June 6 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— WHEATON INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE AND FIREWORKS: Please help me encourage Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots in Wheaton a) to have an entry in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and b) to help sponsor the parade. Those candidates include Peter Roskam, Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Amy Grant, Peter Breen, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, James Mendrick, Paul Hinds, Gwen Henry, Grant Eckhoff, Chris Zaruba, Kevin Wiley, Jim Zay, Al Murphy, Joseph Cantore, Karen Wilson, and Jeff Mackay. The deadline for parade entries is June 11, 2018 and the cost is $180. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2018-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-43661232923?aff=es2 This year again, for the 13th year in a row, DuPage Republicans will help sponsor the parade and the fireworks the evening before. So far, outstandingly, Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500 toward the $2,500 sponsorship pledge. DuPage County Republicans will get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School bands. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I will again hand deliver a flyer to all the residences and businesses on the parade route that lists the sponsors and the amount that they contributed. Please urge the candidates to phone me at 630-653-0462 about sponsorship and mail a check made out to the Wheaton Park District for $100 or more to me at 915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326. Thanks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— JULY 4, 2017 EVENING EDITION FLASHBACK: Republicans who participated in Wheaton’s outstanding Independence Day Parade this morning were: DuPage State’s Attorney Bob Berlin; DuPage County District 4 officials Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan; James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff; Frank Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff; Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge; and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC). Republicans who walked with entries included Ron Almiron, Lori Carlson, Joseph Caruso, Flo Dangelo, Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Pat Hinchey, Marty Keller, Larry LaVanway, Antonio Lollino, Paula McGowen, Ron Menna, David Norck, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, and Janet Shaw. Gary Muehlfelt drove the truck that pulled the outstanding MTRCC float. Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, and Jeanne Ives could not participate in the parade because of the Democrats. Peter Roskam participated in a different parade. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” helped sponsor the parade and fireworks. “DuPage Republicans” was the $2,500 “Star” sponsor again sponsored the Wheaton high school bands and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums parade entries. Because of a last minute shortage of banner carriers, I had the honor of helping carry the “Sponsored by DuPage Republicans” banner ahead of the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan coordinated Republican use of the “DuPage Republicans” booth at the fireworks. This year again, I delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers listed the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please thank them for helping sponsor the parade and fireworks. This year was the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade. For that 2007 parade, I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— John Cox advances in California primary with Trump’s help – AP (DIERSEN: Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–california-primary-governor-20180606-story.html

— 1 day after state budget celebration, S&P says it represents ‘the status quo’ – Monique Garcia)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-wednesday-edition-20180605-story.html

— Ex-Gov. Blagojevich’s lawyers file for clemency days after Trump raises hopes – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-blagojevich-trump-clemency-20180605-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ promoter Bob Barth of Chicago complains about hostility against those who engage in LGBTQ activity. However, Barth knows full-well that in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, if you fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to get rid of you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-supreme-court-colorado-baker-lgbt-discrimination-20180605-story.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— 6th Congressional District candidate: Trump harming the US with tariffs
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/05/6th-congressional-district-candidate-trump-harming-the-u-s-with-tariffs/a7zsgpa/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield fire battalion chief Chad W. Bates, 44, arrested in Sherman – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180605/springfield-fire-battalion-chief-arrested-in-sherman
— Blagojevich files paperwork asking Trump to commute sentence – Jason Meisner (DIERSEN: In July of 1998, my attorney, Walter T. Charlton, filed paperwork in federal court in Washington, DC, that is, a lawsuit, that asked the court to order GAO to reverse the adverse actions that it had taken against me, including its forcing me to take its early retirement “offer” in September of 1997.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180605/blagojevich-files-paperwork-asking-trump-to-commute-sentence
— GOP midterm strategist asks: What does it mean to ‘approve’ of Trump? – Byron York
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180605/byron-york-gop-midterm-strategist-asks-what-does-it-mean-to-approve-of-trump

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Does Rauner Support Trump Commuting Blagojevich’s 14-Year Sentence? – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Does Rauner support Trump commuting my sentence? Being forced to take early retirement is a major adverse employment action. If you have been forced to take early retirement, you know how devastating it is. Constructively, since 1997, when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who run GAO have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,076,178 in today’s dollars to not come to work. Prior to that, they 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.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/does-rauner-support-trump-commuting-blagojevichs-14-year-senatence#stream/0

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Are we in for five months’ worth of annoying broadcast campaign ads? – Gregory Tejeda (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When voters get annoyed by campaign ads, who do they lash out at? ANSWER: Their Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2018/06/are-we-in-for-five-months-worth-of.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Will Illinois be destroyed by pension liabilities & massive taxes? Watch Berkowitz w/Kolber
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/06/will-il-be-destroyed-by-pension-liabilities-massive-taxes-watch-berkowitz-wkolber-cableweb/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee member Charlene Foss-Eggemann says grassroots involvement is key to November gubernatorial win – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: Tragically, from what I see, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) is divided between “Group A” individuals, organizations, and companies that want to dump voters who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and many other planks in the IRP platform and Group B individuals, organizations, and companies who support the IRP platform. Those in Group A voted for Rauner and those in Group B voted for Ives.)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511445366-gop-committee-member-says-grassroots-involvement-is-key-to-november-gubernatorial-win
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Elected to represent Illinois’ Ninth Congressional District, Foss-Eggemann is positioning herself as a grassroots volunteer who is intent on providing a conservative voice from her district at the state level. “I will work to unify the Republican Party before we head into another tough gubernatorial election cycle,” she told the North Cook News. “I will also work toward facilitating the development of party volunteers, protecting the conservative planks of the party platform, bolstering our statewide fundraising efforts and improving the quality of our voter data.” But if she is sounding a somewhat conciliatory note, it may be because the party seems to have divided loyalties. Rauner, who won the primary by a scant 22,000-vote margin, faced opposition stirred up from “grassroots anger over [his] more liberal positions,” according to a May 19 piece in the State Journal-Register. However, that same report said that Tim Schneider, a member of Rauner’s camp, had won another term as chairman of the Illinois GOP, an indication that the party’s cracks—if there were any—are healing. “It’s important to note, however, that robust competition and debate is a cornerstone of our party’s principles,” Foss-Eggemann stated. “So I would not characterize a race as ‘division.’” But with a tough battle against Pritzker ahead, Foss-Eggemann is realistic about what it may take to keep the governor’s office in the GOP column. “We need to run with the opportunity and make the most of what we have,” she said. “We must all raise our game to make everyone feel welcome and do even more to engage and train grassroots volunteers. If we do these things, we win.”)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— S&P: Illinois’ new budget is ‘more of the same’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/s-p-illinois-new-budget-is-more-of-the-same/article_0a5164e4-68e0-11e8-ab97-7b3de47dc74c.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Troubling SCOTUS Decision on Cake-Baker – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/troubling-scotus-decision-on-cake-baker/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— PAST VERSUS PRESENT AMERICANS – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 69.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/past-versus-present-americans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having enjoyed my 82nd birthday, I am part of a group of about 50 million Americans who are 65 years of age or older. Those who are 90 or older were in school during the 1930s. My age cohort was in school during the 1940s. Baby boomers approaching their 70s were in school during the 1950s and early ’60s. Try this question to any one of those 50 million Americans who are 65 or older: Do you recall any discussions about the need to hire armed guards to protect students and teachers against school shootings? Do you remember school policemen patrolling the hallways? How many students were shot to death during the time you were in school? For me and those other Americans 65 or older, when we were in school, a conversation about hiring armed guards and having police patrol hallways would have been seen as lunacy. There was no reason.)

— WILL MORE BLACKS VOTE REPUBLICAN? – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/will-more-blacks-vote-republican/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Gavin Newsom and John Cox to Compete in California Election for Governor – Adam Nagourney and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Trump endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/california-primary.html
— How to Participate in Politics – Ian Prasad Philbrick and David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens who “participate in politics” by falsely claiming to be Republican? These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs focus on destroying Republican individuals, Republican organizations, Republican companies, and Republican governments.)
https://www.nytimes.com/guides/year-of-living-better/how-to-participate-in-government

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Gavin Newsom, John Cox advance to showdown for governor of California – Sean Sullivan (DIERSEN: Trump endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/live-updates/midterms/live-primary-election-results/gavin-newsom-advances-to-showdown-for-governor-of-california/
— Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. – Roxanne Roberts (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demand that I suck up to them, glorify and praise them, pander to them, and give them money. Of course, because I refuse to do that, they have their operatives and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, condemn me, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sucking-up-has-always-been-part-of-washington-culture-in-the-trump-era-its-a-sport/2018/06/05/e4728164-64e7-11e8-a69c-b944de66d9e7_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— It’s Newsom vs. Cox in November as Villaraigosa tumbles in governor’s race – PHIL WILLON, SEEMA MEHTA, MELANIE MASON and JACLYN COSGROVE (DIERSEN: Trump endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-governor-california-20180605-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican John Cox Secures Spot in California Governor’s Race Businessman comes in second in primary, is set to face Democrat Gavin Newsom in November election – Alejandro Lazo and Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Trump endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-john-cox-secures-spot-in-california-governors-race-1528262967
— Why Banks Are Losing the Battle for M.B.A. Talent More business-school graduates are opting for jobs in tech and consulting – Laurence Fletcher and Pat Minczeski (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and/or condemn MBA degrees and those have MBA degrees? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my 1976 MBA degree from Loyola. They stress that Loyola is not an Ivy League university. They stress that I earned the degree such a long time ago. They stress that IRS did not promote me after I earned the degree. They stress that IRS never paid me more than $91,880/year in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-banks-are-losing-the-battle-for-m-b-a-talent-1528277402
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For graduates of MIT Sloan School of Management, median starting salaries paid by financial-services firms jumped 25% between 2012 and 2017 to $125,000. Technology and consulting median salaries were up just 9%, to $125,000 at technology companies and $147,000 at consulting firms, over the same period. Still, the share of Sloan graduates accepting jobs at financial-services firms was cut almost in half to 14% over that time, while technology’s share nearly doubled to 32%. At five of the top 10 schools, the share of newly-minted M.B.A.s accepting jobs in finance declined by more than 5 percentage points. “Over the last 10 years you’ve had an almost complete flip between finance and technology,” said Jean Ann Schulte, director of employer relations and recruiting services at MIT Sloan. She said one factor cited by students is a workweek of 90 to 100 hours that can be typical in the banking industry. “You can have a lucrative career without those lifestyle costs,” Ms. Schulte said.)
— Universities Devise Rules for Professors Accused of Sexual Harassment Tenured faculty facing complaints can be told to keep their office doors open, meet students in public and steer clear of female colleagues – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: I stress that despite their tremendous efforts, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have never succeeded in getting anyone to accuse me of sexual harassment. I am a prime target for sexual harassment complaints because of my demographics. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1949), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German Americans, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/universities-devise-rules-for-professors-accused-of-sexual-harassment-1528277400
— FRONT PAGE: Trump Administration Puts on Hold Search for Justice Department No. 3 Early potential candidates said they weren’t interested in the position, which would oversee the Mueller probe if Rod Rosenstein were to depart – Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-sidelines-effort-to-appoint-justice-department-no-3-1528208396

 

FORBES
— No, Illinois Hasn’t Solved Its Pension Crisis – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2018/06/05/no-illinois-hasnt-solved-its-pension-crisis/#44d323a86a86

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Who is John Cox? Trump-backed Republican faces Newsom in California’s governor race – ALEXEI KOSEFF (DIERSEN: Trump endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article212377084.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cox has a long history of failed political campaigns: He ran for a suburban Chicago House seat in 2000 and the U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2004, but never made it out of the primary. He lost a 2004 race for Cook County Record of Deeds and the Illinois Republican Party chairmanship in 2005. The following year, he announced his candidacy for president, but dropped out early. Since moving to California in 2011, Cox has reinvented himself as a crusader against what he considers the legal “corruption” of money’s influence on the political process.)

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Republican John Cox Advances in California Primary With Trump’s Help California Republicans get a boost from John Cox’s second-place finish in the governor’s primary but can he win in November? (DIERSEN: Trump endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-06-06/republican-advances-in-california-primary-with-trumps-help

 

FED WEEK
— Timeline Uncertain on Changing Disciplinary Policies (DIERSEN: What disciplinary actions have been taken against you? 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.fedweek.com/fedweek/timeline-uncertain-on-changing-disciplinary-policies/

 

WIX
— 8 Effective Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Website (DIERSEN: I should write a book about individuals, about organizations, about companies, about governments, and about countries that do not want me to drive traffic to their websites. They 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 the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. Many of the aforesaid blamers state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wix.com/blog/2018/03/8-ways-drive-traffic-to-website/

June 5 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Political Ads Begin In Race For Illinois Governor – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/05/political-ads-begin-governor-race/
— Lawmakers (Kelly, Schakowsky, Rush, and Danny Davis) Slam Bears For Backing NFL’s New National Anthem Policy
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/05/congress-bears-letter-national-anthem-policy-nfl/
— Sessions Argues It’s Necessary To Separate Kids From Parents When Detained At Border
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/05/jeff-sessions-separating-children-from-parents-border/

 

NBC5
— Trump Administration Sending 6 New Prosecutors to Illinois The new resources will aim to “combat violent crime, enforce federal immigration laws and attack the opioid crisis,” according to a release from U.S. Attorney John Lausch Jr., of the northern district of Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Administration-Sending-6-New-Prosecutors-to-Illinois-484618321.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/can-medical-marijuana-help-combat-illinois-opioid-crisis-484564931.html

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you disrespect America, anti-Americans give you lots of publicity.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/man-kneels-during-anthem-at-eagles-less-white-house-event/3565358/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois members of Congress (Kelly, Schakowsky, Rush, and Danny Davis) criticize NFL national anthem policy, ask Bears to rethink stance – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-congress-bears-national-anthem-policy-20180605-story.html
— Rauner hits Pritzker over Blagojevich, Pritzker hits Rauner over ‘failed leadership’ in early TV ads – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your opponents hit you with? My opponents would hit me with a) all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000, b) all of their problems, c) all of your problems, d) all of my problems, and e) all of everyone’s problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-ads-20180605-story.html
— Chicago cop Brian J. Hansen, 51, facing possible firing over offensive Facebook posts abruptly retires – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would analogize me to Hansen. They would stress that before my GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they had given 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-cop-retires-facebook-posts-20180604-story.html
— Aide dismissive of McCain departs White House – Ken Thomas and Zeke Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-white-house-aide-mccain-leaves-20180605-story.html
— Miss America swimsuit decision riles the man-o-sphere. Let men wear Speedos. – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-miss-america-swimsuit-huppke-20180605-story.html
— Emanuel apologizes as CPS sex abuse scandal discussion enters mayoral race – Juan Perez Jr. and John Byrne (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to apologize for? At a minimum, my critics/opponents want me to apologize for a) causing all of their problems, b) causing all of your problems, c) causing all of my problems, d) causing all of everyone’s problems, and e) causing all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. My Democrat superiors in the federal government want me to apologize for all the problems that they had a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) getting rid of their non-veteran White male employees 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-cps-abuse-reaction-20180604-story.html
— How Bill Clinton cleared a path for Donald Trump – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-bill-clinton-trump-milbank-lewinsky-0606-20180605-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Tell it straight, Bruce and J.B., about the pain ahead for Illinois – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-budget-rauner-pritzker-gubernatorial-election/
— Blagojevich formally asks Trump for clemency – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/blagojevich-formally-asks-trump-for-a-presidential-commutation/
— Pritzker, Rauner in lockstep: Keep Blagojevich in prison – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-rauner-say-no-commutation-for-blagojevich/
— Trump tackles ruling that bars him from blocking Twitter critics – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-twitter-blocking-critics-appeals/
— Medicare finances worsening, could be insolvent in 2026 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/medicare-social-security-finances-worsening-insolvent-trust-funds/
— 1st Muslim in Congress wants to take on Trump in court – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Muslims that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats will embrace any group that is anti-Republican.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/muslim-ban-keith-ellison-congress-donald-trump-minnesota/
— Politicians who make dirty deals are worse than stick-up men – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/politicians-who-make-dirty-deals-are-worse-than-stick-up-men/
— Lowering college tuition helps reduce student debt – Nivine Megahed (DIERSEN: Would anyone have loaned you money to get a college degree? No one would have loaned me money to get a college degree. While I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, I took college preparatory courses notwithstanding the fact that many, if not most, if not virtually everyone at the time viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, I was draft bait, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/lowering-college-tuition-helps-reduce-student-debt/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin woman’s ‘Impeach President Donald Trump Now’ sign must come down, city says – Elena Ferrarin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180605/elgin-womans-impeach-president-donald-trump-now-sign-must-come-down-city-says
— Hultgren, Roskam break with Trump on tariffs – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180605/hultgren-roskam-break-with-trump-on-tariffs-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans blast Bears for backing Trump on anthem
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180605/BLOGS02/180609941/bears-blasted-for-backing-trump-on-anthem
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, and companies that are the following move to Chicago: 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180605/OPINION/180609953/why-we-chose-chicago-as-our-american-hq

 

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “I want to thank the Speaker (Madigan).” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/05/gov-bruce-rauner-i-want-to-thank-the-speaker-madigan/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner To Consider Bill Applying Human Rights Act To Small Businesses – MAUREEN FOERTSCH MCKINNEY (DIERSEN: Have ever worked for an employer who had 15 or fewer employees? During my entire life, I worked for an employer who had 15 or fewer employees for only about 2 months in 1966.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-consider-bill-applying-human-rights-act-small-businesses#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A measure awaiting Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature would expand protections in the Human Rights Act to cover workers at businesses with 15 or fewer employees. . . “The deal is that right now in most parts of the state of Illinois discrimination in the workplace is perfectly legal as long as there are 15 employees or fewer in that workplace. I wanted to address that problem to remedy that problem to make sure that discrimination was illegal in every workplace everywhere.)

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — Illinois tamps down ‘pension spiking’ for teachers; educators fear disincentive for hiring – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: Have you benefited from a pension spike? My critics/opponents would say that I did. They would say that the only reason why my Democrat GAO superiors promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 and gave step increases in subsequent years was to get my “high 3” salary, and therefore my pension, high enough that I would cave in and take their a) early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old if not b) their $25,000 buyout “offer” in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-tamps-down-pension-spiking-for-teachers-educators-fear-disincentive/article_7855c184-c2a4-52cc-805e-97d4025adc86.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: Currently, the often notoriously low pay of Illinois teachers is offset by an end-of-career perk: In the teachers’ final years of employment, school districts routinely hike their salaries to boost their post-retirement pensions, which are paid mostly by the state. Under current law, districts can offer up to 6 percent per year in raises for the final four years of a teacher’s career without incurring extra pension costs for the district.)

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly Exits Illinois Governor Race, Endorses McCann over Rauner
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-exits-illinois-governor-race-endorses-mccann-over-rauner

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Pritzker gives millions to “blue wave” – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: In your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct, how will the Democrats spend money to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republican candidates?)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/pritzker-funnels-millions-to-blue-wave-/1219705426

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Departing from majority, Ives and Breen voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511445916-departing-from-majority-ives-and-breen-voted-no-on-budget-critics-say-is-filled-with-gimmicks

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— 3 Kane County legislators voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511445941-3-kane-county-legislators-voted-no-on-budget-critics-say-is-filled-with-gimmicks

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— Departing from majority, Bivins voted no on budget critics say is filled with ‘gimmicks’
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511445936-departing-from-majority-bivins-voted-no-on-budget-critics-say-is-filled-with-gimmicks

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Empty bragging or a vow to buy an election?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/05/empty-bragging-or-a-vow-to-buy-an-election/
— Rauner denies being “disingenuous” about tax hike
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/05/rauner-denies-being-disingenuous-about-tax-hike/
— Rauner campaign demands release of all Blagojevich wiretap tapes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/05/rauner-campaign-demands-release-of-all-blagojevich-wiretap-tapes/
— Madigan (and Casten) featured in online congressional ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/05/madigan-featured-in-online-congressional-ad/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— U.S. Supreme Court pushes back against rising tide of LGBT extremism – Michael L. Brown
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/u.s.-supreme-court-pushes-back-against-rising-tide-of-lgbt-extremism

 

THE HILL
— GAO looking into legality of EPA tweet poking Dems – MIRANDA GREEN
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/390774-watchdog-looking-into-epa-legal-violation-over-political-tweet
— Joe Walsh: Republicans will regret Trump’s attacks on FBI – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/390717-ex-gop-lawmaker-republicans-will-regret-trumps-attacks-on-fbi

 

REUTERS
— Employers help pay student loans to attract workers – Andrea Januta (DIERSEN: Of course, that discourages students from graduating debt-free like I did 1n 1970.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-world-work-studentloans/employers-help-pay-student-loans-to-attract-workers-idUSKCN1J1158

 

CBS NEWS
— Should your teenager work this summer? Three reasons yes – AP (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-your-teenager-work-this-summer-three-reasons-yes/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Social Security Expected to Dip Into Its Reserves This Year Trustees say Social Security costs expected to exceed total income in 2018 – David Harrison
https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-security-expected-to-dip-into-its-reserves-this-year-1528223245

 

FED SMITH
— Who’s to Blame? Will Federal Employees be Culpable for Lower Income and Lost Benefits? – Randy Silvey (DIERSEN: From what I see, those who are not federal employees or federal retirees are ever-increasingly united against federal employees and against federal retirees.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/06/05/whos-blame-will-feds-culpable-lower-income-lost-benefits/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What Can Feds Do? Federal employees can unify and rally against not only the design but the proposed actions with one dominant and cohesive voice. Contact elected officials as Tom has started doing. Elected officials and political parties’ points of view can be swayed and even transformed by substantial and persistent outcries. NARFE has an impressive resume of fighting for and successfully protecting federal income and benefits over several decades, but their numbers aren’t what they used to be. Federal employees concerned about and wishing to preserve their own personal incomes and benefits may well want to check into joining NARFE and other groups defending them. It appears obvious: take action or take what others decide you deserve. If changes come and Federal Employees do not unite against it, they will have no one to blame but themselves.)

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Second federal workers union, NTEU, sues Trump over executive orders – MARK GRUENBERG
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/second-federal-workers-union-nteu-sues-trump-over-executive-orders/

June 5 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with painkillers to push pot.
http://wgntv.com/2018/06/05/medical-pot-bill-reaches-rauners-desk/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner campaign gets back on the airwaves with ad about Prizker phone call with Blagojevich – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-tv-ads-20180604-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Spring break over: Rauner, Pritzker begin general election TV war – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-launch-air-war-tuesday-with-tv-ad-linking-pritzker-to-blagojevich/
— Miss America drops swimsuit competition and won’t judge on looks – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/miss-america-swimsuits-judge-appearance/
— 2 vehicles stolen on South Side: police – Taylor Hartz (DIERSEN: Have you had a car stolen from you in the south side of Chicago? In 1973, my 1962 Chevy BelAir was stolen from the parking lot while I was working in IRS’s office at 63rd and Halsted.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2-vehicles-stolen-on-south-side-police/
— Manafort accused of several tries to tamper with witnesses – (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always made it extremely clear to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates that they would get rid of them if they came to my defense. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and they have made it very clear to everyone that they will get rid of them if they come to my defense.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/manafort-accused-of-several-tries-to-tamper-with-witnesses/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180604/parkland-students-to-hold-town-hall-in-naperville

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In Illinois, the more planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform that you reject, the more that the Democrat news media in Illinois promotes you.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-05/late-political-pioneers-son-shares-memories-mom-with-teachers-champaign.html
— Another one bites the dust? – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have failed in their efforts to get a) a minority to publically call me a racist or a White supremacist or a KKK member, b) anyone to publically call me a Nazi, c) a woman to publicly call me a sexist or a sexual harasser, d) anyone to publically call me an ageist, and d) anyone to publicly call me a bigot. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes know that I would immediately sue them.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-05/editorial-another-one-bites-the-dust.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Darin LaHood honors candidates accepted by U.S. service academies – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: Would a U.S. service academy have accepted you? None would have accepted me. I just barely made into the top 20% of my high school class. My ACT was only 24. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). I had washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights a) four weekday evenings a week and Saturdays while I was a junior and senior at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and b) full time during the summer of 1965.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180604/darin-lahood-honors-candidates-accepted-by-us-service-academies

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to the Democrats, the ERA is needed because Republican men discriminate against women.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Commentary-Denying-equal-rights-not-12967912.php

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— More Illinois high school grads are leaving, for better and for good – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Some Sangamon County gun owners pushing for gun sanctuary resolution – Ana Espinosa
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/some-sangamon-county-gun-owners-pushing-for-gun-sanctuary-resolution
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But in the changing climate, some Sangamon County taxpayers want the board members to know how they feel about their Second Amendment rights. “That’s what this resolution is,” resident Rosanna Pulido said. “It’s a pushback in a sense it may not have teeth as some people say but it’s drawing a line in the sand and that’s what needs to happen.” The Sangamon County administrator says they received many requests to take symbolic action on the number of issues. “Our policy really is to avoid that and say no unless it is something that directly impacts county government,” McFadden said. Some residents say they will be attending the county board meeting on June 12 at 7 PM to express themselves. “Be at the county board meeting, sign up to speak, and let your voice be heard,” Pulido said.)

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: City Club of Chicago promotes LGBTQ activity big time. How soon, if not already, will City Club of Chicago allow only those who promote LGBTQ activity to speak at or to attend its events?
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/2306/taking-pride-in-our-story-chicago-and-its-lgbtq-community

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time blasts Ives.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/06/05/with-friends-like-republican-jeanne-ives-illinois-women-dont-need-enemies

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates, elected officials, and party leaders at the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s outstanding booth at the Taste of Wheaton Saturday, June 2, 2018, included Tim Elliott, Sal Falbo, Amy Grant, Jay Kinzler, Chris LeVan, Jeff Mackay, Paula McGowen, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Darlene Senger, and Karen Wilson. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Public finance watchdogs: Proposed budget sets Illinois up to fail over time – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/public-finance-watchdogs-proposed-budget-sets-illinois-up-to-fail/article_0095b2a8-65c9-11e8-b029-eb87f464250e.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Davis takes residents for a ride – Emily Braun (DIERSEN: What do you give people? Since 2004, each and every morning, I have given people a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email that is free of charge and contains no advertising, and since 2015, each and every evening too. Doing that requires me to spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year for internet services, newspaper subscriptions, etc. Since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 303,400 articles and information on many upcoming events. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being worthless, if not destructive.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/davis-takes-residents-for-a-ride/1217868226
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Congressman Rodney Davis made Champaign his destination to help several people get to theirs. He gave three rides driving for Uber and donated the money to charity. He says it was a great opportunity to engage with people from the community and to get to know what being on the other side of the Uber experience is like. Davis is running as the incumbent for the 13th Congressional seat. His opponent is Democrat Betsy Londrigan.)

 

WIREPOINTS
— Madigan’s mistake: Illinois Speaker lauds progressive tax schemes that hit middle-income earners – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/madigans-mistake-illinois-speaker-lauds-progressive-tax-schemes-that-hit-middle-income-earners-wirepoints-original/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner, Pritzker release first TV ads of the general election
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/05/rauner-pritzker-release-first-tv-ads-of-the-general-election/
— Batinick defends new pension law (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout if they took early retirement.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/05/batinick-defends-new-pension-law/

 

GOPUSA
— Carpentersville rescinds English language resolution (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans are overjoyed.)
http://www.gopusa.com/illinois-village-rescinds-english-language-resolution/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More than 1,000 people shot in Chicago so far this year
http://www.gopusa.com/more-than-1000-people-shot-in-chicago-so-far-this-year/
— Boehner’s Right — It’s Trump’s Party Now (DIERSEN: In Illinois, it’s Rauner’s party now. What do Rauner and his supporters think of you? One could argue that Rauner and his supporters want to get rid of a) all those who voted for Ives, b) all those who voted for Trump, c) all those who support the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, d) all those who support the right to life plank in the IRP platform, and e) all those who support the immigration plank in the IRP platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/boehners-right-its-trumps-party-now/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON SEATTLE TIGHTENS: 42,000 pounds of garbage: Seattle cleaning up, clearing out people living in vehicles
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47330

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump’s war on the Washington bureaucracy – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: Of course, because my superiors in the federal government did not cite job performance problems to justify their a) forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and b) taking other adverse actions against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they took those adverse actions against me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trumps-war-on-the-washington-bureaucracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill Valdez fired two people during his 20 years as a manager in the federal workforce. One went quietly after an instance of undisputed misconduct. The other, accused of doing almost no work, refused to leave and used entrenched civil service protections to stay on the federal payroll for another eight years, claiming discrimination, disability, and unfair treatment. Such long goodbyes have proved so arduous and frustrating that many managers just give up, essentially resigning their ability to manage their staff. But they are about to become much less common, as President Trump signed three executive orders last month gutting rules that allow bad workers to prevent legitimate firings, and ending lucrative perks for the labor unions that helped put them in place. . .Once the new employee discipline procedures are implemented, “you give someone notice that their performance is unsatisfactory, and if they do not respond, you can remove them within 30 days,” he added. In the case of the employee who survived Valdez’s attempt at firing for eight years, he recalled, “it got conflated with other issues that delayed the dismissal.” “A federal employee who is removed from public service for performance issues has a right to appeal not only the performance issues but the other issues he or she believes are associated with that … even to federal courts,” he said. “What this [new] process does is say if you’re removed from federal service for poor performance, and if you wish to adjudicate this, go ahead, but you’re not going to do this while you’re put on administrative leave.” “What tends to happen is most appeals are ruled in the agency’s favor,” Valdez added, particularly from the Merit Systems Protection Board. . .The union leader says the reforms are a step toward making federal workers “at will” employees, allowing for political considerations in hiring and firing decisions. “Everyone knows President Trump has no respect for the rule of law and this is just the latest case,” Cox added. The White House official who worked on the orders says this is false, and that the federal workforce isn’t moving to at-will employment. But staff must be liable to firing for cause, either poor performance or misconduct.)

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Hogg and Company Begin Nationwide Tour in an Attempt To Expose NRA Contributions, Register Voters – Randy DeSoto
https://www.westernjournal.com/hogg-and-company-begin-nationwide-tour-in-an-attempt-to-expose-nra-contributions-register-voters/

 

THE HILL
— How lawmakers have landed an endorsement from Trump – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates who do not want Trump’s endorsement? Anti-Trumps would stress to those candidates who are NOT Protestant, NOT conservative, NOT patriotic, NOT White, NOT male, NOT older, a veteran, NOT rich, NOT a gun owner, NOT German American, and/or NOT someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time that Trump IS Protestant, IS conservative, IS patriotic, IS White, IS male, IS older, IS NOT a veteran, IS rich, IS a gun owner, IS German American, and/or IS someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Trumps would especially stress to those candidates who are veterans that Trump avoided the draft like I did.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/390679-how-lawmakers-have-landed-an-endorsement-from-trump

 

POLITICO
— Trump abandons loyalty test in midterm primary endorsements The president is giving his imprimatur to candidates who didn’t even vote for him in 2016 in hopes of keeping GOP control. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: What if Trump had endorsed Ives? I should write a book about 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 and their loyalty tests. I would focus on those a) who demand blind loyalty, b) who destroy those who do not give them blind loyalty, and c) who despise/hate those like me who are loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/05/trump-primary-election-endorsements-623657

 

REUTERS
— Most Americans oppose businesses refusing to serve gay people – Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken many adverse actions against me because I refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-baker-poll/most-americans-oppose-businesses-refusing-to-serve-gay-people-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKCN1J02WN

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-election-year-immigration-split-roils-republicans-1528116647
— Trump Says Philadelphia Eagles Won’t Visit White House President effectively disinvites Super Bowl champion over national anthem protests – Andrew Beaton and Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-says-philadelphia-eagles-wont-visit-white-house-1528159712

 

FORBES
— 30,000 Six-Figure Illinois Educators Cost Taxpayers $3.7 Billion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars (GS-13 Step 3)? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864/year.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/06/04/the-exclusive-100000-club-meet-30000-members-at-the-illinois-teachers-retirement-system-trs/#590285f76129

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Some popular post-work assumptions are false – Robert Powell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/05/30/retirement-myths-vs-retirement-realities/635583002/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s lies are pure self-aggrandizement.” What do you say to those a) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my motives for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the articles that I include links to in those emails, and c) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn the comments that I make on articles linked to in those emails?
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-rr-trump-lies-letter-20180604-story.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— These agencies have the most harassment complaints – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Because most people, if not virtually all people, despise/hate past/present/future non-veteran White male federal employees, most people, if not virtually all people, assume that past/present/future non-veteran White male federal employees are sexual harassers.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2018/06/04/most-feds-dont-trust-agencies-to-punish-sexual-harassment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Few federal employees file formal complaints with their agency in response to sexual harassment and even fewer believe that their agency took corrective action against a harasser, according to a recent Merit Systems Protection Board Survey. “Employees may conclude that the risks of reporting harassment outweigh any potential personal or organizational benefits, and decide not to use agency procedures for addressing sexual harassment and holding the harasser(s) accountable for their misconduct,” the report said. Only 11 percent of employees filed a formal complaint of the harassment, with only eight percent believing that their harasser received punishment. Meanwhile, 61 percent of those surveyed simply chose to avoid their harasser.)

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Facebook security officer: Not all speech is “created equal” – Andre Damon (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails?)
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/06/05/cens-j05.html

 

WORKERS WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans are overjoyed that “Worker pressure forces Google to end Pentagon contract.”
https://www.workers.org/2018/06/04/worker-pressure-forces-google-to-end-pentagon-contract/

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: James Allsup, someone who anti-Trumps call a “hate marcher,” has become a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Whitman County in Washington state. My anti-conservative critics/opponents would a) stress that I used to regularly attend CPACs and b) call me a “CPAC attender.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlottesville-hate-marcher-elected-by-republican-party

(FROM THE ARTICLE: On June 2, Allsup posted a picture of a certificate on Facebook. “As of today I am officially an elected official in the state of Washington and Republican party,” he wrote. “Cool!” The piece of paper certified that Allsup was now a precinct committee officer for the Whitman County, Washington Republican Party. Allsup’s certificate declares that he was awarded the post after his candidacy remained uncontested for four days. The county’s auditor confirmed the certificate’s authenticity to The Daily Beast. Allsup’s post is a small one on its face, but it’s influential. “If you want to take over a political party in this state, the best thing to do is to start at the PCO level and get a whole bunch of people who agree with your views elected as PCOs,” Hugh Spitzer, a professor of law at the University of Washington, told The Daily Beast.)

June 4 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Do you favor or oppose my reporting the names of Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who speak at and/or attend Republican events in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County? If you favor my doing that, please let the following know that:

 

DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) Chairman Brian Krajewski, DCRCC Secretary Paul Hinds, Milton Township Republican Central Committee Chairman Chris LeVan, the eight other Republican township party chairmen in DuPage County, and Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots including Peter Roskam, Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Amy Grant, Peter Breen, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, James Mendrick, Paul Hinds, Gwen Henry, Grant Eckhoff, Chris Zaruba, Joseph Cantore, Karen Wilson, and Jeff Mackay.

 

My critics/opponents have always vehemently opposed my reporting on political events, and especially my reporting who attends them. Should I attend and report on DCRCC’s Lincoln Day Diner with George P. Bush this Wednesday evening in Oak Brook and suffer the punishment that my critics/opponents will heap on me? My critics/opponents do not want me to know about their events or other activities, do not want me to promote their events or other activities, do not want me to attend their events, and do not want me to report on their events or other activities. At best, they paint me as being “too conservative, that is, that I support too many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.

 

My critics/opponents want all emails that are sent to me to contain the following disclaimer:

 

 “This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information which is the property of the sender, intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). This email message (including attachments) contains information which may be confidential and/or legally privileged. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message or from any attachments that were sent with this email, and if you have received this email message in error, please advise the sender by email, and delete the message. Unauthorized disclosure and/or use of information contained in this email may result in civil and criminal liability. Receipt of this e-mail shall not be deemed a waiver by the sender of any privilege or the confidential nature of the information. The e-mail address of the sender may not be used, copied, sold, disclosed or incorporated into any database or mailing list for spamming and/or other marketing purposes without the prior consent of the sender. The sender of the e-mail, shall not be liable to any party for any direct, indirect or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of profit, interruption of business or loss of information, data or software or otherwise. The provisions of Section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 apply to this email notice and make it enforceable and binding on the recipient/addressee.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Facebook is a Democrat website. Ever-increasingly, tragically, the Democrat Facebook is succeeding in getting conservative and Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders a) to neglect their websites, if not dump their websites and b) to send out fewer emails, if not stop sending out emails. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner signs full state budget for the first time in his term – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-20180604-story.html
— With Rauner approving budget Monday, ‘we can get into the fun stuff of campaigns,’ Durkin says – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-edition-20180601-story.html
— Ways to create a mentally strong workplace – Amy Morin (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and females and b) making way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-ways-to-create-a-mentally-strong-workplace-20180525-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans blame Republicans for Mexico’s problems.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-mexico-guns-20180524-story.html
— Evergreen Park school board will allow new principal to address anonymous misconduct accusations – Zak Koeske (DIERSEN: Who makes accusations against you? I should write a book about those who make accusations against me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-evergreen-park-principal-controversy-st-0601-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you encourage immigrants to speak, read, and write English, the more that members of the following groups call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-carpentersville-drops-english-as-official-language-20180601-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker blasts past $100 million mark in cash kicked into campaign – Zak Koeske
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/pritzker-gives-his-campaign-a-25-million-boost/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Illinois pols who can’t say ‘no’ to a TV camera – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me to know about their events or other activities, do not want me to promote their events or other activities, do not want me to attend their events, and do not want me to report on their events. My critic/opponent focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180601/ISSUE05/180609987/metro-chicagos-members-of-congress-with-the-most-tv-appearances
— Durkin: The unsung hero of Illinois’ budget wars – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180601/ISSUE11/180539946/illinois-rep-jim-durkin-is-unsung-hero-of-budget-war

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— TRAGIC: Got ink? Springfield sees rise in tattoo studios – Carla Jimenez
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180603/got-ink-springfield-sees-rise-in-tattoo-studios

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Danville officials scramble to pass school pay raises – Noelle McGee
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-03/danville-officials-scramble-pass-school-pay-raises.html
— Budget deal hasn’t solved state’s financial woes – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-02/jim-dey-budget-deal-hasnt-solved-states-financial-woes.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Hultgren: Northern Illinois being threatened by Wisconsin
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/06/01/hultgren-northern-illinois-being-threatened-by-wisconsin/aqoq02p/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— New Illinois Budget Has Doubters – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=266241

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Election year politics at play in Illinois budget deal – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/election-year-politics-at-play-in-illinois-budget-deal/1217457533

 

ILLINOIS CARRY
— Think Rauner Would Do This At The State Fair Parade?
http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=69215

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BUDGET GIMMICKS EXPLAINED: WHY THE NEW ILLINOIS SPENDING PLAN IS NOT BALANCED – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/budget-gimmicks-explained-why-the-new-illinois-spending-plan-is-not-balanced/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans on Parade at Harvard’s Milk Day
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/03/republicans-parade-harvards-milk-day__trashed-copy/
— Illinois Leaks Criticizes Former Algonquin Township Supervisor, Plus Current Supervisor and One Trustee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/03/117418/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Despite opposition from Illinois State Rifle Association, gun licensing bill sent to Gov. Rauner’s desk – Angela Underwood
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511444912-despite-opposition-from-illinois-state-rifle-association-gun-licensing-bill-sent-to-gov-rauner-s-desk

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— US SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CHRISTIAN BAKER’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/us-supreme-court-upholds-christian-bakers-religious-freedoms.html
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS FUND NEARLY 20,000 RETIRED TEACHERS’ SIX-FIGURE PENSIONS (DIERSEN: How much is or will be your pension? My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is $51,864/year. To get that pension, a) I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years 1966-1969, for IRS almost 9 years 1971-1980, and for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997; b) I contributed 7% of my salary to CSRS; c) I got promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986; and d) I used very few of my sick days.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-taxpayers-fund-nearly-20000-teachers-six-figure-pensions-.html
— COOK COUNTY CLERK RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DECISION WITH PRO-LGBTQ TWEET
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/cook-county-clerk-responds-to-supreme-court-decision-with-pro-lgbt-tweet.html
— REP. MCSWEENEY EXPLAINS WHY HE VOTED AGAINST THE STATE BUDGET OTHERS ARE SWOONING OVER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/rep-mcsweeney-explains-why-he-voted-against-the-state-budget-others-are-swooning-over.html

 

GOPUSA
— Samantha Bee vs Roseanne: Equal justice matters (DIERSEN: If you have been fired or forced to retire, of course, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47260

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Facebook Replacing ‘Trending News’ with Pre-Approved Publishers – Liz Angarola (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook to reject www.gopillinois.com. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of fake news. They would stress that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc. do not manipulate me, dominate me, or approve of me.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/facebook-replacing-trending-news-with-pre-approved-publishers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In its Friday announcement, Facebook unveiled plans to help users stay informed by testing out a new “Breaking News” label on select news stories. The company has pre-approved 80 “trustworthy and quality” publishers from across the globe to test the feature on their posts in the News Feed. “So we’re exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that matters to them, while making sure the news they see on Facebook is from trustworthy and quality sources,” Alex Hardiman, Facebook’s head of news products, wrote in the news release. In short, the subtle change will allow news organizations to help users to stay informed about the news they care about most — as long as it’s from one of the organizations Facebook has chosen. While the full list of the 80 publishers currently involved in the test has not been made public, those who have reported their involvement include The Washington Post, ABC News, Recode, The Verge and Vox. In the announcement, Facebook did not disclose the criteria used to choose the 80 publishers, nor did the company reveal whether or not more publishers will be added in the future. “People tell us they want to stay informed about what is happening around them,” Hardiman’s announcement concluded. “We are committed to ensuring the news that people see on Facebook is high quality, and we’re investing in ways to better draw attention to breaking news when it matters most.” Facebook has greatly reduced the distribution of our stories in our readers’ newsfeeds and is instead promoting mainstream media sources. When you share to your friends, however, you greatly help distribute our content. Please take a moment and consider sharing this article with your friends and family. Thank you.)
— Republican Congressman Devin Nunes Claims Drudge Report Is Being Censored by Twitter – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/republican-congressman-devin-nunes-claims-drudge-report-is-being-censored-by-twitter/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— EVERYDAY RACISM? – ERIC M. WALLACE, PHD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/everyday-racism-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sometime during the month of April, I was contacted by WGN and asked to be interviewed for a segment they were doing on Everyday Racism. I was told that WGN wanted another point of view. At that point, I should have asked about the point of view to which WGN was seeking an alternative. I might have learned that a particular narrative was being proffered, and anything expressed contrary to that narrative was not going to be fully or fairly treated. I agreed to do the interview not really knowing much about the segment or how long it would be. WGN reporter Gaynor Hall interviewed me for about a half hour. She asked me questions about my background, my politics, and my experiences with racism. I answered all her questions as my wife listened. I also made it clear that I see the world through a biblical worldview. What I mean by that is we are all sinners, and racism is a sin. It is part of our human nature that can’t be legislated away. Racism is an inward thought about the inferiority of other races or harboring negative stereotypes of those races. The overt act, which I said we must be more concerned about, is discrimination. I also mentioned that racism is a secular construct that is not evidenced in Scripture. There is only one race—the human race.)

 

FOX BUSINESS
— California Republican lawmaker warns Google, other tech giants of hearings if bias continues – Matthew KazinPu
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/california-lawmaker-warns-google-other-tech-giants-of-hearings-if-bias-continues

 

THE HILL
— Supreme Court sides with baker in same-sex wedding case – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/390531-supreme-court-sides-with-baker-in-same-sex-wedding-case
— Impartial advisers could help Trump restore civil service accountability – PHILIP K. HOWARD (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. 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.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/390358-impartial-advisers-could-help-trump-restore-civil-service-accountability
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Contrary to perceived wisdom about the sanctity of job protection, civil servants did not have tenure until the 1960s. Civil service was designed as a system of neutral hiring; it defanged the spoils system by eliminating political hiring of the rank-and-file. “If the front door [is] properly tended,” as a civil service reformer put it, “the back door [will] take care of itself.” The only protections against termination were a) to guard against politically-motivated firings (the Lloyd-LaFollette Act of 1912) and b) to protect quasi-judicial officers from executive meddling (the 1935 Humphrey’s Executor decision). Otherwise, as the leading Supreme Court decision held, the president had “the exclusive and illimitable power of removal” of executive branch employees. This all changed in 1963 when, as a payback for public union support, President John F. Kennedy in Executive Order 10988 authorized collective bargaining. Congress in 1978 then imposed collective bargaining upon the president as a statutory obligation. The Supreme Court never has been asked to rule on whether Congress had constitutional authority under Article II — which states, “The executive power shall be vested in a President” — to effectively remove executive power over personnel performance. An attorney general’s opinion at the time of original civil service reform stated that Congress could not so restrict the president’s authority. The harm of unaccountable civil service is not lots of shiftless people, but an enervated public culture. No accountability corrodes the spirit of organizations because it eliminates the trust that co-workers will do their share. Energy fades as it becomes clear that it doesn’t matter what you or anyone does. Without accountability, the only other tool for managing personnel is dense rulebooks, so suffocating bureaucracy is layered on top an already-dispirited workplace. By making civil servants “virtually impregnable” to accountability, Congress might as well have put nerve gas into public offices. It didn’t take long for the nerve gas to take effect. A 1989 report by the Volcker Commission on Civil Service found a “quiet crisis” in federal civil service, characterized by “an erosion of performance and morale.” The commission found that seven of 10 federal employees who witnessed fraud, abuse or waste did not even bother to report what they saw. A second Volcker Commission in 2003 found deep resentment at “the protections provided to those poor performers among them who impede their own work and drag down the reputation of all government workers.” The original idea of civil service remains valid — to create a “merit system” where civil servants are hired and retained based of performance. But the current system, as the Partnership for Public Service has concluded, is “a relic of a bygone era.” Attracting good people requires giving them real responsibility, not making them clerks on a bureaucratic assembly line. No one will give officials responsibility, however, unless they can be accountable if they abuse it. Distrust is the main hurdle to reforming civil service. Personnel decisions require judgment, not objective proof. How do you prove who doesn’t work hard, or isn’t cooperative with co-workers, or is mean-spirited? Someone must make those decisions, and Trump’s appointees are unlikely to be trusted. Union officials defend current procedures as being “just a matter of due process.” But due process is an impenetrable barrier because it puts the burden on the supervisor. Can you prove that this person is so much worse than anyone else? In a public service that aspires to A’s, due process protects people who get D’s and F’s. Our quandary is this: No president until Trump has been willing to take on public unions, but Trump lacks the trust to achieve the bold civil service overhaul that’s needed. How do we square this circle?)

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you claim to be a Republican, but you demonize, denigrate, and condemn, Trump, members of the following groups will glorify you and praise you: 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/patti-davis-ronald-reagan-donald-trump_us_5b150127e4b02143b7cddf38

 

NBC NEWS
— California’s GOP is collapsing. Is that a sign for Republicans nationwide? After Tuesday’s primary, the GOP may not even have a candidate in the running for governor or Senate this fall. – Alex Seitz-Wald
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/california-s-gop-collapsing-sign-republicans-nationwide-n879286

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Tried to Rein In Fake Ads. It Fell Short in a California Race. – Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/technology/california-congressional-race-facebook-election-interference.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites are overjoyed about the demise of Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/business/media/advertising-multiracial-families.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/opinion/trump-republican-party.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals, so it is surprising that anti-Trumps acknowledge that some illegals are domestic abusers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/us/immigrants-houston-domestic-violence.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemns Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/us/politics/chris-mcdaniel-mississippi-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans crow about their success in turning Asians against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/03/us/democrats-asians-orange-county-california.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I will not back down’: Kansas Republican defends displaying replica machine gun in parade – Allyson Chiu
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/06/04/city-apologizes-after-kansas-republican-rides-in-parade-with-replica-machine-gun-mounted-on-his-jeep/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Asserts ‘Absolute Right’ to Pardon Himself In a Twitter message, the president also says: ‘but why would I do that when I have done nothing wrong?’ – Daniel Nasaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-asserts-absolute-right-to-pardon-himself-1528116580
— The Canard About Falling Incomes – Andy Kessler (DIERSEN: Has you income fallen? Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my income has fallen $73,461/year or 59%. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864/year. So far, in today’s dollars, since 1997, my income has fallen $1,524,316.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-canard-about-falling-incomes-1528054223

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, USA TODAY makes it clear that it exists to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/06/04/same-sex-marriage-ruling-undermined-gay-parents/650112002/
— Can the 3.8% unemployment rate tumble toward zero? – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that since 1997, when I 49 years old, I have not been able to get a paid job that is appropriate for someone with my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license. They use that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/06/03/unemployment-can-go-lower/664879002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But first, before you get too excited, some perspective. A big reason unemployment dropped last month is the portion of Americans working or looking for jobs dipped to 62.7%. That share, known as the labor force participation rate, generally has been falling for years as Baby Boomers retire. Also, many men ages 25 to 54 remain outside the workforce as a result of the opioid crisis and the loss of manufacturing and construction jobs during and after the recession of 2007-09. In other words, many people aren’t officially considered unemployed because they’re not actively looking, although they really would like jobs. “You’re able to pull (the unemployment rate) down because you don’t have as many people participating,” says Diane Swonk, chief economist of Grant Thornton.)

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Is Illinois trying to ‘poach’ Iowa teachers with higher pay? – Mackenzie Ryan (DIERSEN: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO – a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677).)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2018/05/31/could-illinois-poach-iowa-teachers-higher-guaranteed-pay/659867002/

 

NEW JERSEY
— Phil Murphy orders immediate spending, hiring freeze – Samantha Marcus
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/phil_murphy_orders_immediate_spending_hiring_freez.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DETROIT GRAND PRIX: GM EXECUTIVE MARK REUSS CRASHES PACE CAR – DAN CANCIAN
http://www.newsweek.com/detroit-grand-prix-gm-executive-mark-reuss-crashes-pace-car-956194

June 3 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Please help me encourage Republican candidates on November 6, 2018 ballots in Wheaton a) to have an entry in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and b) to help sponsor the parade. Those candidates include Peter Roskam, Bruce Rauner and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Jason Helland, Darlene Senger, Jim Dodge, Mike Connelly, Chris Nybo, Amy Grant, Peter Breen, Darlene Ruscitti, Dan Cronin, James Mendrick, Paul Hinds, Gwen Henry, Grant Eckhoff, Chris Zaruba, Joseph Cantore, Karen Wilson, and Jeff Mackay. The deadline for parade entries is June 11, 2018 and the cost is $180. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/july-2018-independence-day-celebration-parade-entry-tickets-43661232923?aff=es2 This year again, for the 13th year in a row, DuPage Republicans will help sponsor the parade and the fireworks the evening before. So far, outstandingly, Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar has contributed $500 toward the $2,500 sponsorship pledge. DuPage County Republicans will get credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School bands. DuPage Republicans will again have a booth at the fireworks the evening before the parade. I will again hand deliver a flyer to all the residences and businesses on the parade route that lists the sponsors and the amount that they contributed. Please urge the candidates to phone me at 630-653-0462 about sponsorship and mail a check made out to the Wheaton Park District for $100 or more to me at 915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60189-6326. Thanks. – Dave Diersen

http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker pumps $25 million into campaign fund, gives million to Madigan committee
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/02/pritzker-pumps-25-million-into-campaign-fund-gives-million-to-madigan-committee/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— An ERA memo – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: To vote for the ERA is to flush Phyllis Schlafly and all her supporters, including me, down the toilet.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-the-rapper-joining-st-sabina-peace-rally/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wow! Sneed was surprised not to see a mention of legendary conservative maven Phyllis Schlafly when Illinois permitted ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment last week. In all due respect, Schlafly must have been turning over in her grave. Who was Schlafly? Dubbed the first lady of the conservative movement, Schlafly was credited by some historians as the reason the ERA failed to pass in Illinois! The ERA Amendment lost steam in the late 1970s because of the work of Schlafly’s “volunteer brigades,” who were known to cajole legislators with apple pies. As the nation’s most famous anti-feminist during the rebirth of the Women’s Liberation Movement decades — she was also the president of the Illinois Federation of Republican Women from 1956 to 1964. She wore her hair up, she did not burn her bra, and you just knew she wore a girdle. For a journalist in the late ’60s and ’70s, Schlafly’s name was in your Rolodex. When Schlafly died in 2016, at the age of 92, her New York Times obit described her as being one of the most polarizing figures in American public life, a self-described housewife with “a moral ferocity reminiscent of the ax-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation.” She was a remarkable woman who, thank goodness, did not get the last word in the ongoing fight for a woman’s equal rights.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-lies-disinformation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in turning young people into Trump haters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–ap-poll-young-americans-empowered-20180530-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy America discourage immigrants from speaking, reading, and writing English. My ancestors, who immigrated from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s, would have been much more successful if they had dumped the German language sooner than they did. My outstanding parents never attended college. My mother never attended high school. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–bilingual-in-america-20180526-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Barr and Bee on Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-persec-page-rosanne-barr-samantha-bee-donald-trump-0603-20180601-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-roseanne-tv-show-canceled-st-0601-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Democrats do everything that they can to blame gun violence on Republicans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-picnic-for-peace-st-0603-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Town halls a victim of Democrats’ violent fringe – Gregory Moffett, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180603/town-halls-a-victim-of-democrats-violent-fringe
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: How college courses for veterans aim to aid transition to civilian life – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, there should be college courses for government employees to “aid transition to civilian life.” Overwhelmingly, non-government employers, and everyone else for that matter, a) view government work experience as being completely worthless and b) view government employees as being lazy, stupid, overpaid, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180602/how-college-courses-for-veterans-aim-to-aid-transition-to-civilian-life
–FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you think of Republican DINKs (dual income, no kids)? I should write a book about those who despise/hate Republican DINKs. Those who despise/hate Republican DINKs include my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180602/constable-chinese-orphan-brings-love-and-challenges-to-empty-nesters-
— These American workers are still being paid like it’s the 1980s – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had 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 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (licensed CPA) when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180603/these-american-workers-are-still-being-paid-like-its-the-1980s

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Townships defend their services, tax support – DEREK BEIGH and RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: I remain neutral on township government notwithstanding the many adverse actions that township officials and township employees have taken against me. Should I write a book about those adverse actions and about those township officials and employees who took those adverse actions against me? Some of them talk and act like they want me to. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I am sure that the Township Officials of Illinois organization (https://www.toi.org/) does not want its members to use their government and political clout a) to destroy those who do not glorify and praise them, b) to destroy those who do not pander to them, and c) to destroy those who do not give them money.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/townships-defend-their-services-tax-support/article_7ec6562f-5308-5628-99e8-561bde1e75a8.html
— State budget a relief, but much more to do – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-state-budget-a-relief-but-much-more-to-do/article_6c745058-e6c3-5ccc-9668-f678ddf0a540.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner may have given up on big shake-up – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents want you to give up on? My critics/opponents want me to give up on defending/promoting a) Donald Trump, b) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, and c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents want me to give up my opposition to promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-03/tom-kacich-rauner-may-have-given-big-shake.html
— Victory lap in Springfield – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-06-03/editorial-victory-lap-springfield.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— With agreement, an easier budget vote this time around – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180602/bernard-schoenburg-with-agreement-easier-budget-vote-this-time-around

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Hearing set on Deerfield’s semi-automatic weapons ban – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article212440799.html

 

WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38333572/lawmakers-looking-for-opioid-alternatives

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— State budget first step to rebuilding Illinois – Editorial
http://qconline.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-state-budget-first-step-to-rebuilding-illinois/article_d231a937-5e8d-53e7-ad18-7b0a0129244e.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Google blames Wikipedia for linking California GOP to Nazism – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-blames-wikipedia-linking-california-gop-nazism-55576162

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Never Mind the News Media: Politicians Test Direct-to-Voter Messaging – Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about politicians who do NOT want you to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? They want you to known only want they tell you, no more and no less. They do NOT want me to know about their events or their other activities. They do NOT want me to promote their events or their other activities. They do NOT want me to attend their events. They do not want me to report on their events or their other activities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/politics/bernie-sanders-town-hall.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These media methods have obvious appeal: Politicians can appear accessible but remain insulated from the press. They are also not altogether new. President Trump eschewed traditional television advertising during the 2016 campaign and can now overshadow even his own party’s message at the drop of a tweet. And many politicians have long made a practice of ducking reporters. Yet several factors have converged to elevate the practice: Fake news and false information about politics have proliferated; the public’s trust in the mainstream media is low; and social media platforms make unfiltered messaging easier than ever. As a result, there is a new urgency among politicians to deliver talking points directly. Some two-thirds of Americans get at least some of their news on social media, according to a recent Pew Research Center report. “Bernie and others are trying to find other ways that they can more directly connect with people,” said Guy Cecil, the chairman of Priorities USA, a Democratic “super PAC.” Many politicians blame the news media for the shift, claiming dishonest coverage has left them no other choice.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Did your mother stay home and raise you. My mother did. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) that gave me a tremendous unfair advantage in life and b) that proved that my parents were undeservedly filthy rich. In my defense, my outstanding parents never attended college. My mother never attended high school. My father 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, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45, and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/technology/government-mom.html
— Thinking About Retirement? Consider Working a Little Longer – Jeff Sommer (DIERSEN: What if I had NOT succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats in 1997 when I was 49 years old? What if I had NOT taken their early retirement “offer?” I would NOT have again been eligible to retire for 6 years, that is, until I was 55 years old in 2003. If I had NOT taken their early retirement “offer,” my Democrat GAO superiors had promised to make my next 6 years a living hell. Who would have come to my defense? Based on how they and their staffs have treated me since 1997, no Illinois Republican U.S. Senator and no Illinois U.S. Representative would have come to my defense. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if Illinois Republican U.S. Senators and Illinois U.S. Representatives or their staffs had come to my defense, 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 hint/imply/argue/shout that my Illinois Republican U.S. Senators and my Illinois U.S. Representatives and their staffs a) have dumped me, b) have thrown me under the bus, and c) have flushed me down the toilet.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/business/thinking-about-retirement-consider-working-a-little-longer.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time crow about their successes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/sex-gender-christian-campuses.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups crow about their success in destroying California: 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.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/california-progressive-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico crows about its success in destroying America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/the-mexican-revival-of-small-town-america.html
— Free Cash to Fight Income Inequality? California City Is First in U.S. to Try Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its residents. – Peter S. Goodman (DIERSEN: How much “free cash” would it take to get you to stop working – $15,000/year, $20,000/year, $25,000/year, $30,000/year, $35,000/year, $40,000/year, $45,000/year, $50,000/year, or more?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/business/stockton-basic-income.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-men and anti-White demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are not anti-men and anti-White.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/opinion/sunday/tradwives-women-alt-right.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The Times’ recommendations for Tuesday’s California primary – Editorial (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, John Cox did not succumb to my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes a) who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me, b) who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems, and c) who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/endorsements/la-ed-endorsement-recap-20180603-story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise illegals, if you do not pander to illegals, and if you do not give money to illegals, Democrats call you a racist and even worse things. Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they are going to use illegals 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.newsweek.com/republicans-are-battling-be-most-anti-immigrant-candidate-their-primaries-954548

 

FED SMITH
— Executive Order on Firing Policies Leaves Federal Employees Contemplating Job Security – Mathew B. Tully, Esq. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Democrats run the federal government. 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.fedsmith.com/2018/06/03/executive-order-firing-policies-leaves-federal-employees-contemplating-job-security/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Even More Optimistic About Economic Opportunity in U.S. (DIERSEN: When were you born? I was born in 1948. If I was trying to get a job now, I would be extremely pessimistic. Ever-increasing, employers make it clear that they do not want to hire, retain, or promote those who share my demographics. The only thing that is better now is that I would not be “draft bait.” I was “draft bait” until early 1971. Employers do not want hire those who are “draft bait.”)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/may_2018/americans_even_more_optimistic_about_economic_opportunity_in_u_s

June 2 Morning Edition

CBS2
— CPS Failed To Protect Students From Sexual Abuse – Mai Martinez
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/01/895826-cps-failed-to-protect-students-sexual-abuse/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘The Illinois Exodus’: A black comedy or disaster movie? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-exodus-budget-springfield-20180601-story.html
— Hinsdale state Rep. Patti Bellock explains why she voted against the Equal Rights Amendment – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-era-bellock-tl-0607-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘I’m sick to my stomach’ — Chicago schools CEO Janice Jackson on sexual violence against students – David Jackson, Gary Marx, Juan Perez Jr. and Jennifer Smith Richards
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-school-sexual-misconduct-investigation-20180523-story.html
— Trump has no standing to bleat about celebrities who hurl ugly insults – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-samantha-bee-ivanka-trump-word-0603-20180601-story.html
— In Chicago, Pelosi calls Trump’s suggestion of clemency for Blago the ‘shiny object of the moment’ – Gregory Pratt, John Byrne and Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-trump-blagojevich-reaction-20180601-story.html
— Letting sexual predators prowl CPS – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-schools-abuse-investigation-20180531-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps urge Republican candidates to dump Trump and to dump the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180602/news/306029979/
— Facebook losing its cool as teens pick YouTube, Snapchat – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: How much time do you spend on Facebook? How dependent are you on Facebook? Facebook is a Democrat website. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want you to spend all your time on Facebook and become totally dependent on Facebook.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180602/facebook-losing-its-cool-as-teens-pick-youtube-snapchat

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Investigation: Chicago schools failed to report abuse cases – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/investigation-chicago-schools-failed-to-report-abuse-cases-1

 

WLS AM
— Google blasted for linking California Republican Party with Nazism
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/01/google-blasted-by-top-republican-for-linking-california-republican-party-with-nazism/

 

WTTW
— CPS Failed to Protect Students from Sex Abuse – Matt Masterson
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/06/01/cps-failed-protect-students-sex-abuse-tribune-report

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Are Loncar claims a lot of smoke? – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: Are you an old White male non-veteran? As part of their efforts to get me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise an older Black female veteran who they wanted to get rid of. Of course, they wanted her to charge me with sexual harassment.)
https://herald-review.com/news/opinion/miller-are-loncar-claims-a-lot-of-smoke/article_0c4c635b-d8f4-5fa3-9a41-de87d3793c4d.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner missing in budget debate, dropped long-time demands – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/rauner-missing-in-budget-debate-dropped-long-time-demands/article_f6f47910-67ef-5d9c-84f9-d623c209001f.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— State Rep. Lang Latest Illinois Politician Accused Of Misconduct – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/state-rep-lang-latest-illinois-politician-accused-misconduct

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to sign spending plan he acknowledges doesn’t address bill backlog, have reforms to grow the economy or reduce taxes – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-to-sign-spending-plan-he-acknowledges-doesn-t-address/article_f28f39fa-6527-11e8-a359-bf153b88b003.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Can’t Afford to Sit Back on Marijuana Legalization – John Biver (DIERSEN: Who is leading the opposition to pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/05/spotlight-illinois-cant-afford-to-sit-back-on-marijuana-legalization/

 

NEWSMAX
— Savings From Illinois’ Pension Buyout Plan Could Fall Short (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout if they took early retirement.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/personal-finance/savings-illinois-pension-buyout/2018/06/01/id/863565/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps urge Republican candidates to dump Trump and to dump the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/us/politics/republicans-immigration-petition.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In editorials unethically made to look like a news articles, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/us/obama-trump-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/world/americas/mexico-us-tariffs-steel-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Google employees side with America’s enemies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/01/technology/google-pentagon-project-maven.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s twisted view of who qualifies as a victim – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, the more of the following that you are, the more that you cannot be a victim: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. According to anti-Trumps, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that you are a discriminator, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/06/01/trumps-twisted-view-of-who-qualifies-as-a-victim/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Pick for Bolton Aide Draws Criticism – Dion Nissenbaum (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were furious at those who hired me and promoted me. In 1987, they succeeded in forcing the GAO manager to retire who had a) hired me in 1980, b) got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and c) promoted me in 1986. In 1975, they succeeded in forcing the IRS manager to transfer to Texas who had a) promoted me in 1972, b) promoted me in 1973, and c) promoted me in 1975.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-boltons-deputy-draws-ire-of-jewish-muslim-groups-1527854400
— IRS to Spend Nearly $300 Million on IT in Tax Overhaul Money will help update 140 computer systems to help the agency implement the new tax law – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-to-spend-nearly-300-million-on-it-in-tax-overhaul-1527871564

 

CHEAT SHEET
— It’s Not Just Donald Trump, These Famous Americans Also Received Draft Deferments – Eric Schaal (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed to veterans, and to everyone else, that I sought and obtained four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a draft dodger, political hypocrite, coward, and even worse things, and that I should be punished for getting those deferments. While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency downsized. All during those almost 18 years, GAO’s employees who were veterans were specifically protected from suffering the adverse impact of that downsizing. If I had been a veteran, GAO could not and would not have forced me to take its early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/its-not-just-donald-trump-these-famous-americans-also-received-draft-deferments.html/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every election season, Americans learn about the military records (or lack thereof) of the presidential candidates. In Hillary Clinton’s case, the former secretary of state never had a chance to be drafted, so that was an easy one in 2016. Donald Trump, on the other hand, was certainly of draft age during Vietnam yet never served in the war. Upon further investigation, it turned out Trump, who’s mocked the record of U.S. war heroes, avoided combat because of a weakness in his foot. Trump is not alone when it comes to politicians and other self-proclaimed patriots who dodged military service. Here are eight other famous Americans who received draft deferments, including one former president. . .John Wayne. . .Dick Chaney. . .Mitt Romney. . .Bill Clinton. . .Rudy Giuliani. . .Rush Limbaugh. . .Ted Nugent. . .Bill O’Reilly. . .Donald Trump)

 

PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS
— Illinois budget bill features pension buyout for state workers – MEAGHAN KILROY (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered all its employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, including me, a $25,000 buyout if they took early retirement.)
http://www.pionline.com/article/20180601/ONLINE/180609983/illinois-budget-bill-features-pension-buyout-for-state-workers

 

AIR FORCE TIMES
— Fired Air Force wing commander charged with sexual assault, cruelty – Stephen Losey (DIERSEN: Have you been charged with misconduct? I have not. But nevertheless, because the federal government forced me to retire and took other adverse actions against me, because of my demographics, and because 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, etc., my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/06/02/fired-air-force-wing-commander-charged-with-sexual-assault-cruelty/

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Federal workers union sues Trump over executive order (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. 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.peoplesworld.org/article/federal-workers-union-sues-trump-over-executive-order/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: When instituted, Trump’s orders tell agencies that workers whom managers found below-average would have 30 days to correct their faults, and could be immediately fired, rather than just disciplined, if they failed. Seniority would go out the window when federal agencies must lay off workers. And agencies could trade disciplinary information about a worker, allowing potential blacklisting. Grievances and arbitrations—which unions use to defend workers—would cover fewer issues and would cover “misconduct or unacceptable performance,” Trump’s orders say. His edicts left those terms undefined. And workers could not file grievances if bosses denied them regular pay raises Congress passed, bonuses they earned, or both. “These executive orders are a direct assault on the legal rights and protections Congress has specifically guaranteed to the 2 million public-sector employees across the country who work for the federal government,” Cox added. “This administration seems hell-bent on replacing a civil service that works for all taxpayers with a political service that serves at its whim.” In a later hasty press call after Trump’s original announcement, Cox added, “This is basically an attempt to make federal employees ‘at will’ employees so you can hire whoever voted for you and put on your bumper sticker during the last election.” He also said Trump is yanking protection from whistleblowers while shielding corrupt managers who play favorites. “The executive orders indicate an administration threatened by workers with rights,” NTEU President Reardon said. “The truth is these orders will disrupt the work-places of every agency, add red tape and impede the quality work taxpayers expect and deserve.”)

June 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump schemes aside, Blagojevich deserves shorter sentence – Editorial (DIERSEN: Blagojevich’s attorney, Lauren Kaeseberg, said her client’s sentence was too harsh. Was my sentence too harsh? How many federal employees have been forced to retire when they were 49 years old?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-schemes-aside-blagojevich-shorter-sentence-trump-commute/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why Trump should leave Blagojevich in prison – Editorial (DIERSEN: Blagojevich’s attorney, Lauren Kaeseberg, said her client’s sentence was too harsh. Was my sentence too harsh? How many federal employees have been forced to retire when they were 49 years old?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-blagojevich-trump-commute-sentence-20180531-story.html
— Ever-defiant Blago doesn’t deserve Trump’s mercy – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Blagojevich’s attorney, Lauren Kaeseberg, said her client’s sentence was too harsh. Was my sentence too harsh? How many federal employees have been forced to retire when they were 49 years old?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-blagojevich-trump-commutation-0601-20180531-story.html
— More firms used Facebook to block older job seekers, lawsuit alleges – Josh Eidelson (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. QUESTION: What percent of Facebook employees 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? ANSWER: !00%)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-facebook-job-seekers-age-discrimination-20180529-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies, further widening the latest front in claims that candidates are being filtered out by gender, geography, race and age. “When Facebook’s own algorithm disproportionately directs ads to younger workers at the exclusion of older workers, Facebook and the advertisers who are using Facebook as an agent to send their advertisements are engaging in disparate treatment,” a communications union alleged in the amended complaint- citing a legal test for employment discrimination-filed Tuesday in San Francisco federal court. The union added claims under California’s fair employment and unfair competition statutes to the lawsuit, which was initially filed in December.)
— How I would’ve made my 40s a happier decade of my life – Jonathan Rauch (DIERSEN: What do you regret? Should I regret not pretending to be Swedish national origin, not being a Democrat or a RINO, avoiding the draft, not even trying to earn a degree from an Ivy League university, accepting the Post Office’s job offer in 1966, accepting IRS’s job offer in 1971, accepting GAO’s job offer in 1980, complaining about patronage and political affiliation discrimination, complaining about reverse discrimination, complaining about age discrimination, complaining about retaliation, filing grievances and other complaints, filing lawsuits, not painting myself as being a yes-man, not being a yes-man, not glorifying and praising, pandering to, and giving money to those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, not being a church member since the 1970s, not attending church services since the 1970s, not giving money to a church since the 1970s, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, not owning dogs, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-midlife-crisis-changing-slump-0601-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today I know why: Recent research in economics, psychology and neuroscience shows that aging has an independent effect on life satisfaction, separate from factors such as health, wealth and other life circumstances. In other words, time is not an emotionally neutral backdrop. Instead, its effect on happiness is U-shaped: Other things being equal, people’s life satisfaction tends to decline from their early 20s until midlife, then turns around at about age 50. Armed with this knowledge, I often wish I could go back and warn the pre-40 me of what was coming. I first started to notice the onset of nagging dissatisfaction around my 40th birthday; I figured it would pass. But counting my blessings, as I often did, only deepened my funk. As my 40s went on, the perplexing feelings of restlessness and regret deepened. At 45, I attained the highest prize in my profession, yet not even that success hushed the inner critics saying I had wasted my life. By my late 40s, I painfully concluded that dissatisfaction and ingratitude were my new normal.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Is attacking a cop a hate crime? New federal law would give police similar protections – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A promote hatred against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180601/is-attacking-a-cop-a-hate-crime-new-federal-law-would-give-police-similar-protections
— Only the fat cats are better off – Marion J. Reis, Lombard (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fat cat? My critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout have always had their operatives and their dupes shout at those who have less money than I have that I am a fat cat. They stress the money that I have spent on new cars, real estate, tuition, collector cars, computers, etc.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180601/only-the-fat-cats-are-better-off
— Polls: Most Americans say teachers are underpaid — and many would pay higher taxes to fix it – Valerie Strauss
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180601/polls-most-americans-say-teachers-are-underpaid-x2014-and-many-would-pay-higher-taxes-to-fix-it

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A third of Chicago home borrowers can’t afford to move – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What percent of homeowners in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois cannot afford to move? If they could afford to move, where would they move to?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180601/CRED0701/180609998
— SALT tax-cap workaround hits Springfield roadblock – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180531/BLOGS02/180539945
— The deadline to nominate someone for 40 Under 40 is June 11, 2018, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. (DIERSEN: For non-veteran White males to be rising stars in the federal government, they must make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. There are extremely few non-veteran White male rising stars in the federal government.)
https://crainschicago.secure-platform.com/a/page/40under40

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Feds File Charges Against 2 For Allegedly Selling Drugs Online – Tom Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/feds-file-charges-against-2-for-allegedly-selling-drugs-online/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Gun control advocates change approach with June 1 call to action – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/05/29/gun-control-advocates-change-approach-with-june-1-call-to-action/an9wiv/

 

WQAD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Blagojevich’s attorney, Lauren Kaeseberg, said her client’s sentence was too harsh. Was my sentence too harsh? How many federal employees have been forced to retire when they were 49 years old?
http://wqad.com/2018/05/31/trump-considering-commuting-rod-blagojevichs-sentence/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly thanks Trump for pardoning Dinesh D’Souza
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-thanks-trump-for-pardoning-dinesh-dsouza

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Bruce Rauner Reaches Point Governor Dan Walker Did in His First Year in Office – Gets Budget – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/31/governor-bruce-rauner-reaches-point-governor-dan-walker-first-year-office-gets-budget/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Harris, House Republicans put ERA over the top
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511436454-harris-house-republicans-put-era-over-the-top

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Durkin, Olsen, Wehrli, Winger vote ‘yes’ in House ERA vote
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511436401-durkin-olsen-wehrli-winger-vote-yes-in-house-era-vote

 

WIREPOINTS
— A budget for lawmakers, not Illinoisans – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/a-budget-for-lawmakers-not-illinoisans-wirepoints-original/
— Illinois, One Chart Shows How You’re Being Lied To Again About This Budget Being ‘Balanced’ – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-one-chart-shows-how-youre-being-lied-to-again-about-this-budget-being-balanced-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE LAWSUIT AGAINST U OF I PROCEEDS TO FEDERAL COURT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/conservative-lawsuit-against-u-of-i-proceeds-to-federal-court.html
— PATTI BLAGOJEVICH APPEALS TO PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR COMMUTATION OF ROD’S SENTENCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/patti-blagojevich-appeals-to-president-trump-for-rods-pardon.html
— THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CORPORATE WELFARE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/the-opportunity-cost-of-corporate-welfare.html

 

GOPUSA
— Black market in marijuana much greater since legalization
http://www.gopusa.com/black-market-in-marijuana-much-greater-since-legalization/
— Illegal alien children cost taxpayers $670 a day
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-alien-children-cost-taxpayers-670-a-day/
— CNN’s Don Lemon lectures: If you watched Roseanne, you’re a bigot (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.gopusa.com/cnns-don-lemon-lectures-if-you-watched-roseanne-youre-a-bigot/

 

CNN
— Two companies (Autotrader and State Farm) suspend ads from Samantha Bee’s show after vulgar remark about Ivanka Trump – Jackie Wattles and Brian Stelter
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/31/media/samantha-bee-advertiser/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— The wife of Chicago’s police superintendent has filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming she’s a victim of discrimination. (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, all the many employees who my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise were one or more of the following: Democrat, minority, female, older, disabled, veteran, and/or an employee who they wanted to get rid of. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, no discrimination complaint was ever filed against me. No Democrat employee ever charged me with discriminating against Democrats. No minority employee ever charged me with discriminating against minorities. No female employee ever charged me with discriminating against females. No older employee ever charged me with discriminating against older employees. No disabled employee ever charged me with discriminating against disabled employees. No veteran employee ever charged me with discriminating against veterans. No LGBTQ employee ever charged me with discriminating against LGBTQ employees. Never-the-less, my Democrat superiors treated me like I was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/wife-of-police-superintendent-files-discrimination-complaint/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Political Provocateur Dinesh D’Souza, at Times Held Up as a Hero of the Right – Daniel Victor (DIERSEN: Who are the “heroes of the right” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? What do they do to defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/politics/dinesh-dsouza-facts-history.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Starbucks Racial Bias Training ‘Uncomfortable’ and ‘Enlightening’: Employees React Some baristas wonder how to implement lessons discussed Tuesday in their day-to-day jobs – Julie Jargon and Rachel Feintzeig (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, all bias training calls all Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-racial-bias-training-uncomfortable-and-enlightening-employees-react-1527807677
— ‘The Happiness Curve’ Review: Midlife Slump and Late-Life Upswing Research shows that, after hitting 50, most people feel less regretful about their past and more positive about their lives in general. Emily Bobrow reviews “The Happiness Curve” by Jonathan Rauch. (DIERSEN: What do you regret? Should I regret not pretending to be Swedish national origin, not being a Democrat or a RINO, avoiding the draft, not even trying to earn a degree from an Ivy League university, accepting the Post Office’s job offer in 1966, accepting IRS’s job offer in 1971, accepting GAO’s job offer in 1980, complaining about patronage and political affiliation discrimination, complaining about reverse discrimination, complaining about age discrimination, complaining about retaliation, filing grievances and other complaints, filing lawsuits, not painting myself as being a yes-man, not being a yes-man, not glorifying and praising, pandering to, and giving money to those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, not being a church member since the 1970s, not attending church services since the 1970s, not giving money to a church since the 1970s, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, not owning dogs, etc.?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-happiness-curve-review-midlife-slump-and-late-life-upswing-1527809014
— Summer Jobs Teach Real-World Lessons – Mike Kerrigan (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/summer-jobs-teach-real-world-lessons-1527809051

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time DEMONIZE, DENIGRATE, AND CONDEMN those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/01/why-we-have-lgbtq-pride-not-straight-pride-column/658306002/
https://www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/faces-of-lgbtq-pride-month-2018/#/?_k=zatf7b
— Internet usage may be nearing peak, says Mary Meeker in annual tech forecast – Jefferson Graham (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups want you to a) talk and act like Facebook IS THE INTERNET and b) not 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/05/30/internet-usage-growing-slightly-smartphone-sales-have-hit-wall/656078002/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Employers Skate on Thin Ice With Immigration Compliance, Bias – Laura D. Francis (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want to hire, retain, or promote employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, employers pander to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.bna.com/employers-skate-thin-n57982093108/

 

FED SMITH
— What’s Really in Those New Executive Orders? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took the following adverse actions against me. 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.fedsmith.com/2018/05/30/whats-really-new-executive-orders/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It goes on to say that agencies should make decisions on proposed removals within 15 days of the end of the employee reply period, and that agencies should use Chapter 75 (adverse action) procedures where appropriate rather than the more common Chapter 43 (performance) procedures when dealing with poor performance. It also reminds agencies that the probationary period is the final step in the hiring process. . .This section says “Agencies shall not agree to erase, remove, alter, or withhold from another agency any information about a civilian employee’s performance or conduct in that employee’s official personnel records, including an employee’s Official Personnel Folder and Employee Performance File, as part of, or as a condition to, resolving a formal or informal complaint by the employee or settling an administrative challenge to an adverse personnel action.”)

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump: Why Haven’t They Fired ‘No Talent Samantha Bee?’ (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be fired and why? Should I write a book about a) those who want me to be fired as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and why and b) those who wanted me to be fired as 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, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc., and why?)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-why-havent-they-fired-no-talent-samantha-bee

March 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Senate passes budget plan, sends bill to House – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-senate-passes-budget-plan-sends-bill-to-house/3540941/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner quiet on ‘truly balanced budget’; Senate begins work – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lawmakers-optimistic-about-budget-as-deadline-nears-1

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cox leads GOP California governor primary; barely noticed when ran in Illinois – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: Trump has endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cox-leads-gop-california-governor-primary-barely-noticed-when-ran-in-illinois/
— ALMOST ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Dawn of an ERA? State House passes Equal Rights Amendment — 95 years later – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/dawn-of-an-era-state-house-passes-equal-rights-amendment-half-a-century-later/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Barr against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/tv-stars-racist-rant-proves-too-much-for-abc/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois approves Equal Rights Amendment, 36 years after deadline – Rick Pearson, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-equal-rights-amendment-illinois-20180530-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents largely contended the measure was aimed at ensuring an expansion of abortion rights for women. Supporters said it was needed to give women equal standing in the nation’s founding document. Opponents also contended the measure may be moot, since it’s original 1982 ratification deadline has long since expired. Supporters argued, however, that the ratification of the 1789 “Madison Amendment” preventing mid-term changes in congressional pay, in 1992 makes the ERA a legally viable change to the constitution. State Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, an abortion rights opponent, called the measure “an alleged constitutional amendment” and warned it would be adopting an “illegal act.” But Breen also contended supporters “have no other thing they want to do” than expand abortion rights. “It will expand taxpayer funding of abortions, very well might rollback our parental notice (for minors to have an abortion) law and have other negative impacts on various abortion regulations,” Breen said.)
— Illinois lawmakers get closer to avoiding another long showdown as Senate advances budget – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-budget-votes-20180530-story.html
— In ad outside Wrigley Field, Rauner asks for 7 years like Cubs had before 2016 World Series title – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-rauner-cubs-20180530-story.html
— Walmart offers employees new perk: cheap access to college – AP (DIERSEN: Walmart does not pay for degrees from Ivy League universities. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–walmart-college-20180530-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-transgender-bathroom-student-locker-huppke-20180530-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois becomes 37th state to ratify ERA – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180530/illinois-becomes-37th-state-to-ratify-era

 

WTTW
— The ERA’s Revival: Illinois Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/30/era-s-revival-illinois-ratifies-equal-rights-amendment

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rock Island County Democrats get $1M from Pritzker (DIERSEN: Who heads the Rauner campaign in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? What do they think of you?)
http://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rock-island-county-democrats-get-m-from-pritzker/article_eb0c6b69-e61c-558b-81c7-cc84aa07927f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker’s communications director, Galia Slayen, said Pritzker trusts Rock Island County Democratic Chairman Doug House — who also is chair of the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association — to support and lead other county leaders across the state. “Not only has Doug House worked on the county level as a chair, but he is someone that we have worked with in his capacity as president of the IDCCA and we are confident in his ability to build a statewide, grassroots infrastructure that invests in counties across the state so we can beat (Governor) Bruce Rauner and win campaigns up and down the ticket,” Slayen said. House said the donation from Pritzker is the largest Rock Island County Democrats have ever received.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois becomes 37th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment – Maximilian Kwiatkowski
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180530/illinois-becomes-37th-state-to-ratify-equal-rights-amendment
— Gun bills advance in Illinois legislature – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180530/gun-bills-advance-in-illinois-legislature
— Gov. Rauner publicly quiet on budget in recent days – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180530/bernard-schoenburg-gov-rauner-publicly-quiet-on-budget-in-recent-days

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner’s desperate ploy – Scott Reader
http://www.daily-journal.com/editorials/scott-reeder-rauner-s-desperate-ploy/article_1d306c52-6347-11e8-b419-43128f6e5130.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Senate overwhelmingly OKs $38.5B budget
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/05/31/illinois-senate-overwhelmingly-oks-38-5b-budget/a8kuk17/

 

TIME
— Illinois Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment — 36 Years After the Deadline – AP
http://time.com/5296572/illinois-ratify-equal-rights-amendment-women/

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois becomes 37th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-becomes-37th-state-to-ratify-the-equal-rights-amendment

 

CHICAGO INNO
— Is it Cheaper to Uber or Own a Car in Chicago? – Jim Dallke (DIERSEN: Do/did you own a car? I have owned at least one car since I was 16 in 1964.
https://www.americaninno.com/chicago/inno-news-chicago/is-it-cheaper-to-uber-or-own-a-car-in-chicago/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives defends military against radical graduate assistants union
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/05/rep-ives-defends-military-against.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois House Ratifies the ERA – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/illinois-house-ratifies-the-era/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the pro-life/pro-family side, eight state lawmakers rose to speak against the ERA, including Pete Breen (R-Lombard), Allen Skillicorn (R-Crystal Lake), Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), Mary Flowers (D-Chicago), Tom Morrison (R-Palatine), Terry Bryant (R-Mt. Vernon), and Rita Mayfield (D-Waukegan).)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Tobacco 21 bill clears House on second try
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/31/tobacco-21-bill-clears-house-on-second-try/
— Moody’s warns against reducing pension contributions
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/31/moodys-warns-against-reducing-pension-contributions/
— Senate leaders crow about bipartisan budget deal
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/31/senate-leaders-crow-about-bipartisan-budget-deal/
— Equal Rights Amendment passes with help from Durkin (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. To vote for the ERA is to vote against the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. In Illinois, if you are going to vote against the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold a government or political office as a Republican.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/30/equal-rights-amendment-passes-with-help-from-durkin/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a surprising move, House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) helped give the Equal Rights Amendment the extra boost needed to pass the House. Durkin is a pro-life Catholic, and one of the loudest arguments against the ERA is it will open the door for more abortions. Earlier today Rep. Silvana Tabares (D-Chicago) had an excused absence, and everyone I asked had no idea what was going to happen with the Equal Rights Amendment. Then just before 6 p.m., Lou Lang introduced the ERA. If you heard psychotic clacking down the hallway in the Capitol basement, that was me running for the elevator. Two hours of debate later, it passed. Here’s the roll call. Watch video of the board during the vote here. GOP votes for the bill…

Steve Andersson
Dan Brady
Jim Durkin
David Harris
Chad Hays
David Olsen
Bob Pritchard
Grant Wehrli
David Welter
Christine Winger)

 

GOPUSA
— Fake news media keeps bombing in effort to destroy Trump (DIERSEN: Despite tremendous efforts by my critics/opponents since 2000 to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I continue to put them together and send them out.)
http://www.gopusa.com/fake-news-media-keeps-bombing-in-effort-to-destroy-trump/
— Attorneys for illegal aliens complain that speeding up trials will speed up deportations
http://www.gopusa.com/attorneys-for-illegal-aliens-complain-that-speeding-up-trials-will-speed-up-deportations/
— Since Hillary can’t run America she wants to run Facebook
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47062

 

FOX NEWS
— Ingraham Blasts Racism ‘Double-Standard’: Media Silent on Jeremiah Wright & Obama, Uses Sharpton as ‘Expert’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/05/30/laura-ingraham-angle-roseanne-fired-racism-double-standard-obama-wright-sharpton-morning

 

BREITBART
— Summer Hiring is Raising Voters’ Wages Before Election – Neil Munro (DIERSEN: What do you say to anti-Trump employers that prefer hiring illegals over citizens of America?)
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/05/30/report-summer-hiring-raising-hourly-wages/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The report also noted that more employers are using the federal E-Verify system to screen illegal immigrants from jobs. The survey said that “nearly 40 percent of employers plan to use E-Verify to evaluate summer applicants, up from 25 percent last year.” “Given the current political environment and noise around immigration and non-citizenship status, employers are clearly being more cautious,” said Snag CEO Peter Harrison. The survey’s data suggests that millions of American voters are going to get pay raises during the summer before the election because of President Donald Trump’s lower-immigration/higher-wage policies.)

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Why was Pope Francis silent on Ireland voting for abortion?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/pope-francis-silent-on-ireland-voting-for-abortion

 

LIFEZETTE
— Racism ‘One of the Most Powerful Words and Weapons’ the Left Wields Liberals trying to pin Roseanne’s repugnant tweet on Trump are carrying out a glaring double standard that penalizes those who disagree with them – Kathryn Blackhurst (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to call someone a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s, if not the 1940s.)
https://www.lifezette.com/polizette/racism-one-of-the-most-powerful-words-and-weapons-the-left-wields-niger-innis-warns/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Left’s War On White Men Rages On – Stephanie Hamill (DIERSEN: What do say to White men who demonize, denigrate, and condemn White men to curry favor with those who are anti-White and/or anti-men?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/30/left-war-on-white-men/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s tweets damage the nation.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/31/poll-trumps-tweets-damage-the-nation-614311

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: What percent of Google employees 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.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/technology/google-project-maven-pentagon.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/opinion/immigration-family-separation-border.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/opinion/how-to-turn-children-into-criminals.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/us/politics/immigrant-students-deportation.html
— For ‘Columbiners,’ School Shootings Have a Deadly Allure – Manny Fernandez, Julie Turkewitz and Jess Bidgood
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/us/school-shootings-columbine.html
— Walmart Says It Will Pay for Its Workers to Earn College Degrees – Michael Corkery (DIERSEN: Walmart does not pay for degrees from Ivy League universities. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/business/walmart-college-tuition.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/05/31/these-are-the-four-largest-protests-since-trump-was-inaugurated/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Barr against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/29/roseanne-show-canceled-racist-tweet-donald-trump-column/653426002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Prosecutions deter illegal immigration – Andrew Arthur
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/30/illegal-aliens-increasing-editorials-debates/35513539/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What to Do When That Shiny New Job Isn’t the Right Fit – Joann Lublin (DIERSEN: The GAO manager who hired me in 1980 did everything that he could to get me assigned to audits of IRS and to promote me. However, because I was Republican, old (born in 1948), White, male, non-veteran, and someone who did not start his career with GAO, he encountered tremendous opposition. He did not succeed in a) getting me assigned to audits of IRS until I was 37 and b) promoted to GS-13 until I was 38. But then, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-do-when-that-shiny-new-job-isnt-the-right-fit-1527707998
— The Year Politics Collapsed The class of 1968 included Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Donald J. Trump. – Daniel Henninger (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/the-year-politics-collapsed-1527717224

 

FORBES
— Why NFL’s Ban On Player Protests Invokes First Amendment Concerns But Canceling ‘Roseanne’ Does Not – Marc Edelman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcedelman/2018/05/30/why-nfls-ban-on-player-protests-invokes-first-amendment-concerns-but-canceling-roseanne-does-not/

 

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
— Largest federal union sues President Trump over executive order AFGE: White House directive illegally denies workers their right to representation
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/largest-federal-union-sues-president-trump-over-executive-order-300657033.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— The cancellation of Roseanne Barr’s television series – David Walsh
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/05/31/barr-m31.html

May 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmakers set to pass budget Republicans — with Rauner’s OK — call ‘balanced’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawmakers-poised-to-pass-budget-that-even-gov-rauner-calls-balanced/
— Appellate court in Chicago won’t throw out ex-Rep. Aaron Schock’s indictment – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/appellate-court-in-chicago-wont-throw-out-ex-rep-aaron-schocks-indictment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at young people and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/more-young-people-say-politicians-care-what-they-think-poll/
— Illinois House sends governor bill raising teacher salaries – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/illinois-house-sends-governor-bill-raising-teacher-salaries/
— Lawmakers OK graduate research assistant unions – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/lawmakers-ok-graduate-research-assistant-unions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Appeals court refuses to toss Aaron Schock charges – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-aaron-schock-ruling-20180530-story.html
— Roseanne Barr blames Ambien for tweet, drug maker says ‘racism is not a known side effect’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-roseanne-barr-racist-tweet-20180530-story.html
— ‘Two Evanstons’: As Starbucks workers get sensitivity training, city looks at local racial divide – Brian L. Cox
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-met-evanston-racial-bias-talk-20180530-story.html
— Trump Tower sign invisible in marketing brochure — and the web takes notice – Tessa Weinberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-tower-sign-missing-20180530-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump uses Barr to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-roseanne-abc-jarrett-trump-0531-20180530-story.html
— Tom Cullerton passes measure to increase budget transparency
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glen-ellyn/community/chi-ugc-article-tom-cullerton-passes-measure-to-increase-budg-2018-05-30-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Festivals: Taste of Wheaton, Rose Festival, cruise nights, beer fests & more (DIERSEN: Please visit the Milton Township Republican Central Committee booth at the Taste of Wheaton Saturday, June 2.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180530/festivals-taste-of-wheaton-rose-festival-cruise-nights-beer-fests–more

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois budget deal seems set—but votes await – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180530/BLOGS02/180539983/illinois-budget-deal-seems-set-but-votes-await
— Wall Street watching as state staggers toward budget – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180529/BLOGS02/180529892/wall-street-watching-as-state-staggers-toward-budget
— Chicago attracting more young, well-off residents – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: When did you start earning $100,000-a-year in to today’s dollars? I did in 1988 when I was 40 years old. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180530/BLOGS02/180539986/chicago-attracting-more-young-well-off-residents
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you think you’ve been seeing a lot more bright young people living in Chicago lately, you have. Between 2010 and 2016, the city of Chicago gained more households in a key category—total income of more than $100,000 with the head of household under age 45—than any city in the country except for far larger New York, according to newly analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data. Specifically, the number of such households here grew from just under 105,000 to an estimated 131,000, according to the American Community Survey data. That increase of 26,000 led Houston (24,000), San Francisco (23,000), Washington, D.C. (19,000) and Los Angeles (16,000). And while on a percentage basis that demographic grew faster in San Francisco than in Chicago (57 percent versus 27 percent), the Windy City outpaced cities such as Houston and L.A. and tied red-hot Denver.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate OKs temporarily taking guns from dangerous people – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180530/illinois-senate-oks-temporarily-taking-guns-from-dangerous-people

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Lawmakers Approve Gun Restraining Orders – SAM DUNKLAU
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-lawmakers-approve-gun-restraining-orders#stream/0

 

WAND TV
— Teacher salary bill passes House, moves to governor (DIERSEN: What if schools were like the federal government? What if schools got rid of their non-veteran White male teachers who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40?)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38306098/new-bill-would-raise-minimum-teacher-salary

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Why DuPage County Jail Is Giving Tablets To Inmates The sheriff hopes the project will help inmates pass time and learn new things while incarcerated. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/why-dupage-county-jail-giving-tablets-inmates

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Five DuPage House Republicans (Durkin, Breen, Olsen, Winger, and Bellock) join Democrats to back local gun store ban
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511435266-five-dupage-house-republicans-join-democrats-to-back-local-gun-store-ban

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 72-Hour Waiting Period Bill Passed – Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/30/72-hour-waiting-period-bill-passed-roll-calls/
— McConnaughay Bill Allows Police Nationwide Ongoing, Real-Time Notifications about Perp’s Run-ins with Police
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/30/mcconnaughay-bill-allows-police-nationwide-ongoing-real-time-notifications-perps-run-ins-police/
— Lakewood President Paul Serwatka Accomplished What He Promised
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/30/lakewood-president-paul-serwatka-accomplished-promised/
— Ex-Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller’s Wife Anna May Miller’s Time Card
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/30/anna-may-millers-time-card/
— View of Budget from Illinois Environmental Council
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/30/view-budget-illinois-environmental-council/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ABORTION LOBBY ATTACKS PROLIFE LAWMAKERS’ EFFORT TO STOP TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/abortion-lobby-attacks-prolife-lawmakers-effort-to-stop-taxpayer-funding-of-abortions.html
— GROWING NUMBER OF ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS JOIN GUN CONTROL EFFORTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/growing-number-of-illinois-republican-lawmakers-join-gun-control-efforts.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives to attend tomorrow’s press conference about “leading lawmaker” who is “longtime abuser”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/30/ives-to-attend-tomorrows-press-conference-about-leading-lawmaker-who-is-longtime-abuser/
— Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-West Dundee, cites “Red Dawn” as reason to oppose gun dealer licensing bill
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/30/legislator-cites-red-dawn-as-reason-to-oppose-gun-dealer-licensing-bill/
— Rauner considers budget deal “balanced”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/30/report-rauner-considers-budget-deal-balanced/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Ingraham Angle’ Highlights Passages From Starbucks’ Racial Bias Handbook
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/05/30/ingraham-angle-highlights-passages-starbucks-racial-bias-handbook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Laura Ingraham highlighted some of the passages in the racial bias handbook handed out to employees in the training sessions. She said a Starbucks employee she spoke to on Tuesday pointed out that several black and Hispanic workers were “laughing through the book.” The book lays out so-called “Ground Rules,” including “honor[ing] other people’s truth.” Another section of the manual asked employees to recall when they first noticed their racial identity. Another asked employees about going “to work with your natural hair.” Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell said the training sessions are all about protecting Starbucks’ bottom line, since some African-Americans vowed to boycott Starbucks after the April arrests. Democratic strategist Michael Starr Hopkins said he appreciates what the company did, arguing “far too often in this country we’re afraid to talk about race.”)
— Weak parties = More partisanship – Chris Stirewalt |
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/30/weak-parties-more-partisanship.html

 

BREITBART
— Kevin McCarthy: GOP ‘Very Close’ to Immigration Deal – Neil Munro
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/05/30/gop-mccarthy-very-close-immigration-deal/
— Michaela Angela Davis: All Trump Voters Are Racist – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/05/30/michaela-angela-davis/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Marijuana: Big Tobacco 2.0 – J. J. MCCULLOUGH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/05/marijuana-like-big-tobacco-predatory-industry/

 

THE HILL
— Trump accuses ABC of double standard on ‘Roseanne’ cancellation – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/389887-trump-hits-abc-for-double-standard-on-roseanne-cancellation

 

CNBC
— Silicon Valley is stumped: Even A.I. cannot always remove bias from hiring AI software to eliminate the prejudice of human hiring managers has produced encouraging early results at corporations. But tech executives with experience at Google, Microsoft and Facebook say the algorithmic revolution in hiring is moving too fast. Algorithm auditing firms want to see the code; public policy experts want to press governments to force the algorithms into the open before it’s too late, they say. – Eric Rosenbaum (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and/or act like they only want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/30/silicon-valley-is-stumped-even-a-i-cannot-remove-bias-from-hiring.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal Reserve votes to ease rule aimed at preventing big banks from making risky financial bets – Renae Merle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/30/wall-street-is-about-to-snag-one-of-its-biggest-victories-of-the-trump-era/
— Walmart to offer employees a college education for $1 a day – Abha Bhattarai (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/05/30/walmart-to-offer-employees-a-college-education-for-1-a-day/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Walmart, the country’s largest private employer, announced Wednesday that it will pay for its workers to go back to school — as long as they get degrees in business or supply-chain management. The retailer is partnering with three universities to offer associate’s and bachelor’s degrees to 1.4 million part-time, full-time and salaried Walmart and Sam’s Club employees — a pitch to improve employee retention rates and engagement at work, while also drawing new workers. Walmart will cover the costs of tuition, books and fees, while employees will be required to pay $1 a day for the duration of their studies. “We know there [are] a lot of benefits from a business perspective,” Drew Holler, vice president of people innovation for Walmart U.S., said on a call with reporters. “We know we’re going to see an influx of applications.” Degrees will be offered by the University of Florida in Gainesville, Brandman University in Irvine, Calif., and Bellevue University in Bellevue, Neb., all nonprofit institutions with online programs for working adults. Rachel Carlson, chief executive of Guild Education, a Denver-based company that will oversee the program, pointed out that the program allows employees to earn a degree without amassing college debt.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is Trump Saving the Blue States? Tax reform #andGorsuch could rescue even Illinois and New Jersey. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-trump-saving-the-blue-states-1527715587

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Trump Moves to Curb Federal Employee Labor Protections – KALENA THOMHAVE (DIERSEN: 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.)
http://prospect.org/article/trump-moves-curb-federal-employee-labor-protections

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— The Illinois House has approved a 72-hour waiting period for delivery of all guns after purchase.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-05-30/the-latest-house-approves-expanded-72-hour-wait-for-guns
— What Happens if We All Run Out of Money for Retirement? Start saving now to stay prepared for a looming retirement crisis. – Geoff Williams (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who rather than saving for their retirement, purposely plan on going on welfare when they get old?)
https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/articles/2018-05-30/what-happens-if-we-all-run-out-of-money-for-retirement

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The White House Is Not Complying With Inquiries From Government’s Top Watchdog GAO – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/05/white-house-not-complying-inquiries-governments-top-watchdog/148602/

May 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawmakers could cut spending on prisons, social services in budget proposal – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger, Bill Lukitsch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-budget-20180529-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-abortion-women-health-clinics-0530-20180529-story.html
— Why Illinois pols should switch to lower SALT – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-state-and-local-tax-irs-illinois-20180525-story.html
— Pritzker gives $5 million more to his campaign, gives to ‘Blue Wave Illinois’ effort – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Who heads the Rauner campaign in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180530-story.html
— Retirement: Knowing when it’s time to retire – Janet Bodnar (DIERSEN: I should write a book about forced early retirement.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201805101107–tms–kplngmpctnkm-a20180530-20180530-story.html
— Pornography is a ‘root cause’ of school shootings, Republican congresswoman says – Eli Rosenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pornography-school-shootings-congresswoman-20180529-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban school districts spending millions on lobbying organizations – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180530/suburban-districts-spending-millions-on-lobbying-organizations
— 57th House candidate Mary Battinus withdraws, is moving out of state – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180529/house-candidate-withdraws-is-moving-out-of-state
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians want Christians to get rid of Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180530/the-massive-failure-of-christian-political-leadership
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, all anti-bias and anti-harassment training demonizes, denigrates, and condemns all Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180529/editorial-roseanne-starbucks-and-dealing-with-differences
— ABC’s reach for Trump fans with ‘Roseanne’ ends in grief – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180530/abcs-reach-for-trump-fans-with-roseanne-ends-in-grief

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Congestion solution? Invest in mass transit. – KIRK W. DILLARD, Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority (DIERSEN: How much have you used mass transit to get to/from work? I used mass transit to get to/from work in 1971, in 1973, and in 1974, and then 1978-1997. I walked to/from work and to/from night classes 1974-1978.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180525/ISSUE07/180529921/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-on-mass-transit-investment
— Fewer high schoolers are working. This is not good. – HILARY GOWINS (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180525/ISSUE07/180529922

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— As election approaches, 2 metro-east Democratic reps (Jerry Costello and Monica Bristows) show some conservative leanings – JOSEPH BUSTOS
http://www.bnd.com/article212056244.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Caucus Leaders Narrow Budget Gap as Deadline Nears – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=265952#.Ww6JHrVy-M8

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Heated debates over taxes, abortion belie Illinois budget progress – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/heated-debates-over-taxes-abortion-belie-illinois-budget-progress/article_db731a9e-a3d4-569b-88d2-c8665e3f2b81.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— McQueary picks JB Pritzker, Emanuel and Vallas as the winners – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/05/watch-mcqueary-pick-jb-pritzker-emanuel-and-vallas-as-the-winners-cable-web/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— What Would a Progressive Income Tax Do in Illinois? Daniel Kay Hertz talks about a plan to cut taxes on 98 percent of taxpayers while raising two billion dollars towards closing the state’s budget deficit. – TIM BALK
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2018/What-Would-a-Progressive-Income-Tax-Do-in-Illinois/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly trolls Rauner on Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens resignation
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-trolls-rauner-on-missouri-gov-eric-greitens-resignation

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anti-Gun Legislators Copy Strategy of Pro-Lifers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/29/anti-gun-legislators-copy-strategy-pro-lifers/
— Efforts to Expand Gambling Not Surging Ahead
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/29/efforts-expand-gambling-not-surging-ahead/
— Republicans Parade in Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/29/republicans-parade-woodstock/
— Pointing to Algonquin Township Road District Payroll Spiking to Increase Pension Bases Under Bob Miller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/29/pointing-algonquin-township-road-district-payroll-spiking-increase-pension-bases-bob-miller/
— Will Paul Serswatka Be the Second Governmental Leader to Leave McHenry County?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/29/will-paul-serswatka-second-governmental-leader-leave-mchenry-county/
— More Analysis of Anna May Miller’s Algonquin Township Highway Department Vacation Pay
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/28/anaysis-anna-may-millers-vacation-pay/
— Elizabeth Roskam’s Take on Taking a Knee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/28/elizabeth-roskams-take-taking-knee/
— McHenry County Gains 1,150 People, Census Bureau Estimates, Crystal Lake Up 9 Since 2010
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/26/mchenry-county-gains-1150-people-census-bureau-estimates-crystal-lake-9/
— Saving Sick Pay in McHenry Township
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/saving-sick-pay-mchenry-township/
— Commenter Lays Out What Township Abolition Bill Should Include
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/25/commenter-lays-township-abolition-bill-include/

 

JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives speaks against anti-taxpayer, anti-jobs bill
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/05/rep-ives-speaks-against-anti-taxpayer.html
— Rep. Ives stands up for taxpayers
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/05/rep-ives-stands-up-for-taxpayers.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives and GOP peers refuse to fund taxpayer-subsidized abortions in budget – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511434879-ives-and-gop-peers-refuse-to-fund-taxpayer-subsidized-abortions-in-budget
— Breen rises against HB 40 funding, says babies are not bargaining chips – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511434754-breen-rises-against-hb-40-funding-says-babies-are-not-bargaining-chips

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Starbucks and Its Unconscious Employees – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/starbucks-and-its-unconscious-employees/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAXPAYER VICTORY: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL RESTRICTING GOLDEN PARACHUTES FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Senate Bill 3604 would limit government workers’ ability to collect extravagant severance packages, also known as “golden parachutes,” on their way out of office. – Vincent Caruso and Chris Lentino (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint being “offered” early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old as my being “offered” a golden parachute?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayer-victory-general-assembly-passes-bill-restricting-golden-parachutes-for-government-officials/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FATHER PAVONE WARNS ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS OF ERA’S ULTIMATE RESULT: NOT EQUALITY, BUT UNRESTRICTED ABORTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/father-pavone-warns-illinois-lawmakers-of-eras-ultimate-result-not-equality-but-unrestricted-abortio.html
— KINDT: IN LEGALIZING SPORTS GAMBLING, KIDS ARE ULTIMATE LOSERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/05/kindt-in-legalizing-sports-gambling-kids-are-ultimate-losers.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner compares himself to Ricketts’ Cubs turnaround in new digital ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/30/rauner-compares-himself-to-ricketts-cubs-turnaround-in-new-digital-ad/

 

GOPUSA
— Starbucks ‘reeducation camp’ unlikely to work; new business plan invites homeless, drug problems (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks officially banish customers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46978
— Romney uses his grandchildren to slam Trump (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who pander to anti-Trumps by slamming Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46962
— ‘Roseanne’: The hazards of social media for actors, journalists, politicians
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46968
— Black Privilege: In KC a new app to direct customers to black owned businesses (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, apps will direct customers to businesses that 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.gopusa.com/?p=46958

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— STOP GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED ABORTION, FAMILY PLANNING – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/stop-government-supported-abortion-family-planning/
— CAPITALISM VS. SOCIALISM – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/capitalism-vs-socialism/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Roseanne Barr and the new political correctness – Chris Stirewalt
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/29/roseanne-barr-and-new-political-correctness.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Mocks FBI, Asks If There Are Any ‘Infiltrators’ At His Rally – Saagar Enjeti (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint me as being an infiltrator for the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/29/trump-rally-infiltrators-fbi/

 

POLITIFACT
— Blago op-ed falsely claims he is in prison for ‘practicing politics’ – John Chase, Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/may/29/rod-blagojevich/blago-op-ed-falsely-claims-he-prison-practicing-po/

 

THE HILL
— Mr. President, please send the troops to Chicago – JASON D. HILL
http://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/389056-mr-president-please-send-the-troops-to-chicago

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are having problems, ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at you that Republicans cause all your problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/business/economy/social-cost-american-exceptionalism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s orders show unwavering attack on federal unions, employees – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/29/trumps-orders-show-unwavering-attack-on-federal-unions-employees/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Roseanne’ cancellation a huge blow to ABC, but network praised for swift action – CHRIS BARTON
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-roseanne-canceled-20180529-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Don’t help only illegal immigrants Immigration legalization bill should show concern for American workers – Roy Beck
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/29/dont-help-only-illegal-immigrants-editorials-debates/35475875/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Remember the Age of Paper Ballots? It’s Back To maintain election integrity, local governments are looking to the past to make sure the future is secure – Byron Tau
https://www.wsj.com/articles/remember-the-age-of-paper-ballots-its-back-1527172511
— Scarcity of Housing in Rural America Drives Worker Shortage Nebraska tries grant program to spur building, but is it enough? – Shayndi Raice
https://www.wsj.com/articles/scarcity-of-housing-in-rural-america-drives-worker-shortage-1527672602

 

FED SMITH
— Streamlining Federal Employee Removal Procedures – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats will use these streamlined procedures to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/05/29/streamlining-federal-employee-removal-procedures/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The title of the article is not enough. Before you click, you should also a) know what the source of the article is, b) know who the author of the article is, and c) see the unhidden hyperlink. Few, if any of my competitors routinely provide all the aforesaid information. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com