – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/charlie-daniels-wall-democrats/2019/01/15/id/898296/
— Coast Guard Snares Five Times as Many Illegals Off West Coast Compared to 2017 – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coast-guard-illegals-migrants-california/2019/01/15/id/898369/

BREITBART
— Victims of Illegal Immigration Storm Nancy Pelosi’s Office – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/victims-of-illegal-immigration-storm-nancy-pelosis-office/
— Rasmussen Poll: Nearly 6-in-10 Swing Voters Say Border Wall Not ‘Immoral’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/rasmussen-6-10-swing-voters-border-wall-not-immoral/
— Mo Brooks: ‘Democrat Strategy’ of Importing Foreign Voters will Turn America into California – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/exclusive-mo-brooks-democrat-strategy-of-importing-foreign-voters-will-turn-america-into-california/

TOWNHALL
— The ‘Not Racist’ Drama of Congressman Steve King – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/16/the-not-racist-drama-of-congressman-steve-king-n2539059

DAILY CALLER
— FACEBOOK’S NEW RULES BAN EMPLOYEES FROM CHANGING COLLEAGUES’ MINDS – Chris White (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not try turn me into a Democrat. If I had become a Democrat, I would have been just one more Democrat employee who the Democrats who ran the federal government had to give preference to. My being a Republican enabled/emboldened them to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was lazy, stupid, overpaid, a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. My being a Republican enabled/emboldened them to blame me for everything that went wrong in the office.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/15/facebook-censorship-internal-memo/

DAILY WIRE
— Victims Of Illegal Immigration Storm Pelosi’s Office, Chant ‘Build The Wall’ – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/42253/watch-victims-illegal-immigration-storm-pelosis-ryan-saavedra

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Progressives and Their Surrogate Children – Steven W. Mosher
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/15/progressives-and-their-surrogate-children/

NEW AMERICAN
— Chicago Woman With Concealed-carry Permit Shoots, Kills Armed Robber – Michael Tennant
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/31189-chicago-woman-with-concealed-carry-permit-shoots-kills-armed-robber

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Is President Trump Weakening On His Pledge To Protect American Workers? – JENNIFER G. HICKEY (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “America worker?” I was an American worker 1964-1997. From what I see, all the employers that I worked for would rather have hired a citizen of a foreign country than me. Employers can exploit citizens of foreign countries much easier than they can exploit citizens of America.)
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/01/15/is-president-trump-weakening-on-pledge-to-protect-american-workers-immigrationreform-com/

FOX NEWS
— New migrant caravan swells to thousands amid shutdown; Democrats’ 2020 caravan grows
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-new-migrant-caravan-swells-to-thousands-amid-shutdown-democrats-2020-caravan-grows
— Yes, the border crisis is real and it’s black Americans who bear the brunt of it – Diamond and Silk
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/diamond-and-silk-yes-the-border-crisis-is-real-and-its-black-americans-who-bear-the-brunt-of-it

EPOCH TIMES
— The Real Reason Democrats Won’t Budge on Border Security – Brian Cates
https://www.theepochtimes.com/__trashed-438_2767150.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Drugs and illegal immigration – Tom Rice
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/calculating-the-disastrous-consequences-of-america/
— Trump dispels wall fight as being about keeping a campaign promise: ‘We need this for our country’ – Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What campaign promises motivate you to help elect candidates? For me, it is their promising to defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in Illinois Republican Party platforms including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is their promising to oppose anything that promotes welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, weakening of First or Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/trump-reaffirms-border-wall-need-call-supporters-w/

— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: E-Verify absent from immigration policy talks – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: To oppose E-Verify is to oppose enforcement of America’s immigration laws. To oppose E-Verify is to shout a) that you are a Democrat or a Democrat plant, a Libertarian or a Libertarian plant, a Green or a Green plant, or a RINO and b) that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/e-verify-absent-from-immigration-policy-talks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: E-Verify has existed since 1996 and is mandatory in eight states. A 2016 study published in the IAZ Journal of Development and Migration found reduced numbers of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally in states with mandatory E-Verify. “E-Verify is a much more efficient way to achieve the goals that are claimed for the border wall,” said Edwin Rubenstein, chief researcher for the nonpartisan Negative Population Growth. An estimated 11.3 million immigrants live in the U.S. illegally with about 8 million working, accounting for about 5 percent of the workforce, according to a 2016 analysis by the Pew Research Center. Compared to their share of the workforce, immigrants living in the U.S. illegally were overrepresented in the agriculture (17 percent) and construction (13 percent) sectors, and in the leisure and hospitality industry (9 percent), the center found. The Chamber of Commerce dropped its opposition to E-Verify in 2013 but only with the stipulation that current employees be exempt. The agriculture industry’s reliance on labor from immigrants living in the U.S. illegally has long kept farm state Republicans from backing mandatory E-Verify without a major expansion of guest worker programs. The farm lobby was divided last year when mandatory E-Verify was included in a House GOP package of immigration reforms, the Securing America’s Future Act. The bill was defeated 192-231, with 41 Republicans joining every Democrat in voting no. While making his border security pitch Monday to the American Farm Bureau Foundation’s annual convention in New Orleans, Mr. Trump stressed that a border wall wouldn’t keep out seasonal workers. “I’m going to make that easier for them to come in and to work the farms,” he said. “But we’re keeping the wrong ones out, OK?” But he’s not talking about E-Verify the way he did on the 2016 campaign trail, when he pledged to “strengthen and expand” the program. With Mr. Trump in the White House, the system has gotten short shrift. It was left out of Mr. Trump’s “four pillars” plan to combat illegal immigration. Only a handful of the 565 companies in the Trump Organization, the president’s business empire, have signed up to use E-Verify, according to a Washington Times analysis. At times, Democrats touted E-Verify as a solution. Mr. Schumer last week listed E-Verify among the top measures for border security that he said were “ironically” suspended during the partial government shutdown. “Border patrol agents are going without pay, E-Verify is off-line, immigration cases are on hold, new immigration judges are not being hired,” he said. In 2009, Mr. Schumer said a “biometric-based employer verification system with tough enforcement and auditing is necessary to significantly diminish the job magnet that attracts illegal aliens to the United States.”)

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Ohio State University Professor Allegedly Told Student Not to Use the Phrase ‘Illegal Immigrant’
https://www.academia.org/ohio-state-university-professor-allegedly-told-student-not-to-use-the-phrase-illegal-immigrant/

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— New Honduras caravan makes the wall fight President Trump’s finest hour – Randy Lancaster-Short
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/new-honduras-caravan-makes-the-wall-fight-president-trumps-finest-hour-111788/

THE HILL
— Trump snubs highlight Pelosi’s grip on Dems – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: He who pay the piper calls the tunes. In Illinois, Pritzker has the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that he might want to.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425536-trump-snubs-highlight-pelosis-grip-on-dems
— King rips GOP leadership after criticism over ‘white supremacist’ remarks – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425545-king-rips-gop-leadership-after-criticism-over-white-supremacism-remarks

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “NBC Isn’t The Only Network Sugarcoating Steve King’s Racism While some have outright called the Iowa representative’s white supremacy remarks racist, others hesitated.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-king-network-coverage-racist_us_5c3e2832e4b0e0baf541b878

POLITICO
— Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address – HEATHER CAYGLE
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/16/pelosi-asks-trump-to-reschedule-state-of-the-union-address-1103047
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gillibrand promotes hatred against men.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/15/kirsten-gillibrand-2020-women-voters-1102697

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater asks “Republicans Rebuke Steve King but Face Vexing Question: Why Not Sooner?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/us/politics/steve-king-white-supremacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “As Republicans Rush to Condemn Steve King, Some Ask: Why Not Trump?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/trump-steve-king-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater asks “Republicans, Racism and Steve King So now the party abhors bigotry? How convenient.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/opinion/republicans-racism-steve-king.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ms. Blair duQuesnay promotes sexism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/opinion/business-economics/new-year-resolution-investor-gende-gap.html
— El Chapo Trial: Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Took $100 Million Bribe, Witness Says – Alan Feuer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/nyregion/el-chapo-trial.html

NEW YORK POST
— Only Republicans show for working lunch with Trump during shutdown – Nikki Schwab Janua
https://nypost.com/2019/01/15/only-republicans-show-for-working-lunch-with-trump-during-shutdown/

USA TODAY
— Democrats refuse to compromise on border wall funding to end the shutdown – Mike Pence
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/16/mike-pence-democrats-border-wall-humanitarian-border-crisis-compromise-column/2565284002/

— Government shutdown: Food banks worry about having enough supplies if stalemate drags on – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: What about those who would never take a job working for the federal government because the pay is too low, but nevertheless viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn federal employees as being grossly overpaid?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/12/government-shutdown-food-banks-worry-running-out-food/2547271002/
— Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants – John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/09/new-york-city-care-comprehensive-health-care-plan-concerns/2522924002/

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “GOP hard on King, soft on Trump.”
https://pittnews.com/article/139358/opinions/editorial-gop-hard-on-king-soft-on-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Pinned to a Wall Few Americans Want. A grand immigration deal may be his only way to end the crisis and deliver to his base.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-pinned-to-a-wall-few-americans-want-11547596437
— White House Looks to Chip Away at Democrats’ Resolve as Shutdown Rolls On So far, it isn’t working; Democrats don’t show for luncheon for House members at White House hosted by Trump – Peter Nicholas and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-looks-to-chip-away-at-democrats-resolve-as-record-shutdown-rolls-on-11547548204
— Think College Is Expensive? Wait Until It’s Free Higher-education costs have risen every time student aid has been made more generous – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-college-is-expensive-wait-until-its-free-11547596302
— Visions of a 70% Tax Rate The new socialists need a refresher course in government math. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/visions-of-a-70-tax-rate-11547596675
— ‘El Chapo’ Bribed Former Mexican President, Former Drug Trafficker Tells Court Testimony from cooperating witness implicates Enrique Peña Nieto in alleged bribe paid by drug lord in 2012 – Zolan Kanno-Youngs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/el-chapo-bribed-former-mexican-president-former-drug-trafficker-tells-court-11547595893

FORBES
— America’s Best Employers For Diversity 2019 – Vicky Valet (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickyvalet/2019/01/15/americas-best-employers-for-diversity-2019/#6cacde402bda
— Assessing Trump’s First 2 Years For Older Americans – Chris Farrell
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/01/15/assessing-trumps-first-2-years-for-older-americans/#571177c3583f

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— Pelosi calls cops to remove illegals from her home – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/pelosi-calls-cops-to-remove-illegals-from-her-home/56010/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Steve King’s Road Map for Racist Republicans.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/steve-king-roadmap.html

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “How Can the G.O.P. Condemn Congressman Steve King but Not Donald Trump?”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-can-the-gop-condemn-congressman-steve-king-but-not-donald-trump

ATLANTIC
— The Racial Wealth Gap Could Become a 2020 Litmus Test With black votes in the balance in the Democratic primary, would-be candidates are already developing aggressive policies to target inequality. – VANN R. NEWKIRK II (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/new-litmus-test-2020-racial-wealth-gap/579823/

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Letting criminals across the border is good for her base!’ Donald Trump Jr posts video showing mothers of Americans killed by illegal immigrants storming Nancy Pelosi’s office – ARIEL ZILBER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6597179/Donald-Trump-Jr-blasts-Pelosi-refusing-meet-mothers-Americans-killed-illegal-immigrants.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are political consultants advising candidates to do? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

(THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, “Republican” political consultants who are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs want Republicans to lose. What are they advising Republican candidates to do? From what I hear/see, they are advising Republican candidates to:

— Demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, but if not that, distance yourself from Trump,

— Distance yourself from Trump supporters, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), your Republican county party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the traditional family plank in the IRP platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the right to life plank in the IRP platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the immigration plank in the IRP platform

— Do not promise to defend or advance the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of abortion,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of mass/illegal immigration,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of the abolition or the First and Second Amendments,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination.)

January 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want America to give foreign countries more money a) to get them to stop sending their citizens into America illegally, b) to get them to stop keeping their citizens in America illegally, and c) to get them to stop sending illegal drugs into America illegally. From what I see, the more money that America gives foreign countries, the more that those countries will use that money a) to dump their problematic and unwanted citizens on America and b) to send illegal drugs into America.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/linda-chavez-donald-trump-wall-immigration-asylum/
— Reining in Chicago’s six-figure salary club – Editorial (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000 a year in today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-employee-salary-pay-overtime-cpd-police-joe-ferguson-six-figure/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater uses Steve King to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-republican-party-racism-20190114-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage leaders continue to debate timing of merger – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/dupage-leaders-continue-to-debate-timing-of-merger
— McSweeney vows to continue push for suburban consolidation plan despite veto – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/mcsweeney-vows-to-continue-push-for-suburban-consolidation-plan-despite-veto
— Stop harming people with government shutdown, Chicago-area Democrats say – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/stop-harming-people-with-government-shutdown-chicago-area-democrats-say

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pet insurance is the latest perk for companies courting millennials Employers offer a range of new benefits tailored to the worries and lifestyles of younger workers. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: What if a government employer offered this perk?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/john-pletz-technology/pet-insurance-latest-perk-companies-courting-millennials
— Is Chicago finally ready for reform? Let’s start with aldermanic privilege. – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-finally-ready-reform-lets-start-aldermanic-privilege

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois lawmakers on Pritzker inauguration: ‘We all owe him an open mind’ – GABRIEL NEELY-STREIT
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/southern-illinois-lawmakers-on-pritzker-inauguration-we-all-owe-him/article_0e20c977-7aca-500a-bcf0-0ee19cd9bb82.html

WSIL TV
— Southern Illinois lawmakers respond to Pritzker inauguration address – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39788800/southern-illinois-lawmakers-respond-to-pritzker-inauguration-address

WIRE POINTS
— The progressive tax rates Pritzker didn’t address – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.wirepoints.com/the-progressive-tax-rates-pritzker-didnt-address/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Outgoing Ives says Illinois is an example of what not to do – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511720063-outgoing-ives-says-illinois-is-an-example-of-what-not-to-do

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker to meet ‘bad faith’ opponents of progressive tax with ‘considerable political will’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-to-meet-bad-faith-opponents-of-progressive-tax-with/article_e46b324c-1847-11e9-b26e-437ab7b13360.html
— Illinois’ first new Attorney General in 16 years takes aim at Trump policies – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-first-new-attorney-general-in-years-takes-aim-at/article_c93fd844-184f-11e9-aa59-b777ded84007.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The aspiring new moralists – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “new moralists” promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/14/editorial-aspiring-new-moralists-want-to-open-the-/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— New migrant caravan leaves Honduras for journey to US border – Dan Gallo, Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/world/new-migrant-caravan-leaves-honduras-for-journey-to-us-border
— Rep. Andy Biggs: President Trump has only one option left — declare an emergency at the border – Rep. Andy Biggs
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-andy-biggs-president-trump-has-only-one-option-left-declare-an-emergency-at-the-border
— Instead of blaming Dems for shutdown, Trump should put focus on their ‘open borders’ ideology: Ben Domenech – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/instead-of-blaming-dems-for-shutdown-trump-should-put-focus-on-their-open-borders-ideology-ben-domenech

LIFE SITE NEWS
— 6,000 unite at Chicago March for Life, dwarfing pro-abortion counter-protest – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/6000-unite-at-chicago-march-for-life-dwarfing-pro-abortion-counter-protest

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Left, the Wall, the Truth – Dennis Prager
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/14/the-left-the-wall-the-truth/
— A Bold Plan for a Trump Victory – Conrad Black
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/14/a-bold-plan-for-a-trump-victory/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Shutdown: Who Is the Voice of the People? – Christopher Chantrill (DIERSEN: Who talks/acts like they are the “voice” of the voters in your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do you say to such “voices” who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/shutdown_who_is_the_voice_of_the_people.html
— A fence behind the fence? – Daniel G. Jones
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/a_fence_behind_the_fence.html
— Build the invisible wall to complement the physical one – David Barulich
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/build_the_invisible_wall_to_complement_the_physical_one.html
— Illegal immigration and socialist strategy – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/illegal_immigration_and_socialist_strategy_.html
— Manliness vs. Romneyism – Don Sucher
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/manliness_vs_romneyism.html
— Deplorable or unjustly deplored? – Jim Daws (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who paints you as being deplorable? I should write a book about past/present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Illinois Republican Party, d) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, e) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, f) Illinois Center Right Coalition, g) American Association of Political Consultants, h) etc. leaders/members who painted/paint me as being deplorable. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/deplorable_or_unjustly_deplored.html

GOPUSA
— Dems Party in Puerto Rico with Lobbyists; Media Silent
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63331
— Women’s March leader Tamika Mallory offers excuses for calling Louis Farrakhan the greatest of all time
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63322
— Mexico gearing up for arrival of new ‘migrant’ caravan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63403
— Aspiring new moralists want to open the borders to a rush of illegal migrants
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63418
— Democrats’ commitment to raising taxes punishes the rich, fails to help the poor
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63299

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER SECURITY EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY ONLY ONE CABLE NETWORK WANTS TO TALK TO THEM – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/14/judd-homan-border-wall-cnn-msnbc/

CNS NEWS
— Stripped of Committee Assignments, Rep. King Blames ‘Political Decision That Ignores the Truth’ – Susan Jones
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/stripped-committee-assignments-rep-king-blames-political-decision-ignores

WORLD NET DAILY
— TOP 9 THINGS YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT FREELY IN AMERICA Joseph Farah recalls days when debate was actually allowed in public
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/top-9-things-you-cant-talk-about-freely-in-america/

BREITBART
— ABC/WaPo Poll: Support for Border Wall Soars Among Swing Voters – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/14/abc-wapo-poll-support-for-border-wall-soars-among-swing-voters/
— Poll: Majority of Voters Agree with Trump, Call Porous Border a ‘Crisis’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/14/poll-majority-of-voters-agree-with-trump-call-porous-border-a-crisis/
— Democrats: Real Border Crisis Is Lack of Taxpayer Aid for Migrants – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats want to force Republicans to provide “aid for migrants.” How much “aid for migrants” do the Democrats in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois provide? How many “migrants” do they hide in their homes?)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/14/democrats-real-border-crisis-is-lack-of-taxpayer-aid-for-migrants/
— Ralph Norman: America Under ‘Attack’ from Illegal Immigration, Migrant Caravans – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/14/exclusive-ralph-norman-america-under-attack-from-illegal-immigration-migrant-caravans/
— Wisconsin’s Democrat Gov. Pushing Firearm Confiscation Orders – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/14/wisconsins-democrat-gov-pushing-firearm-confiscation-orders/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Identifying the Super-Sanctuaries – Preston Huennekens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want to drive Republicans out of Chicago, and that they especially want to drive Republicans out of Chicago who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://cis.org/Huennekens/Identifying-SuperSanctuaries
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago, Ill. According to Pew, over 425,000 illegal aliens live in the Chicago area. The Office of the Mayor, currently Rahm Emmanuel, operates a website that celebrates Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city. The “Sanctuary City Supportive Resources” website offers advice on how to access city resources and lists a number of participating advocacy groups for immigrants. Additionally, the city created the Chicago KeyCity program to help illegal immigrants assimilate into city life. KeyCity acts as a Chicago-specific identification card. According to the sanctuary city supportive resources website: “KeyCity is an optional, valid, government-issued ID card offered to all Chicago residents that will unlock many of the great things our City has to offer. The CityKey card is a photo identification card available to all Chicago residents which will not convey information about national origin or legal status. For many residents who do not have an identification card, CityKey can serve as an official government issued identification and can be used to access city services. Additionally, your CityKey can be used as a library card for Chicago Public Libraries, as well as a Ventra card. Presenting your CityKey at particular cultural institutions and local businesses can also give you a discount. CityKey is now available for free to all Chicago residents.” Chicago unveiled a program in 2014 that awarded city high school students with scholarships to attend community college for free. Those scholarships extend to illegal-alien students, as well, allowing them the opportunity to study at two-year colleges for free. A USA Today article noted that while illegal-alien students were eligible for the scholarships, other city students, such as those attending charter and parochial schools, were not. Chicago allows non-citizens to vote in school board elections. Chicago aggressively defends its sanctuary laws protecting criminal aliens. Emmanuel has continued to fight the Justice Department over federal funds withheld from Chicago because of their policies. In addition to those policies, Chicago has a number of added benefits in place to help integrate illegal aliens, making it a super-sanctuary.)
— Who Fact-Checks the Fact-Checkers? – Andrew R. Arthur (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://cis.org/Arthur/Who-FactChecks-FactCheckers

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Republicans taking no-mercy approach to even longshot 2020 Democrats – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you. I should write a book about those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-taking-no-mercy-approach-to-even-longshot-2020-democrats

(FROM THE ARTICLE: But some of Gabbard’s most fiery remarks against same-sex marriage in years past, as well as her active campaign to promote “traditional marriage” legislation, have drawn intense scrutiny from the left. In years past, she several times referred to LGBTQ activists as “homosexual extremists,” a view that echoes that of her father, Mike Gabbard, whom a New Yorker profile of the congresswoman described as having long been “Hawaii’s leading opponent of the gay-rights movement, an energetic and often brusque activist who stood ever ready to denounce what he called ‘the radical homosexual agenda.’” “So, she’ll co-sponsor bills supporting LGBTQ rights, but still personally thinks we’re icky,” wrote Parker Malloy, the editor-at-large for the liberal media watchdog group Media Matters for America, on Twitter. “In any case, it’s really weird to see self-described leftists line up to support her instead of more progressive candidates. That’s all.” Gabbard, who has apologized for her previous comments, was a visible force against same-sex marriage, and in 2004 spearheaded a fight in the state against a same-sex union measure. “To try to act as if there is a difference between ‘civil unions’ and same-sex marriage is dishonest, cowardly and extremely disrespectful to the people of Hawaii,” she said at the time. “As Democrats, we should be representing the views of the people, not a small number of homosexual extremists.” Gabbard then also blasted Massachusetts’ passage of same-sex marriage legislation, making it the first in the nation to recognize gay marriage. Speaking on behalf of the Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values, a group headed by her father, she said the Massachusetts marriage law would cause a ripple effect across the country. “It is highly likely that federal judges will soon be tearing apart our U.S. Constitution in order to force same-sex marriage down the throats of the people of Hawaii and America,” Gabbard said. “The only way to protect traditional marriage in Hawaii and throughout our country, the only way to stop activist federal judges from rewriting our constitution, is by the passage of the Federal Marriage Amendment.”)

THE HILL
— GOP maps out early 2020 strategy to retake House – LISA HAGEN AND MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want the Republican Party a) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/425317-gop-maps-out-early-2020-strategy-to-retake-house
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Federal judge rules against census citizenship question – LYDIA WHEELER
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/425379-federal-judge-rules-against-census-citizenship-question
— Hopes fade for bipartisan bills in age of confrontation – SCOTT WONG AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425329-hopes-fade-for-bipartisan-bills-in-age-of-confrontation

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater uses Steve King to promote hated against Republicans.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rep-steve-king-racist-white-supremacist-history_us_5c3d5eede4b0e0baf5407ba6

CNN
— An American president actually had to deny he is a foreign agent (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
https://www.wtva.com/content/national/504337292.html

CBS NEWS
— Another migrant caravan heads for U.S. from Honduras
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/another-migrant-caravan-heads-for-u-s-from-honduras/

MSNBC
— Rep. Kinzinger: GOP leaders should ‘absolutely’ censure Rep. King over racially-charged comments
https://www.msnbc.com/kasie-dc/watch/rep-kinzinger-gop-leaders-should-absolutely-censure-rep-king-over-racially-charged-comments-1425160771673

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BIG COLOR GRAPHICS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Trump-haters, “Illegal Immigration Is Near a 50-Year Low” and “Most drugs are seized at ports of entry, not along the open border” and “Conviction rates are lower for immigrant populations in Texas.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/11/us/politics/trump-border-crisis-reality.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting charities to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/illegal-immigrants-border-shelters-charities.html
— Pentagon Extends Troop Deployment at Mexican Border Through September – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/troops-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater says “Actually, the Numbers Show That We Need More Immigration, Not Less.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/opinion/trump-immigration-myth.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who say that there is no illegal immigration crisis are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/world/political-crisis-trump-mexico.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Donald Trump and His Team of Morons Nobody left besides those with no reputation to lose.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/opinion/government-shutdown-trump.html
— China Is a Dangerous Rival, and America Should Treat It Like One Enough with the endless talks and handshakes. We need to untie the American economy from China. – Derek Scissors and Daniel Blumenthal
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/opinion/us-china-trade.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans Are in Lock Step With Trump on Shutdown” and asks “But for How Long?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/politics/republicans-government-shutdown.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump seeks to resurrect a long-dormant phrase: ‘illegal alien’ – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: Democrats make it very clear that they want to replace each and every Republican in America with an illegal alien.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/14/trump-seeks-resurrect-long-dormant-phrase-illegal-alien/
— No wonder there’s a shutdown: New poll shows how much Republicans and Democrats really disagree on immigration – Kimberly Gross and
John Sides (DIERSEN: Democrats want to flood America with immigrants because beyond overwhelmingly, immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want to flood America with immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/01/15/no-wonder-theres-a-shutdown-new-poll-shows-republicans-and-democrats-disagree-profoundly-on-immigration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Republicans identified immigration as the most important issue for Congress this year. . .2. Republicans are deeply concerned about immigrants entering the country. . .3. Partisan polarization on immigration issues is enormous. . .4. Views of immigration are fairly entrenched.)
— On Martin Luther King’s 90th birthday, a reminder of how far we have come and how far we still have to go – Peniel E. Joseph (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/15/martin-luther-kings-th-birthday-reminder-how-far-we-have-come-how-far-we-still-have-go/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters uses Steve King to promote hated against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-steve-kings-inflammatory-remarks-roil-a-gop-already-struggling-on-race/2019/01/14/a7e1c98c-181d-11e9-b8e6-567190c2fd08_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— New caravan forming in Honduras to head toward U.S. border – Brian Niemietz
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-caravan-wall-shutdown-trump-20190114-story.html

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— The Evidence on Age Discrimination in the Workplace Data shows that many older adults are forced to leave their jobs. (DIERSEN: Do you promote age discrimination? I should write a book about those who take the lead in promoting age discrimination in the a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Illinois Republican Party, d) Wheaton, e) Milton Township, f) DuPage County, and g) Illinois. They focus on getting rid of older people. They especially focus on getting rid of older people who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evidence-based-living/201901/the-evidence-age-discrimination-in-the-workplace
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The take-home message: Ageism in the workforce is real and negatively impacts the health and financial wellbeing of elders. It’s also illegal! The AARP has a list of strategies to use if you feel that you or someone who know has been affected by ageism in the workplace.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Extends Deployments at Mexican Border to September Military plans to move more engineers, fliers months after initial response to caravan immigrants – Nancy A. Youssef
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-extends-deployments-at-mexican-border-to-september-11547528929
— FRONT PAGE: P&G Challenges Men to Shave Their ‘Toxic Masculinity’ in Gillette Ad Spot pegged to #MeToo asks ‘Is this the best a man can get?’ – Alexandra Bruell (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate muscle cars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_car) and hate their owners. I own a 2016 Ford Mustang, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, and a 1972 Chevy Corvette. I have owned a 1958 Chevy Bel Air, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Olds 442, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1962 Chevy Bel Air, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Olds Delta 88 Royale, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and a 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/p-g-challenges-men-to-shave-their-toxic-masculinity-in-gillette-ad-11547467200

— Job Switchers Wring Career Wins From Tight Labor Market Booming economy leads many workers to parlay new positions into higher pay and more responsibility – Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: Have you switched jobs? GAO audits IRS. Since 1980, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my suffering a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old to hint/imply/argue/shout a) that IRS had grossly overpaid me, b) that what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year, was worthless, c) that what I had learned passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 was worthless, and d) that I made a “career change” even though much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do including interviewing, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, writing reports, and making recommendations. GAO would not have required me to suffer a pay cut to transfer if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/job-switchers-wring-career-wins-from-tight-labor-market-11547204400
— How to Navigate Yet Another Office Shakeup – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, because of Republican-led budget cuts, GAO was in a constant state of shakeup. The Democrats who ran GAO used those budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-office-shakeup-beware-reorg-fatigue-11547479540

FORBES
— Chicago Pensions: Is There Hope For Reform? – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/01/14/chicago-pensions-is-there-hope-for-reform/#6f446ad6186a

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater uses Steve King to promote hated against Republicans.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/steve-king-finally-faces-rebuke-for-years-of-racist-comments.html
— We Don’t Need More Moral Elites. We Need Less Powerful Ones. – Eric Levitz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “moral elites” promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/davos-david-brooks-the-rich-have-become-too-powerful.html

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, those who hate America argue against The Wall. Ever-increasing, countries that want to dump their problematic and unwanted citizens on America argue against The Wall.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/15/trump-mexio-border-wall-dangerous-illusion
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/15/trump-mexico-border-wall-status-migrants
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/15/us-mexico-border-trump-wall-dispatch

January 14 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Thousands join ‘March for Life’ to call for abortion restrictions, organizers say – DANA REBIK
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/13/thousands-join-march-for-life-to-call-for-abortion-restrictions/
— J.B. Pritzker set to take over as governor of Illinois – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/13/j-b-pritzker-set-to-take-over-as-governor-of-illinois/

ABC7
— Thousands gather in Chicago for March for Life event against abortion – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/thousands-gather-in-chicago-for-march-for-life-event/5071520/
— Judge blocks Trump administration birth control coverage rules in 13 states – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-blocks-trump-administration-birth-control-coverage-rules-in-13-states/5071202/
— JB Pritzker to be sworn in as Illinois governor on Monday – Craig Wall and Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-to-be-sworn-in-as-illinois-governor-on-monday/5071084/

WBBM780
— Pro-Life Advocates Rally Downtown
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/news/pro-life-advocates-rally-downtown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Graham urges Trump to reopen government, but declare national emergency if border deal remains elusive – Felicia Sonmez and Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-government-shutdown-20190113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote women in Congress.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20190114/281895889404137
— ‘Dry January’ can be a healthy resolution, but don’t expect dramatic results – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) did drink lots of booze, d) make money selling booze, e) want to make money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dry-january-chicago-not-drinking-healthy-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-20190111-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Midwest groups fill the Loop at annual March for Life – Maudlyne Ihejirika
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-fill-the-loop-at-annual-march-for-life/
— A split black vote could undo Preckwinkle’s front-runner status – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/laura-washington-chicago-mayoral-election-petition-toni-preckwinkle/

DAILY HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Casten: Thousands affected locally by government shutdown – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: Includes 3:37-minute video.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190113/us-rep-casten-thousands-affected-locally-by-government-shutdown
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thousands of federal workers and constituents in the 6th Congressional District are being directly burdened by the partial federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said, and there’s no immediate end in sight. Addressing a standing-room-only crowd Sunday at the Wheaton VFW Post 2164, Casten said ending the standoff has been top priority for the 116th Congress since taking office more than a week ago. He focused on legislative procedure and services affected by the shutdown, rather than President Donald Trump’s demand for a wall along the southwestern border.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: After predecessor tried to evict it, new DuPage sheriff moves to expand jail rehab program Mendrick not cutting but helping expand jail rehabilitation program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/after-predecessor-tried-to-evict-it-new-dupage-sheriff-moves-to-expand-jail-rehab-program
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes women’s marches? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/how-the-womens-march-left-a-lasting-impact-on-these-suburban-activists-
— Once sidelined, women and minorities are returning to the workforce – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: According to my critics/.opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs. Because all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs, my superiors had an extremely hard time hiring and retaining women and minorities. Qualified women and minorities could always get better jobs working for other employers. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190113/once-sidelined-women-and-minorities-are-returning-to-the-workforce

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are counting on women to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://northernstar.info/opinion/history-made-by-number-of-women-sworn-into-congress/article_419e660a-177b-11e9-9b88-dbd60a4ecdec.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Former Illinois lawmakers, politicos form data analysis, voter engagement center – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/press-release-former-illinois-lawmakers-politicos-form-data-analysis-voter-engagement-center
— Breaking barriers after Byrne: Diverse field of female candidates dominate Chicago mayoral race The top female candidates for Mayor of Chicago—all of whom, for the first time, are women of color—have amassed their war chests in markedly different ways – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/femalefundraising

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Is Personally Subsidizing The Wrong Salaries – Quicktake
https://www.wirepoints.com/pritzker-is-personally-subsidizing-the-wrong-salaries-quicktake/

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— With nothing left to lose, Ford Heights property taxpayers revolt
https://southcooknews.com/stories/511720665-with-nothing-left-to-lose-ford-heights-property-taxpayers-revolt
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Chicagoland’s poorest suburb, just three miles from the Indiana border, property owners have discovered the most effective strategy yet for avoiding Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes. Stop paying. Facing astronomical bills on real estate that’s now worthless at best, Ford Heights home and business owners have literally nothing to lose by ignoring them. Nearly 1,000 Ford Heights property tax bills totaling $2.3 million weren’t paid last year, according to an analysis of Cook County Treasurer records by South Cook News. That’s in a village of just 2,763 people, 987 households and 729 residential properties. More perspective: the village’s total 2017 budget was $1.8 million. The 996 Ford Heights properties with delinquent taxes will be up for public auction in May; willing buyers can take them off the owners’ hands by making good with Cook County on what’s in arrears. That none will both explains the strategy’s genius, and the tragedy it reveals. In Ford Heights, real estate equity has ceased to exist. The concept of “homeownership” has been explicitly, violently eviscerated in this community. And it’s hardly the only one. Effective Tax Rate: 48% The 20 most expensive properties in Ford Heights in 2017 amounted to $6.6 million in alleged, collective property value and $1.07 million in property taxes due, according to Cook County. An analysis by South Cook News found that 13 of those 20 bills have not been paid, totaling $737,630 of the $1.07 million. The non-payers have their reasons.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
– The “Trans”-Identifying Pritzker Issues Ultimatum to GOP – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/the-trans-identifying-pritzker-issues-ultimatum-to-gop/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Democrats Oppose The Wall: Trump Will Actually Build It – Peggy Ryan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/why_democrats_oppose_the_wall_trump_will_actually_build_it.html
— Just in time for Democrats arguing walls don’t work: New caravan readies to roll in – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/just_in_time_for_democrats_arguing_walls_dont_work_new_caravan_readies_to_roll_in.html
— Democrats undermine the special-ness of becoming an American – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/democrats_undermine_the_specialness_of_becoming_an_american.html
— Is Anti-Trump Hysteria America’s Most Ridiculous Moment? – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/is_antitrump_hysteria_americas_most_ridiculous_moment.html
— Free Speech Is Dead in Canada: The Persecution of Christian Activist Bill Whatcott – Amy Contrada (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which “Republicans” worked/work the hardest to abolish the First Amendment? I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who worked/work the hardest to abolish the First Amendment. They focused/focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They talked/talk and/or acted/act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/free_speech_is_dead_in_canada_the_persecution_of_christian_activist_bill_whatcott.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Do the Math: Trump’s Wall Is $25 Billion, Illegals Cost $165 Billion – Spencer P. Morrison
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/13/do-the-math-trumps-wall-is-25-billion-illegals-cost-165-billion/

TOWNHALL
— Congress Shouldn’t End Shutdown Until They Shut Down the Border – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/14/congress-shouldnt-end-shutdown-until-they-shut-down-the-border-n2538993
— Walls Work and Belong in any Comprehensive Immigration Policy – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2019/01/14/walls-work-and-belong-in-any-comprehensive-immigration-policy-n2538845
— Why Democrats Allow Illegal Aliens to Enter America – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2019/01/13/why-democrats-allow-illegal-aliens-to-enter-america-n2538979
— Here’s Why Ocasio-Cortez Just Picked a Fight With CBS News – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/13/heres-why-ocasiocortez-just-picked-a-fight-with-cbs-news-n2538975

BREITBART
— Gov. Jan Brewer: ‘Our Country Is Going to Collapse’ Without Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/exclusive-gov-jan-brewer-our-country-going-collapse-without-border-wall/
— Democrat Presidential Contender Tulsi Gabbard Under Fire for Past Traditional Marriage Support – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/democrat-presidential-contender-tulsi-gabbard-under-fire-for-past-traditional-marriage-support/
— OUTSTANDING: Wyoming Republicans Push to Eliminate Gun-Free Zones in Public Places – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/wyoming-republicans-push-eliminate-gun-free-zones-public-places/

DAILY CALLER
— SCHUMER AND PELOSI SHOULD TRY TREATING TRUMP AS THEY DID OBAMA – Cora Mandy
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/schumer-pelosi/
— SEN. TIM KAINE DOESN’T WANT TO ‘WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY’ ON BORDER WALL ‘VANITY PROJECT THAT’S INEFFECTIVE’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is a vanity project that is ineffective and b) the only thing that is effective is what they do. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would highlight past/present Milton Township Republican Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and Illinois Center Right Coalition members who worked/work harder against me than against any Democrat. They say that I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “to feed my ego.”)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/dem-senator-calls-wall-vanity-project-ineffective/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SHUTDOWN DIFFERS GREATLY FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA’S: HERE ARE A FEW WAYS HOW – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/russell-vought-omb-shutdown-trump/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Has a Strong Legal Argument That He Can Declare National Emergency at Border – John G. Malcolm
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/13/trump-has-a-strong-legal-argument-that-he-can-declare-national-emergency-at-border/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 12: Since when is David Hogg qualified to assess national emergencies? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29474-assault-america-day-12-when-david-hogg-qualified-assess-national-emergencies

WORLD NET DAILY
— IMMORAL DEMOCRAT WOMEN MISLEADING THE YOUNG Jesse Lee Peterson blasts new crop of leftist radicals in government
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/immoral-democrat-women-misleading-the-young/

HOT AIR
— Trump Is Right: Walls Work On The Southern Border – FORD O’CONNELL
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/trump-right-walls-work-southern-border/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump on Border Crisis: Other Presidents Have Called National Emergencies For Less Than This – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/13/trump_on_border_crisis_other_presidents_have_called_national_emergencies_for_less_than_this.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A crisis when it suits them – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/13/democrats-are-in-denial-about-the-border-crisis/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border security is a fight we must not lose – Rep. Ralph Norman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-ralph-norman-border-security-is-a-fight-we-must-not-lose

FOX NEWS
— Steve King will face disciplinary ‘action’ for white supremacy comments, GOP leader McCarthy says – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-king-will-face-disciplinary-action-for-white-supremacy-comments-gop-leader-mccarthy-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House minority leader then took a shot at Democratic leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who refused to condemn Michigan freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib for making what Republicans charged was an anti-Semitic slur. Tlaib, who accused some Republicans of having a “dual loyalty” to Israel, had called Trump a “motherf–er” just days earlier — also without drawing condemnation from Pelosi. GOP leaders have also criticized Democrats for continuing to back former Minnesota Democratic Rep. and Democratic National Committee (DNC) deputy chair Keith Ellison, who became the state’s Attorney General earlier this year despite being accused of domestic violence. Ellison said his ex-girlfriend fabricated the accusations, even as Democrats argued that now-Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers should be believed.)

FOX BUSINESS
— Ocasio-Cortez takes us back to big-spending, big-taxing Democratic Party – Joe Lieberman
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-takes-us-back-to-big-spending-big-taxing-democratic-party-joe-lieberman

PJ MEDIA
— De Blasio Says the ‘Wrong People’ Have All the Money – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: 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 poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/de-blasio-says-the-wrong-people-have-all-the-money/

THE HILL
— Obama ‘new blood’ remark has different meaning for Biden – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination big time a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are the biggest age discriminators.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424987-obama-new-blood-remark-has-different-meaning-for-biden
— Kaine on Trump border wall: Democrats don’t want to ‘waste taxpayer money on a vanity project that’s ineffective’ – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is a vanity project that is ineffective and b) the only thing that is effective is what they do. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would highlight past/present Milton Township Republican Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and Illinois Center Right Coalition members who worked/work harder against me than against any Democrat. They say that I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “to feed my ego.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/425097-kaine-on-border-wall-democrats-dont-want-to-waste-taxpayer-money

POLITICO
— Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez The effort is part carrot, part stick. But it’s far from clear the anti-establishment political novice can be made to play ball. – RACHAEL BADE and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: The Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party use sticks, not carrots.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-establisment-1093728
— Forget Mexico: Democrats turn focus to porous Canadian border While the White House is asking for more money and manpower at the southern border, staffing at the U.S.-Canada boundary is floundering. – LAUREN GARDNER
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/congress-canada-mexico-border-security-terrorism-1071243

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “Most Americans blame Trump for shutdown.”
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/US/start-here-americans-blame-trump-shutdown-canada-takes-saudi/story?id=60348307

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Democrats to the Left, Whether They Like It or Not – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/nyregion/ocasio-cortez-democrats-congress.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “What’s the Best Way to Dump Trump?” and says “Impeachment is tempting. But there’s a stronger case for waiting for the 2020 election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/opinion/trump-impeachment-2020-election.html
— Chilling Notion for 2020: Disinformation Will Be Homegrown – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for what they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/business/media/democrats-disinformation-election-interference.html
— A New Migrant Caravan Forms, and Old Battle Lines Harden – Jeff Ernst, Elisabeth Malkin and Paulina Villegas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/world/americas/migrant-caravan-honduras.html
— Overlooked No More: Laura de Force Gordon, Suffragist, Journalist and Lawyer Gordon was speaking from experience when, in 1893, she described in a speech how “society has sneered at learned women.” She spent decades trying to change that. – Jillian Rayfield (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? For me, the answer is 1844. According to the Democrats, if you are a White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefitted from your ancestors’ discrimination against women and against minorities and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/obituaries/laura-de-force-gordon-overlooked.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The ill-fated symbolism of Trump’s wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/14/ill-fated-symbolism-trumps-wall/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Joe Lieberman takes another dig at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Brian Niemietz
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-joe-lieberman-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-20190113-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “National emergency declaration would be a misguided and destructive overreach.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/13/national-emergency-declaration-destructive-overreach-editorials-debates/2566066002/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/10/chefs-cannabis-food-drinks-2019-s-hottest-dining-trend/2520890002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Fault Lines’ Review: How Did We Get Here? There is plenty of evidence that Americans have become increasingly divided and embittered in recent years. It is harder to say why. Barton Swaim reviews “Fault Lines” by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fault-lines-review-how-did-we-get-here-11547411882
— Two Tacos and a B.A., Please When the economy is good, even fast-food joints pay for college. – Editorial (DIERSEN: None of the employers that I worked for 1964-1997 reimbursed my educational expenses, except for token amounts that GAO reimbursed 1992-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-tacos-and-a-b-a-please-11547411773
— Women Don’t Belong in Combat Units The military is watering down fitness standards because most female recruits can’t meet them. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, to hire, to retain, and to promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, the federal government has dramatically watered down its hiring, retention, and promotion standards.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-dont-belong-in-combat-units-11547411638
— As Demand for Small Cars Weakens, More Auto Makers Drop Them From U.S. Lineups Lower gasoline prices and better-quality used vehicles drive changes; fewer choices under $20,000 – Chester Dawson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-demand-for-small-cars-weakens-more-auto-makers-drop-them-from-u-s-lineups-11547391601
— Money ‘in the Wrong Hands’ Let’s compare who does more public social good with their money. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What “social good” to you promote with your time and money? I use my time and money to promote the Republican Party platform, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/money-in-the-wrong-hands-11547411831

FORBES
— How The Shutdown Is A Win For Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda – Steve Denning
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2019/01/13/how-the-shutdown-is-a-win-for-trumps-authoritarian-agenda/#74f21b37250f

FEDERAL TIMES
— Congress passes guarantee to pay feds after shutdown – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2019/01/11/congress-passes-federal-pay-guarantee-after-shutdown/

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A White-hater says “The President’s Pursuit of White Power.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/trump-embraces-white-supremacy/579745/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Refuses to Soothe a Wounded Nation.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/donald-trump-doesnt-console-the-nation/579799/

MEDIATE
— 2020 Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Once Worked For Anti-LGBT Group, Railed Against ‘Homosexual Extremists’ – Tamar Auber
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/2020-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-once-worked-for-anti-gay-group-railed-against-homosexual-extremists/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Protesters across the US defy Trump’s federal shutdown blackmail – Alistair Farrow
https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/47727/Protesters+across+the+US+defy+Trumps+federal+shutdown+blackmail

January 13 Evening Edition

NBC5
— J.B. Pritzker Discusses His Agenda Ahead of Inauguration Day – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-interview-governor-inauguration-504295631.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Graham: Trump isn’t giving in on southern border wall – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-border-wall-government-shutdown/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans blame Trump and GOP much more than Democrats for shutdown.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-democrats-gop-shutdown-blame-20190113-story.html
— Driver was high, had no driver’s license during fatal Lower Wacker Drive wreck, police say – Rosemary Sobol
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-wacker-cfrash-charges-20190112-story.html
— Hart Selected to Lead DuPage Opioid Taskforce – Patrick McKay
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/community/chi-ugc-article-hart-selected-to-lead-dupage-opioid-taskforce-2019-01-12-story.html
— Pritzker meets with Aurora seniors, calls bingo – Linda Girardi
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-pritzker-st-0114-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Governor-elect visits suburbs during statewide day of service
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190112/governor-elect-visits-suburbs-during-statewide-day-of-service
— Thorny questions threaten to slow legal pot in New York – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190113/news/301139947/
— House GOP leader to meet with King over race remarks – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190113/news/301139931/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pot, minimum wage, child care: What are Pritzker’s first priorities? The new governor lays out some of his agenda: He suggests a capital bill will be linked to his first budget and he won’t commit to a Chicago casino. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Each and every candidate, elected official, and party leader in Illinois should be asked: “If pot is legalized for recreational use in Illinois, will you use it and why or why not?”)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pot-minimum-wage-child-care-what-are-pritzkers-first-priorities

HERALD & REVIEW
— Here’s what to expect at Pritzker’s inauguration ceremony on Monday
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/day-one-here-s-what-to-expect-at-pritzker-s/article_53bd638c-6920-53b5-9883-56ef7806ccab.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner administration reduces Rutan-exempt positions – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote patronage and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html). My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They knew that my wife had helped elect Jim Thompson. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190113/rauner-administration-reduces-rutan-exempt-positions

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of state jobs that once were exempt from Rutan anti-patronage protections have been reclassified to remove them from political influence during the four years of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration. In an interview with The State Journal-Register, Joe Hartzler of Chatham, who was special counsel to Rauner, said that most of his time with the administration was spent on eliminating patronage positions. “The thing that I spent most of my time on, you can call it employment reform or hiring reform to reduce the number of patronage-eligible positions,” Hartzler said. “It is a radical change.” Hartzler said that “we knocked out like 2,500 patronage positions.” “More importantly, we drew a very bright line between people who could be appointed with political considerations versus those people who are, let’s just call them protected employees,” he said. “No administration can any longer hire its political people and saddle the next administration with them.” The U.S. Supreme Court’s 1990 Rutan decision essentially said that patronage or political affiliations should not play a role in most hiring, firing and other personnel decisions in government jobs. There are exemptions, however, for some policy-making positions and other key jobs where political considerations could play a role in who was hired or fired. At one point, several thousand state jobs were considered Rutan-exempt and subject to patronage considerations. Hartzler said the number is now below 1,500.)
— J.B. Pritzker seeks stability and growth for Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190113/jb-pritzker-seeks-stability-and-growth-for-illinois

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— If state isn’t growing, is it shrinking? – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-13/jim-dey-if-state-isnt-growing-it-shrinking.html
— Pritzker starting off on right foot – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-13/editorial-pritzker-starting-right-foot.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— J.B. Pritzker discusses gambling, marijuana, capital bill before inauguration – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article224486195.html
— Pritzker: ‘I want to create jobs in downstate Illinois and I’m going to do that’ – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article224484310.html

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— Pritzker faces big challenges – Editorial
https://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/editorial-pritzker-faces-big-challenges/article_ab51100e-0dae-5960-9144-1754a1437c3f.html

ROCHELLE NEWS LEADER
— Washington politics starting to mirror Illinois antics – Scott Reeder
https://rochellenews-leader.com/article/opinion-washington-politics-starting-to-mirror-illinois-antics

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Fresh Debate in Springfield About Conflicts of Interest – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=277675#.XDvYRVxKiM8

RIVER CITY READER
— Pritzker Inspiring Optimism and Excitement … on Both Sides – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, only those who are members of the following groups are optimistic and excited: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/pritzker-inspiring-optimism-both-sides

CHICAGO NOW
— Oh sure, Pritzker, Madigan and Democrats will fix Illinois – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/01/oh-sure-pritzker-madigan-and-democrats-will-fix-illinois/

CHICAGO HEIGHTS PATCH
— Here’s How Illinois Ranks For Raising A Family Raising a family is hard no matter where you live, but some states are better for it than others. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/chicagoheights/s/glds5/here-s-how-illinois-ranks-for-raising-a-family

NEWS BUSTERS
— University of Chicago Student Newspaper Reveals School President Voted Republican – P.J. Gladnick
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/pj-gladnick/2019/01/13/university-chicago-student-newspaper-reveals-school-president-voted

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP PREDICTS DACA WILL BRING HISPANIC VOTERS ‘OVER TO THE REPUBLICAN SIDE’ AMID SHUTDOWN STALEMATE – Evie Fordham (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Hispanics have had, are having, and will have.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/trump-daca-wall-deal/

BREITBART
— Durbin: Shutdown Will End When Trump ‘Realizes He’s Lost the Senate Republicans’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/durbin-shutdown-will-end-when-trump-realizes-hes-lost-the-senate-republicans/
— Illinois Refuses Permit for Concert to Be Hosted By R. Kelly
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/13/illinois-refuses-permit-for-concert-to-be-hosted-by-r-kelly/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Congressional Democrats are wobbling most on the wall – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/congressional_democrats_are_wobbling_most_on_the_wall.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Number of People Who Support Border Wall Reaches All Time High – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/number-of-people-who-support-border-wall-reaches-all-time-high-poll_2765145.html

AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Americans blame Trump for the government shutdown over a border ‘crisis’ that they don’t see.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/01/13/americans-blame-trump-for-the-government-shutdown-over-a-border-crisis-that-they-dont-see-according-to-polls/23641370/

ABC NEWS
— Durbin to Trump: ‘Put an end to this shutdown and put everything on the table’ Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, said Democrats won’t take blame for the shutdown. – Kris Schneider
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/Politics/durbin-trump-put-end-shutdown-put-table/story?id=60331812

NBC NEWS
— Federal worker forced to ration insulin because of government shutdown “I can’t afford to go to the ER. I can’t afford anything. I just went to bed and hoped I’d wake up,” Mallory Lorge said about her blood sugar going high. – Phil McCausland and Suzanne Ciechalski
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-worker-forced-ration-insulin-because-government-shutdown-n958066

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Majority of Americans blame Trump for government shutdown.”
https://nypost.com/2019/01/13/majority-of-americans-blame-trump-for-government-shutdown/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “President Trump, congressional Republicans deserve most blame for historic government shutdown.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-trump-republicans-blame-shutdown-20190113-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Test for Law Schools: Do Enough Graduates Pass the Bar? California said that 40.7% of test takers passed the most recent bar exam, the fifth straight year where more failed than passed – Sara Randazzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-test-for-law-schools-do-enough-graduates-pass-the-bar-11547391600

STARS AND STRIPES
— Sen. Graham says Trump isn’t giving in on southern border wall – AP
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/sen-graham-says-trump-isn-t-giving-in-on-southern-border-wall-1.564291