April 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Bruce Rauner lays out his 2018 legislative agenda – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-bruce-rauner-lays-out-his-2018-legislative-agenda/3320873/
— Attorney: Federal agents seize documents from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/attorney-federal-agents-seize-documents-from-trump-lawyer/3320376/

 

NBC5
— Durbin on Voting Hacks: ‘We Are Under Attack’ – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-on-Voting-Hacks-We-Are-Under-Attack-479199453.html
— DuPage County Named Most Expensive Housing Market in Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/most-expensive-housing-market-illinois-dupage-county-479148723.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Shifts Focus To Bipartisan Deal On Budget, Taxes
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/09/rauner-shifts-focus-to-bi-partisan-deal-on-budget-taxes/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use opioid problems to push pot.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/health/study-opioid-use-dropped-in-medical-cannabis-states

 

WLS AM
— Emanuel using catfish against Rauner veto – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/09/emanuel-using-catfish-against-rauner-veto/

 

WGN RADIO
— Republican Leader Jim Durkin says: “Our caucus is in a good position.” – BEN ANDERSON
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/08/republican-leader-jim-durkin-says-our-caucus-is-in-a-good-position/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner touts ‘non-partisan’ Election Year budget goals – Madigan aide snickers – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-schedules-leaders-meeting-lays-out-budget-wish-list/
— Emanuel urges lawmakers to override Rauner veto of gun dealer licensing bill – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-urges-lawmakers-to-override-rauner-veto-of-gun-dealer-licensing-bill/
— Federal funds to bolster election security may fall short in Chicago, Cook – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/federal-funds-to-bolster-election-security-may-fall-short-in-illinois-elsewhere/
— Trump furious after FBI seizes documents from his lawyer – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fbi-raids-donald-trump-personal-lawyer-stormy-daniels-payments/
— Border states pledge 1,600 troops for Trump’s border fight – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arizona-national-guard-headed-mexico-border-donald-trump-illegal-immigration/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says he’ll prioritize a budget agreement with Democrats, which has eluded him so far – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-leaders-meeting-20180409-story.html
— As companies strive toward equal pay for women, wage gap remains ‘stuck’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-equal-pay-day-20180910-story.html
— Why would Pritzker want to limit choices for poor kids? – Kristen McQueary (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dups have always used my parents’ sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents and me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-pritzker-school-choice-20180409-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage election officials blame vendor for vote count delay – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180409/dupage-election-officials-blame-vendor-for-vote-count-delay
— Amid trade fight, Trump says he’ll ‘make it up’ to farmers – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180409/news/304099884/
— Planning agency sees more tolls, fees in drivers’ future – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180409/planning-agency-sees-more-tolls-fees-in-drivers-future

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Like political ads? Then you’re going to love the governor’s race. – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180406/ISSUE01/180409937/like-political-ads-then-youre-going-to-love-the-governors-race

 

WTTW
— Emanuel: Rauner Abdicated ‘Primary Responsibility’ With Gun Dealer Veto – Matt Masterson
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/09/emanuel-rauner-abdicated-primary-responsibility-gun-dealer-veto
— Gov. Rauner Lays Out an Election-Year Agenda – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/04/09/gov-rauner-lays-out-election-year-agenda

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner wants full-year state budget; leaders meeting planned – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180409/gov-rauner-wants-full-year-state-budget-leaders-meeting-planned

 

ALTON DAILY TELEGRAPH
— Raising taxes is not a viable solution to Illinois’ problems – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Raising-taxes-is-not-a-viable-solution-12818982.php

 

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Roskam Misses Packed March For Our Lives Town Hall In Glen Ellyn Rep. Peter Roskam said he had a scheduling conflict and was unable to attend the packed town hall. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/roskam-misses-packed-march-our-lives-town-hall-glen-ellyn

 

JEANNE IVES
— Crunch Time – Illinois House of Representatives back in session after long break
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/04/crunch-time-illinois-house-of.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— OEIG Punts complaint on Gov. Rauner Administration – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/oeig-punts-complaint-on-gov-rauner-administration-illinois-doomed/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TEDDY ROOSEVELT REPRISOR JOE WIEGAND RETURNS TO ILLINOIS FOR SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/teddy-roosevelt-repisor-returns-home-for-.html
— CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER URGES STATE-APPROVED PROCESS TO SUFFOCATE INTERNET NEWS SITES (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents approve of this. According to them, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/california-lawmaker-urges-state-approved-process-to-suffocate-internet-news-sites-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives spokesperson calls Rauner a “professional liar”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/ives-spokesperson-calls-rauner-a-professional-liar/
— Rauner, Durkin and Brady warn Dems against plan they don’t appear to have
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/rauner-durkin-and-brady-warn-dems-against-plan-they-dont-appear-to-have/
— ISRA issues “threat alert” over League of Women Voters library meeting
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/isra-issues-threat-alert-over-league-of-women-voters-library-meeting/
— Rauner outlines session priorities, doesn’t mention Quincy veterans home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/rauner-outlines-session-priorities-doesnt-mention-quincy-veterans-home/

 

BREITBART
— White House Staffers Frustrated with Conservative Media Influencing Donald Trump – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups are extremely frustrated when Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: 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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/09/white-house-staffers-frustrated-conservative-media-influencing-donald-trump/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Areas Where Democrats Once Backed Trump Immigration Agenda – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/09/4-areas-where-democrats-once-backed-trump-immigration-agenda/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Associated Press Forced To Correct ‘Dishonest’ Reporting On Fox News – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/09/associated-press-corrects-dishonest-fox-reporting/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal employee background checks pile up, while government agencies blame each other – Ernest Istook
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/federal-employee-background-checks-pile-up-while-government-agencies-blame-each-other

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Trump administration wants evidence of Harvard’s anti-Asian discrimination made public
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/43763/

 

THE HILL
— Arizona governor announces deployment of 225 guardsmen to border – REBECCA KHEEL
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/382310-arizona-governor-announces-deployment-of-225-guardsmen-to-border

 

REUTERS
— Illinois Republicans warn against repeat of partial state budgets
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget/illinois-republicans-warn-against-repeat-of-partial-state-budgets-idUSKBN1HG2XD

 

CNN
— The biggest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook is fake – Donie O’Sullivan
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/09/technology/fake-black-lives-matter-facebook-page/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Agents Raid Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen in Connection With Stormy Daniels Payments President Donald Trump calls raids a ‘disgrace’ and a ‘witch hunt’ as federal agents seize communications on topics including payments to former porn actress – Erica Orden, Rebecca Ballhaus and Michael Rothfeld
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-raids-trump-lawyers-office-1523306297?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Made Mistakes on ‘Fake News,’ Privacy – Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: Will Zukerberg declare that Trump got elected because of Facebook mistakes?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-made-mistakes-on-fake-news-privacy-1523289089

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— At the EEOC, harassment cases can languish for years – AP
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2018/04/09/at-the-eeoc-harassment-cases-can-languish-for-years/

April 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat and RINO governors side with foreign countries against America.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governors-criticize-trump-plan-to-send-troops-to-mexican-border/3317761/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting high school students and others to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://wgntv.com/2018/04/07/students-push-for-gun-control-at-packed-glen-ellyn-town-hall/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says he reached out to Ives after the election; she says he hasn’t – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner makes it clear that he wants “Ives and other conservatives out of the party.” Conservatives support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. On April 18, 2018, at 102 IRP county conventions, will elected Republican Precinct Committeemen, Cook County township committeemen, and Chicago ward committeemen a) vote in IRP State Central Committee (SCC) candidates who will do what Rauner wants and purge conservatives, that is, destroy the IRP or b) vote for IRP SCC candidates who can and will defend and advance the IRP platform?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180409-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “As usual, Gov. Rauner is not telling the truth. What he is saying happened did not happen,” Ives spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said in email. “But that’s fine. Rauner’s surrogates have made and continue to make it clear that they want Ives and other conservatives out of the party so there’s no need for perfunctory and disingenuous outreach,” she said. “He and his surrogates are who Republicans chose to lead them. He is the nominee. And Ives wishes him good luck in the general.”)
— Under fire from Trump, Sessions taps U.S. attorney in Chicago to oversee production of documents to Congress – Matt Zapotosky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-us-attorney-documents-congress-20180408-story.html
— Durkin says don’t do a six-month budget
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jeanne-ives-20180409-story.html
— Should you help your kid buy a home? – Anya Kamenetz (DIERSEN: Were your parents wealthy enough that they could/did help you buy a home? My outstanding parents were not. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. The down payment came from money that I had earned working for IRS since 1971 (in today’s dollars, my salary was $55,905/year), working for Firestone Stores part-time since 1971, and working for Firestone Stores full-time 1970-1971.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/savingsgame/tca-should-you-help-your-kid-buy-a-home-20180403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: George Will promotes criminal rights.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-will-george-felons-voting-0409-story.html
— Teens who vape: Will a new craze invite a health crisis? – Editorial (DIERSEN: One should anticipate that if pot is legalized, teens who vape will smoke pot and destroy their brains.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-vaping-nicotine-schools-health-20180403-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-lgbtq-teens-parents-sex-talk-20180406-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. Attorney John Lauschto speed Republican document demands – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/justice-taps-prosecutor-to-speed-republican-document-demands/
— Stormy Daniels again seeks Trump’s answers under oath – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/stormy-daniels-again-seeks-trumps-answers-under-oath/
— Trump once fought measure requiring sprinklers in buildings – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-once-fought-measure-requiring-sprinklers-in-buildings/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Tollway: Politically-connected PR firm that got $6.6 million contract was hired on merits – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: What is your position on “merits?” Of course, my Democrat superiors say that all the decisions that they made to retain and promote their Democrat employees instead of me were based on “merit.” Assessing “merit” is extremely subjective. If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have provided a jury with many examples in which GAO paid its employees who were minority and/or female not only more for the same work, but more for lesser work, including one example in which GAO paid one of my subordinates who was a minority, a female, and a veteran more than it paid me. She had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, no professional certifications, and no professional licenses. I had almost 18 years experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325; almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; three job-related master’s degrees; six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180409/tollway-politically-connected-pr-firm-that-got-66-million-contract-was-hired-on-merits
— Postcard on prepayments was misleading – Reinhard Metz, Wheaton (DIERSEN: It would be great if Roskam would increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180409/postcard-on-prepayments-was-misleading
— Early tax payment not entirely ‘welcome’ – Kevin Brewner, St. Charles (DIERSEN: It would be great if Roskam would increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180409/early-tax-payment-not-entirely-welcome

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Crain’s Chicago Business a) sides with its advertisers who want cheap labor and b) sides with Democrats who want future Democrats. Overwhelmingly, immigrants have made it clear that if/when they become citizens, they will help the Democrats get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180406/ISSUE07/180409930/tell-trump-hes-wrong-members-of-congress-on-the-citizenship-question
— In Illinois, we need all the watchdogs we can get – ANDY SHAW (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails draw attention to the work that watchdogs do. I worked for a watchdog, that is, for GAO, for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn that. I should write a book about my nasty, troubled, failed, vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have a) little or no government or political experience, b) little or no relevant education, and/or c) few or no relevant professional certifications or licenses.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180406/ISSUE07/180409942/illinois-needs-government-oversight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois has more separate units of government than any other state, and too many, like Riverdale’s library, have overseers who would rather hunker down in their bunkers than embrace tax-saving mergers. The job of journalists and watchdogs is to hold government officials and politicians accountable. But with fewer and fewer professional reporters on the case, as print and broadcast media keep shedding staff to cut costs—i.e., Tribune cutbacks—public officials face less and less scrutiny, emboldening them to misbehave with impunity, laws and taxpayers be damned. Riverdale is in a “news desert,” an out-of-the-way place that gets little or no attention from mainstream media unless a murder or riot attracts TV trucks. Wonky issues like a library controversy? Fuggedaboutit! The BGA’s not insulated from these forces. We have limited resources and tend to deploy them on investigations with broad scope and impact. It took Riverdale activists three tries over several months to get us to realize they, too, suffered from government abuse with implications far beyond their town. It’s good they persisted, and the Riverdale library’s transgressions should be investigated by the Illinois attorney general. But sadly, there aren’t enough watchdogs left to shine a light on every Riverdale and hold all their officials accountable, and that should alarm every taxpayer in Illinois.)

 

HERALD NEWS
— Are Illinois Congressmen safe in wake of Donald Trump? – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want candidates to run as anti-Trumps, that is, to be 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2018/04/06/are-illinois-congressmen-safe-in-wake-of-donald-trump/a7lkoy2/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Not voting for Tirio or supporting Provenzano – Tim Keough, Crystal Lake (DIERSEN: Hultgren and Roskam both endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. What do I say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who stress that Hultgren protected Provenzano for many years, and that if Hultgren had protected me, I would still be a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress to Hultgren a) that I am not the member of a church like they are, b) that I do not attend church services like they do, c) that I do not give money to a church like they do, d) that I oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, and e) that while 105 cast Republican primary ballots in my precinct, I got only 77 votes.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/04/letter-not-voting-for-tirio-or-supporting-provenzano/agee79k/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Congratulations to the McHenry County Republican Party. On the same day that the Northwest Herald reported that Nick Provenzano was fired from his government job for having a sexual encounter with a teen boy, he received 100 votes and won his election as a Nunda Republican Precinct Committeeman.)

 

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Justice taps Chicago’s U.S. attorney John Lausch to speed Republican document demands – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article208309419.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn town hall meeting tackles gun violence
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/04/07/glen-ellyn-town-hall-meeting-tackles-gun-violence/d9mfrk2/

 

KWQC
— Illinois Republican candidates prepare for Illinois General Election – Mariana Domingues (DIERSEN: What is the last event that your Republican county party organization hosted? What is the next event that your Republican county party organization will host?)
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Illinois-Republican-candidates-prepare-for-Illinois-General-Election-479107613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican candidates are getting ready for this year’s Illinois general election in November. Several candidates met with other party leaders at today’s Lincoln Day Dinner sponsored by the Henry County Republicans. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner addressed many GOP supporters at the event. As he runs for re-election, he says he will continue to stand by education reform. . .On Saturday, newly-minted competitor, Democrat Sean Casten, benefited from the lengthy exposure in front of a captivated crowd. When Casten was introduced, he got a standing ovation. “It’s too bad that Peter Roskam is not here today,” Casten said at the forum. “Because I would defy anyone to stand in this room and not be inspired by all of these impassioned young people, their families, and their supporters.” Why wasn’t he there? “Unfortunately Representative Roskam had previous commitments, which we communicated to the student who extended the invitation on the day that he emailed our office,” Roskam spokeswoman Veronica Vera said in an emailed response. “Representative Roskam believes this is an important issue and our office is looking at alternatives to have students from the district meet with the Representative for a productive conversation on this issue.” Roskam’s office said he met with Glenbard North High School students after the Parkland shooting for about an hour.)

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making NIU students anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/student-groups-rally-end-legality-debate

 

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trunp says “Eulogy for a fake populist presidency.”
http://depauliaonline.com/34409/opinions/eulogy-for-a-fake-populist-presidency/

 

SHIA KAPOS
— City hires chief diversity officer; and Glen Tullman’s nod to ‘Hamilton’ (DIERSEN: Will Tullman emulate Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://shiakapos.com/chicago-hires-diversity-czar-plus-news-about-mansueto-nonprofit-cara/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Has Governor Rauner already lost to Democrat JB Pritzker in the Governor’s race? – Jeff Berkowitz (DIERSEN: To get reelected, would Rauner promise to defend and advance all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, including the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/gov-rauner-already-lost-to-dem-pritzker-in-the-governors-race-berkowitz-wpundit-robling-cable-web/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— CASTEN basks in, ROSKAM skips, packed gun TOWN HALL – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/09/casten-basks-in-roskam-skips-packed-gun-town-hall-afp-launches-keep-illinois-flat-tax-campaign-lausch-tapped-to-review-clinton-docs-263550
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Another weekend in the Illinois 6th congressional district, where U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) is fighting to keep his seat, meant another packed town hall. This time, school violence was the issue at the forum organized by high school students. Inside of a Glen Ellyn church with a capacity to hold 600, it was standing room only, according to organizers. The large turnout isn’t new for this district. And like so many other town halls held in the 6th over the past year, one thing remained consistent: Roskam was a no-show. Since President Donald Trump’s 2016 election, the congressman has been dogged by activists to meet at a town hall-style setting to take questions.)

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Mendoza’s reduced bill backlog claim is ‘nonsense,’ expert says – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511383473-mendoza-s-reduced-bill-backlog-claim-is-nonsense-expert-says

 

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— JAMES O’KEEFE EVENT: American Pravda: My Fight For Truth in the Era of Fake News – April 18 (DIERSEN: Why was this event scheduled in direct conflict with Illinois Republican Party county conventions?)
https://heartlandevents.kimbia.com/0418okeefe

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FLYING BLIND: ILLINOIS’ REVENUE ESTIMATES AND THE BASICS OF BAD BUDGETING Lawmakers can’t balance the budget if they don’t know how much they have to spend. – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/flying-blind-illinois-revenue-estimates-and-the-basics-of-bad-budgeting/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftist Public School Indoctrination Bill Moving Forward in Springfield – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/leftist-public-school-indoctrination-bill-moving-forward-in-springfield/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY RELEASE AD OPPOSING PROPOSED GRADUATED TAX FOR ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/americans-for-prosperity-release-ad-opposing-proposed-graduated-tax-for-illinois-.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: WILL AMERICA CONTINUE TO PROSPER IF BASIC PRINCIPLES AND VALUES ARE ABANDONED?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorneroneil-will-america-continue-to-prosper-if-basic-principles-and-values-are-abandoned-.html
— LIBERALS FINALLY FIND SOME MEDIA BIAS THEY DISLIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/liberals-finally-find-some-media-bias-they-dislike.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker hit again on taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/pritzker-hit-again-on-taxes/
— State’s election infrastructure is deteriorating at a crucial moment
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/09/states-election-infrastructure-is-deteriorating-at-a-crucial-moment/

 

GOPUSA
— Rage against the social media machine (DIERSEN: What information do you use against others? What information does Facebook have about you that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes can/do use against you? Facebook has the following information about me that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against me: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, BMI is 30, federal retiree, former union member, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, I am demonized, denigrated, and condemned by lots of people who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43262

 

BLAZE
— Washington Post: ‘White evangelicals’ blindly defend Trump and pastors accused of sexual misconduct – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: Do you blindly defend Trump or anyone else? I do not.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/08/wapo-white-evangelicals-blindly-defend-trump-and-pastors-accused-of-sexual-misconduct

 

AMMOLAND
— Progressive Illinois Rep. Bill Foster Declares Constitution Means Nothing – Dean Weingarten
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/04/progressive-ill-rep-declares-constitution-means-nothing/#ixzz5C6h2Sc3y&f

 

POLITICO
— Trump administration seeks to open Harvard admissions files – MICHAEL STRATFORD (DIERSEN: What colleges admitted you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1992 respectively.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/06/trump-administration-seeks-to-open-harvard-admission-files-470185

 

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “As elections near, many older, educated, white voters shift away from Trump’s party.” To “shift away from Trump’s party” is to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, further erosion of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/09/as-elections-near-many-older-educated-white-voters-shift-away-from-trumps-party.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nationwide, whites over the age of 60 with college degrees now favor Democrats over Republicans for Congress by a 2-point margin, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polling during the first three months of the year. During the same period in 2016, that same group favored Republicans for Congress by 10 percentage points. The 12-point swing is one of the largest shifts in support toward Democrats that the Reuters/Ipsos poll has measured over the past two years. If that trend continues, Republicans will struggle to keep control of the House of Representatives, and possibly the Senate, in the November elections, potentially dooming President Trump’s legislative agenda. The real core for the Republicans is white, older white, and if they’re losing ground there, they’re going to have a tsunami, said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist who closely tracks political races. If that continues to November, they’re toast.)

 

CBS NEWS
— South Carolina state House Republicans introduce bill on secession over gun rights
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-carolina-state-house-republicans-introduce-bill-on-secession-over-gun-rights/

 

NBC NEWS
— ‘Roseanne’ TV reboot reveals latest divides in Red/Blue America – Dante Chinni
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/roseanne-tv-reboot-reveals-latest-divides-red-blue-america-n863706

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For GOP, Threat of Impeachment May Spur Voters – Jonathan Martin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/us/politics/trump-impeachment-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Horror of Being Governed by Fox & Friends.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/opinion/fox-friends-trump.html
— A Tough Task for Facebook: European-Type Privacy for All – Natasha Singer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/technology/a-tough-task-for-facebook-european-type-privacy-for-all.html
— How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/facebook-data-sharing.html
— YouTube Is Improperly Collecting Children’s Data, Consumer Groups Say – Sapna Maheshwari
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/business/media/youtube-kids-ftc-complaint.html
— Facebook’s Other Critics: Its Viral Stars – Kevin Roose
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/08/technology/facebook-viral-stars.html
— After Violence, a High School Tries to Regain Its Balance – Elizabeth A. Harris
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/nyregion/new-rochelle-high-school-stabbing-integration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP increasingly fears loss of House, focuses on saving Senate majority.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-increasingly-fears-loss-of-house-focuses-on-saving-senate-majority/2018/04/08/6483ffc0-39bb-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Forcing judges to meet quotas won’t reduce immigration court backlogs. It will undermine due process – Editorial (DIERSEN: Forcing my superiors in the federal government to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets resulted in reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and a tremendous waste of experience that federal employees had who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-immigration-courts-trump-sessions-backlog-20180409-story.html

 

DENVER POST
— As vultures circle, The Denver Post must be saved – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO is only a shell of what it once was. By September 30, 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO had gotten rid of virtually all the agency’s employees who were Republican. I should write a book about “Republican” Presidents, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, etc. a) who have no problem with that destruction and b) who promoted that destruction.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/04/06/as-vultures-circle-the-denver-post-must-be-saved/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At The Denver Post on Monday, more than two dozen reporters, editors, photographers, videographers, page designers, digital producers and opinion staff will walk out the door. Our marching orders are to cut a full 30 by the start of July. These heartbreaking instructions raise the question: Does this cut, which follows so many in recent years that our ranks have shriveled from more than 250 to fewer than 100 today, represent the beginning of the end for the Voice of the Rocky Mountain Empire? The cuts, backed by our owner, the New York City hedge fund Alden Global Capital, also are a mystery, if you look at them from the point of view of those of us intent on running a serious news operation befitting the city that bears our name. Media experts locally and nationally question why our future looks so bleak, as many newspapers still enjoy double-digit profits and our management reported solid profits as recently as last year. We call for action. Consider this editorial and this Sunday’s Perspective offerings a plea to Alden — owner of Digital First Media, one of the largest newspaper chains in the country — to rethink its business strategy across all its newspaper holdings. Consider this also a signal to our community and civic leaders that they ought to demand better. Denver deserves a newspaper owner who supports its newsroom. If Alden isn’t willing to do good journalism here, it should sell The Post to owners who will. A flagship local newspaper like The Post plays a critically important role in its city and state: It provides a public record of the good and the bad, serves as a watchdog against public and private corruption, offers a free marketplace of ideas and stands as a lighthouse reflective and protective of — and accountable to — a community’s values and goals. A news organization like ours ought to be seen, especially by our owner, as a necessary public institution vital to the very maintenance of our grand democratic experiment.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Food That Helps Battle Depression – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: What depresses you the most? For me, it is candidates who paint themselves as being Republican to get elected, but once they get elected, they fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-food-that-helps-battle-depression-1522678367
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-future-of-americas-economy-looks-a-lot-like-elkhart-indiana-1522942393
— Don’t Stop Saving Just Because You’ve Retired – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: It has been much more difficult for my wife and I to save because since September 30, 1997, my income has been $73,461/year (59%) less (only $51,864/year instead of $125,325/year) in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-stop-saving-just-because-youve-retired-1523032544

 

BLOOMBERG
— America’s Virtual Border Wall Is a 1,954-Mile-Long Money Pit Protecting the southern border has foiled even the military’s brightest minds. Now, Silicon Valley is ready to give it a go. – Lauren Etter and Karen Weise (DIERSEN: Democrats see illegals as being future Democrats. RINOs see illegals as being cheap labor.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-04-09/the-race-to-cash-in-on-trump-s-invisible-high-tech-border-wall

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— The 1% are getting even richer — and it’s not going to stop any time soon – Will Martin
http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-richest-people-are-getting-even-richer-two-thirds-of-global-wealth-by-2030-2018-4

 

CHRON
— In an age of Trump and Stormy Daniels, evangelical leaders face sex scandals of their own – Sarah Pulliam Bailey
https://www.chron.com/life/article/In-an-age-of-Trump-and-Stormy-Daniels-12815178.php

April 8 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Russian ‘hack’ of 2016 voter rolls leaves Galesburg, Illinois, reeling
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/russian-hack-of-2016-voter-rolls-leaves-galesburg-illinois-reeling

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Blue wave hurricane picks up national momentum.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/democrat-blue-wave-builds-traction-judge-rebecca-dallet-laura-washington/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alec Baldwin returns to ‘SNL’ for presidential news conference – Cynthia Littleton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-chadwick-boseman-alec-baldwin-20180408-story.html
— Kimmel apologizes for Melania Trump joke amid feud with Sean Hannity – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-sean-hannity-jimmy-kimmel-20180407-story.html
— Why good people won’t run for public office – Dilara Sayeed (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who discourage “good people” from running for public office. They especially discourage people a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-election-0408-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A personal financial catastrophe can have grave health consequences – Carolyn Y. Johnson (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, in today’s dollars, my income dropped 59%. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but after my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864/year, only 41% of that $125,325/year salary.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180408/a-personal-financial-catastrophe-can-have-grave-health-consequences

 

WBBM
— Senator Brady Backs Rauner’s Teacher Pension Plan – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbmnews.radio.com/articles/news/sen-brady-backs-rauners-teacher-pension-plan

 

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 4/8/18
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/08/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-4-8-18/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Then, WTTW’s Amanda Vinicky shares her reaction to the Rauner administration’s silence towards Chinese trade. Later in the segment, Amanda gives her thoughts on the budget in Illinois during the upcoming election year. For our last guest, Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs joins Rick Pearson to discuss the status of the Illinois State Republican Caucus. Additionally, Jim shares the current strategy of the Illinois Republican Party.)
— WTTW’s Amanda Vinicky is not surprised at Rauner’s silence – BEN ANDERSON
http://wgnradio.com/2018/04/08/wttws-amanda-vinicky-is-not-surprised-at-rauners-silence/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Channel 11 Political Correspondent, Amanda Vinicky, chats with Rick Pearson in-studio about Rauner Administration and Chinese trade. Amanda elaborates on whether Illinois will have a budget during the upcoming election year.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers’ focus should be on budget as they return – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180407/our-view-lawmakers-focus-should-be-on-budget-as-they-return

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Guns, constitutional amendments and more: Illinois lawmakers back to work this week – DOUG FINKE
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/08/guns-constitutional-amendments-and-more-illinois-lawmakers-back-to-work-this-week/aqu9dfb/

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Heartland solid for Trump, his policies.”
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/heartland-solid-for-trump-his-policies/article_200d1e46-51a5-5d7a-80ee-123125f50526.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— When Ideology Collides with Good School Governance – R.B.A. DiMuccio
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/tag/national-school-walkout/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Twitter CEO Shares And Raves About Article Calling For Dem Victory In Second ‘Civil War’ – Joe Simonson (DIERSEN: If there is going to be a Second Civil War, it will be individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries in Group A officially declaring war against those in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump supporters, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I will fight for Group B and Group B will win.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/07/twitter-jack-dorsey-second-civil-war-trump/

 

HOT AIR
— Farmers’ Anger At Trump Tariffs Puts Republican Candidates In A Bind
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/04/farmers-anger-trump-tariffs-puts-republican-candidates-bind/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Economically Stable’ Portion of Democrat-Run Illinois Beginning to Bleed Citizens – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.westernjournal.com/report-economically-stable-portion-of-democrat-run-illinois-beginning-to-bleed-citizens/

 

POLITICO
— How Trump thrives in ‘news deserts’ Relentless use of social media and partisan outlets helped him swamp Clinton and exceed Romney’s performance in places lacking trusted local news outlets. – SHAWN MUSGRAVE and MATTHEW NUSSBAUM (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA Illinois is NOT a trusted news outlet. According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/08/news-subscriptions-decline-donald-trump-voters-505605

 

NBC NEWS
— Asian-Americans rejected by Harvard need to resist the anti-affirmative action narrative Our community is being fed a story by a white man trying to preserve spaces at colleges for mediocre white students, not stellar Asian-American ones. – Marie Myung-Ok Lee
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/asian-americans-rejected-harvard-need-resist-anti-affirmative-action-narrative-ncna863496

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump attacks ‘garbage’ Washington Post; calls Kelly story ‘hit job’ – Joseph Weber
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04/08/trump-attacks-garbage-washington-post-calls-kelly-story-hit-job.html
— College credits where credit’s due: Schools slowly come around to accepting transfer students’ work – Jon Marcus (DIERSEN: Did you transfer? I did not graduate from NIU until August of 1970. If I had stayed at UIC and not transferred, I might have graduated from UIC in June of 1970.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/giving-credit-where-credits-due-transfer-students-earlier-work-being-accepted/2018/04/08/c7825c4c-3877-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Farmers who propelled Trump to presidency fear becoming pawns in trade war.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/farmers-who-propelled-trump-to-presidency-fear-becoming-pawns-in-trade-war/2018/04/08/2d110a50-398f-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Cudgel of ‘White Privilege’ – Zachary Wood (DIERSEN: Are you White? What do you say to my White critics/opponents, their White operatives, and their White dupes who have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I unjustly and unfairly benefitted immensely from White privilege and that I would not have anything today were it not for White privilege? They stress that I was born a White male, that I am 100% German American, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that all German Americans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, b) that German Americans, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors viciously discriminated against, if not abused, if not enslaved minorities and females, c) that German Americans should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and d) that German Americans should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cudgel-of-white-privilege-1523209416
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White privilege has become the target of many initiatives in higher education. The goal, advocates say, is to fight racism and promote justice. Yet the practice often doesn’t seem constructive. In my college career, I’ve spoken to many peers and professors who insist adamantly that any conversation about race in America should begin and end with the accusation of white privilege. The aim seems to be to establish guilt, not build understanding. As I see it, the main goal of discussing white privilege should be to promote a more complex and nuanced view of the world so that, for example, it would be difficult for one of my white peers to drive through the Washington neighborhood where I grew up and say: “What’s wrong with those people?” People of all races should aim to understand the range of attitudes and perspectives on race that make the issue a difficult one. Often that’s not how activists approach it. “I’m not interested in talking to white people who aren’t woke,” one student told me. When I asked him to clarify, he said: “Ain’t no white person earning my trust unless they admit to being racist and apologize on behalf of their ancestors.” Although I strongly disagree with this view, I have some sympathy for it. For many African-Americans, focusing on white privilege allows them to assuage a damaged self-image that is the legacy of centuries of racial subjugation. That feeling should be taken seriously, not dismissed. But the way to bring people of different races and viewpoints to the table is not by belaboring the unconscionable demand that white people confess their guilt for social problems that no individual could have created. To build understanding around issues of race, we instead should try to engage others in good faith, especially when doing so can be difficult.)

 

SALON
— Growing up with racists: How should I remember them now? From my football coach and the boy next door to my own father, racist comments were a staple in my white town – MARK PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that when my German Lutheran parents raised me in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/08/growing-up-with-racists-how-should-i-remember-them-now/

 

WRITING COOPERATIVE
— How to Stop Plagiarism – Leslie Loftis (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have always emphasized the SOURCE and AUTHOR of articles. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have never and will never attempt to make other’s original work look like it is GOPUSA ILLINOIS’ original work. Far too many websites attempt to make other’s original work look like their original work. Further, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are sent out free of charge and they do not contain advertising, paragraph breaks, or pictures, and they are not sent out to “make money.”)
https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-stop-plagiarism-10f8a5528e29

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Alas, as the public has learned many times over in the internet age, the internet did not turn out as expected. Plagiarism has thrived. Only three months ago a well-known writer at a popular site got caught stealing half of someone else’s work on a popular story. She only got caught because of the rare news consumer who reads both the Daily Beast and The Weekly Standard.)

April 8 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do that results in something that is “original work?” Why do you do that? I spend 10+ hours each and every day publishing GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning and evening. I do that a) to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles and b) to promote those individuals and organizations that promote the aforesaid principles. What if I hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails were “original work” and that everyone needed my permission to share them? Of course, I would never do that. Those who want such permission publish things to “make money,” to destroy those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or even worse things. I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles and b) to promote those individuals and organizations that promote the aforesaid principles. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Federal funds to bolster election security may fall short in Illinois, elsewhere – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/federal-funds-to-bolster-election-security-may-fall-short-in-illinois-elsewhere/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— You know Illinois’ property taxes are sky-high. But the calculation process might surprise you. – Joanne Cleaver
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0408-property-taxes-primer-20180402-story.html
— Trump troop request creates opening for governors to say no – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–border-guard-governors-20180406-story.html
— Congress’ dilemma: tame Facebook or just accept its apology? – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/sns-bc-us–facebook-privacy-scandal-congress-20180405-story.html
— Even where it’s legal to sell marijuana, it’s hard to advertise it – Rachel Siegel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cannabis-online-advertising-20180406-story.html
— How WWI was fought in Chicago’s ethnic neighborhoods – Ron Grossman (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-flash-homefront-world-war-0408-20180330-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Democrats promote the ERA.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-era-st-0408-story.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker looking to use Rauner’s message against him – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: What is your message? My message is that political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you cannot or will not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-08/rich-millercapitol-fax-pritzker-looking-use-rauners-message-against-him.h

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Are Illinois Congressmen safe in wake of Donald Trump? – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/04/06/are-illinois-congressmen-safe-in-wake-of-donald-trump/a7lkoy2/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Farmers are paying for Trump’s tweets – Cheri Bustos (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that each and every GOPUSA Illinois email that I send out harms those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-farmers-are-paying-for-trump-s-tweets/article_4a832feb-fdc6-5ba1-99a5-190cf42dbda8.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bouvet and father get Oval Office time with Trump – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180407/bernard-schoenburg-bouvet-and-father-get-oval-office-time-with-trump
— Break is over. Let the fun begin. – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180407/statehouse-insider-break-is-over-let-fun-begin

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Yes, Illinois can be saved – James Nowlan
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/james-nowlan-yes-illinois-can-be-saved/article_90290f18-36b8-11e8-aa59-df2ea7270f33.html
— Most Americans see drug addiction as a disease – AP (DIERSEN: I have never been addicted to any kind of vice and I never will. I attribute that to my outstanding parents who sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote vices.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/most-americans-see-drug-addiction-as-a-disease/article_7a8b4782-39a8-11e8-8785-ab6c484c20cd.html

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— Rauner’s Failures Can Be Pritzker’s Winning Strategy – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents say your failures are? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress those a) Republican U.S. Senators and Congressmen, b) Republican Illinois statewide elected officials, Senators, and Representatives, c) Republican DuPage County elected officials, d) Republican Milton Township elected officials, e) Republican Wheaton officials, f) Illinois Republican Party officials, g) DuPage County Republican Central Committee officials, and h) MTRCC officials who fail/refuse to defend me. Of course, my critics/opponents stress those of the aforesaid who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.)
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/rauners-failures-winning-strategy

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Ugaste see flat-tax increase idea as a recipe for disaster – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511383688-ugaste-see-flat-tax-increase-idea-as-a-recipe-for-disaster

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— How Trump Can Protect the Border Without Congress – Daniel Horowitz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/04/how-trump-can-protect-the-border-without-congress/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Making the world safe through censorship – Dale Lowdermilk (DIERSEN: Who wants to censure you? The following want to censure me: 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 and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/5/making-the-world-safe-through-censorship/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— George Washington Would Have Owned an AR-15 – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/george_washington_would_have_owned_an_ar15.html
— Chicago officials caught short-circuiting required review of Obama Presidential Center – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/04/chicago_officials_caught_shortcircuiting_required_review_of_obama_presidential_center.html

 

HOT AIR
— Councilwoman Bullies Teen Trump Supporter In MAGA T-Shirt – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/04/07/councilwoman-bullies-teen-trump-supporter-maga-t-shirt/

 

THE HILL
— Journalism school deans warn Sinclair over media bias promos – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, what I do to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles harms the aforesaid. They hint/imply/argue/shout that their way is the best way, if not only way. Overwhelmingly, they deemphasize the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Overwhelmingly, they fail/refuse to speak out against promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/382102-journalism-school-deans-warn-sinclair-over-media-bias-promos

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Signs Memo Ordering End to ‘Catch and Release’ Immigration Policy – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/us/politics/trump-immigration-policy.html
— How to Level the College Playing Field – Harold O. Levy with Peg Tyre (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/opinion/sunday/harold-levy-college.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Michael Cohen’s view from under the bus: Trump denies knowing about Stormy Daniels payment – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have thrown me under the bus. They talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised them a new home, new car, sweetheart job, sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more if they get me to stop sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out. They talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised to destroy them if they fail to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Overwhelmingly, they determine who seeks/holds government and political offices in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/06/michael-cohens-view-from-under-the-bus-trump-denies-knowing-about-stormy-daniels-payment/

 

CBS DENVER
— OUTSTANDING: Demonstrators Voice Support For 2nd Amendment Rights At Rally (DIERSEN: What have the Republicans in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality who represent you and/or want to represent you said/done that shows their support for the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/04/07/demonstrators-second-amendment-rally/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Maryland’s Michael Steele, once the national Republican Party leader, searches for his place in Trump’s GOP – John Fritze (DIERSEN: Do you dump people? Have people who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican dumped you? I should write a book about people who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have dumped 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 and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-steele-trump-20180313-story.html

 

DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN
— Baltimore high school student accepted to all eight Ivy League universities – Lulu Wang (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that none of my four degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
http://www.thedp.com/article/2018/04/upenn-penn-philadelphia-ivy-league-admission-acceptance-mekhi-johnson-university-decision-college

 

ATLANTIC
— How the American Two-Party System Became so Divided Mid-century politicians envisioned ideologically defined parties—but failed to anticipate today’s hyper-polarized environment. – DAVID FRUM (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you cannot or will not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/the-polarizers-interview/557288/

 

BUSINESS TODAY
— Facebook to allow political ads from verified advertisers only (DIERSEN: Will Facebook deem my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be advertisements for the Republican National Committee (RNC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC)? Will Facebook prohibit me from posting anything without authorization from the RNC, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC?)
https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/facebook-to-make-political-ads-more-transparent/story/274338.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Advertisers will be prohibited from running political ads – electoral or issue-based – until they are authorized,” Facebook said, announcing plans to make advertisements on its platform more transparent. “In addition, these ads will be clearly labelled in the top left corner as Political Ad. Next to it we will show paid for by information. We started testing the authorization process this week, and people will begin seeing the label and additional information in the US later this spring,” it said. Facebook said it is also investing in artificial intelligence and adding more people to help find advertisers that should have gone through the authorization process but did not. “We realize we won’t catch every ad that should be labelled, and we encourage anyone who sees an unlabeled political ad to report it. People can do this by tapping the three dots at the top right corner of the ad and selecting Report Ad,” it said. Facebook also announced that people who manage pages with large number of followers will need to be verified. Those who manage large pages that do not clear the process will no longer be able to post, it said, adding that this will make it much harder for people to administer a page using a fake account.)

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Ways to Deal With a Career Setback Don’t let one bad thing drag you down. – Daniel B. Kline (DIERSEN: What did you do to deal with your career setbacks? 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. I served on the executive committee of a job-related professional association 1983-1996.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2018/04/02/3-ways-to-deal-with-a-career-setback.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Don’t get hung up on it 2. Do an honest evaluation 3. Execute a plan)

 

AXIOS
— How Google and Facebook drive internet traffic by topic (DIERSEN: Who says that what you do to help others is “inappropriate, unethical, and unprofessional?” In Illinois, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive more internet traffic to conservative websites like http://www.illinoisreview.typepad.com/ than anything else. The more text from an article that I put an email, the more likely that readers will click on the link for that article. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails do not include paragraph breaks or pictures.)
https://www.axios.com/how-google-and-facebook-drive-internet-traffic-by-topic-1513302486-57f12c0b-c248-4f2c-ac44-76e4d8b616ca.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook and Google, which together drive the majority of web traffic on the internet, send traffic to different topics, research from digital analytics company Parse.ly shows. Facebook overwhelmingly drives lifestyle and entertainment news traffic, while Google largely drives business, tech and sports news traffic. When it comes to politics, Facebook is more likely to refer readers to presidential political stories, while Google is more likely to refer to stories about state and local politics. . .Why it matters: The combined size of Google and Facebook make it nearly impossible for web publishers to reach an audience without their help. But even though they rely on them for traffic, publishers research from Digital Content Next, the trade association that represents premium publishers, finds that platforms drive just 14% of revenue. Who are the “other” referrers? Parse.ly actively tracks news referrals in a daily-updated referral dashboard. These publishers tend to drive the most traffic to news sites on a daily basis:)

April 7 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLUEDORN: THE IL GOP’S FUTURE WILL BE DETERMINED APRIL 18
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/bluedorn-the-il-gops-future-will-be-determined-april-18.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The time for soft words has passed. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is controlled by a cartel of men and women who ignore the Republican Platform, support (either directly or indirectly) the killing of babies, and can by no means be called “conservative.” Do you have an interest in this one, perhaps last, window of opportunity to work some good in the IRP? On April 18, every county in Illinois will hold a county Republican Party convention. At this county convention, Republican precinct committeemen will fill two important party positions: 1. The chair of the county Republican organization 2. The IRP State Central Committee (SCC) member that represents that county The IRP is governed by the SCC, which consists of 18 members, one representing each of the state’s congressional districts. The SCC members are elected by a vote of the precinct committeemen within each congressional district. The SCC is a powerful group. Their purpose is to “establish, organize, and promote the operations of the Republican Party.” They determine which candidates will receive money from the IRP and also who will serve on the Illinois State Convention platform committee. If you are a precinct committeeman, we urge you to vote for a liberty-minded, pro-life candidate that adheres to the Illinois Republican Party Platform. If you are not a precinct committeeman, you can still help by appealing to your precinct committeeman to vote for a conservative, Platform-respecting candidate. If there is no liberty-minded, pro-life candidate in your district, we suggest you abstain from voting. A substantial undervote sends a compelling message that the base of the IRP is conservative and wants conservatives to direct the IRP. Here are the State Central Committee 2018 candidates conservatives can personally recommend. Each one is worthy of the base’s support. Be brave. Be bold. Your boldness will strengthen the weaker ones to do good.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Intelligence is wasted on Donald Trump – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: We live in a 12-hour news cycle. What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Glen Ellyn who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are well-informed conservatives and/or Republicans, but who a) crow that they do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and/or b) discourage others from reading the emails? If not GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, on who/what do they rely on to stay well-informed? Their Facebook friends? Rich Miller and Capitol Fax? The Illinois Republican Party? Their Republican county and/or township/ward party organization?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-ignorance-intelligence-20180406-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He can’t be bothered to read his top-secret daily intelligence briefing (or anything else) because he’s too distracted by “Fox & Friends” — which is where he got the idea that a caravan of dangerous migrants was about to storm our southern border. Trying to load his brain with verified data is like trying to pound a wooden peg through a steel plate. . .Those who want to educate him do it at their peril. National security adviser H.R. McMaster got on his nerves by acting as though Trump had some use for information. Reported Politico, “The president at one point gestured toward the general in the midst of a lengthy briefing and said to others in the room, ‘Look at this guy, he’s so serious!’ ” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, after joining with other top officials in a determined but futile effort to make Trump understand the Iranian nuclear deal, concluded that his boss was a “moron.” Like McMaster, he’s gone.)
— South Carolina GOP rep pulls out gun at constituent meeting: ‘I’m not going to be a Gabby Giffords’ – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-south-carolina-republican-ralph-norman-gun-20180406-story.html
— Trump troop request for border patrol gives governors opening to decline – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-governors-deny-trump-troop-request-20180406-story.html
— EPA chief Scott Pruitt spent millions on security and travel, according to sources, documents – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-epa-scott-pruitt-spending-20180406-story.html
— Trump faceoff with China exposes GOP weakness in rural U.S. – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-trump-base-tariffs-st-0408-story.html
— Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tells Chicago audience it’s too soon to know economic impact of China trade dispute – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-fed-chairman-economic-club-chicago-20180404-story.html
— ‘Our taxes are too high’: Southland leaders give Cook County reps an earful about taxes, incentives – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-cook-county-plan-st-0408-20180406-story.html
— Welcoming men back to the workforce – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors focused on a) replacing their Republican employees with Democrat employees, b) replacing their male employees with female employees, c) replacing their White employees with minority employees, and d) replacing their older employees with younger employees.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-workers-disability-unemployment-labor-force-20180402-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Facebook didn’t hex you into voting for Trump Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/database-schmatabase-facebook-didnt-hex-you-into-voting-for-trump/
— Homeland Security to compile database of journalists and ‘media influencers’ (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents want you know only what they tell you, no more, and no less. My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/homeland-security-to-compile-database-of-journalists-and-media-influencers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of Homeland Security wants to track the comings and goings of journalists, bloggers and other “media influencers” through a database. The DHS’s “Media Monitoring” plan, which was first reported by FedBizOpps.gov, would give the contracting company “24/7 access to a password protected, media influencer database, including journalists, editors, correspondents, social media influencers, bloggers etc.” in order to “identify any and all media coverage related to the Department of Homeland Security or a particular event.” The database would be designed to monitor the public activities of media members and influencers by “location, beat and influencers,” the document says. The chosen contractor should be able to “present contact details and any other information that could be relevant including publications this influencer writes for, and an overview of the previous coverage published by the influencer.” The request comes amid concerns regarding accuracy in media and the potential for U.S. elections and policy to be influenced via “fake news.” The plan calls for the ability to track 290,000 news sources including online, print, broadcast and social media. Also, it would have the ability to track media coverage in over 100 languages, along with the “ability to create unlimited data tracking, statistical breakdown, and graphical analyses on ad-hoc basis.”)
— Workers benefit as US businesses struggle to fill jobs – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/workers-benefit-as-us-businesses-struggle-to-fill-jobs/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Outgoing Kane County Board member Dahl doesn’t mince words – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180404/outgoing-kane-county-board-member-dahl-doesnt-mince-words
— Facebook gathered us all together, then set a four-alarm dumpster fire – Ryan Avent (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180407/commentary-facebook-gathered-us-all-together-then-set-a-four-alarm-dumpster-fire
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Zlotow blasts Roskam.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180407/nation-will-suffer-from-this-accomplishment
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Residents say project would ruin Warrenville neighborhood – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180406/neighbors-oppose-mixed-used-development-in-warrenville
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal to build a mixed-use development along Route 59 in Warrenville is facing opposition from residents who say the project would bring traffic and flooding and destroy the character of their neighborhood. M/I Homes of Chicago LLC wants to acquire nearly 33 acres south of Ivan Albright Street and northwest of the Illinois Prairie Path for the project.)

 

ABC7
— Backpage.com shutdown by FBI, seized by feds
http://abc7chicago.com/backpagecom-shutdown-by-fbi-seized-by-feds/3310419/

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— It’s time for Pritzker to unveil tax plan – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: Will Pritizker tax retirement income? Will Pritzker tax retirement income only above $50,000 for individuals and only above $100,000 for married filing jointly?)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20180407/chuck-sweeny-its-time-for-pritzker-to-unveil-tax-plan

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want everyone to call Rauner a failure. Who wants everyone to call you a failure? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted everyone to call me a failure. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress all the activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who have not only not come to my defense, but who have thrown me under the bus.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-use-the-answer-you-have/article_ebb22081-07b6-5224-94a9-6fd8abb95764.html
— Davis, LaHood skip gun violence town halls – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/davis-lahood-skip-gun-violence-town-halls/article_0dd4e6aa-7623-5142-9714-97282259c32f.html

 

TIMES
— Rauner leads with his pocketbook – SCOTT REEDER
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/04/04/rauner-leads-with-his-pocketbook/aerdtl6/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the GOP primary race, Rauner led with his pocketbook, spending his own wealth to disparage Ives with falsehoods and deceptions. Sister Jean, on the other hand, led with her heart. Rambler players left the court and hugged her after each game. They had an abiding respect and trust for their leader. Rauner eked out a “win” in which half of his “players” showed their contempt. That’s the difference between leading with the pocketbook and leading with the heart. Governor, you could learn a lot from Sister Jean.)

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Can Illinois be saved? Some people wonder Hand-wringing must be replaced by hard choices – Jim Nowlan
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/06/can-illinois-be-saved-some-people-wonder/a3r423n/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/06/bustos-pushes-to-make-blue-wave-happen-in-november/af106fq/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Conservative California Cities Revolt Against State’s Anti-Trump Policies – KIRK SIEGLER (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton revolt against Illinois’ anti-Trump policies?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/conservative-california-cities-revolt-against-states-anti-trump-policies#stream/0
— What We Mean When We Talk About ‘Suburban Women Voters’ – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at suburban women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-suburban-women-voters#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ bonds maintain near junk rating, will cost taxpayers more – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-bonds-maintain-near-junk-rating-will-cost-taxpayers-more/article_28a7bbac-39c2-11e8-a1f4-9fdc156d1f06.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Media try to stop Sinclair from buying Tribune, and other outlandish news embarrassments – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/04/07/media-try-to-stop-sinclair-from-buying-tribune-and-other-outlandish-news-embarrassments.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Trump, US hit new heights as trust in left freefalls – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/04/07/trump-us-hit-new-heights-as-trust-in-left-freefalls

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama: Hillary was the best qualified candidate in history – Jeff Crouere
http://www.gopusa.com/michelle-obama-hillary-was-the-best-qualified-candidate-in-history/
— Gun supporter unloads on city council: I am the majority
http://www.gopusa.com/gun-supporter-unloads-on-city-council-i-am-the-majority/

 

NEWSMAX
— Arizona, Texas Send 400 Troops to Border After Trump’s Call (DIERSEN: What would Rauner do if Trump asked him to send troops to the border?)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/arizona-texas-border-mexico/2018/04/06/id/853102/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Conservatives Aren’t Allowed To Call Out Fake News, And This Proves It – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/06/sinclair-conservative-fake-news/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sessions Announces ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Illegal Border Crossing Attorneys instructed to prosecute first-time offenders amid increase in illegal crossings – Charles Fain Lehman
http://freebeacon.com/issues/sessions-announces-zero-tolerance-illegal-border-crossing/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ignorance: The Greatest Threat to Black Americans – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/04/ignorance_the_greatest_threat_to_black_americans.html

 

BLAZE
— Who spreads ‘fake news’ more – Trump or cable news? Here’s what Americans say – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/06/who-spreads-fake-news-more-trump-or-cable-news-heres-what-americans-say

 

JP MEDIA
— Trump on the Press: ‘I Call Them Novelists, They Make Up Sources’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/video/trump-press-call-novelists-make-sources/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Let’s Talk about ‘Tolerance’ – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only do not tolerate individuals and organizations that they cannot manipulate/dominate, they destroy individuals and organizations that they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about the individuals and organizations that my critics/opponents have destroyed.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/lets-talk-about-tolerance/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trade Upheaval Casts a Shadow on the Recovery – Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: How is your recovery doing? I have not yet recovered from my Democrat superiors’ success in wasting my federal career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of my $125,325 1997 salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/business/economy/economy-trade-war-china-trump-tariffs-fed.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pompeo and Bolton Appointments Raise Alarm Over Ties to Anti-Islam Groups – Laurie Goodstein (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they side with Muslims and against Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/us/pompeo-bolton-muslims.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Facebook is a Democrat website. Democrats say “Facebook’s new rules aim to thwart the kind of ads bought by Russian trolls during the election.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/technology/wp/2018/04/06/facebooks-new-rules-aim-to-thwart-the-kind-of-ads-bought-by-russian-trolls-during-the-election/
— How 12 experts would end inequality if they ran America – Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/that I did not get better paying jobs because of the aforesaid, but solely a) because I was born a White male, b) because I have had good health, c) because my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, d) because I avoided the draft, e) because I got accepted by UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT, f) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and g) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/06/how-12-experts-would-end-inequality-if-they-ran-america/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Sessions tries to fix slow-moving immigration courts, but judges resist – Joseph Tanfani
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-immigration-courts-20180406-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: U.S. Blacklists Russian Oligarchs – Ian Talley (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you? I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They are scapegoaters supreme.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-targets-russian-oligarchs-in-new-sanctions-1523018826
— FRONT PAGE: Facebook to Check Groups Behind ‘Issue Ads’ – Lara O’Reilly and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website. Therefore, Facebook only wants ads that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-check-groups-behind-issue-ads-1523037600
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook will soon require that advertisers wanting to run ads on hot-button political issues go through an authorization process first, a move the social network hopes will prevent the spread of misinformation across its platform. The company announced in blog posts on Friday that it plans to work with third parties to develop a list of key issues, which will be updated over time.)
— FBI Seizes Backpage.com, a Site Criticized for Sex-Related Ads Website has been targeted by opponents of sex trafficking – Lalita Clozel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-seizes-backpage-com-a-site-criticized-for-sex-related-ads-1523048024?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-attacks-on-mexico-spur-backlash-south-of-the-border-1523041760
— Stop Propping Up Small Business Government aid for firms with few employees has long enjoyed bipartisan support, but it’s bad economics and bad policy – Robert D. Atkinson and Michael Lind
https://www.wsj.com/articles/stop-propping-up-small-business-1523027017
— Top 20% of Americans Will Pay 87% of Income Tax Households with $150,000 or more in income make up 52% of total income nationally but pay large portion of total taxes – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-20-of-americans-will-pay-87-of-income-tax-1523007001
— Smiles Hide Many Messages—Some Unfriendly Faces that mean domination, reward or just ‘I want to get along with you’ – Susan Pinker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/smiles-hide-many-messagessome-unfriendly-1522938030
— With Nixon in ’68: The Year America Came Apart War, protest, assassination and riot upended American politics and created cultural divides that are still with us today – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-nixon-in-68-the-year-america-came-apart-1522937732

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Rush Limbaugh, other conservatives attack North Carolina school over white privilege handout – T. KEUNG HUI (DIERSEN: Are you a White male? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have gotten tremendous unfair advantages in life because I am a White male, and therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. They further hint/imply/argue/shout that I have gotten tremendous unfair advantages in life a) because I have had good health, b) because my parents sent me to parochial grade schools, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because I got accepted by UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT, e) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because I got married, g) because my wife had good jobs, h) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, i) because my wife and I saved lots of money for our retirement, j) because my federal retirement benefits are too generous, k) because etc.)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article208140689.html

 

BUSINESS TIMES
— Harvard pushed by US to share admissions data in bias suit
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/harvard-pushed-by-us-to-share-admissions-data-in-bias-suit

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Are Donald Trump’s supporters idiots?”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/133447/donald-trumps-supporters-idiots

 

VOX
— More and more companies have monopoly power over workers’ wages. That’s killing the economy. The trend can explain slow growth, “missing” workers, and stagnant salaries. – Suresh Naidu, Eric Posner, and Glen Weyl (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hated federal civil service protections. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/4/6/17204808/wages-employers-workers-monopsony-growth-stagnation-inequality
— Workers don’t have much say in corporations. Why not give them seats on the board? A new poll shows Americans want to make it happen. – Dylan Matthews
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17086720/poll-corporate-board-democracy-worker-council-codetermination-union-labor

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Jeanne Ives: “Bruce Rauner Lied”
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/jeanne-ives-bruce-rauner-lied/

April 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Surgeon general urges Americans to carry opioid overdose antidote (DIERSEN: Of course, those who make money selling naloxone and opioid are overjoyed.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/surgeon-general-urges-americans-to-carry-opioid-overdose-antidote/3305186/

 

NBC5
— Group Attacks 2 People in Violent Robberies – Sandra Torres
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/robberies-south-loop-river-north-chicago-478958013.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting eight graders to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/04/05/local-student-activists-want-their-voices-heard/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Unity, or a lack thereof (18 comments as of 9:45 AM) (DIERSEN: What are the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization doing to unite the aforesaid organizations? What are the aforesaid leaders doing to unite the winning and losing primary candidates and their supporters to defeat the Democrats on November 6, 2018?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/unity-or-a-lack-thereof/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The best thing about a March primary is that there’s plenty of time to heal wounds by the November general. But these are obviously gonna fester a while longer. Dan Proft, by the way, just had the Libertarian Party’s candidate on his radio show for a friendly interview. The candidate went out of his way to praise Jeanne Ives’ campaign.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What percent of those in Illinois are “in severe pain” or will be “in severe pain” sooner or later – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/06/more-problems-at-idph/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Conservative Illinois publications blur lines between journalism, politics – Joe Mahr (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Journalism is nasty. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate. My critics/opponents are “rule-or-ruin” types. My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have unsuccessfully focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and sending them out. Failing that, they successfully focused on ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-conservative-news-20180327-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A copy of the East Central Reporter landed in select mailboxes in 2016 with the look of a typical local newspaper. It had a community calendar. It listed high school sports statistics. And it contained an article about a statehouse candidate’s pitch to voters. But was that story news? Or was it a novel form of political advertising? Recently obtained documents and interviews show that an organization called Think Freely Media helped fund the operation that produced the article for the East Central Reporter’s website. As a nonprofit, Think Freely is forbidden by federal law from engaging in politics, and it has described the articles it funded as news. But State Board of Elections records also show a political committee, Liberty Principles, paid the same private company to publish the story in a print newspaper and mail it. That group, which state law says must spend its money on politicking, has labeled such content political ads. What these organizations have in common is one of the state’s most visible and controversial political figures, Dan Proft. Though Proft is known for backing conservative candidates for office through Liberty Principles, recent tax, business and campaign filings illuminate how other organizations with ties to Proft helped spread his political views through publications that showcase candidates he supports. It’s a situation that encompasses not only ethical questions about a modern tool of Illinois political warfare but also the national discussion over what constitutes “fake news.” Since 2015, thousands of articles have been published in more than two dozen print and online publications tied to Proft, who in addition to heading Liberty Principles has served as a consultant to Think Freely Media. The first articles were produced by a firm run by media entrepreneur Brian Timpone, a longtime friend of Proft’s who has frequently discussed Illinois politics as a guest on Proft’s morning radio show. Timpone’s firm, called Newsinator, also has a history of doing paid political work and offers marketing services to companies under the name Interactive Content Services. After Proft’s political committee paid Newsinator in 2016 to mail print versions of some publications to voters, the state elections board ordered Liberty Principles to identify such materials as political advertising more clearly in the future. But regulators did not impose fines, and since then, records and interviews show, Proft has doubled down on his media venture by teaming with Timpone to start a new private company, Local Government Information Services, that now runs the websites and publications created by Newsinator. (GRAPHIC) The new firm lists 29 websites it controls and 11 print publications, with names ranging from the Grundy Reporter to the North Cook News. The sites typically mix community calendars and local sports coverage, largely computer-generated, with articles that range from statistical dives into local government spending to stories that feature candidates whom Proft’s political committee has supported. The publications’ emergence over the past three years has drawn a range of critics, including Proft’s political opponents in both parties as well as journalists who have worked for traditional news organizations. Among them is Charlie Wheeler, a former longtime Chicago Sun-Times reporter who now directs the public affairs reporting program at the University of Illinois at Springfield. “They purport to be newspapers, but in my judgment they don’t subscribe to the tenets of traditional journalism. They do not provide balanced coverage,” Wheeler said. . .Different views of news. . .Funding a network. . .An ‘electioneering’ paper. . .New company takes over)
— Jeb Bush comes to Rauner’s defense; Pritzker aide responds: ‘Please clap’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-20180406-story.html
— Walker to fundraise for Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-20180406-story.html
— Growing brain drain: University of Alabama’s gain in drawing Illinois students is a loss for Illinois schools – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Did you have the option to attend an out-of-state college? I did not. Then again, I did not want that option.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-students-brain-drain-20180405-story.html
— Why I won’t go to college in Illinois – Abbie Lukas, Mundelein (DIERSEN: Did you have the option to attend an out-of-state college? I did not. Then again, I did not want that option.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-college-tuition-leaving-taxes-20180404-story.html
— In Illinois, my Social Security benefits barely pay for my property taxes – Robert Martier, Glenview
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-social-security-illinois-property-taxes-unaffordable-20180405-story.html
— ‘Trump effect’: GOP should be freaking out – Ed Rogers (DIERSEN: How much hatred is there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois against 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/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-panic-gop-wisconsin-supreme-court-midterms-red-states-trump-effect-0406-story.html
— Why so many veterans commit suicide – Thomas E. Ricks (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, a) I would have been severely injured physically and/or mentally in Vietnam, if not killed in Vietnam and b) I would never had been able to get any kind of job, earn any college degree, buy any new car, buy any real estate, earn any professional certification, earn any professional license, get married, save for retirement, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-military-veterans-suicide-0406-story.html
— India introduces, then quickly cancels, a plan to blacklist reporters for spreading ‘fake news’ – Shashank Bengali and Parth M.N. (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-india-fake-news-20180403-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Demonstration of fake news’ impact is important, but consider it carefully – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should write an article about my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180405/editorial-demonstration-of-fake-news-impact-is-important-but-consider-it-carefully
— 111-year-old’s lessons for a life well lived – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to do to live longer? My critics/opponents want me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. What does that say about my critics/opponents?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180404/editorial-111-year-olds-lessons-for-a-life-well-lived
— Why suburban school districts will be getting $395 million more in funding – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180405/why-suburban-school-districts-will-be-getting-395-million-more-in-funding

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lower property taxes? Pretty much everywhere else. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180406/CRED0701/180409929
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homeowners in the Chicago area are paying higher property tax bills, on average, than 93 percent of the country, according to a new report. The average 2017 tax bill on a single-family home in Lake County was higher than nearly 99 percent of the 1,414 U.S. counties covered by the report, released April 5 by Attom Data Solutions. The region’s other counties aren’t far behind. The average bill in DuPage County is higher than nearly 98 percent, followed by Kane County and McHenry County (both 96 percent), Cook County (94 percent) and Will County (93 percent). The report covers only counties where there are 10,000 single-family homes or more. In all, the nation has 3,144 counties, or more than twice the number in Attom’s study. Attom’s report includes a county-by-county map of the average property tax bill for single-family homes.)

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Rauner lives in a warped, make-believe land – Jim Young, Mount Sterling
http://www.whig.com/20180406/rauner-lives-in-a-warped-make-believe-land#//

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois farmers could take a big hit if China imposes pork and soybean tariffs.”
http://foxillinois.com/features/on-the-farm/illinois-farmers-could-take-a-big-hit-if-china-imposes-pork-and-soybean-tariffs

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— In the aftermath of the March Primary, it’s a tale of two parties – Editorial
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2018/04/in-the-aftermath-of-the-march-primary-its-a-tale-of-two-parties/
— New faces, close races highlight results of March 20 primary elections – William S. Bike
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2018/04/new-faces-close-races-highlight-results-of-march-20-primary-elections/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Taking apart PROFT’s publications – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/04/06/taking-apart-profts-publications-scott-walker-boosts-rauner-special-view-from-top-of-the-willis-tower-263030

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bailey sees Pritzker tax plan as prescription for ‘doom and gloom’ – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511383367-bailey-sees-pritzker-tax-plan-as-prescription-for-doom-and-gloom

 

PRO LIFE ACTION
— Protest Pro-Abortion Gov. Bruce Rauner (DIERSEN: Of course, Rauner will use such protests to get votes from pro-abortion voters.)
https://prolifeaction.org/event/protestrauner/

 

GOPUSA
— IRS smackdown, as judge OKs $3.5 million to tea partyers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43148

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border Patrol mismanages manpower with agents stuck on desk duty Just 12 percent of agents actually patrolled border in key Texas sector – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/5/border-patrol-agents-stuck-desk-duty-amid-trump-ca/

 

BLAZE
— Another city strikes back against California ‘sanctuary’ laws for illegals – here’s how – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: When will your municipality, your township/ward, and your county strike back against Illinois sanctuary laws for illegals?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/06/another-city-joins-trump-lawsuit-against-california-sanctuary-laws-after-fiery-debate
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Escondido City Council voted four to one to join the lawsuit challenging the legality of California’s policies meant to undermine the enforcement of federal immigration law. The decision was made after hours of angry public comment, including outbursts and testy recriminations.)

 

POLITICO
— Trump plans to again skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/06/trump-plans-to-again-skip-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-505507
— Trump’s Man on Campus Turning Point USA has a rising-star founder, close ties to Trumpworld, and a roster of wealthy conservative donors. What are they really paying for? – JOSEPH GUINTO
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/04/06/trump-young-conservatives-college-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-217829

 

AOL NEWS
— Target settles claims it screened blacks, Hispanics out of jobs – JONATHAN STEMPEL
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2018/04/05/target-settles-lawsuit-claims-screened-blacks-hispanics-out-of-jobs/23404165/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Officials at E.P.A. raised concerns and were ousted – Eric Lipton, Kenneth P. Vogel and Lisa Friedman (DIERSEN: Have you raised concerns? I have. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I raised concerns about my superiors using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Consequently, 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/business/epa-officials-questioned-scott-pruitt.html
— The True Damage of Trump’s ‘Fake News’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Journalism is nasty. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate. My critics/opponents are “rule-or-ruin” types. My critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have unsuccessfully focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and sending them out. Failing that, they successfully focused on ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/opinion/trump-washington-post-amazon.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, MADELEINE ALBRIGHT calls for Trump’s assassination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/opinion/sunday/trump-fascism-madeleine-albright.html
— Consumer Bureau’s Chief Gives Big Raises, Even as He Criticizes Spending – Stacy Cowley (DIERSEN: In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran, GAO would have offered me a $4,523/year (5%) pay increase in today’s dollars to transfer, that is, a promotion from GS-12 Step 5 ($91,880) to GS-13 Step 1 ($96,403). GAO audits IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1 (currently $81,071/year) – GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) levels. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/business/cfpb-mick-mulvaney-pay-raises.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Mulvaney appointed two senior staff members who are paid salaries of more than $230,000, amounts that are far above what they had been earning in their previous government jobs in Washington, according to agency documents obtained by The New York Times through a public records request. The consumer bureau, as well as fellow financial regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is allowed under federal law to pay employees significantly more than other government agencies can pay. The rationale is that the higher salaries are necessary to recruit skilled employees who otherwise might land jobs on Wall Street. As a result, the C.F.P.B. is stocked with employees who earn more than the average Washington bureaucrat. Of the agency’s 1,600 employees, 219 make more than $200,000, according to the records reviewed by The Times.)
— Civil society groups in Myanmar on Thursday criticized Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, arguing that he mischaracterized his company’s effectiveness at detecting and quashing messages encouraging violence in the country. – Paul Mozur (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. Needless-to-say, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs want Facebook to quash Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/technology/zuckerberg-facebook-myanmar.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— OPM to federal agencies: Tell job applicants where they stand – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/04/05/opm-to-federal-agencies-tell-job-applicants-where-they-stand/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-vanishing-caravan-1522970881

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook a big contributor to the committees in Congress that will question Mark Zuckerberg – Herb Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/04/facebook-gave-most-contributions-house-committee-question-zuckerberg-also-got-most-contributions-fac/486313002/

 

TIME
— It’s Time to Tell Your Kids It Doesn’t Matter Where They Go To College – WILLIAM STIXRUD (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss/belittle/badmouth the four universities that I have degrees from – NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
http://time.com/5210848/prestigious-college-doesnt-matter/

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I would be greatly honored if Daily Kos named me its 667th “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/4/6/1754866/-Crazy-Stupid-Republican-of-the-Day-Jeanne-Ives

April 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kevin Morrison v. Timothy Schneider: Every vote matters – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-godfather-20180405-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of two Democrats vying to take on Republican Cook County Board Commissioner Timothy Schneider of Bartlett declared victory this week, after he was 12 votes ahead when provisional ballot counting ended Monday. Barring any last-minute hitches before the county election results are certified Tuesday, Kevin Morrison of Elk Grove Village will face Schneider, chairman of the state GOP and an ally of Gov. Rauner, in November. Democrats figure Schneider could be vulnerable, given that Hillary Clinton got 57 percent of the vote in his northwest suburban district in 2016, compared with 37 percent for President Donald Trump. “The status quo isn’t working for our families,” Morrison said in his statement declaring victory in the primary. Schneider enthusiastically cast the state Republican Party’s votes for Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. On Wednesday, he acknowledged Trump fared poorly in his district, but said that was a countywide phenomenon and not an indication of a broader political shift. “My district is historically Republican, and I believe it will remain that way,” he said. Morrison is a 28-year-old former special projects coordinator for Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg. He’s backed by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — a union that Rauner has battled and pejoratively referred to as “Af-Scammy.” Schneider, 62, is a fiscally conservative golf course owner who in 2016 voted against the now-repealed county pop tax and in 2015 against the county’s 1-percentage-point increase in the sales tax. Over the years, he’s also often been the lone “no” vote against county worker labor contracts.)
— Rauner donated ‘The Godfather’ author’s papers to Dartmouth, in an offer it couldn’t refuse
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-godfather-20180405-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s tariffs could help Democrats in midterms.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-tariffs-midterm-election-20180404-story.html
— Wife wants to spend down retirement nest egg – Amy Dickinson (DIERSEN: Do you have “between 1.5 and 2 million dollars” saved for your retirement or are you on track to have that much saved when you retire? I do not have “between 1.5 and 2 million dollars” saved for my retirement because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/askamy/ct-ask-amy-ae-0405-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a basic calculator offered on AARP’s website (aarp.org), most people will need the equivalent of 10 to 12 times their base yearly income in order to generate enough income to retire and maintain their lifestyle through retirement. This will differ according to where and how you live. This can amount to between 1.5 and 2 million dollars, based on various factors such as your age, your health and other financial obligations.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “L cars, whiskey, soybeans and more: Illinois products could be socked by Chinese tariffs as trade dispute escalates.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-reaction-20180404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sinclair is NOT buying the Chicago Tribune” and asks “But is it hiring?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-sinclair-television-news-huppke-20180404-story.html
— Keep the census nonpartisan – Penny Pritzker and Carlos Gutterrez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use illegals to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180405/282686162791762
— Mexico starts giving caravan migrants transit visas – AP (DIERSEN: How soon will Mexico officially declare war on America? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America a) by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-lt–mexico-migrant-caravan-20180404-story.html
— Pfleger warns America will ‘go to hell’ if it does not follow Martin Luther King’s legacy – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that following King’s legacy is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-pfleger-0405-chicago-inc-20180404-story.html
— Lawsuit abuse in Illinois gets lost amid state’s other many problems – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, and especially those who I have filed lawsuits against, demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being litigious. They stress that those who dominate the Republican Party in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton a) side with businesses, b) side with self-employed, and c) side with employers and a) side against consumers and b) side against employees, and that all the lawsuits that I have filed have been a) against businesses, b) self-employed, or c) against employers. I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-mccaleb-column-st-0401-20180330-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Castens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democrats-hosting-fundraisers-to-bolster-castens-challenge-to-rep-roskam/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sinclair’s journalists should stand up for journalism, reject company scripts.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sinclairs-journalists-should-stand-up-for-journalism-reject-company-scripts/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Two tariffs on Canadian newsprint threaten good journalism.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/tariffs-canadian-newsprint-threaten-chicago-journalism-newspapers-illinois-press-association-sam-fisher/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Elgin water director files discrimination complaint – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180404/former-elgin-water-director-files-discrimination-complaint

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis: Wait and see if U.S., China can reach trade agreement – RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: The eternal optimist that I have always been, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I always hoped that opportunities for advancement would improve for employees who shared my demographics, but I was wrong.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/business/farming/davis-wait-and-see-if-u-s-china-can-reach/article_1ae2e9a5-176c-5fa5-901b-e0dfe4d99d1a.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— U.S. Rep. Davis touts tax reform benefits at Decatur McDonald’s – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/u-s-rep-davis-touts-tax-reform-benefits-at-decatur/article_76b4df6c-9323-5976-804d-a4d80be8d7f4.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Fake news vs. ‘Fake news’ – Kathleen Parker (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/national/kathleen-parker-breaking-fake-news-vs-fake-news/article_82a77436-af3f-58b5-bb6f-8e53d5534360.html

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Western Illinois University CPA program announces high exam pass rate – Jared DuBach (DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. In 1976, they were furious when I earned an MBA from Loyola. My passing the CPA examination and earning an MBA frustrated their efforts to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being stupid, lazy, and even worse things. In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. In 1981, they were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. They were furious in 1990 when I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, in 1994 when I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, in 1996 when I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, in 1997 when I became a Forensic Accountant, and in 1997, when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. They were furious because the aforesaid frustrated their efforts to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being stupid, lazy, and even worse things.)
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20180404/educational-excellence-and-personal-growth

 

WJBC
— Pritzker hard to pin down on tax plan – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/04/05/pritzker-hard-to-pin-down-on-tax-plan/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rosanna Pulido: The anti-welcome lady A veteran immigration fighter finds her voice in Springfield – Fletcher Farrar
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19857-the-anti-welcome-lady.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rosanna Pulido was nearly unknown in Springfield until last fall when she emerged as the strongest citizen voice opposing the city council resolution to make Springfield a “Welcoming City.” The resolution is positive, progressive and innocuous, with phrases like, “the City of Springfield is committed to continue building a neighborly and welcoming atmosphere in our community, where all are welcome, accepted and appreciated.” But to Pulido, there is nothing innocuous about opening the city’s doors to immigrants and refugees, who she equates with “illegal aliens.” Her arguments that the resolution would be a foot in the door leading to all kinds of harm, from increased crime to increased costs for public services, helped persuade aldermen to table the resolution on a 7-3 vote, with Mayor Jim Langfelder, the son of an immigrant, announcing his opposition as well. She is well known nationally for her past anti-immigrant activism in Chicago. Pulido has only recently become vocal in Springfield, where she moved three years ago. She had spent several years caring for her parents in their final years – first her mother until her death, then her father. After the death of her father, who lived in Texas, she accepted the offer of a friend for whom she had been maid of honor to stay at her home in LaSalle County while she was deciding what to do next. Pulido found peace and quiet there, then moved to Springfield. She speaks of wanting to retire, perhaps from activism, but still has some fight left, now that the national mood seems headed in her direction. “I love Donald Trump,” she says. “He’s with me on immigration. I’ve been battling that since 2003 – fighting, fighting, fighting. Now I see a ray of hope.” In 2001 a friend who was police chief helped her land a job as police dispatcher in Northfield, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. She was appalled when a police detective brought in four different fake IDs, each one slightly different, from a crime suspect who had been arrested. “That opened my eyes to what was going on,” she said. Soon there was a movement to “give driver’s licenses to illegal aliens” and she became active in the fight against that. In 2005 she joined the national group the Minuteman Project in its gathering of some 1,200 volunteers on the Arizona-Mexico border for a citizens patrol to prevent Mexicans from illegally crossing into the U.S. Upon her return she organized an Illinois chapter of the Minutemen. The Minuteman Project has been called a “hate group” for its zeal in the fight against undocumented immigrants. Is it a hate group? “We’re all just regular people,” Pulido says. Over the years she’s associated with other groups accused of being hate groups, including the Federation for American Immigration Reform, for which she is now state adviser. Labeling groups as hate groups is “the way they do things now,” she says. “Everything is blown out of proportion. I’m not going to worry about it.” She then names several left-leaning groups that oppose her point of view. “They’re hate groups. They’re anti-American. They want to change America and our way of life.” Much of Pulido’s public record of controversial statements comes from her 2009 run for Congress as the Republican nominee in the special election to fill the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel, a race she lost to Democrat Mike Quigley. The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has listed her statements on two fact sheets titled, “The Real Hate in the Debate.” “They hate me,” she says of ICIRR. But she doesn’t deny the statements the group attributes to her, one of which is an off-color joke about gays she had posted on the internet before she began her political campaign. “I made a joke about gays,” she tells me in our interview. “I’m not perfect. I’m going to screw up. I make mistakes.” She says her joke was brought up at a campaign appearance at a gay bar. “I told them I did it, and if I offended anybody I’m sorry. The whole gay bar stood up and gave me a standing ovation.” In Chicago she accused the Catholic church of deliberately luring illegal immigrants to support Catholic social programs. “If the church succeeds in their mission, they will destroy the United States of America,” she said in testimony to an Illinois House committee. “That’s absolutely true,” she says now, while insisting she is not anti-Catholic, having attended a Catholic grade school and an all-girls Catholic high school. No longer Catholic, she is now an evangelical Christian, but she admires her father for remaining a staunch Catholic to the end. She also had posted a comment about Muslims praying. “It reminds me of my dog, smelling butts,” she wrote in 2003. She apologized for that also during the campaign. “Because I’m human. I make mistakes.” She said conservatives make jokes among themselves that may not be appropriate for a wider audience. “If I were with other Hispanics, I could make jokes about Hispanics,” she told me. I asked her if she is a bigot. “I’m a Mexican,” she replies. “I can’t be bigoted.” Pulido often refers to her Mexican heritage, though she was born in Chicago and her parents were both born in Texas. When I asked in an email how far back are her Mexican roots, her reply said in part, “We’re all immigrants from somewhere,” with a clip of President Bill Clinton in 1995 saying it is wrong for a “nation of immigrants” to permit abuse of immigration laws. In Springfield, Pulido may get her second wind. “I’m not afraid to speak out,” she says. “I am not afraid.”)

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township and Road District facing FOIA Lawsuit – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/04/algonquin-township-and-road-district-facing-foia-lawsuit/

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Post-primary poll has Rauner down 22 points (DIERSEN: In Illinois, almost always, when Republican candidates lose in general elections, they blame those who supported their opponents in primary elections. In Illinois, almost always, Republicans who win in primary elections, but lose in general elections, fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-post-primary-poll-has-rauner-down-22-points/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new poll taken after Illinois’s bruising gubernatorial primary does not have good news for Governor Bruce Rauner, who is losing to Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker by 22 points in the survey. Perhaps even more ominously, Rauner’s unfavorable ratings are double his favorable. Polling like this one, by Odgen & Fry, have led analysts to rate Rauner the country’s most vulnerable governor. A Politico analysis takes note of the strong challenge waged by Republican primary opponent, State Rep. Jeanne Ives, who Politico wrote, ran “incendiary television ads aimed at turning conservatives against the incumbent.” Rauner barely won the primary. Last month, a poll found Rauner is even much less liked than President Donald Trump statewide. Rauner’s favorable rating has sunk to an epic low with just 26% of Illinois voters saying they have a favorable view of the Governor. 63% have an unfavorable view. Meanwhile President Donald Trump has a favorability of 37% of voters statewide, while 58% rated him unfavorably. Among just Republican voters, the poll found that just 49% view Rauner favorably, while President Trump’s scores 73% favorable among those voters. “That’s just spectacularly lousy for a governor who isn’t under criminal investigation,” said Illinois political blogger Rich Miller, of the results. In June, an overview of governors’ races by the respected non-partisan political prognosticator The Cook Report agreed with Politico’s view and labeled Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner as the most vulnerable incumbent seeking re-election in 2018. The analysis noted that “Rauner has been under siege for much of his term,” due to his failure to pass a state budget.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Banning and Confiscating Guns in Deerfield, Illinois – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/banning-and-confiscating-guns-in-deerfield-illinois/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-banning-and-confiscating-guns-in-deerfield-illinois/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner accused of “blatant cover up”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/05/rauner-accused-of-blatant-cover-up/

 

GOPUSA
— Parkland students say depression setting in, ‘a lot of us are not doing well’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=43035

 

NEWSMAX
— Amazon Bans Ad for Pro-Trump Book (DIERSEN: Amazon is a Democrat company.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/amazon-bans-advertising-trump/2018/04/04/id/852617/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Orange County Plunges Into Trumpworld With Immigrant Detainer Battle – Raoul Lowery-Contreras (DIERSEN: What has your county done that shows that it wants to enforce federal immigration laws?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/05/orange-county-immigrant-detainer-battle/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters of President Donald Trump in Orange County California could not deliver their famous Republican county for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Part of the reason was that the county seat, the city of Santa Ana, was and is the second largest Mexican-American city in the country after San Antonio, Texas. Trump barely scored 20 percent with Hispanic voters around the country — and probably less in California. Now, 17 months after Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton swamped Trump in California by 4 million votes and Orange County by 102,000, Orange County’s allegedly conservative political leaders are rebelling against the governor and legislature that have passed laws making the state a “sanctuary” state; that is, affording some illegal immigrants protection from federal law enforcement. President Trump is cheering the county sheriff and county board by tweets like an energetic girl cheerleader who starts her day with two expressos. Orange County is rebelling against the state of California that passed into law prohibitions of state employees and private businesses from actively helping federal authorities violate federal court orders on immigration sweeps and detention of prisoners until the federal government gets around to securing judge-signed arrest warrants. Some observers wonder how the Orange County Board of Supervisors can sue the state when, in fact, California counties are mere subdivisions of the state. Specifically, how can Orange County sue when the very actions the Trump administration wants to implement in California have been ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge? The Los Angeles Times: “A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that police departments violate the Constitution if they detain inmates at the request of immigration agents…U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. found that…the constitutional rights of inmates who were kept in custody at the behest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (their rights were violated)…police cannot legally honor such detainer requests from ICE…‘officers have no authority to arrest individuals for civil immigration offenses, and thus, detaining individuals beyond their date for release violated the individuals’ Fourth Amendment rights.” So, what is Orange County up to? The county sheriff’s department has come up with a way that is side-stepping the state law (SB 54) that limits cooperation between the sheriff and the federal government. The department is publishing a list of all inmates with their release dates on the internet.)
— Killing Someone Over A Racial Slur Is Still Murder – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/04/racism-defense-murder/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Unhinged snowflakes and the targeting of YouTube – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/04/unhinged_snowflakes_and_the_targeting_of_youtube.html

 

THE HILL
— Kelly said to be losing influence with Trump – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Who has the most influence with those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381713-the-memo-kelly-said-to-be-losing-influence-with-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Thousands of Google employees, including dozens of senior engineers, side with America’s enemies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/technology/google-letter-ceo-pentagon-project.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s easy campaign promises run into the difficulties of reality.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-easy-campaign-promises-run-into-the-difficulties-of-reality/2018/04/04/410dcb3a-3820-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: GAO says “implicit racial bias causes black boys to be disciplined at school more than whites.” But wait, Democrats run public education in America and Democrats crow that they give preferential treatment to Blacks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/04/05/implicit-racial-bias-causes-black-boys-to-be-disciplined-at-school-more-than-whites-federal-report-finds/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Data on 87 Million Users May Have Been Improperly Shared Mark Zuckerberg says he made a ‘huge mistake’ in not focusing on protecting privacy of user data – Georgia Wells and John D. McKinnon (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What data does Facebook have on you that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you? For me, that data includes that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree, former union member, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerberg-to-testify-before-house-committee-on-april-11-1522844990
— DeVos Hears Arguments on Obama-Era School Discipline Policy concerns allegedly disproportionate actions against African-American, Hispanic students – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/devos-hears-arguments-on-obama-era-school-discipline-1522880275
— Navigating the rules of office engagement in the #MeToo era, males seek guidance on mentoring women without crossing a line – John Simons (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/men-learn-how-to-be-allies-without-fear-to-female-colleagues-1522849814

 

FINANCIAL TIMES

— Don’t get distracted. John Bolton is a huge threat –
SIMON KUPER (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, the articles linked in those emails, my comments on those articles, and upcoming events are huge distractions. My critics/opponents want to you to rely on them, and only them, to provide you with all the information that you need.)

https://www.ft.com/content/476adbc2-379d-11e8-8eee-e06bde01c544

 

ATLANTIC
— Why Big Business Isn’t Defending Amazon Against Trump Many of the administration’s policies have been favorable to corporate America. The tradeoff? A president committed to publicly stoning companies that cross him. – RONALD BROWNSTEIN (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why do those who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican do not defend me? ANSWER: They are not really religious, conservative, and/or Republican; my critics/opponents have threatened to destroy them if they defend me; and/or my critics/opponents have offered them a bribe if they do not defend me.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/why-big-business-isnt-defending-amazon-against-trump/557264/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— DeVos joins debate on racial inequities in school discipline – AP (DIERSEN: If school discipline should be equal based on the child’s race, why not then also equal based on the child’s political affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, language, religion, health, height, weight, BMI, hair color, eye color, parents’ income, parents’ net worth, length of time ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/government-news/2018/04/devos-reviews-obama-discipline-rule-with-educators/

April 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— YouTube shooter identified as user Nasim Aghdam
http://abc7chicago.com/sources-youtube-shooter-identified-as-user-nasim-aghdam/3298743/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to her website, a possible motivation for the shooting could have been tied to her many YouTube accounts, which she says have seen a decline in viewership over the past few months. She embedded videos from the biggest YouTubers on the platform on the site, including massive creator Casey Neistat. In them, they talk about the YouTube “Ad-apocalypse” where many users are seeing massive dips in traffic, subscriber count loss, and de-monetization of videos. Neistat has more than 9,000,000 subscribers and made a famous video about the YouTube ad revenue scare for creators. It appears that Aghdam was disgruntled by the changes in the YouTube platform. She wrote on her website, “Be aware! Dictatorship exists in all countries but with different tactics! They only care for personal and short-term profits and do anything to reach their goals even by fooling simple-minded people, hiding the truth, manipulating science and everything, putting public mental and physical health at risk, abusing non-human animals, polluting the environment, destroying family values, promoting materialism and sexual degeneration in the name of freedom and turning people into programmed robots!” She goes on to quote Adolf Hitler saying, “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it and eventually they will believe it.” The rest of her message targets YouTube and censorship. “There is no free speech in the real world and you will be suppressed for telling the truth that is not supported by the system. Videos of targeted users are filtered and merely relegated so that people can hardly see their videos.” Aghdam’s website shows screenshots of her “reduced” and “supressed” videos. She referred to a specific video that appeared to be an instructional video for a workout saying, “This video got age-restricted after new, close-minded YouTube employees got control of my farsi YouTube channel last year, 2016, and began filtering my videos to reduce views and suppress and discourage me from making my videos!” Feb. 20, YouTube enacted a new advertising policy that demonetized channels with less than 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time. Though Aghdam’s main English channel had more than 5,000 subscribers, many of her videos appeared to be demonetized.)

 

NBC5
— YouTube Shooting Suspect ID’d; Parents Reported Her Missing – Kiki Intarasuwan, Brendan Weber, Riya Bhattacharjee and Kristofer Noceda
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Gunshots-Youtube-Office-San-Bruno-478682453.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joining census lawsuit is Emanuel’s latest legal move against Trump administration – John Byrne (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel paints Chicago as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said the census citizenship question is “necessary for the Department of Justice to protect voters, specifically to help us better comply with the Voting Rights Act, which is something that’s important and a part of this process.”)
— Illinois is in line to receive $13 million from the federal government to help beef up election security, but officials on Tuesday raised questions about whether the money will make it to the counties that need it in time for the November election. – Kim Geiger)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago awards more than $440,000 to Catholic Charities, Phalanx Family Services, and Chicago Citywide Literacy Coalition to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in Chicago illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-census-20180404-story.html
— When Trump tries to destroy your reputation – Jill McCabe (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that try to destroy my reputation? Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-reputation-andrew-mccabe-jill-hillary-clinton-james-comey-trump-reputation-fbi-0403-story.html
— Democratic principles will always thwart the creep of authoritarianism – Cass R. Sunstein (DIERSEN: Who wants authority over you? My critics/opponents want authority over me. They want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want authority a) over which articles I link to in the emails and what my comments, if any, are on those articles. They want to stop everyone from reading the emails, but failing that, they want to stop as many people as they can from reading the emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-democracy-threat-authoritarian-20180403-story.html
— Free speech takes another hit from thin-skinned liberals – Cal Thomas
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281878708937573
— Student Michael Brown applies to 20 colleges: all accept – Amy Wang
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180404/281779924689765
— Orland Park trustees reconsider full-time mayor position – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-mayor-st-0404-20180403-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats call for the abolition of the Second Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-foster-gun-violence-forum-st-0404-20180403-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Durbin says Trump is unreliable, unprepared, and unstable.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-on-trump-he-is-unreliable-he-is-unprepared-and-he-is-unstable/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180403/editorial-we-all-must-work-to-complete-dr-kings-dream

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— VERY SAD: Hultgren and Roskam duck on citizenship query (DIERSEN: Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to dump voters who 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. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to pander to voters who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Political consultants who want Hultgren and Roskam to lose advise them to not only dump Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but to destroy Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180403/BLOGS02/180409967/local-gop-congressmen-duck-on-citizenship-query
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two others would not take a public stance—Randy Hultgren of Plano and Wheaton’s Peter Roskam—perhaps because both face what are shaping up to be re-election challenges this November.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Could sports betting come to Illinois? Lawmakers listen to options – BILL LUKITSCH (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/jg-tc/news/state-and-regional/could-sports-betting-come-to-illinois-lawmakers-listen-to-options/article_60133d8b-ad07-5750-8085-cd37d61f2467.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County’s results for 2018 primary are certified — and historic – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-04/champaign-countys-results-2018-primary-are-certified-%E2%80%94-and-historic.html
— UI student group hosting town hall meeting on gun violence Thursday – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: Democrats a) blame Republicans for gun violence and b) want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-04-03/ui-student-group-hosting-town-hall-meeting-gun-violence-thursday.html
— Rates missing from progressive-tax talk – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-04-04/jim-dey-rates-missing-progressive-tax-talk.html
— Pensions: A problem without solution? – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it extremely clear to everyone that if they could, they would immediately end a) my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, b) my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and c) my $2,064/year Social Security. I should write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, and especially those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-04-04/editorial-problem-without-solution.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Public invited to Rockford town hall meeting on school gun violence – Corina Curry (DIERSEN: Even though Democrats run Illinois, ever-increasingly Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence in Illinois.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180403/public-invited-to-rockford-town-hall-meeting-on-school-gun-violence
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs oppose any and all efforts to discourage people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180402/questionable-immigration-flyers-spread-in-boone-county

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Ready For General Election Races In 8th State Senate, 15th, 20th State House Villivalam Awaits GOP Challenger, D’Amico, Biela Continue Door-To-Door Canvassing, McAuliffe, Marwig Not Yet Fully In Campaign Mode – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/ready-for-general-election-races-in-8th-state-senate-15th-20th-state-house/

 

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner is no Sister Jean – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-is-no-sister-jean/article_6e069fb4-3806-11e8-b6f4-b3c527b6e7b1.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Business Pushes Back on Public Right to Sue Bills – SAM DUNKLAU (DIERSEN: What lawsuits have you filed? Of course, to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being litigious and even worse things, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the lawsuits that I have filed. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the defendants in all the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-business-pushes-back-public-right-sue-bills-0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Town hall meeting w/Pritzker & Rauner on Opioids & helping ex-offenders? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/04/town-hall-meeting-wpritzker-rauner-on-opioids-helping-ex-offenders-watch-berkowitz-wa-safe-havens-neli-vazquez-rowland-cableweb/

 

PROPUBLICA ILLINOIS
— How Do You Identify Fake News? Solid sources and some healthy skepticism can help. – Vignesh Ramachandran (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/ask-propublica-illinois-how-do-you-identify-fake-news

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake County GOP to select party leaders at upcoming county convention – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, has your Republican County Central Committee notified you of the date, time, location, agenda, candidates, and your weighted vote for your county convention? If the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee race is contested for your congressional district, have the candidates contacted you concerning their candidacy? What percent of the Republican ballots cast in your county were cast in precincts in which no one ran for Precinct Committeeman? The chairman of your Republican County Central Committee will cast those votes.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511381743-lake-county-gop-to-select-party-leaders-at-upcoming-county-convention
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Lake County Republican Party is slated to hold its official county GOP convention on April 18 at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer. “All Lake County Republican precinct committeemen who were duly elected and certified in the March 20, 2018, Republican primary election are called on to attend the county convention and cast their respective weighted votes for chairman of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, Central Committeemen of the Illinois Republican Party from their respective congressional districts, duly proposed amendments to the bylaws of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, various legislative and representative committees and certain other important business of the Lake County Republican Central Committee,” Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said in a press release. Shaw added “all 18 Republican Township Organizations will convene to conduct business relevant to their respective organizations and to caucus regarding the business to be conducted at the county convention, which (will be) gaveled to order at 7 p.m. that same evening.” “Recently, I announced my candidacy for re-election and would be honored if you would be my guest at the event,” Shaw said in the release disbursed among GOP leaders. Shaw is also committeeman for the 10th Congressional District and ran for representative in the 58th House District in 2012, losing to Scott Drury (D-Highwood). Among the Republican winners in the March 20, primary that will be on the ballot for the Nov. 6 general election are Gov. Bruce Rauner, states attorney candidate Erika Harold and secretary of state candidate Jason Helland. In other races on the fall ballot where GOP incumbents will be seeking another term, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Wheaton) is set to face Democrat Sean Casten in the 6th Congressional District, Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) takes on Lauren Underwood in the 14th Congressional District, state Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) squares off against Democrat Bill Downs in the 52nd House District, and state Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Hills) faces Tom Georges in the 26th Senate District.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker uses Ives to slam Rauner on Quincy veterans’ home
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-uses-ives-to-slam-rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home/
— More answers needed on Pritzker’s “artificial progressive income tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/more-answers-needed-on-pritzkers-artificial-progressive-income-tax/
— Pritzker says he’ll immediately end “back-door voucher program”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/pritzker-says-hell-immediately-end-back-door-voucher-program/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump to deploy military to guard border until wall completed President says caravan of illegals crossing Mexico ‘is broken up’ – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/3/trump-says-hell-guard-mexican-border-military/

 

GOPUSA
— Another California city votes to sue state over sanctuary law (DIERSEN: When will your municipality, your township/ward, and your county sue Illinois over its sanctuary law?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42937
— Gun control students unhappy with their clear backpacks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42923
— YouTube shooter described as animal rights vegan, born in Iran
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42954
— Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42959
— Chicago wants to ban body armor (DIERSEN: One could argue that depending on where you are in Chicago, for your self-defense, you should definitely wear body armor and pack heat.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42831

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Next up: Gov’t-endorsed bullying, taunting? If LGBTQ advocates in Illinois get their way, all public school students will be indoctrinated with pro-homosexual propaganda from the time they’re five years old. – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/04/04/next-up-govt-endorsed-bullying-taunting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Homosexual and transgender activists have persuaded liberal legislators to sponsor legislation that would require all public school (K-12) textbooks, regardless of the subject, to proclaim positive contributions of homosexuals to society. “[This legislation] would require that any book or book substitute that will be used as a text or text substitute include the ‘role and contributions’ of homosexuals and men and women who adopt opposite-sex persona [a.k.a., transgenderism],” explains Laurie Higgins with the Illinois Family Institute. Two Democratic lawmakers – State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Anna Moeller – are the sponsors of SB 3249 and HB 5596 respectively. The bills also “require every public elementary school and high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the significant role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in society.” Higgins warns parents that those who live outside of Illinois shouldn’t brush aside this information, believing it will not affect them. “This will come to other states,” she warns. “It started in California; now it’s coming to Illinois. All it takes is a couple of homosexuals and/or leftists in your state legislature to bring this bill and it will be in your schools, too.” And the danger in that, according to Stella Morabito at The Federalist, is that the highly politicized nature of public schools will essentially “draw virtual targets” on the backs of students whose beliefs don’t align with the school’s. “A bully [would be] free to target with the taunt ‘bigot’ any child who comes from a traditional Christian home – and the curricula will back them up,” Morabito writes. Higgins is convinced that should the legislation pass, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner would sign it into law. It would become effective July 1, 2019. She recommends a two-fold approach to parents at this time: fight the bills – but at the same time “plan an escape route for your children from government schools.”)

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Marching Orders for Trump’s New VA Secretary – BETSY MCCAUGHEY (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880 and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion do those who represent you in government and in politics have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who represent me in government and in politics have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://spectator.org/marching-orders-for-trumps-new-va-secretary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since President Trump ousted Veterans Administration Secretary David Shulkin, the question reverberating in Washington is whether Trump’s new pick, Admiral Ronny Jackson, is capable of heading a department with 360,000 employees and 9 million vets under its care. Senate Democrats carp he lacks experience running “a complex organization.” Experience is overrated. President Obama’s VA Secretary, Robert McDonald, failed miserably, despite having run Procter & Gamble. Vets died on phony wait lists on McDonald’s watch. . .Pundits are predicting a confirmation battle. The smart money should be on Jackson. He’s combat tested. Disregard the partisan drivel about his lack of experience running a big organization. It’s coming from the same people who had no problem making a community organizer the President.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— DISCRIMINATION AND DISPARITIES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/discrimination-and-disparities/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Response To Illegal Alien Caravan Will Decide 2018 Midterms – George Rasley (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) side with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America and b) side with the citizens of Mexico and with the citizens of other foreign countries against the citizens of America.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27706

 

BREITBART
— Secretary Ben Carson on Illegals: HUD Is ‘Going to Cooperate Very Much with the Justice Department’ – AMANDA HOUSE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/exclusive-secretary-ben-carson-on-illegals-hud-is-going-to-cooperate-very-much-with-the-justice-department/

 

POLITICO
— Conway responds to claim she’s the No. 1 leaker – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/02/kellyanne-conway-number-one-leaker-494436

 

CNN
— Prices of 20 brand-name drugs that are most prescribed to seniors have skyrocketed – Max Richtman
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/03/opinions/prescription-prices-opinion-richtman/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump under investigation, but not criminal target (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors had me “under investigation” a) 1974-1977 for my claiming partial day per diem (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866) and b) 1978-1979 for my deducting educational expenses. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat IRS superiors.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/report-trump-under-investigation-not-criminal-target-mueller-probe-n862576

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— GAO Finds Racial Bias in School Discipline – Erica L. Green (DIERSEN: Democrats run the public schools in America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/racial-bias-school-discipline-policies.html
— India’s ‘Fake News’ Crackdown Crumbles Over Journalists’ Outrage – Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj (DIERSEN: Should I sue those individuals, those organizations, those companies, those governments, those countries, those etc. that hint/imply/argue/shout that I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to spread fake news?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/world/asia/india-fake-news.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Indian government called the decree a crackdown on fake news. It lasted less than a day. On Monday evening, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting abruptly announced that it would penalize journalists who spread “fake news,” the term popularized by President Trump to disparage what he has regarded as unfair coverage of his 2016 American presidential campaign and first year in office. The term is now widely used around the world by authoritarian politicians and governments to describe reporting that they find objectionable. Members of India’s freewheeling press expressed shock and outrage at the announcement, seeing the hidden hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — who enjoys warm relations with Mr. Trump — to quell negative media coverage ahead of India’s general election next year.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump claimed his plan to put troops on the border is extraordinary. It was routine for Obama. – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/04/04/trump-claimed-his-plan-to-put-troops-on-the-border-is-extraordinary-it-was-routine-for-obama/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California: A ‘Sanctuary’ for Criminals The state threw out the rule of law, but Orange County will join the resistance. – Michelle Park Steel (DIERSEN: When will DuPage County “join the resistance?” Which DuPage County Board Members will lead the resistance?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-a-sanctuary-for-criminals-1522793743
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Orange County, we reject this kind of reckless behavior. As a member of the Board of Supervisors, I have a say in how to improve my community of 3.2 million residents. We are home to large groups of immigrant communities, and we fully embrace the diverse cultures of our immigrant population. Our concern is about criminal illegal aliens who are falling through the cracks because our sheriff can’t talk to federal immigration agents. On March 27 I introduced a resolution to condemn the state sanctuary law and to direct county counsel to take legal action. Every Orange County supervisor present voted in favor. We currently are reviewing the best ways in which to intervene in the federal government’s lawsuit against California. States cannot simply opt out of federal laws they don’t like. If tomorrow California decided that the First Amendment was a nuisance and passed legislation to restrict this constitutional right, Americans wouldn’t accept the new law. I came to this country with a great respect for the freedom and safety that the Constitution affords its citizens. Condemning the sanctuary law has nothing to do with race or politics. It’s about protecting Americans and their constitutional rights. There’s a long road ahead in fixing our broken immigration system, but, along the way, local law enforcement should cooperate fully with the federal law.)
— Nebraska: A Model for Licensing Reform – Editorial (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 based on my having a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, c) worked for GAO for 1 year at the GS-9 Step 10 level, currently $72,677, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and g) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-model-for-licensing-reform-1522795235
— Martin Luther King: ‘We Can’t Keep On Blaming the White Man’ Fifty years after his death, many pay lip service to his ideals, but far too few are following his example. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/martin-luther-king-we-cant-keep-on-blaming-the-white-man-1522792580
— Trump Plunges Ahead With America-First, Nationalist Approach Actions on immigration, trade and U.S. military presence in Syria signal a new phase in presidency – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-plunges-ahead-with-america-first-nationalist-approach-1522793064

 

FRESNO BEE
— Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox urges Valley cities to reject sanctuary policies – ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article207803219.html

 

GOVERNING
— Election Expands Liberals’ Presence on Wisconsin Supreme Court
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Liberals-Expand-Their-Presence-on-Wisconsin-Supreme-Court.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— It’s So Bad in Illinois Its Bonds Pay Like a Reviled Jersey Mall – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-03/it-s-so-bad-in-illinois-its-bonds-pay-like-a-reviled-jersey-mall

 

FORBES
— Why We Are Failing To Win The Arguments For Free Speech – Dr. Wolf von Laer (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2018/04/04/why-we-are-failing-to-win-the-arguments-for-free-speech/#178c7ced76fd

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’ – Olivia Nuzzi (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, the only news that is not fake is the news that they put out or bless.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/sinclair-chairman-entire-print-media-has-no-credibility.html

 

FED WEEK
— More Employees Report Seeing Prohibited Personnel Practices (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I saw my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates commit many PPPs, most commonly, a) discriminating against federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) wasting the careers of and getting rid of employees who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age retaliation, and/or retaliation.)

http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/more-employees-report-seeing-prohibited-personnel-practices/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More federal employees reported in 2016 that they had seen prohibited personnel practices in the workplace than in 2010, MSPB has said in a preview of an upcoming report. A budget-related document notes that until the MSPB board has a quorum—it has lacked one for more than a year although nominees for the two vacant seats recently were named—it cannot issue the kind of studies it conducts regularly into federal personnel issues. However, it gave some detail regarding reports in progress. One shows that in a survey MSPB conducted in 2016, more employees reported observing “PPPs”—which include whistleblower retaliation, various forms of discrimination, decisions not based on merit, and more—compared with a similar survey in 2010. “Notably, only 54 percent of respondents in 2016 indicated that they had observed no PPPs, compared to 78 percent in 2010,” it says. The later survey also found high rates of employees reporting that their agencies are not complying with new PPP created in 2012, that non-disclosure policies must include language stating that the policies do not reduce employee whistleblowing rights. MSPB added that it is working on several other studies that rely in part on the survey data. “Those studies cover areas such as individual drivers of employee engagement, sexual harassment, performance management, effectiveness of the HR workforce, and the Pathways program,” it said.)

April 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Deerfield Village Board unanimously votes to ban some semi-automatic weapons – Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deerfield-village-board-unanimously-votes-to-ban-some-semi-automatic-weapons/3294859/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents of the ban said it makes Deerfield less safe. “You are the bureaucrats that Thomas Jefferson warned us about,” said Deerfield resident Dan Cox. The new law goes into effect on June 13. Residents who do not remove the banned weapons from their homes by that date face a fine of $1,000 per day.)
— After Easter shooting, Hyde Park neighbors say violent crime is on the rise – Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/hyde-park-neighbors-say-violent-crime-is-on-the-rise/3293953/
— Feds charge 3 as rat poison-laced drugs take toll in Chicago – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel and Barb Markoff
http://abc7chicago.com/feds-charge-3-as-rat-poison-laced-drugs-take-toll-in-chicago/3294313/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity, that is, Democrats promote the destruction of the traditional family.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-transgender-reproduction-20180308-story.html
— Illinois lawmakers to discuss sports betting today – Bill Lukitsch (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-sports-gambling-hearing-20180403-story.html
— Trump heats up rhetoric on border, immigration as some supporters grow impatient – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-daca-20180402-story.html
— Pentagon can’t transfer funding to Trump’s border wall, Democratic senators say – Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: The military’s highest priority is to stop invasion. For many decades, treasonous Democrats and treasonous RINOs have successfully encouraged Mexico and other foreign countries to invade America. Trump was elected to stop that invasion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pentagon-border-wall-funding-20180402-story.html
— Synthetic pot leaves 2 dead, dozens hospitalized in Illinois; 3 arrested in Chicago – Elvia Malagon and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-update-synthetic-outbreak-investigation-20180402-story.html
— Main bank for Illinois’ medical marijuana industry is pulling out, leaving some operators to deal in cash – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medical-marijuana-bank-illinois-20180402-story.html
— Maine Township attorney resigns, citing ‘disagreement and controversy’ on divided board – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-maine-township-attorney-tl-0405-story.html
— The nation’s biggest conservative broadcaster is putting words in its anchors’ mouths. Critics blame the FCC. – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me, so no one calls my tunes. No one puts words in my mouth.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sinclair-anchor-message-fcc-20180403-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hold fast against the assault on Dr. King’s legacy – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Because I have always supported the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, my Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed me for the problems that they had hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/hold-fast-against-the-assault-on-dr-kings-legacy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180403/rep-bill-foster-at-naperville-forum-congress-must-act-to-end-gun-violence
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame fake news for Trump’s winning the 2016 election. According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180403/study-fake-news-might-have-won-donald-trump-the-2016-election

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Midwest loses if immigrants are too scared to complete the census – ROB PARAL AND SARA MCELMURRY (DIERSEN: What percent of “immigrants” who live in the Midwest are in America illegally? The percentage must be extremely high.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180402/OPINION/180409995#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20180403

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Who will pay for paid family leave? – George Will (DIERSEN: Of course, the answer is those who do not have children. I should write book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. Of course, they not only want Roskam to keep the marriage penalty for those who itemize, they want Roskam to increase the marriage penalty.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180401/george-will-who-will-pay-for-paid-family-leave
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The recent bipartisan budget agreement, which indicates that 10-digit deficits are acceptable to both parties even when the economy is robust, indicates government’s future. So does government’s pregnancy, which was announced nine months ago by this tweet from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.: “In America, no family should be forced to put off having children due to economic insecurity.” The phrase “due to economic insecurity” is a way to avoid saying “until they can afford them.” Evidently it is now retrograde to expect family planning to involve families making plans that fit their resources. Which brings us to the approaching birth of a new entitlement: paid family leave after the birth or adoption of a child. This arrival will coincide with gargantuan deficits produced primarily by existing entitlements.)

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Union pay ruling could cost taxpayers $400 million – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: I got many step increases while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Step increases recognize the work experience that you gain. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the work experience that I gained working for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, and for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. What opinion does Rauner and his supporters have of the work experience that you have? Based on their words and their actions, Rauner and his supporters have an extremely low opinion of the work experience that I have.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Union-pay-ruling-could-cost-taxpayers-400-million-12801150.php

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner’s office launches email newsletter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many newsletters that have come and gone since I started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails in 2000.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/04/01/rauners-office-launches-email-newsletter/alc1o9y/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign team has blanketed the airwaves with ads since announcing his re-election bid in October. But on the government operations side, Rauner’s team is looking to reach Illinois residents in a different way: through their email inbox. Rauner’s office on Friday announced the launch of a new email newsletter billed as a way for state residents to stay up to date on Illinois news, issues and events.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Algonquin Township Highway Department proposes $250,000 budget for legal fees
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/29/algonquin-township-highway-department-proposes-250-000-budget-for-legal-fees/a9bh1zj/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant blames Madigan for dysfunction in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511381158-grant-blames-madigan-for-dysfunction-in-springfield
— Khouri making property taxes, pension reform key issues in 49th District race – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511381108-khouri-making-property-taxes-pension-reform-key-issues-in-49th-district-race
— Smith vows to fix broken state in campaign to unseat Kifowit – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511381164-smith-vows-to-fix-broken-state-in-campaign-to-unseat-kifowit

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— When it comes to Illinois’ deficit, how bad is bad? – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2018/apr/03/when-it-comes-illinois-deficit-how-bad-bad/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— On DACA, Trump shifts from dealing with Democrats to damning them – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/on-daca-trump-shifts-from-dealing-with-democrats-to-damning-them

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. TAXPAYERS GIVE PLANNED PARENTHOOD CASH TO FUND ALL ABORTIONS GAO report cites hundreds of millions received by branches now under investigation – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2018/04/u-s-taxpayers-give-planned-parenthood-cash-to-fund-all-abortions/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Fox News Stands By Ingraham, Slams ‘Agenda-Driven Intimidation Efforts’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/02/fox-news-laura-ingraham-david-hogg-boycott/
— DNC Official Tweets ‘Repeal The Second Amendment’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/02/dnc-official-second-amendment/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Doesn’t Have to Wait for Congress to Stop the Illegal Alien Caravan – Chris Reeves
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chrisreeves/2018/04/02/trump-doesnt-have-to-wait-for-congress-to-stop-the-illegal-alien-caravan-n2467101

 

JP MEDIA
— GOP Sen. Scott: Trump ‘Not a Racist’ but is ‘Racially Insensitive’ – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/scott-trump-not-a-racist-but-is-racially-insensitive/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in using teens as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/381347-the-memo-teens-rankle-the-right-with-gun-activism

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Republican Women Running For Office Find Politics Is All About Trump – Lisa Belkin (DIERSEN: What if Trump had campaigned for Ives?)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-women-running-for-office-find-politics-is-all-about-trump_us_5ac28598e4b09712fec358ae

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— As Malaysia Moves to Ban ‘Fake News,’ Worries About Who Decides the Truth – Hannah Beech (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/world/asia/malaysia-fake-news-law.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being racists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/opinion/supreme-court-racism-suppression.html
— ‘A Bit of Divine Justice’: Trump Vowed to Change Libel Law. But Not Like This. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am a “public figure” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure) and b) that therefore, they can slander and libel me without worrying that I might sue them for slander or libel. But wait, those same critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that no one knowns who I am, b) that no one knows what I have done, c) that no one knows what I do, and d) that no one reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/us/politics/trump-libel-lawsuit.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Returns to a Hard Line on Immigrants – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/us/politics/trump-immigration-mexico-daca.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/politics/women-campaign-managers-midterms.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump said Sinclair ‘is far superior to CNN.’ What we know about the conservative media giant. – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: What do the Republicans who represent you in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois say about GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2018/04/02/get-to-know-sinclair-broadcast-group-the-conservative-local-news-giant-with-a-growing-reach/
— Trump said ‘DACA is dead’ but his administration approved 55,000 applications just this year – Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/04/03/trump-said-daca-is-dead-but-his-administration-approved-55000-applications-just-this-year/
— The hidden crisis on college campuses: 36 percent of students don’t have enough to eat – Caitlin Dewey (DIERSEN: Did you have enough to eat while you were a full-time college student? I had enough money not only to eat, a) but to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) but to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) but to live in the University Plaza for three semesters 1969-1970, d) to live in Lincolnshire Apartments for the summer session in 1970, and e) but to graduate from NIU in August of 1970 debt-free and owning that 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I had enough money to do the aforesaid a) because my outstanding parents provided me with room and board while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) because I earned and saved money doing yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was able to do the aforesaid solely because I avoided the draft.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/03/the-hidden-crisis-on-college-campuses-36-percent-of-students-dont-have-enough-to-eat/

 

USA TODAY
— Jesse Jackson calls on big tech to redouble diversity efforts — and figure out what’s not working (DIERSEN: Should big tech bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in promoting diversity at GAO, that is, Bowsher had great success in getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/04/02/jesse-jackson-apple-amazon-facebook-google-redouble-diversity-efforts/474543002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Quotas for Immigration Judges as Trump Administration Seeks Faster Deportations Rules were laid out in a message sent Friday to immigration judges – Laura Meckler (DIERSEN: Were quotas imposed on your superiors? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, Democrat politicians imposed quotas, goals, and targets on my superiors a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-judges-face-new-quotas-in-bid-to-speed-deportations-1522696158
— Degree Inflation and Discrimination Could civil-rights laws and ‘disparate impact’ protect job applicants who haven’t finished college? – Frederick M. Hess and Grant Addison (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had an unfair advantage over Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran because I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/degree-inflation-and-discrimination-1522708380

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Western Illinois University Opens Food Bank for Students Western Illinois University has opened a food pantry after a student survey showed a large number of students skipping meals or going hungry. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-01/western-illinois-university-opens-food-bank-for-students

 

INTERCEPT
— A NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW AMERICAN POLARIZATION IS DRIVEN BY A TEAM SPORT MENTALITY, NOT BY DISAGREEMENT ON ISSUES – Zaid Jilani
https://theintercept.com/2018/04/03/politics-liberal-democrat-conservative-republican/

 

ROSKAM FOR CONGRESS
— Oversight and Accountability (DIERSEN: On what do you base your knowledge of IRS? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.roskamforcongress.com/issues/oversight-and-accountability/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Chairman of the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, Peter has been leading the fight to reform the IRS and root out the mismanagement and abuse the troubled agency has inflicted upon hardworking taxpayers. When the IRS got caught abusing its power and unfairly targeting conservatives, Peter led the charge to investigate and hold the guilty parties accountable. When the agency tried to use gift taxes to target and diminish charitable donations to conservative groups, Peter passed a law to stop it – scoring a major legislative victory. He will continue to hold the IRS accountable and make sure these abuses never happen again. Peter has been a leading voice fighting to change the culture at the IRS. He wrote and passed into law the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which protects taxpayers and their private information from IRS abuse. He forced the IRS to re-train every one of its employees and hang a copy in every one of its facilities. Through his oversight and accountability work, Peter exposed major abuses of power by the IRS. The agency used strong-arm tactics to seize the assets of law-abiding citizens and small businesses. He is now forcing the IRS to repay every dollar they took and is changing the rules so that it can’t happen again.)

April 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump declares DACA ‘dead,’ calls for border legislation using ‘nuclear option’ – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-declares-daca-dead-calls-for-border-legislation-using-nuclear-option/3292913/
— Type 2 Diabetes: Are You At Risk? – Dr. James Lengemann, Medical Director, Diabetes Services with Edward-Elmhurst Health (DIERSEN: My coming down with type 2 diabetes is a direct result of my spending so much time sitting at my computer putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of exercising.)
http://abc7chicago.com/health/type-2-diabetes-are-you-at-risk/3293346/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the years go by, Americans are getting heavier and less active. These factors are directly related to the increased prevalence of diabetes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30 million American adults – nearly 10 percent – have been diagnosed with the disease. The majority of people diagnosed with the condition have type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes occurs when you produce insulin but your body’s cells are unable to use it as efficiently as they should. This leads to the pancreas producing extra insulin to get glucose to your cells but eventually sugar builds up in your blood instead. The main risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes include: Genetics – Your DNA can affect how your body makes insulin African-American, Native American, Asian-American or Hispanic ethnicity Being overweight or obese – a BMI over 25 (my BMI is 30), especially if you carry extra weight around your waist Inactivity Poor nutrition High blood pressure High cholesterol Even if you do not have any of the risk factors for diabetes, you could still develop the disease. In fact, we’re seeing diabetes at younger ages and in populations where it wasn’t prevalent in the past. Even if you’re not at high risk on paper, it’s important to get routine checkups with your primary care physician. He or she can evaluate your blood glucose level with a fasting blood sugar test.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Feds bust three for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana at West Side store
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/feds-bust-three-for-allegedly-selling-synthetic-marijuana-at-west-side-store

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use arguments that are outrageous, disgusting, and even worse things to push pot. Who will stand with me against pot? Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, c) they want to make lots on money selling pot, and/or d) they what governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-opioid-crisis-medical-cannabis-medical-addiction-jama-don-harmon-bruce-rauner/
— Lawmakers shouldn’t compromise on keeping salary history private – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not shout a) that minorities and females are underpaid and b) that government employees are overpaid. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that I was overpaid. In my defense, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/lawmakers-shouldnt-compromise-on-keeping-salary-history-private/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: It’s a simple concept: Your current pay stub is your business when you apply for a new job. Asking applicants for a salary history helps to perpetuate wage discrimination and the gender pay gap, given women’s long history of unequal pay. Besides that, it’s a turnoff for job seekers across the board, who worry about killing their chances for an interview because they’re already making too much or too little. If an employer offers you a prestigious job that’s worth a big salary, they should pay you that salary regardless of past earnings. If you’re willing to take a pay cut because the job itself is more attractive, that’s a decision you should be able to freely make.)
— The more challengers line up to take on Emanuel for mayor, the better his odds – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-more-challengers-line-up-to-take-on-emanuel-for-mayor-the-better-his-odds/
— Republican Erika Harold breaks with Trump, Rauner on Census citizenship question – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: SEE: https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/03/gop-candidates-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-and-erika-harold/ FROM THE ARTICLE: After doing research and speaking personally to both candidates, we highly recommend voting for Gary Grasso. His legal experience, independence and willingness to engage with conservative grassroots activists speaks volumes. Unfortunately, Harold has avoided publicly answering questions from conservative organizations, including failing to respond to candidate surveys from pro-life organizations in the state. It is frustrating to observe her answer questions from liberal media sources but refuse to answer questions (and questionnaires) from pro-life and pro-family groups.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republican-erika-harold-breaks-with-trump-rauner-on-census-citizenship-question/
— Sinclair bid to control WGN-TV on track as ‘fake stories’ video rocks internet (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-sinclair-broadcasting-deadspin-video-fake-news/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois pork farmer on Chinese tariffs: ‘Our worst fears seem to be coming true’ – Greg Trotter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-china-tariffs-illinois-farmers-20180402-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— The prospect for partisanship in local TV news – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts like it is anti-Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180402/editorial-the-prospect-for-partisanship-in-local-tv-news
— Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge visits Palatine Township GOP Saturday
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/treasurer-candidate-visits-palatine-township-gop-saturday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180402/democrats-meet-with-millennials-in-elgin-on-college-costs-dreamers–

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Synthetic pot linked to Central Illinois death – CLAIRE HETTINGER
https://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/synthetic-pot-linked-to-central-illinois-death/article_1f9ed74c-7112-5eaa-9b4d-7f22ef460900.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Jason Leviskas, Consultant, Precinct Committeeman finds engagement in politics
http://www.rrstar.com/special/20180402/jason-leviskas-consultant-precinct-committeeman-finds-engagement-in-politics

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Primary uncharacteristically draws more Dems than GOP in Galesburg – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180331/primary-uncharacteristically-draws-more-dems-than-gop-in-galesburg

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://nprillinois.org/post/photos-why-they-marched-their-own-words#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Local Worries Mount As Trump Administration Defangs Consumer Protection Agency – JUDITH VALENTE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with businesses against consumers. They stress the lawsuits that I have filed to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being pro-consumer.)
http://wglt.org/post/local-worries-mount-trump-administration-defangs-consumer-protection-agency#stream/0

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Class action suit accuses Rauner’s campaign of unlawful robocalls soliciting votes – Dan Churney
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511381163-class-action-suit-accuses-rauner-s-campaign-of-unlawful-robocalls-soliciting-votes

 

METRO EAST SUN
— Hildenbrand stresses need for GOP to unite behind Rauner – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: What does it mean “to unite behind Rauner?” Does it mean dumping those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511379395-hildenbrand-stresses-need-for-gop-to-unite-behind-rauner

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SUBURBAN LAWMAKERS SPONSOR LEGISLATION COMBATING THOSE IRRITATING ROBO-CALLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/suburban-lawmakers-sponsor-legislation-combatting-those-irritating-robo-calls.html
— THORNER: “EQUAL RIGHTS” SOUNDS GOOD, BUT THE AMENDMENT IS BAD FOR WOMEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/thorner-equal-rights-sounds-good-but-the-amendment-is-bad-for-women.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives spokesperson says no talks yet with Rauner (DIERSEN: Rauner defeated Ives in the Republican primary by running against the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. Maybe Rauner plans on defeating Pritzker in the general election by doing the same thing.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/ives-spokesperson-says-no-talks-yet-with-rauner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Day 13: Rauner and Ives Feud Moves into Second Month It’s no April Fool’s joke – Governor Bruce Rauner’s and state Representative Jeanne Ives’ GOP feud is moving into its second month. Thirteen days ago, Ives nearly knocked off the incumbent Rauner by running a primary campaign on his dishonesty and management failures. Now, the calendar turns to April and Rauner has still not spoken with Ives or earned the trust of her supporters. Last week, Ives demanded Rauner run ads apologizing for his dishonesty before she would endorse him. And Ives’ supporters do not sound like they are happy with Rauner’s minimal efforts of reconciliation. “The longer Bruce Rauner lets his feud with Jeanne Ives fester, the harder it will be to bring his divided party back together,” said DGA Illinois Communications Director Sam Salustro. “With his rock-bottom approval ratings, Rauner’s already damaging his failing re-election campaign by allowing this battle to enter its second month.”)
— Rauner urged to move rightward, and whacked for doing so
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/rauner-urged-to-move-rightward-and-whacked-for-doing-so/
— Having his cake and eating it without ever baking it
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/02/having-his-cake-and-eating-it-without-ever-baking-it/

 

GOPUSA
— Judge rules that immigrants in U.S. custody have constitutional right to abortion
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42785

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump: ‘Our Country Is Being Stolen’ by Illegals – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/02/donald-trump-country-stolen-illegals/
— Trump Declares ‘No More DACA Deal,’ Border-Crossers Want ‘In On’ Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/01/trump-declares-daca-deal-border-crossers-amnesty/
— Mark Zuckerberg Proposes Facebook ‘Supreme Court’ to Rule on ‘Hate Speech’ – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, everything is hate speech except for what they put out or bless.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/02/mark-zuckerberg-proposes-facebook-supreme-court-to-rule-on-hate-speech/
— Poll: 77 Percent Believe Traditional Media Guilty of Fake News – NATE CHURCH (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/04/02/poll-77-percent-believe-traditional-media-guilty-of-fake-news/

 

BLAZE
— Ingraham’s advertisers continue to bail — but the real story is who’s actually behind the boycott – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are behind the boycott. 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 and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/02/ingrahams-advertisers-continue-to-bail-but-the-real-story-is-whos-actually-behind-the-boycott
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As with past Fox News advertiser boycotts, far-left media watchdog Media Matters — which was founded by longtime Clinton ally David Brock and is funded in part by George Soros — orchestrated the boycott and used the far-left’s grassroots to apply pressure on companies whose ads appear during Ingraham’s weekday program. Last Thursday, Media Matters published an article detailing which companies advertised on Ingraham’s show between March 19 and March 28, in addition to how many times an ad for each company appeared.)

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Shall We Crucify Laura Ingraham? – Craig Shirley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/27686

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Howard University Students Hold Building Hostage (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, it offered either no reimbursement for tuition for job-related college courses or just a token reimbursement. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used that non-reimbursement policy to justify their not taking job-related college courses. Nevertheless, I spent a tremendous amount of my own time and my own money taking courses to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, earning three job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, and earning two job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981.)
https://www.academia.org/howard-university-students-hold-building-hostage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesting Howard University students have occupied an administrative building on the college campus and have refused to leave unless their demands were met. The protests started when an anonymous blogger published an article alleging the misuse of tuition reimbursement funding for at least seven university employees, which was never made public last year.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump campaign employee sues to void nondisclosure agreement – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381249-employee-of-trumps-2016-campaign-team-sues-to-void-nondisclosure

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Five Democratic arguments that might resonate in the suburbs – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican Party leaders in Illinois who talk and/or act like they want to win over the Democrat Party base a) by dumping the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) by dumping individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/04/02/five-democratic-arguments-that-might-resonate-in-the-suburbs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats seem to be coming to the realization that their traditional base — single women, minorities, young voters, college-educated voters, urban dwellers — is perfectly compatible with other demographic cross-sections of America (e.g. married women, suburbanites, #NeverTrump Republicans). Moreover, occasional voters (e.g. millennials) can become spirited activists and off-year voters if given enough reason to turn out. There is no shortage of issues that can bring together all these voters. We’ll start with just five that might resonate in the suburbs, with college-educated women and with disaffected Republicans — and also, in some cases, might help turn out traditional Democratic constituents.)
— Trump administration, seeking to speed deportations, to impose quotas on immigration judges – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: Were quotas imposed on your superiors? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, Democrat politicians imposed quotas, goals, and targets on my superiors a) to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-seeking-to-speed-deportations-to-impose-quotas-on-immigration-judges/2018/04/02/a282d650-36bb-11e8-b57c-9445cc4dfa5e_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— U.S. Judge in Chicago: Jury Pay Raise Could Improve Diversity The chief judge for U.S. District Court in Chicago says a pay raise for federal jurors in a bill signed by President Donald Trump could improve the jury diversity. – AP (DIERSEN: This presupposes that those who are minority, female, younger, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time have less money than those who are White, male, older, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-04-02/us-judge-in-chicago-jury-pay-raise-could-improve-diversity

 

NEWSWEEK
— WARREN BUFFETT’S SON HOWARD CRITICIZES TRUMP AND OBAMA FOR BORDER WALL, DRUG EPIDEMIC – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from what your father did? My outstanding father died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, sent me and my brother to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.)
http://www.newsweek.com/howard-buffett-warren-buffett-border-wall-cochise-county-arizona-macon-county-868924

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— New York just became the first state to try to help people dodge a big change in the new GOP tax law — and it could backfire – Bob Bryan (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Government should encourage marriage and homeownership.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-gop-tax-law-new-york-state-local-taxes-salt-deduction-2018-4

 

FED SMITH
— Lawmakers Want GAO to Take a Fresh Look at Time and Attendance Abuse – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/04/02/lawmakers-want-fresh-look-time-attendance-abuse/