January 1, 2025

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— Coyne Announced as New DuPage County Republican Chairman
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AhAdhk5No/?mibextid=wwXIfr
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: The DuPage County GOP Vice Chairman Kevin Coyne will succeed retiring Chairman Jim Zay effective 1/1/25. Coyne brings substantial political experience to this role. Coyne is the Founder and President of Safe Suburbs USA PAC, a political action committee aimed at supporting pro-law enforcement candidates and public safety-focused policymaking. Kevin served two terms as a Councilman for the City of Naperville (2015-21) and currently serves on Naperville’s Public Library Board of Trustees. Coyne was the Republican candidate for the DuPage County Board (District 5) in 2022. Kevin was also a Presidential delegate candidate, and member of the Illinois leadership team, for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s Presidential campaign in 2024. Coyne served in the same capacity for then-U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s Presidential campaign in 2016. Kevin is an elected Republican precinct committeeman in Lisle Township and lives in Naperville with his wife and daughter. In taking on his new role Coyne stated: “This is an incredibly exciting time to be a Republican. Republicans control the White House, the U.S. Senate, and our House of Representatives. In November, President-Elect Trump’s stunningly convincing victory invigorated our party, and Americans have issued a clear mandate in support of the GOP’s commitment to making our communities safer, removing politics from our schools, and reducing our ridiculous tax burden. I look forward to working hard to lead the DuPage GOP back to a position of strength and to taking advantage of the sweeping national momentum that is clearly behind the GOP right now. I am thankful for this opportunity and send a personal note of thanks to my predecessor, Jim Zay, for his hard work as Chairman and his many years of commitment to the DuPage County GOP.”
Zay will continue to serve in his role as a Member of the DuPage County Board and as Chairman of the DuPage County Water Commission.)

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville’s Kevin Coyne takes over as DuPage County GOP chair
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241231/news/napervilles-kevin-coyne-takes-over-as-dupage-county-gop-chair/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former Naperville city council member is taking the reins of the local Republican Party in DuPage County, a formerly deep-red bastion that has seen Democrats flex their political muscle in recent years. Kevin Coyne will lead the DuPage County GOP as chairman. He officially starts New Year’s Day. “The DuPage GOP was tremendously successful for a very long period of time,” Coyne said Tuesday. “And for a lot of different reasons, things have changed in recent election cycles. And I think right now, we have an opportunity to modernize, to take a fresh look at things and to move forward with more aggressive, smarter-run campaigns.” Coyne also is the founder and president of Safe Suburbs USA, a political action committee. He succeeds Jim Zay at the helm of the county GOP. “It’s just time for somebody to come in with some new ideas and new skills and take a swing at it, and I think Kevin’s the person to do that,” said Zay, a DuPage County Board member since 1999. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m just giving up the chairmanship of the party,” he added. Zay hasn’t decided if he’s going to run for reelection, run for a countywide office or run for another office, and said that he’s keeping his options open. “It’s very difficult to do that if you’re the chair of the party also,” Zay said. It wasn’t until 2018 when Democratic women in particular made waves at the county level. Democrat Deb Conroy became county board chair four years later. In November’s election, Democrats flipped a board seat, adding to their majority, and won a countywide office. “We’re being horribly outspent all the time. We don’t have a billionaire governor who is putting lots of money into campaigns and into the state party,” said Zay, referring to Gov. JB Pritzker. “We just have to get candidates out there.” Coyne currently sits on Naperville’s public library board. He also was a member of the Illinois leadership team for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign. “We’ve had a lot of local success in local races in the April cycles,” said Coyne, pointing to “a lot of Republican mayors all over the county. “I just think we need to really grab a hold of this national momentum that we’ve seen for the Republican Party, which now controls the White House, the Senate, the Congress … and bring some of that back home.” Coyne acknowledged that there’s a “narrative out there that the political guard has changed,” but that he doesn’t believe it to be true. “Even with these huge challenges that we faced as a party, the bulk of our losses, certainly on a county level, have largely been single digit,” he said. “There’s a real opportunity to turn this around and to bring the Republican (Party) back here in DuPage County.”)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241231/marijuana/illinois-on-tap-to-have-biggest-year-yet-from-marijuana-tax-revenue/
— Glendale Heights village president asks court to put him back on ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241231/local-politics/glendale-heights-village-president-asks-court-to-put-him-back-on-ballot/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen anxiously await Kevin Coyne’s appointment of a DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) Secretary, Vice Chairman, Treasurer, and Webmaster. The Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) has invited Coyne to speak at its January 8 meeting. Needless-to-say, I hope that Coyne encourages DuPage County Republican leaders, precinct committeemen, and voters to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters like past DCRCC Chairman Kirk Dillard has done. I have been sending those newsletters out since 2000; since January 1, 2005, they have included links to almost 502,700 articles. As a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Wheaton since 1999, I have served under DCRCC chairmen Pate Philip, Kirk Dillard, Dan Cronin, Randy Ramey, Darlene Ruscitti, Brian Krajewski, Marty Keller, and Jim Zay and I have served under MTRO chairmen Chris Heidorn (twice), Randy Hultgren, Jeff Fawell, Leonard Sanchez, Mike Formento, Lori Carlson, Marty Keller, Chris LeVan, Yadav Nathwani, and Jeff Castle. I served as the MTRO webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What will my critics/opponents stress to Coyne? They will stress the many big adverse actions that have been taken against me since 2000 by MTRO, DCRC, and IRP leaders; by Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois; by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct; by Republican major donors; and by Republican defendants in lawsuits that I have filed and their attorneys. They will stress a) that I was removed from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee last year, b) that I was removed as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) that my precinct was gerrymandered in 2015, d) that I was removed as MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, e) that I got only 13 votes when I ran for MTRO Treasurer in 2004, f) etc. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused a) George Ryan to not seek a second term and b) Jim Ryan to lose to Blagojevich in 2002. I Since 1999, those who dominate MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP have blamed me for all their problems and have made it extremely clear that they do not want me to hold any kind of leadership positions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: What do GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters promote? ANSWER: Conservative principles and the Republican Party platform including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all of the aforesaid planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Just kidding, but might Coyne appoint me DCRCC Treasurer and/or Webmaster?  My critics/opponent would fight that tooth and nail. I served as the treasurer for the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1986 and for the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) 2003-2007. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I published the Milton Township Republican Organization’s first website in 2000 and served as its webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001 and served as its webmaster 2001-2003. I served as the ICRC webmaster 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois webmaster 2005-2012. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tech titans trying to engage Trump through Mar-a-Lago trips
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/31/tech-titans-trying-to-engage-trump-through-mar-a-lago-trips/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/31/transgender-trailblazer-sarah-mcbride-congress/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After 10 years, will Illinois implement a millionaires’ tax?  Twice in the last decade Illinois voters have approved advisory referendums recommending a 3% income tax surcharge on millionaires. The path forward after voters approved the referendum again last month remains uncertain.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/12/31/millionaires-tax-ballot-referendum-state-legislature-illinois-general-assembly-constitutional-amendment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2024, former Gov. Pat Quinn found himself with a case of déjà vu. He was campaigning across Illinois, urging voters to approve a ballot referendum recommending a 3% surcharge on incomes above $1 million. It was all so familiar to Quinn, and with good reason: He’d championed an advisory referendum for the exact same proposal a decade earlier. And though it was supported by voters back then, the Legislature did nothing.)

ABC7

— New Orleans updates: Suspect killed by police in shootout after intentionally ramming crowd; 10 dead

https://abc7chicago.com/post/least-10-dead-mass-casualty-event-after-car-intentionally-plows-crowd-bourbon-street-new-orleans-police-say/15736735

— Congress strips IRS of another $20B in averting government shutdown. Cuts could add $140B to national debt over next decade, by hampering agency’s ability to catch wealthy tax cheats: Biden admin
https://abc7chicago.com/post/congress-strips-irs-another-20b-averting-us-government-shutdown-possibly-hampering-ability-catch-tax-cheats/15729611/

WGN9
— New year brings hundreds of new laws to Illinois books (COMMENT: Call me an “Affirmative Action and DEI impacted individual.”)
https://wgntv.com/news/new-illinois-laws-2025/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No more ‘offenders’  An amendment to the Illinois Crime Reduction Act of 2009 changes references to “offenders” to “justice-impacted individuals.” Lawmakers argued that no one should be defined by their worst day. The law also creates an Adult Redeploy Illinois Oversight Board to oversee a plan to redeploy convicts into public life once they are no longer incarcerated.)
— Musk calls some MAGA supporters ‘contemptible fools’ as visa row intensifies (COMMENT: What does Musk think of you? I wonder what Musk would think of me. My critics/opponents would stress to Musk that my ACT score was only 24, I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, I got no scholarships, my college GPAs were not that great, I do not have a degree from an Ivy League university, I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars, I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997, etc.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/musk-calls-some-maga-supporters-contemptible-fools-as-visa-row-intensifies/ar-AA1wCDeK

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/world/article/pope-calls-for-commitment-to-protect-life-as-he-20009860.php

LANSING JOURNAL
— Knocked off the ballot, Thornton Township supervisor hopefuls plan to appeal
https://thelansingjournal.com/2024/12/31/knocked-off-the-ballot-thornton-township-supervisor-hopefuls-plan-to-appeal/

RIVER BENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/attorney-general-raoul-leads-coalition-defending-firearms-restrictions-in-sensitive-places-78459.cfm

HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— Thornton Township Trustees Deny Henyard Quorum Again Amid Fight Over Lapsed Insurance. The trustees’ absence meant there were not enough board members to vote on paying the insurance bill.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/thornton-township-illinois-trustees-deny-henyard-quorum-again-amid-fight

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BOB BERLIN
— Bob Berlin & the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office’s Top 10 Accomplishments of 2024
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/top-ten-of-2024

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— President Jimmy Carter’s Addresses the Illinois General Assembly, May 28, 1978, Answers Questions from Legislators
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/31/president-jimmy-carters-address-to-the-illinois-general-assembly-may-28-2078/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— What to do about ‘unaccompanied alien children’  Liberals have built an illegal immigration system on the backs of kids.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/31/unaccompanied-alien-children/
— The dangerous rot secretly festering inside our colleges
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/31/dangerous-rot-secretly-festering-bowels-colleges/
— Conservatives get the last laugh after Democrats’ campaign to demonize Project 2025 bombs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/31/conservatives-get-last-laugh-democrats-campaign-de/
— Democrat punished for pro-life stance casts doubts on his party’s post-election soul-searching  (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but destroy those like me who oppose the promotion of abortion.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/31/ex-rep-lipinski-punished-pro-life-stance-casts-dou/
— Drug cartels now Mexico’s 5th-largest employer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/31/drug-cartels-become-mexico-5th-largest-employer/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats are to blame for record homelessness
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3273265/democrats-to-blame-record-homelessness/
— 2024 Year in Review: Electric vehicles
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3272868/2024-year-in-review-electric-vehicles/
— Everything to know about the H-1B visa debate surrounding Trumpworld (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3273171/h-1b-visas-everything-to-know-debate-trump-allies/#google_vignette

NEW YORK POST
— Forget Musk’s H1-B visa spat — merit immigration is the fight we need – Rich Lowry (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/31/opinion/forget-musks-h1-b-spat-lets-admit-immigrants-on-merit/
— At least 10 dead, 30 injured after driver plows into New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
https://nypost.com/2025/01/01/us-news/new-orleans-french-quarter-driver-rams-car-into-crowd-of-people-on-bourbon-street-killing-at-least-1/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago teeters on brink of disaster with BILLIONS in debt and unfunded pension liabilities
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/31/chicago-teeters-on-brink-of-disaster-with-billions-in-debt-and-unfunded-pension-liabilities-1513094/
— Left plays footsie with political violence
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/31/victor-joecks-left-plays-footsie-with-political-violence-1512958/

CORVETTE BLOGGER
— President Jimmy Carter Was a Fan of Corvettes
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2024/12/31/video-president-jimmy-carter-was-a-fan-of-sebring-raceway-and-corvettes/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Admin Paid Consultants Millions To Help Military Implement Race-Based Hiring. The contracts are the latest evidence of the Biden administration’s push to impose DEI policies and practices throughout the federal government.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-biden-admin-paid-consultants-millions-to-help-military-implement-race-based-hiring

FOX NEWS
— 5 lies Biden used to break the border … and how Trump can fix it
https://www.aol.com/5-lies-biden-used-break-120022527.html

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Mexico is rolling out an app intended to help illegal aliens dodge deportation (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that in WWIII, Mexico will side with America’s enemies.)
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/this-foreign-country-is-rolling-out-an-app-intended-to-help-illegal-aliens-dodge-deportation

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Colleges Are Filling Students’ Minds With Jew Hatred
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/colleges-are-filling-students-minds-with-jew-hatred/

NEWSMAX
— Bannon says Americans who lost jobs to immigrants using H-1B visas should receive reparations.  (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/steve-bannon-h-1b-visas-foreign/2024/12/31/id/1193497/
— Tesla Faces Backlash for Replacing US Workers With H-1B Hires  (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tesla-elon-musk-h/2024/12/31/id/1193500/

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— How to Get Wokeness Out of Schools
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2024/12/31/how_to_get_wokeness_out_of_schools_1081830.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Chief Justice Roberts condemns elected officials for intimidating judges
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5061613-roberts-condemns-intimidation-judges/

NBC NEWS
— Trump shows support for H-1B visa amid feud among MAGA allies  (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/trump-shows-support-for-h-1b-visa-amid-feud-among-maga-allies-228190789727

CBS NEWS
— Which employers have the most H-1B workers? (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-h1b-work-visa-tesla-technology/
(THE LIST INCLUDES: Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Deloitte, Apple, Intel, Tesla, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, and Walmart.)
— Vehicle slams into crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 people
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-vehicle-crash-bourbon-street-crowd-casualties-shooting/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Many Americans feel the need to limit their political news (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, they have their operatives and their dupes take big adverse actions against me. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://apnews.com/article/poll-election-news-fatigue-77f2bf012502b9aea1d9d38173ace4ec

CNN
— At least 10 killed after vehicle drives into crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
https://www.cnn.com/webview/us/live-news/new-orleans-mass-casualty-bourbon-street-01-01-24-hnk/index.html

MSN
— Why Elon Musk has backpedalled on H-1B visa after MAGA fallout. (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-elon-musk-has-backpedalled-on-h-1b-visa-after-maga-fallout/ar-AA1wKuAA
— MAGA is fighting a ‘civil war’ over H-1B visas. Here’s what they are. (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maga-is-fighting-a-civil-war-over-h-1b-visas-here-s-what-they-are/ar-AA1wJiaJ

YAHOO
— The Democrats who run Illinois ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, reparations, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/illinois-moves-forward-progressive-reform-144002252.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech. President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks for the F.C.C. and F.T.C. have vowed to remove censorship online. That conflicts with European regulators who are pushing for stricter moderation. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, they have their operatives and their dupes take big adverse actions against me. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/technology/trump-administration-speech-policy.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California’s tech titans say H-1B visas are vital. Will Trump defy MAGA and support them? (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-31/its-musk-vs-maga-on-immigrant-worker-visas-what-will-trump-do-on-the-h-1b

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Top 8 Best CPA Prep Courses: Becker CPA Review: The Gold Standard (COMMENT: I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 if I had not taken the Becker CPA Review.)
https://www.kansascity.com/careers-education/best-cpa-prep-courses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Preparing for the CPA exam is not a small feat. After all, you can expect to spend several hundred hours over the course of many months preparing for the exam. Luckily, there is a way to make studying easier while significantly improving your chances of passing on the first try: finding the right CPA course for you.)
— Certified Internal Auditor Requirements (COMMENT: I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981.)
https://www.kansascity.com/careers-education/certified-internal-auditor-requirements/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Jimmy Carter: An uncommon product of his times (COMMENT: What are you a product of? I am a product of the following: a) living in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1974, Chicago 1974 -1978, and Wheaton since 1978, b) attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, and NIU 1969-1970, c) earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, d) working for S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1972, IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980, and GAO in downtown Chicago 1980-1997, e) being the subject of a vicious 4-page Money Magazine article in 1978, f) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt tin 1981, and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, g) being forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997, h) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Wheaton since 1999, i) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, j) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, k) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, l) attending all the Illinois Republican Party State Conventions since 2000, m) being married since 1978, n) filing lawsuits, o) etc.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/31/opinion/jimmy-carter-legacy-jim-crow/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders will fight deportations tooth and nail. Democrats and RINOs have declared war on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO Army.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-five-biggest-roadblocks-to-trumps-immigration-agenda-5bf75c43
— Chief Justice Says Intimidation and Violence Threaten Judicial Independence. But John Roberts’s year-end report remains silent on Supreme Court ethics.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/chief-justice-says-intimidation-and-violence-threaten-judicial-independence-adb9caac

BUSINESS TIMES
— Steve Bannon Escalates Feud with Elon Musk, Calls H-1B Visas a ‘Scam’ and Demands Worker Reparations. (COMMENT: If the employers that hired me could have hired H-1B workers instead of me, they would have.)
https://www.btimesonline.com/articles/171993/20241231/steve-bannon-escalates-feud-with-elon-musk-calls-h-1b-visas-a-scam-and-demands-worker-reparations.htm

FINANCIAL REVIEW
— Barry Melancon, dubbed “the most important man in accounting” for his 30-year leadership of its professional body in the US, has sent a stern warning to his successors that they should not compromise standards in an effort to attract more people to the profession. (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors were furious about because I did that because it frustrated their promoting over me their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/most-important-man-in-accounting-warns-against-lowering-standards-20250101-p5l1hf

ECONOMIST
— Homelessness rises to a record level in America. A surge in migration and disasters pushed already tight housing markets over the edge.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/12/31/homelessness-rises-to-a-record-level-in-america

December 29, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
– Elon Musk accused of censoring conservatives on X who disagree with him about immigration (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on an audit of employment visas during the 1980s. Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/elon-musk-accused-of-censoring-conservatives-on-x-who-disagree-with-him-about-immigration/3633247/

WGN9
— The race for Democratic National Committee chair is shaping up to be a field of largely white men — a notable development for a party that has long touted diversity within its ranks. (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, political organizations want their leaders to be liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Even though I am none of the aforesaid, I survived  as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois for 7 years and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years.)
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/democrats-grapple-with-jarring-lack-of-diversity-in-dnc-race/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump appears to side with Elon Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/28/trump-musk-tech-allies-foreign-workers/
— Discrimination based on source of income still widespread despite new Illinois law, housing advocates say; recent lawsuits may change that. (COMMENT: What are/were your sources of income? Between 1962 and 1997, my income came from doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping gasoline, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies. Since 1997, my income has come from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, and since 2010, from my Social Security.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/28/source-of-income-protections-illinois/
— Top stories of 1924 (COMMENT: What were your ancestors doing in 1924? My grandparents on father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/26/vintage-chicago-tribune-paul-duricas-top-picks-from-1924/
— Dixmoor Mayor Fitzgerald Roberts faces potential challenge from former trustee in April, pending petition review COMMENT: What offices will be on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct, who has filed to run, and what is the status of petition challenges?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/dixmoor-mayor-fitzgerald-roberts-faces-potential-challenge/

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— 20 attorneys general, including Illinois, backing states’ right to redraw legislative maps
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/20-attorneys-general-including-illinois-backing-states-right-to-redraw-legislative-maps/ar-AA1wBEia

SHAW LOCAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2024/12/29/in-states-that-ban-abortion-social-safety-net-programs-often-fail-families/

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/12/29/new-law-expands-reproductive-rights-in-illinois/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats taunt Trump with ‘President Musk’ moniker
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/democrats-taunt-trump-with-president-musk-moniker/
— Musk calls some MAGA supporters ‘contemptible fools’ as visa row intensifies (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/musk-calls-some-maga-supporters-contemptible-fools-as-visa-row-intensifies/
— Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-appears-to-side-with-musk-tech-allies-in-debate-over-foreign-workers-roiling-his-supporters/
— What is your county clerk doing to assure that illegals cannot use their false identifications to register to vote?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-kansas-once-required-voters-to-prove-citizenship-that-didnt-work-out-so-well/

DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF MILTON TOWNSHIP
— MEETING NOTICE: Milton Township Officers Electoral Board Meeting Agenda Monday, December 30, 2024, 1:00 P.M. (COMMENT: Milton Township Supervisor Monino is challenging the nominating petitions file by Milinko for Supervisor, Nathwani for Clerk, Muehlfelt for Highway Commissioner, Argianas for Assessor, and Ellis, Kemp, Castle, and Margetts for Trustee.  In addition, Nachman is challenging the nominating petitions file by Argianas.)
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10230616481547080&set=g.141390082555472

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I what ways do Trump’s background differ from your background the most? For me, it includes my having to work my way through college. For me, it includes all the bad jobs that I had to take. For me, it includes the difficulty/failure that I had finding/keeping jobs that were appropriate for my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license. Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents side with Trump and Musk on H-1B. According to my critics/opponents, my employers would not have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have. According to my critics/opponents, all the difficulty/failure that I had finding/keeping jobs that were appropriate for my education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional license was because I am a very bad person and even worse things. Further, according to my critics/opponents, none of the difficulty/failure that I had was because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, my complaining about the aforesaid, or my suing GAO about the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— More Warnings of Electric Power Adequacy Arriving with Data Centers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/29/more-warnings-of-electric-power-adequacy-arriving-with-data-centers/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Violent Venezuelan gang members expanding operations in Midwest. Tren de Aragua members arrested in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8ef45944-c46f-11ef-8832-87b950a44406.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Musk jars Trump world, calling a bulk of supporters ‘contemptible fools’ (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/28/musk-jars-trump-world-calling-bulk-supporters-cont/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/28/costco-rejects-push-nix-company-dei-program/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What’s on Trump’s transgender agenda for 2025
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/3260064/whats-on-trump-transgender-agenda-2025/

NEW YORK POST
— How California is gearing up to fight Trump 2.0  (COMMENT: Constructively, California has declared war on America.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/28/opinion/how-california-is-gearing-up-to-fight-trump-2-0/
— Trump supports immigration visas backed by Musk: ‘I have many H-1B visas on my properties’ (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/28/us-news/donald-trump-backs-h-1b-visa-program-supported-by-elon-musk/
— Wokeness is in retreat, but Nasdaq’s ‘diversity rules’ show its awful stench will be hard to eliminate
https://nypost.com/2024/12/28/business/wokeness-is-in-retreat-but-nasdaqs-diversity-rules-show-its-awful-stench-will-be-hard-to-eliminate/
— Hollywood loves #diversity — except when it comes to Israel and Jews
https://nypost.com/2024/12/28/opinion/hollywood-loves-diversity-except-when-it-comes-to-israel-and-jews/
— Trump’s expected rollback of DEI can’t come soon enough. (COMMENT: If there had never been Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old in 1988. But my Democrat superiors used AA and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/29/opinion/donald-trumps-expected-rollback-of-dei-cant-come-soon-enough/

AMERICAN THINKER
— A woke encyclopedia?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/a_woke_encyclopedia.html

BLAZE
— Chicago needs a new mayor — and it’s time for a Republican
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/chicago-needs-a-new-mayor-and-its-time-for-a-republican
— Biden’s clemency play panders to his woke base, snubbing justice
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/bidens-clemency-play-panders-to-his-woke-base-snubbing-justice

BREITBART
— DEI Stands for ‘Discrimination, Exclusion and Indoctrination’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/28/riley-gaines-dei-stands-for-discrimination-exclusion-and-indoctrination/
— H-1B Uproar Obscures Vast Workforce of Other White-Collar Migrants  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2024/12/28/h-1b-uproar-obscures-vast-workforce-other-white-collar-migrants/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The heated debate over H-1B visa workers obscures the far greater inflows of other foreign workers into the white-collar jobs needed by American college graduates. The federal government issues about 130,000 new H-1B visas each year — plus another 650,000 visas or work permits to other white-collar migrants each year. Many of these non-immigrant workers are allowed to stay for five, six, or seven years. The multi-year visas create a resident population of at least 1.5 million white-collar workers. That growing population is almost twenty times larger than the H-1B program’s inflow of 85,000 new foreign workers every year that the media is focusing on. “For decades, this has been out of control,” said Kevin Lynn, the founder of U.S. Tech Workers, which campaigns against the visa worker programs. The huge giveaway annually delivers roughly two foreign workers for every American who graduates from a four-year college with a skilled degree in science, software, computers, business, healthcare, or engineering. The programs also deliver two foreign workers into the career-starting jobs needed by every young American who graduates with a four-year degree in “STEM,” or science, technology, engineering, and math. The migrants are not legal immigrants. They are government-approved contract workers or just-graduated foreign students, and their vulnerable legal status allows employers to treat them badly and undercut pay for American graduates. “There are about a million work-visa issuances a year … it’s gone up about 25 percent in recent years,” said Jessica Vaughan, policy director at the Center for Immigration Studies. The programs’ complexity and lack of transparency are intended to help employers smuggle more white-collar workers into American jobs, Vaughan said. President Joe Biden’s deputies are trying to raise the visa-worker inflow. . .The federal government allows employers to import roughly 450,000 visa workers for the blue-collar H-2A and H-2B workers, and perhaps 150,000 pink-collar visa workers via the J-1 program. But the white-collar inflow is larger. The H-1B program is getting much attention, partly because Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and other West Coast investors triggered a heated Twitter debate with President Donald Trump’s voter base. But the H-1B program is just one of many government pipelines that deliver foreign college graduates into the valuable U.S. careers needed by the American middle class. Each year, the H-1B program delivers roughly 130,000 new workers, including 85,000 workers for private companies. They can stay for six years or longer. “The resident population of people with H-1Bs is [roughly] 600,000,” Vaughan told Breitbart News. There is no requirement to offer the H-1B jobs to Americans. Also, there is no limit on the inflow of H-1B workers for non-profits. That loophole has created a new style of non-profit staffing organization that transfers college graduates into private sector jobs. More than half of the H-1Bs are from India, where the government pressures American companies to hire Indian graduates, even though they are rooted in a culture where workplace corruption and bribes are common. Deputies working for President Barack Obama also allowed the spouses of H-1Bs to get work permits, dubbed H4EADs. Many now work in jobs alongside their spouses, adding at least 100,000 more white-collar visa workers to the U.S. labor market. The little-known L-1 visa program allows foreign companies to move their employees into the United States for five to 7 years.  In 2022, the Department of State approved 73,000 new L-1s, so the resident white-collar L-1 population is roughly 200,000 white-collar workers. The spouses of L-1 workers are also allowed to work, adding another 40,000 workers to the workforce, according to a 2017 report by the left-wing Economic Policy Institute. Many of the H-1B and L-1 workers are allowed to stay past their visa expiry date if their employers offer them the deferred bonus of a government-provided green card. This bonus has created a population of roughly 600,000 Indian workers who are working while waiting for a green card. This population includes many L-1s and H-1Bs, complicating the population count. The State Department’s J-1 program delivers about 90,000 white-collar workers via multiple categories, such as “short-term scholars, “research scholars,” and professors, who are allowed to stay up to five or even seven years. Government agencies do not reveal the resident population of J-1s, but 300,000 white-collar employees is a reasonable estimate. The 0-1A so-called “genius visa” program is now delivering at least 9,000 white-collar workers per year, up from 6,500 in 2019. This program is uncapped, like the L-1, TN, and H-1B programs. This visa lasts for three years, so the resident 0-1A population is roughly 25,000. The TN program allows professionals and recent graduates in Canada and Mexico to get jobs in the United States via the TN visa created by trade treaties. Government officials have said they do not count TN migrants entering the United States from Canada. Vaughan said she estimates the resident TN population to be roughly 120,000 foreign graduates. The OPT and CPT programs were created for foreign students at American universities. These programs deliver the most new workers each year — but they can only stay for one or three years. Almost 340,000 students and graduates got work permits in 2023, suggesting the resident population is roughly 400,000, most of whom work in technology-related jobs. The OPT — Optional Practical Training — and the CPT — Curricular Practical Training — programs were not created by Congress but by officials working for President George W. Bush. The CPT and OPT programs are touted as study programs, but the OPT program is a pipeline for foreigners to get green cards via employers and the H-1B program. These pipelines often run through ethnic hiring networks at Fortune 500 companies or their vast network of “software sweatshops” that implement outsourcing policies at nearly all major U.S. companies. Many of the OPT and CPT workers fail to get into the H-1B programs and so join the growing population of “overstay” illegal white-collar migrants, many of whom work alongside their legal compatriots as software subcontractors. This illegal white-collar foreign workforce is also boosted by a growing population of airport migrants. They legally enter the country as tourists or “business visitors,” dubbed B-1/B-2 visas. But they illegally work as freelancers and contractors, usually within ethnic networks of legal migrants. The federal government has done little to suppress or count this population. There has been no cap on the number of white-collar illegal migrants during Biden’s administration, in part because his pro-migration border chief — Alejandro Mayorkas — enforced a policy of no arrests for migrants who were not found guilty of major crimes. In addition, Mayorkas has imported roughly one million migrants through his quasi-legal “parole pipelines.” This inflow includes many white-collar workers — but their unrecognized credentials exclude them from licensed professions. Vaughan suggested these various pipelines have delivered 3 million illegal white-collar workers into the U.S. labor force, alongside the legal population of 1.5 million visa workers. Lynn estimated the illegal white-collar population at roughly 1.5 million, alongside 1.5 million legal migrants. In December, Mayrokas announced he would loosen the J-1 program to help migrants from China and India stay in J-1 white-collar jobs for longer than two years. Mayorkas’ deputies also announced changes to the H-1B program to help American companies import more white-collar workers. The new rules allow more companies to be treated as non-profits so they can import an unlimited number of “cap-exempt” H-1B workers for jobs that are sought by Americans. The rule states: . . . Meanwhile, huge numbers of American professionals are being laid off, according to a December report by Forbes.)

DAILY CALLER
— ‘These People Are Exploiting These Folks’: Andy Biggs Exposes Flaws In Dems’ Narrative About Migrants  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/27/andy-biggs-dems-migrants/
— Mark Halperin Warns ‘We’re Gonna See More’ Advocacy To Stop Trump From Taking Office As Inauguration ‘Gets Closer’ (COMMENT: How far do you think hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will go?)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/27/mark-halperin-democrats-block-donald-trump-inauguration/
— Woke Colleges Finally Being Forced To Reckon With Diversity Agenda
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/28/zachary-marschall-woke-colleges-finally-being-forced-to-reckon-with-diversity-agenda/
— Costco Embraces DEI As Other Companies Move In Opposite Direction
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/28/costco-dei-diversity-national-center-public-policy-research/

DAILY SIGNAL
— PBS Hosts Far-Left Smear Factory to Demonize Trump—Using Your Tax Dollars
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/29/pbs-hosts-far-left-smear-factory-demonize-trump-using-your-tax-dollars/

DAILY WIRE
— Homan Promises To Root Out Bad Actors Left Over From Biden Admin. ‘We pretty much know where the bodies are buried’ and ‘We know who’s who.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/god-help-them-border-czar-tom-homan-promises-to-root-out-bad-actors-leftover-from-biden-admin
— Here’s How Trump Admin Could Help Crush Censorship Industry (COMMENT: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents have wanted to censure me. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/28/trump-admin-crush-censorship-industry/

FOX BUSINESS
— Musk inflames X with profane movie quote in defense of H-1B visa. Musk invoked the satirical action-comedy movie ‘Tropic Thunder’ in defending the visa program.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-politics/musk-inflames-x-profane-movie-quote-defense-h-1b-visa
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The internal rift inside the MAGA movement over the H-1B visa continues to play out on X with Elon Musk attacking a critic of the program on Friday using a profane quote from Tom Cruise’s character in the movie “Tropic Thunder.” Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who have been tapped by President-elect Trump to lead his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), argued earlier this week that American culture has not prioritized education enough and therefore foreign workers are needed for tech companies like Musk’s SpaceX and Tesla.  Many tech companies have embraced the H-1B visa program, which allows U.S. companies to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, but critics of the program say H-1B holders are often chosen over U.S. citizens for jobs. One of the reasons for this is that foreign workers are tied to their respective employers via the H-1B visa – as a company is required to sponsor the visa — and therefore quitting the job could ultimately see foreign workers losing their visa and their ability to legally remain in the country. On Friday, Musk doubled down on his defense of the program, blasting a user on X who used a video of Musk discussing SpaceX processes to go after the billionaire’s stance on the visa program.  “The reason I’m in America along with so many critical people who built SpaceX, Tesla and hundreds of other companies that made America strong is because of H1B,” Musk wrote on X. He then went on to quote the 2008 action-comedy movie, which was a box office hit. “Take a big step back and F— YOURSELF in the face,” Musk railed. The line, although not verbatim, comes from a scene from the movie where Tom Cruise’s character Les Grossman, a balding, profane-laden and ill-tempered studio executive, roars down the phone at a group of kidnappers in a memorable scene. Grossman then goes on to threaten the kidnappers, saying that he will go “scorched earth” and “massacre” them. The outburst leaves the kidnappers and Matthew McConaughey, who plays Rick “The Pecker” Peck, stunned into silence. The movie also stars Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Nick Nolte. Musk also invokes Grossman’s combative stance with the X user, finishing off his late Friday post by writing: “I will go to war on this issue the likes of which you cannot possibly comprehend.” Musk then went on to interact with other commentators on the topic, saying he agreed with one poster who wrote that the visa program needs reform and that Musk “protects meritocracy and the American Dream for tech innovators at all costs.” Elsewhere, Musk agreed to a separate post that stated that Google, Intel and Tesla were all founded or built by immigrants and that H-1B visa employees are effectively capped at 15% for big tech companies. The post noted that a third of positions in the sector go unfulfilled each year and that foreign workers are needed in the short term to make up the shortfall. On Christmas Day, Musk wrote that he and his companies would prefer to hire Americans – and that it is much easier than going through the “incredibly painful and slow work visa process.” “HOWEVER, there is a dire shortage of extremely talented and motivated engineers in America. This is not about handing out opportunities from some magical hat. You don’t get it. This is blindingly obvious when looking at NBA teams, as the physical differences are so obvious to see,” Musk wrote. “However, the MENTAL differences between humans are FAR bigger than the physical differences!!” He also wrote that employing immigrants is essential to future American ingenuity. “It comes down to this: do you want America to WIN or do you want America to LOSE,” he wrote. “If you force the world’s best talent to play for the other side, America will LOSE. End of story.” It’s not the first time Musk has invoked Tropic Thunder online. In August, he unleashed the same line on Thierry Breton, a French business executive and former European Commissioner for Internal Markets and Services who threatened to censor X.)

FOX NEWS
— The real reason Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is working so hard to resist Trump. Rooftop Revelations: Chicago’s Brandon Johnson wants to cast himself as the mighty moral man who would save us all.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/real-reason-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-wants-resist-trump
— Trump says he is a ‘believer’ in H-1B visas for skilled migrant workers as right spars on immigration. Musk argued that immigrants are needed for the tech sector. (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-believer-h-1b-visas-skilled-migrant-workers-right-spars-immigration-report

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Newsom eyeing ways to help illegal aliens dodge deportation under Trump administration (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will help illegals dodge deportation.)
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/california-gov-gavin-newsom-eyeing-ways-to-help-illegal-aliens-dodge-deportation-under-trump-administration

NEWSMAX
— Biden Admin Partially Blames Homelessness Spike on Immigration Surge
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-homelessness-spike/2024/12/27/id/1193112/

PJ MEDIA
— Are You an Illegal Alien About to be Arrested by ICE and Deported? There’s an App For That.
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/12/28/are-you-and-illegal-alien-about-to-be-arrested-by-ice-and-deported-theres-an-app-for-that-n4935479
— Democrats Want Your Children to Die
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/12/28/democrats-want-your-kids-to-die-n4935487

POST MILLENNIAL
— Costco board of directors urge shareholders to continue DEI programs
https://thepostmillennial.com/costco-board-of-directors-urge-shareholders-to-continue-dei-programs

TOWNHALL
— Trump Needs To Be Ready For The Gathering Storm Over H1B Visas (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/12/29/trump-needs-to-be-ready-for-the-gathering-storm-over-h1b-visas-n2649702

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump weighs in on H-1B debate, backs immigration visas  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5058560-trump-weighs-in-on-h-1b-debate-backs-immigration-visas/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://thehill.com/business/5058433-costco-dei-initiatives-pushback/

REUTERS
— Trump sides with Elon Musk in H-1B visa debate, says he’s always been in favor of the program  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/elon-musk-vows-war-over-h-1b-visa-program-amid-rift-with-some-trump-supporters-2024-12-28/

YAHOO
— Trump Backs H-1B Visa Program After Elon Musk Vows ‘War’ During Fiery Online MAGA Debate (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-vows-war-defense-190919100.html

AOL
— Democrats ask: “Do Republicans Tend To Help Rich People More Than the Middle Class?” GAO works for Congress. In Diersen v. GAO, I got no help from my Republican U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives. To help me would have been to fight political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. My demographics are terrible: conservative, Republican, White, male,
https://www.aol.com/republicans-tend-help-rich-people-170044992.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Allies Threaten California Officials With Prison (COMMENT: Constructively, California has declared war on America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-allies-threaten-california-officials-prison-2006917
— Can H-1B Visa Holders Change Jobs? Critics Call Workers Indentured Servants (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/can-h-1b-visa-holders-change-jobs-critics-call-workers-indentured-servants-2006950

NBC NEWS
— Trump says H-1B visa program is ‘great’ amid MAGA feud over tech workers. Trump allies, including Elon Musk, vigorously defended the program to other MAGA adherents this week. (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-h1b-visa-program-maga-elon-musk-rcna185656

CBS NEWS
— Musk and Ramaswamy are sparking a debate over the H-1B visa. Here’s what to know about the visa. (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/musk-vivek-ramaswamy-h1b-visa-maga-immigration-what-to-know/

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump backs H-1B visas, aligning with Musk on immigration. “I’ve always liked the visas,” he said, siding with tech leaders against anti-immigration hard-liners. (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/28/trump-h1b-musk-immigration-debate/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump weighs in on debate among supporters to back H-1B visa program  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-28/president-elect-trump-weighs-into-debate-among-supporters-to-back-h-1b-visa-program

USA TODAY
— Elon Musk vows ‘war’ over H-1B visa program amid rift with some Trump supporters  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/28/elon-musk-immigrants-via/77290081007/

AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— The H-1B Visa Program and Its Impact on the U.S. Economy (COMMENT: What percent of H-1B recipients are non-White?)
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/h1b-visa-program-fact-sheet
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before an employer can file a petition with USCIS, the employer must take steps to ensure that hiring the foreign worker will not harm U.S. workers. Employers first must attest, on a labor condition application (LCA) certified by the Department of Labor (DOL), that employment of the H-1B worker will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers. Employers must also provide existing workers with notice of their intention to hire an H-1B worker.)

U.S. CENSUS
— The Impact of Immigration on Firms and Workers: Insights from the H-1B Lottery
https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2024/adrm/CES-WP-24-19.html
(DEMOCRATS SAY: We do not find evidence for displacement of native-born, college-educated workers at the firm level, on net. However, this result masks dynamics among more specific subgroups of incumbents that we further elucidate.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.wsj.com/business/corporate-dei-policy-changes-pull-back-33fdab87

FORBES
— Trump Weighs In On H-1B Visa Program Dividing MAGA World (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/12/28/trump-weighs-in-on-h-1b-visa-program-dividing-maga-world/
— Democrats and RINOs say “Immigrants Don’t Crowd Out U.S.-Born Professionals.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2024/05/13/more-evidence-immigrants-dont-crowd-out-us-born-professionals/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonemorris/2024/12/28/costco-to-shareholders-dei-and-inclusive-leadership-is-non-negotiable/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/29/history-of-dei-why-it-matters-for-the-future/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2024/12/28/two-new-books-provide-insights-into-aspects-of-the-immigration-crisis/

FORTUNE
— Trump backs immigration visas for skilled workers after MAGA followers turn on Elon Musk over H-1Bs (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://fortune.com/2024/12/28/trump-h1b-immigration-visas-skilled-workers-maga-backlash-elon-musk/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump responds after Elon Musk escalates his feud with MAGA loyalists over H-1B visas  (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries are easier to exploit than citizens of America.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-bros-debating-maga-fans-over-h-1b-visas-2024-12

FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91247954/if-dei-is-dead-this-is-the-way-to-look-at-workplace-culture-in-2025

KIPLINGER
— Leave Your Life Story as a Legacy for Your Heirs. These eight resources will help you preserve your life story to pass on to your family. (COMMENT: I am 76. I have no heirs. My wife and I never had children. My brother, my parents, my grandparents, and my aunts and uncles have all passed away. On my father’s side, my brother and my aunt never married and had no children. On my mother’s side, her sister never married and had no children. Her brothers had four children of which three are still alive.)
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/inheritance/leave-your-life-story-as-a-legacy-for-your-heirs

PEW TRUSTS
— Democrats and RINOs say: Foreign-born workers have helped fuel growth, and their wages and occupations vary by English proficiency, origins, and education.
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2024/09/the-demographics-of-immigrant-workers-in-philadelphia

AXIOS
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers hint/imply/argue/shout that Asians are more intelligent and harder working than Whites and that is employers should be able to hire them and to promote them instead of Whites.
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/28/maga-dei-fight-musk-trump-bannon

December 28, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Musk, Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over H-1B work visas
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-are-1b-visas-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-spar-donald-trump-supporters-work/15715514/
— 4 Lincoln Park businesses hit by smash-and-grab burglar (COMMENT: How vulnerable are businesses in your municipality to smash-and-grab burglary?)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-4-lincoln-park-businesses-hit-smash-grab-burglar-including-old-pueblo-cantina-sweet-mandy-bs/15716989/
— Supervisor Tiffany Henyard threatens Thornton Township government shutdown. Henyard’s allies successfully got some of her challengers kicked off the April 1 general election ballot earlier Tuesday.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-allies-thornton-township-supervisor-serves-dolton-mayor-get-challengers-kicked-off-ballot/15668759/
— Harvey family’s home ransacked by burglars during holiday vacation: ‘Scared and traumatized’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/harvey-family-returns-holiday-vacation-find-home-ransacked-burglars-mother-ceminya-winters-says/15716144/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/states-abortion-ban-social-services-often-fail-families/3633018/

WTTW
— Judge Won’t Allow Chicagoans Who Sued CPD for Targeting Black, Latino Drivers to Intervene in Consent Decree Court Case
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/27/judge-won-t-allow-chicagoans-who-sued-cpd-targeting-black-latino-drivers-intervene

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 3 candidates for Thornton Township supervisor knocked off 2025 ballot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/17/3-candidates-for-thornton-township-supervisor-knocked-off-2025-ballot/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/casinos-gambling/2024/12/27/internet-gambling-illinois-igaming-casino-app

DAILY HERALD
— DECEMBER 5, 2024 FLASHBACK: Milton Township Democrats select full slate of candidates for spring election (COMMENT: DuPage County voters anxiously await information from the DuPage County Election Division and from other sources on a) which offices will be on April 1, 2025 consolidated election ballots (SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/candidate_information/candidate_listings.php ), b) who has filled for those offices, and c) challenges to their nominating petitions. I am especially interested in that information for Milton Township because a) I have lived in Milton Township since 1978, b) I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township since 1999, c) I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, and d) certain past and present MTRO leaders have taken many big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241205/submitted-content/milton-township-democrats-select-full-slate-of-candidates-for-spring-election/
— FEBRUARY 27, 2024 FLASHBACK: Democratic Party of Milton Township names Precinct Committee Person of the Year (COMMENT: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township since 1999. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I should write about those past and present MTRO leaders who have taken many big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240227/submitted-content/democratic-party-of-milton-township-names-precinct-committee-person-of-the-year/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Schumer’s last hope:’ Dem leader reveals plan to disrupt MAGA revolution (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that because Trump won, Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly destroy Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/schumers-last-hope-dem-leader-reveals-plan-to-disrupt-maga-revolution

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition  (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-an-online-debate-over-foreign-workers-in-tech-shows-tensions-in-trumps-political-coalition/
— Musk and MAGA are fighting over H-1B visas. How do they work? (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/musk-and-maga-are-fighting-over-h-1b-visas-how-do-they-work/

ORLAND TOWNSHIP PATCH
— An electoral board in Orland Township voted to dismiss a challenge that contended American flags on township candidates’ nominating petitions violated election rules.
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/board-tosses-challenge-orland-township-candidates-kept-ballot

LYONS PATCH
— Paula Struwing, a Lyons Township High School board member, has been removed from the ballot for the April 1 school board election.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lyons-township-high-hopeful-kicked-off-ballot/ar-AA1weLjW

WSIL TV
— Costco is pushing back — hard — against the anti-DEI movement (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/costco-is-pushing-back-hard-against-the-anti-dei-movement/article_06ce3c31-802b-5bbd-8b58-cd098d49da88.html
— Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel. (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/missouri/abortions-are-up-in-the-us-its-a-complicated-picture-as-women-turn-to-pills/article_b43b2214-a3f2-5003-9c62-bad9ff1f2546.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County voters anxiously await information from the DuPage County Election Division and from other sources on a) which offices will be on April 1, 2025 consolidated election ballots (SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/candidate_information/candidate_listings.php ), b) who has filled for those offices, and c) challenges to their nominating petitions. I am especially interested in that information for Milton Township because a) I have lived in Milton Township since 1978, b) I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township since 1999, c) I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, and d) certain past and present MTRO leaders have taken many big adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— There is no such thing as nonpartisan. In the final analysis, all individuals, all companies, all organizations, all etc. in America are either Democrat or Republican, that is, they are either liberal or conservative. The mainstream news media falsely claims to be nonpartisan. The mainstream news media is Democrat, that is, the mainstream news media is liberal. Because I refuse to falsely claim to be nonpartisan like the mainstream news media does, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a legitimate reporter or journalist. Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com like it is a news website. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Politics is nasty/vicious. George Ryan ran Corinne Wood in the 2002 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary to defeat Pat O’Malley and to elect Jim Ryan. I supported O’Malley in that primary. Jim Ryan won the primary but lost to Blagojevich in the general election. Ever since then, George Ryan and Jim Ryan supporters in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They ignored/dismissed/belittled what I did to help Jim Ryan win the general election. I should write about them and what they continue to do to destroy me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
https://miltongop.org/
https://www.facebook.com/MiltonRepublicans

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN TEAM
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=milton%20township%20republican%20team

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— As sheriff pushes to end electronic monitoring, some critical of no-cash bail
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/as-sheriff-pushes-to-end-electronic-monitoring-some-critical-of-no-cash-bail/ar-AA1wAfuc

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Nunda Township Assessor Mark Dzemske Rejects Township Board’s Offer to Be Paid $250 Extra for Each Meeting Appearance, Says That Guarantees He Will Attend No Meetings
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/27/nunda-township-assessor-mark-dzemske-rejects-township-boards-offer-to-be-paid-extra-for-each-meeting-appearance/
— The Son of a Man Whose Mother Was Born in Bethlehem Reflects on Heritage
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/the-son-of-a-man-whose-mother-lived-in-bethlehem-reflects-on-heritage/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s victory marks the return of masculinity. Who needs men? Women and children do.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/27/trump-victory-marks-return-masculinity/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— People can’t flee blue states fast enough. The top five population losers were all Democrat controlled, including the biggest loser, California, followed by New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3270450/people-cant-flee-blue-states-fast-enough/
— Has the tide really turned on ‘wokeness’?  (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, men were expected to protect women and children, to get married, and to raise children.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3270683/has-tide-turned-wokeness/

NEW YORK POST
— Pro-Luigi Mangione punks vandalize Jeffrey Epstein’s former NYC mansion with message found on alleged assassin’s bullets
https://nypost.com/2024/12/28/us-news/pro-luigi-mangione-punks-vandalize-jeffrey-epsteins-former-nyc-mansion-deny-defend-depose/

AMAC
— GENDER INDOCTRINATION: 16 States That Force Transgender Lessons on Kids (COMMENT: Illinois is one of them. That is a big reason to leave Illinois.)
https://amac.us/newsline/society/gender-indoctrination-16-states-that-force-transgender-lessons-on-kids/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The coming showdown between Trump’s government and Democrat governors
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/the_coming_showdown_between_trump_s_government_and_democrat_governors.html
— An easier way to show illegals the door.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/an_easier_way_to_show_illegals_the_door.html

BLAZE
— Illegal aliens in Michigan likely won’t get driver’s licenses as Democratic ‘trifecta’ nears end
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illegal-aliens-in-michigan-likely-won-t-get-driver-s-licenses-as-democratic-trifecta-nears-end
— Guatemala ready to receive deported illegal aliens from other countries
https://www.theblaze.com/news/guatemala-ready-to-receive-deported-illegal-aliens-from-other-countries-report
— Woke Oregon AG does her best to help illegal aliens dodge ICE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/woke-oregon-ag-does-her-best-to-help-illegal-aliens-dodge-ice

BREITBART
— Democrat Governors Compete to Lead ‘Resistance’ to Trump’s Popular Immigration Reforms (COPMMENT: Will Pritzker win?)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/27/democrat-governors-compete-to-lead-resistance-to-trumps-popular-immigration-reforms/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s Threats Are Already Yielding Results In The Fight Against Cartels
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-threats-are-already-yielding-results-in-the-fight-against-cartels
— How One Of America’s Largest School Districts Became A Pipeline For A Trans Youth Clinic. “I hope you count us as partners in service to our trans youth,” a middle school administrator declared to a trans youth clinic.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-one-of-americas-largest-school-districts-became-a-pipeline-for-a-trans-youth-clinic

FOX NEWS
— US homelessness up double digits, rising numbers of asylum seekers, affordability crisis among causes. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, homelessness will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-homelessness-up-double-digits-rising-numbers-asylum-seekers-affordability-crisis-among-causes

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Gender Studies Program at Princeton University Offering Course on ‘Sex Work’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/gender-studies-program-at-princeton-university-offering-course-on-sex-work/amp/
— California Lawmakers Push College Admissions Priority for Descendants of Slavery (COMMENT: What about priority for students whose parents do not have college degrees? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/california-lawmakers-push-college-admissions-priority-for-descendants-of-slavery/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— U.S. Homelessness up 18 Percent to Record High This Year Due to Migrant Influx, Housing Crisis
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/u-s-homelessness-up-18-percent-to-record-high-this-year-due-to-migrant-influx-housing-crisis/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats brace for a new Trump presidency
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5048978-democrats-brace-trump-inauguration/

REUTERS
— US homelessness rose by record 18% in latest annual data (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, homelessness will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-homelessness-rose-by-record-18-latest-annual-data-2024-12-27/

MSN
— ‘Sounds Good’: Canadians React To Trump’s ‘Offer’ Of Canada Becoming 51st US State
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/sounds-good-canadians-react-to-trump-s-offer-of-canada-becoming-51st-us-state/ar-AA1wxLRX
— Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. America has spent many trillions of dollars on AA and DEI.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/america-s-unpaid-debt-the-case-for-reparations-to-black-descendants-of-slavery/ss-AA1pFTM2
— Trump calls public support for accused healthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione ‘a sickness’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/trump-calls-public-support-for-accused-healthcare-ceo-shooter-luigi-mangione-a-sickness/ss-AA1w0LuW

NEWSWEEK
— Discontent over political issues among co-workers can play out in less public but equally damaging ways in all kinds of workplaces nationwide.  (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. As Gingrich ever-increasing destroyed GAO, they ever-increasingly destroyed me.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2024/12/20/rules-tips-discussing-politics-workplace-after-2024-election-1996122.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/workplace-diversity-ranking-highlights-companies-that-invest-people-2005166

CBS NEWS
— Capitol Hill lawmakers experience surge of swatting calls, bomb threats in wake of November election
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/congress-lawmakers-surge-swatting-calls-bomb-threats-following-november-election/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Backers Battle Online Over Skilled Immigrants. A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk. (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. Asians are ever-increasingly viewed as being superior to Whites. Ever-increasingly, Whites smoke pot and otherwise destroy themselves.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/technology/trump-musk-immigration-h1b-visa.html
— The number of people experiencing homelessness topped 770,000, an increase of more than 18 percent over last year. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, homelessness will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/us/homelessness-hit-record-level-in-2024.html
— A Retirement Expert Is Giving Her Notice (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/business/retirement-alicia-munnell-boston-college.html
— Will the U.S. Ever Be Ready for a Female President? (COMMENT: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO candidates shout at women that men cause all the problems that women have.).
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/us/politics/will-the-us-ever-be-ready-for-a-female-president.html

NEWSWEEK
–Costco Denies Shareholder Demand to Back Down From DEI Hiring (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/costco-board-shareholder-dei-hiring-2006717

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Border Czar Says Military Bases Could Aid Deportation Effort. Homan said he views the military as a ‘force multiplier’ to build infrastructure such as certain detention facilities.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/tom-homan-trump-border-czar-deportation-plan-78fd3c2d
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/dei-is-the-booster-seat-that-provides-equality-2f80cace
— The Graying of America (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that the older that you get, the more that you will be discriminated against because of your age, and especially if you are conservative, Republican, White, male, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/golden-years-review-the-graying-of-america-af2218a5
— Massachusetts Puts Its Education Excellence at Risk. Voters nixed an exam that helped enhance the state’s reputation. Lawmakers may correct this mistake. (COMMENT: Of the many examinations that I have passes, my critics/opponents are most furious a) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and b) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/massachusetts-puts-its-education-excellence-at-risk-mcas-testing-70224ad7

FAST COMPANY
—  Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91247655/this-is-how-dei-will-change-in-2025

WEEK
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-deportation-students-eye-contact-gaming-plane-crash-azerbaijan

BILLBOARD
— Examining the Phenomenon of the Accused Shooter-Turned-Antihero Through Mexican Music. Following the murder of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, some social media users are immortalizing Mangione in corridors that reflect societal tumult over corporate ethics.
https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/luigi-mangione-corridos-antihero-songs-1235865770/

HARVARD CRIMSON
— I’m a White HLS Grad. Classroom Diversity Made Me a Better Lawyer. (COMMENT: Since 1964, I have worked with, I have supervised, and I have been supervised by far more minorities than my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969, collected delinquent taxes in Harvey, 63rd & Halsted area, Joliet, and downtown Chicago 1971-1980, lived in University Park 1972-1976, and audited federal agencies in downtown Chicago 1980-1997.)
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/12/28/cohen-harvard-law-diversity/

INDEPENDENT
— Luigi Mangione’s sweater sells out at Nordstrom one day after court appearance
https://www.aol.com/news/luigi-mangione-sweater-sells-nordstrom-211815173.html

December 27, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NBC5
— Bears’ losing streak reaches historic mark
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-losing-streak-reaches-historic-mark/3632765/

FOX32
— A family of four in Illinois needs a salary of $100,332 to live comfortably.  This includes $7,872 annually for groceries, $18,479 for housing, and $7,758 for healthcare. (COMMENT: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 27 in 1976. By then, I had worked for IRS for 5 years and I had earned an MBA from Loyola.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/whats-living-wage-needed-family-four-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded America with millions of illegals. What does your county clerk do to stop illegals from using their false identifications to vote?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/26/donald-trump-voting-changes/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/26/newberry-library-immigrants-printing-history-postcards-catalogs-mail-order-sears-montgomery-ward

JOURNAL COURIER
— Looking for waste? IRS should be the target. (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO. According to my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, because IRS had taken so many big adverse actions against me, it would be a conflict of interest for me to work on audits of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. In my defense, I stressed the many professional codes of conduct I was under because I was a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Of course, I should not have been and I was not assigned to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken adverse actions against me.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/looking-waste-irs-target-william-henck-19989165.php

WGEM
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/2024/12/27/illinois-adds-reproductive-health-choices-anti-discrimination-law/

CWB CHICAGO
— Felony shoplifting cases surge 154% under new state’s attorney
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/12/felony-shoplifting-cases-surge-154-under-new-states-attorney.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minimum Wage Increase Touted by Pritzker as Unemployment Rate Remains High
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/minimum-wage-increase-touted-by-pritzker-as-unemployment-rate-remains-high/
— Aggrieved Employees Given Way to Complain without Going to Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/aggrieved-employees-given-way-to-complain-without-going-to-court/
— How to Identify & Treat Insect Bites
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/how-to-identify-treat-insect-bites/
— CORRETION: Nunda Township Sets Compensation for Next Term, MISSED $500 PER MEETING BONUS FOR ROAD
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/nunda-township-sets-compensation-for-next-term/
— Bears’ Lakefront Gambit Results in Much Lower Arlington Heights Real Estate Tax Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/bears-lakefront-gambit-results-in-much-lower-arlington-heights-real-estate-tax-bill/
— Pritzker: Defender of Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/pritzker-defender-of-illegal-aliens/
— How I Got the Name Calvin, It didn’t Come from Calvin Coolidge
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/how-i-got-the-name-calvin-it-didnt-come-from-calvin-coolidge/
— 2024 Christmas Letter
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/25/2024-christmas-letter/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— When Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct lose elections, who do you blame? I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. It is a thankless job. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They do not blame those candidates or the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). They have punished me by a) removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton City Council Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my service on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, k) etc.)
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Similarities between Reagan, Trump electoral victories (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for 8 years while Reagan was President. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in January of 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious that Reagan was elected. I was one of an extremely few Republicans in the office and they took their anger against Reagan out on me. They gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They delayed my promotions, did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986, and never promoted me to GS-14. They kept me off audits of IRS until 1986 and then after 1988. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. To deal with the aforesaid punishment, a) I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1990, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/inside-beltway-essayist-details-similarities-reaga/
— Who is really to blame for the ills of society? New York City’s indifference to violent attacks reveals a deeper breakdown from progressive policies. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems a) on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Steering Committee member 2003-2007, d) etc. They especially blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I should title it “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/really-blame-ills-society/
— Biden protects the lives of murderers, but not babies. President is practicing ‘cafeteria Christianity.’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/biden-protects-lives-murderers-babies/
— Taking Christmas seriously. Taking Christmas seriously means rejecting abortion in all its forms because it is the killing of an innocent person.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/25/taking-christmas-seriously/
— Biden signs last-minute ban on gasoline-powered vehicles (COMMENT: Just kidding, but to curry favor with Democrat leaders, should I buy an electric car? Should I buy a 2025 Dodge Charger?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/editorial-biden-signs-last-minute-ban-gasoline-pow/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Legal immigration must be cut too (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3270230/legal-immigration-must-be-cut-too/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Trump wants to achieve his goals of lowering the cost of living, and ensuring that Americans have stable and good-paying jobs, expanding the H-1B visa program and other legal immigration pathways is not the way to do it. To begin with, H1-B visas have been grossly abused by companies eager to hire foreigners over American citizens. These visas are given out on a lottery basis every year to a maximum of 85,000 foreigners, out of hundreds of thousands of applicants. But in an attempt to game the odds, companies often submit multiple (and thus fraudulent) applications for the same individual to boost their chances of being selected.)

NEW YORK POST
— Sanctuary state Oregon rolls out program to help illegal migrants thwart ICE (COMMENT: How strongly is Pritzker going to thwart ICE?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/sanctuary-state-oregon-rolls-out-program-to-help-illegal-migrants-thwart-ice/
— Original ‘Home Alone’ house may be pricey — but the NYC sequel’s townhouse puts the McCallisters to shame.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/original-home-alone-house-may-be-pricey-but-the-nyc-sequels-townhouse-puts-the-mccallisters-to-shame/
— Mexico to open shelters to house over 12K of its own citizens deported in Trump’s illegal immigrant crackdown. (COMMENT: What if America dumped its unwanted citizens on foreign countries?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/mexico-plans-to-open-more-than-shelters-for-migrants-deported-by-trump/
— Ultra-progressive women fetishize Luigi Mangione because they’ve spent years shaming masculinity. (COMMENT: What do you say to those who promote Mangione?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/feminists-who-demonized-masculinity-now-fetishize-luigi-mangione/

AMAC
— Merry Christmas, America – Mass Deportations Are Coming
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/merry-christmas-america-mass-deportations-are-coming/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Michigan won’t be Michigan for much longer (COMMENT: How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, and school district in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/michigan_won_t_be_michigan_for_much_longer.html
— A wishful version of Trump’s Inauguration Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/a_wishful_version_of_trump_s_inauguration_day.html

AMUSE
— The Death of Merit: How America’s Best Companies Lost Their Way (COMMENT: Because of Affirmative Acton and DEI and because of my bad demographics, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license because ever-increasingly worthless.)
https://amuseonx.substack.com/p/the-death-of-merit-how-americas-best

BLAZE
— California considers ‘support network’ to shield illegal aliens from Trump’s deportation sweep
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-considers-support-network-to-shield-illegal-aliens-from-trumps-deportation-sweep
— Illegal aliens are stealing into the US in the final days of the Biden administration. Here’s how.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/exclusive-illegal-aliens-are-stealing-into-the-us-in-the-final-days-of-the-biden-administration-here-s-how


BREITBART
— Casten promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/26/dem-rep-casten-on-chicago-migrants-most-illegals-have-been-here-a-while-theyre-contributing/
— Homan: Trump Will Immediately Bring Back ICE Worksite Raids, ‘Remain in Mexico’ Border Policy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/26/tom-homan-trump-will-immediately-bring-back-ice-worksite-raids-remain-in-mexico-border-policy/

CAMPUS REFORM
— The death of DEI started in 2024 and will accelerate in 2025 (COMMENT: Because of my bad demographics, my critics/opponents have always used Affirmative Acton and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/sturge-death-dei-started-2024-will-accelerate-2025/27100

DAILY CALLER
— Homan has a message for any individual or jurisdiction that directly impedes the work of an ICE agent: prepare to face the consequences. (COMMENT: Democrats, RINOs, and their illegals reject the rule of law.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/26/homan-ready-to-jail-those-blocking-ice/

DAILY WIRE
— Inside A ‘Social Justice Academy’ Where Third Graders Learn To Be Leftist Activists. California school district runs a summer course where students learn to disavow “whiteness” and embrace transgender ideology. (COMMENT: How strongly do Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ in your school district?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-a-social-justice-academy-where-third-graders-learn-to-be-leftist-activists-2
— The Year The DEI Tide Turned. DEI isn’t dead. But this year, we took major steps towards defeating its worst aspects.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-year-the-dei-tide-turned

EPOCH TIMES
— Sheriffs Say They Can Help ICE in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan  (COMMENT: Will your county sheriff help ICE in Trump’s mass deportation plan?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/sheriffs-say-they-can-help-ice-in-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-5779191

FOX NEWS
— At least six cities have strengthened sanctuary laws since Trump’s 2024 win (COMMENT: Chicago is one of them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366456729112
— Growing gap between hardworking Americans and ruling class (COMMENT: What does the ruling class in your county, township, and municipality think of you?)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366480158112

NEWSMAX
— Subway Burning Death Is A  ‘Direct Result’ of Sanctuary Policies
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/burning-murder-subway/2024/12/26/id/1192927/
— Homan: Security Priceless Amid $86B Border Deportations (COMMENT: If illegal immigration is not stopped and reversed, America is doomed. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-security-border/2024/12/26/id/1192985/

PJ MEDIA
— Is Donald Trump Actually a Conservative?
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/12/26/is-donald-trump-actually-a-conservative-n4935442#google_vignette

TOWNHALL
— The German Christmas Market Attack Demonstrates Perils of Mass Migration Policies
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/12/27/the-germany-christmas-market-attack-demonstrates-perils-of-mass-migration-policies-n2649600

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— No ‘price tag’ for mass deportations, says incoming border czar (COMMENT: If illegal immigration is not stopped and reversed, America is doomed. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5056883-no-price-tag-for-mass-deportations-says-incoming-border-czar/
— Most Americans want to reduce political news consumption due to fatigue (COMMENT: I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. It is a thankless job. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They do not blame those candidates or the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). They have punished me by a) removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton City Council Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my service on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, k) etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5056424-americans-political-news-consumption-poll/
— Kay Granger revelation punctuates increasing scrutiny of aging officials  (COMMRENT: What demonstrates your physical and mental health? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out every morning.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5056889-aging-public-officials-granger/
— The mainstream news media is an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5056890-trump-lawsuit-selzer-des-moines-register/

NEWSWEEK
— Next Year Will Be the Best America’s Had in a Long Time
https://www.newsweek.com/next-year-will-best-americas-had-long-time-opinion-2005161

MSN
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been woke, that is, they have always been anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/mindandbody/people-who-wear-their-wokeness-as-a-badge-often-say-these-16-things/ss-AA1vBzcG
— Where to Find High-Quality Men (COMMENT: Are you a man? Are you married? If yes and yes, what did you do before you got married that made you more attractive to women? I got married when I was 29 in 1978. I was earning $106,785/year in today’s dollars. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I had bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976. I had bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, and 1973. I am a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My wife is Catholic. We met at a Presbyterian singles social event.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/travel/where-to-find-high-quality-men/ar-AA1qjNYz
— To be woke is to be anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/when-did-woke-become-a-bad-word/ss-AA15iSxK
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/diversity-programs-cut-is-your-workplace-next/ss-AA1r7q3M

WASHINGTON POST
— Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight. Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run IRS will use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of any of their remaining Republican employees and next their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/26/irs-funding-cut-20-billion-shutdown/
— A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas. The online rift over the H-1B skilled-worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump’s core base and his new Silicon Valley supporters. (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/h-1b-visas-elon-musk-trump-immigration/

USA TODAY
— Democrat teachers ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/12/26/trump-mass-deportation-los-angeles-sanctuary-city/76890251007/

PRESS REPUBLICAN
— Applications for continuing unemployment benefits rise to 3-year high. (COMMENT: I have not been able to get a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, profession certifications, and professional license since I was 49 years old in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. I should write about what my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout the reasons for that are.)
https://www.pressrepublican.com/ap/business/us-applications-for-unemployment-benefits-hold-steady-but-continuing-claims-rise-to-3-year-high/article_9eb04c2b-623e-5d21-95b1-48af42ddfdce.html

FLAGLER LIVE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://flaglerlive.com/birthright-citizenship-2/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope. Even before Christmas market attack, nation was straining under influx; economy needs new workers.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/germany-immigration-struggles-election-8dfd4b65

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Hostile Work Environment Claims Aimed at DEI Gain Early Traction  (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success creating hostile work environments for their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. RINO and Democrat plant leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter have had great success creating hostile environments for their members who are conservative like me.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/hostile-work-environment-claims-aimed-at-dei-gain-early-traction

SALON
— Employers want cheap labor. Citizens of foreign countries work for less money than citizens of America. Citizens of foreign countries are much easier to exploit and to abuse. If my employers could have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me, they would have.
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/26/dire-shortage-elon-musk-sparks-maga-backlash-after-calling-for-more-workers/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% Favor FBI Probe of Liz Cheney
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/57_favor_fbi_probe_of_liz_cheney

INDEPENDENT
— More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs. Newfound belief in government health care comes as some Republicans are getting ready to push for cutting government spending on health care programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/health-care-government-americans-donald-trump-b2666060.html

December 26, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

FOX32
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/st-sabina-christmas-chicago-2024

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Electric school buses take off in Illinois, with over 200 on the road: A ‘phenomenal climb’ (COMMENT: The only time that I rode a school bus was October 1961-May 1962 between Crete and Park Forest when I attended Hope Lutheran Grade School.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/26/illinois-electric-school-bus/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/12/25/mayor-johnson-creates-group-to-study-stop-killing-of-trans-women
— Nearly 300 Illinois laws taking effect in 2025 include digital driver’s licenses, AI rules, health reform (COMMENT: Because Democrats run the federal government, everything that they say and do promotes the Democrat Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/12/23/new-illinois-laws-2025-health-insurance-minimum-wage-ai
(COMMENT: Politics and religion at work  Employees can’t be required to sit through work meetings discussing religion or politics starting Jan. 1. Senate Bill 3649, an initiative of the Illinois AFL-CIO, creates new protections for employees who skip out on such meetings and prevents employers from retaliating against them. The law does not prohibit discussing religion or politics at work, but employees are not required to participate in the discussions if such activities are not part of their job. The law excludes nonprofit and advocacy groups, where politics or religion may be part of job.)

DAILY HERALD
— Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241225/nation-and-world/fate-of-trumps-cabinet-picks-unclear-as-republicans-prepare-to-take-power-in-senate/
— FRONT PAGE: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241225/news/journeys-clearing-a-pathway-to-hope-for-the-homeless-and-near-homeless/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241226/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-plans-to-clear-homeless-encampment-in-elgin-must-address-what-comes-next/

SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker and Stratton polls for popularity point to potential future runs (COMMENT: Which Republican do you hope/wish/want to be the next Governor of Illinois?)
https://www.shawlocal.com/opinion/2024/12/24/rich-miller-pritzker-and-stratton-polls-for-popularity-point-to-potential-future-runs/

QUAD CITIES
— Up and Coming Neighborhoods in the Quad Cities That You May Want to Move to (COMMENT: When a Republican home goes on the market in my neighborhood, four out of five times it is bought by a Democrat.)
https://www.quadcities.com/other-news-of-interest/up-and-coming-neighborhoods-in-the-quad-cities-that-you-may-want-to-move-to/

CITIES 92.9
— Pritzker touts rising minimum wage as Illinois’ unemployment rate has increased  (COMMENT: During the 1960s, I worked for 18 months at the minimum wage which was $12.41/hour in today’s dollars. If I had to be paid $15/hour in today’s dollars, I might not have been hired.)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/12/25/pritzker-touts-rising-minimum-wage-as-illinois-unemployment-rate-has-increased/

WSIL TV
— Turkey’s soaring costs are creating a ‘lost generation’ of kids forced to help their families get by. (COMMENT: Because my father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, I helped support my mother, who had never worked outside of the home, and my brother.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/turkeys-soaring-costs-are-creating-a-lost-generation-of-kids-forced-to-help-their-families/article_40b1af90-3094-5656-9002-9155ed15bc27.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders are going fight deportation of their illegals tooth and nail.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-faces-roadblocks-to-ambitious-border-crackdown/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker: Defender of Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/pritzker-defender-of-illegal-aliens/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, illegals take the bad jobs that Americans ever-increasingly fail/refuse to take. But how many illegals will take the bad jobs that I took?  I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Having bad jobs on your resume harms your ability to get good jobs. – Dave Diersen
http://www-gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Where on Chicago Transit Authority are you most likely to be crime victim?
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/where-on-chicago-transit-authority-are-you-most-likely-to-be-crime-victim/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Elon Musk slams outdated tech plaguing federal government. America’s new IT consultant: Musk slams outdated tech plaguing federal government. (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO during the early 1990s, because GAO did not provide me with a computer system that I could use in my office, I bought one and I used it in my office.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/25/musk-m-america-new-consultant/
— Google lets you review members of Congress, and the appraisals are brutal  (COMMENT: If Google let Illinois Republicans review Republican political and government news and commentary aggregators like me, what kind of reviews would I get? How many would complain that I am too conservative?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/24/google-lets-review-members-congress-appraisals-bru/
— Shelters to be opened in Mexico to prepare for Trump deportations (COMMENT: From what I see, most, if not virtually all will immediately return.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/25/shelters-opened-mexico-prepare-donald-trump-deport/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The fight against illegal immigration, sanctuary cities, and what lies in store for Homan (COMMENT: It is one thing to deport illegals, it is another to stop them from coming back in.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3267306/fight-against-illegal-immigration-sanctuary-cities-tom-homan/
— A nation of childless scrooges (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) earn professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, b) earn master’s degrees in 1980 and 1997, c) earn a professional license in 1981, d) have a home built in 1984, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, f) etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3269383/nation-of-childless-scrooges/
— Biden’s sickly distorted lens on crime and non-punishment
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3269543/biden-sickly-distorted-lens-crime-non-punishment/
— Having learned nothing from the elections, Democrats turn left again
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3262165/having-learned-nothing-from-elections-democrats-turn-left-again/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s horrific commutations are a grotesque abuse of the US justice system
https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/opinion/bidens-commutations-a-grotesque-abuse-of-us-justice-system/
— NYC ICE director declares ‘it would take a lifetime’ to deport the city’s migrant criminals (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.aol.com/nyc-ice-director-declares-lifetime-173618778.html
— Democrats finds party’s woes run much deeper than 2024 election disaster (COMMENT: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aol.com/troubling-research-dems-finds-party-222154865.html
— Musk urges supporters not to donate to Wikipedia after it spent $50M on DEI: ‘Wokepedia’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/25/business/elon-musk-urges-supporters-not-to-donate-to-wikipedia-over-dei/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— What Was So Different This Time About Trump’s Election? (COMMENT: Under Biden, voters saw that the Democrat Party platform destroys America.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/26/what-was-so-different-this-time-about-trumps-election/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Leftists think like communists
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/nate_silver_shows_how_leftists_think_like_communists_not_like_human_beings.html
— The dirty little secret of California’s ‘rebounding’ population (COMMENT: What percent of those in California are in America illegally?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/the_dirty_little_secret_of_california_s_rebounding_population.html
— Rand Paul’s annual Festivus report reveals an orgy of government waste (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1997, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.8 million in today’s dollars.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/rand_paul_s_annual_festivus_report_reveals_an_orgy_of_government_waste.html
— America’s Unsolvable Spending Crisis: Brace for Impact
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/12/america_s_unsolvable_spending_crisis_brace_for_impact.html
— Contrary to today’s leftists, early Christians knew Christ was from Judea, not ‘Palestine’  Jesus was not a refugee but a resident of Nazareth whose family was required to go to Bethlehem for a census.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/contrary_to_today_s_leftists_early_christians_knew_christ_was_from_judea_not_palestine.html

BREITBART
—  Rand Paul: ‘I Have a Lot of Problems with Big Spenders in Both Parties’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/24/rand-paul-i-have-a-lot-of-problems-with-big-spenders-in-both-parties/

DAILY CALLER
— There Should Be No Price Tag For Border Security
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/25/will-davis-tom-homan-price-tag-border-security/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How To Get Trump’s Agenda Through Congress
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/26/how-get-trumps-agenda-through-congress/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Issues Christmas Message to Trudeau, Greenland, China, Panama. ‘If Canada was to become our 51st State, their Taxes would be cut by more than 60 percent, their businesses would immediately double in size,’ Trump said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-issues-christmas-message-to-trudeau-greenland-chinese-soldiers-in-panama-5781852

FOX NEWS
— Oregon AG creates sanctuary ‘toolkit’ ahead of likely Trump-Homan illegal immigration crackdown. Oregon became the first ‘sanctuary state’ in 1987. (COMMENT: How strongly are the Democrats who run Illinois going to fight Trump? Trump got 2.4 million votes in Illinois.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/oregon-ag-creates-sanctuary-toolkit-ahead-likely-trump-homan-illegal-immigration-crackdown
— These are Trump’s three priorities for Homan
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366437715112
— Newsom draws up plans to help illegal immigrants dodge Trump deportation plan
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366451494112

POST MILLENNIAL
— Wikipedia spends $50 MILLION in 2023-24 on DEI
https://thepostmillennial.com/wikipedia-spends-50-million-annually-on-dei

TOWNHALL
— Since When Did We Republicans Start Being Against Punishing Criminals? (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2024/12/26/since-when-did-we-republicans-start-being-against-punishing-criminals-n2649448
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are a lot of nice Republicans out there who think that we should just let bygones be bygones. They want us not to deport, prosecute, or otherwise sanction the illegal aliens who haven’t been yet caught committing any crimes after they committed the crime of being here illegally, those who imprisoned us for being their political opponents, and those who abused us with censorship and COVID decrees. We’re supposed to give them all a pass for some reason.)
— Legal Group Puts Sanctuary Jurisdictions on Notice Ahead of Trump’s Mass Deportation Operation
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/12/25/america-first-legal-sanctuary-jurisdictions-n2649531

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump tells 37 people with sentences commuted by Biden to ‘go to hell’ in lengthy Christmas post
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5056113-trump-sentences-commuted-christmas-post/
— Of those illegals who are employed, what percent are “off the books,” that is, what percent are paid with cash under the table?
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5055305-undocumented-immigrants-pay-more-than-their-fair-share-of-taxes/
— Missing congresswoman’s case shows Congress needs new rules on attendance
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-missing-congresswoman-s-case-shows-congress-needs-new-rules-on-attendance/ar-AA1wtiiv
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Have you ever heard of Kay Granger? Probably not. She’s a Republican congresswoman from Texas who has been in office almost 30 years. But that’s not why I’m writing about her. I’m writing about her because she hadn’t been in her office or even seen for six months. She was just gone — poof. And there wasn’t really anything the House was able or willing to do about it. That has to change. If you stopped showing up to work, what would happen? After a series of unanswered phone calls and emails, you’d be fired. In Congress, though, there is no boss to fire anyone. There is a Speaker of the House, who can call for a vote for expel members who violate their oaths of office or for egregious violations of Congressional ethics, but that happens only rarely. In 1983, Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.) admitted to having sex with an underage House page and “made sexual advances” toward two other kids. He was censured, and he turned his back on the chamber as it voted. Then he was reelected, repeatedly, until 1997. If contempt in the face of your exposure for molesting pages can’t get you booted from the House, almost nothing can. More recently, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was actually expelled, but it took a federal indictment to make Congress act. In that context, a mere poor attendance record is not going to get you removed. We know this because Granger was AWOL for half the year, for crying out loud. She didn’t run for reelection, but probably only because she would have had to offer proof of life to the voters at some point. Granger was recently discovered living in a $4,000 per month nursing home that specializes in treating dementia patients. Certainly no one would wish that on anyone, but Granger should not have clung to her job if she was not capable of doing it. As matters stand, her constituents have had no representation in the House for a very long time.)

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans tune out of the news ahead of Trump’s return  (COMMENT: Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor does not tune out. The December 25, 2024 GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter had links to 69 articles, the December 24 to 96, the December 23 to 84, the December 22 to 59, the December 21 to 72, the December 20 to 78, etc.)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/americans-tune-news-ahead-trumps-133746491.html

MSN
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that because they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals, a) it is futile to deport any of them and b) America will soon be a Hispanic nation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/can-america-afford-trump-s-mass-deportation-plan-8-things-to-know/ss-AA1u2NHZ
— Trump launches foul-mouthed attack on ‘woke’ in America (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always been woke and they are ever-increasingly woke. To be woke is to be anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-launches-foul-mouthed-attack-on-woke-in-america/ss-AA1wnv1U
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/donald-trump-slams-woke-culture-earns-elon-musks-support-at-americafest-rally/ar-AA1wlsMO
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump slammed the ‘woke’ liberal mindset as ‘bulls**t’ in a fired-up speech to the conservative faithful on Sunday. ‘Woke has to stop, because along with everything else, it is destroying our country,’ he said in his keynote address at Turning Point’s AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona.)
— US judge upholds Naval Academy’s race-conscious admissions policies (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts upheld Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, the courts upheld race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The decision strongly discourages those who are the following from working for GAO: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Potential GAO employees can see how GAO treats those who share my demographics.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-judge-upholds-naval-academys-race-conscious-admissions-policies/ar-AA1voO4g
— Lockland, Ohio ‘overwhelmed’ by 3,000 African migrants living tax-free. (COMMENT: Lockland today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tiny-ohio-town-overwhelmed-by-3-000-african-migrants-living-tax-free/ss-AA1t3Y5p?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhoverent

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who rejects the concept of nations and wants open borders, that is, that Jesus is not only anti-Trump, but anti-America.
https://www.newsweek.com/petition-donald-trump-immigration-christian-2005973

NEW YORK TIMES
— Assist or Resist: Local Officials Debate Trump’s Mass Deportation Threat (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that the Democrat and the RINO leaders of America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district will fight deportation tooth and nail. Democrat and RINO leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and illegals are their soldiers in their army.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/us/trump-deportations-migrants-san-diego.html
— Trump’s Re-election Defines a New Era of American Politics (COMMENT: From what I see, Trump’s re-election motivates Democrat and RINO leaders to do even more to get rid of Republicans once and for all who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/upshot/trump-era-republicans-democrats.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/opinion/judges-trump-rule-of-law.html

WASHINGTON POST
— After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always had more income than I have had. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have the most income.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/26/trump-voters-federal-benefits-food/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/editorial-immigrants-are-californias-lifeblood-they-need-support-now-more-than-ever/ar-AA1wtw2P
— Trump’s deportations are on a collision course with a California economy built on hypocrisy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/abcarian-trump-s-deportations-are-on-a-collision-course-with-a-california-economy-built-on-hypocrisy/ar-AA1womlD
— How press freedoms could fare under the second Trump administration (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-12-26/journalist-leak-investigations-donald-trump

USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/12/26/trump-mass-deportation-los-angeles-sanctuary-city/76890251007/
— Rebuild worker attendance accountability  (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I took far fewer sick days than my coworkers and subordinates.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2024/12/17/how-enforce-attendance-policies-hr/77007333007/

CUBAEN MIAMI
— The United States received more than half a million Cubans in just two years
https://www.cubaenmiami.com/en/The-United-States-received-more-than-half-a-million-Cubans-in-just-two-years/

TUCSON
— Trump’s early endorsement in AZ governor’s race riles conservatives (COMMENT: Which Republicans do Trump want to run for offices in Illinois?)
https://tucson.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/president-elect-donald-trump-endorses-karrin-taylor-robson-2024-arizona-governor-race-riling-conservatives/article_5946740a-c15c-11ef-87be-d31440a858f0.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Price of Rivian’s $6 Billion Rescue. The company vows not to oppose the UAW at its Illinois factory.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rivian-automotive-uaw-unions-biden-administration-subsidies-electric-vehicles-f96e93be
— Trump Can Pull the Plug on EV Mandates
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-pull-the-plug-on-ev-mandates-emissions-standards-policy-california-0c197138
— Inside the Plan to Halt U.S.-Bound Migrants at the Treacherous Darién Gap. The U.S. ‘border is actually here,’ Panama’s president says, describing jungle route many take on their way to America.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-immigration-policy-panama-darien-gap-05c2861e
—  Ballooning Costs Rewrite the Math of Owning a Home
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/home-insurance-property-tax-vs-mortgage-cost-43ab76ed
— Hunger for Electricity Seen Keeping Renewable-Power Investment Flowing Under Trump. Private-equity managers expect electricity demand to drive the incoming president’s energy policy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hunger-for-electricity-seen-keeping-renewable-power-investment-flowing-under-trump-b7e7c616

BUSINESS TODAY
— ‘Right wing civil war will be over Indians,’ says US political commentator; triggers debate. “High-skilled Indians is the one group where racism is the only explanation for wanting to restrict numbers,” said US political commentator Richard Hanania. (COMMENT: From what I see, Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of India over citizens of America.)
https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/right-wing-civil-war-will-be-over-indians-says-us-political-commentator-triggers-debate-458476-2024-12-25

NEW REPUBLIC
— What if Trump Does Everything He’s Promised—and the People Don’t Care? (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to waste the careers of and to get rid of Republican employees. If Trump had been President earlier and had stopped AA and DEI earlier, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service before I was 40 years old in 1988. I had earned an MBA in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/189233/trump-2025-second-term-agenda-democracy

GOTHAMIST
— Suspect in subway fire death was deported 6 years ago, only to find his way to NYC (COMMENT: What percent of deported illegals return?)
https://gothamist.com/news/suspect-in-subway-fire-death-was-deported-6-years-ago-only-to-find-his-way-to-nyc

PHYS
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-businesses-caving-political-pressure-abandoning.html

December 23, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 10 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-6-shot-2-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15687569/
— Democratic Senator Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump  (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to fail.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/
— Lara Trump withdraws herself as candidate to replace Marco Rubio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lara-trump-withdraws-herself-candidate-replace-marco-rubio/15687899/

NBC5
— ‘It feels like Elon Musk is our prime minister’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/it-feels-like-elon-musk-is-our-prime-minister-the-fallout-from-the-funding-debacle/3630535/
— Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are an extremist? I should write about my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-says-hes-ready-to-face-extremist-darren-bailey-in-november/2869930/

CBS2
— Striking Starbucks workers walk picket line in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/striking-starbucks-workers-walk-picket-line-in-chicago-1/

FOX32
— Trump picks Catholic advocacy group head from Chicago suburb for Vatican ambassador
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-vatican-ambassador-chicago-area
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-officiant-host-inclusive-wedding-event-same-sex-couples-ahead-inauguration-day

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Corruption has burdened Illinois since its earliest days. But change is possible. Here’s how.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/illinois-corruption-solutions/
— Lake County Indiana Republican Party chairman tapped to serve on Trump transition team
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/lake-county-republican-party-chairman-tapped-to-serve-on-trump-transition-team/
— What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/trump-spending-fight/
— Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/column-elon-musk-donald-trump-federal-government-page/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More Illinois universities are covering tuition for low-income households, but issues with cost remains. Roosevelt University announced it will start offering a free tuition program this month, the Roosevelt Pledge, and in September, the University of Illinois Chicago announced its plans to launch its own version, UIC Aspire, next fall. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from there and classes at UIC and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In addition to enabling me to pay for my college expenses, that part-time job enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/12/23/illinois-universities-free-tuition-programs-roosevelt-university

DAILY HERALD
— Why Illinois lawmakers might change pension benefits for some employees  (COMMENT: I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Federal employees hired after 1987 get a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension.  CSRS is more generous than FERS and because of that, many FERS employees and retirees resent CSRS employees and retirees. By definition, CSRS employees and retirees are older than FERS employees and retirees.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241220/illinois-state-politics/why-illinois-lawmakers-might-change-pension-benefits-for-some-employees/
— To keep students in college, focus on their mental health  (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I became and stayed a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 to get student draft deferments to avoid the Vietnam War draft.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241223/columns/to-keep-students-in-college-focus-on-their-mental-health/

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Waiting for the Pritzker, Durbin dominoes to fall  (COMMENT: Which Republicans do you want to run for U.S. Senate and for Illinois statewide offices in 2026?)
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/miller-waiting-for-the-pritzker-durbin-dominoes-to-fall/20241222063100/

SOUTHERN
— Democratic Senator Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to fail.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/22/democratic-sen-fetterman-im-not-rooting-against-trump/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly use algorithms to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicagodefender.com/racism-by-design-how-algorithms-shaped-the-2024-election-and-endangered-democracy/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from there and classes at UIC and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In addition to enabling me to pay for my college expenses, that part-time job enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-abortion-opponents-shift-focus-to-pills-with-lawsuits-proposed-laws-and-possible-federal-action/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois efforts to make higher education more affordable
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-12-20/statewide-illinois-efforts-to-make-higher-education-more-affordable
— Review by Senate Democrats finds more unreported luxury trips by Clarence Thomas (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS 1978-1980 and for GAO 1980-1992, I went on many “luxury trips” with my wife in conjunction with her business travel. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious about that if not furious about that. Further, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1973-1977, I went on “luxury trips” and my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious about that if not furious about that.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-22/review-by-senate-democrats-finds-more-unreported-luxury-trips-by-clarence-thomas

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— RINO leaders are closer to Democrat leaders than they are to Republican leaders. I should write about the biggest RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO?  The Comptroller General’s term of office is statutorily set at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. Gerne Dodaro, GAO’s current head, was one of my superiors. He had no use for me. He was not impressed by my a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) my professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), c) my CPA license (1981), d) my almost 18 years working for GAO, or e) my almost 9 years working for IRS. He could have saved my GAO career, he could have stopped GAO from forcing me into early retirement, but he did not. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Politics and government are nasty/vicious. Have you considered running for a political office or a government office? If you do run, anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being failed. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress the adverse actions that the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County. and Illinois have taken against me, b) stress that GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and took other adverse actions against me, c) stress that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and took adverse actions against me, d) stress that the Post Office forced me to resign and took other adverse actions against me, and e) ignore/dismiss/belittle that I earned three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Plight of Illinois’ Regional Public Universities Analyzed by Governmental Expert Jim Nowlan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/22/the-plight-of-illinois-regional-public-universities-analyzed-governmental-expert-jim-nowlan/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Limit of Trump’s influence on House Republicans revealed in government funding fight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/22/government-funding-fight-reveals-limits-donald-tru/
— Biden commutes sentences of 37 murderers on death row (COMMENT: Biden follows in George Ryan’s footsteps. George Ryan supporters have taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/23/joe-biden-commutes-sentences-37-murderers-death-ro/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No more welfare for illegal immigrants  (COMMENT: What the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district do to promote more illegal immigration?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3266555/no-more-welfare-for-illegal-immigrants/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump vows ‘largest deportation operation in American history’ on Day One
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/trump-vows-largest-deportation-operation-in-american-history-on-day-one/
— ‘Sanctuary’ cities, states including NY are like Confederate rebels and should lose all fed funding if they don’t change: ex-gov George Pataki
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/sanctuary-cities-states-including-ny-are-like-confederate-rebels-and-should-lose-all-federal-if-they-dont-change-ex-gov/
— Trump wants to buy Greenland, again, after claiming US could take back ownership of Panama Canal: ‘Absolute necessity’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/us-news/trump-indicates-he-may-be-interested-in-buying-greenland-again/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Fixing the Biden Border. President Biden’s border policies created a humanitarian, economic, and legal crisis that dismantled immigration enforcement and overwhelmed American communities.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/23/fixing-the-biden-border/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Wokeness makes it so hard to catch criminals (COMMENT: What percent of criminals are members of protected groups?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/modern_requests_for_information_about_criminals_are_worse_than_meaningless.html
— Israel rebuts Pope Francis’s statements about Gaza
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/israel_rebuts_pope_francis_s_statements_about_gaza.html

BREITBART
— Trump Vows to ‘Stop the Transgender Lunacy’: ‘Only Two Genders, Male and Female’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-vows-stop-transgender-lunacy-two-genders/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘SNL’ Audience Cheers For Man Charged With Murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO. “You’re wooing for justice right?” asked “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost. (COMMENT: What does that say about SNL and its audience?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-audience-cheers-for-man-charged-with-murdering-unitedhealthcare-ceo

FOX NEWS
— Trump: ‘We will keep men out of women’s sports’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366352635112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— College Offering Course on ‘White Supremacy in the Age of Trump’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/smith-college-offering-course-on-white-supremacy-in-the-age-of-trump/
— Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/poison-ivies-dei-and-the-downfall-of-the-ivy-league/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Please Retire Sooner, Politicians
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/please-retire-sooner-politicians/

NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Woke Is BS’; ‘There Are Only 2 Genders’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/woke-gender-ideology/2024/12/22/id/1192592/
— Representative Sessions Asks GAO to Probe Pentagon’s Audit Failures (COMMENT: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO in Rock Island on an audit of the Department of Defense 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf  My Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to this audit to throw me off audits of IRS and to punish me for becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in September of 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pete-sessions-house-oversight-pentagon/2024/12/11/id/1191351/

POST MILLENNIAL
— TPUSA crowd goes wild as Trump says woke is ‘bullsh*t,’ promises deportations on day one during first public speech since election win. He pledged “to stop woke,” calling it “bullsh*t,” saying that the US would bring in a new era of “peace, prosperity and national greatness” under his administration.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-tpusa-crowd-goes-wild-as-trump-says-woke-is-bullsh-t-promises-deportations-on-day-one-during-first-public-speech-since-election-win

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Border Czar Tom Homan to Tren de Aragua: “Your Days Are Numbered, My Gang’s Bigger Than Your Gang”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/22/border_czar_tom_homan_to_tren_de_aragua_your_days_are_numbered_my_gangs_bigger_than_your_gang.html

TOWNHALL
— What Happens When the Law No Longer Works?
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/12/22/what-happens-when-the-law-no-longer-works-n2649432

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump threatens to prosecute Google over search results (COMMENT: Google ever-increasingly steers everyone a) toward websites that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.aol.com/trump-threatens-prosecute-google-over-214137348.html
— Voters rejected a ‘woke’ America — time for Democrats to listen and learn
https://www.aol.com/opinion-voters-rejected-woke-america-140000479.html

CNN
— Trump sets the stage for his presidency after US averts shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-transition-government-shutdown-12-22-24/index.html
—  Trump rails against promoting transgenderism (COMMENT: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/video/donald-trump-transgender-denali-mt-mckinley-panama-canal-tpusa-digvid

MSN
— RINO leaders are closer to Democrat leaders than they are to Republican leaders. I should write about the biggest RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-sen-murkowski-says-she-s-not-attached-to-gop-label-but-is-still-a-republican/ar-AA1vOtEh?ocid=FW79805&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
— Musk Asks For Examples Of Government Waste: Twitter Exposes 28 Egregious Cases (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They wasted what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, c) earning three job-related master’s degrees, d) earning six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-asks-for-examples-of-government-waste-twitter-exposes-28-egregious-cases/ss-AA1w0Ux9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported that wasteful spending can cost the federal government billions of dollars annually. Factors such as poor management, inadequate oversight, and ineffective processes all contribute to these losses.)
— NASA staff call on Musk after agency blew millions on DEI program
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/nasa-staff-call-on-musk-after-agency-blew-millions-on-dei-program/ss-AA1uf3xW

MSNBC
— Trump’s new team marked by failed candidates (COMMENT: If you seek a political office or a government office, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being failed. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress the adverse actions that the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County. and Illinois have taken against me, b) stress that GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and took other adverse actions against me, b) stress that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and took adverse actions against me, c) stress that the Post Office forced me to resign and took other adverse actions against me, and d) ignore/dismiss/belittle that I earned three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-new-team-marked-ex-cons-billionaires-failed-candidates-rcna183461
— Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going to be president’
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-addresses-elon-musk-s-growing-political-influence-he-s-not-going-to-be-president-227722821643

CBS NEWS
— Representative Tony Gonzales says “it feels as if Elon Musk is our prime minister” after funding chaos
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-gonzales-continuing-resolution-elon-musk-government-shutdown/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/politics/trump-speech-turning-point-arizona.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/resettlement-program-immigration-trump.html
— Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. (COMMENT: My retail jobs were a) pumping gasoline in 1966 and 1970-1972 and b) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliance 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html
— Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions (COMMENT: Biden follows in George Ryan’s footsteps. George Ryan supporters have taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/politics/biden-commutes-37-death-sentences.html
— Men Are in Trouble. What Is the Cause? The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, younger women are ever-increasingly given more preference over men. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me and all my fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen who leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party promoted over me who were women were younger than me and a) had less experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and d) had no professional license like the one I have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/opinion/men-women-boys-girls-politics.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint themselves as being GOD-LIKE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opinion/christmas-jesus-power-humility.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump returns to rally stage before friendly crowd in Arizona. The president-elect addressed a youth-focused conference of Turning Point USA, jumping from Cabinet picks to Elon Musk to Panama Canal fees.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-rally-panama-canal/
— ‘Waiting list to nowhere’: Homelessness surveys trap Black men on the streets. Experts and community leaders say vulnerability questionnaires have worsened racial disparities among the unhoused.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/23/homeless-survey-racial-disparities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized housing. Did he use drugs? Had he ever been in jail? How many times had he been to an emergency room? Had he been attacked on the streets? Tried to harm himself? Engaged in sex for money?)

NEW YORK SUN
— Homan Says ‘Worksite Enforcement’ of Immigration Laws ‘Is Coming Back’ — and for Good Reason. ‘Let’s remember,’ he says, ‘it’s illegal to hire an illegal alien.’
https://www.nysun.com/article/tom-homan-says-worksite-enforcement-of-immigration-laws-is-coming-back-and-for-good-reason

USA TODAY
— It’s the end of the road for these cars: Models that won’t make it to 2025 (COMMENT: I am keeping a like new loaded 2021 Malibu Premier in storage as a backup daily driver.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/12/18/discontinued-models-cars-2025-round-up/76920188007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After 2025: Chevrolet Malibu  After more than 10 million global sales, Chevrolet’s parent company General Motors will wrap up production of the Malibu by the end of this year. Introduced in 2016, the ninth generation of the midsize sedan will retire after the 2025 model year. The decision comes as GM invests approximately $390 million in its Fairfax assembly plant to produce Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles.)
— The last new car you can buy for less than $20,000 — and it’s going away soon (COMMENT: I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was in high school and 17 years old, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20. My critics/opponent could argue that if I had not worked so many hours to pay for the aforesaid, and instead, studied, my ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs would have been higher.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/12/14/last-new-car-under-20000/76931048007/
— As clock ticks down, Biden abandons student loan relief proposals he lauded (COMMENT: I never tried to get a student loan. I worked my way through college.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/20/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-relief-plan-scrapped/77105533007/

ABC17
— 6 key lines from Trump’s Sunday speech to conservative activists in Phoenix
https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/12/22/6-key-lines-from-trumps-sunday-speech-to-conservative-activists-in-phoenix-2/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Chicago Machine Meltdown. Mayor Johnson sacks the school’s chief for his teachers union funders.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-chicago-machine-meltdowna-chicago-machine-meltdown-teachers-union-ac3d28ae
— The Complicated Mourning of Brian Thompson. Friends and colleagues struggle to cope with the UnitedHealth executive’s death, while others cheer for the man accused of killing him. (COMMENT: What do you say to those who cheer for the man who killed Thompson?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-complicated-mourning-of-brian-thompson-d6af8d96
— Trump and the Fake Debt Limit. Rather than a restraint, it serves as an incentive for more spending. The time is ripe for lasting reforms.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-and-the-fake-debt-limit-policy-government-spending-7c8fd083
— They Helped Create DEI—and Even They Say It Needs a Makeover. The seeds of a backlash were sown when companies turned diversity into a corporate fad. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/dei-corporate-creators-program-changes-2db86ed8
— The Sanctuary State Migrant Boom. The latest Census report shows that foreign migration in the last year offset domestic flight in California, New York and other Democratic-run states.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-sanctuary-state-migrant-boom-population-census-ff2ac954
— Donald Trump’s Agenda Has New Enforcers: Charlie Kirk and a Legion of Influencers. On podcasts, posts and college campuses, conservatives push their worldview and the president-elect’s policies. (COMMENT: I am an influencer for conservative principles, that is, for the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-3f2dd898
— Democrats Are Adrift as Donald Trump Prepares to Take Power. Party has yet to land on a clear message or a leading messenger. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I am a bad messenger.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-democrat-reaction-party-challenges-93989794
— The Week the GOP’s High Hopes Collided With Reality. Musk’s new influence and Trump’s impulsive style threw the party into a familiar form of chaos.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-week-the-gops-high-hopes-collided-with-reality-cc93c414
— More Teens Are Using Dangerously Potent Pot for Intense Highs. Dabbing involves inhaling fumes from highly concentrated cannabis that is heated at high temperatures. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/dabbing-marijuana-health-risks-1e3aef6d
— FRONT PAGE: When the Pink Slip Comes Via Text and Email. Some companies, including GM, cut out human contact altogether when eliminating jobs. (COMMENT: I should write about exactly what my GAO superiors and supervisors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/fired-layoffs-text-email-companies-977f6cf5
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: America’s Private Prison Complex Gears Up for Trump Deportation Bonanza. Some are exploring the controversial practice of detaining unaccompanied minors. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-deportation-private-prison-companies-49a18e3e

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/22/can-dei-survive-project-2025-strategies-to-consider/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/12/23/4-predictions-that-will-shape-the-future-of-dei-in-2025/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2024/12/22/the-supreme-court-case-that-will-fuel-the-corporate-dei-debate-in-2025/
— GAO Chief Gene Dodaro Testifies Before The House Oversight Committee (COMMENT: Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO?  The U.S. Comptroller General’s term of office is statutorily set at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. Dodaro was one of my superiors. He had no use for me. He was not impressed by my a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) my professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), c) my CPA license (1981), d) my almost 18 years working for GAO, or e) my almost 9 years working for IRS. He could have saved my GAO career, he could have stopped me from being forced into early retirement, but he did not.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAnIxQl5skE

PERSONNEL TODAY
— Businesses should evaluate their DEI policies – and not backslide (COMMENT: My undergraduate major (NIU-1970) was personnel management and my first graduate major (Loyola-1976) was personnel management.)
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/businesses-should-evaluate-their-dei-policies-and-not-backslide/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— 2025 Dodge Charger EV is America’s best new muscle car (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2024/12/12/2024-dodge-charger-daytona-electric-review/76837049007/

MOTOR TREND
— Dodge Charger EV Rollout Underway (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://www.motortrend.com/features/dodge-charger-durango-matt-mcalear-interview/

INSIDE EVs
— Inside Dodge’s Plan To Convert EV Skeptics. To win over the Mopar faithful, Dodge is about to lean on them actually experiencing the electric Charger. (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://insideevs.com/news/745071/dodge-charger-ev-skeptics-roadkill/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dodge, perhaps alone among contemporary automakers, has seen immense success in translating the archaic 20th-century Muscle Car formula into the 21st. It has done this by stuffing increasingly outrageous iterations of its modern Hemi V8 into nearly every vehicle in its product line. Its fervent Hellcat-ing has been enough, surprisingly, to maintain steadily vigorous sales of its Challenger coupe and Charger sedan, 20-year-old cars aping 55-year-old designs and riding on platforms developed more than 30 years ago. But those vehicles are finally going away. They will be replaced by flexible-powertrain two- and four-door models, both called Charger, that will be motivated, at launch in early 2025, solely by a 100.5 kWh battery pack and a pair of electric motors. (And if you’re a Mopar nut but are committed to internal combustion, your muscle-car future means an inline-six engine, as if you were one of those guys whose entire wardrobe consists of ///M apparel. Can you imagine?) So how does Mopar’s methylized muscle-maker plan to convince potential consumers to buy into such a blasphemous switcheroo?

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Unemployed Should ‘Find Something New,’ Urge Heirs to Fred Trump’s Fortune (COMMENT: When I was 22 years old in 1971, I accepted a job offer from IRS because I was unemployed. My Firestone Store boss had rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I needed a job because I was helping support my mother and brother because my father had recently suddenly died.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/find-something-new-trump-donald-ivanka-unemployment.html

INDEPENDENT
— Trump Threatens To Retake Panama Canal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-threatens-retake-panama-180738934.html

December 21, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson launches unified shelter system as migrant shelter population wanes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/mayor-brandon-johnson-unified-shelter-system/
— Standoff continues between Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, trustees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/standoff-continues-between-thornton-township-supervisor-tiffany-henyard-trustees/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton polling shows she may have her sights set on a different office. A source with knowledge of Stratton’s poll and the thinking behind it told Rich Miller she is “keeping her options open” as Gov. JB Pritzker decides if he will seek reelection.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/20/lt-gov-juliana-stratton-poll-popularity-black-woman-attorney-jb-pritzker-dick-durbin-rich-miller

CBS2
— Judge permanently blocks Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s appointments to key village posts
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-blocks-tiffany-henyard-appointments-dolton/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Editorial: Mr. Mayor, if you truly care about Chicago, you should step aside. (COMMENT: Who should he be replaced with?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/editorial/brandon-johnson-should-step-aside-after-martinez-editorial

ABC7
— Thornton Township’s government remains shut down, without crucial insurance after chaotic meeting
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-thornton-townships-government-remains-shut-down-crucial-insurance-after-chaotic-meeting/15683333/

NBC5
— Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers. Biden has forgiven more student debt than any other president. (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Far too often, instead of studying, I worked all the part-times that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC and NIU student 1966-1969.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-forgives-4-28-billion-in-student-debt-for-54900-borrowers/3629422/

WGN9
— More student loans canceled in final round of forgiveness before Biden leaves office (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Far too often, instead of studying, I worked all the part-times that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC and NIU student 1966-1969.)
https://wgntv.com/news/more-student-loans-canceled-in-final-round-of-forgiveness-before-biden-leaves-office/

FOX32
— Chicago ends migrant shelter mission, merges housing system for all in need
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ends-migrant-shelter-mission-merges-housing-system-all-need

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump set to take office with tighter grip on GOP (COMMENT: Who represents and speaks for Trump in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/president-elect-donald-trump-set-to-take-office-with-tighter-grip-on-gop-and-less-resistance-white-house-second-term-congress-republican-majority

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-12-20/trumps-mass-deportation-would-hurt-everyone-not-just-undocumented-workers-prof-says

WIFR
— Illinois adds new requirements to job posting (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. They forced me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they would have given me a promotion to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $118,439/year) to transfer. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels (currently $97-079-$110,020/year). I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my having to take a downgrade to transfer against me big time. They used that downgrade a) to keep me off audits of IRS until 1986, b) to delay my promotions, and c) to not promote me to GS-13 until 1986. They did that even though a) I earned that master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) I became a licensed CPA in 1981. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, GAO would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9wDQ556Uak

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-221/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker was and remains part of the coverup of Biden’s mental decline
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-was-and-remains-part-of-the-coverup-of-bidens-mental-decline-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State immigration advocates plot strategy for Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8d18c736-befc-11ef-865f-eb36d769b00f.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Librarian Gets Two Years for Stealing $770,000
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/librarian-gets-two-years-for-stealing-770000/
— When Will an Illinois Legislator Introduce a No Tax on Tips Bill?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/when-will-an-illinois-legislator-introduce-a-no-tax-on-tips-bill/
— Report Shows Wildly Inaccurate Crystal Lake Tax Increment Financial Projections
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/report-shows-wildly-inaccurate-crystal-lake-tax-increment-financial-projections/
— Health Department Reports First Death of Young Child from Respiratory Syncytial Virus
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/health-department-reports-death-of-young-child-from-respiratory-syncytial-virus/
— Trump Wins Budget Battle, Christmas Tree Bill Chopped Down
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/trump-wins-budget-battle/
— Slot Machine Thieves Arrested
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/slot-machine-thieves-arrested/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you are a conservative who is not in the process of leaving Illinois, what should you do to defend yourself? One thing is to help elect the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct.  Another thing is to get appointed to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. Another thing is to attend the January 11, 2025 Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee meeting. – Dave Diersen
http://
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election. From what I see, the more that Republican leaders do to deport illegals, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders will do a) to keep their illegals here and b) to bring their deported illegals back in. What can/should be done about that? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you do and why do you do it? I put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters every morning. I do that to promote conservative principles, that is, I do that to promote the Republican Party platform. I credit all my accomplishments in life to my following conservative principles. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., e) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, and 74, f) get married when I was 29, g) etc. – Dave Diersen
http”//www.gopillinois.com
— GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are in-kind donations. GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year. But I send GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out each and every morning free of charge and with no advertising or donation requests. I spend about 15 hours a day putting the newsletters together and sending them out. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, internet expenses, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker, a Licensed Attorney, Could Face State Disciplinary Action for Falsely Stating Trump is a “Rapist,” Says Blagojevich
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/pritzker-a-licensed-attorney-could-face-state-disciplinary-action-for-falsely-stating-trump-is-a-rapist-says-blagojevich.html
— Biden Rushes Back to DC as Harris Cancels Holiday Trip, Sparking 25th Amendment Rumors After Explosive Report Reveals Extensive Health Coverup Scheme
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/biden-rushes-back-to-dc-as-harris-cancels-holiday-trip-sparking-25th-amendment-rumors-after-explosive-report-reveals-extensive-health-coverup-scheme.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published an explosive story that detailed a four-year coverup by the White House to hide the president’s deteriorating mental health condition and how top aides protected the ailing president from the public, his staff and even the cabinet. The White House hired a vocal coach to assist with his diminishing voice, sent surrogates to meetings that he should have been attending and canceled Oval Office meetings at the last minute when he wasn’t feeling well. Aides even instructed him on simple details like where to stand, where to look, how to get on and off stage and included note cards with pictures so he wouldn’t forget places or names. Press aides were even told to leave out negative press clippings seen by the president to further shield him from reality.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DEI is dangerous. It stokes hostility, not goodwill. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote DEI. DEI turns those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time AGAINST those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time,)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/20/network-contagion-research-institute-rutgers-study/
— 7.6 million known illegal immigrants at large in U.S.; number doubled under Biden (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/20/7-6-million-known-illegal-immigrants-large-u-numbe/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elton John is right, marijuana legalization was a ‘great mistake’ (COMMENT: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, or a) earn a professional license.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3266882/elton-john-right-marijuana-legalization-great-mistake/

NEW YORK POST
— Over 271K migrants were deported from the US in 2024 — a paltry 9% of the 2.9M encountered at borders (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/us-news/just-9-of-migrants-deported-in-2024-ice-data/
— Progressives care more about illegal-immigrant rapists than their child victims
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/opinion/progressives-care-more-about-illegal-immigrant-rapists-than-child-victims/
— Illinois cops bust Canadians who crossed border with 1,100 pounds of cocaine worth $40 million
https://www.aol.com/illinois-cops-bust-2-canadians-174029707.html

AMERICAN MILTARY NEWS
— Up to 1,200 DEI employees may be hired by feds before Trump’s inauguration
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/12/up-to-1200-dei-employees-may-be-hired-by-feds-before-trumps-inauguration-report/#google_vignette

BREITBART
— The Wages of Wokeness: Google Slashes Management Roles by 10% (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone to websites a) that promote the Democrat Party platform and Democrat candidates and elected officials and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Republican Party platform and Republican candidates and elected officials.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/12/20/the-wages-of-wokeness-google-slashes-management-roles-by-10/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Pats Itself On Back For Deporting Thousands Of Illegal Migrant Criminals After Rolling Out Welcome Mat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/biden-admin-pats-itself-on-back-for-deporting-thousands-of-illegal-migrant-criminals-after-rolling-out-welcome-mat/ar-AA1wfczL

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Legacy Is More Crime, Strained Cities
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/20/bidens-border-legacy-is-more-crime-strained-cities-borderline/

EPOCH TIMES
— House Passes Funding Plan, Sends Bill to Senate Hours Before Shutdown Deadline
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-to-vote-on-plan-c-funding-plan-as-shutdown-looms-5779746

FOX BUSINESS
— Biden admin looks to hire up to 1,200 DEI employees in last-minute ‘woke’ push
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watch/biden-admin-looks-to-hire-up-to-1200-dei-employees-in-last-minute-woke-push/vi-AA1weVPn

FOX NEWS
— Embattled Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard declares ‘I am your Rosa Parks’ amid leadership feud. ‘Somebody has to say never never ever give up,’ Henyard said.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/embattled-illinois-mayor-declares-i-am-your-rosa-parks-amid-leadership-feud

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Obama Clings to Relevance—and to Racial Division
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/obama-clings-relevance-and-racial-division

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Democratic Chicago mayor faces irate citizens sick of illegal immigration onslaught in town hall
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/leftist-chicago-mayor-faces-irate-citizens-sick-of-illegal-immigration-onslaught-in-town-hall

MRC TV
— ‘Chicago Flips Red’: Local Group Repeatedly Scolds Mayor Over Job Performance, Ignoring the Constitution
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/chicago-flips-red-local-group-repeatedly-scolds-mayor-over-job-performance

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Nicknames, Mockery Trickle Out for Chicago’s Mayor
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2024/12/19/nicknames_mockery_trickle_out_for_chicagos_mayor_637606.html

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Senile Biden Frees 100+ Illegals Who Rioted at Border Because They’re Not ‘Border Security Risks’ Under His Policy
https://www.westernjournal.com/senile-biden-frees-100-illegals-rioted-border-not-border-security-risks-policy-report/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do whatever they believe is necessary to destroy Trump including destroying America.
https://www.timescall.com/2024/12/20/donald-trump-economy-federal-reserve-bipartisan-budget-deal/amp/

MSN
— Starbucks provided in-kind donation to GOP convention host committee  (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year. But I send GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out each and every morning free of charge and with no advertising or donation requests. I spend about 15 hours a day putting the newsletters together and sending them out. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, internet expenses, etc.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/starbucks-provides-in-kind-donation-to-gop-convention-host-committee/ar-BB1qaMuz
— New Bill Would Strip Federal Funding To Groups Supporting Illegal Immigrants (COMMENT: How strongly are groups in your county, township, municipality, and school district working to attract and keep illegals?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-bill-would-strip-federal-funding-to-groups-supporting-illegal-immigrants/ss-AA1rZmdi
— Migrants Are Using Private Jet Charters To Enter The US
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/migrants-are-using-private-jet-charters-to-enter-the-us/ar-AA1wggnS
— 80% of women in Tijuana’s migrant shelters are from Mexico
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/80-of-women-in-tijuana-s-migrant-shelters-are-from-mexico/ar-AA1wbJmK

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Dispute Over Runaway Slaves Helped Fuel the Civil War (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize a) illegals with runaway slaves and b) Republicans and Confederates.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/books/review/andrew-delbanco-war-before-the-war.html

WASHINGTON POST
— 8 policies stripped from GOP bill after Trump, Musk rebellion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/20/musk-trump-children-health-debt/
— To promote more hatred against Republicans, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats because Democrats fought for slavery in the Civil War.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/20/reparations-black-trump/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crow that “Trump’s claims of a mandate run into reality of narrow majorities.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/20/trump-presidential-power-congress-legislature/

NEW YORK SUN
— D.C. City Council Stealthily Passes Bill To Create a ‘Reparations Task Force’ To Explore Giving Money to Black Residents. Council members at Washington are hoping their sneakily named bill will avoid scrutiny from Republicans in Congress.
https://www.nysun.com/article/d-c-stealthily-passes-create-reparations-explore-money-black-residents

BALTIMORE SUN
— Equality and equity are not the same (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if X% of those who apply for something are minority or female, that same X% should be accepted. Because of that, to accept minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly dramatically lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. Because of that, because I am a White male, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license ever-increasingly became worthless.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/12/20/equality-and-equity-are-not-the-same-reader-commentary/

WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. By coming into America illegally and/or by staying In America illegally, illegals demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America. My their inviting illegals into America and by their keeping them in America, Democrat and RINO leaders demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/20/immigration-drives-nations-population-growth/

13 NEWS NOW
— Government shutdown could cause millions of federal workers to be furloughed. (COMMENT: If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.13newsnow.com/video/money/government-shutdown-could-cause-millions-of-federal-workers-to-be-furloughed/291-a2378a98-58dd-4470-b844-3f77354b7963

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Colleges and Universities Get Around State DEI Bans. They hide behind vague demands from accreditors. Congress should deprive them of this excuse.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-colleges-and-universities-get-around-state-dei-bans-discrimination-iowa-65732dfb
— For Many People in This Small Town, Deportations Can’t Come Soon Enough. In Seymour, Ind., immigration became a focal point in 2024. Some residents hope 2025 brings changes. (COMMENT: Seymour today, your municipality tomorrow. What are the Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality doing to invite illegals?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/for-many-people-in-this-small-town-deportations-cant-come-soon-enough-fee9a193

BLOOMBERG
— The Wrath of DOGE Is Coming for Federal Workers (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They despised/hated Republicans. They especially despised/hated Republican elected officials. I should write a book about how they took their hatred against Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George H. Bush, and Gingrich out on me. It is called political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-20/the-wrath-of-doge-is-coming-for-federal-workers
— Corporate America Hired More Black Workers. Then It Stopped. Black workers are losing share at big US public companies as conservatives amp up their anti-diversity push ahead of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. (COMMENT: Under Republicans Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George H. Bush, and Gingrich, the federal government gave tremendous preference to its Black employees. All my Black coworkers who were promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. Under Republican Gingrich, GAO forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-anti-dei-corporate-america-stalls-black-workers-gains/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Immigration and Employment of Foreign Nationals: A Look Ahead (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers do not want any immigration laws let alone enforcement of those laws.)
https://natlawreview.com/article/immigration-and-employment-foreign-nationals-look-ahead

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— A quarter of FDIC survey respondents say harassment is common in the workplace. The new survey, from the FDIC inspector general, comes as part of the ongoing investigation into long-standing workplace culture concerns. (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, GAO argued a) that it had never discriminated against any of its employees for any reason and b) that it had treated me and all its employees exactly like Congress wanted it to, that is, to meet Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI quotas, goals, and targets, that is, to use AA, DEI, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to waste the careers of and to get rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/12/a-quarter-of-fdic-survey-respondents-say-harassment-is-common-in-the-workplace/

FED SMITH
— Cato’s Recommendations to DOGE for Slashing Federal Employee Pay, Benefits (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents always shouted a) that I was grossly overpaid and that my employee benefits were much too generous, b) that young minorities and young females should have had the jobs that I had, and c) that I should be fired. While I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years, my critics/opponents have always shouted that my retiree benefits are much too generous. In my defense, I became a federal employee when I was 22 years old in 1971 because of EEOC. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother because my father had recently suddenly died. Because of that I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/12/20/catos-recommendations-to-doge-for-slashing-federal-employee-pay-benefits/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cut Overall Compensation for Federal Employees by 10%. . .Cut the Total Number of Federal Employees by 10%. . .Limit Federal Employee Unions. . .Making It Easier to Fire Poorly Performing Federal Employees. . .Reinstate Schedule F. . .End Affirmative Action in Federal Hiring and Contracting. . .Privatizing Federal Operations

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— More! on the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset. Many Civil Service Retirement System retirees are hoping for an early Christmas present from Congress. (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/12/more-windfall-elimination-provision-and-government-pension-offset/401798/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, federal retirees who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System, current CSRS employees and a multitude of other state and local public service employees who receive pensions from work not covered by Social Security, applauded when the Senate voted on a motion to invoke cloture. The agreement to invoke cloture was on the motion to proceed to H.R. 82. (a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions). The motion was agreed to with 73 years and 27 nays which could mean higher Social Security benefits for CSRS retirees if passed before Congress leaves this week.)
— IRS workforce is more diverse than the national civilian labor force. So why is GAO criticizing the tax agency’s DEI programs?  A new GAO report ( https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105785 ) found that women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities were underrepresented in senior levels at the agency. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980. They did everything that they could to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. That is, they discriminated against their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2024/09/irs-workforce-more-diverse-national-civilian-labor-force-so-why-gao-criticizing-tax-agencys-dei-programs/399446/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS’ workforce in 2022 was more diverse than the federal workforce as a whole as well as the national civilian labor force in terms of representation of women and individuals from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups. However a Government Accountability Office report published on Monday found disparities in diverse representation at more senior levels and argued current IRS plans to address the gaps have significant shortcomings. GAO reported that IRS’ workforce — which consists of approximately 90,000 employees, and is expected to grow because of an infusion of funds from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act —  generally became more diverse between fiscal years 2013 and 2022. But that progress didn’t persist across ranks. “In general, the more senior the level, the lower the representation of women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities in each of the 10 fiscal years we reviewed,” investigators wrote. For example, 71.9% of IRS employees in grades [general schedule]-10 and below were women in fiscal 2022 compared to 45.6% of individuals at the executive level. Other noteworthy findings include: The decreasing representation at senior levels for Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino employees was largely tied to fewer women of those backgrounds serving in those roles. In contrast, the increasing representation at senior levels of white employees was driven largely by there being more white men in those positions. Women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities were generally less likely to be promoted across multiple GS grades. IRS employees who are women earned 17% less than men and workers from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups earned 6% less than their white counterparts. Investigators wrote that salary disparities existed even after controlling for GS grade level and occupation. Over the review period, IRS did identify certain causes for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility setbacks. Between fiscal years 2017 and 2022, for instance, the agency noted that there was low participation by Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Black or African American employees in an executive readiness development program. GAO criticized IRS’ plans to resolve those setbacks, in particular that they are spread out among three different strategies. “​​With multiple plans articulating differing DEIA goals, IRS’s DEIA efforts are neither clear nor transparent, hindering decision-makers’ ability to set priorities, allocate resources and restructure efforts, as needed, to ensure effective DEIA advancement,” investigators wrote. They also found the agency conducted limited stakeholder consultation and that staffing issues in IRS’ Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion contributed to the issue. GAO made eight recommendations, including that IRS create a unified DEIA strategic plan and set performance measures for goals in the strategy. IRS agreed with each of the recommendations. Congressional Republicans in June introduced legislation that would bar federal funds from being used toward DEI efforts.)

GUARDIAN
— Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege. Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workers.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Am I Racist?’ star Matt Walsh blasts the Academy Awards for snubbing documentary exposing DEI  (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly call Republicans racists and even worse things.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14212167/Am-Racist-star-Matt-Walsh-blasts-Academy-Awards-snubbing-documentary-exposing-DEI.html
— Ruthless migrant thugs are entering the US legally through Biden-approved loophole app
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-14212499/Ruthless-migrant-thugs-entering-legally-Biden-approved-loophole-app.html

WORKERS WORLD
— Protesters to Biden: ‘Dismantle the Deportation Machine’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. By coming into America illegally and/or by staying In America illegally, illegals demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America. By their inviting illegals into America and by their keeping them in America, Democrat and RINO leaders demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.)
https://www.workers.org/2024/12/82757/ 

December 16, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 16 shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago shootings this weekend
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-15-shot-3-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15659574/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cannabis-industry-illinois/15652693/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lgbtq-pride-magazines-100-celebration-honors-trailblazers-advocates-including-gma-sam-champion/15645988/
— Woman charged in alleged anti-Palestinian hate crime inside Downers Grove Panera due in court
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alexandra-szustakiewicz-due-court-hate-crime-charges-alleged-ant-palestinian-incident-downers-grove-panera/15662572/

FOX32
— Threats against members of Congress surge after murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO. Threats against members of Congress are surging, including fake bomb calls targeting their homes after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1562490
— More than 100 former patients file major lawsuit against Universal Health Services for alleged abuse
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawsuit-universal-health-services
— UnitedHealthcare lawsuit: Physicians allege delay, deny, underpay practices
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/unitedhealthcare-physicians-lawsuit

WGN9
— DuPage County Sheriff to suspend evictions during portion of the holiday season
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/dupage-county-sheriff-to-suspend-evictions-during-portion-of-the-holiday-season/ar-AA1vHgTi

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: November election numbers tell a cautionary tale for both Democrats and GOP (COMMRENT: Why didn’t Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct do better?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/16/illinois-presidential-election-breakdown/
— The real cost of the anti-college narrative (COMMENT: My father often decried that he did not get promotions because he did not have a college degree. When you were in high school, were you viewed as being college material? I was not. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/16/opinion-anti-college-narrative-black-students-elitism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The current anti-college narrative, while seemingly populist and anti-elitist, is built on a false premise: that just because you can be successful without college, you shouldn’t have to pursue it. Worse, it perpetuates a harmful message for historically marginalized groups. This line of thinking implies that students from lower-income backgrounds or marginalized communities — those often unable to afford college outright — should simply opt out, limiting their potential opportunities. This ultimately reinforces racist and classist ideas that say if you aren’t already poised to access other forms of opportunity, then those opportunities aren’t for you.)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241215/news/wrapping-our-arms-around-the-community-the-outreach-house-helps-with-food-clothing-utilities/
— Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat leaders have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241215/news/a-resilient-nation-leaders-stress-importance-of-community-at-mlk-dinner/

JOURNAL COURIER
— Other states must be saying, ‘Thanks, Santa, for what you send us from Illinois
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/the-gifts-illinois-sends-states-mark-glennon-19980840.php

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How much does that job pay? Salary transparency one of many new Illinois laws in 2025. (COMMENT: Federal employee salaries are extremely transparent. My IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates saw that my Democrat superiors were paying me less than my coworkers who had less work experience that I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They especially saw that I had to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article296931194.html

CENTRALL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders were less successful than they thought they be in getting their illegals to vote.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-the-gop-stoked-fears-of-noncitizens-voting-cases-in-ohio-show-how-rhetoric-and-reality-diverge/

WCIA
— Romney: ‘You can’t complain’ if Trump does what he says he would do (COMMENT: I should write about the Romney promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois a) who continue to blame Romney’s defeats on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) who continue to punish me for Romney’s defeats.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/romney-you-cant-complain-if-trump-does-what-he-says-he-would-do/

WAND TV
— Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration. When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work. (COMMENT: How does the Trump team view me and view my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/journalists-anticipate-a-renewed-hostility-toward-their-work-under-the-incoming-trump-administration/article_4f8a72ac-939c-5c42-8bf4-d9117554b666.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-424/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Settlement with ABC and Stephanopoulos indicates Trump has an actionable defamation claim against Gov. Pritzker
https://wirepoints.org/settlement-with-abc-and-stephanopolous-indicates-trump-has-an-actionable-defamation-claim-against-pritzker-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Illinois pension debts hit $144 billion in 2024, make a mockery of politicians’ decades of ‘balanced budgets’
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pension-debts-at-144-billion-in-2024-makes-mockery-of-politicians-decades-of-balanced-budgets-wirepoints/
— Chicago aldermen have told Mayor Johnson they don’t want to impose yet another property tax hike on Chicagoans. He should listen.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-aldermen-have-told-mayor-johnson-they-dont-want-to-impose-yet-another-tax-hike-on-chicagoans-he-should-listen-wirepoints-on-univision-chicago/
— Pritzker takes credit for ending the grocery tax, but won’t mention the gas tax hike or property taxes
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-takes-credit-for-ending-the-grocery-tax-but-wont-mention-the-gas-tax-hike-or-property-taxes-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about the mainstream news media and Google and their ever-increasing promotion of the Democrat Party platform, Democrat elected officials, and Democrat candidates and their ever-increasing demonization, denigration, and condemnation of the Republican Party platform, Republican elected officials, and Republican candidates. The mainstream news media ever-increasingly makes its anti-conservative anti-Republican anti-Trump editorials look like news articles. I should write a book about that.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. I would use as examples my Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Store, and Post Office superiors. I would use as examples leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would use as examples Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would use as examples adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me and the pretexts they used. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton township, and Wheaton and how they have been taken over by anti-conservatives and by anti-Republicans. I would use as examples the adverse actions that leaders of the aforesaid have taken against me and the pretexts they have used. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Johnson runs from budget debacle
https://x.com/Williamjkelly/status/1867683008511152167

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Let ‘sanctuary’ cities keep millions of illegal aliens, without federal funding. Time to give ‘the resistance’ what they want. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run sanctuary cities will a) run up debt, b) take money away from any remaining Republicans in the city, and/or c) ship their illegals to the suburbs.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/15/let-sanctuary-cities-keep-millions-illegal-aliens-/
— Romney predicts J.D. Vance will be GOP presidential nominee in 2028
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/15/mitt-romney-predicts-vice-president-elect-j-d-vanc/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Fixing deportation
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/fixing_deportation.html
— Anchor babies with birthright citizenship is an idiotic policy that encourages migrants to come to the U.S. illegally
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/anchor_babies_with_birthright_citizenship_is_an_idiotic_policy_that_encourages_migrants_to_come_to_the_u_s_illegally.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Party of the working class’: Trump critic Mitt Romney credits Trump for reshaping GOP as he exits politics (COMMENT: I was a member of the working class for 33 years, that is, I was a wage earner for 33 years.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/15/party-of-the-working-class-trump-critic-mitt-romney-credits-trump-for-reshaping-gop-as-he-exits-politics-1509812/

CENTER SQUARE
— Military may be ground zero for the war on woke (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents are woke, that is, they all are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_4d1e584e-b9a7-11ef-8c1a-774323955d0c.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— It’s ‘Prime’ Time to Discuss Transgender Medicine as a Nation of Parents, Not Partisans (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in medicine will be Democrat, libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/15/its-prime-time-discuss-transgender-medicine-nation-parents-not-partisans/

FOX NEWS
— Clinton says Democrats have bad habit of ‘giving up’ on certain groups because of demographics (COMMENT: Democrat plant political consultants in Illinois advise Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois to get votes from those in Illinois who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors who have not been in America for a long time to dump voters in Illinois who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the aforesaid.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365866530112
— ‘Going to be painful’: Venezuelan expert sounds alarm about what’s next if sanctuary city policies continue. A former Venezuelan army officer told Fox News Digital that the ‘next step’ of violent gang is ‘targeted assassinations.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/painful-venezuelan-expert-sounds-alarm-about-whats-next-sanctuary-city-policies-continue

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Thieves of Words: DEI and Other Misleading Terms. Totalitarian ideologues have perfected the art of deception by using benign terminology and injecting it with oppressive meaning.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/the-thieves-of-words-dei-and-other-misleading-terms/
— Diversity Conference for Elite Private Schools Devolves Into Festival of Jew Hatred
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/diversity-conference-for-elite-private-schools-devolves-into-festival-of-jew-hatred/amp/

REASON
— Federal Government Has ‘Grown Too Big, Promised Too Much, Subsidized Too Many,’ Warns Former GAO Boss David Walker. This week’s House Budget Committee hearing showed bipartisan agreement about the seriousness of America’s fiscal problems. (COMMENT: Walker led GAO 1998-2008. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 and I sued GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf  The Democrats who run GAO do not want GAO to have any Republican employees. They used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s few remaining Republicans.)
https://reason.com/2024/12/13/federal-government-has-grown-too-big-promised-too-much-subsidized-too-many-warns-former-gao-boss/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States is likely to face a debt crisis within the next five years unless Congress undertakes serious fiscal reforms, says a former comptroller general who is urging lawmakers to treat the budget and deficit with the seriousness it deserves. “The federal government has grown too big, promised too much, subsidized too many, undercut states’ rights, and lost control of the budget,” David Walker, who led the Government Accountability Office from 1998 until 2008, told members of the House Budget Committee on Wednesday. Unless Congress puts the country on a different fiscal course, Walker believes there is a 70 percent chance of a serious debt crisis before the end of the decade. That crisis would have “serious adverse economic security, national security, diplomatic, and domestic tranquility consequences,” he warned, adding that the middle class would “be affected the most on a relative basis” if standards of living are suddenly hit with a debt-induced shockwave. This week’s hearing was intended to highlight bipartisan agreement on the seriousness of the federal government’s fiscal problems, said Rep. Jodey Arrington (R–Texas), the committee’s chairman. “We’ve got major fiscal problems and a completely unsustainable fiscal trajectory. I haven’t heard anyone, Democrat or Republican, witness or member, that [sic] doesn’t accept that fact,” he said. “We won’t know when the dominoes fall on us in a sovereign debt crisis, it’s going to be difficult to put the pieces back together and maintain our global leadership.” Those remarks echo warnings issued in recent years by governmental entities like the GAO and the Congressional Budget Office, as well as outside groups like the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Since 2015 the gross national debt has doubled, from $18 trillion to over $36 trillion. Debt held by the public, which most economists consider the more significant measure, sits at more than $28 trillion, or 99 percent of GDP. Deficits of nearly $2 trillion are expected for the foreseeable future. Douglas Elmendorf, the economist and dean of the school of government at Harvard University, who was invited to speak at the hearing by Democrats, also stressed the need for immediate action. “Although we are not in a crisis now, delaying action has significant costs,” Elmendorf said. “The accumulation of debt crowds out capital investment, which holds down wages and pushes up interest rates relative to what would happen otherwise. In addition, the accumulation of debt limits the government’s ability to borrow when truly needed to respond to problems in the future.” While there is little disagreement about the seriousness of America’s fiscal problems, the committee hearing also inadvertently highlighted the immense difficulty of solving them. During his testimony, Walker proposed what he called a “fiscal responsibility amendment” to the U.S. Constitution, which would bind Congress’ ability to borrow recklessly. This could take several different forms. Germany, for example, has a so-called “debt brake” rule—which it hasn’t followed in recent years—that says the government’s annual budget deficit cannot exceed 0.35 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). By contrast, the U.S. federal government ran a deficit of $1.8 trillion last year, which is about 6 percent of America’s current GDP of about $29.3 trillion. Another example is on the books in Colorado, where the growth of government spending is limited by a formula that takes into account population growth and inflation. Those are good models to follow, but imposing those restrictions via a constitutional amendment seems like a nearly impossible lift. Amendments must be passed by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress and subsequently ratified by three-quarters of the states, and no amendment has successfully navigated the process since 1992. Of course, lawmakers don’t need a constitutional constraint to prevent them from borrowing too much. They could simply pass a budget that doesn’t depend on trillions of dollars in annual borrowing. Yes, yes, it’s okay to laugh. But that is the thing that must happen. New constitutional amendments or other mechanisms like debt commissions—a solution favored by Cato Institute budget expert Romina Boccia, who also testified at this week’s hearing—are fine ideas worth pursuing. Embedded in both those ideas, however, is the admission that our elected leaders are somehow unable to do their most fundamental jobs without artificial constraints. And that may very well be true: Available evidence certainly points to that conclusion. But the biggest budgetary constraint of all is the one Walker (and plenty of others) believe is looming just over the horizon. Congress cannot ignore it any longer.)

STARS AND STRIPES
— Why the Naval Academy gets to keep affirmative action (COMMENT: To use Affirmative Action and DEI is to a) lower hiring, retention, and promotion standards for minorities and for females and a) to raise hiring, retention, and promotion standards for Whites and for men. All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who were minority and/or female. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. Because I am not a minority or female, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my job-related bachelor’s degree and my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2024-12-15/naval-academy-affirmative-action-admissions-16171778.html

TOWNHALL
— The End of the ‘Free’ Rides.  A new sheriff is coming to town. The free gravy train for the irresponsible and illegals is going to be over. “Free” is giving way to personal responsibility and earning the rewards you seek. “Free” is on the way out in Trump’s Washington.
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2024/12/16/the-end-of-the-free-rides-n2648995

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Trump vows to ‘hire American.’ His businesses keep hiring foreign guest workers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-vows-to-hire-american-his-businesses-keep-hiring-foreign-guest-workers/ar-AA1vW5JM

YAHOO
— Shock as Trump Adviser Collapses on Stage at New York Young Republican Gala
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shock-trump-adviser-collapses-stage-053308177.html

ABC NEWS
— Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration. When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work. (COMMENT: How does the Trump team view me and view my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters?)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/journalists-anticipate-renewed-hostility-work-incoming-trump-administration-116818030
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/trump-threatens-mass-deportations-central-america-braces-influx-116816385

MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/this-is-how-much-weed-you-should-smoke-if-you-re-trying-to-relieve-stress/ss-AA1uCQzC
— ‘Promoting Meritocracy’: Elon Musk’s Super PAC Drops $10,000,000 (COMMENT: (COMMENT: My critics/opponents oppose meritocracy because meritocracy frustrates their giving preference to those who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/promoting-meritocracy-elon-musk-s-super-pac-drops-10-000-000/ss-AA1sk2K7?ocid=HPCDHP

NEWSWEEK
— Full List of Democrats Skipping Donald Trump’s Inauguration (COMMENT: The list includes Casten and Ramirez.)
https://www.newsweek.com/list-democrats-skipping-donald-trumps-inauguration-2001234
— Blagojevich: Weaponization of Justice ‘Started With Me’
https://www.newsweek.com/rod-blagojevich-justice-department-lawfare-trump-biden-2000399
— Celebrities Who Tried to Stop Donald Trump Fall Silent
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-election-celebrities-debra-messing-martin-sheen-video-2000481

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Wants to Destroy the ‘Deep State.’ But He Also Wants to Wield Its Power. (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who want Trump to fail.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/opinion/deep-state-trump-administrative.html
— Opposition Research Goes Hyperlocal. The liberal group American Bridge is launching a new project to collect information for campaigns against Republicans running for state and local offices. (COMMENT: If you were me, what would you do? I spend a tremendous amount of time and money putting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning. Far too many of those who read my newsletters do so for opposition research. They a) reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, b) read my newsletters to get information to use against me, and/or c) have taken adverse actions against me. Should I start naming the aforesaid and writing about them? I would start with those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. The only legitimate reason to read my newsletters is to get information to defend and advance conservative principles and the Republican Party platform and to help elect Republican candidates who can and will do the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/15/us/politics/opposition-research-goes-hyperlocal.html
— Why Democrats Lost More Seats in Vermont Than Any Other State (COMMRENT: Why didn’t Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct do better?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/vermont-election-democrats-republicans.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration,
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/us/trump-immigrant-deportations-rome-georgia.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Musk put $277 million into the election. He’s $200 billion richer this year. The tech mogul made a big bet on Trump. By one measure, it has paid off handsomely.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/15/elon-musk-trump-election-wealth/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/15/honduras-trump-mass-deportations-central-america-immigration/b5f4eb26-bb64-11ef-b94f-104ed944ce38_story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden is trying to Trump-proof his legacy (COMMENT: Biden’s legacy is massive increases in dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/14/biden-trump-laws-judges-regulations-legacy/76865964007/
— FRONT PAGE: Illegals drive up health care costs.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/12/15/why-americans-pay-more-for-health-care/76900978007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Allies Fear Watered Down Deportation Efforts. President-elect’s team is committed to pursuing immigrants who crossed illegally, but is wary about logistical challenges and setting expectations. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. They will simply immediately return.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-deportation-promises-worried-allies-6b78418d
— Untangling America’s Love-Hate Relationship With Corporate Power. Assassination of health-insurance executive reveals frustration with big business weeks after a business leader was elected president.
https://www.wsj.com/business/untangling-americas-love-hate-relationship-with-corporate-power-6d415af4
— When ‘Middle Age’ Arrives in Your 20s. Stress is making young people feel older, with mounting concerns about job security, debt, child-care costs and caregiving. (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors used up-or-out, that is, they used age discrimination, to get rid of their Republican employees. In 1974 when I was 25 years old, they wrote me off as being too old to be promoted to GS-13. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and my earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I transferred to GAO in 1980. After I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and became a licensed CPA in 1981, they finally promoted me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/middle-age-young-stress-aging-4965bdc7
— The Economics of Media Bias. In a polarized country and crowded market, partisan coverage allows outlets to differentiate themselves.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-media-bias-journalism-politics-polarization-markets-e723fe18
— A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits. Trump promised to eliminate programs that provide temporary work permits, including to Dreamers. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-work-permit-policy-business-impact-0ecadef5


FORBES
— Mitch McConnell Criticizes ‘Right-Wing Isolationists’—Says Trump Must Embrace U.S. ‘Hard Power’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/12/16/mitch-mcconnell-criticizes-right-wing-isolationists-says-trump-must-embrace-us-hard-power/
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethgasman/2024/12/15/how-the-congressional-black-caucus-foundation-is-responding-to-attacks-on-dei/

SCRIPPS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. They will simply immediately return.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/experts-predict-mass-deportation-would-damage-us-economy/ar-AA1vLckQ

NPR
— Biden took his election as being a mandate to not only destroy the Republican Party, but to destroy America.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/16/g-s1-38003/trump-mandate-presidents

LADDERS
— 5 reasons your boss wants you to succeed (COMMENT: Because I was a Republican, my Democrat bosses absolutely did not want me to succeed. My Democrat GAO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me for almost 18 years. My Democrat IRS bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me for almost 9 years. My Democrat Firestone Store boss was furious that I survived his efforts to get rid of me for almost 3 years. My Democrat Post Office bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me for almost 3 years. My TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me and my chairmanship for almost 7 years. My Milton Township Republican Organization RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of my webmaster service for 6 years. My Illinois Center Right Coalition RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me and my service as an officer for 4 years. My American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter Democrat and RINO bosses were furious that I survived their efforts to get rid of me and my service as a board member for 3 years. I should write about the aforesaid.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-reasons-your-boss-wants-you-to-succeed
— It’s not in your head — 10 signs your boss is setting you up to fail (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors a) gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals and b) assigned me to supervise their most problematic employees.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/its-not-in-your-head-10-signs-your-boss-is-setting-you-up-to-fail

ENTREPRENEUR
— 10 Signs People Believe In You and Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/10-signs-people-believe-in-you-and-want-you-to-succeed/345386
— Surround Yourself With People Who Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, I was not able recruit offices and directors who wanted me to succeed.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/surround-yourself-with-people-who-want-you-to-succeed/337493

MEDIUM
— How to Deal With People Who Want You to Fail (COMMENT: Because I was a Republican, my Democrat Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO  superiors wanted me to fail. To deal with that, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://medium.com/mind-cafe/how-to-deal-with-people-who-want-you-to-fail-7a86ffc64b46
— People Want You to Stay in Your Limits. (COMMENT: What limited your advancement? My demographics are terrible. Further, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I avoided the Vietnam War draft. I had to work my way through college.)
https://medium.com/the-ascent/people-want-you-to-stay-in-your-limits-e46d486f9519
— “I just want you to succeed” — the back-handed compliment  (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://medium.com/@uzhussain/i-just-want-you-to-succeed-d53ca40e84a4
— Why The World Doesn’t Want You to Succeed  (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://medium.com/the-understanding-project/why-the-world-doesnt-want-you-to-succeed-and-what-to-do-about-it-cf2854b505b9

FORBES
— Five Signs Your Boss Doesn’t Want You To Succeed (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/01/13/five-signs-your-boss-doesnt-want-you-to-succeed/

IVY EXE
— Set Up to Fail? Here’s What to Do  (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://ivyexec.com/career-advice/2017/set-up-to-fail/

LINKED IN
— People Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me to GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-want-you-succeed-mike-kaeding
— When Your Manager Doesn’t Want You To Succeed (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-your-manager-doesnt-want-you-succeed-liz-ryan
— How to Rise Above Friends Who Secretly Want You to Fail (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-rise-above-friends-who-secretly-want-you-fail-reza-naqvi-ghmve
— Why Society Doesn’t Want You to Succeed (COMMENT: See my comments above.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-society-doesnt-want-you-succeed-ayodeji-awosika

SELF-PUBLISHING
— How to Write a Book (COMMENT: If you wrote books, what would you write about? I would write about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. I would use as examples my Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Store, and Post Office superiors. I would use as examples leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would use as examples Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would use as examples adverse actions that the aforesaid took against me and the pretexts they used.)
https://selfpublishing.com/how-to-write-a-book/

INDEPENDENT
— ABC’s $15m settlement in Trump ‘rape’ defamation case was met with surprise and outrage. Here’s why. Trump claimed George Stephanopoulos defamed him when he said a jury found him ‘liable for rape.’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49, but they hold back from publicly hinting/implying/arguing/shouting why GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49. Under the table, they hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO must have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 because I am a White supremist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things even though a) I had a CPA license, b) I had professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, c) I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, d) I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, and e) I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years. My critics/opponents know that I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/abc-news-defamation-settlement-george-stephanopoulos-b2664857.html

December 15, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

WGN9
— Is it legal to shoot down a drone in Illinois?
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/is-it-legal-to-shoot-down-a-drone-in-missouri-or-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County officials vow not to help any mass deportation efforts (COMMENT: Constructively, Lake County has declared war on America. The Democrat Party has declared a Second Civil War on the Republican Party. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/13/lake-county-officials-vow-not-to-help-any-mass-deportation-efforts-we-want-everyone-in-our-community-to-trust-in-that/
— In Downers Grove, whether to elect library board exposes old political rifts
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/14/downers-grove-library-board/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Intentionally weak government oversight gives Illinois public officials cover for corruption
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/15/illinois-weak-government-oversight/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2024/12/14/national-immigrant-justice-center-prepares-defend-immigrants-mass-deportations-tom-homan-border-czar

DAILY HERALD
— Trump attends the Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241214/nation-and-world-politics/trump-attends-the-army-navy-game-alongside-key-allies-nominees-and-daniel-penny/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Why Illinois state agencies are sitting on millions in unspent funding
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-why-illinois-state-agencies-are-sitting-on-millions-in-unspent-funding/article_a609c768-b9a2-11ef-a81d-73b012977313.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/adam-kinzinger-central-illinois-last-republican-president-2028/article_bd5feb52-b99f-11ef-9897-9744ae045665.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny (COMMENT: If Trump came to your county, township, or municipality, how warm of a welcome would he get?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-will-attend-the-army-navy-game-alongside-key-allies-nominees-and-daniel-penny/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville man found guilty of criminal damage to property for swastikas on campaign signs
https://www.nctv17.org/news/naperville-man-found-guilty-of-criminal-damage-to-property-for-swastikas-on-campaign-signs/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Unions pitch ‘fix’ to Illinois’ pensions without knowing taxpayer cost
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b481dc42-b9a0-11ef-9ca3-ef54943f8644.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders a) equate illegals with runaway slaves, b) equate the Democrat Party with Union in the Civil War, and c) equate the Republican Party with the Confederacy in the Civil War. The Democrat Party has declared a Second Civil War on the Republican Party. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, you declare your party affiliation by casting a primary ballot. Of registered voters nationwide, 47% have declared a party affiliation. As of September 2024, 36 million voters are registered Republicans and 45.1 million are registered Democrats. SEE: https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-voters-have-a-party-affiliation/  What percent of the voters in your precinct are registered Republican, Democrat, and not affiliated? In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, 361 (33%) are Republican, 272 (27%) are Democrat, and 458 (42%) are not affiliated. For the April 1, 2025 consolidate election, I will hand-deliver campaign literature for the Republican candidates and a copy of the sample ballot to the approximate 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or not affiliated voter. – Dave Diersen
http://www-gopillinois.com

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Continued Concern about Data Centers Sucking Up Residential Electricity
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/14/continued-concern-about-data-centers-sucking-up-residential-electricity/
— Notes on Government Consolidation from Zoom Meeting of We the People with Illinois House Majority Leader
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/14/notes-on-government-consolidation-from-zoom-meeting-of-we-the-people-with-illinois-house-majority-leader/
— Lakewood Village Board Turns Thumbs Down on Police Request for Tesla
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/14/lakewood-village-board-turns-thumbs-down-on-police-request-for-tesla/
— LaHood Criticizes Biden for Voiding 19-Year Dixon Comptroller Prison Sentence
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/14/lahood-criticizes-biden-for-voiding-19-year-dixon-comptroller-prison-sentence/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Daniel Penny joins Trump and Vance at Army-Navy game
https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/us-news/daniel-penny-joins-trump-and-vance-at-army-navy-game/
— Trump eyeing privatizing US Postal Service (COMMENT: I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/us-news/trump-eyeing-privatizing-us-postal-service-report/
— Joe Biden & Co. are doing as much damage to the US as they can before they leave
https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/opinion/joe-biden-amp-co-are-doing-as-much-damage-to-the-us-as-they-can-before-they-leave/
— Google slammed for ‘woke’ new Christmas ad starring ‘nonbinary’ beauty influencer  (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone to websites a) that promote Democrats and the Democrat Party and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7vbl7bMZGg
— A new investment fund is saying ‘no’ to DEI-focused companies — and ‘yes’ to others
https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/opinion/a-new-investment-fund-is-saying-no-to-dei-focused-companies/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Communist China Is Moving Toward War  (COMMENT: Communist China sees that Affirmative Action and DEI are ever-increasingly weakening America.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/15/communist-china-is-moving-toward-war-separating-the-signal-from-the-noise/

BREITBART
— DOGE Says Department of Education Spent $1 Billion Promoting DEI in Schools (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/14/doge-claims-department-education-spent-1-billion-promoting-dei-schools/
— Majority Support Banning Minors from Accessing Transgender Procedures; Most Democrats Disagree
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/14/poll-majority-support-banning-minors-from-accessing-transgender-procedures-most-democrats-disagree/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Yale law Scholars program extends eligibility to non-citizens, including illegal immigrants (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/yale-law-scholars-program-extends-eligibility-non-citizens-including-illegal-immigrants/27088

CENTER SQUARE
— IRS data shows ‘Blue State Exodus’ over past 30 years  (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly drive Republicans out of blue states. I should write a book about the success that Democrat and RINO leaders in Illinois have had driving Republicans out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_161808d8-b982-11ef-bd4c-f35cdecb09db.html
— Challenging Trump, California to pay for migrant deportation defense  (COMMENT: Constructively, California has declared war on America.)
https://www.aol.com/challenging-trump-california-pay-migrant-172900872.html

DAILY CALLER
— Massive Defense Bill Creates Sperm Freezing Program, Dumps Millions Into ‘Minority Serving’ Schools
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/14/house-passes-ndaa-program-funds-sperm-freezing/

DAILY SIGNAL
— More Corporations Following Walmart’s ‘Rollback’ of DEI Policies (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RNO employers will put their DEI “under the table” and that they will continue to use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/14/corporations-are-finally-giving-dei-pink-slip/

EPOCH TIMES
— ABC News, George Stephanopoulos Agree to Pay $15 Million to Settle Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit. ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have agreed to apologize to Trump and pay millions to settle a defamation lawsuit. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents tone down their defamation of me because I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/abc-news-george-stephanopoulos-agree-to-pay-15-million-to-settle-trumps-defamation-lawsuit-5776527

FOX BUSINESS
— Chicago resident slams mayor, calls out city’s illegal immigration ‘Ponzi scheme’: ‘Gotten out of hand’  The Windy City has spent $574.5 million on migrants.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/chicago-resident-slams-mayor-calls-out-citys-illegal-immigration-ponzi-scheme-gotten-out-hand

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Identity Politics Don’t Belong in Medicine  (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in medicine will be libera/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/12/identity-politics-dont-belong-in-medicine-either/

JP MEDIA
— ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Can Impede Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, But They Can’t Stop It (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district fight deportation?)
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/12/14/sanctuary-cities-can-impede-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-but-they-cant-stop-it-n4935128

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Google Goes Fully Woke in New Christmas Ad, Sparking Calls for Boycott (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone to websites a) that promote Democrats and the Democrat Party and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/google-goes-fully-woke-new-christmas-ad-sparking-calls-boycott/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats recalibrate their resistance to Trump (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district fight deportation?)

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5039827-democratic-party-trump-resistance/

CNN
— Chicago mayor blasts Trump after ‘border czar’ vows mass deportation (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district work against Trump?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/video/brandon-johnson-chicago-trump-border-czar-immigration-plan-reaction-blackwell-intv-foa-digvid

REUTERS
— US Naval Academy to defend race-conscious admissions policies at trial (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. Democrats run GAO. In Diersen v. GAO, GAO argued that it treated me exactly like Congress wanted it to treat me, that is, to make me pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI a) because I was conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, my ancestors have been in America for a long time, b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with the aforesaid. My Democrat GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me including forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and giving my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.aol.com/news/us-naval-academy-defend-race-100618581.html

CNBC
— Majority of Americans are ready to support Trump and large parts of his agenda
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/15/majorities-in-poll-give-trump-green-light-for-some-controversial-policies.html

MSN
— Sharp Drop In College Enrollment Raises Alarm (COMMENT: If you were in high school today, would have the necessary motivation to earn a college degree?  What are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more or the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/sharp-drop-in-college-enrollment-raises-alarm/ar-AA1vu6gt
— Map Shows Nationalities of Immigrants Awaiting ICE Deportation from US
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/map-shows-nationalities-of-immigrants-awaiting-ice-deportation-from-us/ar-AA1vL2Ng

NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in the military.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/defense-trans-minors-care-ban-bill-military-families-rcna184156
— ‘I surely hope’ to work with Trump to raise the minimum wage, Sen. Bernie Sanders says (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the minimum wage ($12.41/hour in today’s dollars) during my junior and senior years in high school and full-time during the summer in between 1964-1966. That enabled me to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint (a poor man’s GAO) in May of 1966.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/-i-surely-hope-to-work-with-trump-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-sen-bernie-sanders-says-227110469948

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump gets warm welcome as he watches Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny. Donald Trump huddled with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at the Army-Navy football game. (COMMENT: If Trump came to your county, township, or municipality, how warm of a welcome would he get?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-gets-warm-welcome-as-he-watches-army-navy-game-alongside-key-allies-nominees-and/article_fc351f0c-ac8d-5051-85f8-5119828e7384.html

NEWSWEEK
— New Mexico Governor Refuses National Guard Deployment for Mass Deportations  (COMMENT: Constructively, New Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.newsweek.com/new-mexico-michelle-lujan-grisham-trump-mass-deportations-2000244
— Democrats say “Musk Overseeing a Department for Transparency and Accountability Is the Ultimate Troll.”  I worked for IRS 1971-1980. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors did not want me to audit IRS. They succeed in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They stressed the adverse actions that my Democrat IRS superiors had taken against me including a) disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974 and education deductions in 1978, never promoting me beyond GS-12, and ignoring/dismissing/belittling my earning an MBA in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-overseeing-department-transparency-accountability-ultimate-troll-opinion-1988463

NEW YORK TIMES
— ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump. The outcome of the lawsuit marks an unusual victory for President-elect Donald J. Trump in his ongoing legal campaign against national news organizations. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents tone down their defamation of me because I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/politics/trump-abc-settlement.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As with Trump’s last term, California will lead the liberal resistance  (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district fight Trump?)
https://www.aol.com/news/trumps-last-term-california-lead-194711042.html
— Former California Rep. Devin Nunes once sued media companies. Now he’s struggling to run one. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents tone down their defamation of me because I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-10-23/devin-nunes-donald-trump-truth-social-california-congress-robin-abcarian
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  I’ve followed Nunes’ career as an ultra-litigious Trump defender who is afflicted by a world-class intolerance for perceived slights. Before taking the helm of Trump Media in 2022, Nunes had a master’s degree in agriculture but little hands-on business experience. He was involved in his family’s San Joaquin Valley dairy farm decades ago; when he was 14, he has recounted, he bought seven head of young cattle to raise and sell. I guess this explains his tolerance for the, ah, stench of MAGA bull. Given his disdain for media in general and free speech in particular, as evidenced by a series of lawsuits against news organizations and other critics, putting Nunes in charge of a fledgling media empire was a bizarre move — unless the company is all about cozying up to the deep-pocketed sort of people who would benefit from a second Trump administration. According to documents obtained by ProPublica, an unnamed Trump Media whistleblower recently asked the company’s board of directors to fire Nunes. One person with knowledge of the situation told ProPublica that the complaint alleged “misuse of funds, hiring of foreign contractors and interfering with product development.” (A Trump Media spokesperson denied the charges and accused the nonprofit journalism organization of a campaign to damage the company.))

USA TODAY
— How President Biden is trying to Trump-proof his legacy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/14/biden-trump-laws-judges-regulations-legacy/76865964007/

WFAE
— Trump wants to use Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – the law has been used only during war (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.wfae.org/politics/2024-12-14/trump-wants-to-use-alien-enemies-act-to-deport-immigrants-the-law-has-been-used-only-during-war

WEEK
— Diversity training: a victim of the ‘war on woke’  More and more US companies have phased out corporate DEI initiatives, and the incoming Trump administration is likely to fuel the cultural shift. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders use diversity training to promote more hatred against Republicans.)
https://theweek.com/business/diversity-training-a-victim-of-the-war-on-woke

NEW YORKER
— Democrats are the party of the elites. I should write about the elites who run Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/have-the-democrats-become-the-party-of-the-elites

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/corinnepost/2024/12/14/lessons-from-naval-academy-ruling-on-race-for-defending-dei-programs/

TIME
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://time.com/7199981/how-gender-affirming-healthcare-providers-are-preparing-for-trumps-presidency/

POLITICO
— ABC and Stephanopoulos to pay Trump $15M, apologize in defamation suit settlement. The network and anchor will also cover $1M of Trump legal fees. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents tone down their defamation of me because I have filed lawsuits.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/14/trump-abc-stephanopoulos-settlement-00194391

SLATE
— Whose enemies lists are you on and why? I should write about those who have me on their enemies lists and why. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/12/trump-fbi-pick-kash-patel-enemies-list.html

RAW STORY
— ‘Trump owes them’: Disgruntled conservative urges activists to ‘start a fight’ inside GOP
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/trump-owes-them-disgruntled-conservative-urges-activists-to-start-a-fight-inside-gop/ar-AA1vBYmL

INDEPENDENT
— Trump may revoke policy shielding migrants from deportation arrests in churches and schools
https://www.aol.com/trump-may-revoke-policy-shielding-231402429.html

TIMES NOW
— 18,000 Indians To See US Exit Gate As Trump Vows Immigration Crackdown
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/18000-indians-at-risk-of-being-deported-as-trump-vows-immigration-crackdown-article-116323181

TIMES
— Google’s ‘Woke’ Christmas Ad sparks backlash: Nonbinary influencer Cyrus Veyssi takes center stage (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone to websites a) that promote Democrats and the Democrat Party and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/google-s-woke-christmas-ad-sparks-backlash-nonbinary-influencer-cyrus-veyssi-takes-center-stage/ar-AA1vJvPz

INVESTOPEDIA
— Here’s The Average Net Worth of Each Class: How Does Yours Compare?  (COMMENT: Should all those involved in government, politics, and journalism be required to a) disclose their sources and amounts of income, b) disclose their assets, debts, and net worth, and c) disclose how they accumulated their assets? Beyond the aforesaid, should they be required to disclose how much education and money their parents have/had?)
https://www.investopedia.com/average-net-worth-lower-middle-upper-class-8760531
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The lower class has a median net worth of about $3,500, while the upper class has one of about $7.81 million. U.S. families with net worths in the top 10% have a median net worth of $3,794,600 and a mean net worth of $7,810,500. The middle class has a median net worth that ranges from $93,300 to $1.04 million.)

December 14, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tiffany Henyard sues Thornton Township Democrats after failing to gain nomination for supervisor (COMMENT: When will the Daily Herald start reporting on Castle v. Monino (2024 MTEB 01)? Monino has filed petitions to run for Milton Township Supervisor as an Independent and Caste is changeling those petitions.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/13/tiffany-henyard-sues-thornton-township-democrats-after-failing-to-gain-nomination-for-supervisor/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois election results show gerrymandering’s bad outcome
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/12/14/election-results-illinois-gerrymandering-party-control-republican-democrat-sheldon-jacobson
— Mona Charen blasts Tulsi Gabbard
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/13/tulsi-gabbard-cozies-up-american-enemies-russia-vladimir-putin-syria-bashar-al-assad-mona-charen

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241213/news/donations-pour-in-to-save-lives-fund-winter-shelter-for-dupage-countys-homeless/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241213/nation-and-world/texas-abortion-pill-lawsuit-against-new-york-doctor-marks-new-challenge-to-interstate-telemedicine/

ABC7
— ‘This is normal?’: 2 close-calls at Chicago’s O’Hare airport in 1 day. Topic of possible runway collisions being discussed in Washington at same time. (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on an audit of this in the early 1980s.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2-close-calls-chicago-ohare-airport-involving-united-airlines-flights-1-day-is-normal/15653147/

NBC5
— Trump says he will seek to eliminate daylight saving time
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-says-he-will-seek-to-eliminate-daylight-saving-time/3624199/
— Democrats and RINOs say “US adults not confident Trump can assemble qualified cabinet.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/trump-cabinet-confidence-poll-ap-norc/3623857/

FOX32
— Anonymous donor drops gold coin in Wheaton Salvation Army Red Kettle
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anonymous-donor-drops-gold-coin-wheaton-salvation-army-red-kettle

WBEZ
— What to know about an effort to make college in Illinois more affordable. Legislators are considering a funding formula that would make Illinois a model for other states to emulate, but would come at a hefty cost. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from classes there and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. That enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, pay for my college expenses, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger  in 1970.)
https://www.wbez.org/education/2024/12/12/what-to-know-about-an-effort-to-make-college-in-illinois-more-affordable

DECATUR DAILY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/national/trump-migrant-deportations-could-threaten-states-agricultural-economies/article_79311d58-b96c-11ef-921c-2335e9aa1b59.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— What was the worst year of your life and what did you learn from it? We want to hear. (COMMENT: My worse years include 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old and 1980 when they forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They include 1978 when my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions and 1974 when they disallowed my travel vouchers.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-12/what-was-the-worst-year-of-your-life-and-what-did-you-learn-from-it-we-want-to-hear
— Tech moguls Altman, Bezos and Zuckerberg donate to Trump’s inauguration fund
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-13/tech-moguls-altman-bezos-and-zuckerberg-donate-to-trumps-inauguration-fund
— Trump’s picks would make his new administration the wealthiest in U.S. history
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-12-13/trumps-picks-would-make-his-new-administration-the-wealthiest-in-u-s-history
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for high health care costs.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-12/americans-are-furious-over-health-care-is-this-an-occupy-wall-street-moment

WGLT
— Trump’s picks would make his new administration the wealthiest in U.S. history (COMMENT: Should government employees be required to fully disclose where their wealth come from?)
https://www.wglt.org/2024-12-13/trumps-picks-would-make-his-new-administration-the-wealthiest-in-u-s-history

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Duckworth, Durbin Announce Funding To Help Prepare Young Illinoisans To Succeed In High-Demand Careers
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/12/14/duckworth-durbin-announce-funding-to-help-prepare-young-illinoisans-to-succeed-in-high-demand-careers/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-216/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that the Democrat and RINO leaders of America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district will put their efforts promote mass/illegal immigration “under the table.” Do not anticipate/expect that they will give you an opportunity to vote to stop it. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ worst-in-nation pension debts means more property and income tax hikes to pay that debt off
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-worst-in-nation-pension-debts-means-more-property-and-income-tax-hikes-to-pay-that-debt-off-wirepoints-in-the-center-square/
— With the taxes they pay and debts they face, everyday Illinoisans are basically now subservient to their public servants
https://wirepoints.org/with-the-taxes-they-pay-and-debts-they-face-everyday-illinoisans-are-basically-now-subservient-to-their-public-servants-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Decide to Skip Algonquin Township Elections Leaving Winners of February GOP Primary Victors
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/13/democrats-decide-to-skip-algonquin-township-elections-leaving-winners-of-february-gop-primary-victors/
— $9.5 Million in Federal Funds for Fox River Valley Wastewater Treatment & Storage
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/13/9-5-million-in-federal-funds-for-fox-river-valley-wastewater-treatment-storage/
— Biden Issues “Get Out of Jail Free” Card for $54 Million Dixon Embezzler Rita Cromwell
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/13/biden-issues-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-54-million-dixon-embezzler-rita-cromwell/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Homer Township lets voters weigh in on pension reform, key issues
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/homer-township-lets-voters-weigh-in-on-pension-reform-key-issues/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago mayor spends $700K per ‘affordable’ apartment unit
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-mayor-spends-700k-per-affordable-apartment-unit/
— Nearly $50K property tax bills robs ‘Home Alone’ house
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-50k-property-tax-bills-robs-home-alone-house/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s supercharged IRS nets $1.3 billion more from wealthy taxpayers
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/12/joe-biden-supercharged-irs-nets-1-3-billion-wealth/
— DOGE zeros in on report showing Biden’s DOE spent $1 billion on DEI grants. Elon Musk calls the massive spending ‘insane.’  (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Their top priority is giving federal tax dollars to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, in America illegally, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/13/doge-zeros-report-showing-biden-doe-spent-1-billio/
— Syria’s new leader remains an al Qaeda operative
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/13/editorial-syria-new-leader-remains-al-qaeda-operat/
— Don’t be too sure DEI is DOA. Movement is far more than a political fad.  (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always promoted DEI, they are promoting DEI, and they will forever promote DEI. To promote DEI is to blame all problems on those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/13/sure-dei-doa/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic socialists keep trying to justify healthcare CEO’s murder
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3260205/democratic-socialists-justify-healthcare-ceo-murder/

NEW YORK POST
— Gianno Caldwell: My colleague Pete Hegseth is the right man to make our military sane again
https://nypost.com/2024/12/13/opinion/gianno-caldwell-my-colleague-pete-hegseth-will-fix-our-military/
— Kellyanne Conway clashes with Never Trump activist over election: ‘You have stage 5 Trump Derangement Syndrome’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/13/media/kellyanne-conway-clashes-with-never-trump-activist-sarah-longwell/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— A Word to the DOGE: ‘Reduction’ Is Not Synonymous With ‘Reform’  As we have painfully learned since the Grace Commission, a revanchist, ravenous administrative state can survive and metastasize despite periodic efforts to trim its size and scope. (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use budget cuts to get rid of any remaining Republican employees.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/14/a-word-to-the-doge-reduction-is-not-synonymous-with-reform/

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s not enough to dismantle the Department of Education
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/it_s_not_enough_to_dismantle_the_department_of_education.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Cop who gunned down Ashli Babbitt was not supposed to be employed at the time of J6
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/13/cop-who-gunned-down-ashli-babbitt-was-not-supposed-to-be-employed-at-the-time-of-j6-report-says-1509372/

BLAZE
— Dems push Biden to extend deportation shields for illegal aliens in last-minute plea
https://www.theblaze.com/news/dems-push-biden-to-extend-deportation-shields-for-illegal-aliens-in-last-minute-plea

BREITBART
— Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana has reversed his support for a plan to designate a new facility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal migrants slated for deportation in the northern Illinois region.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/12/13/illinois-sheriff-reverses-support-for-ice-detention-center/

ENERGY GRID
— Commentary: To keep the lights on, the Midwest needs an ‘all of the above’ power grid. New transmission line development and construction can take many years. To address immediate needs, there are other solutions that can improve capacity in the near term. (COMMENT: My 13-year-old 20W Generac has failed. I am replacing it with a 24W.)
https://energynews.us/2024/12/12/commentary-to-keep-the-lights-on-the-midwest-needs-an-all-of-the-above-power-grid/

FEDERALIST
— DEI Rot At Schools Shows Republicans Have Failed To Eradicate The Ideology
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/13/dei-rot-at-sec-schools-shows-republicans-have-failed-to-eradicate-the-ideology/

FOX BUSINESS
— Nonbinary influencer in Google’s new ‘woke’ ad ridicules women opposed to sharing bathroom with biological men. In the Google ad, Veyssi appears in makeup and women’s clothing and complains about dry skin.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/nonbinary-influencer-googles-new-woke-ad-ridicules-women-opposed-sharing-bathroom-biological-men

FOX NEWS
— Senate Dems demand Biden extend protections for illegal immigrants ahead of Trump admin. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legal-authority-senate-dems-demand-biden-extend-protections-illegal-immigrants-ahead-trump-admin
— You will not stop Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6365974090112
—  Biden’s last act is ‘sabotaging’ incoming Trump admin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PxNL3bXz1k
— Trump brings political drama to Army-Navy game sidelines. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and Marine veteran Daniel Penny are attending the game with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-brings-political-drama-army-navy-game-sidelines
— Democrats need new playbook to confront Trump, Kamala Harris pollster tells party. DNC chair Harrison says it would be ‘big error’ if Democrats focus all their attention on Trump and ignore Vance. (COMMENT: In Illinois, the Republican playbook has been anti-conservative.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-need-new-playbook-confront-trump-kamala-harris-pollster-tells-party
— RNC chair reveals what role Trump will play during the 2026 midterms: ‘All the way to the finish line’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-chair-reveals-what-role-trump-will-play-2026-midterms-finish-line

FOX RADIO
— Google Goes Full Woke with New Ad
https://radio.foxnews.com/2024/12/13/google-goes-full-woke-with-new-ad/

JONATHAN TURLEY
— University of Illinois Accounting Professor Li Zhang is under fire this week after warning students about their “unconscious and unintentional biases” against women and minorities before they completed their evaluations.
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/12/14/unconscious-and-unintentional-biases-university-of-illinois-professors-issues-discrimination-warning-to-students-before-they-complete-her-evaluations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A student objected to the “passive-aggressive” nature of the email: [T]his announcement can be interpreted in two ways: 1) It implies that I am a bigot, incapable of providing honest feedback without my opinions being negatively influenced by the professor’s race or sex. It suggests that any negative feelings I have towards the professor or the course are more influenced by personal, subjective feelings regarding race and sex than by any objective facts. 2) It suggests that I should provide high evaluation scores, regardless of my actual feelings, in order to atone for past actions taken by others. Both interpretations are unacceptable and represent a passive-aggressive method to artificially inflate course evaluation scores. This approach is highly unprofessional and creates an “othering” effect, implying that white males are incapable of making objective decisions that are not influenced by race or sex.)

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Smart Democrats See That Working With Trump Is The Only Sensible Thing To Do
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/13/laura_ingraham_smart_democrats_see_that_working_with_trump_is_the_only_sensible_thing_to_do.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— GOP aims for deportation bill by February (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders did not need or get bills passed to promote their mass/illegal immigration.)
https://thehill.com/video/gop-aims-for-deportation-bill-by-february/10296911/

CNN
— Big donors secure big roles in the incoming Trump administration
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/14/politics/trump-administration-big-donors/index.html

CBS NEWS
— Social Security Fairness Act to get a vote in the Senate, Chuck Schumer says (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years during the 1960s and 1970s while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assemble line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fairness-act-chuck-schumer-senate-vote/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Wants Mass Deportations. He Will Need Jails and Sanctuary Cities to Help. Immigration experts say the Trump administration would need cooperation from local law enforcement to deport millions of people. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/trump-immigration-deportations.html
— Biden Administration Is Said to Allow California to Ban New Gas-Powered Cars. California and 11 other states want to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to stop them. (COMMENT: I own seven gas-powered cars and a gas-powered SUV. My critics/opponents hate cars and SUVs and especially gas-powered ones and especially American nameplate ones and especially muscle cars. My seven cars include a 1972 Corvette that I have owned since 1971, a 1996 Thunderbird LX since 1995, a 2005 Corvette since 2005, a 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max since 2012, and a 2023 Mustang GT Premium since 2023.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/climate/california-ban-gas-cars-electric-biden-trump.html
— I’m on Kash Patel’s Enemies List. I Don’t Want a Pardon. (COMMENT: I should write about those who have me on their enemies lists. I would focus on those a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and c) who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most biggest adverse actions against. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/opinion/biden-pardon-trump-patel.html
— Democrat leaders use the Voice of America to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/voice-of-america-journalists-trump.html
— Trump’s Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls. At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/politics/trump-diplomacy-night-mar-a-lago.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump allies, opponents prepare to battle over plans for at-will workforce. Trump will return to the White House with the backing of a Republican controlled Congress and a generally friendly Supreme Court majority as he seeks to reshape the federal workforce. (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are hell-bent on a) not hiring Republicans and b) getting rid of Republican employees. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/13/trump-schedule-f-federal-unions-at-will/
— Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses. Trump feuded with the mail agency in his first term. Privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/14/trump-usps-privatize-plan/
— Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s unprecedented alliance. Musk has joined Trump’s calls with world leaders, weighed in on Cabinet choices and been a regular part of the Trump family since the election.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/14/musk-trump-relationship-explained/

USA TODAY
— Democrats are split on snubbing or showing up for Donald Trump’s inauguration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/12/democrats-trump-inauguration/76915244007/
— How President Biden is trying to Trump-proof his legacy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/14/biden-trump-laws-judges-regulations-legacy/76865964007/

U.S. CENSUS
— About 33.9 million or 1 in 4 households nationwide reported they were completely without power at least once in the 12 months before they were interviewed for the 2023 American Housing Survey. Approximately 70% or 23.6 million of the households reporting an outage said at least one outage lasted 6 hours or more. (COMMENT: Generally, the more that the wires that bring electricity to your home are above ground, the more likely that you will suffer outages.)
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/10/power-outages.html

REUTERS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-deportations-could-shake-up-restaurant-industry-wall-street-isnt-worried-2024-12-13/

NEWSWEEK
— She Stole Millions From Taxpayers to Buy Show Horses. Biden Set Her Free.
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-commute-sentence-rita-crundwell-dixon-illinois-2000541
— Sanctuary Cities Could be Banned Under Republican Proposal
https://www.newsweek.com/sanctuary-city-ban-republican-plan-2000351

DESERET NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/12/13/what-do-americans-really-think-of-trumps-deportation-plans/

EASTERN PROGRESS
— Generac Urges Homeowners to Make a Plan for Winter Power Outages (COMMENT: My 13-year-old 20W Generac has failed. I am replacing it with a 24W.)
https://www.easternprogress.com/generac-urges-homeowners-to-make-a-plan-for-winter-power-outages/article_6e7526be-c0ab-57dd-ba14-2e02fa30450c.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hold On, Elon and Vivek: Firing Federal Bureaucrats Isn’t the Solution. Complex rules and procedures keep civil servants from getting things done. We need to deregulate the bureaucracy, not gut it.  (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are hell-bent on a) not hiring Republicans and b) getting rid of Republican employees. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/hold-on-elon-and-vivek-firing-federal-bureaucrats-isnt-the-solution-2168910a
— Has World War III Already Begun?  An axis of autocracies led by Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea is challenging the democratic world order. (COMMENT: In WW III, which countries will side with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea against America?)
https://www.wsj.com/world/has-world-war-iii-already-begun-16fb94c9
— A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits. Trump promised to eliminate programs that provide temporary work permits, including to Dreamers. (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-work-permit-policy-business-impact-0ecadef5

FORBES
— Using E-Verify discourages illegal immigration. Democrat and RINO leaders discourage using E-Verify.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alonzomartinez/2024/12/13/mastering-e-verify-in-2025-federal-and-state-compliance-essentials/

BLOOMBERG
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-12-13/what-is-citizenship-how-states-determine-birthright-and-privilege

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their republican employees.
https://hbr.org/2024/12/continuing-the-work-of-dei-no-matter-what-your-company-calls-it

FEEDSPOT
— Top 60 Illinois News Websites in 2024
https://news.feedspot.com/illinois_news_websites/

FORD FOUNDATION
— For generations, the United States of America has been built on a pact: secure a job, commit to it, and ensure a stable life. Yet for millions of workers, this promise is dissolving. (COMMENT:  I was a wage earner 1964-1997. My critics/opponents look down on wage earners, if not despise wage earners. They have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having been grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a Job-related professional license in 1981. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had lots of money, who bought them cars, who paid for their college degree, and who got them jobs.)
https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/stories/fighting-for-a-just-economy-workers-lead-the-way/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Across every sector, jobs are becoming increasingly precarious. Gig work, temporary positions, and subcontracted roles are replacing traditional employment, leaving workers with unpredictable incomes, erratic schedules, and a lack of benefits. This instability breeds anxiety, disrupts families, and creates a sense of expendability, ultimately destabilizing entire communities and creating a race to the bottom economy. This rise of precarious work is no accident. Decades of policies prioritizing corporate profits over worker protections have eroded job security and weakened worker power. By design, this uncertainty leaves workers vulnerable and less likely to demand their rights, individually and collectively.)

REASON
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them. Deported illegals will immediately return. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://reason.com/2024/12/13/mass-deportations-are-bad-for-everyones-liberty/

DAILY KOS
— These Democrats have plans to fight Trump’s mass deportations (COMMENT: How strongly are the Democrats and RINOs who represent you going to fight deportation?)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/13/2291756/-These-Democrats-have-plans-to-fight-Trump-s-mass-deportations