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Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— 100 migrants move into Little Village shelter; over 200 await shelter at South Loop ‘landing zone’ City officials expected to share shelter plan Friday as major winter storm moves in. — Christian Piekos and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-migrants-little-village-shelter-immigrants/14311117/
— Trump defies judge, gives courtroom speech saying he should ‘receive damages’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-civil-fraud-trial-new-york/14310156/

NBC5
— Migrants continue arriving in Chicago as winter storm approaches. More than 200 migrants arrived in the city Thursday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/migrants-continue-arriving-in-chicago-as-winter-storm-approaches/3324994/
— Nonprofit’s new video series invites people with disabilities to explore Chicago – Natalie Bomke (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who they hired who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parents who were immigrants, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/nonprofits-new-video-series-invites-people-with-disabilities-to-explore-chicago
— CPD investigating armed robberies at 2 Chicago convenience stores. The incidents took place less than 2 hours apart. (COMMENT: How safe are convenience stores in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cpd-investigating-armed-robberies-at-2-chicago-convenience-stores/3324156/

CBS2
— Crash-and-grab thieves steal ATM in Chicago (COMMENT: How safe are ATMs in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/crash-and-grab-thieves-steal-atm-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Atd9uOONcg
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-recreational-marijuana-sales-record-2023/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to criticisms over handling of migrant crisis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brandon-johnson-interview/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqBseYr-A8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqLyiNICosw

WGN9
— Illinois is failing children of color – Dina Bair, Alonzo Small (COMMENT: Democrats run education in Illinois.)
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-is-failing-children-of-color-new-report-suggests/

FOX32
— Nonprofit’s new video series invites people with disabilities to explore Chicago (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who they hired who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parents who were immigrants, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLYM2cqH_Hc
— Chicago USPS letter carriers being robbed in one neighborhood (COMMENT: How safe are letter carriers in your county, in your township, and in your municipality? I was a letter carrier in Park Forest 1966-1969.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1394201

WTTW
— Who Should Have US Citizenship? Renewed Calls for Ban on Birthright Citizenship – Acacia Hernandez (COMMENT: Democrat leaders want citizenship for people who have demographics that vote for Democrat candidates, that is, for people who want/need/demand massive government assistance, that is, people who lack education and/or job skills. Overwhelmingly the aforesaid people are minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/11/who-should-have-us-citizenship-renewed-calls-ban-birthright-citizenship

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Temperatures may not top zero on Monday. For God’s sake, hold those buses, Gov. Abbott. – Editorial (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-migrants-winter-blast-warming-buses-brandon-johnson-20240112-6sj5kxfecvd7rhmektjucswhwa-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-craft-growers-expand-20240112-7iigvi5yynbtljxunlkus7caoq-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/visuals/ct-viz-craft-cannabis-plant-expansion-20240112-elcofnzhfnb67mut4st22ti27y-photogallery.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-sales-record-2023-20240111-m6wtc6or6vb6hfw6hvwspw5s5e-story.html

— Democrat cities ever-increasingly promote more hatred against their Republican suburbs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-urban-elites-rural-anger-civil-conflict-united-states-20240112-5gufi657xrffjpm55xuqyscl6q-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/1/11/24034959/illinois-recreational-marijuana-sales-record-2023
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/11/24034580/illinois-abortions-out-of-state-patients-roe-v-wade-planned-parenthood-pregnancy-women-health-care
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Christie.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-chris-christie-donald-trump-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-republican-20240111-ssi7fqymjvdsvaqpox3f37oiw4-story.html
— Thieves take ATM after crashing into South Loop currency exchange. According to ABC 7, witnesses said the crash-and-grab theft happened as film crews for the TV show ‘Chicago Fire’ were setting up for a scene at a nearby restaurant. (COMMENT: How safe are ATMs in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/11/24035368/thieves-take-atm-after-crashing-into-south-loop-currency-exchange-crash-and-grab-robbery-television

DAILY HERALD
— Congressional candidates knocked off primary ballot because of petition problems – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240111/news/congressional-candidates-knocked-off-primary-ballot-because-of-petition-problems/
— Mike Pompeo to headline Barrington’s Town-Warming event – Steve Zalusky (COMMENT: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents a) viciously condemned the Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that those candidates who spoke at those events lost elections because they spoke at TAPROOT events.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240110/news/mike-pompeo-to-headline-barringtons-town-warming-event/
— DuPage County Board recognizes Muslim American Heritage Month and MLK – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240111/news/dupage-county-board-recognizes-muslim-american-heritage-month-and-mlk/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/illinois-cannabis-sales-grew-2023-pace-slowed
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-abortions-spike-2022
— Debt and deficits set off alarm bells at University of Chicago – Brandon Dupré
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/university-chicago-deficit-and-debt-raise-alarms-some-faculty-members

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, removed from March primary ballot – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/rep-adam-niemerg-removed-from-march-primary-ballot/article_664328a4-b0b6-11ee-a8aa-9384024ba9fb.html

SOUTHERN
— Trump says he’s already picked his VP and ‘can’t tell you,’ but his campaign backtracks – Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/01/11/trump-says-hes-already-picked-his-vp-and-cant-tell-you-but-his-campaign-backtracks/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Johns Hopkins walks back diversity email stating straight white Christian male ‘privilege’ – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/johns-hopkins-walks-back-diversity-email-accusing-straight-white-christian-males-of-privilege

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The IRS is still too slow in answering taxpayer phone calls according to an independent watchdog within the agency. – AP (COMMENT: Have you ever phoned IRS with a tax question? If you did during the 1974 filing season, the IRS employee who answered your call was one of my subordinates. During 1974 IRS filing season, as a 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $80,994/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I supervised all of the IRS employees, which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees, in IRS’s new downtown Chicago office who answered taxpayer questions using IRS’s new CentiPhone system. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me the job and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $97,079/year). But my Democrat IRS superiors soon got rid of him because they were beyond furious that he given me the CentiPhone job and that he had promoted me instead of an IRS employee who was Democrat, minority, and/or veteran.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-for-irs-backlogs-and-identity-theft-are-still-problems-despite-funding-boost-watchdog-says/
— IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again – AP (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/ap-irs-says-it-collected-360-million-more-from-rich-tax-cheats-as-its-funding-is-threatened-yet-again/

WIFR
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2024/01/12/rockford-salon-collects-hygiene-products-lgbtq-community/

WJOL
— Bus Carrying Asylum Seekers Stops In Manhattan, Joliet
https://www.wjol.com/bus-carrying-asylum-seekers-stops-in-manhattan-joliet/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Ending affirmative action in college admissions opened a floodgate
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-11/ending-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-opened-a-floodgate-reporter-says

25 NEWS NOW
— McLean County Board rejects immigration resolution – Lizzie Seils and Howard Packowitz
https://www.25newsnow.com/2024/01/12/immigration-resolution-draws-big-turnout-mclean-county-board-meeting/

ELNHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Group To Hold Candidate Forums – David Giuliani (COMMENT: I conducted many candidate forums while I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. Candidates who were Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs were furious when I asked them if they would defend and advance the Republican Party platform if elected. They were especially furious when I asked them if they would defend and advance the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-group-hold-candidate-forums

CBW CHICAGO
— ‘Ms. Foxx basically set you up for failure’ – Tim Hecke (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors set me up to fail on each and every job assignment that they gave me 1980-1997. It would have much more difficult for them to do that If GAO had been unionized. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. I should write a book about that.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/01/judge-removes-top-resentencing-prosecutor-from-murder-case-over-conflict-of-interest-ms-foxx-basically-set-you-up-for-failure.html

CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Resolution for Black Lives Matter (BLM) at School Month
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/resolution-blm-at-school-2024/

CHOOSE CHICAGO
— How to celebrate Black History Month in Chicago – Rosalind Cummings-Yeates (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, virtually every month they celebrated their employees who were members of oppressed groups including minority, female, younger, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and sons and daughters of recent immigrants.)
https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/architecture-history/celebrate-black-history-month-in-chicago/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-211/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-14/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— With low compliance, Pritzker says state will work through gun registration ‘challenges’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_eb41ddc2-b0c8-11ee-b5d4-a72f3c4819c0.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Treasurer Frerichs passionately committed to what’s now a ‘dirty word’: ‘ESG’
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-treasurer-frerichs-passionately-committed-to-whats-now-a-dirty-word-esg-wirepoints-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— After 2 Million FOID Card Holders Rebel Against Pritzker, Democrats Target Illinois Gun Owners’ Driver’s Licenses (COMMENT: Pritzker knows who in Illinois owns banned “assault weapons” but has not registered them. What will Pritzker do to punish non-registrants? Short of taking their driver’s license away, will Pritzker publish their names and addresses and call for Democrats to harass them? Will Pritzker force county sheriffs and states attorneys to arrest high-profile non-registrants and perp walk them?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/after-2-million-foid-card-holders-rebel-against-pritzker-democrats-target-illinois-gun-owners-drivers-licenses.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, State Senator Julie Morrison, the Majority Caucus Whip, introduced legislation that could result in Illinois gun owners’ losing their driver’s licenses without due process, less than two weeks after 2 million Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card holders rebelled and chose not to register their firearms in protest of Gov. Pritzker’s assault weapons ban that he signed into law last January. In a video statement released on Thursday evening, Illinois State Rifle Association president Doug Mayhall said, “Now the anti-gun legislators are coming after your Driver’s License!” Mayhall went on to explain Senate Bill 2720, which “proposes that when a FOID card is revoked – and the FOID card holder does not comply with Section 9.5 of the FOID Act by surrendering their FOID card to authorities – the gun owner may not be issued a driver’s license; renew a driver’s license; retain a driver’s license; or be issued a permit to drive under the Illinois Vehicle Code.” The legislation also requires the Illinois State Police to notify the Secretary of State’s office and report anyone that fails to comply with Section 9.5. But the issue is more troublesome than simply having your FOID card revoked according to Mayhall. “Under the Red Flag Law – there can be an ex parte case filed against you. In other words, someone can say you are a problem and go before a judge without you present. You then can lose your FOID card and not get a hearing for at least two weeks. So what’s the bottom line here? A person under this bill can be falsely accused and lose their right to drive without a single hearing.” The loss of a driver’s license can have serious implications, and it has the potential of completely disrupting one’s livelihood – including someone’s ability to get to and from work. The timing of the legislation to coincide with the January 1st deadline of Illinois’ gun registry and the one year anniversary of the assault weapons ban is not accidental, as Mayhall pointed out. “After Governor Pritzker was left embarrassed when less than 2 percent of the 2.4 million FOID Card holders registered their firearms by the January 1st deadline, he’s now looking for new ways to target and harass gun owners.” The legislation is awaiting a committee assignment, and the Democrats maintain a comfortable 40-19 supermajority in the state Senate.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump will be the Republican nominee in 2024. If Biden is the Democratic nominee, the 45th president will become the 47th president. – Scott Walker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/trump-will-be-republican-nominee-in-2024/
— GOP lawmakers resume assault on Pentagon’s ‘too woke’ military – Mike Glenn (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use wokeism to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/gop-lawmakers-resume-assault-on-pentagons-too-woke/
— Trump can’t just win in Iowa — he has to win huge, analysts say – Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. Only about 20% of those who take those examinations can say that. But I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents who stress that they got better scores on the examinations than I did and b) their operatives and their dupes who stress that.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/donald-trump-cant-just-win-in-iowa-he-has-to-win-h/
— GOP rebels against California’s health coverage for illegal immigrants — even transgender surgery – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/11/gop-rebels-against-californias-health-coverage-for/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— CPAC endorses Trump, ‘time to unite’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2791872/cpac-endorses-trump/
— Mayorkas impeachment push met with cool reception by Senate GOP – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/2791046/mayorkas-impeachment-push-cool-reception-senate-gop/
— Manhattan mother says illegal immigrant influx hurts children in public schools – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2791704/immigrant-influx-hurts-nyc-public-schools/
— Reality interferes with Democrats’ celebration of ‘Insurrection Day’ – Elizabeth Stauffer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/2791598/reality-interferes-with-democrats-celebration-of-insurrection-day/

NEW YORK POST
— Elon Musk warns ‘they will come for your homes’ as NYC schools fill with migrants – Shannon Thaler
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/business/elon-musk-warns-they-will-come-for-your-homes-as-nyc-schools-fill-with-migrants/
— NYPD tows cars where migrants sleep outside NYC’s ‘new Ellis Island’ hotel. – Georgett Roberts and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/metro/nypd-tows-cars-where-migrants-sleep-outside-nycs-new-ellis-island-hotel/
— Texas Gov. Abbott seizes Eagle Pass border park without warning to combat migrant crisis, mayor claims – Katherine Donlevy (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/news/texas-gov-abbott-seizes-eagle-pass-border-park-without-notice/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Texas National Guard Seizes Control of Illegal Border Crossing Hot Spot; Blocks Feds From the Area – Debra Heine (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/11/texas-national-guard-seizes-control-of-illegal-border-crossing-hot-spot-block-feds-from-the-area/

AMERICAN THINKER
— At Chicago’s O’Hare, passengers forced to step over illegals to board their flights – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/at_chicagos_ohare_passengers_forced_to_step_over_illegals_to_board_their_planes.html
— The ‘white rage’ that wasn’t – James Poplar
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/the_white_rage_that_wasnt.html
— Rule by majority? Or freedom of the minority? – Jay Davidson (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use “democracy” a) to take more and more and more opportunities, income, etc. away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities, that income, etc. to Democrats.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/rule_by_majority_or_freedom_of_the_minority.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Musk warns government ‘will come for your homes’ as migrants overwhelm shelters – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/11/musk-warns-government-will-come-for-your-homes-as-migrants-overwhelm-shelters-1426679/

BLAZE
— What just happened in New York is an omen for what’s coming
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/what-just-happened-in-new-york-is-an-omen-for-what-s-coming
— Secret video shows hundreds of illegal immigrants behind curtains at O’Hare.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/watch-secret-video-shows-hundreds-of-illegal-immigrants-behind-curtains-at-major-us-airport
— ‘Completely freaking bananas’: Brooklyn students KICKED OUT of school to make room for influx of illegal immigrants.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/completely-freaking-bananas-brooklyn-students-kicked-out-of-school-to-make-room-for-influx-of-illegal-immigrants

BREITBART
— Adams After Schools Had to Close to Shelter Migrants: ‘We’ve Done a Great Job,’ Don’t Blame Sanctuary Status – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/01/12/adams-after-schools-had-to-close-to-shelter-migrants-weve-done-a-great-job-dont-blame-sanctuary-status/
— Maine Builds New Rent-Free Apartments for Migrants Paid by State’s Taxpayers – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/11/maine-builds-new-rent-free-apartments-for-migrants-paid-by-states-taxpayers/

COLLEGE FIX
— Johns Hopkins rescinds DEI memo calling white, Christian, English-speaking people privileged (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/johns-hopkins-rescinds-dei-memo-calling-white-christian-english-speaking-people-privileged/

DAILY CALLER
— Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton sent letters Thursday to ten recruiting firms regarding their diversity quota hiring practices after reporting revealed that recruiting firms are conspiring with companies to exclude “non-diverse” candidates from the hiring pool. – HENRY RODGERS (COMMENT: How non-diverse are you? I am extremely non-diverse. I am not a minority, female, young, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/tom-cotton-dei-hiring-practices-diversity-quotas-letter/
— Jerry Nadler Says ‘Vegetables’ Will ‘Rot’ If Illegal Immigrants Aren’t There To Pick Them – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: Employers did not have to hire immigrants for the following bad jobs because I took the following bad jobs a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/jerry-nadler-says-vegetables-will-rot-if-illegal-immigrants-arent-there-to-pick-them/
— If It’s Really A ‘Right Wing Conspiracy Theory,’ Why Do Democrats Keep Proving It’s Real? – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/11/conspiracy-theory-election-integrity-not-happening/
— Eric Adams Says ‘We Did The Right Thing’ Forcing Out High School Students For Illegal Immigrants – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/12/eric-adams-defends-moving-students-remote-migrants/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The BorderLine: Biden’s Border Madness Has Cheapened What It Means to Be an American – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/01/11/borderline-bidens-border-madness-has-cheapened-what-means-be-american/

DAILY WIRE
— Now They’re Turning Schools And Airports Into Illegal Alien Refugee Camps – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/now-theyre-turning-schools-and-airports-into-illegal-alien-refugee-camps
— Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh: Terrorists Must ‘Build Upon’ October 7 Attack; Donations To Gaza Are Not Only ‘Humanitarian Aid’ But ‘Financial Jihad’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-terrorists-must-build-upon-october-7-attack-donations-to-gaza-are-not-only-humanitarian-aid-but-financial-jihad
— Sen. Marshall Challenges Proposed HHS Rule That Would Force Foster Parents To Accept ‘Extreme Gender Ideology’ – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-sen-marshall-challenges-proposed-hhs-rule-that-would-force-foster-parents-to-accept-extreme-gender-ideology
— Senators Introduce Bill To Bar States From Using Federal Dollars To Subsidize Health Care For Illegal Immigrants – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senators-introduce-bill-to-bar-states-from-using-federal-dollars-to-subsidize-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants

EPOCH TIMES
— Gun Rights Face Whirlwind of Federal Action in 2024. The government says a law enacted 18 months ago is curbing gun violence. Critics say the law is being used as a cudgel to enact gun control. – Michael Clements
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/gun-rights-face-whirlwind-of-federal-action-in-2024-post-5556962

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden’s Border Crisis: Don’t Get Used to the “New Normal,” and Don’t Get Fooled
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/01/11/bidens-border-crisis-dont-get-used-new-normal-and-dont-get-fooled

FOX NEWS
— Texas seizes control of park, blocks Border Patrol from entering, as part of anti-illegal immigration efforts. Texas has feuded with the Biden administration over the border crisis. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-seizes-control-park-near-border-anticipation-future-illegal-immigrant-surges
— The Biden admin is ‘defying federal law’ in border crisis – Ted Cruz:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344714864112
— NYC Democrat demands Biden close border after migrants displace daughter from high school: ‘Not fair to us’ Mayor Eric Adams relocated nearly 2,000 migrants to Brooklyn high school ahead of storm. – Bailee Hill (COMMENT: Are any of your children in school? Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat and RINO leaders will through them out and replace them with illegals.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyc-democrat-demands-biden-close-border-migrants-displace-daughter-high-school-fair-us
— ‘Getting out of hand’: Liberal city residents rate Mayorkas’ handling of southern border. Some DC residents gave Mayorkas failing grades; others were more sympathetic. – Jon Michael Raasch
https://www.foxnews.com/us/getting-out-hand-liberal-city-residents-rate-mayorkas-handling-southern-border
— Why Californicating the United States isn’t going well. – Kerry Jackson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/why-californicating-united-states-isnt-going-well
— $23 million in devices reportedly missing from Chicago schools. Illinois Policy Institute’s Austin Berg reacts to Chicago public schools missing millions of dollars since COVID – Jesse Watters
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344719317112

GOPUSA
— Trump Vows To Implement ‘Largest Deportation Effort In The History Of Our Country’ If Reelected
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-vows-to-implement-largest-deportation-effort-in-the-history-of-our-country-if-reelected/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Affirmative Action Alert? California Highway Patrol issues first ‘Ebony Alert’ for a missing black woman – Jenna Curren
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/ebony-alert

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYU “Permanently Discontinued” Discriminatory Whites-Only “Anti-Racist” Parent Program After Equal Protection Project Legal Challenge. Another EPP win. Program was DEI white-shaming to train white parents to be better allies: “The University stated that on or about August 22, 2023, it … permanently discontinued the Program. The University further stated that in August and September 2023, the University provided Title VI training to relevant University staff members.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/01/nyu-permanently-discontinued-discriminatory-whites-only-anti-racist-parent-program-after-equal-protection-project-legal-challenge/

MRC TV
— John Hopkins Retracts Racist, Ageist, Sexist, Heterophobic ‘Privilege’ List from Its ‘Diversity Digest’ – CRAIG BANNISTER (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/john-hopkins-retracts-racist-ageist-sexist-heterophobic-privilege-list-its

NEW AMERICAN
— Denver Faces Budget Cuts to Cover Costs of Supporting Illegal Immigrants – David Kelly
https://thenewamerican.com/us/denver-faces-budget-cuts-to-cover-costs-of-supporting-illegal-immigrants/

NEWS BUSTERS
— LANGUAGE POLICE: CBS Reporter Ed O’Keefe Scolds DeSantis Over ‘Illegal Immigrant’ – Jorge Bonilla
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2024/01/12/language-police-cbs-reporter-ed-okeefe-scolds-desantis-over

NEWSMAX
— Potent Marijuana is Leading to Psychosis in Teens – Lynn C. Allison
https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/cannabis-marijuana-use/2024/01/11/id/1149244/
— Speaker: DHS Let Go Thousands Ahead of GOP Border Trip – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mike-johnson-dhs-alejandro-mayorkas/2024/01/11/id/1149285/

PJ MEDIA
— Sanctuary Cities Not Living Up to Their Name – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/11/nyc-students-forced-to-go-to-remote-learning-when-migrants-are-moved-into-schools-n4925397
— The Democrats’ Changing Positions on Immigration – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/01/10/the-democrats-changing-position-on-immigration-n4925353
— Johns Hopkins Tells Us Who’s Privileged (Whether You Know It or Not) – MILT HARRIS (COMMENT: How privileged are you? According to my critics/opponents, a) I have always been privileged because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, non-veteran (draft avoider), married (since 1978), childless, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21, and that my mother never attended high school. If I had been privileged, I would not have had to take the following jobs that my critics/opponents say are bad jobs that they would never stoop to take: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumping gasoline 1971-1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://pjmedia.com/miltharris/2024/01/11/johns-hopkins-tells-us-whos-privileged-whether-you-know-it-or-not-n4925392
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Privilege is a set of unearned benefits given to people who are in a specific group. Privilege operates on a personal, interpersonal, cultural, and institutional levels and it provides advantages and favors to members of dominant groups at the expense of members of other groups. In the United States, privilege is granted to people who have membership in one or more of these social identity groups: White people, Able bodied people, Heterosexuals, Cisgender people, Males, Christians, Middle or owning class people, Middle-aged people, English-speaking people. . .Privilege is characteristically invisible to people who have it. People in dominant groups often believe they have earned the privileges they enjoy or that everyone could have access to these privileges if only they worked to earn them. In fact, privileges are unearned and are granted to people in the dominant groups whether they want those privileges or not, and regardless of their stated intent. The fact that this woman believes that privileges can’t be earned under any circumstances not only proves the shallowness of her claims but also exposes her insidious intent to manipulate the minds of those who read this email. In her leftist delusion, no one earns anything, and only certain groups are privileged. Overall, her list is not only racist and totally bigoted, but she also managed to show disdain for the able-bodied as well as display her heterophobia, cisphobia, misandry, Christophobia, classism, middle-age misanthropy, and even a touch of Anglophobia. I guess Golden deserves congratulations. She has single-handedly saved anyone with the characteristics she listed in her email from wasting time applying to Johns Hopkins. After all, who would want to attend an “institution of lower learning,” where you are seen as privileged just for existing? We should also thank Golden for once again proving that the true meaning of DEI is Division, Exclusion, and Inequity.)

TOWNHALL
— House Judiciary Hearing Highlights the Cost of Illegal Immigration to American Taxpayers – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/01/11/house-judiciary-border-hearing-n2633513

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/texas-governor-seizes-public-park-border-counter-illegal-immigration-rcna133554

MSN
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ceos-still-embrace-dei-despite-criticism-study/ar-AA1mPjqB
— Democrat and RINO leaders a) created the “migrant crisis,” b) are making it worse every day, and c) are ever-increasingly blaming it on Republicans. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-toll-on-migrants-of-a-free-bus-north-from-the-border/ar-AA1mOga4

CNBC
— 30-year-old couple earns $227,000 a year in Chicago—and aims to save up $2.5 million by their 40s. – Kamaron McNair and Valentina Duarte (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast this article with the 4-page article on my wife and I that Money Magazine had in its February 1978 issue. In that article Money Magazine focused on a) foisting negative government employee stereotypes on me (I had been an IRS employee since 1971 and I had been a postal employee 1966-1969) and my soon to be wife (she had worked for the FBI for 2 years), b) painting me as being promoted and being too fast and being grossly overpaid, and c) painting my education deductions (graduate business courses at Loyola and graduate accounting courses at DePaul) as being improper.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/11/couple-earns-227000-dollars-a-year-in-chicago-and-aim-to-save-up-2point5-million.html
(FRM THE ARTICLE: By their early 40s, Jenna Bhaloo and Neil Desai plan to attain a net worth of $2.5 million. That’s how much the couple — who are currently both 30 with no children — estimates they’ll need to reach financial independence. For them, that means “being able to make changes in our life, whether that means taking a sabbatical for six months or doing another career change just because we can. That’s what we’re interested in, and not having to worry about where the money is coming from,” Bhaloo tells CNBC Make It. With around $885,500 currently invested, they’re well on their way. Bhaloo and Desai both came into the relationship with healthy financial habits. But as they’ve grown together and gotten married, they’ve been focusing on establishing and chasing money goals as a team. Together, they earned $227,071 in 2023. Bhaloo brought in $69,314 between working part-time while finishing her master’s of business administration in the beginning of the year and going full-time in July. Her annual salary is $125,000. Desai earned around $158,000 working in tech. And while they’re working hard to reach financial independence, they’re not excessively limiting their lifestyle now to get there. “You should be able to enjoy your life and experience all the things that you want to experience,” Bhaloo says. “You can have [your] investments go to work for you while you’re enjoying [life] and spending on the things that you love.” Three degrees, debt-free Holding two master’s degrees and a bachelor’s, Bhaloo is fortunate to not have any debt from her academic journey. A full-ride scholarship paid for her undergraduate studies and part of her master’s in public health from Boston University, where she graduated in 2016. Her parents helped cover the rest of the costs of her graduate studies at BU. To earn her MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in 2023 without taking on debt, Bhaloo relied on a combination of scholarships, savings, part-time jobs and help from her parents. She earned $80,000 a year prior to starting business school. By working part-time during school, she wasn’t just earning money — around $30,000 during her first year — but valuable connections as well. The internship she held during her second year turned into a full-time job with the same company she works for now. “My parents have always really emphasized education over anything else,” Bhaloo says. “They were very willing and happy to help pay for my tuition and living expenses.” Bhaloo and Desai got married as she was finishing her MBA in 2023. Soon after, Desai decided he wanted to go to business school himself. Although the couple’s finances were separate and Desai didn’t support Bhaloo financially while she was in school since they weren’t yet married, he provided much-needed encouragement and care. “Neil was super supportive in making sure that I had everything that I needed at home taken care of so that I could focus on school and making this big life change,” Bhaloo says. Things are different now that the couple is married while Desai is in business school. Desai and his parents are paying for his tuition, so it has factored into the couple’s joint budget. That’s OK with Bhaloo — she says this step for Desai has helped them shape up their future plans. “Now that I’m done with school and Neil is in school, we’ve been able to plan [for the future] a little bit more and think, ‘We’re married now, what are our goals as a couple?’” she says. How they spend their money As they identify their goals, the couple has made it priority to live below their means. They could afford to rent a larger apartment, for example, but choose to stay in their current place, Bhaloo says. The couple “constantly evaluates” how much they feel comfortable spending on rent or a future mortgage. The $3,300 monthly rent for their 2-bedroom apartment is a little higher than Chicago’s average of $2,744 among 2-bedroom units, according to Zumper. But it’s still just 17% of Bhaloo and Desai’s annual joint earnings — well below the expert recommendation to keep your rent at or below 30% of your income. ″[Rent] is such a big portion of your expenditures that if you can control that number, then you can set up the rest of your year to spend on the other things that you enjoy doing,” Bhaloo says. Here’s how Bhaloo and Desai spent their money in September 2023:)

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats hate tests because Democrats get lower scores on tests than Republicans do. That frustrates Democrat efforts to give preference to Democrats. My Democrat IRS superiors were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30. My Democrat coworkers either had not taken the examination or failed it. My Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. None of my Democrat GAO coworkers had taken the examination let alone passed it. Further, Democrats hate tests because those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, and especially those who are Black or Hispanic, get lower scores on tests than those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/briefing/the-misguided-war-on-the-sat.html

USA TODAY
— The diversity vs. meritocracy debate is back – Dana Taylor (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI against Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used AA and DEI against me big time. My RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization continue to use AA and DEI against me big time. I should write a book about that. According to them, I lack diversity because I am not liberal/moderate, minority, female, young, LGBTQ, veteran, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/11/the-excerpt-podcast-the-diversity-vs-meritocracy-debate-is-back/72191610007/

NPR
— $300 million worth of ads have hit voters ahead of the first GOP primary contests – Domenico Montanaro
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/12/1224348004/advertising-campaign-republican-presidential-primary

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump vs. the Non-RINOs. DeSantis and Haley are both products of the Republican Party he transformed. – Kimberley A. Strassel (COMMENT: To get elected president and reelected president, Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-the-non-rinos-haley-and-desantis-are-rightwing-fighters-a836de23
— The New Segregation on Campus. UCLA’s medical school divides students by race to teach ‘antiracism.’ – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ucla-school-of-medicine-antiracism-course-do-no-harm-office-of-civil-rights-8143c3ae

ONE PAGE NEWS
— Texas seizes control of park, blocks Border Patrol from entering, as part of anti-illegal immigration efforts (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.)
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Politics/1zqtsusq8o/Texas-seizes-control-of-park-blocks-Border-Patrol.htm

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPAs spot numerous issues with accountant retention – Michael Cohn (COMMENT: Because there are extremely few Black CPAs and because of Affirmative Action and DEI, Black CPAs have always been in extremely high demand. My Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors acted like my Black CPA subordinate had threatened to leave GAO if they did not force me to take early retirement so that they could give him my job and my preferred corner office, and that is exactly what they did.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpas-spot-numerous-issues-with-accountant-retention

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— What role should social class play in admissions? (COMMENT: What class were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the classes they were born into.)
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/what-role-should-social-class-play-admissions