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May 14 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTSTANDING: Marijuana bill may violate Illinois Constitution, prosecutors say – Dean Olsen 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190513/marijuana-bill-may-violate-illinois-constitution-prosecutors-say
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A key component of a bill that would legalize possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in Illinois — erasing pot-related convictions for potentially hundreds of thousands of people — may violate the state Constitution, according to the group representing county prosecutors statewide. The bill essentially would create legislative pardons, which are illegal, said Robert Berlin, president of the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association. Under the Illinois Constitution, only the governor can issue pardons, Berlin, the DuPage County state’s attorney, told The State Journal-Register. “It’s a separation of powers argument,” he said. An additional constitutional concern, he said, is that prosecutors would be prohibited under the bill from helping to determine who is and isn’t eligible for expungement of certain misdemeanor and felony convictions. “It takes away all of our discretion,” Berlin said of Senate Bill 7, adding that court challenges could overturn such expungements. Berlin, a Republican, said the bipartisan association plans to present its concerns to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and supporter of the bill, as well as the bill’s sponsors in the General Assembly. Berlin said the association has taken a neutral stance on the overall bill.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Growing recreational pot at home might not be allowed after all under Illinois legalization proposal, sponsors say – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-illinois-marijuana-legalization-will-likely-prohibit-home-grow-20190513-story.html
— Montana Gov. Steve Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race – AP (DIERSEN: Bullock is the 22nd Democrat to enter the race. One could ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes why so few want to be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee Treasurer or Webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have had great success in destroying organizations and those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-montana-steve-bullock-2020-democratic-presidential-race-20190514-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity in Naperville. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190514/new-naperville-group-aims-to-support-lgbtq-residents-families
— Avoiding pension payment holiday should be top priority for surplus – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190513/editorial-avoiding-pension-payment-holiday-should-be-top-priority-for-surplus

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois congressman Mike Quigley warns new Chinese-made CTA trains may pose ‘dangerous threat’ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-congressman-warns-new-chinese-made-cta-trains-may-pose-dangerous-threat-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Builders are putting up fewer new houses in Chicago. Here’s why. A key factor in the drop in inventory: Builders say buyers in affluent North Side neighborhoods are holding off to see how big a bite the city’s next property tax increase will take out of what they can afford. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages marriage and discourages homeownership. Trump should increase the SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly, if not eliminate it altogether.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/builders-are-putting-fewer-new-houses-chicago-heres-why

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bar owners, VFWs upset over Pritzker plan to increase tax on video gaming terminals – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND GRANT MORGAN 
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/article230192814.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/live-trump-hosts-iftar-at-white-house

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Muhs, accompanied by staff, leaves SJ-R Editor resigns, then is walked out of building – Bruce Rushton (DIERSEN: When you left the positions that you have held, what kind of show of support did you get from those around you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress how little support that I got when they succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, b) ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, e) ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, f) ending my GAO employment in 1997, g) etc.) 
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21221-muhs-accompanied-by-staff-leaves-sj-r.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The entire State Journal-Register newsroom walked out today in support of now former editor Angie Muhs, who was walked out of the building this afternoon by the paper’s general manager after submitting her resignation on Friday. In an impromptu show of solidarity, the staff accompanied Muhs as she left the building for the final time. “Everyone walked out with her as a show of respect,” reporter Dean Olsen said. “We all gave her a hug and applauded for her and thanked her for the stand that she was taking. … People are crying.” Olsen said Muhs told her staff on Friday that she was leaving partly in hopes of avoiding more layoffs at a paper that has been decimated by staff cuts. “I think her hope was, by not having her salary to pay, her hope would be that there would be no layoffs,” said Olsen, who wasn’t present when Muhs announced her departure last week. “She was a very good editor, and she tried to promote good journalism in Springfield, despite some pretty trying circumstances that she had to deal with from GateHouse Media (the paper’s corporate owner).” Muhs declined to say what she told her staff, but she said she wasn’t expecting colleagues to walk out of the building with her. “I was very touched,” Muhs said. “I didn’t expect that. … I have tremendous respect and admiration for the State Journal-Register staff. They’re dedicated. They’re hard working. They care about doing quality local journalism, and they persevered under some really tough conditions.” Muhs lasted five years as editor of the State Journal-Register, coming to Springfield from a media company in Maine. For the second year in a row, the SJ-R this spring was named GateHouse Newspaper of the Year for its circulation division. In 2017, Muhs was named Editor of the Year in the SJ-R’s circulation division in a company-wide contest. GateHouse Media, which bought the SJ-R in 2007 and promised “hyperlocal” coverage, publishes more than 150 daily papers and is one of the nation’s biggest newspaper companies. “Angie Muhs exemplifies everything one could ask for from an editor,” wrote former SJ-R publisher and president wrote when Muhs won the 2017 editor of the year award. “She is deeply connected to her community, constantly looks for ways the SJ-R can be a leader in community engagement, demands excellence from her team and works tirelessly to ensure deliver (sic) quality, impactful content to our readers every day.” The praise remains posted at www.bestofgatehouse.com, the company web page dedicated to its contests. Gracing GateHouse Media’s home page is a photo of Abraham Lincoln impersonators taken by Rich Saal, the paper’s longtime photo editor who was laid off two weeks ago, the latest cut for a paper that has seen plenty. In 2012, newsroom employees, voted 26-4 to form a union after the paper laid off the entire copy desk. There are five news reporters left, and several beats, including courts, police and education, no longer have fulltime reporters assigned to them. Muhs declined to discuss staff cuts, but she praised Saal, saying he was one of the best photojournalists she’s ever worked with. She’s been vocal in the past about her feelings while GateHouse sliced her staff. Last September, amid a round of cuts, Muhs tweeted a quote from New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who said “You cannot cut the value of the product you give readers and expect them to reward you with growth.” Muhs included her own take: “Amen. If only all owners heeded these words.” Olsen said Muhs appeared emotional as she left the building for the last time. “I think she’s tried to fight within the channels of GateHouse to try to preserve the staff,” Olsen said. “I don’t know how successful she’s been. I know it’s been very frustrating for her. Her heart is in this. She quit without a job lined up. I think that says a lot right there.)

HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— Flossmoor Hosts Pride Concert In June The Village of Flossmoor will celebrate Pride Month with a concert and party downtown June 21. – Erika Hobbs (DIERSEN: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/flossmoor-hosts-pride-concert-june

CHICAGO NOW
— Martin with Berkowitz, Guzzardi & Durkin et al on Pritzker’s big tax increase & much more
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2019/05/watch-martin-w-berkowitz-guzzardi-durkin-et-al-on-pritzkers-big-tax-increase-much-more-cable-web/

FOX NEWS
— Texas border agents say 5,500 migrants a day are illegally entering US – William La Jeunesse
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-border-agents-say-5500-migrants-a-day-are-illegally-crossing-border
— Inside Trump 2020: As Dem field sets, campaign takes aim at ‘socialist organism with 22 heads’ – Alex Pappas 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-trump-2020-as-dem-field-sets-campaign-takes-aim-at-socialist-organism-with-22-heads

AMERICAN THINKER
— MAGA vs. the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Peter Skurkiss
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/maga_vs_the_us_chamber_of_commerce.html

BREITBART
— Poll Shows Trump Holding on to Working Class Voters Against Joe Biden – John Nolte (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes look down on members of the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-shows-trump-holding-working-class-voters-joe-biden/

TOWNHALL
— The One-Sided World of Cyber Bullying – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponent who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders. My critics/opponent have hundreds of thousands if not millions of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries on their blacklists.) 
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2019/05/14/the-onesided-world-of-cyber-bullying-n2546244
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over on Facebook, Illinois Family Institute writer Laurie Higgins, a perceptive social critic, has found herself more than once in “Facebook Jail,” as have Americans for Truth President Peter LaBarbera and Houston Baptist University Prof. Robert Gagnon, an expert on Biblical sexual morality.)

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TLAIB’S MORBID FANTASIES OF A PALESTINIAN “SAFE HAVEN” FOR JEWS Nancy Pelosi – Where are you? – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273766/tlaibs-morbid-fantasies-palestinian-safe-haven-joseph-klein

LIFESITE NEWS
— Twitter locks gender expert’s account for calling transsexualism a mental disorder – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-locks-gender-experts-account-for-calling-transsexualism-a-mental-disorder

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK STATE ADDED 250K DEMOCRATS, ONLY 9K REPUBLICANS IN LAST YEAR – Luke Rosiak (DIERSEN: Whenever Democrats move in, a) prosperity and safety decrease and b) poverty and crime increase.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/13/new-york-democrats-republicans-voters/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump: Rashida Tlaib’s Holocaust Comments Show ‘Tremendous Hatred of Israel and the Jewish People’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/trump-rashida-tlaibs-holocaust-comments-show-tremendous-hatred-of-israel-and-the-jewish-people/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/support-pot-legalization-fading/

REAL CLEAR
— Tlaib: Friend Told Me To Talk Like A 4th Grader So Racist Idiots Understand – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/14/tlaib_friends_tell_me_to_talk_like_a_4th_grader_so_racist_idiots_understand.html

THE HILL
— Pete Buttigieg gambles with criticism of identity politics – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred 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. How successful have the Democrats been in promoting hatred in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, and in your county? I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in promoting hatred in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443498-pete-buttigieg-gambles-with-criticism-of-identity-politics

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote hatred of Whites and b) crow about their success in getting rid of Whites.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-laura-ingraham-huge-demographic-shift_n_5cda64ece4b0f7ba48a9e012
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to shout a) that you disrespect the rule of law, b) that you disrespect that country, and c) that you disrespect the citizens of that country. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/undocumented-immigration-crime-marshall-project_n_5cda71f4e4b0f7ba48aa005a

POLITICO
— ‘One of the most important endorsements in America right now’ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren jockey for the campaign backing of liberal heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. – HOLLY OTTERBEIN and ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: The following SHOULD NOT and DO NOT want my endorsement: those who 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. The aforesaid work against me.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/13/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-2020-1318929

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Planes, buses moving migrants from crowded border shelters – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration, Democrats and RINOs should be required to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them health care, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, to give them jobs, etc.) 
https://www.wral.com/planes-buses-move-migrants-from-crowded-border-shelters/18384465/

REUTERS
— Islanders complain to U.N. over Australia’s climate change inaction (DIERSEN: When your critics/opponents have a complaint about you, who can/do they complain to? My critics/opponents complain to a) the voters in my precinct, b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) officers, c) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, d) my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, e) the IRP officers, f) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, g) Wheaton officials, h) Milton Township officials, i) DuPage County officials, j) Illinois officials, and k) federal officials. Until they got rid of me, they complained to a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers and directors, c) MTRCC officers (to dump me as webmaster) d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers and directors, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers and directors, f) my Democrat GAO superiors, g) etc.) 
https://news.yahoo.com/islanders-complain-u-n-over-australias-climate-change-011959186.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Twitter Isn’t Real Life (if You’re a Democrat) The online left doesn’t like Joe Biden. Voters seem to. – Michelle Goldberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/joe-biden-twitter-2020.html
— The Rise of the Haphazard Self How working-class men detach from work, family and church. – David Brooks
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/opinion/working-class-men.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The researchers conducted 107 in-depth interviews with working-class men. Many of the men told them that the economy doesn’t allow them to provide the same standard of living that their fathers could provide. That has created the culture of the side hustle. The men feel that they have to have three or four occupations, and they bounce around among them so they can stay employed full time.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Why the gender pay gap persists (and what we can do about it) Professions dominated by women are undervalued in ways legislation can’t fix – Emma Goldberg (DIERSEN: Because of the following, if I had been a woman, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old: 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.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/14/why-gender-pay-gap-still-persists-what-we-can-do-about-it/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Female film workers in Georgia urge Hollywood not to boycott over abortion ban – JENNY JARVIE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries boycott you and why? I should write a book about those that boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they do that.)
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-georgia-film-workers-hollywood-boycott-20190513-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn older people.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer-bequest-is-millennial-misery-11557788725
— GM Looks to Jump-Start Cadillac—Again Latest brand reboot follows five years of U.S. market-share decline, dealer angst – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: The more that Democrats successfully promote age discrimination, the fewer Cadillacs that will be sold.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-looks-to-jump-start-cadillacagain-11557753226 
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By contrast, in the U.S., where it has operated for more than a century, Cadillac sold only 154,702 cars last year. Among U.S. buyers, the brand has had trouble shaking its image of big cars favored by older drivers, dealers and analysts say.)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: ACT test: The number of perfect scores is soaring everywhere, as expensive test prep booms
Hannah Sparling and Dan Horn (DIERSEN: Of course, if I sought any kind of government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old was that I took the Becker CPA Exam Review (https://www.becker.com/cpa-review.html) which currently starts at $2,493.) 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/05/01/act-sat-scholarships-college-admissions-scandal-scores-test-prep/3640007002/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Why Joe Biden needs Libertarians – Joshua Spivak (DIERSEN: The Libertarian Party exists to promote pot and other terrible things. To get standing to destroy conservatives like me and to destroy Republicans like me, far too many Libertarians fraudulently claim to be conservative and/or Republican. I should write a book about the aforesaid frauds in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.) 
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Why-Joe-Biden-needs-Libertarians-Opinion-13842117.php

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— A new effort boosts a diminished Illinois statehouse press – Mari Cohen
https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/capitol-news-illinois.php

PEW
— Behind the Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois – Matt Vasilogambros (DIERSEN: Eve-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that want individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Illinois 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://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/05/14/behind-the-movement-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, a resolution calling on Congress to declare Chicago the 51st state has eight Republican cosponsors in the state House (there are 44 Republicans in the lower chamber) and support among many of the state’s conservative activists. It’s the second such bill in as many years. Illinois state Rep. Brad Halbrook, the bill’s author, cites the many issues tearing the state apart. He listed Democrats’ “overreaching” stances on abortion, guns, immigration, debt, pensions, Medicaid spending, property taxes, green energy and workers’ compensation as just some of the reasons Chicago and Illinois should go their separate ways. Recent polling from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale shows two-thirds of Illinois voters think the state is moving in the wrong direction. That same March poll from the Simon Institute shows “significant regional differences” in responses. The state division hit a breaking point several years ago, when Illinois was mired in the longest fiscal stalemate in the United States since the Great Depression. The budget battle between Democratic lawmakers and then-Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner lasted more than two years, threatening public university accreditation, statewide road construction and “junk” credit ratings. Halbrook blamed the impasse on Chicago-area Democrats. “Everywhere I go, people say we just need to get rid of Chicago,” he told Stateline. “It gets rid of all of our problems. My constituency is serious about it. I’m trying to save the state.” Halbrook has a small family farm in Shelbyville, a rural community along the Kaskaskia River in central Illinois with around 4,600 residents. New Illinois? Forty percent of the Prairie State’s 12.7 million residents live in Cook County, the county surrounding Chicago. The broader Chicago metropolitan area consists of 9.5 million people. Without the Chicagoland area, Illinois would have fewer people than Connecticut. Democrats control both chambers of the General Assembly and the governor’s office, and most of them are from Chicagoland — including 62 of the 74 Democrats in the House. The rest of Illinois is largely agricultural and conservative, aside from the parts of Illinois near St. Louis in neighboring Missouri and pockets of central Illinois. A July 2018 paper from the Simon Institute found that Illinois’ politics “are marked and marred by regionalism.” The idea of dividing Illinois has been around throughout Illinois’ history, the paper says, despite “how impractical it is.” While these regional divides are prevalent in other states across the country, it’s exaggerated in Illinois because of “the extent to which many Illinois leaders emphasize, exploit and exacerbate these regional differences for their own advantage,” the paper claims. The Windy City has all the political power, the money and the economic growth, said G.H. Merritt, who runs New Illinois, a separation group that has begun starting chapters in counties throughout the state to build grassroots support. Merritt, a former nonprofit administrator, lives in Lake County, north of Chicago. So far, she has 26 county chapters that want to split the rest of Illinois from Chicago. When forming her organization, Merritt sought advice from other state separation organizations, like New California. The group, which is run by a conservative radio talk show host, advocates for the creation of a new state split from the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas “to throw off the bonds of tyranny.” Activists such as Merritt blame state Democratic leaders from Chicago for creating a “systemically corrupt climate” and many of the problems Illinois currently faces, like the $134 billion in unfunded pensions and other fiscal problems — despite the fact that these problems grew through both Democratic and Republican governorships.)

NEWSWEEK
— RUDY GIULIANI SLAMS RASHIDA TLAIB’S CLAIM HER PALESTINIAN ANCESTORS WERE ‘KIND’ TO JEWS: ‘THE GRAND MUFTI WAS A CLOSE ALLY OF HITLER. HE MURDERED JEWS’ – CALLUM PATON 
https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-slams-rashida-tlaibs-claim-her-palestinian-ancestors-were-kind-1424694

May 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Constitutional crisis? Some House Democrats don’t think so – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/constitutional-crisis-some-house-democrats-dont-think-so/5298135/

CBS2
— Bedford Park Feels The Pain Of Housing An Emissions Testing Facility – Vince Gerasole
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/13/bedford-park-feels-the-pain-of-housing-an-emissions-testing-facility/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House GOP focusing on women and minorities for 2020 challengers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-house-gop-women-minorities-2020-20190513-story.html
— Fallout from the trade war: Illinois firms say you’ll pay more for furniture, scooters and a lot more – Robert Channick
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-impact-20190510-story.html
— Jewel-Osco employees alleging age discrimination can pursue lawsuit as a group, judge rules – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jewel-osco-age-discrimination-lawsuit-20190513-story.html
— Why Illinois shouldn’t mandate quotas for company boards – Editorial (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corporate-board-female-minority-illinois-20190513-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suburban double dippers hit taxpayers in the wallet – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-collar-county-board-pensions-senate-bill/
— 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, we risk going backward – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/brown-board-eduacation-school-segregation-jesse-jackson/

DAILY HERALD
— Dems say Trump, GOP, twisting Tlaib’s Holocaust remarks – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190513/news/305139851/
— Seven residents at Wheaton’s DuPage Care Center are 100 or older – Bev Horne
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190513/seven-residents-at-wheatons-dupage-care-center-are-100-or-older

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crunch time for Pritzker as Illinois lawmakers near key votes With Mike Madigan in the background, the state’s new governor faces a critical test in the coming days on his graduated income tax and other plans. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crunch-time-pritzker-illinois-lawmakers-near-key-votes

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet Friday night calling for women to join her in a sex strike to protest strict abortion bans passed by Republican-controlled legislatures.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/actress-calls-for-women-to-go-on-sex-strike-to-protest-abortion-ban

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Omarosa requests to join lawsuit alleging women were underpaid by Trump campaign – Katie Mettler
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Omarosa-requests-to-join-lawsuit-alleging-women-13841597.php

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Just 11 percent of state corn crop is planted
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/just-percent-of-state-corn-crop-is-planted/article_4a2e1a9a-75c7-11e9-9c54-13a8177c58c8.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— POTENTIAL PROPERTY TAX FREEZE Property tax freeze could be part of state progressive tax legislation – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/10/potential-property-tax-freeze/asa1n1b/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Why House Republicans are searching for women, minorities for 2020 elections – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/house-gop-focusing-on-women-minorities-for-2020

WGLT
— Why Barickman Bolted From The Cannabis Bill – CHARLIE SCHLENKER 
https://www.wglt.org/post/why-barickman-bolted-cannabis-bill#stream/0

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers have two weeks to finish, pass state budget with simple majorities – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmakers-have-two-weeks-to-finish-pass-state-budget-with/article_49723e08-75a7-11e9-bef9-238bb5382597.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN BLAMES TRUMP FOR BORDER CRISIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/durbin-blames-trump-for-border-crisis.html
— LAHOOD DISTRICT TORN BETWEEN THE GOOD AND BAD OF CHINESE TARIFF DISPUTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/lahood-on-china-tariffs.html
— WILL COSTELLO’S REPLACEMENT OPPOSE PRITZKER TAX HIKE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/will-costello-replacement-also-oppose-pritzker-tax-hike-.html
— SKILLICORN: WILL GOV. PRITZKER UNDO ONE OF IL’S ONLY PENSION REFORMS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/skillicorn-driving-a-spike-in-teachers-pensions.html
— KINDT: HOW ABOUT A “FAIR TAX” ON ILLINOIS GAMBLING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/kindt-tax-holidays-for-illinois-gambling.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should oppose pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/13/what-about-the-children/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accuses Rashida Tlaib of ‘tremendous hatred of Israel’ – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/13/donald-trump-accuses-rashida-tlaib-tremendous-hatr/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Gillibrand on Polling Woes: ‘People Are Generally Biased Against Women’ – David Rutz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at women that old White men are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://freebeacon.com/politics/gillibrand-on-polling-woes-people-are-generally-biased-against-women/

NEWSMAX
— Ex-Ill. Rep. Schilling Launching Historic Comeback in Iowa – John Gizzi 
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/bobby-schiling-iowa-caucuses-2020/2019/05/13/id/915757/
— Texas Senate Committee Advances ‘Chick-fil-A’ Bill – Solange Reyner 
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/texas-chick-fil-a/2019/05/13/id/915829/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Flies Migrants from South Texas to Reduce Overcrowding – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/13/border-patrol-flies-migrants-from-south-texas-to-reduce-overcrowding/
— Poll: GOP Voters Say Border Wall, Reducing All Immigration Must be Top Priority for Trump – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/13/poll-gop-voters-say-border-wall-reducing-all-immigration-must-be-top-priority-for-trump/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Cartels ‘kicking our butts’ in New Mexico, as state left without checkpoints – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/cartels-kicking-butts-new-mexico-state-left-without-checkpoints/

HOT AIR
— Democrats Don’t Realize Most Americans Want Visa Overstays Deported
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/13/democrats-dont-realize-americans-want-visa-overstays-deported/

THE HILL
— Texas Senate takes up ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill – JESSICA CAMPISI
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443473-texas-senate-takes-up-save-chick-fil-a-bill
— Trump accuses Tlaib of harboring ‘hatred of Israel and Jewish people’ – JORDAN FABIAN 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443363-trump-accuses-tlaib-of-harboring-hatred-of-israel-and-jewish-people
— Omar accuses Liz Cheney of ‘deep seeded hate and Islamophobia’ – JUSTIN WISE 
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443452-ilhan-omar-accuses-cheney-of-deep-seeded-hate-and-islamophobia
— Sanders defends Tlaib from Trump: ‘Stop dividing the American people up by their religion’ – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/443457-sanders-defends-tlaib-from-trump-stop-dividing-the-american-people-up-by-their

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump joins GOP criticism of Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel – John Wagner and Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-joins-gop-criticism-of-rep-tlaib-over-remarks-on-holocaust-israel/2019/05/13/212074aa-7567-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html

DENVER POST
— 55 Central American refugees seeking asylum bused to Denver Sunday night Overwhelmed shelters in Texas and New Mexico sent refugees to 3 churches – KIRK MITCHELL and SAJA HINDI
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/05/13/central-american-refugees-seek-asylum-denver/

BUSINESS NEWS DAILY
— How to Age-Proof Your Resume – Jennifer Post (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that it has been a) 22 years since I worked for GAO, earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, and became a Forensic Accountant; b) 23 years since I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor; c) 25 years since I became a Certified Government Financial Manager; d) 29 years since I became a Certified Fraud Examiner; e) 38 years since I became a Certified Internal Auditor and Licensed CPA; f) 39 years since I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and worked for IRS; g) 40 years since I became a CPA; h) 43 years since I earned an MBA from Loyola; and i) 49 years since I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU.) 
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15033-age-proof-resume.html

MONDAY NOTE
— Confusing Facebook With the Internet is the Perfect Storm for Fake News – Frederic Filloux
https://mondaynote.com/confusing-facebook-and-the-internet-is-the-perfect-storm-for-fake-news-8b5cd7e772f8

May 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats are split on the Green New Deal. But they all want a piece of the pie when it comes to climate change. – Patrick M. O’Connell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-green-new-deal-20190502-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Stop the marijuana madness – Bill Deckard, Winfield
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190513/stop-the-marijuana-madness

SAUK VALLEY
— GOP leaders speak out against graduated income tax proposal Say proposals to generate revenue aren’t best way to fix fiscal crisis – PAM EGGEMEIER
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/05/12/gop-leaders-speak-out-against-graduated-income-tax-proposal/a4we274/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Gambling executive: Don’t raise taxes; raise bets – GRANT MORGAN
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/09/gambling-executive-dont-raise-taxes-raise-bets/ac25jj6/

LA CROSS TRIBUNE
— Republicans head for course correction at Oshkosh convention – RILEY VETTERKIND (DIERSEN: What “course correction” do your critics/opponents want? My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Central Committee (MTRCC) to a) dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) further dump those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Attend a MTRCC meeting and watch my critics/opponents in action.)
https://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/republicans-head-for-course-correction-at-oshkosh-convention/article_1c669a20-1cb5-54a0-a0f3-77b0631f78b2.html

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers debate tax reform amid $1.5 billion in unexpected revenue – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40461770/lawmakers-debate-tax-reform-amid-15-billion-in-unexpected-revenue

WGIL
— ILLINOIS HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE IF LEGISLATORS STAY ON THE PATH OF NO TAX INCREASES
http://www.wgil.com/2019/05/13/illinois-has-a-bright-future-if-legislators-stay-on-the-path-of-no-tax-increases/

WCIA
— Barickman says forgiving drug dealers is “a wild proposition”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NjKgr7TmaE
— Democrats defect from Pritzker’s progressive tax plan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMyhLZPwG6U

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans still waiting for home values to return to pre-recession levels – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-still-waiting-for-home-values-to-return-to-pre-recession-levels/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Agriculture raked in $17 billion in 2017, making it Illinois’ top industry
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/agriculture-raked-in-billion-in-making-it-illinois-top-industry/article_d4464cae-733b-11e9-8f96-47a1e1895945.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Buttigieg, Benson, Rubin, and Marriage – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/05/buttigieg-benson-ben-s-and-marriage/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MEDIA’S SUDDEN DISINTEREST IN THE DENVER STEM SCHOOL SHOOTING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/medias-sudden-disinterest-in-the-denver-stem-school-shooting.html

GOPUSA
— Not a surprise that Google ‘Top Stories’ dominated by ‘left leaning sources’ CNN, New York Times, Washington Post
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69412

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives punished, censored online for violating political correctness – Robert Knight 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/12/conservatives-punished-censored-online-for-violati/

FOX NEWS
— Dem Rep. Tlaib sparks outrage with comments about Holocaust
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dem-rep-tlaib-sparks-outrage-with-comments-about-holocaust-grim-clues-in-search-for-missing-houston-girl

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mike Pence, Pete Buttigieg, and the War on Christianity – David Horowitz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/mike_pence_pete_buttigieg_and_the_war_on_christianity.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Media Wounded – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/12/the-media-wounded/

FEDERALIST
— Kamala Harris: Take Away Americans’ Health Insurance, Make Them Pay For Illegal Immigrants’ Health Care In an interview with CNN, Harris admitted that she wants to provide taxpayer-funded health care, along with education and other benefits, to individuals unlawfully present in this country. – Christopher Jacobs
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/13/kamala-harris-take-away-americans-health-insurance-make-pay-illegal-immigrants-health-care/

TOWNHALL
— The Left Has Us Walking On Eggshells – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2019/05/13/the-left-has-us-walking-on-eggshells-n2546213

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP VS. FAKE NEWSMONGERS The best way the president can push back. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273698/trump-vs-fake-newsmongers-lloyd-billingsley

PJ MEDIA
— Is Facebook Discriminating Against Conservative Fundraisers Too? – MATT MARGOLIS 
https://pjmedia.com/trending/is-facebook-discriminating-against-conservative-fundraisers-too/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump’s Rules for Republicans (Adapted From Alinsky) – Frank Miele (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always been disciples of Saul Alinsky. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/13/trumps_rules_for_republicans_adapted_from_alinsky_140308.html

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Break up Facebook now! Zuckerberg media Goliath wields too much power – Jacquie Kubin 
https://www.commdiginews.com/business-2/facebook-zuckerberg-media-goliath-antitrust-action-118527/

BLAZE
— London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Trump not worthy of state dinner — but look what Queen Elizabeth did President Trump and Khan have sparred multiple times – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sadiq-khan-queen-trump-state-visit

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/scheduling/443332-this-week-house-to-vote-on-bill-to-ban-lgbtq-discrimination
— Biden tops field of 2020 Dems in digital spending – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443143-biden-tops-field-of-2020-dems-in-digital-spending

POLITICO
— New litmus test for White House hopefuls: Breaking up Facebook Democratic officials for years embraced liberal-leaning Silicon Valley executives as staunch political allies and donors. – CRISTIANO LIMA 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/12/2020-democrats-big-tech-companies-1427758

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: There Is a Connection Between Undocumented Immigrants and Crime. To come into a country illegally and to stay in a country illegally shows that you disrespect the rule of law.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/upshot/illegal-immigration-crime-rates-research.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Mike Pence’s advice to Christian college grads: Prepare to be ‘shunned or ridiculed for defending the teachings of the Bible’ – Allyson Chiu (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who shun and ridicule those like me who a) defend the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and/or b) defend the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Attend a MTRCC meeting and watch them in action.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/13/mike-pences-advice-christian-college-grads-prepare-be-shunned-or-ridiculed-defending-teachings-bible/
— House Republicans criticize Rep. Tlaib over remarks on Holocaust, Israel – Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-republicans-criticize-rep-tlaib-over-remarks-on-holocaust-israel/2019/05/12/50939fea-74f5-11e9-b3f5-5673edf2d127_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump’s policies are doing the exact opposite of what Democrats warned – David Harsanyi
https://nypost.com/2019/05/12/trumps-policies-are-doing-the-exact-opposite-of-what-democrats-warned/
— Beware the ‘fix’ that Facebook wants – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2019/05/12/beware-the-fix-that-facebook-wants/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fannie and Freddie Back More Mortgages of Those Deeply in Debt An increasing number of loans are going to borrowers with debt-to-income ratios of 43% or higher, even as policy makers weigh changes – Ben Eisen (DIERSEN: What money have you borrowed? The only money that I borrowed was to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Dive East building in Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The only money that my wife and I borrowed was to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fannie-and-freddie-back-more-mortgages-of-those-deeply-in-debt-11557739801

FORBES
— Social Media Died When It Stopped Being Social And Became Just About Making Money – Enrique Dans
https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2019/05/13/social-media-died-when-it-stopped-being-social-and-became-just-about-making-money/#596364432c94

USA TODAY
— Young people, scrolling their friends’ Instagram feeds, feel pressure to overspend – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/13/facebook-instagram-images-put-pressure-young-people-overspend/1158795001/

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Audit suggests Google favors a small number of major outlets – Nicholas Diakopoulos
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/google-news-algorithm.php

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Journalists, political operatives seek records and ‘opposition research’ on Pete Buttigieg – Jeff Parrott (DIERSEN: Should I do some opposition research on those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?) 
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/politics/journalists-political-operatives-seek-records-and-oppo-research-on-pete/article_5911be7b-8f87-5dfa-b120-1af6ba238b16.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Research isn’t cheap and it’s not easy,” said Di Resta, president and CEO of The Maccabee Group. “You don’t do that if you don’t believe someone is a real contender.” Di Resta, who teaches a course on opposition research at George Washington University, said “oppo research” isn’t new but has become more “institutionalized.” “This is standard operating procedure now when either the mayor or a city commissioner decides to run for office,” he said. “It’s pretty standard to see these Freedom of Information Act requests going out.” Di Resta noted congressional communications are not subject to FOIA, “so the big-name senators won’t undergo the same level of scrutiny when it comes to FOIAs as the mayor, which is an interesting angle because here’s a guy who’s supposedly not experienced enough or whatever, but all his communications are eligible to be reviewed by opponents.” None of the records requestors would comment for this story when contacted by The Tribune.)

EAGLE
— Age discrimination all too commonplace – Chuck Norris
https://www.theeagle.com/news/health_fitness/age-discrimination-all-too-commonplace/article_fabd1cb4-7539-11e9-8424-bfa8d06341ba.html

LADDERS
— 31 things you should remove from your résumé immediately Avoid including a job on your résumé if you only held the position for a short period of time, Gelbard says. Especially avoid jobs you were let go from. – RACHEL GILLET AND ALLANA AKHTAR (DIERSEN: Applicants for the vacant Wheaton City Council North position have been asked to submit “A complete resume A statement identifying the reasons why you wish to be considered for an appointment to the City Council A statement identifying the three most important issues the City needs to address in the next two years, as well as your opinion on how those issues could be addressed” by May 28, 2019. On May 29, 2019, I will request copies of the aforesaid documents for each of the candidates.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/31-things-you-should-remove-from-your-resume-immediately

BIG LAW BUSINESS
— Lawyers Are Uniquely Challenging Audience for Anti-Bias Training – Jonathan Hurtarte
https://biglawbusiness.com/lawyers-are-uniquely-challenging-audience-for-anti-bias-training

LAW FIRM NEWSWIRE
— Oracle Accused of Systematic Wage Discrimination Against Women, Minorities
https://www.lawfirmnewswire.com/2019/05/oracle-accused-of-systematic-wage-discrimination-against-women-minorities/

VIRGINIA LAWYERS WEEKLY
— Change from full-time to part-time not an adverse action (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, GAO argued that the following were not adverse actions: a) 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 $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://valawyersweekly.com/2019/05/13/change-from-full-time-to-part-time-not-an-adverse-action/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Faculty at Chicago’s DePaul University condemn professor’s anti-democratic, militarist comments on Middle East – Kristina Betinis 
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/13/depa-m13.html

May 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A writer comes home to ever-changing South Shore to find the middle class disappearing – Christopher Borrelli (DIERSEN: How has your precinct changed over the past 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35+ years? I should write a book on how my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton has changed since my wife and I had our home built at 915 Cove Court in 1984. From what I see, tragically, 4 out 5 times that a home is sold, it goes from conservative Republican to liberal Democrat. Ever-increasingly, liberal Democrats see DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) as moving to the left and b) being welcoming safe places for them. Ever-increasingly, they see DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton leaders failing/refusing to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and in the Republican Party platform. In my precinct, they see how the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee treat conservative Republicans like me.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ae-carlo-rotella-south-shore-chi-0512-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Premixed cocktails could be added to the drink menu at 2 summer Naperville festivals – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-spirits-at-naperville-festivals-st-0512-story.html
— Why does Facebook fail to fix itself? It’s partly humans – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us-tec–facebook-slow-response-20190510-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Flooding in the Chicago area has been so bad in the past decade that only places ravaged by hurricanes sustain more damage – Michael Hawthorne and Morgan Greene (DIERSEN: What have you done to stop basement seepage and flooding? Since 1984, I have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars for my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton a) making lot drainage improvements including installing French drains and storm sewer inlets, b) paying for an overhead sewer system, c) paying to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, d) patching long wide cracks in the basement floor, e) having the home’s exterior footing tiles cleaned out, f) properly connecting 6″ and 4″ drainage tile lines from uphill properties to the city storm sewer system, g) installing battery backup sump pumps, h) etc. The builder a) put steel reinforcement rods in the foundation walls to compensate for cracked foundation footings and b) installed interior footing tiles.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-flooding-basement-sewage-20190506-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A week before the maggots hatched, raw sewage gushed into Lori Burns’ basement for the sixth time in a decade. Her brick bungalow in the Chatham neighborhood was among thousands of Chicago homes swamped by another rainstorm that overwhelmed the city’s aging sewer system. This particular downpour ended up as one of the worst on record. Two months’ worth of rain fell in two days during April 2013 — a storm marked by geysers of human waste bursting out of manholes, and a torrent of sewage and runoff surging through the Chicago River into Lake Michigan.)
— A new bill aims to force Illinois’ largely white, male corporate boards to diversify. Some say it’s unconstitutional. – Corilyn Shropshire (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians forced my Democrat superiors to use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-bill-public-company-board-diversity-20190430-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES (page 28)
— What market tumble? Workers up 401(k) savings to record – AP (DIERSEN: My wife and I always put the maximum allowed into retirement savings accounts. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. They hint/imply/argue/shout that we would never have been able to do that a) if I had not avoided the draft, b) if I not gotten overpaid jobs working for the federal government, c) if I had not gotten married, d) if my wife and I had not given up trying to have children, c) if we had adopted, d) if we had become foster parents, and/or e) if we had given lots of money to churches like they do.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-market-tumble-workers-up-401k-savings-to-record/2019/05/09/12385282-7210-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Polish nationalists protest US over Holocaust claims – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190511/news/305119923/
— Maxine Waters teaches how to be a ‘first’ and succeed in Congress – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190508/news/305089947

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur collected $6 million from video gambling. One city official says ‘this is not what we bargained for.’ – JAYLYN COOK
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/decatur-collected-million-from-video-gambling-one-city-official-says/article_0cccbb64-0826-58fd-aa08-d378db8ee7c3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anita Bedell, executive director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems, said there have been successful attempts by municipalities to oppose or overturn the presence of video gambling in Illinois. An example she referenced happened in Forest Park, which voted to outlaw video gaming in November after initially allowing it in the community . . .Bedell said the data surrounding losses is a sign that people are addicted to the gambling and play several times a day with no return on investment. The National Council on Problem Gambling said two million, or 1%, of adults in the United States are estimated to meet criteria for pathological gambling in a given year. Another four to six million adults would be considered problem gamblers, meaning they don’t meet the full diagnostic criteria for pathological gambling, but meet one or more of the criteria and are experiencing problems due to their gambling behavior. The NCPG also said most adults who choose to gamble are able to do so responsibly. Bedell said it’s tough for those addicted to gambling in Illinois to find the support they need. “The state has very little money for treatment and prevention,” she said. “A lot of the times what people have are Gamblers Anonymous meetings. They have quite a few in northern Illinois, but in central, it’s sparse.” Bedell said the prevalence of video gaming machines in places like restaurants, grocery stores and other venues has taken the need for visiting a casino away from people and allowed them to “gamble more and lose more.” Whobrey said he notices the effect gambling has on some people. He calls the machines at the VFW post a “necessary evil” because they provide a financial boost, but can also drive people to spend money that they may not have. “Some people come here, don’t buy a thing and spend it on gaming,” he said. “But the money helps us provide services for the veterans … It’s kept here in Decatur. That’s a big thing.”)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Promised tax cuts for poor, middle class mostly illusory – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-05-12/jim-dey-promised-tax-cuts-poor-middle-class-mostly-illusory.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pension ‘fix’ a character issue – George Kiser, Bloomington
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/pension-fix-a-character-issue/article_92933c39-6a6a-5cc6-b2d4-cd27cc290140.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Republicans Call for Budget Meeting – Greg Bishop 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284254#.XNgEnJh_OM8
— New State Representative Replaces Costello
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284252#.XNgF0Jh_OM8

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Lawmakers, slow this income tax juggernaut – Editorial
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-lawmakers-slow-this-income-tax-juggernaut/article_9f6eef9e-df90-542f-8a0a-c9dd8ff39c16.html

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— MILWAUKEE’S MINORITY-MAJORITY POPULATION REFLECTS THE FADING NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF WHITE IDENTITY – Dudley Poston and Rogelio Sáenz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that because of demographic trends in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee should dump voters, dump activists, dump candidates, dump elected officials, dump party leaders, dump major donors, dump political consultants, dump etc. who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/milwaukees-minority-majority-population-reflects-fading-national-demographics-white-identity/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— LGBTQ bill unfair and unnecessary, say critics – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512484932-lgbtq-bill-unfair-and-unnecessary-say-critics

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mistreating small businesses, Rep. Grant says, bites the hand that feeds Illinois’ job creation – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512484963-mistreating-small-businesses-rep-grant-says-bites-the-hand-that-feeds-illinois-job-creation

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— This is a great time to be a working mother – Patrice Onwuka (DIERSEN: When you were young, did your mother stay home and raise you? My outstanding mother did. Since the 1940s, because my mother stayed home and raised me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having been born with a silver spoon in my mouth and as having always been undeservedly privileged and filthy rich. In my defense, neither of my outstanding parents attended college, my mother was raised on a farm and never attended high school, my father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, and he was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. To pay our family’s bills, he almost always worked second jobs including playing music, delivering eggs, and working in a fast food restaurant. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy with almost no options.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/this-is-a-great-time-to-be-a-working-mother

TOWNHALL
— Poll: 62% Of Likely US Voters Want The Government To Deport Individuals Who Overstay Visas – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/12/poll-62-of-likely-us-voters-want-the-government-to-deport-individuals-who-overstay-visas-n2546201

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Levin: House Democrats are ‘the opposition research arm’ for a future Democrat candidate – Carmel Kookogey (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would you deal with those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me, to get information to destroy me? They include 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 members, employees, and leaders, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees and officials, and c) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who falsely claim to be religions, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-house-democrats-opposition-research-arm-future-democrat-candidate/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The endgame for reparations – Richard Jack Rail (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats demand that you pay reparations: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that I should pay reparations, that is, that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/the_endgame_for_reparations.html
— Illegals’ legal blackmail in America – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/illegals_legal_blackmail_in_america.html

BLAZE
— Cory Booker said he would ‘ban guns’ if he ‘had the power’ to do so. – CALEB HOWE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cory-booker-ban-guns-power

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CARDINAL BLASTS OBAMA MENTOR FOR HOSTING FARRAKHAN “SATANIC JEWS” SPEECH – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273746/cardinal-blasts-obama-mentor-hosting-farrakhan-daniel-greenfield

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Alien Charged With Exploiting Workers, Owning 14 Firearms – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/05/12/illegal-alien-business-owner-charged-with-exploiting-workers-n2546195

DAILY SIGNAL
— Equality Act Could Impose Left-Wing LGBT Curriculum on Whole Nation – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/11/equality-act-could-impose-left-wing-lgbt-curriculum-on-whole-nation/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CAIR PUTS BULL’S-EYE ON ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’ ORGANIZATIONS Issues ‘hate’ list of those who donate to causes it dislikes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who put a bull’s eye on TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.) 
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/cair-puts-bulls-eye-on-islamophobic-organizations/

EPOCH TIMES
— Republicans Ask GAO How Many Tax Dollars Go to Planned Parenthood – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-ask-gao-how-many-tax-dollars-go-to-planned-parenthood_2920345.html

FOX BUSINESS
— FBI should be ashamed of using opposition research to spy on an American – Trish Regan (DIERSEN: If you were me, how would you deal with those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me, to get information to destroy me? They include 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 members, employees, and leaders, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees and officials, and c) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who falsely claim to be religions, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trish-regan-fbi-opposition-research-spy-american

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Most chief judges at federal trial courts in the 7th Circuit — comprised of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin — are already women. Soon, there’ll be just one man among them.
https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article230314574.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to analogize a) Great Britain to America and b) illegals to the Founding Fathers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/opinion/sunday/history-americas-founders.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Set Tiebreakers for Candidates to Qualify for 2020 Debates More than 20 presidential hopefuls have until June 12 to meet requirements for Miami event; tiebreaking formula will count polling averages – Ken Thomas (DIERSEN: What qualifications have the officers of a) your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organizations, b) the Illinois Republican Party, and c) the RNC set for backing candidates for offices on 2020 ballots? For example, qualifications including a) being the incumbent, b) having been elected to a lower office, c) having relevant education, d) having relevant work experience, e) having relevant professional certifications and licenses, f) having no skeletons in your closet, g) having high income, h) having high net worth, i) being young, j) being a veteran, k) being married, l) having children, m) owning dogs, n) having lots of Facebook friends, o) being liked on Facebook, p) liking others on Facebook, q) being a minority, r) being a woman, s) being a church member, attending church services, and/or giving money to a church, t) etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-set-tiebreakers-for-candidates-to-qualify-for-2020-debates-11557444460
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The DNC, which is running the debates, has said that to qualify for the June 26-27 debates in Miami, candidates must either raise money from at least 65,000 donors, including a minimum of 200 each in 20 states, or achieve at least 1% in three national or early primary-state polls. Each debate will have a maximum of 10 participants, and the requirements will be used to determine placement for both the June event, as well as a second pair of debates in Detroit in July. If more than 20 candidates qualify for the debate, the party said candidates who meet both criteria will be given priority on the debate stages. If more than 20 candidates qualify using both methods, those candidates with the highest polling averages will be given preference.)

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats should drop anti-Trump platform and become a genuine party – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/05/12/dems-should-drop-anti-trump-platform-and-become-a-genuine-party/

BOSTON HERALD
— Boston’s demographic shift favors minority candidates Could swing future mayoral race – RICK SOBEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that because of demographic trends in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee should dump voters, dump activists, dump candidates, dump elected officials, dump party leaders, dump major donors, dump political consultants, dump etc. who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/05/10/bostons-demographic-shift-favors-minority-candidates/

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
— Why are some people down on Joe Biden? – Ed Rogers (DIERSEN: If there are people who are down on you and down on those who share your demographics, why is that? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more unpopular that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs flush you down their toilets.)
https://www.watertowndailytimes.com/opinion/why-are-some-people-down-on-joe-biden-20190512
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, some on the left are suggesting that “electability” is somehow a dog whistle for proponents of the white patriarchy in much the same way that supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called “likability” an unfair barrier at the beginning of this year. “Metrics like authenticity and likability and electability are just code that we use against candidates who are not like what we are used to,” a spokeswoman for Emily’s List told Vox in March.)

LEXINGTON DISPATCH
— Columnists who divide don’t deserve platform – Steve Buckley, Elon
https://www.the-dispatch.com/opinion/20190512/letter-columnists-who-divide-dont-deserve-platform
(FROM THE LETTER: Editor, in your recent Sunday column you wrote, “what I don’t like is politicians who strive to divide their constituents.” What is your position on newspapers that strive to divide their readers? Syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts wrote in the Times-News, “anyone who voted for Trump is a racist and misogynist.” I’d say that is fairly divisive and also inaccurate. Local columnist Jan Fuller, the chaplain at Elon University, wrote recently that all white gun owners are racists. She neglected to mention black gun owners. I have no idea how she pigeonholes them. Sweeping generalizations are never right. Those made by these columnists are very divisive and do not deserve a public platform. Their inclusion in the Times-News helps to divide your readers.)

WBUR
— Cuban Immigrants Were Given A Haven In The U.S.; Now They’re Being Deported – Daniel Rivero
https://www.wbur.org/npr/722201692/cuban-immigrants-were-given-a-haven-in-the-u-s-now-theyre-being-deported

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country’s Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity Most value workplace diversity, but few want employers to consider race or ethnicity in hiring and promotion decisions – JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran but who have NOT been personally adversely impacted by Affirmative Action, Diversity, or Inclusion, that is, who have NOT been personally adversely impacted by political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation. The aforesaid include past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. I would focus on the aforesaid who pander to 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://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/05/08/americans-see-advantages-and-challenges-in-countrys-growing-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/

LADDERS
— Mental decline linked to pro-longed unemployment For some individuals, the notion that they’re producing “good work” is the only thing keeping them from sharp mental decline. – CW HEADLEY (DIERSEN: What do you produce? Do you produce “good work?” I produce a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and evening. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on demonizing, denigrating, and condemning me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about them. They include 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 members and leaders, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois employees and officials, and c) activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who falsely claim to be religions, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/mental-decline-linked-to-pro-longed-unemployment

EURASIA REVIEW
— Sri Lanka Government Begins Paying Compensations For Easter Sunday Terror Victims (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America officially establish reparations offices like Sri Lanka has? Ever-increasingly, in America, since the Civil War, the federal government has served as a reparations office. Ever-increasingly, it promotes Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.) 
https://www.eurasiareview.com/12052019-sri-lanka-government-begins-paying-compensations-for-easter-sunday-terror-victims/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The families of 103 victims killed in the Easter Sunday bombings on April 21 have received Reparations  47 million in compensations to date, Sri Lanka’s Secretary of the National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs Ministry, V. Sivagnanasothy said. The ministry’s Office for Reparations rushed through compensations for death victims based on reports from Divisional Secretaries, Judicial Medical Officers and Coroners, Sivagnanasothy said. What the families of the deceased victims have received is a partial payment, not the full compensation payment, which is Rs 1 million in total, Sivagnanasothy said. The Office for Reparations expects to pay out full compensation claims after it has received relevant death certificates of the victims. Most families of deceased victims have yet to furnish death certificates for the persons declared killed in the bombings, Sivagnanasothy said. The ministry has received 266 cases claiming death compensations and 407 cases claiming compensations for injuries. Sivagnanasothy said those who suffered injuries will be paid up to Rs500,000 depending on the nature, the disability based on a medical certificate issued by a government medical offers, and also on loss of income suffered due to injuries.)

May 11 Evening Edition

NBC5 & CBS2 & FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Revenue Bump Spurs Debate Over Pritzker Tax Hikes – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-revenue-bump-spurs-debate-over-Pritzker-tax-hikes-509796101.html
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/11/illinois-revenue-bump-spurs-debate-over-pritzker-tax-hikes/
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-revenue-bump-spurs-debate-over-pritzker-tax-hikes-1

NBC5
— Anti-Abortion Protesters Flock to Philadelphia Clinic Where Rep. Berated Women The protesters were responding after Democratic state Rep. Brian Sims filmed himself berating pro-life demonstrators outside a Planned Parenthood clinic – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Pro-Life-Demonstrators-Planned-Parenthood-Brian-Sims-509749301.html
— Beto O’Rourke Readies ‘Reintroduction’ as 2020 Buzz Fizzles O’Rourke admits he’s struggled to find his presidential campaign footing – Will Weissert and Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Beto-ORourke-2020-Democrat-Primary-Reintroduction-509789921.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democrats fume as Trump moves to amend DC’s July 4 celebration, possibly address the nation – Lukas Mikelionis 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/dems-fume-as-trump-moves-to-amend-dc-s-july-4-celebration-possibly-address-the-nation

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Marijuana’s impact on health and safety in Colorado remains unclear – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more that I do to oppose pot, the more that those who smoked pot, who smoke pot, who want to smoke pot, who want to make money selling pot, who want governments to get tax revenues from the sale of pot, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize me, b) denigrate me, and condemn me.) 
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190511/marijuanas-impact-on-health-and-safety-in-colorado-remains-unclear
— 2020 health care battle underway in 13th – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190511/bernard-schoenburg-2020-health-care-battle-underway-in-13th

HERALD & REVIEW
— Like all these video gambling businesses? Wait until pot is legalized – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should discourage pot usage. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should do everything that it can to discourage pot usage. Applicants should state in no uncertain terms that they will vote against legalizing the sale of pot in Wheaton.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-like-all-these-video-gambling-businesses-wait-until/article_0f5f5084-db5e-5d0c-b0e1-9cca73516222.html
— Illinois Senate now debating corporate board diversity bill – PETER HANCOCK (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you to pay reparations, that is, who wants/wanted you to pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? I should write a book about those who want/wanted me to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-senate-now-debating-corporate-board-diversity-bill/article_7d86093f-5e68-59b5-8304-0de2188abe43.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois in uncharted waters: Has money (DIERSEN: Paying off debt should always be a top priority.)
https://qconline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/capitol-recap-illinois-in-uncharted-waters-has-money/article_52b5392c-e8f0-5bcb-bd26-229e6e7a3761.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Mayor Emanuel Announces Chicago Will Be Home to Starbucks’ 2019 Leadership Conference
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/512484992-city-of-chicago-mayor-emanuel-announces-chicago-will-be-home-to-starbucks-2019-leadership-conference

ILLINOIS BUSINESS WIRE
— DuPage County exports up 5.1% since 2013
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512482649-dupage-county-exports-up-5-1-since-2013

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto O’Rourke: Tax wealthy whites to transfer money to disadvantaged blacks – Emily Larsen (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 disadvantaged Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disadvantaged Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a disadvantaged Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted disadvantaged Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a disadvantaged Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a disadvantaged Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disadvantaged Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-orourke-suggests-using-tax-system-to-transfer-wealth-from-wealthy-whites-to-blacks

FOX NEWS
— Resurfaced video shows Joe Biden pushing border fence, calling for employers who hired ‘illegals’ to be punished – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/resurfaced-video-shows-biden-pushing-border-fence-punishing-employers-who-hired-illegals

NEWSMAX
— Extremism Will Be The End for Democrats in 2020 – Tom Borelli 
https://www.newsmax.com/tomborelli/midterms-omar-socialist-talib/2019/05/10/id/915527/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Rush Limbaugh BLASTS Liberal Newspaper’s Hate for Tiger Woods – Jeffrey Lord 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2019/05/11/rush-limbaugh-blasts-liberal-newspapers-spin

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Wants to ‘Erase Certain Communities’ from National Narrative.”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/stacey-abrams-trump-wants-to-erase-certain-communities-from-national-narrative/
— Exclusive–Guatemala Intel Secretary: Economic Migrants Arriving in U.S. Are ‘Picketing Mob’ for Open Borders – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/11/exclusive-guatemala-intel-secretary-economic-migrants-arriving-in-u-s-are-picketing-mob-for-open-borders/

BLAZE
— CNN highlights old Biden comments about need for a border fence to stop drugs from ‘corrupt Mexico’ ‘I know I’m not supposed to say it that bluntly, but they’re the facts’ – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cnn-highlights-old-biden-comments-about-need-for-a-border-fence-to-stop-drugs-from-corrupt-mexico

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Unearthed 2006 Biden video: We need a wall. I voted for a fence to keep out ‘tons, tons’ of drugs from Mexico – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/11/unearthed-2006-biden-video-we-need-a-wall-i-voted-for-a-fence-to-keep-out-tons-tons-of-drugs-from-mexico-753695
— HUD’s proposed rule for ZERO illegals to receive subsidized housing puts Americans first, causes uproar – Vivek Saxena 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/05/11/huds-proposed-rule-for-zero-illegals-to-receive-subsidized-housing-puts-americans-first-causes-uproar-753657

TOWNHALL
— Biden Previously Supported The Immigration Policies Trump Is Currently Championing – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/05/11/flashback-biden-previously-supported-the-immigration-policies-trump-is-currently-championing-n2546189

WORLD NET DAILY
— PENTAGON APPROVES PLAN TO SHIFT $1.5B FOR WALL ALONG BORDER ‘Funds were drawn from a variety of sources, including cost savings, programmatic changes, and revised requirements’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/pentagon-approves-plan-to-shift-1-5b-for-wall-along-border/

BLUE LIVES MATTER
— Student Arrested For Trashing Republican Students’ Affirmative Action Bake Sale – Tom Gantert (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you to pay reparations, that is, who wants/wanted you to pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? I should write a book about those who want/wanted me to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesmatter/news/student-arrested-for-trashing-republican-students-affirmative-action-bake-sale-K4r00na-S0-dtJRgmK2LNQ/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— JANUARY 18, 2019 FLASHBACK: Facing a future without Facebook ‘likes’ and ‘shares’? – Bronwyn Howell (DIERSEN: How should I react to those who like and share the Facebook posts of those who are doing everything that they can to destroy me?) 
http://www.aei.org/publication/facing-a-future-without-facebook-likes-and-shares/

THE HILL
— Co-founder’s call to break up Facebook energizes its critics – HARPER NEIDIG
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443217-co-founders-call-to-break-up-facebook-energizes-its-critics

HUFFINGTON POST
— Video Shows Joe Biden Once Railed Against ‘Illegals,’ Called For 700-Mile Border Fence In 2006, the then-senator demanded American employers be punished for hiring illegal immigrants. – Amy Russo
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-illegal-immigration-mexico-fence_n_5cd70515e4b0796a95dcddd4

NEW YORK TIMES
— When It Comes to Republican Defectors, Current Crisis Is No Watergate – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/us/politics/trump-republicans-watergate.html
— Trump Has a Strong Economy to Proclaim. In Wisconsin, It Just Might Work. – Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/us/politics/trump-economy-2020-wisconsin.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Who wants/wanted you to pay reparations, that is, who wants/wanted you to pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion? I should write a book about those who want/wanted me to pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-christian-case-for-reparations-20190510-zio6dr2t6jbhjbrxmuolmgc4ae-story.html

MOTLEY FOOL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The 11th State to Legalize Recreational Pot Will Be… Hint: It’s not New Jersey or New York, but it does have multibillion-dollar potential. – Sean Williams (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more that I do to oppose pot, the more that those who smoked pot, who smoke pot, who want to smoke pot, who want to make money selling pot, who want governments to get tax revenues from the sale of pot, their operatives, and their dupes a) demonize me, b) denigrate me, and condemn me.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/05/11/the-11th-state-to-legalize-recreational-pot-will-b.aspx

WP WIRE
— The Propaganda Problem – Abby Maher (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents include those who do or did dominate the 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.) 
https://thewpwire.org/5423/opinion/the-propaganda-problem/

USA ONLINE CASINO 
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Central Illinois town earns first million in video gambling – Angeline Everett
https://www.usaonlinecasino.com/casino-news/central-illinois-town-earns-first-million-in-video-gambling/

May 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Cardinal Cupich rebukes Father Pfleger for Louis Farrakhan event – Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/cardinal-cupich-rebukes-father-pfleger-for-louis-farrakhan-event/5295212/
— Emanuel fires back at Lightfoot’s pension problem characterization – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/emanuel-fires-back-at-lightfoots-pension-problem-comments/5294928/

NBC5
— Cardinal Blase Cupich Apologizes to Jewish Community After Louis Farrakhan Speech The Nation of Islam leader spoke at St. Sabina Church after being banned from Facebook
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cardinal-blase-cupich-apologizes-to-jewish-community-after-louis-farrakhan-speech-509781801.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cupich apologizes to ‘my Jewish brothers and sisters’ after Farrakhan speech – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cupich-farrakhan-pfleger-st-sabina-nation-islam-jews-facebook/
— Holocaust survivor blasts Pfleger for giving Farrakhan ‘platform for hatred’ – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/louis-farrakhan-michael-pfleger-facebook-ban-fritzie-fritzshall-holocaust-survivor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-marijuana-offices-chicago-expansion-20190322-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190510/investment-firm-buys-mundelein-cbd-products-maker
— ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ mindset making way into US schools – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190510/run-hide-fight-mindset-making-way-into-us-schools

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Morrison Files Amendment To Protect Future Tax Increases
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/morrison-files-amendment-to-protect-future-tax-increases/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— James Doe, Hastert case continues after no settlement reached – KATIE FINLON
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/05/09/james-doe-hastert-case-continues-after-no-settlement-reached/afjbg1x/

SAVE YOUR HOME NOW
— Thomas Nelson loses over $447,000 on sale of Wheaton home (IN DIERSEN’S PRECINCT)
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479176-market-watch-thomas-nelson-loses-over-447-000-on-sale-of-wheaton-home
— Naperville homeowner lost more than $226,000 on sale
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512482116-market-watch-naperville-homeowner-lost-more-than-226-000-on-sale
— Mary & Symour Jacobs lose over $312,000 on the sale of their Downers Grove home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479182-market-watch-mary-symour-jacobs-lose-over-312-000-on-the-sale-of-their-downers-grove-home
— Anadil Johnson & Gerald Cahill lose over $686,000 on sale of Chicago home
https://saveyourhomenow.org/stories/512479181-market-watch-anadil-johnson-gerald-cahill-lose-over-686-000-on-sale-of-chicago-home

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois posts 5th highest foreclosure rate in first quarter
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/512483586-analysis-illinois-posts-5th-highest-foreclosure-rate-in-first-quarter

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colorado school shooters stole guns from parents – Dominick Mastrangelo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/colorado-school-shooters-stole-guns-from-parents

BREITBART
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN): Facebook’s Privacy Violations, Censorship Prove Big Tech ‘Can No Longer Self-Regulate’ – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee do to censor me and to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about what my critics/opponents in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter did to censor me and censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/marsha-blackburn-facebooks-privacy-violations-censorship-prove-big-tech-no-longer-self-regulate/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— 4 REASONS WHY CONSERVATIVES SHOULD PRIORITIZE BREAKING UP GOOGLE OVER FACEBOOK – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273736/4-reasons-why-conservatives-should-prioritize-daniel-greenfield

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Challenging Liberal Racism – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Whites.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/05/10/challenging-liberal-racism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In homeless-plagued America, why are taxpayers financing second homes for illegals? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/in_homelessplagued_america_why_are_taxpayers_financing_second_homes_for_illegals.html
— The ‘reparations study commission’ dodge of Dem presidential contenders is in peril – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/uhoh_the_reparations_study_commission_dodge_of_dem_presidential_contenders_is_in_peril.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Pentagon to Transfer $1.5 Billion to Border Wall
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pentagon-to-transfer-1-5-billion-to-border-wall_2916763.html

GOPUSA
— Farrakhan rants against ‘satanic’ Jews
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=69364
— Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together
http://www.gopusa.com/keeping-fake-illegal-alien-families-together/
— Atheist group convinces school ‘God bless America’ is illegal prayer
http://www.gopusa.com/atheist-group-convinces-school-god-bless-america-is-illegal-prayer/

WORLD NET DAILY
— AGE DISCRIMINATION: COMMONPLACE IN AMERICA Chuck Norris warns against internalizing negative stereotypes (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, political organizations discriminate against their older members, and especially against their older members who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about how the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee discriminate against their older members. I should write a book about how TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. discriminated against their older members.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/age-discrimination-commonplace-in-america/

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DIGEST
— Postal Service Loses $2.1 Billion in Q2, Fails to Grow Revenue in Boom Economy – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/postal-service-loses-2-1-billion-in-q2-fails-to-grow-revenue-in-boom-economy/

THE HILL
— Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to ‘Save Chick-Fil-A’ – MORGAN GSTALTER 
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443230-openly-gay-texas-lawmaker-derails-conservative-bill-to-save-chick-fil-a

NEW YORK TIMES
— It’s Time to Break Up Facebook – Chris Hughes
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.html
— Can the Racial Wealth Gap Be Closed Without Speaking of Race? Political momentum on the left for such an effort must face the reality of legal obstacles, particularly from the Supreme Court. – Emily Badger (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 minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/upshot/racial-wealth-gap-2020-candidates.html
— ‘Threatening the Future’: The High Stakes of Deepening School Segregation – Dana Goldstein (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration. Now they promote segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/us/threatening-the-future-the-high-stakes-of-deepening-school-segregation.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ask GAO to examine ‘unprecedented’ immigration backlog – Abigail Hauslohner (DIERSEN: What percent of GAO employees are Democrats – 98%, 99%, 100%? GAO uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of its employees who are Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/democrats-ask-federal-watchdog-to-examine-unprecedented-immigration-backlog/2019/05/10/bad98bfa-7368-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html
— Are we over cars? Not so fast. – John Kelly
https://www.dailycomet.com/news/20190412/opinion-are-we-over-cars-not-so-fast
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Neither of my 20-something daughters owns a car, I explained. By the time I was their age, I’d owned three. A lot of today’s young people would rather grab an Uber or a Lyft ride than drive themselves. And if they do want to drive, they reserve a Zipcar. John said: “In urban areas, and if you’re young and in college, or just out of college and in your 20s, everything you said is true.” But get married, have a baby and move to the suburbs, he said, and “everything you said is false.”)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Facebook takes on hate, belatedly and selectively – John Diaz 
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/diaz/article/Facebook-takes-on-hate-belatedly-and-selectively-13837148.php

NEWSWEEK
— THE BIG PICTURE THE LEFT DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE – NEWT GINGRICH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which articles do those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) NOT want you to see? ANSWER: The articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC do NOT bring to your attention.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/big-picture-left-russia-collusion-gingrich-trump-1419505

FORBES
— What Is The Role Of White Allyship In Diversity And Inclusion Efforts? – Janice Gassam
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/05/11/what-is-the-role-of-white-allyship-in-diversity-and-inclusion-efforts/#686cf62955cd

INDEPENDENT
— Nearly half of social media users who share articles have passed on fake news, study suggests – Andrew Woodcock (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. Ever-increasingly, they, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA Illinois emails.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fake-news-facebook-twitter-share-misinformation-survey-a8908361.html

LGBTQ NATION
— Lesbian lawmaker kills #SaveChickfilA ‘religious freedom’ bill Our hero of the week is part of the state legislature’s five-women LGBTQ Caucus. – Daniel Villarreal (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ promoters show their power to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/05/texan-lgbtq-lawmaker-kills-savechickfila-religious-freedom-bill/

May 10 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Someone polling for an Ives challenge against Casten; Will she run? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/someone-polling-for-an-ives-challenge-against-casten-will-she-run/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Someone is paying for a poll to test how former state Sen. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, would do against freshman Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., who represents the swing suburban sixth congressional district. Ives, a conservative, almost defeated former Gov. Bruce Rauner and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti in the March, 2018 GOP primary, with Rauner struggling to attract Republicans while also keeping a distance from President Donald Trump. In April, Sanguinetti announced a March, 2020 GOP primary bid in the sixth. If Ives jumped in the contest, Sanguinetti would have to decide if she will be pulled to the right and if she would run from, or with, Trump whose name will be at the top of the ballot. Polls show Trump very unpopular in Illinois. Ives, a West Point graduate, told the Chicago Sun-Times she is not closing any doors. Ives was asked, “Are you interested or thinking about running for Congress in the 6th district?” and she replied, “We’ve you know, this for me it’s always been a team decision. I don’t do anything without my team supporting it and we’ve not made a decision on any race at all.” Asked about the origins of the survey, she said, “You know, I don’t control that,” adding that she was one of the people getting a call from the polling firm. Casten, allied with House centrist Democrats, pulled an upset in 2018 when he beat now former Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. The 6th Congressional District hugs the Chicago suburbs and includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Lake counties.)
— Lowering property taxes will require lots more money from the state – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rich-miller-property-tax-relief-sam-yingling-jonathan-carroll/
— Should Democrats avoid a female candidate if they want to win? – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/should-democrats-avoid-a-female-candidate-if-they-want-to-win/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage Visitors and Convention Bureau hires lobbyist as opposition to hotel tax increases – Chuck Fieldman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-brook/ct-dob-hotel-tax-opposition-tl-0516-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Joe Biden backs health care for illegal immigrants, says ‘we have an obligation’ to provide it – Lukas Mikelionis (DIERSEN: Who is the “we” that Biden refers to? Because Democrats illegally encourage illegals to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally, the “we” should only be Democrats.) 
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-backs-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants-says-we-have-an-obligation-to-provide-it

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Where all the tax money from recreational marijuana will go – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/where-all-tax-money-recreational-marijuana-will-go
— An opportunity for growth tops the list of what new college grads want in a job. – BRIANNA KELLY (DIERSEN: Prospective federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that the federal government will use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of them if they do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40; b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid deadlines; and c) that if they do not make the aforesaid promotion deadlines, they will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being disgusting lazy stupid 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.chicagobusiness.com/employment/biggest-priority-class-2019

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Driving a spike in teacher pensions – State Rep. Allen Skillicorn
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/05/10/skillicorn-driving-a-spike-in-teacher-pensions/ah9fwag/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Republicans call for budget talks with legislative leaders despite working groups – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/republicans-call-for-budget-talks-with-legislative-leaders-despite-working/article_7f2a3eb4-729c-11e9-8077-2745042bf2a1.html
— New Democrat lawmaker replaces anti-progressive tax incumbent – Cole Lauterbach 
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-democrat-lawmaker-replaces-anti-progressive-tax-incumbent/article_b69717dc-7341-11e9-9b09-7f69b529abe0.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: ONE DEMOCRAT SAYS “NOT SO FAST” TO ILLINOIS LEGALIZING POT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-one-democrat-says-not-so-fast-to-illinois-legalizing-pot-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Is it time to start thinking about merging some of Illinois’ counties?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/10/is-it-time-to-start-thinking-about-merging-some-of-illinois-counties/
— Video gaming operators float alternative to Pritzker’s tax hike
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/10/video-gaming-operators-float-alternative-to-pritzkers-tax-hike/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/10/garbage-in-garbage-out-2/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Beto O’Rourke suggests using tax system to transfer wealth from rich whites to blacks – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: O’Rourke would certainly approve of my Democrat GAO superiors who in 1997 when I was 49 years old a) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and b) gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beto-orourke-suggests-using-tax-system-to-transfer-wealth-from-wealthy-whites-to-blacks
— Border apprehensions to surpass last 13 year totals in 122 days, DHS heightens funding plea – Paul Bedard 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/border-crossings-to-surpass-last-13-year-totals-in-122-days-dhs-heightens-funding-plea

WASHINGTON TIMES
— HUD proposes rule to oust illegal immigrants from public housing – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Because Democrats illegally encourage illegals to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally, Democrats should offer to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them healthcare, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, etc.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/10/hud-proposes-ban-illegal-immigrants-public-housing/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Birds of a feather: Why are so many Democrats so reprehensible in exactly the same way? – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/birds_of_a_feather_why_are_so_many_democrats_so_reprehensible_in_exactly_the_same_way.html
— Diversity of thought should trump diversity of skin color – Ron A.Y. Rich
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/diversity_of_thought_should_trump_diversity_of_skin_color.html

TOWNHALL
— Report: Colorado High School Shooting Suspect Railed Against Christians and Trump, Shared Leftist Content – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/05/10/revealed-colorado-high-school-shooter-railed-against-christians-and-trump-supported-leftist-groups-n2546161

BREITBART
— Michelle Malkin Censored on Facebook for Opposing Censorship – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Who censors you? I should write a book about those who have constructively or literally censored me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/05/10/michelle-malkin-censored-on-facebook-for-opposing-censorship/
— White House Immigration Plan Likely to Include Mandatory Nationwide E-Verify – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/white-house-immigration-plan-likely-to-include-mandatory-nationwide-e-verify/
— Democrats Invited Anti-Israel Imam Omar Suleiman to Give House Invocation – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/10/anti-israel-imam-omar-suleiman-to-give-house-invocation/

DAILY CALLER
— LGBTQ CAUCUS KILLS ‘SAVE CHICK-FIL-A’ BILL IN TEXAS – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/10/lgbtq-chick-fil-a-bill-texas/
— HUD SAYS TRUMP PLAN TO EVICT ILLEGALS COULD LEAVE 55,000 CHILDREN HOMELESS – Jason Hopkins (DIERSEN: Because Democrats illegally encourage illegals to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally, Democrats should offer to take illegals into their homes, to feed them, to clothe them, to provide them healthcare, to educate them, to provide them with transportation, etc.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/10/trump-eviction-plan-kids-homeless/

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Social Media Account of Suspected Colorado School Shooter Reveals He Hated Christians – Amanda Casanova
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/social-media-account-of-suspected-colorado-school-shooter-reveals-he-hated-christians.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Texas LGBTQ Caucus Kills ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ Bill – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/texas-lgbtq-caucus-kills-save-chick-fil-a-bill/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-Hater says “Trump’s Fake Fight Against Real News.”
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/05/09/donald-trump-dana-milbank-press-credential-226868

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “College Republican Group Turning Point Has A White Supremacy Problem.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tpusa-college-republican-group-turning-point-has-a-white-supremacy-problem_n_5cd58fdbe4b0796a95dac4f6

WASHINGTON POST
— London’s mayor says Trump ‘not in same class’ as Obama and Bush, not worthy of state visit to Britain – Adam Taylor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/10/londons-mayor-says-trump-not-same-class-obama-bush-not-worthy-uk-state-visit/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump takes over Fourth of July celebration, changing its location and inserting himself into the program.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-takes-over-fourth-of-july-celebration-changing-its-location-and-inserting-himself-into-the-program/2019/05/10/40f428c0-733d-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

BLOOMBERG
— States That Struggled to Forecast SALT Changes See an April Tax Boon – Elizabeth Campbell and Elise Young
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-10/an-april-tax-boon-for-salt-hit-states-that-struggled-to-forecast

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GOP lawmakers, IRS watchdogs disagree on tax gap fix – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2019/05/gop-lawmakers-irs-watchdogs-disagree-on-tax-gap-fix/

FEDERAL TIMES
– How Congress can better protect whistleblowers from retaliation – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about how Civil Service protections failed to protect me.) 
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2019/05/10/how-congress-can-better-protect-whistleblowers-from-retaliation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal whistleblowers often go to members of Congress to report waste, fraud and abuse at their agencies. But that means congressional staff need to be on top of their game to make sure that they don’t expose those whistleblowers to negative repercussions, according to a May 7 Government Accountability Office report. “Federal whistleblowers — employees who report violations of law, agency mismanagement or ethical violations — help to safeguard the federal government against waste, fraud and abuse,” the report said. Whistleblowers can report to various entities, including the Congress. While these reports are a key source of information for federal oversight, whistleblowers can risk reprisal. Therefore, it is important to appropriately handle whistleblowers’ information and identity.”)

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party platform and the Libertarian Party platform cause homelessness and early death.
https://newrepublic.com/article/153875/homelessness-not-crime
https://newrepublic.com/article/153870/inequality-death-america-life-expectancy-gap

March 10 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CHIEF STEVEN STELTER: Legalize pot? No way, says leader of state police chief association – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should discourage pot usage. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should do everything that it can to discourage pot usage. Applicants should state in no uncertain terms that they will vote against legalizing the sale of pot in Wheaton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190510/legalize-pot-no-way-says-leader-of-state-police-chief-association
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suburban police chief recently elected president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police says he’s making it a top priority to fight the legalization of recreational marijuana use here. “It is a disastrous move,” Chief Steven Stelter said, ticking off more than a half-dozen reasons the association opposes the proposed Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Among them: more fatal crashes and more violent crime in states that have legalized it. . .”I’m sure everybody that wants to grow is going to stick to five plants,” he said with more than a hint of sarcasm. The chiefs association also disputes the belief that legalization will reduce the black market for the drug, and it says overseas drug cartels have set up grow operations in rental or foreclosed houses in states where marijuana is legal. “It is destroying our children in legal states,” Stelter said, referring to reports that use by seventh- and eighth-graders increased in those places, and there has been an increase in calls to poison-control centers about children who ingested marijuana-laced edibles. Politicians in Illinois are turning a blind eye to these concerns, he said. “They don’t even want to hear it.”)
— Naperville Starbucks Reserve Bar to add pizza, pasta, liquor – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: A Starbucks is planned for the southeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Warrenville Road in my precinct.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190509/naperville-starbucks-reserve-bar-to-add-pizza-pasta-liquor
— Another example of why Springfield can’t be trusted – Dan McCaleb
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190510/another-example-of-why-springfield-cant-be-trusted

WJOL
— OUTSTANDING: Law Enforcement, NAACP, Catholic Bishops Unite Against Recreational Pot Legalization – Evan Bredeson
https://www.wjol.com/law-enforcement-naacp-catholic-bishops-unite-against-recreational-pot-legalization/

WQAD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://wqad.com/2019/05/10/legalizing-recreational-marijuana-could-bring-new-jobs-to-the-quad-cities/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Experts warn of legalization’s potential perils – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/512482481-experts-warn-of-legalization-s-potential-perils

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Those who lead Evanston want everyone in Evanston to be a stoner.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/05/10/city/evanston-gears-up-as-springfield-sets-eyes-on-marijuana-legalization/
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/05/09/campus/students-turn-to-cbd-as-potential-solution-to-chronic-pain-anxiety/

ABC7
— Louis Farrakhan speaks at St. Sabina church at invitation of Father Michael Pfleger – Will Jones and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/religion/louis-farrakhan-speaks-at-st-sabina-at-invitation-of-father-pfleger/5293264/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-5/10/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: At St. Sabina, Farrakhan refers to ‘Satanic Jews’ in defiant response to Facebook ban – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/louis-farrakhan-father-pfleger-st-sabina-anti-semitism-defiant-response-facebook-ban/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Johnson says he’s devising plan to give kids an alternative to downtown mischief – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-eddie-johnson-summer-violence-downtown-youth/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Do you speak Spanish? How soon, if not already, a) will political parties refuse to back candidates who do not speak Spanish, b) will colleges refuse to accept students who do not speak Spanish, and c) will employers refuse to hire those who do not speak Spanish?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-thursday-cps-spanish-teacher-national-geographic-fellowship-0509-story.html
— Should sports gambling become legal in Illinois, will you be able to wager on Illini, Wildcats or Huskies? Don’t bet on it. – John Keilman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-college-sports-betting-illinois-20190501-story.html

WTTW
— Emanuel Supports Retirement Income Tax, But is it Too Taxing on Seniors? – Nicole Cardos
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/09/emanuel-supports-retirement-income-tax-it-too-taxing-seniors

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House legislators urged to take action on abortion bill – REBECCA ANZEL (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should discourage abortion. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging abortion is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should do everything that it can to discourage abortion.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-05-09/illinois-house-legislators-urged-take-action-abortion-bill.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To get “billions of dollars in federal funding” and to stop Illinois from losing congressional seats, Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs do everything that they can to get citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to Illinois illegally, b) to illegally stay in Illinois illegally, and c) to be counted in the census.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190509/how-much-will-it-cost-illinois-to-get-correct-census-count-in-2020
— OUTRAGEOUS: House committee approves gas tax hike – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190509/house-committee-approves-gas-tax-hike
— ‘Supportive housing’ concept introduced as way to alleviate city’s homelessness issue – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should discourage Democrats from sending their homeless people to Republican areas. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging Democrats from sending their homeless people to Wheaton is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should do everything that it can to discourage Democrats from sending their homeless people to Wheaton.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190509/supportive-housing-concept-introduced-as-way-to-alleviate-citys-homelessness-issue

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Senate Democrats say tax hikes still needed for budget – Doug Finke
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20190509/senate-democrats-say-tax-hikes-still-needed-for-budget

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois bill giving student aid to undocumented immigrants passed, heads to Pritzker’s desk Bill also applies to transgender people who have not registered for the draft – Peter Hancock 
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-bill-gives-student-aid-to-undocumented-13830580.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the idea provoked strong opposition from Republicans, who argued that expanding the pool of students who are eligible for MAP grants by allowing noncitizens to receive them would crowd out legal citizens from getting them. “Ladies and gentlemen, the math is simple,” Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican, said. “Each and every one of us have students in our districts who are relying on MAP funding. If we’re going to take some of that funding away from our citizens and give it to noncitizens, that means we’re depriving some of our citizens, some of our students, from being able to have that funding to help with their education. This is just absolutely, fundamentally wrong.”)

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-use-path-of-least-resistance-to-enact-overdue-era/article_7ed41088-3981-54c0-a978-3df937ef5d3b.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE ABOUT WHETHER SEX IS THE SAME AS GENDER IDENTITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/supreme-court-to-hear-case-about-whether-sex-is-the-same-as-gender-identity.html

GOPUSA
— Israel-bashing Imam delivers opening prayer at House of Representatives
http://www.gopusa.com/israel-bashing-imam-delivers-opening-prayer-at-house-of-representatives/

FOX NEWS
— Anita Hill slams Biden in op-ed, claims Dem might have slowed #MeToo by decades – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/anita-hill-biden-nyt-op-ed-metoo-movement-sooner

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MOURNING STUDENTS REBEL AT HIGH-PRESSURE GUN CONTROL SALES PITCH Second Amendment haters’ attempt to hijack a memorial service backfires. – Matthew Vadum (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should defend Second Amendment rights. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that defending Second Amendment rights is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should oppose all efforts to erode Second Amendment rights.) 
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273732/mourning-students-rebel-high-pressure-gun-control-matthew-vadum

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Too much, too soon’? California slammed for kindergarten gender identity talks in sex education – Christopher Vondracek (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should promote traditional marriage and traditional marriage. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that promoting traditional marriage and traditional family is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should discourage the promotion of LGBTQ activity.) 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/9/california-kindergarten-gender-identity-talks-sex-/

DAILY SIGNAL
— New York Times May Have Broken Law by Publishing Trump’s Tax Returns – Hans von Spakovsky 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/05/10/new-york-times-may-have-broken-law-by-publishing-trumps-tax-returns/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Extremism ignites the Democratic Party’s death spiral – Dr. Tom Borelli
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/extremism-ignites-democratic-partys-death-spiral/

PATRIOT POST
— Should Democrats Avoid Female Candidates? – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, the following demographics are bad: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/62921-should-democrats-avoid-female-candidates

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Real Democratic Agenda It’s impeaching Donald Trump – Matthew Continetti
https://freebeacon.com/columns/the-real-democratic-agenda/

LIFEZETTE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bill That Would Allow Illegals to Work in Congress Moves Forward
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/bill-that-would-allow-illegals-to-work-in-congress-moves-forward/

FEDERALIST
— Why Anita Hill’s Grudge Against Joe Biden Could Be His Achilles’ Heel Biden carries plenty of political baggage with him after almost a half-century in Washington politics, but Anita Hill might be the biggest problem of all. – Jonathan S. Tobin
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/09/anita-hills-grudge-against-joe-biden-could-be-his-achilles-heel/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Clarence Thomas and the Lost Constitution’ – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/clarence-thomas-and-the-lost-constitution/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Next Battlefront: Social Media – Rick Hayes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/05/the_next_battlefront__social_media.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine a day when newspapers only publish articles regarding the benefits of late-term abortions, socialism, and open borders. Where history books vilify Republican conservatives for fighting to defend slavery, inciting segregation, and founding the KKK. Cable news shows would only report crimes committed by conservatives or capitalists and social media only allowed leftist ideas to be communicated over their platforms. Well, if the left continues its scorched-earth policy against free speech, in no time at all the United States will have no resemblance to what the Founding Fathers envisioned. So many examples exist that fully detail the poverty, violence, and atrocities that quickly emerge when free speech is taken away that it raises the question as to why so many younger Americans are indifferent about the loss of such an important right.)
— We need more immigration enforcement, not more lawyers – Lew J. Olowski
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/we_need_more_immigration_enforcement_not_more_lawyers.html
— With illegals surge, Border Patrol officers are catching the measles and mumps and … – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/with_illegals_surge_border_patrol_officers_are_catching_the_measles_and_mumps.html

BREITBART
— 13K Migrants Waiting on U.S.-Mexico Border to Seek Asylum – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/09/report-13k-migrants-waiting-on-u-s-mexico-border-to-seek-asylum/
— Illegal Immigration at 9X the Rate of 2017, Projected to Outpace Obama – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/09/illegal-immigration-at-9x-the-rate-of-2017-projected-to-outpace-obama/

WORLD NET DAILY
— ARE ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS OURS? Pat Buchanan questions Bolton, Pompeo over involvement in multiple conflicts.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/are-all-the-worlds-problems-ours/

POLITICO
— White House may include mandatory E-Verify in immigration proposal – TED HESSON and ANITA KUMAR (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, every municipality, every township/ward, every county, and every state in America should mandate E-Verify. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging illegal immigration is one of Wheaton’s most important issues and that Wheaton should mandate E-Verify.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/09/white-house-mandatory-e-verify-employees-immigration-1421542
— Here are the qualifications for the first 2020 Democratic debates The Democratic National Committee has set polling and campaign finance criteria to qualify for the first presidential primary debates. – ZACH MONTELLARO (DIERSEN: If you ran for an office, how strong would your polling results be and who would give you money? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow about their success in belittling, badmouthing, dismissing, demonizing, denigrating, condemning, insulting, defaming, libeling, and destroying me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress how the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/09/2020-democratic-candidates-debate-qualifications-1305150

MCCLATCHY DC
— Trump administration eyes mandatory employment checks for immigration plan – FRANCO ORDOÑEZ
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article230111184.html

ABC NEWS
— Democratic congressman asks IRS commissioner to investigate the NRA – PETE MADDEN and ALLISON PECORIN (DIERSEN: Who has asked IRS to audit you? With its 4-page February 1978 article on me, the Democrat Money Magazine succeeded in getting my Democrat IRS superiors to disallow my education deductions. The Democrat Money Magazine painted the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul a) as being not job-related, b) as not helping me carry out my job duties, c) as being an attempt by me to qualify myself for a “new trade or business,” d) as being an attempt by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) as being a distraction.) https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-congressman-asks-irs-commissioner-investigate-nra/story?id=62945207

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Revenge of the Coastal Elites How California, Oregon and Washington are winning the fight against Trump’s hateful policies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/opinion/trump-california.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Fact-checking the Trump administration’s immigration fact sheet – Salvador Rizzo (DIERSEN: What qualifications do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have to be fact checkers? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654, 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 $82,279-$93,592. 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://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/10/fact-checking-trump-administrations-immigration-fact-sheet/
— Facebook’s political problems grow as its co-founder calls for breaking up the social network – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2019/05/09/daily-202-facebook-s-political-problems-grow-as-its-co-founder-calls-for-breaking-up-the-social-network/5cd302a8a7a0a46cfe152c94/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Border Patrol will screen asylum requests in new push to restrict claims, memos show – MOLLY O’TOOLE
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-border-patrol-asylum-credible-fear-memos-20190509-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Wake-Up Call for Grads: Entry-Level Jobs Aren’t So Entry Level Any More Gone are the days when new hires spent years learning the ropes before being handed important work. The Class of 2019 will be thrown right into the fray. – Lauren Weber and Chip Cutter (DIERSEN: The overwhelming reason why I accepted Oldsmobile’s job offer in February of 1971 was that my moving up the ladder working for Firestone looked much too slow. After I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970 and after I had worked for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 6 months as its Retail Sales Manager, my duties included cleaning whitewalls on old display tires that were hanging on the walls of store’s showroom while the store was open. Firestone’s home office had hired me; the store manager had not hired me. In my opinion, he disapproved of a) my being a draft avoider, b) my being German national origin, and c) my being a Missouri Synod Lutheran.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wake-up-call-for-grads-entry-level-jobs-arent-so-entry-level-any-more-11557480602
— The Most Anxious Generation Goes to Work New college graduates report higher levels of anxiety. How managers can help them steer past fear and improve work performance—and how young workers can work to calm their anxiety and be more effective. – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What increases/increased your anxiety while you work/worked? For me, while I worked for the federal government, it was knowing that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted to get rid of me because I was a non-veteran Republican White male who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-anxious-generation-goes-to-work-11557418951

DALLAS NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dallas LGBTQ lawmaker torpedoes ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill – Lauren McGaughy (DIERSEN: Who in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois is the most filled with hated against heterosexuals?) 
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2019/05/09/dallas-lgbt-lawmaker-torpedoes-save-chick-fil-bill

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump helps spread bigots’ hate like a virus.” I should write a book about my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that spread articles written by White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/10/trump-helps-spread-bigots-hate-like-a-virus/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting “younger white evangelical Protestants” to promote LGBTQ activity and illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/10/mike-pence-facing-new-criticisms-trumps-top-faith-defender/1140520001/

NEWSWEEK
— ONE IN FIVE REPUBLICANS BELIEVES A MULTIETHNIC SOCIETY HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE U.S. – DAN CANCIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, from females, from younger people, from LGBTQers, from non-Protestants, from poor people, and from recent immigrants, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, rich, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/us-diversity-multi-ethnic-society-republicans-democrats-1420711

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “America’s Biggest Newspaper 70 Years Ago Sounded a Lot Like Trump Today The New York Daily News helped fashion a brand of right-wing populism that the president eventually rode to power.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/new-york-daily-news-sounded-just-like-trump/589009/

MONEY
— The five numbers you need to know now to plan for your retirement – Marcus Padley 
https://moneymag.com.au/numbers-plan-retirement/

May 8 Evening Edition

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— Marijuana Legalization Impact On Naperville (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.nctv17.com/nctv17-news-update/marijuana-legalization-impact-on-naperville-heroes-honored-10-years-of-naperville-news-17/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois – Kathy Valente 
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/top-10-reasons-to-oppose-legal-weed-in-illinois/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: LEGAL POT – THE LAST NAIL IN ILLINOIS’ COFFIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/legal-pot-last-nail-in-illinois-coffin.html
— THORNER: THE SO-CALLED “EQUALITY ACT” IS REALLY AN “ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/thorner-the-so-called-equality-act-is-really-an-anti-christian-act.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Westchester chief of police Steve Stelter spoke at an anti-cannabis legalization press conference today
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/08/todays-quotable-154/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Opposition to Recreational Marijuana Grows – Cole Lauterbach 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=284063#.XNMZO45KiM8

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A bill that does more harm than good is the wrong way to legalize marijuana – Aaron Weiner, PhD, ABPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of Addiction Services, Linden Oaks Behavioral Health
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-marijuana-bill-illinois-marijuana-legalization/
— Take a deep dive into the facts and reject marijuana legalization – Kevin Sabet, President and co-founder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-marijuana-legalization-opponents-pritzker-democrats/
— Trump calls massive tax write offs for real estate losses ‘sport’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-billion-dollar-real-estate-loss-tax-write-off/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gas taxes and driver’s license fees would go up dramatically under Illinois Senate proposal – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-senate-gas-tax-hike-20190508-story.html
— Region makes renewed push for state to fund South Suburban Airport – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-airport-update-st-0320-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker, you can end the excuses at DCFS – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-dcfs-audit-caseloads-pritzker-20190508-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville opposes countywide hotel tax proposed in DuPage – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190508/naperville-opposes-countywide-hotel-tax-proposed-in-dupage

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress – Gabrielle Moreira
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/house-judiciary-committee-votes-to-hold-attorney-general-william-barr-in-contempt-of-congress

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump administration’s relentless attacks on Obamacare are shameful.”
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/05/07/underwood-trump-administrations-relentless-attacks-on-obamacare-are-shameful/ar3p6f3/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Ups Another Legislator’s Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/pritzker-ups-another-legislators-pension/ 
— State Police Report of Steve Reick DUI Arrest
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/state-police-report-of-steve-reick-dui-arrest/ 
— GOP Invites Applications for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/gop-invites-applications-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— May 30th Deadline to Apply for McHenry County Coroner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/may-30th-deadline-to-apply-for-mchenry-county-coroner/ 
— Assessment Appeals Way Down
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/assessment-appeals-way-down/
— Dems Propose 44 Cent State Gas Tax, Up To 8 Cents County MFT, Plus 3 Cents for Municipalities Passing a “Responsible Bid Ordinance,” To Be Raised Annually by Any Increase in the “Transportation Fee Index,” License Plate Fees to Be Hiked, Too, Cars from $90 to $148, Electric Cars to Pay $1,000 Annual Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/08/dems-prooiose-44-cent-gas-tax-to-be-raised-annually-by-any-increase-in-the-transportation-fee-index/

GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar calls herself Trump’s ‘biggest nemesis’ and his ‘nightmare’
http://www.gopusa.com/ilhan-omar-calls-herself-trumps-biggest-nemesis-and-his-nightmare/

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Unprecedented Volumes of Aliens Continue to Arrive as Thousands Enter Deep South Texas – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/05/unprecedented-volumes-of-aliens-continue-to-arrive-as-thousands-enter-deep-south-texas/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s ‘credible fear’ directive restores some integrity to asylum process
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-credible-fear-directive-restores-some-integrity-to-asylum-process
— The federal bill that would sexualize your kids, like it or not – Emilie Kao
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-federal-bill-that-would-sexualize-your-kids-like-it-or-not

DAILY CALLER
— MONTHLY APPREHENSION NUMBERS TOP 100,000 FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/08/monthly-apprehension-april-dhs/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Twitter Suspends Account That Tracks Violence Against MAGA Supporters – Alexander Hall 
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2019/05/08/twitter-suspends-account-tracks-violence-against-maga

PJ MEDIA
— Muslim Workers Sue Amazon for Failing to Accommodate Their ‘Religious Needs’ – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/amazon-sued-for-discriminating-against-muslim-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— 1 COLORADO SCHOOL-SHOOTING SUSPECT HATED CHRISTIANS, TRUMP Other is juvenile ‘transitioning from female to male’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/juvenile-shooting-suspect-in-colorado-identified-as-transgender/

LIFEZETTE
— Note to Ocasio-Cortez: If You Want Higher Wages, Forget Open Borders and Mass Migration Much of the American Left in the Trump era must realize this – Pawel Styrna
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/note-to-ocasio-cortez-if-you-want-higher-wages-forget-open-borders-and-mass-migration/

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Denver becomes the first U.S. city to effectively decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, outlawed by the U.S. government since 1970
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/05/08/denver-becomes-the-first-u-s-city-to-effectively-decriminalize-psilocybin-mushrooms-outlawed-by-the-u-s-government-since-1970/
— Where’s the pot? California tracking system unlikely to know – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/wheres-the-pot-california-tracking-system-unlikely-to-know/2019/05/08/8de78d10-71b8-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Can an Employer Legally Withdraw a Job Offer after It’s Been Made? (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, EEOC got Oldsmobile to agree to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in Oldsmobile withdrawing a job offer that I had accepted. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/can-employer-legally-withdraw-job-offer-after-it-s-been-made

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— All the Ways Hiring Algorithms Can Introduce Bias – Miranda Bogen
https://hbr.org/2019/05/all-the-ways-hiring-algorithms-can-introduce-bias

FEDWEEK
— Annual Employee Survey about to Start
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/annual-employee-survey-about-to-start/
— GAO Examines Issues, Trends Affecting Federal Employment
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/gao-examines-issues-trends-affecting-federal-employment/

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Chicago Pride Parade will be a bit different this year
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/102423456/chicago-pride-parade-will-be-a-bit-different-this-year

May 8 Morning Edition

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Would legal marijuana bring dispensaries to DeKalb, Sycamore? Mayors weigh in DeKalb, Sycamore mayors weigh in on recreational marijuana legalization – KELSEY RETTKE (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every mayor and each and every city council member in Illinois and each and every candidate for the aforesaid positions should state on the record that they will vote to pass ordinances a) to “opt out” of the retail sale of pot and b) to impose zoning restrictions on the commercial growing of pot. The Wheaton City Council is seeking applicants for city’s vacant North District City Council position. Applicants are asked to submit a statement identifying the three most important issues that they believe the city needs to address in the next two years as well as their opinion on how those issues could be addressed. Needless-to-say, applicants should state that discouraging pot usage is one of Wheaton’s most important issues. According to Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller, “Dude, I got news for you: Cannabis is already in your neighborhood. Your neighbors are consuming it, perhaps even right this moment. And most of your neighbors want it legalized.” SEE: https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/moylan-apparently-doesnt-realize-that-people-use-cannabis-now/)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/05/07/would-legal-marijuana-bring-dispensaries-to-dekalb-sycamore-mayors-weigh-in/al897t/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Illinois lawmakers do decide to legalize marijuana use by adults by 2020, DeKalb Mayor Jerry Smith says it will be a community decision on whether a dispensary is allowed to open in his city. Smith was in Springfield on Wednesday lobbying on behalf of the city with the Illinois Municipal League. He says he expects the legalization proposal will pass.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DECEMBER 24, 2003 FLASHBACK: Church arsonist receives 39 years – Ted Gregory (DIERSEN: Palinski was a registered Republican voter in my precinct. According to this article, Palinski’s “life started unraveling when he began using marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs as a teenager.” I should try to arrange for Palinski to speak at public hearings in Wheaton about the evils of pot.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-12-24-0312240124-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Wheaton man who was admonished by a judge as a “selfish heartbreaker” received 39 years in prison Tuesday for setting fires that destroyed a Catholic church and damaged his next-door neighbor’s home, and for trying to arrange the murder of a prosecution witness in those cases. Adam Palinski, 22, a college student with a history of emotional instability, was sentenced by DuPage County Judge Perry Thompson. Palinski broke the hearts of parishioners at Wheaton’s St. Michael Catholic Church, which Palinski and his family attended, as well as the hearts of his neighbors and relatives, Thompson said. Thompson noted at Tuesday’s sentencing that family members testified Palinski is loving, courteous and religious. “Had any of those good qualities been present on the days in question, we would not be here today,” Thompson said. “Your dreams are going to be deferred for a long time.” In November, juries found Palinski guilty of arson, aggravated arson and solicitation of murder for hire. Aided by a videotaped confession and audio tapes of wiretapped conversations, prosecutors said Palinski set fire to the inside of the church about 2 a.m. March 18, 2002, after a night of drinking. The church, which was destroyed, is offering masses for the estimated 2,700 families in its school gymnasium. St. Michael’s leaders estimate the cost of rebuilding to be $9.75 million. About $4.5 million has been raised. After setting the church ablaze, Palinski splashed gasoline on his neighbor’s home and ignited it, prosecutors said. It went out before the residents awoke that morning. No one was injured. On one of the tapes, when investigators asked why Palinski set the fires, he replied: “No particular reason. I was bored.” Five months after his arrest, Palinski was charged with trying to find a hit man to kill a friend who obtained informal admissions of guilt from Palinski by wearing a court-approved listening device. At Tuesday’s sentencing, DuPage County Assistant State’s Atty. Joseph Ruggiero, who prosecuted the case with Steven Knight, said Palinski was a liar whose life started unraveling when he began using marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs as a teenager.)
— Is a graduated income tax a Trojan horse to soak the middle class? Neigh! – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-graduated-income-tax-trojan-horse-argument-20190507-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE SOUTH SUBURBS TIGHTENS: South suburbs need billions for repairs. Will the state help pay for them? – Ted Slowik
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-slowik-southland-capital-town-hall-st-0509-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker’s sports-betting plan sparks industry war over who wins It’s Neil Bluhm and other casino operators vs. FanDuel and DraftKings over who will make the big money if Pritzker’s plan to legalize sports betting is approved. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzkers-sports-betting-plan-sparks-industry-war-over-who-wins
— Why an airport in Peotone is still unlikely to fly The dream persists among those who envision a third airport giving Chicago’s South Side and south suburbs a badly needed boost. But unless airlines buy in, the region should look elsewhere for its economic spark. – JOE CAHILL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/why-airport-peotone-still-unlikely-fly

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190508/marijuana-tax-revenues-welcome-in-boulder

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Pritzker and Madigan Are Primed for a Gerrymandering Deathmatch The very shape of Illinois politics is at stake in the fight over remapping — and it could be the new governor’s biggest battle. – ROBERT REED (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-July-2019/Pritzker-and-Madigan-Are-Primed-for-a-Gerrymandering-Deathmatch/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democratic state lawmakers try to get Trump tax returns, too – AP (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are nasty. Will “Democratic state lawmakers” try to get Trump’s college, high school, grade school, and kindergarten grade reports? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they got far better grades than I did on the CPA examination and the courses that they took in college, high school, grade school, and kindergarten.)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Democratic-state-lawmakers-try-to-get-Trump-tax-13826519.php

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— We Need To Change How We Talk About Immigration – Reid Willis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2019/05/we-need-to-change-how-we-talk-about-immigration/

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Cutting Student Loan Debt With Your Money
http://illinoisopportunity.org/cutting-student-loan-debt-with-your-money/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ FORMER U.S. SENATOR MARK KIRK GOES TO WORK FOR THE CHINESE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/05/illinois-former-us-senator-goes-to-work-for-the-chinese.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want tax hikes say “States with graduated tax systems cut rates more often than they raise them.”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/07/study-states-with-graduated-tax-systems-cut-rates-more-often-than-they-raise-them/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES II – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and the dupes, I was able to do the following solely because I benefitted tremendously from past and present discrimination against minorities, against women, and against veterans: 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. The Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years. IRS hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years. GAO promoted me in 1986. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976. I got married in 1978. My wife and I bought a house in 1978 and had one built in 1984.) 
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/discrimination-and-disparities-ii/

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— ED-SCHOOLS AND MULTICULTURALISTS EXHIBIT BURNIN’ LOVE FOR LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION – Robert G. Holland
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/ed-schools-and-multiculturalists-exhibit-burnin-love-for-leftist-indoctrination

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump forces rev up Michigan political operation – David M. Drucker (DIERSEN: Who heads Trump’s political operation in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-forces-rev-up-michigan-political-operation
— Over 1% of Guatemala, Honduras entered US since September – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs promise citizens of foreign countries who are minority and/or female that if they come to America and promise to vote for Democrats and/or promise to take bad jobs, Democrats and RINOs will use the federal government, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to give them preferential treatment. Minorities and females who come to America can look forward to a) free housing, b) free food, c) free clothing, d) free health care, e) free education, f) free transportation, g) free etc.) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/shock-over-1-of-guatemala-honduras-entered-us-since-september

TOWNHALL
— Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2019/05/08/keeping-fake-illegal-alien-families-together-n2546006

GOPUSA
— Cory Booker Promises Ambitious Assault on the Second Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/cory-booker-promises-ambitious-assault-on-the-second-amendment/
— Who loses when teachers’ unions win? The kids
http://www.gopusa.com/who-loses-when-teachers-unions-win-the-kids/
— U.S. revokes citizenship of Portland mosque’s imam
http://www.gopusa.com/u-s-revokes-citizenship-of-portland-mosques-imam/

FEDERALIST
— Illegal Immigration Creates Mass Misery That U.S. Leaders Don’t Want To Fix Liberals who think border enforcement is inhumane need to examine the ways mass border trespassing and open borders create misery. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/08/illegal-immigration-creates-mass-misery-u-s-leaders-dont-want-fix/
— Joe Biden Should Apologize To Clarence Thomas, Not To Anita Hill – Inez Feltscher Stepman
https://thefederalist.com/2019/05/01/joe-biden-apologize-clarence-thomas-not-anita-hill/

FOX NEWS
— Twitter permanently suspends AOC parody account for being misleading – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is misleading except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/twitter-permanently-suspends-aoc-parody-account-for-being-misleading
— Tiger Woods receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom clouded by fresh round of criticism – Ryan Gaydos (DIERSEN: How did your critics/opponents cloud your achievements? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government demonized, denigrated, and condemned the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I earned a) as being not job-related, b) as not helping me carry out my job duties, c) as being an attempt by me to qualify myself for a “new trade or business,” d) as being an attempt by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) as being a distraction.) 
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tiger-woods-presidential-medal-freedom-fresh-criticism

BREITBART
— 3 in 10 Migrant Family Interviews Result in False Claim Findings, Says ICE – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/05/07/exclusive-3-in-10-migrant-family-interviews-result-in-false-claim-findings-says-ice/
— Mean Little Mayor Pete Buttigieg Is Terrible at Christianity – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/05/08/nolte-mean-little-mayor-pete-buttigieg-is-terrible-at-christianity/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The ‘Packed White Nationalist’ Rally That Wasn’t – Edward Ring (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn Memorial Day parades and Independence Day parades and fireworks as being White nationalist rallies?)
https://amgreatness.com/2019/05/07/the-packed-white-nationalist-rally-that-wasnt/

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— LATIN AMERICA IS COLLAPSING AND TAKING AMERICA WITH IT They’re dragging us down even as we try to rescue them. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273660/latin-america-collapsing-and-taking-america-it-daniel-greenfield
— JEW-HATRED ANCIENT AND MODERN Colonizing the Democratic Party. – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/273680/jew-hatred-ancient-and-modern-bruce-thornton

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Fake Illegal Alien Families – MICHELLE MALKIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/border-crisis-illegal-immigrants-use-fake-family-members/
— Democrats Aren’t Returning to Normalcy – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/05/democratic-party-presidential-candidates-embrace-radicalism/

ONE NEWS NOW
— If illegals can afford cartels, they can afford asylum fees – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/05/08/if-illegals-can-afford-cartels-they-can-afford-asylum-fees

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— The owner of a Washington, D.C. area radio station that broadcasts Sputnik International 24/7 has been ordered to register his Florida-based broadcasting company as a Russian foreign agent. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
https://wvva.com/news/national-news-from-the-associated-press/2019/05/08/dc-area-radio-station-told-to-register-as-russian-agent/

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Female candidates for president still face bias in 2020 Sexism is going strong, according to recent studies.”
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/the-bias-facing-women-candidates-for-president

POLITICO
— Trump campaign refuses to say whether it has a policy on foreign agents Several 2020 Democrats and the DNC have openly forsworn the use of hacked email and other information in their campaigns. – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs talk and act like they are foreign agents for Mexico and for other foreign countries.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/07/trump-campaign-mum-on-foreign-meddling-policy-1309711

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) encourage White women who citizens of America to abort their babies and b) encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America. How soon will citizens of foreign countries in America have enough clout to force everyone in America to speak, read, and write Spanish? How soon will citizens of foreign countries in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California have enough clout to get those states to secede and to join up with Mexico? 
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-immigration-crackdown-will-make-america-s-population-slowdown-ncna1003011

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Can Keep Sending Asylum Seekers to Mexico, Court Rules – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/trump-asylum-remain-mexico.html
— CBS Censors a ‘Good Fight’ Segment. Its Topic Was Chinese Censorship. – Julia Jacobs
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/arts/television/cbs-good-fight-chinese-censorship.html
— The Real Threat Uncovered by Armed Civilians at the Border – Nausicaa Renner
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/magazine/the-real-threat-uncovered-by-armed-civilians-at-the-border.html
— 3 Muslim Workers at Amazon File Federal Discrimination Complaint – Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/08/technology/amazon-muslim-workers-complaint.html

WASHINGTON POST
— By early Tuesday evening, more than 720 former federal prosecutors who worked in Democratic and Republican administrations had signed a letter asserting that President Trump would have been charged with obstructing justice based on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s findings — if Trump were not the president. – Matt Zapotosky (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they could get hundreds if not thousands of signatures from activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout on a letter that would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they successfully manipulate/dominate. Better yet, I should sue them.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/who-signed-the-letter-asserting-trump-would-have-been-charged-with-obstruction-if-he-werent-president-and-what-they-hope-happens-next/2019/05/07/66744532-710b-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Colorado shooting suspect shared anti-Trump post on Facebook – Lia Eustachewich
https://nypost.com/2019/05/08/colorado-shooting-suspect-shared-anti-trump-post-on-facebook/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s base is a lot more damaging than his high-ranking enablers.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-trump-supporters-atone-20190508-story.html

USA TODAY
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Alcohol use soaring worldwide: The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year – Doyle Rice
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/07/alcohol-use-rising-around-world/1128705001/
— 2020 Democrats are big on helping the poor, but for the most part not with their own money – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/07/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-not-so-sweet-charity-editorials-debates/3561543002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Buttigieg, O’Rourke, Sanders Are Struggling With Black Voters – Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: What will Democrat political consultants tell Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders to do? Will they tell Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders could to promise to use the federal government to take even more money and opportunities away from non-Blacks and give that money and those opportunities to Blacks? It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Will Democrat political consultants tell Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders to cite me as an example? Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders could stress that they agree with all the adverse actions that the federal government took against me. Buttigieg, O’Rourke, and Sanders could hint/imply/argue/shout that I have always been a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buttigieg-orourke-sanders-are-struggling-with-black-voters-11557230702
— Tuition Is Looming and You’re Coming Up Short. What Can You Do? – Cheryl Winokur Munk (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for your undergraduate tuition? Mine came from what I earned when I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. Where did the money come from for your graduate tuition? Mine came from what I earned when I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tuition-is-looming-and-youre-coming-up-short-what-can-you-do-11557259926

DAILY NEWS MINER
— Two apply so far for Fairbanks assembly vacancy; deadline is May 15 – Amanda Bohman (DIERSEN: Information on the application process is at http://www.co.fairbanks.ak.us/assembly/Documents/Assembly%20Seat%20E%20Vacancy%20Information%20Packet%202019.pdf
http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/two-apply-so-far-for-fairbanks-assembly-vacancy-deadline-is/article_c1a745ba-7126-11e9-b6ac-53f4282c3207.html

LEAF CHRONICLE
— Powers resigns Clarksville City Council seat, city will seek applicants
https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2019/05/01/powers-resigns-clarksville-city-council-seat/3645824002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Candidates applying to fill a vacancy on the City Council must be qualified in accordance with the Clarksville City Charter and general state law. A city councilman must be a resident of the city of Clarksville; be at least 18; have resided in the city for 12 months; and reside in and be qualified to vote in the ward to which they seek appointment. The City Clerk will publish a notice of the vacancy. Within 60 days of the vacancy, all qualified applicants must appear before the council at a regularly scheduled meeting, which in this case will be June 6, to make known their intention to apply to fill the vacancy. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers on Public Square. Applicants may make a brief statement to the City Council at the meeting about their desire to serve on the council, including their background, education, training, employment, military service, volunteer work, and other matters appropriate to an evaluation of their application, and they may answer questions from council members. Within 14 days of that meeting, the mayor will call a special meeting of the council for the purpose of appointing an applicant to fill the vacancy. Only those applicants who appeared at the June 6 meeting and made known their intention to apply to fill the vacancy may be considered at the special called meeting.)

MOTLEY FOOL
— It’s Not Just Older Workers Who Get Hurt by Ageism Turns out younger employees fall victim to age discrimination, too. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of virtually all of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. I should write a book about those Democrats and their victims.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2019/05/08/its-not-just-older-workers-who-get-hurt-by-ageism.aspx

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Double Standard: McCain Was Too Old in 2008, but Biden and Bernie Are Not in 2020 – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/05/double-standard-mccain-was-too-old-in-2008-but-biden-and-bernie-are-not-in-2020/

FED MANAGER
— GAO Suggests Improvements To Human Capital Management (DIERSEN: GAO leads by example. All employers in America and in the world can see that GAO gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO does not promote to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. To do the aforesaid, GAO uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts.) 
https://www.fedmanager.com/featured/3341-gao-suggests-improvements-to-human-capital-management

CAPITOL RESEARCH CENTER
— Don’t Trust the Messenger: The “Right” Reporting? (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Everyone in journalism should be required to disclose the sources and amounts of their income. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $53,316/year, my Social Security is $2,118/year, and my RMD is about $10,000/year.) 
https://capitalresearch.org/article/dont-trust-the-messenger-part-4/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives and right-leaning moderates know that in order to get the “full story” they should read not only the Wall Street Journal and National Review, but also the Washington Post and The Atlantic. After all, it’s important to know how the other half of America thinks and feels about the news of the day. However, the media landscape isn’t what it used to be—where once there were nominally nonpartisan broadcast and print media, new nonprofit newsrooms backed by big liberal foundation resources have risen, even as conservative platforms have folded. But that doesn’t mean conservative readers and writers should resign themselves to obsolescence: a combination of foundation giving and visionary leadership could breathe new life into conservative and even less-partisan journalism, while providing the stability and flexibility necessary for new outlets to thrive.)

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “ROBERT MUELLER PROVED DONALD TRUMP IS THE LIVING EMBODIMENT OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS.” (DIERSEN: According to this Trump-hater, “Most Americans already hold a low opinion of Trump.” Who has a low opinion of you? I should write a book about those who have a low opinion of 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.newsweek.com/robert-mueller-donald-trump-living-embodiment-seven-deadly-sins-1402444