FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffs that are triggering a trade war (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-justin-trudeau-claudia-sheinbaum-respond-says-americans-could-feel-pain/15857363/
— Fans at Raptors game continue trend of booing US national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada (COMMENT: If the past predicts the future, I will hear complaints about Trump when I hand-deliver campaign literature and sample ballots in my precinct for the April 1 election. 478 in my precinct voted for Harris in the November 5 election.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/fans-boo-national-anthem-us-toronto-raptors-game-los-angeles-clippers-hours-canada-tariffs-imposed/15858045/
CBS2
— Pritzker says “working families will pay the price” for President Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-jb-pritzker-president-trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-china/
WGN9
— EU warns Trump it would ‘respond firmly’ to tariffs (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://wgntv.com/news/national/eu-warns-trump-it-would-respond-firmly-to-tariffs/
FOX32
— Trump tariffs latest: China to file lawsuit for ‘wrongful practices of US’ (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-tariffs-canada-response-china-mexico
WGN RADIO
— The future of electric vehicles in Illinois (COMMENT: I should listen to this.)
https://wgnradio.com/outside-the-loop-radio/otl-955-the-future-of-electric-vehicles-in-illinois-restorative-justice-in-north-lawndale/
WBEZ
— Following lawsuit, McDonald’s no longer requiring Hispanic heritage for its Hispanic college scholarships. The Chicago-based fast food giant changed its scholarship criteria to settle a discrimination lawsuit. (COMMENT: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me.)
https://www.wbez.org/business/2025/02/02/lawsuit-mcdonalds-hispanic-heritage-college-scholarships
— Removing medical debt from credit reports opens door to economic opportunity: ‘It gives me hope’ (COMMENT: The federal government paying 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to get rid of me.)
https://www.wbez.org/money/2025/02/02/medical-debt-credit-reports-home-mortages-housing-opportunity
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Friends say Army captain killed in midair collision was a ‘brilliant and fearless’ patriot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/02/army-captain-midair-collision/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/02/02/cps-non-citizen-school-advisory-board-mayor-johnson-appointees-jessica-canas
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Trump’s federal worker buyout offer: What does it mean for Illinois? (COMMENT: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” $25,000 buyouts and early retirement to get rid of its older White male non-veteran employees who they had not promoted to GS-15, currently $163,749-$180,974/year in today’s dollars. I was eligible because I had 25 years of federal service – 13 with GAO, 9 with IRS, and 3 with the Post Office. They succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 just before their “offer” expired. If I had not succumbed, I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until 2003. Things that I did that helped me survive 1993-1997 include a) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, b) becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and CPA in 1979, and c) earning master’s degrees in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and in business from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2025/02/01/what-does-trumps-buyout-offer-mean-for-illinois-federal-employees/78086399007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-02/trump-used-fentanyl-to-justify-tariffs-but-the-crisis-was-already-easing
WAND TV
— Democrats say: “Trump kept his pledge on tariffs” and ask “Is he ready for the fallout? Are Americans?” (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-kept-his-pledge-on-tariffs-is-he-ready-for-the-fallout-are-americans-heres/article_f5fb599b-e26d-529c-9c4d-79f9b7886556.html
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Homer Township ReSet Slate a “No-Show” at Will County Republican Debate Amidst Democratic Endorsement Controversy
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/homer-township-reset-slate-a-no-show-at-will-county-republican-debate-amidst-democratic-endorsement-controversy/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
REPUBLICANS FOR MILTON TOWNSHIP
— COMMENT: I look forward to hand-delivering campaign literature for the candidates and a copy of the sample ballot to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter.
https://republicansformilton.com/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Democrats have ramped up their efforts to keep Milton Township Republican Assessor candidate Chuck Argianas off the April 1 ballot. Another hearing is scheduled for 3:00 PM, Thursday, February 6, in the Wheaton City Hall 2nd Floor Council Chambers. I will be there. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bishop Budde pushes propaganda with pleas for mercy. A political hissy thinly disguised as Christianity.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/2/bishop-budde-pushes-propaganda-pleas-mercy/
— Wall Street Journal slams Trump tariffs against U.S. neighbors and trading partners (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/2/wall-street-journal-slams-donald-trump-tariffs-u-n/
— Trump tariffs spark retaliation from Canada, Mexico and China (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/2/donald-trump-tariffs-spark-retaliation-canada-mexi/
— Driscoll refuses order to list FBI employees involved in Jan. 6 cases amid ouster of agency leaders
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/2/brian-driscoll-acting-fbi-director-thin-ice-refusi/
— Trump’s efforts to reshape federal workforce test legal boundaries (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. If the federal workforce looked like America, half of it would be Republican.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/31/trump-efforts-reshape-federal-workforce-test-legal/
— Ex-FBI director Comey calls on DOJ and FBI employees to fight Trump administration for lost jobs (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Few in government or politics fought Gingrich’s gutting of GAO.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/2/james-comey-urges-doj-fbi-employees-fight-trump-ad/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tom Homan warns sanctuary cities against sheltering illegal immigrants from ICE (COMMENT: How strongly are the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district sheltering illegals?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3308196/tom-homan-warns-sanctuary-cities-against-sheltering-illegal-immigrants/
— Liberal objections to mass deportations go hilariously wrong
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3307032/liberal-objections-mass-deportations-go-wrong/
— DeSantis calls out Florida legislature for ‘defacto sanctuary state’ bill
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3308057/desantis-florida-legislature-defacto-sanctuary-state-bill/
NEW YORK POST
— Republicans hold their breath as Trump ignites trade war with Canada, Mexico and China: ‘Tariffs are simply taxes’
https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/republicans-hold-their-breath-as-trump-ignites-trade-war-with-canada-mexico-and-china-tariffs-are-simply-taxes/
— Transportation chief Sean Duffy claims department traded core mission for DEI, vows to add air traffic controllers (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 traded its core mission for DEI. They ever-increasingly got rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. They would have gotten rid of me sooner than they did if I had not a) earned job-related master’s degrees 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://nypost.com/2025/02/02/us-news/transportation-chief-sean-duffy-vows-to-add-air-traffic-controllers-says-department-traded-core-mission-for-dei/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals hinder ICE attempts to arrest and deport them
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/02/alarming_report_illegals_hinder_ice_attempts_to_arrest_and_deport_them.html
— With Trump imposing tariffs, suddenly the media is concerned about inflation (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/02/with_trump_imposing_tariffs_suddenly_the_media_is_concerned_about_inflation.html
FOX NEWS
— Trump defends tariffs, accuses Canada of being ‘very abusive of the United States’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-defends-tariffs-accuses-canada-being-very-abusive-united-states-video
NEWSMAX
— Sanctuary City Mayors Must Face Consequences
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/chad-wolf-brandon-johnson-ice/2025/02/02/id/1197517/
— Migrant Crackdown Uses ‘Whole of Government’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/frank-tarentino-dea-immigration/2025/02/02/id/1197511/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump administration ends temporary immigration program for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-ends-temporary-immigration-program-venezuela/
— FBI distributing questionnaire probing agents’ work on Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases, sources say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-questionnaire-jan-6-agents/
REUTERS
— Trump curtails protections around diversity, LGBTQ rights (COMMENT: How many marginalized groups are you a member of? My critics/opponents stress that I am not a member of any marginalized group. I am not liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, or citizen of a foreign country. According to my critics/opponents, because I am not a member of any marginalized group, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-sign-orders-ending-diversity-programs-proclaiming-there-are-only-two-sexes-2025-01-20/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Revokes Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S. The decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status signals that President Trump will continue to dismantle a program that aims to protect migrants from potentially dangerous countries. (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, all foreign countries are dangerous, and therefore, all their citizens are marginalized and should come to America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/us/politics/trump-venezuela-temporary-protected-status.html
— The Democrat Party’s message is very clear: vote for us and we will use government give you preference big time, and especially if you are liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are a citizen of a foreign country.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/us/politics/democrats-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Disability advocates fear backlash, discrimination after Trump’s FAA comments (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/02/trump-crash-disabilities-dei/
FORBES
— The Urgent Case For Supporting Marginalized Groups In Today’s Society (COMMENT: How many marginalized groups are you a member of? My critics/opponents stress that I am not a member of any marginalized group. I am not liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, or citizen of a foreign country. According to my critics/opponents, because I am not a member of any marginalized group, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sughnenyongo/2024/06/10/the-urgent-case-for-supporting-marginalized-groups-in-todays-society/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— America is doing retirement all wrong. Retirees look forward to doing nothing all day. Turns out that’s a big mistake. (COMMENT: What do you look forward to do? I look forward to filling a tremendous communication void in Illinois by putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning. I also look forward to hand-delivering campaign literature for the Republican candidates along with a copy of the sample ballot to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter. I also look forward to car shows, and especially those at Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/america-is-doing-retirement-all-wrong-boomers-aging-longevity-happiness-2024-12
GOOGLE
— Dependent on other countries (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America has become ever-increasingly dependent on other countries. Too many of those countries despise/hate America.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22dependent+on+other+countries
STUDENT AID
— Do You Need Money for College? (COMMENT: I needed money for college. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. I did not apply for aid. I did not apply for scholarships because I had only just barely made it into upper 20% of my high school class and my ACT score was only 24. Instead, I worked my way through college. To earn money for my UIC and NIU expenses and for new cars to get to/from classes and jobs and my parents’ home in Crete, I washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 debt-free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. But my GPA suffered because I worked many hours instead of studying.)
https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/do-you-need-money.pdf
COMMON DREAMS
— Progressives Won’t Help the Working Class by Abandoning Marginalized Groups. Leaders must reject false choices rooted in the idea that social and economic advancement is a zero-sum game or that working-class people must spar over scraps while all the spoils go to the elite few. (COMMENT: How many marginalized groups are you a member of? My critics/opponents stress that I am not a member of any marginalized group. I am not liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, or citizen of a foreign country. According to my critics/opponents, because I am not a member of any marginalized group, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI big time.)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/progressives-don-t-abandon-marginalized
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February 1, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 is trying to reassure parents after student data was leaked, especially those concerned about ICE enforcement.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/waukegan-community-unit-school-district-60-reassures-worried-parents-student-data-shared/15852808/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois clean energy leaders strategize in wake of Trump orders (COMMENT: Democrats always blame Republicans for pollution and bad weather.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/31/illinois-clean-energy-leaders-strategize-in-wake-of-trump-orders-make-this-about-consumers/
— An executive order from Donald Trump could bring new life to Chicago (COMMENT: I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/31/opinion-chicago-federal-workers-return-to-office-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: After Trump pardons, Gov. JB Pritzker bars Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs, calling the conduct ‘disgraceful’ “No one who attempts to overthrow a government should serve in government,” the Democratic governor wrote in a directive to block participants in the Capitol insurrection from state jobs. (COMMENT: After my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, they did everything that they could to bar me from getting employment appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/01/31/jb-pritzker-jan-6-blocked-state-jobs-illinois-trump
— Suspect was wearing ICE GPS monitor during killing of 63-year-old Northwest Side man, sources say. George Levin met the suspect and another man charged in the case on a dating app, police say. He was robbed and tied up in his basement bedroom in his Norwood Park home.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/31/ice-gps-monitor-migrants-killing-northwest-side-man-sources-say
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats push pot. Democrats oppose testing for pot impairment.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250131/news/dupage-county-dropping-some-marijuana-impairment-cases-due-to-faulty-lab-testing/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Blinded by the prospects of new revenues, too many public officials are ignoring the negative public health impact of cannabis consumption. Another research study, this one published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open, reports that both recent and lifetime cannabis users run the risks of sustaining a decline in “brain function during cognitive tasks.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents push pot. I led the successful effort to stop the sale pot in Wheaton.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-cannabis-study-raised-another-concern-about-legalization/article_04999a08-de7c-11ef-bd7f-475991abc44e.html
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Trump’s federal worker buyout offer: What does it mean for Illinois? (COMMENT: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” $25,000 buyouts and early retirement to get rid of its older White male non-veteran employees who they had not promoted to GS-15, currently $163,749-$180,974/year in today’s dollars. I was eligible because I had 25 years of federal service – 13 with GAO, 9 with IRS, and 3 with the Post Office. They succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 just before their “offer” expired. If I had not succumbed, I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until 2003. Things that I did that helped me survive 1993-1997 include my a) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, b) my becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and CPA in 1979, and c) my earning master’s degrees in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and in business from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2025/02/01/what-does-trumps-buyout-offer-mean-for-illinois-federal-employees/78086399007/
SOUTHERN
— These prices could climb within days if Trump slaps tariffs on Canada and Mexico (COMMENT: I have ordered a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T which will be built in Canada.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/31/these-prices-could-climb-within-days-if-trump-slaps-tariffs-on-canada-and-mexico/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cars and auto parts Carmakers and consumers depend on the auto industry’s deep ties to Canada and Mexico, making tariffs a threat to prices, experts said. Mexico and Canada make up the top two U.S. trading partners for both finished motor vehicles and car parts, according to a Cato Institute analysis of data from the U.S. International Trade Commission. In 2023, Canada and Mexico accounted for nearly $120 billion worth of U.S. motor vehicle imports, which totaled about 47% of all such vehicles imported that year. Canada and Mexico made up nearly the same share of auto parts imports that year, the Cato Institute analysis showed. “The operations of auto companies on both sides of the border will be hugely affected by these tariffs,” Robert Lawrence, a professor of trade and investment at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, told ABC News.)
EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Senator Rose Named Chief Budget Negotiator For IL Senate Republicans (COMMENT: I have always advocated budgeting. My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have always opposed budgeting. They have always opposed the aforesaid organizations developing annual budgets, getting them approved, and following them. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed a) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) my becoming a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, f) my becoming a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, g) my serving as the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Treasurer 1983-1986. h) my serving as the Illinois Center Right Coalition Treasurer 2003-2007, i) my working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, and j) my working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year.)
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2025/01/31/senator-rose-named-chief-budget-negotiator-for-il-senate-republicans/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office, heading to Central America to press President Donald Trump’s top priority — curbing illegal immigration — and bring the message that the U.S. wants to reclaim control over the Panama Canal despite intense resistance from regional leaders.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-rubio-is-off-to-central-america-with-the-panama-canal-and-immigration-top-of-mind/
— Senate Democrats call for reinstatement of IGs fired by Trump (COMMENT: What if my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 had stopped my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, stopped them from always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, stopped them from delaying my promotions and never promoting me beyond GS-13, and stopped them from forcing me to take a $23,472/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980? What if they had stopped my Democrat IRS superiors from never promoting me beyond GS-12, from disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and from disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974? What if they had stopped my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me to resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/senate-democrats-call-for-reinstatement-of-igs-fired-by-trump/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ask “Can Trump’s 2nd act work for the working class while giving back to his super donors?” I was a member of the working class 1964-1997, that is, I was a wage earner 1964-1997. My critics/opponents look down on, if not despise, if not hate the working class. They have aways demonized me, denigrated, and condemned me as having been grossly overpaid and that my benefits were much too generous. In my defense, I stress that 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.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-02-01/can-trumps-2nd-act-work-for-the-working-class-while-giving-back-to-his-super-donors
QUIGLEY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/illinois-democratic-congressional-delegation-vows-protect-illinois
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Mark Glennon on Shawn Cassidy: His lawsuit on Bally’s and more – AM560
https://wirepoints.org/mark-glennon-on-shawn-cassidy-his-lawsuit-on-ballys-and-more-am560/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Pritzker has blocked pardoned January 6 protestors from state jobs. How soon will Pritzker block the 2.4 million in Illinois who voted for Trump from a) getting/holding jobs, b) buying/owning vehicles, c) buying/owning real estate, d) etc.? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities, at females, at younger people, and at everyone else that Republicans discriminate against them, and that because of that, they will forever need massive Democrat-led government assistance. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were minority, female, and/or younger. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Federal employees have been told to name colleagues working in DEI roles. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, constructively, all its employees were always in DEI roles. All federal employees had to give preference to federal employees who were Democrat, and especially to those 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, federal employees had to discriminate against federal employees who were Republican, and especially against those 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 about the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Budgeting helps organizations manage their finances, allocate resources, and make decisions. It can also help organizations identify problems early and plan for the future. (SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=budgeting+organizations+benefits ) I have always advocated budgeting. My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have always opposed budgeting. They have always opposed the aforesaid organizations developing annual budgets, getting them approved, and following them. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed a) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) my becoming a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, f) my becoming a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, g) my serving as the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Treasurer 1983-1986. h) my serving as the Illinois Center Right Coalition Treasurer 2003-2007, i) my working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, and j) my working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year. My MTRO critics/opponents badmouthed budgeting when I ran for MTRO Treasurer in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Joe Walsh Characterizes His Time in Congress Representing McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/31/joe-walsh-characterizes-his-time-in-congress-representing-mchenry-county/
— Carolyn Schofield Featured on Smoke Filled Room Podcast
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/31/carolyn-schofield-featured-on-smoke-filled-room-podcast/
— Candidate/Campaign Manager Training Session in Plainfield Feb. 8th
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQZSsNMGhZpMhGDvJtsScNdjXGX
— On Providing Rail Service to Rockford
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQZSsNMGhZpMhGDvJtsScNdjXGX
— Study Finds Political Corruption in Illinois Results in Average of More than One Conviction Every Week between 1983 and 2023
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/31/study-finds-political-corruption-in-illinois-results-in-average-of-more-than-one-conviction-every-week-between-1983-and-2023/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. colleges returning to campus sexual assault rules created during Trump’s first term
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/31/u-colleges-return-campus-sexual-assault-rules-crea/
NEW YORK POST
— Electric vehicles release more toxic emissions, are worse for the environment than gas-powered cars (COMMENT: In my defense, I will be putting very few miles on my 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T which weighs 5,838 pounds.)
https://nypost.com/2024/03/05/business/evs-release-more-toxic-emissions-are-worse-for-the-environment-study/
(FROM THE ARTCLE: Electric vehicles release more toxic particles into the atmosphere and are worse for the environment than their gas-powered counterparts, according to a resurfaced study. The study, published by emissions data firm Emission Analytics, was released in 2022 but has attracted a wave of attention this week after being cited in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Sunday. It found that brakes and tires on EVs release 1,850 times more particle pollution compared to modern tailpipes, which have “efficient” exhaust filters, bringing gas-powered vehicles’ emissions to new lows. Today, most vehicle-related pollution comes from tire wear. As heavy cars drive on light-duty tires — most often made with synthetic rubber made from crude oil and other fillers and additives — they deteriorate and release harmful chemicals into the air, according to Emission Analytics.)
DAILY CALLER
— Bishop Says Catholic Teaching Does Not Support ‘Open Border Policy’ (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Jesus hates counties, Jesus hates borders, and Jesus specially hates America and its borders.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/31/bishop-michael-burbidge-says-catholic-teaching-does-not-support-open-border-policy/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Federal Bureaucrats Ordered to Remove Pronouns From Email Signatures
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/01/federal-bureaucrats-ordered-to-remove-pronouns-from-email-signatures/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— De-Wokeifying Government Is Easier Said Than Done (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were woke Democrats, that is, they were anti-conservative, anti-Republican, 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.nationalreview.com/2025/02/de-wokeifying-government-is-easier-said-than-done/
— Fight over Fired Inspectors General Is Fight over Foundations of the Administrative State (COMMENT: If the IGs were independent, they would have offered me jobs when my GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with IG employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/fight-over-fired-inspectors-general-is-fight-over-foundations-of-the-administrative-state/
NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Orders Airline Safety Review, Blames Obama-Biden DEI Policies for FAA Problems (COMMENT: FAA turned away 1,000 job applicants because of its DEI rules despite staff shortages. SEE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14348923/FAA-job-applicants-DEI-rules-lawsuit.html )
https://thenewamerican.com/us/trump-orders-airline-safety-review-blames-obama-biden-dei-policies-for-faa-problems/
TOWNHALL
— Illinois Democrats to Allow Illegals to Change Their Names to Evade ICE (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly fight enforcement of America’s immigration laws, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly fight America.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/01/31/illinois-democrats-to-allow-illegals-to-change-their-names-to-evade-ice-n2651454
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Don Jr: If Dad’s Opening Guantanamo for Illegals, Why Not Alcatraz, Too?
https://www.westernjournal.com/don-jr-dads-opening-guantanamo-illegals-not-alcatraz/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— List of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders (COMMENT: In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website.)
https://apnews.com/article/government-websites-changes-trump-transgender-dei-orders-383fc983c6ca48804f1404cbc61ee9e9
REUTERS
— Careers in Law (COMMENT: My IRS employee manual encouraged Revenue Officers to take graduate courses in business, accounting, and law. Graduate business and accounting courses were deductible, but law courses were not.)
https://www.reuters.com/practical-law-the-journal/legalindustry/careers-law-2025-02-01/
MSN
— Pritzker has blocked pardoned January 6 protestors from state jobs. How soon will Pritzker block the 2.4 million in Illinois who voted for Trump from a) getting/holding jobs, b) buying/owning vehicles, c) buying/owning real estate, d) etc.?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-governor-blocks-pardoned-jan-6-rioters-from-state-jobs/ar-AA1yduA9
— Agencies asked to scrub federal government websites to remove “DEI” content (COMMENT: In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/us/agencies-asked-to-scrub-federal-government-websites-to-remove-dei-content/ar-AA1ycYDX
CBS NEWS
— Black Aerospace Organization rejects Trump’s claim that DEI led to mid-air collision (COMMENT: FAA turned away 1,000 job applicants because of its DEI rules despite staff shortages. SEE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14348923/FAA-job-applicants-DEI-rules-lawsuit.html )
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/black-aerospace-organization-rejects-trumps-claim-that-dei-led-to-mid-air-collision/
NBC NEWS
— Some federal websites go dark to comply with White House directives on ‘gender ideology’ and DEI (COMMENT: In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/federal-websites-temporarily-go-dark-order-comply-trump-dei-directive-rcna190244
https://www.aol.com/federal-websites-dark-comply-white-232818998.html
— Federal employees told to name colleagues working in DEI roles (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, constructively, all its employees were always in DEI roles. All federal employees had to give preference to federal employees who were Democrat, and especially to those 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, federal employees had to discriminate against federal employees who were Republican, and especially against those 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 about the aforesaid.)
https://www.aol.com/federal-employees-told-name-colleagues-015335085.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Deportations Only Work if Countries Agree to Take Their Citizens Back (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that countries that hate America and/or want to conquer America will ever-increasing send to America their a) operatives and dupes, b) citizens who want/need/demand the most government assistance, and/or c) criminals.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/world/trumps-deportations-only-work-if-countries-agree-to-take-their-citizens-back.html
— E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees. States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming. (COMMENT: The annual registration fee for an EV in Illinois is $251. My critics/opponents promote EVs and are anti-cars. They are especially anti-American nameplate performance cars. What do they say about me ordering a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/business/ev-fees-gas-tax.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Officials Fire Jan. 6 Prosecutors and Plan Possible F.B.I. Purge. The prosecutor firings and a move to scrutinize thousands of F.B.I. agents were a powerful indication that the president has few qualms deploying federal law enforcement to punish perceived enemies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/us/politics/trump-fbi-agents.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more rumors to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/immigrant-communities-hiding-ice.html
WASHINGTON POST
— How federal agencies have already changed their websites under Trump. “Diversity” has been deleted. “Climate resilience” is now a popular substitute for “climate change.” And “pregnant people” has been replaced by “pregnant women.” (COMMENT: In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/31/federal-agencies-websites-trump/
— Washington Post announces 2025 Summer Intern Class (COMMENT: One of my roommates at NIU 1969-1970 was a summer intern at a big CPA firm. That helped him a) to be immediately hired by that firm when he graduated in June of 1970, b) to soon pass the CPA examination on his first attempt, and c) to soon become a partner at that firm. By way of contrast, a) I delivered mail during the summer of 1969, b) I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until 6 years after I had graduated from NIU in August of 1970, c) I did not take and pass the CPA examination until 9 years after I had graduated from NIU, d) I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until 10 years after I had graduated from NIU, and e) I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA until 11 years after I had graduated from NIU. By then, the accounting profession viewed me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2025/01/31/washington-post-announces-2025-summer-intern-class/
— Federal employees have been told to name colleagues working in DEI roles. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, constructively, all its employees were always in DEI roles. All federal employees had to give preference to federal employees who were Democrat, and especially to those 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, federal employees had to discriminate against federal employees who were Republican, and especially against those 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 about the aforesaid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/01/dei-trump-republicans-diversity/
MIAMI HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities, at females, at younger people, and at everyone else that Republicans discriminate against them, and that because of that, they will forever need massive Democrat-led government assistance. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were minority, female, and/or younger.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article299541499.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tariff Threat Prompts Automakers to Find New Suppliers, Consider Higher Prices. Companies are scrambling to make backup plans. (COMMENT: On Monday, January 20, 2025, I ordered a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T which will be built in Canada.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tariff-threat-canada-mexico-prompts-automakers-to-find-new-suppliers-consider-higher-prices-13930394
FORBES
— Trump’s Attack On The FAA’s DEI Efforts Will Impact Airport Retailing (COMMENT: Air traffic control staffing was involved in an audit of FAA that I worked on for GAO in the early 1980s.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinrozario/2025/02/01/trumps-attack-on-the-faas-dei-efforts-will-impact-airport-retailing/
— Trump Declares DEI ‘Dead’ When Asked If Government Websites Will Be Shut Down (COMMENT: In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJPUOyx2Tw
HR DRIVE
— Trump calls for FAA staff review, blames deadly plane crash on DEI hires (COMMENT: FAA turned away 1,000 job applicants because of its DEI rules despite staff shortages. SEE: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14348923/FAA-job-applicants-DEI-rules-lawsuit.html )
https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-blames-dei-for-plane-disaster/738887/
CPA JOURNAL
— Pipeline Impacts of the Proposed CPA Competency-Based Experience Pathway (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 years old in 1981. Back then, very few women were licensed CPAs and extremely few minorities were licensed CPAs. Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly lower CPA licensing requirements so that more women and more minorities can become licensed CPAs.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2025/01/31/pipeline-impacts-of-the-proposed-cpa-competency-based-experience-pathway/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Currently, in order to be licensed, CPA candidates must earn a bachelor’s degree (usually 120 hours), earn 30 hours beyond the bachelor’s degree (which may entail completing a master’s degree), and complete one year of professional experience.)
NPR
— Trump’s pulling a U-turn on EVs, but not much has changed — yet (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are anti-cars, and especially anti-American nameplate performance cars. What do they say about me ordering a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV?)
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5272749/donald-trump-ev-electric-vehicles-subsidies-auto-industry
CAR AND DRIVER
— Gas vs. Electric Cars: Pros and Cons of Each (COMMENT: Unlike with my current gasoline-powered seven cars and one SUV, with my 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV, I will not have to a) put gasoline in it, b) have its oil and filter changed, c) have its antifreeze changed, d) pass an emissions test every 2 years, e) etc.)
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a60300078/gas-vs-electric-cars-pros-and-cons/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Advantages of an Electric Vehicle EVs have a battery that feeds at least one electric motor that sends torque to the wheels. Like the gas tank on an internal-combustion car, the battery pack limits how far an EV can travel in one go. Available range varies as much as the sizes and shapes these cars come in, from 160 miles in a Nissan Leaf Plus to 410 miles with the Lucid Air Grand Touring, the current leader in our 75-mph highway range test. How and where you use an electric car determines the kind of range you’ll need, but regardless, range anxiety can sometimes be a thing because you’ll need to recharge at some point. For a lot of folks, charging at home overnight is sufficient, but those who travel long distances with some frequency may still prefer the flexibility of something with an engine, be it a straight internal-combustion machine or a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. An EV can allow you to break your dependence on petroleum to power your car, but this depends on the source of the electricity you feed it. If sustainability is important to you, check with your power utility on the mix of fuel sources they use to produce electricity; there are those who go so far as installing solar panels to provide their own artisanal roof-to-charger energy. There are practical advantages to EVs too. The instant torque of electric motors makes even the cheapest EVs feel sprightly, and their operation is silent and vibration-free. Nearly all operate using direct drive, which means they don’t have a geared transmission that can fail. There are no oil changes, and the strong regenerative braking system means the traditional brakes may never need service in a typical ownership period. Keep the tires aired up, rotate them on schedule, swap in a new cabin air filter every so often, and keep an eye on the washer fluid and wiper blades, and that’s about it.)
CGTN AMERICA
— Democrats ever-increasingly fight enforcement of America’s immigration laws, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly fight America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkfX7-10Jrs
VOICE OF AMERICA
— Democrats ever-increasingly fight enforcement of America’s immigration laws, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly fight America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S80JY-r_HA
— Trump moves to cancel recent union agreements with federal workers (COMMENT: I was a union member white I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. My critics/opponents hate unions and hate union members. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn union members as being grossly overpaid and getting benefits that are much too generous. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-moves-to-cancel-recent-union-agreements-with-federal-workers/7959271.html
AXIOS
— HIV, transgender care, climate change and other federal websites go dark (COMMENT: In 2004 and in 2010, the Milton Township Republican Organization rudely fired me as its webmaster and deleted what I had posted on its website.)
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/31/health-cdc-websites-data-removed-trump
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— EO Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.epi.org/perkins/eo-ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The EO states that employers across industries, including the Federal government, and other institutions such as colleges and universities have “adopted and actively use dangerous, demeaning, and immoral race- and sex-based preferences under the guise of so-called “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI)”)
DAILY MAIL
— FAA turned away 1,000 job applicants because of its DEI rules despite staff shortages
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14348923/FAA-job-applicants-DEI-rules-lawsuit.html
GOOGLE
— Electric vehicle negatives
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22electric+vehicles%22+negatives
(FROM THE POSTING: Cost: EVs can have a higher initial purchase price than gas-powered vehicles. Replacing the battery can also be expensive. Charging time: Charging an EV can take hours, while filling up a gas tank takes minutes. Driving range: EVs have a limited driving range, which can be an issue for long road trips. Charging infrastructure: There are fewer EV charging stations than gas stations, which can make it difficult to charge an EV when driving long distances. Battery degradation: EV batteries can degrade over time, reducing their range. Driving conditions: Driving conditions like rapid acceleration, hot weather, and cold weather can decrease an EV’s range. Sustainability: EVs are only as green as their power sources. Rare metals: EV batteries require rare metals.)
— Electric vehicle weight (COMMENT: In my defense, I will be putting very few miles on my 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T which weighs 5,838 pounds.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22electric+vehicles%22+negatives+weight
(FROM THE POSTING: Tire and brake wear: EVs are heavier than gas-powered cars, so their tires and brakes wear out faster. Road maintenance: Heavier EVs could increase the cost of road maintenance. Range: Heavier loads require more energy to move, so they reduce the range of an EV. Parking garages: Some parking garages may not be able to support the weight of EVs. Explanation EVs are typically 30% heavier than gas-powered cars. The weight of an EV’s battery pack contributes to its overall weight. The weight of an EV affects its range, just like it does for gas-powered vehicles. Smaller EVs are more affected by extra weight than larger ones. The weight of an EV can cause problems at the margins, but most drivers are unlikely to experience them directly. Because EVs are on average 30% heavier, brakes and tires on the battery-powered cars wear out faster than on standard cars. Emission Analytics found that tire wear emissions on half a metric tonne of battery weight in an EV are more than 400 times as great as direct exhaust particulate emissions.)
January 31, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Federal appeals court strikes down ban on handgun sales to teens. The repealed regulation keeping teens from buying guns originated in 1968.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gun-laws-fifth-circuit-court-appeals-rules-allow-18-year-olds-buy-handguns-strikes-down-landmark-control-regulation/15850192/
WGN9
— Irish immigrant living in Illinois faces growing fear amid nationwide federal immigration raids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqDYUMHF-os
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Conflict between Donald Trump and Illinois will test state’s rights vs. federalism
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/31/column-donald-trump-illinois-conflict-states-rights-greising/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Wanted: A team to return the bloom to Pullman’s historic Hotel Florence. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants a group to put the hotel back in business. “It’s about safeguarding a cornerstone of American history,” the head of the Historic Pullman Foundation said. (COMMENT: When I was a 24-year-old IRS Revenue Officer, IRS sent me to that hotel to collect delinquent taxes from one of its residents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/01/31/wanted-a-team-to-return-the-bloom-to-pullmans-historic-hotel-florence
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois GOP lawsuit over House map the latest salvo in long-running battle against gerrymandering
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250131/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-the-fight-continues-illinois-gop-lawsuit-over-house-map-the-latest-salvo-in-l/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD EDITORIAL WITH BIG PICTURE: Under the Democrats, soon, if not already, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare. What percent of those in your county, township, municipality, and school district are receiving welfare?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250130/nation-and-world-politics/losing-this-funding-will-cause-deaths-suburban-officials-blast-trumps-federal-funding-freeze/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here are the 50 highest-priced home sales of 2024
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-areas-50-highest-priced-home-sales-2024
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois House Republicans can only fight with each other
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-illinois-house-republicans-can-only-fight-with-each-other/article_3fb3cb1e-de62-11ef-a7d6-7b45faecc0c2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They represent a family of sorts, but not a happy one. The ongoing feud among Illinois House Republicans in Springfield is of no real consequence, but it is entertaining to watch. It doesn’t matter because legislative Republicans are a superminority who have virtually nothing to say about policy in Democrat-dominated Illinois. That’s why the battle is akin to fighting over who gets to re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic. Nonetheless, it does reveal the depth of the problem Republicans face as they try to restore their party to the status of a credible challenger to ruling Democrats. It’s bad enough for the GOP that Illinois has evolved — for a variety of reasons — into a solidly Democratic state. It’s even worse that Democrats have so thoroughly gerrymandered state House and Senate districts that it is virtually impossible for Republicans to compete. Throw the infra-party feuding into the mess, and success looks well-nigh impossible. The fight features traditional conservative Republicans against the handful of uber-conservatives in the Freedom Caucus. The uber-conservatives distinguish themselves by boldly flying their political colors, then going down in flames on Election Day. Credit them for having principles, but losing is not an effective strategy. They seem to have no concept of the art of compromise, building winning coalitions or even getting along with those who don’t share their views. They want it all their way, all the time, no matter that they don’t have the votes. House Republican Leader Tony McCombie, apparently tired of trying to appease them, recently drew the Freedom Caucus’ ire by diminishing five members’ committee assignments and eliminating “access to their communications staffers.” “This decision is not only a blatant attack on conservatives, but a complete affront to the hundreds of thousands of residents we represent,” the caucus members said. Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller reports that “McCombie reached out to state Rep. Chris Miller after the inauguration to try to mend fences,” but the effort was an abject failure. Hence, McCombie’s retaliation that further enraged the perpetually enraged. “During a recent exchange, the minority leader declared her unwillingness to accommodate or collaborate with this influential conservative wing and has even refused to give the Illinois Freedom Caucus a voice in the decision-making process,” the group said in a statement. McCombie’s retaliation may strike some as excessive. But politics can be — and often is — a contact sport. So the fight continues, not that it matters much.)
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How strongly does your school district promote illegal immigration?
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/education/article299459059.html
SOUTHERN
— According to Democrat leaders, the promotion of DEI at FAA and the resultant abandonment of meritocracy at FAA did not cause the crash.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/30/trumps-missing-the-point-on-dei-and-meritocracy-experts-say/
WSPY
— Bungled Oswego Republican Caucus Upheld
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/bungled-oswego-republican-caucus-upheld/article_97880d7c-dfda-11ef-80e2-a7f59fd509a0.html
25 NEWS NOW
— Democrat leaders promote DEI, that is, they promote more discrimination 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.25newsnow.com/2025/01/30/central-illinois-lawmakers-leaders-react-president-trumps-rollback-dei-initiatives/
WSIL TV
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/trump-is-attacking-dei-big-businesses-believe-it-s-valuable/article_c82f0f3c-97d6-5cce-8179-6a4998b807f7.html
WPSD
— Democrats push pot in Carbondale
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/carbondale-city-council-votes-to-allow-recreational-marijuana-sales/article_f70d7f0e-ea38-11e9-8084-1b8d33c2464b.html
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR CHRONICLE
— Democrat leaders promote DEI, that is, they promote more discrimination 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.hfchronicle.com/2025/01/30/park-district-wins-champions-of-change-award-for-diversity-inclusion-efforts/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker: Trump ‘unfit to lead’ in a crisis (COMMENT: Pritzker ever-increasingly leads Illinois into disaster by his ever-increasing promotion the Democrat Party platform, that is, by his ever-increasing promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, prostitution, and other vices, further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/01/31/pritzker-trump-unfit-to-lead-in-a-crisis-00201740
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: GAME OF THRONES: State Sen. Dan McConchie’s exit from the Illinois General Assembly has kicked off a fierce political battle to take his place, with concerns about nepotism and party unity. The application process starts today, and interviews will be conducted next week behind closed doors. The vote will be public. The process: The five Republican district committee members who will select the next 26th District senator each have a “weighted” vote based on the number of ballots cast in their county during the last election. The 26th includes a large part of Lake County and some smaller areas of Cook, McHenry and Kane counties. That means Keith Brin, the Lake County Republican chair, has more than 55 percent of the vote, so he’ll make the call on the next senator.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-447/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Lawsuit filed by Mark Glennon against City of Chicago, Mayor Johnson and Bally’s alleges blatant discrimination
https://wirepoints.org/lawsuit-filed-by-mark-glennon-against-city-of-chicago-mayor-johnson-and-ballys-alleges-blatant-discrimination-wirepoints/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They gambled and lost that I would become a Democrat. I was qualified for the GAO job because I had a) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, b) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and d) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I was qualified for the IRS job because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I was qualified for the Post Office job because I had passed the postal employment examination and earned a diploma from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, and Post Office-3), they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. They ever-increasingly lowered requirements so that they could hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Because I am Republican, White, male, and older, that ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who a) 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 and/or b) were minority, female, and/or younger. I should write about that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How do you deal with those who promote envy against you? Democrats promote envy against Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted envy against me big time. They stressed my having relative good health, my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, my buying new cars and collector cars, my earning a bachelor’s degree, my going on vacations, my buying real estate, my earning three master’s degrees, my getting married, my earning six professional certifications, my earning a professional license, my etc. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates painted themselves as being financially distressed. The blamed their financial problems on their military service, on their spouse’s limitations, on their child raising responsibilities, on etc. They blamed their problems on discrimination against those who shared their demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or having ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, I stressed that I had to work my way through college. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— House Conservatives Being Deprived on Services/Perks Other Republican Representatives Receive (COMMENT: I should write about the most anti-conservative, that is, the most anti-Republican leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000.)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/30/house-conservatives-being-deprived-on-services-perks-other-republican-representatives-receive/
— If You Want to Run a Write-In Campaign, Today Is the Deadline to File That Intention with the County Clerk, OPEN SEATS LISTED
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/30/if-you-want-to-run-a-write-in-campaign-today-is-the-deadline-to-file-that-intention-with-the-county-clerk/
— Rockford Register-Star Brain Freeze
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/30/rockford-register-star-brain-freeze/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Deadliest aviation accident since 2001 grips Washington as Trump blames Democrats, DEI for disaster
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/30/deadliest-aviation-accident-since-2001-grips-washi/
— Top FBI officials terminated or forced to quit
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/31/top-fbi-officials-terminated-forced-quit/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s jaw-dropping response about his ‘job’ says everything (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with illegals against Republicans. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/30/unbelievable-chicago-mayors-jaw-dropping-response-about-his-job-says-everything-1519692/
BREITBART
— Half of Labor Force for Rebuilding L.A. Could be Deported by Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/31/steve-soboroff-half-of-labor-force-for-rebuilding-l-a-could-be-deported-by-trump/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Will Others in Government Follow Trump’s Decisive Lead on Illegal Immigration?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/31/will-others-government-follow-trumps-lead-illegal-immigration/
DAILY WIRE
— Donald Trump Emphasizes Need For ‘Fast Confirmations’ In Wake Of Tragic Plane Crash. ‘The Democrats are doing everything they can to delay them. They’ve taken too long.’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/donald-trump-emphasizes-need-for-fast-confirmations-in-wake-of-tragic-plane-crash
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Gives Update on Potomac Plane–Helicopter Crash: 5 Takeaways. The president touched on a range of issues, including the FAA, DEI, and flight safety.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-gives-update-on-potomac-plane-helicopter-crash-5-takeaways-5801571
FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor lambasts Trump, claims US being run like ‘had the Confederacy won’ Brandon Johnson continued to take digs at President Donald Trump and his administration for how it is handling illegal immigration.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-lambasts-trump-claims-us-being-run-like-confederacy-won
INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— ‘Bowing To Wokeness Since 2010’: Fmr Air Traffic Controller Says Short Staffing Is ‘Attributable To Obama Admin’
https://ijr.com/bowing-to-wokeness-since-2010-fmr-air-traffic-controller-says-short-staffing-is-attributable-to-obama-admin/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Anti-Israel Campus Protesters Demand Special Privileges Then Play Victim
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/anti-israel-campus-protesters-demand-special-privileges-then-play-victim/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— If You Subvert The Will Of A President, Then You’re Playing With Legal Fire
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/31/charlie_kirk_if_you_subvert_the_will_of_a_president_then_youre_playing_with_legal_fire.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, and Post Office-3), they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. They ever-increasingly lowered requirements so that they could hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Because I am Republican, White, male, and older, that ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who a) 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 and/or b) were minority, female, and/or younger. I should write about that.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-is-dei-practice-trump-is-trying-dismantle-2025-01-30/
ROLL CALL
— Trump turns briefing on DCA disaster into attack on DEI, Democrats
https://rollcall.com/2025/01/30/trump-democrats-dei-plane-crash/
THE HILL
— 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/news/politics/opinion-trump-s-crony-meritocracy-could-shatter-us-civil-service/ar-AA1xWg9R
NEWSWEEK
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.newsweek.com/meritocracy-rights-smokescreen-white-mediocracy-opinion-opinion-2023777
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in replacing those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans include conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats include liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/opinion/trump-migration-world.html
— U.S. Says Sheriff Could Face Prosecution for Releasing Immigrant
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/nyregion/ny-sheriff-ithaca-immigration.html
— Trump Blames D.E.I. and Biden for Crash
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/politics/trump-plane-crash-dei-faa-diversity.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Day before D.C. plane crash, another jet had to abort first landing at Reagan National (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I often flew to/from D.C. for job meetings, training, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/30/dc-plane-crash-updates-helicopter-potomac-reagan-airport/
— Trump blames diversity program for fatal air collision. The president told the nation that his predecessors, Democrats and diversity were to blame for the collision involving an Army helicopter and American Airlines passenger jet near Reagan National Airport.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30/trump-dei-plane-crash/
USA TODAY
— ‘Politics over professionalism’: Federal employees’ union sues Trump over executive order
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/29/trump-lawsuit-federal-worker-protections/78026800007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Federal Workers Ponder an Existential Question: Do I Pack Up and Quit? Two million employees are trying to make sense of a Trump administration plan offering eight months’ pay to staffers who resign. (COMMENT: One of my biggest decisions that I made in my life was to succumb to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats and take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, it was a big mistake. I should write about that. Retiring early has cut and will forever cut my Civil Service Retirement System pension tremendously. Further, if I had stayed until I was eligible for regular retirement in 2003, I would not have become a) a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, b) the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2000, or d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) officer in 2003. The aforesaid led to my becoming a) a candidate for MTRO Treasurer in 2004, b) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 20005. and c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005. Since 2000, MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, ICRC, and TAPROOT leaders have blamed me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/federal-workers-ponder-an-existential-question-do-i-pack-up-and-quit-a215691d
FORTUNE
— Democrat leaders promote DEI, that is, they promote more discrimination 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://fortune.com/2025/01/31/dei-blame-donald-trumps-latest-accusation-weaponized-dei-faa-american-airlines-flight/
BLOOMBERG
— To promote DEI is to dump meritocracy.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-31/trump-wants-meritocracy-without-dei-here-s-how
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Envy at Work (COMMENT: Democrats promote envy against Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted envy against me big time. They stressed my having relative good health, my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, my buying new cars and collector cars, my earning a bachelor’s degree, my going on vacations, my buying real estate, my earning three master’s degrees, my getting married, my earning six professional certifications, my earning a professional license, my etc. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates painted themselves as being financially distressed. The blamed their financial problems on their military service, on their spouse’s limitations, on their child raising responsibilities, on etc. They blamed their problems on discrimination against those who shared their demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or having ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, I stressed that I had to work my way through college.)
https://hbr.org/2010/04/envy-at-work
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years (GAO-18, IRS-9, and Post Office-3), they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. They ever-increasingly lowered requirements so that they could hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Because I am Republican, White, male, and older, that ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who a) 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 and/or b) were minority, female, and/or younger. I should write about that.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-dei-witch-hunt-reaches-new-low-after-plane-crash.html
NPR
— Trump wants to cut the federal workforce. Who they are and what that means
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/31/nx-s1-5280417/federal-workers-workforce-facts-cuts
AUTO EVOLUTION
— 5 of the Most Famous Classic Dodge Chargers Ever Featured in Movies and TV Shows (COMMENT: I have ordered a 2025 Charger Daytona R/T EV. I have owned my 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971. I owned a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/5-of-the-most-famous-classic-dodge-chargers-ever-featured-in-movies-and-tv-shows-246329.html
TORQUE NEWS
— Dodge is Looking for Influencers to Boost Brand and New 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona EV. Content creators who love fast and powerful cars would get special access to Dodge events and vehicles. (COMMENT: I have ordered a 2025 Charger Daytona R/T EV. I have owned my 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971. I owned a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.torquenews.com/3768/dodge-looking-influencers-boost-brand-and-new-2025-dodge-charger-daytona-ev
GOOGLE AI
— A “big event” that you “look forward to” (COMMENT: What big events do you look forward to? Mine include taking delivery of the 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T that I have ordered. It will help me take my mind off politics and government.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22big+event%22+%22look+forward+to%22+future
January 30, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says he’s ordering Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-says-hes-ordering-guantanamo-bay-prepared-host-30000-migrants/15847080/
— Venezuelan migrant arrested in weekend ICE raid now back in custody after judge ordered release (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/edward-martinez-cermeno-venezuelan-migrant-swept-chicago-area-ice-raids-back-custody-judge-orders-release/15847525/
CBS2
— Solidarity volunteers patrol Chicago neighborhoods, responding to tips of possible ICE raids (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/immigrant-solidarity-dupage-volunteers-chicago-neighborhoods-ice-raids/
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses calls to testify in Washington about sanctuary city policies (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-calls-testify-sanctuary-city-policies/
FOX32
— Meta agrees to pay Trump $25M over suspension
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogqPrNdKFg4
WGN9
— Illinois elected leaders combat fear through education as ICE raids put immigrant communities on edge (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-elected-leaders-combat-fear-through-education-as-ice-raids-put-immigrant-communities-on-edge/
WTTW
— Trump Directs Guantanamo Bay to Be Prepared to Host Up to 30,000 Migrants (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/29/trump-directs-guantanamo-bay-be-prepared-host-30000-migrants
— Companies That Participated in the Slave Trade Could Face New Rules in Illinois Under Proposal (COMMENT: Companies today, individuals tomorrow.)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/29/companies-participated-slave-trade-could-face-new-rules-illinois-under-proposal
WBBM
— Pritzker yet to decide on run for third term
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/gov-jb-pritzker-yet-to-decide-on-run-for-third-term
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Indiana House speaker: Yes, we’re serious about welcoming Illinois counties to Indiana (COMMENT: I lived in Will County’s Crete Township 1948-1976. Crete Township borders Indiana.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/opinion-illinois-counties-secession-indiana/
— If you’re arrested by ICE in Illinois, what happens next? Legal experts explain the process. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/28/ice-immigration-trump-deportation-know-your-rights/
— Cicero’s residents are particularly vulnerable under Donald Trump’s agenda (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/opinion-cicero-immigrants-donald-trump-deportations/
— I am angered by President Donald Trump’s focus on deportations (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/letters-013025/
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/opinion-donald-trump-ending-diversity-equal-opportunity/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/why-him-undocumented-father-gets-swept-up-turned-over-to-ice-during-operation-targeting-someone-else/
— Offering buyouts to federal workers is fine. (COMMENT: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years. I should write about my critics/opponents who despise/hate federal employees and retirees the most.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/30/editorial-trump-federal-workers-buyouts/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Thornton Township board ‘deeply disturbed’ over brawl during meeting attended by Tiffany Henyard. Board supervisor Tiffany Henyard and activist Jedidiah Brown traded barbs Wednesday, a day after Brown’s comments about the embattled Henyard — who is also the mayor of Dolton — sparked a melee.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/suburban-chicago/2025/01/29/brawl-thornton-township-tiffany-henyard-suburban-chicago
— Trump’s buyout offer to federal workers is about more than just downsizing government. Go back to 2020, when Trump signed Schedule F, an executive order to reclassify career civil servants and make them easier to fire and then replace with political loyalists. Buyouts are a back-door way of doing the same in 2025.
(COMMENT: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years. I should write about my critics/opponents who despise/hate federal employees and retirees the most.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2025/01/29/president-trump-buyout-offer-federal-workers-schedule-f-civil-service
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities and females will forever need big time preference to succeed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/01/29/anti-dei-trump-white-advantage-black-athletes-sports-super-bowl-hurts-mahomes-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: As ICE knocks on doors in the suburbs, immigrant groups push solidarity (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250129/nation-and-world-politics/as-ice-knocks-on-doors-in-the-suburbs-immigrant-groups-push-solidarity/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s moves to curb abortion spending spell trouble for Illinois (COMMENT: Democrat leaders eve-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/trump-abortion-funding-moves-spell-trouble-illinois
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Del Mar Resigns As State GOP Co-Chair Effectively Immediately. ‘Illinois Republican Party Has Long Stood For Transparency, Character, And Integrity — Values I Believe Are Being Compromised’ (COMMENT: What specific wrongdoing does Del Mar allege and what is Salvi’s specific response?)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/del-mar-resigns-as-state-gop-co-chair-effectively-immediately/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a letter to Illinois Republican Chairwoman Kathy Salvi, Aaron Del Mar of Palatine announced his resignation, effective immediately, as co-chair of the Illinois Republican Party. “I cannot and will not be complicit in the current course of action within the party,” Del Mar’s letter sent today (Wednesday) said. “The Illinois Republican Party has long stood for transparency, character, and integrity — values I believe are being compromised. I refuse to remain silent as these principles are undermined.” The Journal & Topics was unable to immediately reach Del Mar Wednesday to clarify what those issues were. In early December, Del Mar announced his intention to resign from his role as state party co-chair. At the time, he told the Journal he planned to explore a run for a statewide office and would step down as state party co-chair in January or February. Salvi, at the time, sent a letter to other state party officials saying, “I have asked him (Del Mar) to continue serving as co-chair until a successor is named and the transition is finalized. He has graciously agreed. I am deeply grateful for Aaron’s dedicated service to the party and look forward to working alongside him as we continue our efforts to Make Illinois Red Again.” Del Mar in his letter Wednesday said: “I can no longer, in good conscience, remain in this role while awaiting a successor and facilitating a transition. To be clear I will remain in my duly elected role as state central committeeman, (of the) 5th Congressional District.” Del Mar is also the Palatine Township Republican committeeman and is running for reelection as Palatine Township highway commissioner in the April 1 election.)
— Maine Township Republicans Celebrate Trump (COMMENT: How strongly do the following promote Trump: the leaders of a) the Illinois Republican Party, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) your Republican township/ward party organization?)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/maine-township-republicans-celebrate-trump/
— Concerned With ICE Enforcement, Schools, County, Glenview Police Detail Contingencies (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/concerned-with-ice-enforcement-schools-county-glenview-police-detail-contingencies/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Musk makes joke about Gov. Pritzker’s weight on social media, Pritzker fires back
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/01/30/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-elon-musk-exchange-barbs-on-social-media/78028136007/
STATELINE
— Race and place can contribute to shorter lives, research suggests. The findings come as the Trump administration attacks equity programs. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having tremendous unfair advantages in life because of my demographics: White, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, born in 1948, male, federal employee for almost 30 years, married since 1978, childless, non-veteran, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics. I should write about that.)
https://stateline.org/2025/01/30/race-and-place-can-contribute-to-shorter-lives-research-suggests/
SOUTHERN
— How the Trump administration is working to ‘combat’ DEI in the private sector (COMMENT: EEOC promoted DEI big time in 1971 when it forced Oldsmobile to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I told him that 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. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. I had taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/29/how-the-trump-administration-is-working-to-combat-dei-in-the-private-sector/
WAND TV
— Illinois Senate committee approves bill keeping veteran tiny homes affordable (COMMENT: How strongly is your residence prepared to charge electric vehicles? Electric vehicles are expensive. The 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T that I have ordered is way more expensive because it is electric.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-senate-committee-approves-bill-keeping-veteran-tiny-homes-affordable/article_93deff22-de91-11ef-8882-0376a042831f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Sally Turner (R-Lincoln) has reintroduced a bill to allow tiny homes to be exempt from a 2023 state law requiring all homes to be built with electric vehicle charging capacity.)
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5271578/immigrant-couple-in-chicago-plans-for-potential-deportation-scenarios
— Trump signs an order restricting gender-affirming care for minors (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-29/trump-signs-an-order-restricting-gender-affirming-care-for-minors
— Illinois is offering another round of EV rebates (COMMENT: With my purchase of a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV, I will apply for this rebate. But I am not counting on getting it.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-01-29/illinois-is-offering-another-round-of-ev-rebates
DURBIN
— Durbin, Schakowsky Introduce Mentoring To Succeed Act (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In my defense, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola at that time. None of my IRS coworkers had taken job-related graduate courses. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my GAO mentor promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my GAO coworkers had done anything close to that. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors got rid of my IRS and GAO mentors. Further, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-schakowsky-introduce-mentoring-to-succeed-act
— According to Democrat leaders, to succeed in America, the more of the following that you are, the more that Republicans discriminate against you, and the more government assistance that you need: minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-if-your-goal-is-to-make-america-great-again-why-would-you-start-by-cutting-basic-services-for-families
AURORA PATCH
— Richard Irvin Won’t Attend Voters Forum, Criticizes Event’s Format. The Aurora mayor wrote a letter to “clear up the misguided chatter regarding my absence from the League of Women Voters (LWV) forum.”
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/richard-irvin-wont-attend-voters-forum-criticizes-events-format
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-446/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-238/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS GOP
— PRESS RELKEASE: New Year, Same Old Failures And Corruption From IL Dems It may be a new year, but it’s the same old failures and corruption from Illinois Democrats. Between the Democrats’ lies and a new leftist official being caught red-handed in corruption schemes seemingly every week, the Illinois Democrat Party is in shambles. Take a look at some of the worst failures that have plagued Illinois Democrats to start the year: Corruption between Chicago Public Schools and Chicago’s Teachers Union: Rafael Yáñez, a Chicago Public Schools board member appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, was found conspiring with the vice president of the Chicago’s Teachers Union regarding contract negotiations during a private meeting. The interaction highlights the suspiciously close relationship between CTU and CPS. More corruption was exposed when Johnson faced ethics concerns regarding his dual role at CPS and CTU. The situation outlines unholy alliances in Chicago’s education system under Democrat rule. Brandon Johnson hiding Chicago’s sanctuary city status: As President Trump follows through with his vow to deport dangerous illegal immigrants, Brandon Johnson, the worst mayor in America, refuses to say if he will testify before Congress about Chicago’s sanctuary city policies that hinder law enforcement and protect illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Johnson has reaffirmed Chicago’s stance as a sanctuary city, a policy that has allowed around 50,000 illegal immigrants into the city. Given his past record, Chicagoans shouldn’t expect Johnson to step up to the plate and own his responsibilities anytime soon. Officials LIE about ICE deportations to ignite fear: Chicago Public Schools officials and Democrat politicians flat-out lied about ICE agents visiting Hamline Elementary to ignite fear and chaos in Chicago. President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for spreading fear instead of verifying the facts and demanded he apologize to ICE. No apologies yet. Bottom Line: President Trump has been in office for 11 days getting results while Illinois Democrats focus on infighting and continuing Chicago’s culture of corruption.
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Pro-immigrant activists demand court shut down Trump immigration raids in Chicago (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/669328987-pro-immigrant-activists-demand-court-shut-down-trump-immigration-raids-in-chicago
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patch Reports ICE Activity in Crystal Lake
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/29/patch-reports-ice-activity-in-crystal-lake/
— All McHenry County Democratic Party Congressional Delegation Members Vote in Favor of Violent Illegals
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/29/all-mchenry-county-democratic-party-congressional-delegation-members-vote-in-favor-of-violent-illegals/
— DeWitte Seeks Chicago Slot Machines to Finance the Regional Transportation Authority
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/29/dewitte-seeks-chicago-slot-machines-to-finance-the-regional-transportation-authority/
— We’re Number 3 in Unemployment
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/29/were-number-3-in-unemployment/
— Meet Candidates for Algonquin Township GOP Primary
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/29/meet-candidates-for-algonquin-township-gop-primary/
— Cary Grade School Letter Announces “Safe Zone”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/28/cary-grade-school-letter-announces-safe-zone/
WIREPOINTS
— Nation’s Report Card results are in: Illinoisans spend billions more on education, yet 2024 reading results are still below 2019 levels
https://wirepoints.org/nations-report-card-results-are-in-illinoisans-spend-billions-more-on-education-yet-2024-reading-results-are-still-below-2019-levels-wirepoints/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Promotions are extremely important. What promotions have you gotten? IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. In each of those cases, according to my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, instead of me, a Democrat minority, female, and/or veteran should have gotten those promotions. I should write about each of the aforesaid promotions. I would show that in each case, I was better qualified in terms of work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional license than my Democrat coworkers who were not promoted. I earned 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. Further, I would show that all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House rescinds federal funding freeze
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/29/white-house-rescinds-federal-funding-freeze/
— Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/29/donald-trump-orders-take-aim-critical-race-theory-/
— For the first time in office, Trump doesn’t face the threat of impeachment
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/29/first-time-office-donald-trump-doesn-face-threat-i/
— Hegseth creates new Pentagon task force to ban race, sex from promotion criteria. New defense chief moves quickly to target woke policies in military. (COMMENT: Promotions are extremely important. What promotions have you gotten? IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO promoted me in 1986. In each of those cases, according to my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, instead of me, a Democrat minority, female, and/or veteran should have gotten those promotions. I should write about each of the aforesaid promotions. I would show that in each case, I was better qualified in terms of work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional license than my Democrat coworkers who were not promoted. I earned 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. Further, I would show that all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/29/pete-hegseth-creates-new-pentagon-task-force-ban-r/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hegseth says Gitmo will be a way station, not the final destination for ‘criminal illegal aliens’ deported from the U.S.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3305294/hegseth-gitmo-criminal-illegal-aliens-deported-from-u-s/
— The View says Karoline Leavitt got her job because of ‘wokeness’ and being ‘a 10’ (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In my defense, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola at that time. None of my IRS coworkers had taken job-related graduate courses. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my GAO mentor promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my GAO coworkers had done anything close to that. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors got rid of my IRS and GAO mentors. Further, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3305014/the-view-karoline-leavitt-job-wokeness-being-a-10/
NEW YORK POST
— DOJ sent top official to Chicago to investigate possible sanctuary city interference with ICE raids (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/29/us-news/doj-sent-top-official-to-chicago-to-investigate-sanctuary-city-interference-with-ice-raids/
— Dems scream ‘racism,’ but NYC minorities cheer Trump’s ICE raids (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/29/opinion/dems-scream-racism-but-nyc-minorities-are-cheering-trumps-ice-raids/
— Trump orders defunding of K-12 schools that promote ‘radical’ gender and race ‘indoctrination’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/29/us-news/trump-orders-defunding-of-k-12-schools-that-promote-radical-gender-and-race-indoctrination/
AMERICAN GRATNESS
— Trump Signs Executive Order Instructing DHS and Defense Dept. to Prepare Gitmo For High-Priority Criminal Illegals (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/29/trump-signs-executive-order-instructing-dhs-and-defense-dept-to-prepare-gitmo-for-high-priority-criminal-illegals/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Conservative Publishing is Making a Comeback
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/conservative_publishing_is_making_a_comeback.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— James Carville unloads on Biden for listening to ‘idiot left’ and not sending illegals back ‘pronto’ (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/29/james-carville-unloads-on-biden-for-listening-to-idiot-left-and-not-sending-illegals-back-pronto-1519373/
— Trump says he’ll send 30K ‘criminal illegal aliens’ to Gitmo, Hegseth explains on Fox
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/30/trump-says-hell-send-30k-criminal-illegal-aliens-to-gitmo-hegseth-explains-on-fox-1519559/
BREITBART
— Border Apprehensions Plummet as Trump Effect Sets In (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/29/border-apprehensions-plummet-as-trump-effect-sets-in/
— Voters Trust Donald Trump More than News Media
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/29/nolte-exclusive-poll-voters-trust-donald-trump-more-than-news-media/
— Trump to Open Guantanamo Bay Camp for 30,000 Migrants (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/29/trump-to-open-guantanamo-bay-camp-for-30000-migrants/
— Judges Are the Reason Illegals Accused of Violent Felonies Are Released
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/01/29/dem-rep-ivey-judges-are-the-reason-illegals-accused-of-violent-felonies-are-released/
CENTER SQUARE
— Republicans introduce bills to increase penalties for illegal border crosser crime (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_fcf45d70-de43-11ef-8bad-0ba6d9415992.html
DAILY CALLER
— Whoopi Goldberg Lectures Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt On How ‘Wokeness’ Got Her A Job (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In my defense, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola at that time. None of my IRS coworkers had taken job-related graduate courses. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my GAO mentor promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my GAO coworkers had done anything close to that. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors got rid of my IRS and GAO mentors. Further, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/29/the-view-whoopi-goldberg-karoline-leavitt-wokeness/
(FROM WIKIPEDIA: Leavitt previously served as the national press secretary for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. She was an assistant press secretary and presidential writer during the first Donald Trump administration as well as a spokesperson for MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump Super PAC. In 2022, she ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Hampshire’s 1st district, winning the Republican nomination before losing in the general election to Democratic incumbent Chris Pappas. Karoline Claire Leavitt was born in Atkinson, New Hampshire, where she was raised in the Catholic faith. Her family owned an ice cream shop and a used truck dealership in Plaistow, New Hampshire. She attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She then attended Saint Anselm College on a scholarship for NCAA Division II college softball. Leavitt was outspoken on campus about her support for the Trump administration. Her op-eds in the school newspaper include a defense of Trump’s travel ban and a critique of the news media. She founded the school’s first broadcasting club. While in college, Leavitt worked at Hearst Television WMUR-TV. She graduated in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science. During her education at Saint Anselm College, Leavitt interned at Fox News. The summer before her senior year of college, she interned in the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence. She returned briefly after her 2019 graduation, before joining the White House Press Office as an assistant press secretary under Kayleigh McEnany. Following the conclusion of the first Trump administration, she was hired as the communications director for Republican U.S. representative Elise Stefanik from New York.)
DAILY SIGNAL
— Rand Paul Has Choice Words About Bureaucrats Who Refuse a Lawful Trump Order (COMMENT: All those who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise who were Democrat and minority, female, and/or veteran were problematic one way or the other. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors always ordered me to give them preference big time and I always did that. But that was not good enough for them.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/29/fired-cause-rand-paul-has-choice-words-about-bureaucrats-who-refuse-lawful-trump-order/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Signs Order Defunding Schools Teaching Gender Ideology, CRT The ideologies are banned in the curriculum and teacher training.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-signs-order-defunding-schools-teaching-gender-ideology-crt
— Pentagon Guts DEI Programs From U.S. Military. Eliminating DEI was one of Secretary Hegseth’s top priorities.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-guts-dei-programs-from-u-s-military
FEDERALIST
— Polls Show Majorities Of Americans Support Trump’s Mass Deportations
https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/30/polls-show-majorities-of-americans-support-trumps-mass-deportations/
FOX NEWS
— Waukegan’s police department vows to block law enforcement from coordinating with ICE (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-citys-police-department-vows-block-law-enforcement-from-coordinating-ice
— Trump DoD creates task force to abolish DEI offices that ‘promote systemic racism’ (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-dod-creates-task-force-abolish-dei-offices-promote-systemic-racism
— Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard involved in board meeting brawl between boyfriend, activist. Chicago-area ‘super mayor’ jumps into Thornton Township board meeting fist fight.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dolton-mayor-tiffany-henyard-involved-board-meeting-brawl-between-boyfriend-activist
— Trump moves to prepare Guantanamo Bay for 30,000 ‘criminal illegal aliens’ Trump says, ‘It’s a tough place to get out of’ (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-moves-prepare-guantanamo-bay-30000-criminal-illegal-aliens
— Trump signs executive orders stripping federal funding from schools that teach CRT, supporting school choice. The EOs mandate ‘ending radical indoctrination in K-12 schooling,’ ‘expanding educational freedom and opportunity for families’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-signs-executive-orders-stripping-federal-funding-from-schools-teach-crt-supporting-school-choice
JONATHAN TURLEY
— Universities Announce Plans to Defy Federal Immigration Enforcement
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/01/30/universities-announce-plans-to-defy-federal-immigration-enforcement/
PJ MEDIA
— This Is War, After All: Trump Prepares to Send 30,000 Criminal Illegals to Gitmo (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/01/29/this-is-war-after-all-trump-prepares-to-send-30000-criminal-illegals-to-gitmo-n4936493#google_vigne
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— VP Vance: It Should Shock The Conscience Of The American People That We Did Nothing About Violent Illegals Until Trump
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/29/vp_vance_it_should_shock_the_conscience_of_the_american_people_that_we_did_nothing_about_violent_illegals_until_trump.html
— Whoopi Goldberg to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: “Without Wokeness, You Might Not Have That Job”; We Fought So You Could Stand At That Podium (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In my defense, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola at that time. None of my IRS coworkers had taken job-related graduate courses. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my GAO mentor promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my GAO coworkers had done anything close to that. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors got rid of my IRS and GAO mentors. Further, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/29/whoopi_goldberg_to_leavitt_without_wokeness_you_might_not_have_that_job_we_fought_so_you_could_stand_at_that_podium.html
TOWNHALL
— If Illegal Aliens Are Deported, No One Will Be Able to Pick Blueberries (COMMENT: I doubt that illegals will stoop to take the bad jobs that I took.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/01/30/cnn-guest-if-illegal-aliens-are-deported-no-one-will-be-able-to-pick-blueberries-n2651375
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump says U.S. will send “worst criminal illegal aliens” to Guantanamo Bay (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-executive-order-guantanamo-bay-for-criminal-migrants/
— Trump takes aim at critical race theory in schools, protests on college campuses in new executive order
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-orders-critical-race-theory-college-protests/
— Abortion opponents praise RFK Jr., after he vows to follow Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-opponents-praise-rfk-jr-trump/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo. The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/politics/trump-migrants-guantanamo.html
— What to Know About Trump’s Plan to Slash the Federal Work Force. The Office of Personnel Management sought to entice civilian federal employees to resign, as President Trump seeks to reshape the U.S. government. Here are details of the plan. (COMMENT: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” $25,000 buyouts and early retirement to get rid of its older White male non-veteran employees who they had not promoted to GS-15, currently $163,749-$180,974/year in today’s dollars. I was eligible because I had 25 years of federal service – 13 with GAO, 9 with IRS, and 3 with the Post Office. They succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 just before their “offer” expired. If I had not succumbed, I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until 2003. Things that I did that helped me survive 1993-1997 include my a) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, b) my becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Fraud Examiner in 1990, Internal Auditor and licensed CPA in 1981, and CPA in 1979, and c) my earning master’s degrees in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and in business from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-buyout.html
— Does Trump’s Cabinet Look Like a Meritocracy to You? (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe none of my successes in life to meritocracy. According to them, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitted from discrimination against those who share their demographics: Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/opinion/trump-dei-hegseth.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Migrants were detained at Guantánamo Bay before Trump’s order. Here’s what to know. Human rights groups have accused U.S. authorities of using Guantánamo Bay for decades to detain migrants fleeing Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean nations. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize illegals to fugitive slaves.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/guantanamo-bay-migrants-history-trump/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/29/trump-trans-executive-orders-fear-confusion/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG GRAPHIC: Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/01/30/why-low-student-test-scores-covid-pandemic/78019436007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/01/30/why-low-student-test-scores-covid-pandemic/78019436007/
— Trump says he’ll divert funds from schools teaching ‘discriminatory equity ideology’ (COMMENT: According to Democrat leaders, those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, minorities and females, should do as well as or better on tests than those who have demographics that vote for Republicans, that is, Whites and males. For all the many tests that I took and passed 1966-1997 earning a bachelor’s degree (management), three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting) and a professional license (CPA), far fewer who took and passed those tests were minority or female than were White or male. According to Democrat leaders, that is because Republicans discriminate against Democrats.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/01/29/trump-order-funds-schools-critical-race-theory/77778609007/
DES MOINES REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing paint Jesus as being 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.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2025/01/30/woke-bishop-mariann-budde-donald-trump/77999348007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/trump-mexico-border-enforcement-squeeze-ab067108
— Trump Administration Orders Agencies to Find More DEI Workers to Ax. Government offices have cut dozens of positions and canceled millions of dollars in contracts. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-orders-agencies-to-find-more-dei-workers-to-ax-7b627c36
FORBES
— Empty Suit Syndrome: Why It Is Wise To Challenge Vertical Career Growth (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In my defense, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola at that time. None of my IRS coworkers had taken job-related graduate courses. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my GAO mentor promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my GAO coworkers had done anything close to that. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors got rid of my IRS and GAO mentors. Further, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2021/09/22/empty-suit-syndrome-why-it-is-wise-to-challenge-vertical-career-growth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Instead of “time and experience” as the marker of whether they should be promoted or hold senior roles in companies, they leaned into impact and results. The message to employers was, “If we don’t promote, we don’t retain. If we don’t accept the rationale, we aren’t creating a culture for growth.” This also led to built-in pressure for not only millennials but Gen Z that if you are not moving up at a clipped paced and being promoted every year or two, you are not managing your career success effectively.)
PBS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-options-remain-for-immigrants-seeking-entry-into-the-u-s-as-policies-rapidly-change
GAO
— 2024 Tax Filing: IRS Improved Live Service and Began to Modernize Some Operations, but Timeliness Issues Persist (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $117,807-$125,661/year. The following wasted my knowledge of IRS: a) my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and b) my U.S. Senators, my U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107375
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— CPA Success Index: Ranking the top collegiate accounting programs (COMMENT: I owe my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979 mainly to a) my taking the Becker CPA Review, b) my completing graduate accounting courses at DePaul starting in 1976, and c) my working for IRS starting in 1971.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/cpa-success-index-ranks-top-collegiate-accounting-programs
CPA JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders call the 150-accounting hour requirement to take the CPA examination a “barrier” for minorities. I only just barely met that requirement when I took and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 years old in 1979. I owe my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt mainly to a) my taking the Becker CPA Review, b) my completing graduate accounting courses at DePaul starting in 1976, and c) my working for IRS starting in 1971.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2025/01/24/nasba-and-the-aicpa-propose-an-alternative-path-to-cpa/
GOOGLE
— Promoted too fast (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS mentor promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In my defense, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola at that time. None of my IRS coworkers had taken job-related graduate courses. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my GAO mentor promoted me in 1986. In my defense, I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. None of my GAO coworkers had done anything close to that. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors got rid of my IRS and GAO mentors. Further, all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who 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 and/or were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22promoted+too+fast
(FROM THE POSTING: Your team members might feel resentment if they feel you are being unfairly promoted over them.)
January 28, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— ICE raids continue as Mayor Johnson called to testify on Chicago’s sanctuary city policy
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-immigration-raids-today-arrests-continue-mayor-brandon-johnson-called-testify-sanctuary-city-policy/15843173/
— ICE makes arrests in Chicago, suburbs as part of nationwide immigration raids. The atmosphere of the ICE raids and rumors of raids is creating a chilling effect in some neighborhoods. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn law enforcement.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-raids-today-ice-agents-make-arrests-city-suburbs-donald-trumps-border-czar-tom-homan-town/15840132/
— Chicago alderman critical of how ICE agents handling immigration mission in city. ‘They had Dr. Phil, you know, which lends a circus atmosphere to this entire thing,’ Ald. Brian Hopkins said. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn law enforcement.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-alderman-critical-how-feds-handling-deportation-mission-threat-illinois-ice-raids-arrests-remains-high/15841859/
— Chicago nonprofits losing resources to help refugees after Trump suspends resettlement program (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-news-nonprofits-like-world-relief-chicagoland-losing-resources-help-refugees-resettle/15841727/
NBC5
— Brandon Johnson and three other U.S. mayors asked to testify at Congressional hearing on ‘sanctuary cities’ https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/brandon-johnson-congress-testify-chicago-sanctuary-city/3657572/
— Trump addresses House Republican conference in Florida
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/watch-live-trump-addresses-house-republican-conference-in-florida/3657332/
— Florida Republicans upend DeSantis’ plans over Trump’s immigration orders. State GOP legislative leaders abruptly ended a special session called by Ron DeSantis and are pursuing their own immigration proposal, sparking an intraparty battle.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/florida-republicans-upend-desantis-trump-immigration/3657061/
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats do not want their illegals to be deported because their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/who-is-ice-targeting-in-chicago-what-to-know-amid-enhanced-operations/3657103/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/waukegan-illinois-woman-devastated-after-ice-takes-her-dad/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-agents-conduct-search-cicero-home/
WGN9
— Chicago’s ‘sanctuary city status’ under investigation by federal committee amid immigration raids
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-sanctuary-city-investigation/
FOX32
— According to Pritzker, the following are “midwestern values:” a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, prostitution, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) 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.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/pritzker-takes-aim-at-trump-during-bill-signing-our-midwestern-values-are-under-siege/ar-AA1xBpTr
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders want all the information that they can get to help their illegals avoid deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/01/27/chicago-immigration-ice-raid-monday
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders (COMMENT: I always fully complied with my Democrat GAO superiors’ and supervisors’ orders to give my Democrat subordinates big time preference, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. But that was not enough for them. They wanted to and they did force me to retire early and they gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/27/senior-officials-leave/
— Former Illinois Senate GOP leader Dan McConchie is resigning
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/27/former-illinois-senate-gop-leader-dan-mcconchie-resigning-to-start-nonprofit-accessibility-group/
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Democrats do not want their illegals to be deported because their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/27/chicago-ice-raids-what-to-know/
— ‘You’re Dr. Phil.’ TV personality says he joined immigration raids in Chicago for ‘transparency.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/27/dr-phil-chicago-ice-migrants-raids/
— Democrat leaders continue to use “mistaken ICE report in Chicago” to promote fear
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/28/hamline-elementary-immigration-fear/
— Nate Fields back on ballot as Thornton Township supervisor candidate, judge rules
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/27/thornton-township-candidate-nate-fields-back-on-ballot/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders have concluded that the only way that they can regain the White House, U.S. Senate, and/or U.S. House is a) to bring in many more millions of their illegals and b) to stop Trump from deporting any of the many millions that they have already brought in. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. Anticipate/expect ever-increasing Democrat effort to hide their illegals in schools, in churches, in apartments, in homes, in empty buildings, in etc.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/27/chicago-immigration-ice-raid-monday
— Congressional panel calls Johnson, other sanctuary city mayors to testify about ‘’obstructionist policies’ The mayors of Chicago, Boston, Denver and New York were also asked to hand over all documents and communications related to their cities’ sanctuary status, including those between each city, non-governmental organizations and state officials.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/27/mayor-brandon-johnson-house-oversight-committee-sanctuary-city-immigration-deportation
— Chicago’s immigration sweeps have restaurant and food industry employers feeling anxious (COMMENT: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, one of them would have gotten that job. That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new car before I graduated, a car that I used to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2025/01/27/chicago-immigration-sweeps-restaurant-food-industry-employers-feeling-anxious
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: An ‘unwavering’ public servant: Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie resigning
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250127/illinois-state-politics/republican-state-sen-dan-mcconchie-resigning/
— Judge denies request to delay ballot in Glendale Heights case
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250127/local-politics/judge-denies-request-to-delay-ballot-in-glendale-heights-case/
— Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton launching PAC to help potential Senate bid if Durbin does not run again (COMMENT: Stratton was among the first customers to purchase cannabis when Illinois began recreational sale of the drug on January 1, 2020. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22+Juliana+Stratton%22+illinois+pot )
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250127/illinois-state-politics/lt-gov-juliana-stratton-launching-pac-to-help-potential-senate-bid-if-durbin-does-not-run-again/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Democrat leaders have concluded that the only way that they can regain the White House, U.S. Senate, and/or U.S. House is a) to bring in many more millions of their illegals and b) to stop Trump from deporting any of the many millions that they have already brought in. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. Anticipate/expect ever-increasing Democrat effort to hide their illegals in schools, in churches, in apartments, in homes, in empty buildings, in etc.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250127/news/suburban-police-navigating-conflicting-state-federal-directives-on-immigration-crackdown/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago restaurants on guard against ICE (COMMENT: While I was a junior and senior in high school in the 1960s, I washed dishes. Previously, I did yard work and delivered newspapers. Subsequently, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/chicago-restaurants-guard-against-ice-raids
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Immigration officers say ‘the worst go first,’ but now there’s no ‘free pass’ A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/immigration-officers-say-the-worst-go-first-but-now-theres-no-free-pass/article_cc43b763-e646-5580-9893-6b84c18b0887.html
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Indiana border bill energizes Illinois movement to create nation’s 51st state
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/indiana-border-bill-energizes-illinois-movement-to-create-nations-51st-state/article_68fa04f4-80bc-5935-8725-72644c8b520c.html
RIVER BENDER
— Democrat leaders oppose deportation of their illegals because Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans and illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. 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.riverbender.com/news/details/durbin-duckworth-statement-on-trumps-mass-deportation-actions-in-chicago-79137.cfm?
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump signs executive order taking aim at DEI programs in the military
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-28/trump-signs-executive-order-taking-aim-at-dei-programs-in-the-military
WGLT
— Anticipate/expect that illegals will ever-increasingly hide out in schools and in churches.
https://www.wglt.org/2025-01-27/how-districts-are-responding-after-trump-cleared-the-way-for-immigration-arrests-at-schools
WAND TV
— After-school program providers, parents demand Pritzker admin release grant funding (COMMENT: What did you do while you were in high school? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, and washed dishes 1964-1966.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/after-school-program-providers-parents-demand-pritzker-admin-release-grant-funding/article_ee616956-dcf9-11ef-9612-5f6443e958ea.html
WCIA
— Illinois prohibits discrimination on reproductive health decisions with law effective Jan. 1 (COMMENT: All my Democrat GAO superiors and superiors had children and they all painted themselves as being disadvantaged by that big time. They all held it against me big time that my wife and I gave up trying to have children. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, or e) earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Their wives did not have a good paying job like mine did and they were furiously envious about that.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/illinois-prohibits-discrimination-on-reproductive-health-decisions-with-law-effective-jan-1/ar-AA1wx7sm
25 NEWS NOW
— Reagan Deering (R) of Decatur introduces bill banning transgender student-athletes (COMMENT: Transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete against other transgender athletes.)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/01/28/republican-illinois-lawmaker-introduces-transgender-student-athlete-ban-bill/
BATAVIA PATCH
— Democrats push pot in Batavia
https://patch.com/illinois/batavia/1st-recreational-cannabis-dispensary-open-batavia
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— GOP Wants Chicago Mayor To Testify At Congressional Hearing On Sanctuary Cities. It’s unclear if Mayor Brandon Johnson will attend the Feb. 11 hearing on Capitol Hill. (COMMENT: To be a sanctuary city is to reject America’s immigration laws.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/27/gop-wants-chicago-mayor-to-testify-at-congressional-hearing-on-sanctuary-cities/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Durbin and those who might run for his office if he does not run again.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/01/28/congressional-panel-calls-chicago-mayor-to-testify-on-obstructionist-policies-00200919
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-444/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-236/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-443/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS GOP
One Week of President Trump
— PRESS RELEASE: It’s been one week of President Trump’s America First agenda and a lot of great policies that improve the lives of Illinois residents went into effect. See for yourself what President Trump did in week one: Declared a national emergency at our southern border; Ended catch-and-release and reinstated the Remain in Mexico policy; Realigned foreign aid to better align with American interests; Returned to America First and Peace through Strength policies; Directed agencies to implement policies that lower the cost of living; Revoked the electric vehicle mandate; Ended DEI mandates across government; and Rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions. Bottom Line: It’s been just over one week with President Trump back in office and America and Illinois are trending in the right direction. Over the next four years, President Trump will continue to work for the American people to secure our border, fix our economy and Make America Great Again!
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
— PRESS RELEASE: When Will IL Dems Retract Their ICE Lies?
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders have concluded that the only way that they can regain the White House, U.S. Senate, and/or U.S. House is a) to bring in many more millions of their illegals and b) to stop Trump from deporting any of the many millions that they have already brought in. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans and illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army. Anticipate/expect ever-increasing Democrat effort to hide their illegals in schools, in churches, in apartments, in homes, in empty buildings, in etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What discourages conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, from becoming/remaining Republican Precinct Committeemen in Illinois, in DuPage County and in Milton Township? They see how the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have treated conservatives like me since 2000, that is, how they have treated platform Republicans like me since 2000. IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders have taken many/big adverse actions against me since 2000. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What things do you look forward to this year? I look forward to taking my mind off politics by taking delivery of the red 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T (SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html ) that I have ordered and showing it at Iron Gate Motor Condos events. The first event this years is Fiesta Fest on May 10. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iron-gate-motor-condos-association-fiesta-fest-tickets-1217214905549 Please let me know if you share my interests in Chargers, Corvettes, Mustangs, and Thunderbirds. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What if the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) asked me to serve as its webmaster? I published MTRO’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 published Illinois Center Right Coalition’s first website in 2003 and served as its webmaster 2003-2007. I published TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ first website in in 2005 and served as its webmaster 2005-2012. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Homer Glen GOP Under Siege: Democrats and RINOs Collude to Undermine Conservative Slate (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party are RINOs. They are anti-conservative if not conservative-haters. I should write about them. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/01/homer-glen-gop-under-siege-democrats-and-rinos-collude-to-undermine-conservative-slate.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Homer Glen prepares for the February 25th Republican Primary, local Democrats and establishment Republicans appear to be working together to undermine a conservative slate – an unprecedented alliance that threatens to derail years of principled leadership in this conservative stronghold. The Homer Township Democrats recently shared a Facebook post by Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike, encouraging residents to request Republican ballots to participate in the primary. The message specifically highlighted the presence of two Republican slates and implied that voting against the conservative slate – led by Steve Balich – is a priority. Mayor Neitzke-Troike has also come under fire for her handling of this contentious election. Following a heated exchange between supporters of the two slates on her Facebook page, the mayor decided to turn off comments entirely, citing negativity and trolling as her reasoning. However, this decision raises serious ethical and legal questions. As an elected official, Neitzke-Troike has a duty to provide transparency and facilitate open dialogue with her constituents. By silencing public discussion and turning off comments on her official page, she may be infringing on her constituents’ rights to engage with their elected representative. Legal experts have pointed out that her actions could potentially violate the First Amendment, which protects free speech, as well as Illinois state law. Specifically, the Illinois Open Meetings Act (OMA) requires that public officials conduct their duties in a transparent and accountable manner. While the OMA primarily applies to formal meetings, it underscores the principle that elected officials must not obstruct public participation or suppress communication with their constituents. Furthermore, there are growing concerns that her decision to hide or disable comments may constitute a violation of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act, which mandates that public officials avoid conduct that diminishes public confidence in the integrity of government. Critics argue that an elected official using social media to communicate with the public has an obligation to allow citizens to voice their opinions and concerns. Shutting down comments on public platforms undermines the trust between officials and residents, especially during a critical election season. Homer Glen is one of only two townships in Illinois with a primary for the consolidated election.)
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois school boards should provide opportunities to all kids in their districts (COMMENT: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-school-boards-should-provide-opportunities-to-all-kids-in-their-districts/
MCHENRYCOUNTY BLOG
— Senator Dan McConchie Resigning
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/27/senator-dan-mcconchie-resigning/
— Wilcox Files “No Tax on Tips” Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/27/wilcox-files-no-tax-on-tips-bill/
— Legislative Wish Fulfillment
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/27/legislative-wish-fulfillment/
— In the “Don’t Get Your Hopes Up” Category
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/27/in-the-dont-get-your-hopes-up-category/
— Dems Promote Immigration Seminar at Junior College
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/27/demos-promote-immigration-seminar/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: To-Vi
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/25/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-to-vi/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Vi-Wi
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/26/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-vi-wi/
— That Revelation of Execution Session Info Pops Up Again
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/26/that-revelation-of-execution-session-info-pops-up-again/
— Steve Reich Presents Analysis of the Current Pension Crisis
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/26/steve-reich-presents-analysis-of-the-current-pension-crisis/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House opens investigation into four sanctuary cities. Boston, New York, Denver, Chicago face questions protecting illegal immigrants.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/27/house-opens-investigation-four-sanctuary-cities/
— GOP senators roll out ‘Wall Act,’ seek to help Trump fulfill his border vision
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/27/gop-senators-roll-wall-act-seek-help-trump-fulfill/
— Trump deploys the Alien Enemies Act. The law has repeatedly passed muster at the Supreme Court.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/27/trump-deploys-alien-enemies-act/
— White House orders freeze on ‘all federal financial assistance’ besides Social Security and Medicare. (COMMENT: Social Security and Medicare are not financial assistance. I paid into Social Security and Medicare.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/27/trump-freezes-federal-aid-grants/
— Supreme Court rejects Biden voter’s insurrection clause challenge to Trump presidency
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/27/supreme-court-rejects-biden-voter-joe-alter-insurr/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic disinformation will ramp up during Trump’s second term
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3301674/democratic-disinformation-will-increase-trump-second-term/
— Senior DOJ official quits after being assigned to target sanctuary cities (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO, Democrat Affirmative Action and DEI laws required me to give preference big time to my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran. Virtually all my subordinates were problematic in one way or the other. But I nevertheless gave them big time preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. They wanted to get rid of me so that they could give my job to one of my subordinates.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3301788/senior-doj-official-quits-assigned-target-sanctuary-cities/
NEW YORK POST
— Catholic Charities draws fire over video coaching illegal migrants on how to duck ICE workplace probes
https://nypost.com/2025/01/27/us-news/catholic-charities-draws-fire-over-video-coaching-illegal-migrants-on-how-to-duck-ice/
BLAZE
— Trump moves to deport 1.4 million migrants admitted under Biden’s parole programs (COMMENT: Everyone has always know that Biden’s parole program was illegal.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-moves-to-deport-1-4-million-migrants-admitted-under-biden-s-parole-programs
BUZZ FEED
— 22 Unbelievable Things People Have Seen Rich Parents Do For Their Kids (COMMENT: I had to work my way through college. 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, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970.)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/scarymouse/wild-things-upper-class-parents-do-for-their-kids
CAMPUS REFORM
— McDonald’s faces lawsuit for limiting college scholarship eligibility strictly to Latinos and Hispanics (COMMENT: What if Affirmative Action and DEI were only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/mcdonalds-faces-lawsuit-limiting-college-scholarship-eligibility-strictly-latinos-hispanics/27352
CENTER SQUARE
— GOP senators file POLICE Act to deport those who assault law enforcement officers
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f2e121ea-dd78-11ef-9037-ef71d64bd7f4.html
— In less than a week, ICE agents make nearly 1,000 arrests nationwide
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_82223158-dcfe-11ef-a6d0-6b06908f30be.html
DAILY WIRE
— Brazil Slams Trump Admin For Shipping Illegals Back In Handcuffs. Handcuffing illegal immigrants on deportation flights has been standard practice by the U.S. government, including under the Biden administration. (COMMENT: It is illegal a) to come into a country illegally and b) to stay in a country illegally.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/brazil-slams-trump-admin-for-shipping-illegals-back-in-handcuffs
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Signs Executive Orders Restricting Transgender Troops, Ending Military DEI Practices
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-executive-orders-restricting-transgender-troops-ending-military-dei-practices-5799359
FEDERALIST SOCIETY
— Trump Issues Executive Order Revoking Biden’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Rules and Axing Affirmative Action (COMMENT: All my Democrat superiors always used Affirmative Action and DEI against me. All my coworkers who they promoted over me a) 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 and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/bye-bye-dei-president-trump-issues-executive-order-revoking-biden-s-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-rules-and-axing-affirmative-action
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— President Trump Shuts Down CBP One App; New Data Reveals Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Aliens Were in the Pipeline
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/president-trump-shuts-down-cbp-one-app-new-data-reveals-hundreds-thousands-illegal
FOX BUSINESS
— Pritzker is ‘trying to muddle two different topics,’ sheriff says. Terrell County, Texas, Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland weighs in on Illinois Gov. Pritzker threatening opposition to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6367843313112
FOX NEWS
— Illinois ‘super mayor’ conducted ‘systematic’ cover-up of excessive spending, Lightfoot investigation finds. Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard is hounded by financial troubles.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-super-mayor-conducted-systematic-cover-up-excessive-spending-lightfoot-investigation-finds
— Homan demands apology from Illinois governor over ‘lie’ that ICE targeted Chicago school: ‘Sowing fear’ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker elevated false claim of ICE agents targeting Chicago school.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/homan-demands-apology-from-illinois-governor-over-lie-ice-targeted-chicago-school-sowing-fear
— Chicago PD says it ‘will not assist’ with upcoming ICE deportations
https://www.aol.com/chicago-pd-says-not-assist-003849923.html
— ‘Side-by-side’: Texas deploys hundreds of troops, choppers to help Trump tackle border crisis. The move is the latest troop deployment to the southern border.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-deploys-hundreds-troops-choppers-help-trump-tackle-border-crisis
— Comer launches investigation of sanctuary cities, asks mayors to testify. Rep. James Comer has asked the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City to testify before lawmakers on the effectiveness of sanctuary city policies.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/comer-launches-investigation-sanctuary-cities-asks-mayors-testify
— Trump administration carries out multiple raids targeting ‘criminal aliens’ in first weekend. ICE agents rounded up illegal immigrants across the US.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-administration-carries-out-multiple-raids-targeting-criminal-aliens-first-weekend
— GOP lawmaker rallies behind Trump’s rapid illegal immigration crackdown: ‘No time to waste’ (COMMENT: Are your GOP lawmakers rallying behind Trump’s rapid illegal immigration crackdown?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/freshman-gop-lawmaker-rallies-behind-trumps-rapid-illegal-immigration-crackdown
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Admin Spent $15 Million to Provide Contraceptives, Condoms in Afghanistan
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/biden-admin-spent-15-million-to-provide-contraceptives-condoms-in-afghanistan/
MRC TV
— Illegals Waving Foreign Flags Descend on ICE Building As Trump Rounds Up Criminals
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/illegals-waving-foreign-flags-descend-ice-building-trump-rounds-criminals
NEWSMAX
— ICE Confirms Operation Against Illegal Migrants in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/us/ice-operations-chicago/2025/01/26/id/1196611/
— House Opens Investigation Into Four Sanctuary Cities: New York, Chicago, Denver, and Boston
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-oversight-investigation/2025/01/27/id/1196722/
PJ MEDIA
— Catholic Charities Lies to Illegals to Aid Them Against ICE
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/01/27/catholic-charities-lies-to-illegals-to-aid-them-against-ice-n4936400
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Dr. Phil and Tom Homan Personally Rounding Up Illegals, Bring in Child Sex Predator
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-dr-phil-tom-homan-personally-rounding-illegals-bring-child-sex-predator/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Dems Call Trump’s Mass Firings Of Inspectors General A ‘Chilling Purge’, Is The Move Illegal? (COMMENT: If the IGs were independent, they would have offered me jobs when my GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrzAUqaeEtQ
NEWSWEEK
— Homan Accuses Pritzker of ‘Scaring Children’ with School Targeting Claims (COMMENT: How successful has Pritzker been in your school district promoting hatred against Trump and promoting hatred against the rule of law? Ever-increasingly, Pritzker is a modern day George Wallace. SEE: https://www.emersonkent.com/speeches/school_house_door_speech.htm )
https://www.newsweek.com/tom-homan-jb-pritzker-immigration-ice-raids-school-2021432
TIME
— The Human Cost of Trump Firing All Federal DEI Workers (COMMENT: I should write about the “human cost” of my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors’ use of Affirmative Action and DEI to waste my career and to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://time.com/7210295/cost-trump-firing-dei-workers/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive (COMMENT: During the 1960s, while I was in high school, I worked in fast food in Chicago Heights for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 that I used to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/fast-food-is-a-staple-of-american-culture-but-some-of-its-workers-struggle-to-survive/ar-AA1xQtxz
— Hundreds of US visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat with Trump over deportations
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-visas-deportation-flights-trump-tariffs-d98900b9626bc481daebe0561d8889e8
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders force Blacks to promote DEI.
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/black-owned-brands-urge-us-consumers-not-boycott-target-over-end-diversity-2025-01-28/
MSN
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Pritzker stands with foreign countries that illegally send their citizens illegally into America illegally. Those illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/video-jb-pritzker-on-trump-s-deportations-we-re-going-to-stand-in-the-way-of-an-unconstitutional-order/ar-AA1xTS6s
MSNBC
— The chilling message behind Trump’s latest firing spree. Congress created the first inspector general position in 1976 in an era of post-Watergate reform. Trump’s recent move to fire 18 of the 73 positions flies in the face of that tradition. (COMMENT: If the IGs were independent, they would have offered me jobs when my GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-firing-inspectors-general-undermine-government-accountability-rcna189459
NEW YORK TIMES
— Vance Defends Immigration Crackdown as Arrests Begin in Chicago
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/26/us/trump-news-updates
— Fired Inspectors General Raise Alarms as Trump Administration Moves to Finalize Purge. The full scope of the Friday night mass firings was coming into sharper view as one fired watchdog official warned of “a never-ending cycle of politicization.” (COMMENT: If the IGs were independent, they would have offered me jobs when my GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/us/politics/trump-inspectors-general-fired.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Why government needs independent inspectors general. By keeping an eye out for waste and fraud, they make efficiency possible. (COMMENT: If the IGs were independent, they would have offered me jobs when my GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/27/trump-inspector-general-igs-fired/
— DOJ fires officials who worked on Jack Smith’s Trump investigations (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors were furious when the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me in 1986. They forced him to retire in 1987. They threw me off audits of IRS at the end of 1988. They gave me a very bad audit assignment, unfair performance expectations and evaluation, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) in 1989. They made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/27/doj-firings-trump-jack-smith-officials/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DEI is not dead, it is going under the table and off the books.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/is-dei-done/ba50d490-d16e-4b3e-8894-a33c204843ee
POLITICO
— Trump administration orders sweeping freeze of federal aid (COMMENT: To what extent are those in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct dependent on a) federal aid, b) state aid, c) township aid, d) municipal aid, and e) school district aid?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/27/trump-freezes-federal-aid-omb-00200891
NEWSER
— Pritzker: I’ll ‘Stand in the Way’ of Illegal Trump Orders. He says feds shouldn’t be going after ‘law-abiding’ people with jobs, families. (COMMENT: How successful has Pritzker been in your school district promoting hatred against Trump and promoting hatred against the rule of law? Ever-increasingly, Pritzker is a modern day George Wallace. SEE: https://www.emersonkent.com/speeches/school_house_door_speech.htm )
https://www.newser.com/story/363239/pritzker-ill-stand-in-the-way-of-illegal-trump-orders.html
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
— Are “bad jobs” dead ends or steppingstones to better things? (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. But those jobs were stepping stones for me to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job related professional license.)
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/are-bad-jobs-dead-ends-or-steppingstones-better-things
INC.
— Summertime Opportunity: Packing Wealthy Parents’ Kids Off to Camp (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always outrageously, disgustingly, and falsely painted my parents as having been filthy rich. My critics/opponents ignored/dismissed/belittled that 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, and worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. They ignored/dismissed/belittled that I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.)
https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/summertime-opportunity-packing-wealthy-parents-kids-off-to-camp.html
TECH TARGET
— What is a webmaster? (COMMENT: What if the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) asked me to serve as its webmaster? I served as the MTRO 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 Illinois Center Right Coalition webmaster 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois webmaster 2005-2012.)
https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Webmaster
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A webmaster is someone who creates and manages the content and organization of a website, manages the computer server and technical programming aspects of a website, or does both. Webmasters are often perceived as the website’s administrators who wear many hats to ensure the website runs seamlessly. What does a webmaster do? What a webmaster does varies significantly depending on the company’s size, industry niche, etc. However, most webmasters are responsible for two or more of the following: Content management. Design and functionality. Performance monitoring. Technical upkeep.)
BENEFITS PRO
— Trump shuts down ‘radical and wasteful’ federal DEI programs. Many of the nation’s largest employers have pulled back on DEI initiatives while others have doubled down. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers are not pulling back on DEI. They are putting DEI under the table and off the books.)
https://www.benefitspro.com/2025/01/27/trump-shuts-down-radical-and-wasteful-federal-dei-programs/
BENEFIT NEWS
— 25 best jobs in 2025 (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. 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. All my critics/opponents had parents who had way more money than mine had.)
https://www.benefitnews.com/list/25-best-jobs-in-2025-for-pay-advancement-work-life-balance
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The top-ranking job is nurse practitioner, with a median salary of $126,260, and 135,500 projected jobs in 2025. Nurse practitioners perform many of the same tasks as physicians and these positions require a master’s degree. Other top jobs are IT manager and physician assistant. IT managers have a median salary of $169,510, have 106,900 projected jobs in 2025 and require a bachelor’s degree. Physician assistants have a median salary of $130,020, have 43,700 projected jobs in 2025 and require a master’s degree. Of the top 25 jobs, 10 are in healthcare or healthcare related industries, six are in technology, three are in business, three are in social services, one is in sales and marketing, one is in engineering, and one is in maintenance and repair.)
GOOGLE AI
— A problematic employee is someone who consistently acts in a way that is harmful to the company or its employees. They may have poor job performance, be uncooperative, or be resistant to change. (COMMENT: All the employees who my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise 1980-1997 were problematic in one way or the other.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22problematic+employee%22+definition
GUARDIAN
— Parental income determines our life chances (COMMENT: Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/29/wealthy-parents-greatest-asset-is-the-assets-they-will-pass-on
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Parents shape our lives. On the financial side, academics focus on intergenerational income persistence (how much parental income determines our own) and its inverse (social mobility).)
DAILY MAIL
— CNN slammed for VERY selective reporting of Chicago migrant raids by outraged locals
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14331057/cnn-slammed-selective-reporting-chicago-migrant-raids.html
January 25, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote employers that promote DEI, that is, they promote employers that promote race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Do not anticipate being hired, retained, or promoted by such employers if you are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/costco-defends-diversity-policies-other-us-companies-scale-back-dei-practices/15834185/
— Illinois authorities divided on TRUST Act forbidding federal immigration enforcement collaboration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trust-act-controversy-illinois-authorities-divided-law-forbidding-collaboration-federal-immigration-enforcement-raids/15834612/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Those that are charged with or convicted of serious, heinous crimes they don’t want them on the street,” Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey said. “We don’t want them on the street if they’re U.S. citizens, why would we want them on our streets if they’re here illegally?” In an exclusive interview, the sheriff allowed I-Team cameras into the Kankakee County jail. That facility, until the past few years, was contracted to hold up to 200 ICE detainees. “We want to be there as just backup. We’re not looking to detain or arrest anybody. We’re there to support another law enforcement agency and that’s where the frustration comes in,” Downey said. “It’s a public safety issue. Get these bad people off our streets and out of our country. That’s what law enforcement is asking.” . . . Republican west suburban state Representative Dan Ugaste said the entire TRUST Act should be repealed. “Rather than putting them back out on the streets making ICE go find them in the neighborhoods. We then will have a safe transfer of someone who’s going to be removed from the country,” Ugaste said. Currently, the closest local ICE detention center is in Wisconsin, where republican lawmakers are working to establish new rules for all local law enforcement to collaborate and assist with ICE.)
NBC5
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will ever-increasingly a) put DEI under the table and off the books and b) use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/target-rolls-back-dei-initiatives-latest-big-company-retreat-rcna189172
FOX32
— Duckworth, Durbin slam Hegseth confirmation: ‘Deeply shameful’ (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-durbin-hegseth-confirmation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She argued Hegseth didn’t have the proper qualifications to lead the Department of Defense and its nearly 3 million employees. “Yet, it is deeply shameful that tonight—despite shouting from the rooftops that they wanted to bring meritocracy back to our military—nearly every Republican chose to confirm someone who so obviously lacks the merits to serve as our Secretary of Defense. And our brave servicemembers, our military readiness and our national security will pay the price,” Duckworth said in a statement. . .Durbin also questioned Hegseth’s qualifications, even citing what his office called his “inability to articulate a defense strategy in addressing threats to the U.S.”)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/25/letters-012525-refugees/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/01/25/trump-attacking-immigrants-makes-america-weaker-not-greater-steven-roberts
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Elgin’s ‘Tent City’ residents move to hotel, cleanup begins at former homeless encampment (COMMENT: Where do your critics/opponents want homeless encampments to be located? Of course, my critics/opponents want one to be located in the Prairie Path Park in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton so that they can blame it on me. They would hint/imply/argue/shout at the voters in my precinct that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters brought the homeless there. Since 2000, my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should start writing about my critics/opponents. I could feature one every month or even every week.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250124/news/elgins-tent-city-residents-move-to-hotel-clean-up-begins-at-former-homeless-encampment/
— Advocates urge Naperville to ‘Say No to Coal’ (COMMENT: If not coal, what should generate electricity and what would the coat be?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250124/news/settled-science-advocates-urge-naperville-to-say-no-to-coal/
WBEZ
— Illinois joins IRS Direct File program, allowing some taxpayers to file federal taxes for free (COMMENT: I recommend using TurboTax and especially if you are a Republican. To get rid of me when I was 29 years old in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my graduate business and accounting courses. They ignored my position descriptions and that my employee manual encouraged me to take those courses. They outrageously, disgustingly, and falsely argued that the courses did not relate to my job duties, did not maintain or improve my job skills, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and qualified me for a new trade or business. They did that because I had complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They had ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola and they had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. You have to promote Affirmative Action and DEI big time to get promoted to GS-13.)
https://www.wbez.org/money/2025/01/10/illinois-irs-direct-file-program-taxpayers-file-federal-taxes-free
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WSIL TV
— China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning (COMMENT: How soon will China and Russia officially declare war on America?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-china-tells-rubio-to-behave-himself-in-veiled-warning/
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/china-tells-rubio-to-behave-himself-in-veiled-warning/article_ff9d09d9-0d6d-56e5-8aa0-5752ceda843d.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election. They reject the rule of law. They ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democratic-states-weigh-more-support-for-immigrants-as-trump-administration-cracks-down/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn minorities who voted for Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-conservatives-of-color-have-lofty-expectations-for-trumps-second-term/
WQAD
— Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/nation-world/justice-department-curtails-prosecutions-blocking-reproductive-health-care-facilities/507-a6ea741a-f021-4472-b4c9-29f28eb6bcc5
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump officials empower DHS to expel illegals allowed in under two Biden programs
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-24/trump-officials-empower-dhs-to-expel-migrants-allowed-under-2-biden-programs
FOX ILLINOIS
— Proposed Mississippi bill aims to curb illegal immigration with $1K rewards
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bounty-hunters-proposed-bill-aims-to-curb-illegal-immigration-with-1k-rewards-migrants-mississipii
25 NEWS NOW
— State Sen. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) supports Trump’s 2-genders order calling it common sense. Chesney called fluidity ‘gender dysphoria,’ a term for a feeling of mismatch between someone’s physical appearance and internal feeling, and said if there are mental health issues along with that, they can be addressed. “Gender is not fluid, and it’s not on a spectrum,” he said. “It’s binary and there are only two genders. Words have meaning, and you can say whatever you are, but that doesn’t mean it’s true.” The state lawmaker said he believes anyone identifying as intersex should go by what their chromosomes indicate.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/01/25/lgbtq-non-profit-illinois-lawmaker-show-polarized-opinions-trumps-binary-gender-order/
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NEWS
— How much does raising a child impact your career? (COMMENT: According to my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors, if my wife and I had children, I would never had been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, or c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981. All my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors a) had children and blamed their child raising responsibilities for their a) having no master’s degree or fewer than I had and b) having no professional certification or fewer than I had. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors.)
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/how-much-does-raising-child-impact-your-career-men-and-women-disagree-answer
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Legislator suspects prosecutions as Illinois cities defy Trump deportation plans (COMMENT: What positions do the law enforcement leaders in your county and municipality have on this?)
https://www.aol.com/legislator-suspects-prosecutions-illinois-cities-203700496.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois legislator, who is also in law enforcement, suspects police departments and municipalities will lose federal funding if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Just hours after President Donald Trump took the oath of office, DeKalb’s city manager Bill Nicklas issued a statement about the police department’s role in supporting federal authorities in carrying out mass deportations. The statement said the department operates in conformance with the Illinois TRUST Act, which bans law enforcement from assisting immigration agents. State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, who is also a law enforcement officer, said once someone is a criminal, the TRUST Act is thrown out the window. “We can try to hide behind the TRUST Act, but the TRUST Act is, in my opinion, more on the lines of civil things and not criminal. If you’re here illegally, that’s criminal,” said Cabello. “I don’t foresee that there’s a police department out there that is not going to cooperate with another law enforcement agency. I mean, nobody in their right mind would not want to help get violent criminals off of the street, and that’s what’s going to be taking place” with Trump’s deportation policies. Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said ICE agents are not allowed to enter district premises without a judicial warrant. Cabello doesn’t foresee the federal authorities coming to a school to speak to a child in any way, shape or form. “These are folks that are trying to make it seem as though that the federal government and the President of the United States are these horrible people that are going to come to your school and snatch your child,” Cabello said. “People just need to stop and realize that we’re going after the worst of the worst right now. Relax. Unless you’re worse than the worst, then I hope you’re very nervous.” If an ICE agent shows up, CPS lawyers are available via hotline for school leaders to call and they’ll determine if the judicial warrant is valid. Cabello suspects police departments and municipalities will lose federal funding if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Nicklas said in a statement that going after “non-criminals” would destroy the trust residents need to have with the police. Cabello said the Justice Department has said any state or local official who wishes to stand in the way of deportations will be prosecuted. “So, if you want to go to jail and lose your career to save the violent offenders that are on your street, you shouldn’t have been elected, and you shouldn’t be doing the job in the first place,” said Cabello. “If the agencies that don’t want to assist the feds in doing what they need to do, especially with violent criminals, then they can deal with not having federal funding.” In the DeKalb statement, Nicklas said the police department aligns with the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police in their compliance with the TRUST Act. Cabello said not all police chiefs would agree that the act applies to illegal immigrants who are criminals. “I can tell you there’s a lot of police chiefs that do not agree with that,” said Cabello. “If anybody really looks at the TRUST Act, it’s really talking about civil things. It’s not talking about criminal stuff.” DeKalb Police, according to the city manager, will focus on reducing crime and enhancing quality of life for all residents. “Regardless of anyone’s immigration status, the DeKalb police will always help those in need, tend to victims of crime, and work with local agencies to assure the health and welfare of those we serve,” said the statement released by Nicklas.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who would lead efforts to make your county, township, municipality, and school district non-sanctuary? I would lead such efforts in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200. I led successful efforts to ban video gambling and pot in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you say to website operators that do not want me to include links to articles on their websites in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? These website operators promote the Democrat Party platform and/or destroy conservative Republican news and commentary aggregators like me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Did you vote for Trump? If you did, you should be taking ever-increasing steps to protect yourself from hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters. Pritzker ever-increasingly makes it clear that he is going to get rid of the 2.4 million in Illinois who voted for Trump. If you are employed, anticipate/expect that you will be fired. If you are looking for a job, do not anticipate/expect that you will get one. If you voted for Trump, will the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and of your Republican county/township/ward organizations come to your defense? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How many demographics do you share with Trump? The more demographics that you share with Trump, anticipate/expect the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do to destroy you. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. I share all the aforesaid demographics with Trump. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Start Living on Purpose (COMMENT: What are your purposes for living? Mine include promoting conservative principles, that is, defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.)
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2025/01/25/start-living-on-purpose/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE arrests more than 1,000 illegal immigrants over two days
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/25/ice-arrests-1-000-illegal-immigrants-two-days/
NEW YORK POST
— Huntington Beach strikes back at Gov. Newsom’s ‘lawless’ immigration policies with ‘non-sanctuary’ resolution (COMMEMT: Who would lead efforts to make your county, township, municipality, and school district non-sanctuary? I would lead such efforts in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200. I led successful efforts to ban video gambling and pot in Wheaton.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/24/us-news/huntington-beach-strikes-back-at-newsoms-lawless-immigration-policies/
— Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order
https://nypost.com/2025/01/24/us-news/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-bans-passports-with-x-gender-markers-after-trump-order-report/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago resident who sued city over migrant crisis says ‘change is on the horizon’ after Trump’s inauguration
https://www.aol.com/chicago-resident-sued-city-over-110011997.html
— Chicago PD says it ‘will not assist’ with upcoming ICE deportations
https://www.aol.com/chicago-pd-says-not-assist-003849923.html
NEWSMAX
— Mexico Refuses Deportation Flight From US
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexico-deportation-flight/2025/01/24/id/1196454/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals arrested, hundreds more flown out of U.S. by military
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-illegal-immigrant-criminals-arrested-more-flown-from-us-military-white-house-says/
— Trump ends “humanitarian parole” program in latest immigration policy sweep
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/trump-ends-humanitarian-parole-program-in-latest-immigration-policy-sweep-1/
CBS AUSTIN
— Department of Defense, other federal agencies fail their audits (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on audits of many federal agencies for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year.)
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/department-of-defense-other-federal-agencies-fail-their-audits-agriculture-energy-labor-taxpayers-taxes-trump
NEW YORK TIMES
— Federal Workers Ordered to Report on Colleagues Over D.E.I. Crackdown (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates frequently if not constantly asked me questions to confirm my conservative beliefs, that is, to get information to use against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/politics/trump-order-discrimination-federal-hiring.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opinion/trump-immigrants-deportations.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/trump-immigration-pause.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge. The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general. (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with Inspector General (IG) employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female. younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-fire-inspectors-general-federal-agencies/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/01/24/trump-order-passports-x-gender/
— Democrat and RINO leaders want churches to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/25/mexico-city-migrants-trump/
USA TODAY
— Elon is Hitler? Liberals regress to cancel culture to compensate for their loss. Rather than debate Elon Musk and Donald Trump in good faith or engage them in civil discourse, Democrats have resorted to what they do best: name-calling in an attempt to ‘cancel’ those they dislike.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/23/musk-salute-fascist-democrats-cancel-culture/77845518007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders want churches to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-immigration-deportation-church-sanctuary-2a57436f
FORBES
— The First 90 Days Of Your New Job (COMMENT: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. During my first 90 days, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, and coworkers did everything that they could to destroy my GAO career. They stressed a) that GAO had forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer, b) that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 even though I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA in 1976, c) that IRS had disallowed my education deductions in 1978 and had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, d) that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, e) that I was a conservative Republican, f) that I had avoided the Vietnam War draft, g) that I was Protestant, h) that I was 100% German national origin, i) that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, j) that I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972 and I had lived in Wheaton since 1978, and k) that I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucianapaulise/2024/04/30/how-to-make-an-impact-in-the-first-90-days-of-your-new-job/
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-francis-trump-reject-hate-discrimination-or-exclusion
WDHO
— Want to work in law enforcement? (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, my last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.)
https://www.wdbo.com/news/want-work-law-enforcement-orlando-police-department-host-career-fair/Z3ZE7HCWHNENPLLWV567Q57CPM/
NEW BEDFORD GUIDE
— Make a difference! Consider a law enforcement career! (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, my last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.)
https://www.newbedfordguide.com/new-bedford-police-difference-consider-law-enforcement-career/2025/01/04#google_vignette
LADDERS
— These Are the 7 Most Lucrative Law Enforcement Careers (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, my last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/these-are-the-7-most-lucrative-law-enforcement-careers
ABC13
— Illegals who committed violent crimes or drug crimes should be deported
https://wset.com/question/vote-do-you-support-deporting-people-in-the-country-illegally-who-have-committed-a-violent-or-drug-related-crime-question-of-the-day-white-house-president-donald-trump-ice-border-migrants
January 20, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Suburban Republicans in Washington for Trump’s inauguration
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250119/nation-and-world-politics/the-super-bowl-of-politics-suburban-republicans-in-washington-for-trumps-inauguration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With frigid temperatures expected in Washington, D.C., the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will take place indoors Monday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. It was a bit of a scramble, but Larisa Calvanese has her red ball gown, and she’s good to go. “I did not expect this,” the Downers Grove Republican said of her invitation to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I’m just thrilled, honored and grateful.” Calvanese, a RNC 2024 alternate delegate, is among a contingent of suburban Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. for a long weekend of pomp and circumstance. Her trip plans include balls, a Sunday victory rally, plus the presidential parade and swearing-in ceremony Monday. “I’m looking forward to seeing Melania as first lady again, and just (seeing) the whole family; he’s got such a great family,” she said. After a bitter election, Calvanese is eagerly anticipating “being surrounded by Americans and celebrating America. “I hope people will give him a chance and give his policies a chance,” she said. While it’s Calvanese’s first inauguration, longtime GOP volunteer Joe Folisi is traveling to his fourth. The Schaumburg Township Republican committeeman ticked off the presidents he’s watched: “Ronald Reagan was my first. Then, George W. Bush. And then, the Trump one in 2017.” Folisi was a 2024 RNC delegate and believes “the mood of the country has changed for the better. I think it will be exciting and positive.” But attending an epoch-making event, isn’t all champagne and frivolity. “It’s tiring,” Folisi said. With the Secret Service cordoning off blocks around the event, attendees can’t just Uber up to the Capitol and guests undergo intense security screening. “There’s a tremendous amount of walking and standing,” and of course, “it will definitely be cold,” Folisi predicted. He plans to catch a ball or two, the victory rally and receptions hosted by Illinois Republicans and U.S. Rep. Darrin LaHood of Peoria. Trump 2.0 may be the end of Folisi’s inaugural streak. “I’m sure it’s going to be my last one,” he said. “Of course, I said that last time, too.” On Friday, Trump announced the swearing-in ceremony would move to the Capitol Rotunda because of the extreme cold in D.C. That isn’t fazing guests, Republican Party of Illinois Chair Kathy Salvi said. “The mood is jubilant and there are thousands of Illinoisans here, many of whom will brave the weather on the mall. Despite the weather, everybody is really pumped, joyful, and, after the last four years, relieved,” the Mundelein resident said. Salvi arrived in Washington midweek and spent time in meetings with national Republican organizers. “I’ve gotten a lot of congratulations on turning Illinois around in the right direction,” Salvi said. Trump lost Blue State Illinois to Vice President Kamala Harris by about 11 percentage points in November, compared to about 17 percentage points to President Joe Biden in 2020. Palatine Republican Aaron Del Mar attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. It’s “the Super Bowl of politics,” the Illinois Republican State Central Committee member explained. Del Mar’s 2025 agenda includes the Republican National Lawyers Association brunch, where attorney general nominee “Pam Bondi is going to be speaking and the whole Trump legal team … that should be interesting.” He also plans to catch receptions sponsored by the Republican Governors Association and Asian American conservative groups, a GOP cigar lounge, not to mention several balls, and the main event. “I’ve got a whole weekend planned of nonstop networking and celebration and fun,” Del Mar said. “It’s a Taylor Swift concert for Republicans.” Fun comes at a price, though, with hotel rooms costing around $1,500 and flights from Chicago at $800. Still, “to see it firsthand, and be there when it happens, is a really unique experience,” Del Mar said. “Regardless of what people’s feelings on President-elect Trump are, it’s part of history.” However, he won’t be experiencing that moment with his wife of many years, who happens to be a Democrat. Instead, accompanying the RNC 2024 delegate and former Illinois lieutenant governor candidate will be his oldest child, Konnor, 21. “I’m excited to share this with my son,” Del Mar said. Trump’s second swearing-in marks an inaugural trifecta for former Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter. “It should be fun, if cold,” Porter of Winnetka said, quipping “wouldn’t it be great if we could do the inauguration as an away game in Miami?”)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What does Trump’s second term mean for Chicago? After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated at noon Eastern Standard Time Monday. There is no high-level player in this blue state who has any particular entrée to the Trump world, particularly with Republicans in control of the White House, Senate and House.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/01/19/donald-trump-second-term-chicago-impact-analysis
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use children to promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/17/immigrant-deportation-donald-trump-mexico-thailand-child-separation
— Most Illinois Democrats in Congress to boycott Trump inauguration while state Republicans in DC celebrate
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/01/19/most-illinois-democrats-congress-trump-inauguration-martin-luther-king-day
— Trump’s inauguration will be first attended by foreign leaders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/trumps-inauguration-foreign-leaders/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/indiana-would-like-to-redraw-border-with-illinois/
— If your school is not in the Ivy League, it’s as if you don’t matter at all (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless. I should write about my critics/opponents who have degrees from Ivy League universities and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.aol.com/commentary-school-not-ivy-league-090000001.html
— US Rep. Nikki Budzinski: If Democrats want to win again, let’s show up and listen (COMMENT: My critics/opponents read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but they reject my values, beliefs, opinions, etc. They reject what I have learned a) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 25 years, b) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, c) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, d) working for GAO for 18 years, e) working for IRS for 9 years, f) etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/20/opinion-donald-trump-democrats/
— Indiana stunt has no legs, but we can’t forget downstate secession votes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/20/editorial-indiana-downstate-illinois-counties/
ABC7
— Illinois Republicans in Washington DC ahead of President Trump’s inauguration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/inauguration-day-2025-illinois-republicans-washington-dc-ahead-president-elect-donald-trumps-ceremony/15817032/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Illinois is mostly thought of as a blue state these days, close to 2.5 million people in the state voted for Donald Trump. It’s no surprise there are a lot of Illinois folks in the capitol or on their way there ahead of Inauguration Day.)
— How to watch Trump’s 2nd inauguration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/how-watch-trumps-2nd-inauguration/15816830/
— Trump speaks at Make America Great Again Victory Rally. There’s a full slate of activities this weekend ahead of Monday’s swearing-in.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/trump-inauguration-2025-live-updates-president-elect-donald-weekend-inaugural-events/15806892/
— What To Expect During The Second Trump Administration (COMMENT: What do you want from Trump? Of course, I want him to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, light to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-what-expect-during-president-elect-donaldtrumps-2025-administration/15814567/
NBC5
— Vice President-elect JD Vance meets with Chinese counterpart
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-china-vice-president-han-zheng/
WGN9
— Over 100 out-of-state homeless in Hawaii sent back to mainland families
https://wgntv.com/news/national/over-100-out-of-state-homeless-in-hawaii-sent-back-to-mainland-families/
WTTW
— As Donald Trump Takes Office, Chicago Officials Prepare to Push Back on His Agenda
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/20/donald-trump-takes-office-chicago-officials-prepare-push-back-his-agenda
— Illegals in Chicago, Other US Cities Brace for Expected Donald Trump Deportation Arrests (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/19/immigrants-chicago-other-us-cities-brace-expected-donald-trump-deportation-arrests
WBEZ
— What does Trump’s second term mean for Chicago? After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated Monday.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/01/19/donald-trump-second-term-chicago-impact-analysis
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lara Trump to appear at fundraiser hosted by McHenry County GOP. Event set for DuPage County.
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/01/19/lara-trump-to-appear-at-fundraiser-hosted-by-mchenry-county-gop/
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Southern Illinois goes east: Rep. Bost hosts inauguration reception in Washington D.C.
https://dailyegyptian.com/120055/news/regional/city/southern-illinois-goes-east-rep-bost-hosts-inauguration-reception-in-capital-city/
WAND TV
— As Trump returns to the White House, illegals prepare for mass deportations. For millions in the U.S. illegally or with temporary legal status, the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president comes with a feeling their time in the U.S. may end soon. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/as-trump-returns-to-the-white-house-families-prepare-for-mass-deportations/article_78756c2d-6fd5-57e0-b668-4043025dd8a7.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Religious leaders are split on their participation in Trump’s inauguration
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-19/religious-leaders-are-split-on-their-participation-in-trumps-inauguration
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 5 takeaways from Trump’s inauguration eve rally
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/5-takeaways-from-trumps-inauguration-eve-rally/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/01/20/bracing-for-an-ice-storm-00199240
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— No White Men Allowed in Bally’s Chicago Casino Share Offering Promoted by City Officials
https://wirepoints.org/no-white-men-allowed-in-ballys-chicago-share-offering-promoted-by-city-officials-wirepoints/
— Chicago is making mistake after mistake, slowly turning the city into the next Detroit
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-is-making-mistake-after-mistake-slowly-turning-the-city-into-the-next-detroit-wirepoints-on-the-shaun-thompson-show/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Family Take-Down of Older Relatives’ Right to Drive in New Senior Driver’s License Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/19/family-take-down-of-older-relatives-right-to-drive-in-new-senior-drivers-license-bill/
— Tribune Story on Catholic Nuns Features Visits to McHenry County Jail ICE Detainees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/19/tribune-story-on-catholic-nuns-features-visits-to-mchenry-county-jail-ice-detainees/
— 51 Years Ago Promise Made Again by RTA Seekers of Still Higher Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/19/51-years-ago-promise-made-again-by-rta-seekers-of-still-higher-taxes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: Biden’s ‘radical and foolish’ executive orders are gone on Day 1
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/19/donald-trump-joe-bidens-radical-and-foolish-execut/
— Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/20/joe-biden-pardons-fauci-milley-effort/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Stephen Miller reveals executive orders Trump will sign on Day 1 blitz
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-miller-reveals-executive-orders-trump-will-sign-on-day-1-blitz/ar-AA1xtIRl
NEW YORK POST
— Trump victory rally attracts thousands to liberal DC
https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/trump-victory-rally-attracts-thousands-to-liberal-dc/
— President-elect dances to ‘YMCA’ after blockbuster rally where he hinted at J6 pardons, assassination files being released
https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/donald-trumps-dc-victory-rally-live-updates-from-speeches-performers/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— From Virginia to California, the DEI Crisis of Incompetence Runs Coast-to-Coast. At the same time that California burns, Virginia’s capital ran out of potable water for nearly a week—shutting down both the city and the state legislature. There’s a common thread here.
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/20/from-virginia-to-california-the-dei-crisis-of-incompetence-runs-coast-to-coast/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Accountability under the new Trump administration
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/accountability_under_the_new_trump_administration.html
BREITBART
— Six People Shot in Six Hours in Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/01/19/six-people-shot-in-six-hours-in-brandon-johnsons-chicago/
— Trump Vows to End Biden’s DEI Mandates, Return to ‘Merit System’
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2025/01/19/trump-vows-end-bidens-dei-mandate-return-merit-system/
— Trump to Snip Transgenderism Out of Federal Government on Day One
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/19/report-trump-excise-transgenderism-federal-government-day-one/
DAILY WIRE
— Speaker Johnson: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan An Excellent ‘Investment’ Johnson said that deportations were a solid way to protect Americans from crime.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-an-excellent-investment
EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Inauguration: When and Where to Watch. The Constitution’s 20th Amendment stipulates it be held at noon on Jan. 20.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/everything-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-inauguration-when-and-where-to-watch-5794955
— House Speaker Johnson Says He Plans to Uphold Ban on TikTok Over Threat It Poses. The Chinese Communist Party via TikTok has promoted ’terrible‘ messages to American children and is a ’very dangerous thing,’ he argues.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-speaker-johnson-says-he-plans-to-uphold-law-on-tiktok-ban-5794909
DAILY WIRE
— Major Executive Orders Trump To Sign On Day 1 (COMMENT: To promote young minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-waltz-highlights-major-executive-orders-trump-to-sign-on-day-1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re going to have his campaign promises that he promised to the American people right out there on the table, in terms of border, in terms of energy, in terms of taking on this kind of DEI, woke culture that has infected so many parts of our federal government, including our military, returning us to a meritocracy,” Waltz said.)
— Lindsey Graham Reveals Staggering Investment Trump Preparing To Make On Securing Border. Graham said the U.S. military would also receive a sizable boost in funding.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/lindsey-graham-reveals-staggering-investment-trump-preparing-to-make-on-securing-border
— Trump Border Czar Addresses Chicago Deportation Plan, Says ICE May Pivot After Leak. Tom Homan said that ICE may pivot after its plans to begin a deportation operation in Chicago were leaked to the public.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-border-czar-addresses-chicago-deportation-plan-says-ice-may-pivot-after-leak
NEWSMAX
— Homan ‘Reviewing’ Plans for Chicago Raids After Leak
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/homan-chicago-raids/2025/01/19/id/1195658/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Reconsiders When to Begin Immigration Raids After Plans Leaked
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/01/19/trump-reconsiders-when-to-begin-immigration-raids-after-plans-leaked-n4936134
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DEI Course Mandates Cost Taxpayers $2 billion
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2025/01/19/dei_course_mandates_cost_taxpayers_2_billion_1085688.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump plans barrage of Day 1 executive actions on the federal workforce (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. If I was still working for the federal government, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5094573-trump-day-one-executive-orders/
REUTERS
— Trump draws thousands to Washington rally for a pre-inauguration victory lap
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-draws-thousands-to-washington-rally-for-a-pre-inauguration-victory-lap/ar-AA1xtFSE
MSN
— Feds To Descend on Chicago In Mass Deportation Raid Hours After Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/feds-to-descend-on-chicago-in-mass-deportation-raid-hours-after-trump-s-inauguration-report/ar-AA1xpikw
CNN
— Israel says 90 Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal agreement
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-war-palestine-01-19-25/index.html
CNN BUSINESS
— Have your I-9s ready: Chicago restaurants prep for Trump immigration sweeps
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/business/chicago-restaurants-undocumented-immigrants-deportation/index.html
ABC NEWS
— Illegals in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests. Illegals in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/immigrants-chicago-us-cities-brace-expected-trump-deportation-117863621
CBS NEWS
— About 270,000 migrants waiting to enter U.S. through app Trump has vowed to end
https://www.wsgw.com/about-270000-migrants-waiting-to-enter-u-s-through-app-trump-has-vowed-to-end/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Prepares to Cover a Government Filled With Fox News Alumni
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/business/media/trump-fox-news-cabinet.html
— The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans cut the agency from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/business/economy/federal-work-force-trump.html
— How to Come Up With a Down Payment on a House. With prices high, putting aside enough cash to buy a house can be daunting. But housing experts say there are assistance programs in all 50 states. (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I was able to come up with a down payment for a new town home in University Park when I was 24 in 1972. It came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months, and c) working for that store full-time for the 7 months before that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/your-money/house-down-payment-assistance.html
— We’d Have Been Better Off if Trump Won in 2020’ (COMMENT: Would the following adverse actions have been taken against me if Trump had won in 2020: a) my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks rudely ended in 2021 and b) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee rudely ended last year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/trump-second-term.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Illegals in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests. Illegals in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/19/immigration-deportation-arrests-chicago-cities-enforcement/7d0b6c52-d6a5-11ef-85a9-331436ec61e9_story.html
— To fight for equity is to promote discrimination 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.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/19/biden-final-day-fight-for-equity/
— Trump aides prep executive orders aimed at federal workforce. Congressional Republicans are also gearing up to enact major changes for government workers, including cuts to employee benefits. (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. If I was still working for the federal government, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/19/trump-federal-workforce-executive-orders/
USA TODAY
— A million-dollar retirement? You’ll need $1m in savings to retire in these 15 states.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/01/07/1m-savings-to-retire-these-states/77518526007/
— ‘Will I have a job?’ Federal workers full of uncertainty, fear over Trump plans (COMMENT: If I was still working for the Democrats who run GAO, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/01/19/trump-plans-federal-workers-job-uncertainty/77048619007/
12 NEWS NOW
— Illegals use Biden’s “border app” to come into America illegally and to stay in America illegally.
https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/border-app-that-became-a-salvation-for-migrants-to-legally-enter-the-us-may-end/75-ce46a590-b9fe-4d30-888f-a3eaf5b24ab7
FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— College graduates earn $1.2 million more over their lifetime than students without degrees (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I stress that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. Further, I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48 and a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/college-graduates-earn-1-2-million-more-over-their-lifetime-than-students-without-degrees
TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
— Men without college degrees aren’t doing well (COMMENT: My father frequently decried his being passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree.)
https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2024-12-06/men-without-college-degrees-arent-doing-well
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Promises Far-Reaching Change in Second Term at Rollicking Rally. The president-elect spoke before thousands of supporters at an arena in Washington one day before his inauguration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-far-reaching-change-in-second-term-at-rollicking-rally-0e851322?mod=politics_lead_pos4
— Voters Want MAGA Lite From Trump (COMMENT: What do you want from Trump? Of course, I want him to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, light to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/donald-trump-policy-approval-poll-849feb84
— How MAGA Is Taking Back the Culture. In sports, entertainment and marketing, displays of conservatism are crowding out progressive postures.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-maga-is-taking-back-the-culture-e76a7b1d
— Trump to Sign Executive Orders on Immigration, Energy, Government Hiring. The president-elect’s team briefed senior Republican leaders about the plans on Sunday.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-to-sign-executive-orders-on-immigration-energy-government-hiring-2e7e82c0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government will be aimed at rewriting hiring rules for employees and creating a new process for firing others. The president-elect will again sign an executive order, known as Schedule F, which he issued in October 2020 to eliminate job protections for federal workers, the Republicans said. The Biden administration had previously blocked the order.)
FORBES
— America’s Best College Degrees If You Want To Avoid Being Underemployed (COMMENT: If I could do it over again, my undergraduate degree would have been in accounting. By the time I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, the accounting profession viewed me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2025/01/14/best-college-degrees-to-avoid-underemployment/
— ‘We Will Get Wokeness The Hell Out Of Our Military Immediately’: Trump Blasts Wokeness At D.C. Rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h3tUR8DHj4
BARRON’S
— Trump Vows To End ‘American Decline’ At Inauguration Eve Rally
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-lays-wreath-ahead-of-inauguration-eve-rally-530ba3e0
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
— Are “bad jobs” dead ends or steppingstones to better things? (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/are-bad-jobs-dead-ends-or-steppingstones-better-things
KIPLINGER
— I am a baby boomer. I was born in 1948. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise if not hate baby boomers and especially baby boomers who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/can-you-define-baby-boomers-look-at-trump-and-harris
YAHOO CREATORS
— How do deal with an employer who isn’t meritocratic. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and who ran GAO 1980-1997. IRS and GAO are not meritocratic. The Democrats who run IRS and GAO promote Democrats and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. To deal with that, I earned three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and a job-related professional license (1981).)
https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/i-was-passed-over-for-promotion-in-favor-of-a-less-qualified-candidate-182352774.html
POLITICO
— Trump set to declare southern border emergency, order mass deportations. Aides to the president-elect briefed Republican leaders Sunday on dozens of sweeping executive orders he plans to issue after he is sworn in.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/19/gop-leaders-trump-executive-orders-00199183
PBS
— Trump’s inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-inauguration-will-be-the-first-in-u-s-history-to-be-attended-by-foreign-leaders
— Why fewer young men are choosing to pursue college degrees (COMMENT: Notwithstanding Trump’s election, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for men, and especially for men who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-fewer-young-men-are-choosing-to-pursue-college-degrees
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
— Alcohol and Drug Use Cause Significant Harms that Go Beyond the Individual
https://www.phi.org/press/new-study-alcohol-and-drug-use-cause-significant-harms-that-go-beyond-the-individual/
GOOGLE
— How public policy can cause harm (COMMENT: What public policy has caused you the most harm? For me, it is Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI. Because of my bad demographics, my critics/opponents have always used AA and DEI against me big time. I should write about that. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government. If there had been no AA or DEI, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. Instead, they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old. I would focus on my RINO superiors in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22public+policy%22+harm
(FROM THE AI POSTING: Unintended consequences: Public policies can have unintended consequences that harm the public, such as increased injuries from cycling to school. Inequitable distribution: Public policies can be designed in a way that disproportionately harms the most vulnerable groups. Policymakers who are not well-informed: Policymakers may not have the experience or knowledge to design interventions that are effective for all groups.)
SCHOLARSHIPS
— My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships.
https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/academic-scholarships-and-merit-scholarships
FINANCIAL TIMES
— Americans are losing faith in four-year college degrees (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless. I should write about my critics/opponents who have degrees from Ivy League universities and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.ft.com/content/477f1fa0-d189-4b31-b3ce-67777a49aebf
PEW REACH CENTER
— Women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, employers are under ever-increasing pressure to hire women, to retain women, and to promote women. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, Firestone Stores in 1970, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. If I had qualified female coworkers in 1972, 1973, and 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted them instead of me. If I had a qualified female coworker in 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors would have promoted her instead of me.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/18/us-women-are-outpacing-men-in-college-completion-including-in-every-major-racial-and-ethnic-group/
SUPERCAR
— The Chevy Impala SS was the best-selling car in the U.S. in 1962 (COMMENT: I owned a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car 1989-2005. I had owned a 1962 Chevy Bel Air 1971-1978.)
https://supercarblondie.com/chevrolet-impala-ss-454-v8-engine-u-s/
AUTO EVOLUTION
— Dodge Finally Starts Deliveries for the Charger Daytona (COMMENT: Do you share my interest in American nameplate muscle cars? If so, please let me know. I am seriously considering ordering a red 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html I own a 2013 Charger R/T Max and I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/dodge-finally-starts-delivering-the-charger-daytona-but-with-missing-parts-245738.html
DAILY MAIL
— The return of Trump has sparked an anti-woke revolution that could transform the world. But the REAL nightmare for his enemies is still to come.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-14302453/ANDREW-NEIL-Trumps-anti-woke-Americas-oligarchs-bending-knee.html
January 19, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Community leaders tell Chicagoans to know their rights before ICE raids begin after Trump’s inauguration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/18/community-leaders-tell-chicagoans-to-know-their-rights-before-ice-raids-begin-after-trumps-inauguration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With Trump deportation raids expected to start in Chicago, advocates say they will safeguard immigrants. The incoming Trump administration is reportedly beginning mass deportations next week in the city and across the U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia said “the current threats are nothing new” and advocates are ready to fight for and protect the community.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/18/ice-immigration-raids-chicago-jesus-garcia-delia-ramirez-resurrection-project
DAILY HERALD
— Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250118/nation-and-world-politics/thousands-march-in-washington-days-before-trump-takes-office/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250118/news/viator-house-marks-8-years-of-offering-safe-haven-for-young-immigrants-seeking-asylum/
ABC7
— Post-inauguration ICE raids likely to begin in Chicago, could start as soon as Tuesday. Immigration advocates host ‘know your rights’ workshops for community amid mass deportation fears.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trumps-chicago-deportation-plan-dhs-officials-confirm-city-will-target-area-incoming-admin-mass-fears-grow/15813592/
NBC5
— Chicago immigration activists prepare for possible large-scale deportation raids. NBC News reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials plan to conduct a major enforcement operation in Chicago following Trump’s inauguration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-immigration-activists-prepare-for-possible-large-scale-deportation-raids/3649994/
— Who will be at Trump’s inauguration: Performers, guests and more. From former presidents to famous musical artists, Inauguration Day will feature a number of high-profile attendees.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-will-be-at-trumps-inauguration-performers-guests-and-more/3649960/
CBS2
— ICE planning to ramp up arrests in major U.S. cities after Trump takes office
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-planning-increase-arrests-undocumented-immigrants-major-u-s-cities-after-trump-takes-office/
— Chicago’s migrant community prepares for potential ICE raids after Trump takes office
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ice-raids-immigration-undocumented-migrants-trump-inauguration/
WGN9
— Mass deportation raids could start in Chicago as soon as Tuesday
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mass-deportation-raids-threatened-chicago/
— Most voters in new survey seek toned-down Trump agenda
https://wgntv.com/news/national/most-voters-in-new-survey-seek-toned-down-trump-agenda/
WGN RADIO
— Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-chicago-prepares-for-deportation-arrests-targeting-hundreds-next-week-after-trump-takes-office/
WBEZ
— With Trump deportation raids reported to start in Chicago, advocates move to safeguard immigrants. The incoming Trump administration is reportedly beginning mass deportations next week in the city and across the U.S., one of the president-elect’s campaign promises.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/01/18/ice-immigration-raids-chicago-jesus-garcia-delia-ramirez-beatriz-ponce-de-leon
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois lawmakers, delegates going to D.C.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rockford-register-star/20250119/281852944231161
WGLT & NPR ILLINOIS
— Steve Bannon says MAGA populism will win — as Trump is surrounded by billionaires
https://www.wglt.org/2025-01-19/steve-bannon-says-maga-populism-will-win-as-trump-is-surrounded-by-billionaires
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-19/steve-bannon-says-maga-populism-will-win-as-trump-is-surrounded-by-billionaires
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s influence spreads through state capitols in both substance and symbolism (COMMENT: What about Illinois?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trumps-influence-spreads-through-state-capitols-in-both-substance-and-symbolism/
— Vance will make his mark as the first millennial vice president and the potential MAGA torchbearer
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-vance-will-make-his-mark-as-the-first-millennial-vice-president-and-the-potential-maga-torchbearer/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage illegals to stay.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-18/trump-has-promised-mass-deportations-why-some-migrants-think-its-worth-the-risk
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against the 77 million who voted for him.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-19/trumps-2nd-term-represents-hope-for-the-right-and-fear-of-a-dark-era-for-others
DEPAULIA
— Corporations pour millions into inauguration Democrats plan to ditch
https://depauliaonline.com/73940/news/corporations-pour-millions-into-inauguration-democrats-plan-to-ditch/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Do you share my interest in American nameplate muscle cars? If so, please let me know. I am seriously considering ordering a red 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “ICE Man Cometh,” Chicago Targeted for Illegal Alien Removal Tuesday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/chicago-targeted-for-illegal-allien-removal-tuesday/
— Remembering Visiting Washington Men’s Room 70-80 Years Ago
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/remembering-visiting-washington-mens-room-70-80-years-ago/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ma-Mi
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/17/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-ma-mi/
— Another Example of Order of Protection Not Protecting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/another-example-of-order-of-protection-not-protecting/
Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Mi-Ne
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-mi/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Thousands turn out for anti-Trump ‘People’s March’ rally as inauguration looms
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/18/thousands-turn-anti-trump-people-march-rally-inaug/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The military needs Pete Hegseth (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3291411/military-needs-pete-hegseth/
— DEI’s obscene price tag (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3290547/dei-obscene-price-tag/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump arrives in DC with family ahead of inauguration extravaganza
https://nypost.com/2025/01/18/us-news/trump-heads-to-washington-with-melania-barron-ahead-of-inauguration-day/
ALL SIDES
— Google News Shows Strong Political Bias (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google steers everyone a) to websites that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.allsides.com/blog/google-news-shows-strong-political-bias-allsides-analysis
AMERICAN THINKER
— The FBI sweeps DEI under the rug
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/the_fbi_sweeps_dei_under_the_rug.html
CENTER SQUARE
— California removes college degree requirements for nearly 30k state jobs (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, Democrat employers have ever-increasingly eliminated job requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.aol.com/california-removes-college-degree-requirements-164900658.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— DEEP STATE GEARING UP: Nearly Half of Federal Employees in the Swamp Plan to Resist Trump (COMMENT: I should write about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who despised/hated Republicans the most.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/13/deep-state-gearing-nearly-half-federal-employees-swamp-plan-resist-trump-poll-finds/
— I Live in Pacific Palisades and I Know Who Caused the Fire
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/14/i-live-in-pacific-palisades-and-i-know-who-caused-the-fire/
DAILY WIRE
— Air Force Official Held Event Pushing Critical Race Theory, Bemoaning ‘White Middle Class Problem. One panel member claimed that America’s public schools have ‘a white, middle class problem’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/air-force-official-held-event-pushing-critical-race-theory-bemoaning-white-middle-class-problem
FOX NEWS
— Trump’s ‘blacklist’: President-elect describes the type of people he doesn’t want to hire (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They gambled that I would become a Democrat and lost.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-blacklist-president-elect-describes-the-type-of-people-he-doesn-t-want-to-hire/ar-AA1xjeJi
— Diversity, equity, inclusion course mandates cost taxpayers nearly $2 billion nationwide. Undergraduate students at public universities spent at least 40 million student hours satisfying DEI general education course requirements. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/diversity-equity-inclusion-course-mandates-cost-taxpayers-nearly-2-billion-nationwide-study
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Administration To Start ‘Large-Scale’ Deportations on Tuesday in Chicago
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/trump-administration-to-start-large-scale-deportations-on-tuesday-in-chicago/
NEWSMAX
— It’s time to return the United States to its rightful place as the number-one superpower in the world.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/babin-trump-us/2025/01/18/id/1195603/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon under Trump will be “about meritocracy” along with being ready and defeating the enemies of the United States, as “it should have been all along,” said Babin.”)
— GOP for Legal Immigration
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jeff-van-drew-border-democrats/2025/01/18/id/1195599/
POWERLINE
— Mass Deportations? Well, Yes
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/mass-deportations-well-yes.php
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-gather-washington-protest-trump-inauguration-2025-01-18/
NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s pick for undersecretary of the Air Force, Matthew Lohmeier, was previously fired from the Space Force for criticizing what he described as critical race theory and “Marxism” in the U.S. military. (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, that is, they fired me, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-air-force-matthew-lohmeier-fired-marxism-2017334
MSN
— Trump labels windmills an ‘economic and environmental disaster’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/donald-trump-labels-windmills-an-economic-and-environmental-disaster/ar-AA1xrElK
— Trump has to undo four years of Biden administration ‘carnage’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/donald-trump-has-to-undo-four-years-of-biden-administration-carnage/ar-AA1xru6u
— Tens of thousands to join People’s March in Washington DC against Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/tens-of-thousands-to-join-people-s-march-in-washington-dc-against-trump/ar-AA1xpHNM
— ‘First buddy’ Elon Musk is set to speak at Trump’s pre-inauguration rally. Here’s who will join.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/first-buddy-elon-musk-is-set-to-speak-at-trump-s-pre-inauguration-rally-here-s-who-will-join/ar-AA1xogyH
— Pam Bondi educational qualifications: The rise of Trump’s courtroom queen (COMMENT: I took graduate evening courses in business (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting (DePaul 1976-1980) because that was what my IRS employee manual encouraged me to do. But my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed those courses outrageously disgustingly and unethically arguing that the courses did not relate to my job duties, that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, that I took them to get a job in the private sector, and that they qualified me for a new trade or business.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pam-bondi-educational-qualifications-the-rise-of-trump-s-courtroom-queen/ar-AA1xj1DD
— Massachusetts drops degree requirements from most state job listings (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, Democrat employers have ever-increasingly eliminated job requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/governor-healey-drops-degree-requirements-from-most-state-job-listings/ar-BB1hgHCC
MSNBC
— What members of Trump’s ‘blacklist’ have in common (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of 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.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/maddow-blog-what-members-of-trump-s-new-republican-blacklist-have-in-common/ar-AA1xjPWk
CNBC
— Trump vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office — here’s how he might do it
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/19/how-trump-could-declare-a-national-energy-emergency-.html
CBS NEWS
— Before Trump’s inauguration, thousands show up to San Francisco’s Women’s March
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-franciscos-womens-march-before-trump-inauguration/
— About 270,000 migrants waiting to enter U.S. through app Trump has vowed to end
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/270000-migrants-waiting-to-enter-u-s-through-cbp-one-app-trump-has-vowed-to-end/
NBC NEWS
— How quickly Trump will be able to carry out his mass deportation plan depends on these factors
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/quickly-trump-will-able-carry-mass-deportation-plan-depends-factors-rcna188064
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Last Migrant Caravans Before Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/01/18/world/americas/mexico-migrants-border-trump
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Tulsa to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/01/19/us/tulsa-race-massacre
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-demand-accountability-and-reparations-following-doj-report/ar-AA1xqT7M
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump. A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/trump-policies-immigration-tariffs-economy.html
— For Those Deemed Trump’s Enemies, a Time of Anxiety and Fear. Donald Trump is returning to the White House vowing to seek retribution. Those in his sights are worried both about him — and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/trump-officials-retribution.html
— Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash. Donald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it’s disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will test his party’s unity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-republican-party.html
— A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses. Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/us/politics/trump-billionaires-washington-homes.html
WASHINGTON POST
— A dominant Trump looks to his second term to reshape, disrupt America. On the eve of his second inauguration, Donald Trump is politically stronger than ever, but huge tests await on immigration, the economy and more.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/19/dominant-trump-looks-his-second-term-reshape-disrupt-america/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Resettlement agencies race to help refugees ahead of Trump’s second term
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-18/resettlement-agencies-race-to-help-refugees-ahead-of-trumps-second-term
PHILADELPHIA INQUIER
— Demonstrators gathered for People’s March in Center City ahead of Trump’s inauguration: ‘We need people to be engaged’ A rebranded version of the Women’s March, which drew 50,000 people into the city’s streets amid Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, the People’s March was smaller but no less determined.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-peoples-march-trump-immigration-abortion-rights-20250118.html
PROPUBLICA
— How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasing drive White students out of public schools.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-academies-demographic-data-private-schools
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Progressive Chicago, Long a Trump Target, Braces for Deportations. Plans remain fluid, but there is no doubt of a push for highly visible raids in Democratic cities in the first days of the new administration
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/progressive-chicago-long-a-trump-target-braces-for-deportations-177683ac
FORBES
— Why Is It So Hard For Recent College Graduates To Find A Decent Job? (COMMENT: When I graduated from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970, I was 1-A for the Vietnam War draft. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait and that frustrated my job search big time. Potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got, it was for a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/02/15/why-is-it-so-hard-for-recent-college-graduates-to-find-a-decent-job/
BLOOMBERG
— Chicago, San Diego Brace for Fight With Trump Border Czar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-18/chicago-san-diego-brace-for-fight-with-trump-border-czar-homan
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critic/opponents have always used that against me.
https://www.businessinsider.com/twins-applied-same-college-different-merit-scholarships-2025-1
FINANCIAL REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers will continue to use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees but just call it a different name.
https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/why-dei-should-be-here-to-stay-but-under-another-name-20250119-p5l5j3
FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINP employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91113957/4-common-arguments-against-dei-and-how-to-dismantle-each-one
https://www.fastcompany.com/91261356/what-can-you-do-if-your-company-is-cutting-dei-programs
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— The benefits of ‘budgeting for results’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have always opposed budgeting.)
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2018/nov/not-for-profit-budgeting-for-results.html
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
— The Demographic Outlook: 2025 to 2055 (COMMENT: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, fewer and fewer and fewer of those in American will be productive members of society, citizens of America, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61164
MAC DAILY NEWS
— Apple CEO Cook’s total salary set to rise by $10 million for 2024 (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I stress that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://macdailynews.com/2025/01/13/apple-ceo-cooks-total-salary-set-to-rise-by-10-million-for-2024-dependent-on-shareholder-approval/
HIRING LAB
— Educational Requirements Are Gradually Disappearing From Job Postings (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat and RINO minorities and more young Democrat and RINO females, Democrat and RINO employers have ever-increasingly eliminated job requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.hiringlab.org/2024/02/27/educational-requirements-job-postings/
PRESS GAZETTE
— Should I stop including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to websites that paywall or have cookies or popups? My critics/opponents are furious that I have the money, time, ability, experience, and motivation to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning free of charge and without any advertising, donation requests, cookies, or popups.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/
MS MAGAZINE
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://msmagazine.com/2025/01/18/dei-trump-diversity/
POLITICO
— National Guard troops worry Trump will deploy them for mass deportations (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs side with illegals against America.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/19/trump-national-guard-mass-deporations-fears-00199063
NEW YORKER
— Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only against other transgender athletes.
https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/whats-really-behind-the-house-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-school-sports
HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Posts ‘Blacklist’ Online And Critics Fear The Same Thing (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of 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.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-posts-blacklist-online-and-critics-fear-the-same-thing/ar-AA1xiGK9
INDEPENDENT
— Trump names and shames 11 people on his White House blacklist for second administration (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of 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.)
https://www.aol.com/trump-names-shames-11-people-141013448.html
DAILY MAIL
— Rural Midwesterners fight to split Illinois in two after years of Democrat chaos
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14293995/rural-midwest-counties-secede-failed-blue-state.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From peaceful southern Illinois, Chicago can look like a crime-ridden hellhole that’s welcomed far too many asylum seekers and is driving the state off a financial cliff and into a $3.2 billion deficit. No surprise, then, that Illinois lost 83,839 residents in 2023, its 10th straight year of decline — as people and businesses flee across state lines seeking lower taxes and less red tape. Now, separatists say rural counties should wave goodbye to Chicago and surrounding Cook County, and forge the state of ‘New Illinois.’ Their mantra is: ‘Leave Illinois without moving.’ American history is littered with examples of states and counties trying to redraw maps — and most often they’re doomed. But Illinois’ separatists have the wind in their sails after winning nonbinding ballot resolutions in 33 of the state’s 102 counties. Neighboring Indiana has taken notice, offering to shift its western border and absorb disgruntled parts of Illinois. G.H. Merritt, chairman of New Illinois State, says she expects Illinois to soon ‘crash and burn’ due to the progressive tax-and-spend policies of Chicago’s political elite. A lot of businesses have left the state,’ Merritt told DailyMail.com. ‘They leave Chicago because it’s dangerous, and the taxes are too high. Over the course of a few years, we’ve lost a million residents.’ Those leaving often point to Brandon Johnson of Chicago, whose abysmal approval ratings have made him ‘America’s most hated mayor.’ He’s struggled to accommodate the tens of thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers who turned up in Chicago, seeking jobs, homes, and schools after crossing the southern border. Others slam Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for running up a $3.2 billion deficit in his 2026 budget and overseeing a staggering $144 billion pension debt, according to Illinois Policy, a think tank. Critics note that Pritzker only won his 2022 election through victories in the heavily-weighted counties around Chicago. Illinois is ‘on the verge of bankruptcy,’ warns Merritt. ‘If we can’t make New Illinois happen, you’re going to see a lot more people leave Illinois and go to states where they feel they’ll have a voice.’ It’s not clear that New Illinois would have better finances after jettisoning Cook County. Chicago is surrounded by several wealthy blue counties — and their taxes subsidize poorer areas down south, says research from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The separatist movement was launched in 2018, but it’s started making real progress in recent months. It echoes efforts in Colorado, California and Oregon, where vast swaths of red, rural counties are dominated by a few blue cities. The divide between urban and rural America has long been a fault line in the world’s biggest economy. President-elect Donald Trump played up tensions on the campaign trail as he railed against large Democratic-run cities. Now, animated separatist groups see his second administration as friendly to sparsely-populated red areas that get pushed about by metropolitan liberals. Late last year, Merritt’s group passed the first draft of a new constitution, and counts support in 68 counties. A sister organization, Illinois Separation Referendum, has secured support from voters on ballot initiatives in 33 counties. In November, even Madison County, a metropolitan area and suburb of St. Louis, approved the symbolic referendum about splitting from the Chicago area and forming a new state. Still, it’s a daunting process, requiring the consent of the state legislature and Congress, says the US Constitution. It’s only happened a handful of times, including the formation of Kentucky, with the consent of Virginia, and Maine, which once belonged to Massachusetts. The most recent example was West Virginia, which left Virginia during the Civil War — 162 years ago. Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have since vaunted the idea of becoming a 51st state. Meanwhile, Texas, California, and some other states have efforts to split from the US entirely. In Oregon, a group called Greater Idaho wants to redraw state lines so its eastern conservative rural counties can join Idaho. Though Illinois’ separatists have support among a dozen lawmakers, they have little succor among the elites in Chicago and Springfield, the state capital. ‘We’re one state,’ Gov Pritzker told reporters before last year’s election. ‘The idea that someplace in Illinois wants to kick out another place in Illinois should not be on the ballot.’ This month, Illinois politics got messier once again, with neighboring Indiana joining the ruckus. Republicans in Indianapolis introduced a bill to launch a boundary commission to redraw state lines and absorb disgruntled parts of Illinois. It would ’embrace neighboring counties that want to join low-tax, low-cost Indiana,’ says the bill. Indiana Republican House Speaker Todd Huston said: ‘Instead of seceding and creating a 51st state, they should just join us.’ Still, even with support in Indiana, that effort would need to win over Springfield and Washington DC — another long-shot. Pritzker has rejected Indiana’s move as a ‘stunt’ and advised his residents against joining a ‘low-wage state’ with few worker protections and shoddy healthcare. Still, for Merritt, who lives near Chicago in Lake County, it’s a more a question of how much of Illinois that Indiana would be willing to absorb. ‘If it were to work, I’d say ‘great’,’ she told DailyMail.com. ‘But I wouldn’t want Indiana to grab 33 counties in southeastern Illinois, because then the rest of us would get left behind.’)
January 17, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Candidate listings
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/elected_officials/election_and_voter_information/candidate_information/candidate_listings.php
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Early voting begins in Aurora area for primary election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/early-voting-begins-in-aurora-area-for-primary-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Early voting began Thursday for the primary election on Feb. 25, Aurora area officials said. In Kane County, there are primary races for mayor in Aurora, which is a non-partisan election, and for three Aurora Township races featuring Democrats, which are partisan contests.)
— Early voting begins in Lake County; ‘It’s very important to … vote so your voice can be heard’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/early-voting-begins-in-lake-county-its-very-important-to-vote-so-your-voice-can-be-heard/
— House bill threatens to dissolve Indiana township government
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/house-bill-threatens-to-dissolve-indiana-township-government/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/opinion-refugees-asylum-seekers/
— Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/trump-cabinet-picks-confirmation/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for inflation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/16/trump-prices/
— Evanston rejects Trump’s election and the rule of law
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/17/opinion-evenston-illinois-immigration-deportation/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/17/latinos-trump-business-immigrants/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly unite against Republicans those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/17/trump-protest-march-2017-and-now/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democrat leaders a) reject Trump’s election and b) ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. Anticipate/expect that Illinois Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly take more adverse actions against the 2.4 million in Illinois who voted for Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2025/01/16/illinois-house-speaker-chris-welch-donald-trump
— University of Chicago students cancel decades-old school tradition in protest of student’s arrest. Mamayan Jabateh, a senior at the University of Chicago, was arrested, removed from campus and suspended from classes in December following a pro-Palestinian protest in October.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/01/16/university-of-chicago-students-cancel-decades-old-school-tradition-in-protest-of-students-arrest
— White nationalist Nick Fuentes files motion to seal records in criminal case, citing safety concerns. Fuentes “asserts here that the posting of his personal information, on the electronic docket and the physical court file, has created a dangerous and unsafe living condition for the defendant,” states a motion filed Wednesday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/01/16/white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-seal-records-safety-concerns
DAILY HERALD
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, homelessness will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250116/news/county-dupage-foundation-raise-almost-400k-to-help-shelter-homeless-this-winter/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly unite against Republicans those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250116/news/noted-civil-rights-attorney-to-headline-i-have-a-dream-unity-breakfast-in-dupage-county/
NBC5
— The SALT cap harms those who pay lots of state and local taxes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/these-republicans-are-ready-to-derail-trumps-tax-cuts-over-the-salt-cap/3648107/
WGN9
— DISGUSTING: Some Indiana Republicans introduce bill to legalize recreational marijuana
https://wgntv.com/news/indiana/some-indiana-republicans-introduce-bill-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/?nxsparam=1
FOX32
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Duckworth’s hatred against Hegseth
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tammy-duckworth-pete-hegseth-vote
WTTW
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote protests outside Chicago’s Trump Tower on Inauguration Day
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/16/activists-protest-outside-chicago-s-trump-tower-inauguration-day
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump’s inauguration is Monday. Here are the Illinois lawmakers that will, won’t attend.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/01/16/what-illinois-lawmakers-will-attend-trumps-inauguration/77520532007/
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Challenges Against Northfield Township Democratic Slate, Caucus Process Dismissed
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/challenges-against-northfield-township-democratic-slate-caucus-process-dismissed/#google_vignette
JOURNAL COURIER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-defends-dreamers-healthcare-20038141.php
STATELINE
— Illinois man accused of repeatedly throwing cat feces in yards of Trump supporters
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-man-accused-of-repeatedly-throwing-cat-feces-in-yards-of-trump-supporters/
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Freedom Caucus stifled by state GOP
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-to-the-editor-illinois-freedom-caucus-stifled-by-state-gop/article_cc467298-d449-11ef-b4c9-332f0a791a93.html
WNOI
— FREEDOM CAUCUS SHUT OUT (COMMENT: I should write about leaders of the following who shut out conservatives: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.)
http://wnoi.com/onlinenews/wnoinews.exe?ID=53155
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite public comments to the contrary, the Illinois House Minority Leader has telegraphed her unwillingness to heal the fractured Illinois Republican Party by rejecting serious efforts from the Illinois Freedom Caucus to promote party unity. During a recent exchange, the Minority Leader declared her unwillingness to accommodate or collaborate with this influential conservative wing and has even refused to give the Illinois Freedom Caucus a voice in the decision-making process. The Illinois Freedom Caucus, which represents a substantial contingent of principled conservatives across the state, champions fiscal responsibility, personal freedom, and accountability in government. Its members and allies are dedicated to upholding the values shared by many Illinois families and voters who feel abandoned by establishment politicians. The refusal of leadership to engage with the Freedom Caucus signals a troubling disregard for the diversity of thought and values within the Illinois House Republican Caucus. At a time when voters are demanding a unified and effective opposition to the radical left’s political agenda in Illinois, this decision undermines efforts to collaborate and build a stronger, more robust party. “Leadership requires listening to all voices within our party, especially those who bring energy, passion, and principled conservatism. By sidelining the Freedom Caucus, the Minority Leader is not only silencing the voices of conservative lawmakers, but also the voters we represent. This is a disservice to the people of Illinois and a missed opportunity for true unity and accountability. Moving forward, the Illinois Freedom Caucus will continue to fight for the principles that resonate with grassroots voters statewide, and the true base of the Illinois Republican Party. While the Minority Leader’s actions may seek to silence conservative voices, the Freedom Caucus will not be deterred in its mission to advance common-sense policies and stand as a bold voice for the people of Illinois.” The Illinois Freedom Caucus is comprised of State Representatives Chris Miller, chairman; Blaine Wilhour, vice-chairman; Adam Niemerg; Brad Halbrook; Jed Davis; David Friess and State Senator Andrew Chesney. The members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus are members of the Illinois General Assembly who are advocating for limited government, lower taxes and accountability, and integrity in government.)
WPSD
— Illinois State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, launches petition against decriminalizing sex work (COMMENT: To vote for Democrats is to promote prostitution.)
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/illinois-rep-launches-petition-against-decriminalizing-sex-work-citing-safety-concerns/article_ec9ef8a2-d454-11ef-8452-6779cb9ef2f9.html
WSIU
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wsiu.org/2025-01-16/the-checkup-pregnant-in-an-abortion-ban-state-heres-how-to-prepare-for-an-emergency
WCIA
— Complaint against U of I Board of Trustees alleges employment discrimination
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/complaint-against-u-of-i-board-of-trustees-alleges-employment-discrimination/
WSIL TV
— Trump taps the leader of his personal detail to run the US Secret Service
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/trump-taps-the-leader-of-his-personal-detail-to-run-the-us-secret-service/article_d117064c-b79c-5d70-b294-e23c8d33630a.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-more-than-a-dozen-democratic-ags-say-theyll-defend-gun-regulations-ahead-of-trumps-2nd-term/
SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.
https://southsideweekly.com/illinois-lawmakers-say-theyre-ready-to-stand-up-for-undocumented-residents/
SENATOR DURBIN
— Loyalty Above All Else: Pam Bondi Passed Donald Trump’s Loyalty Test To Weaponize the Justice Department (COMMENT: The “Republican” DOJ under Bush sided with the Democrat GAO in Diersen v. GAO, that is, the “Republican” DOJ promoted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/loyalty-above-all-else-pam-bondi-passed-donald-trumps-loyalty-test-to-weaponize-the-justice-department
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-438/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-230/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why did you vote for Trump? I voted for Trump because the Republican Party platform is conservative and Trump ran as a Republican. I owe all my successes in life to my following conservative principles. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a professional license when I was 32. I would not have been able to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I would not have been able to buy a new town home when I was 24 and condos when I was 25 and 27. I would not have been able to get married and buy a home with my wife when I was 29 and have one built with her when I was 35. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— While S&P downgrades Chicago, Mayor Johnson and city officials deny failures
https://wirepoints.org/while-sp-downgrades-chicago-mayor-johnson-and-city-officials-deny-failures-wirepoints/
— Make no mistake, Illinois politicians will spend money from a progressive tax hike on covering deficits, not property tax relief
https://wirepoints.org/make-no-mistake-illinois-politicians-will-spend-money-from-a-progressive-tax-hike-on-covering-deficits-not-property-tax-relief-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Cap Limit for Real Estate Taxes Due in 2026 Set at 2.9%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/16/tax-cap-limit-for-real-estate-taxes-due-in-2026-set-at-2-9/
— McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett Reports $53,500 to Start the Year, Most from Car Dealers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/15/mchenry-mayor-wayne-jett-reports-53500-to-start-the-year/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Mayorkas’ final tally: $3 billion in extra vacation time for DHS employees
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/16/alejandro-mayorkas-final-tally-3-billion-extra-vac/
— Pro-terror Islamic organizations in the U.S. are active and growing. The long-running Islamist campaign to radicalize Americans and undermine our country.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/15/pro-terror-islamic-organizations-u-active-growing/
— Blue state bungles put Democrats’ governing competency in question
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/16/blue-state-bungles-put-democrats-governing-compete/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The competency crisis is among us (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who 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.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3288425/the-competency-crisis-is-among-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump demands FBI’s ‘corrupt’ shuttered DEI office ‘retain all records’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are proud of their success in using Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/16/us-news/fbi-shuttered-its-dei-office-after-trumps-election-win/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Illinois Poised to Become Even Worse. Illinois Democrats’ push to decriminalize prostitution risks fueling exploitation, trafficking, and abuse, prioritizing profit over the safety of women and children. (COMMENT: To vote for Democrats is to promote prostitution.)
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/17/illinois-poised-to-become-even-worst/
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Chicago blocks cops from working with ICE to detain criminal illegal immigrants
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/01/chicago-blocks-cops-from-working-with-ice-to-detain-criminal-illegal-immigrants/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s farewell letter is full of classic Biden whoppers
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/joe_biden_s_farewell_letter_is_full_of_classic_biden_whoppers.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— A breath of fresh air
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/16/ben-shapiro-a-breath-of-fresh-air-1516371/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth explained that it was time to “bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.” His laser focus would be on “warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards and readiness.” To do that, Hegseth pledged to eviscerate so-called diversity, equity and inclusion standards, explaining, “The strength of our military is our unity — our shared purpose — not our differences.”)
— Freedom Caucus presents Trump with budget overhaul detailed proposal
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/16/freedom-caucus-presents-trump-with-budget-overhaul-detailed-proposal-1516524/
BLAZE
— Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging: A new name for the same game
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-belonging-a-new-name-for-the-same-game
BREITBART
— More Indian Migrant Truck Drivers Caught Trafficking Drugs Across Border with Canada
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/01/16/more-indian-migrant-truck-drivers-caught-trafficking-drugs/
CENTER SQUARE
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Because of that, the federal government will continue to be weaponized against Republicans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c160c6f6-d38d-11ef-8690-fff551a2b0a4.html
DAILY CALLER
— Homan Says Great Replacement Theory Could Backfire On Dems And Ramp Up Trump Support (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been in your county, township, municipality, and school district replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats?)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/16/tom-homan-great-replacement-theory-dems/
— ‘These Democrats Are Just Liars’: Rod Blagojevich Says Dems Are ‘Paying The Price’ For All Their ‘Lies’
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/16/rod-blagojevich-democrats-price-lying-joe-biden/
— Parents Are Chomping At The Bit To Retake America’s Classrooms With Trump’s Imminent Return
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/16/parents-to-retake-americas-classrooms-trumps-return/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Demands FBI Retain All Records From DEI Office It Closed (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are proud of their success in using Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-demands-fbi-retain-all-records-from-dei-office-it-closed
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Love Censorship Because They Know They’d Lose Without It
https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/16/democrats-love-censorship-because-they-know-theyd-lose-without-it/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs decry the FBI closing its DEI office. Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-closed-dei-office-december-agency-says
— California firefighters ‘lowered standards’ with DEI efforts (COMMENT: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who 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.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-firefighters-lowered-standards-with-dei-efforts-michael-shellenberger-says/vi-AA1xkWbM
— Zuckerberg, other moguls say they’re backing off ESG and DEI but are they for real? Corporations need to clean house in HR to focus on value creation rather than racial identity politics or costly virtue-signaling.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/zuckerberg-other-moguls-say-theyre-backing-off-esg-dei-real
— Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency. Biden has issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other US president.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-commutes-nearly-2500-more-sentences-final-days-presidency
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— What Second Amendment? Illinois governor to sign gun confiscation law into effect
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/illinois-governor-to-sign-gun-confiscation-law-into-effect-domestic-order-of-protection-now-voids-the-second-amendment
NATIONAL REVIEW
— FBI Shuttered Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office in December (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are proud of their success in using Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/fbi-shuttered-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-office-in-december/
— Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Preps Teachers to Fight Against Incoming Trump Admin
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nations-largest-teachers-union-preps-teachers-to-fight-against-incoming-trump-admin-born-for-this/
NEW AMERICAN
— House Votes to Deport Illegal-alien Rapists; 145 Dems Vote to Keep Them Here
https://thenewamerican.com/us/house-votes-to-deport-illegal-alien-rapists-145-dems-vote-to-keep-them-here/
NEWSMAX
— LA fire chief was more focused on woke nonsense than putting out fires
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3uqb62WuXs
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Vote Against Deportation of Illegals Convicted for Violent Crimes Against Women, Children
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/01/16/democrats-vote-against-preventing-violence-against-women-by-illegal-aliens-act-n2650663
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs decry the FBI closing its DEI office. Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5090257-fbi-shuttered-dei-office-december/
— Democrats take ‘class war’ to Trump’s Cabinet picks (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs always demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as having too much money. I should write about those Democrats and RINOs who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most for my having too much money. In my defense, I stress that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.)
https://thehill.com/newsletters/evening-report/5090255-evening-report-democrats-take-class-war-to-trumps-cabinet-picks/
CNN
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/costco-pushing-back-hard-against-201119831.html
MSN
— Reasons Gen Z Is Getting Fired From The Workplace (COMMENT: What has demonstrated your work ethic? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/health-news/reasons-gen-z-is-getting-fired-from-the-workplace-psychologist-explains/ar-AA1xkVuF
CNBC
— $49 billion in medical debt will be wiped off Americans’ credit reports (COMMENT: One reason to put up with the many negatives of being a federal employees and retiree is the federal government pays 72%of your and your spouse’s health insurance.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/credit-cards/49-billion-in-medical-debt-will-be-wiped-off-americans-credit-reports-what-you-need-to-know/ar-BB1ro8c4
CBS NEWS
— Trump names Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone his special envoys to Hollywood
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mel-gibson-jon-voight-sylvester-stallone-special-envoys-hollywood/
— Judgment in Trump’s New York fraud case stands at $502 million ahead of inauguration
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-new-york-fraud-case-502-million-inauguration/
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-dei-costco-diversity/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden to Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push pot. If I had smoked pot, I would not have been able to earn a) a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, or d) a professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/biden-commute-sentences-drug-offenders.html
— The Decline in Geriatric Care Hurts Us All (COMMENT: From what I see, everyone should be on track to have at least $1 million saved for their retirement.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/opinion/health-care-geriatrics-boomers-aging.html
— Resist or Coexist? Democrats Rethink Their Approach to Trump and G.O.P. Elected officials across the party are engaging in a balancing act, signaling they have heard voters’ demands for change while grappling with when to oppose Donald Trump. (COMMENT: How strongly are RINO leaders in your county, township, municipality, and school district resisting Trump?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/democrats-resist-trump-administration.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs. In private talks, the nongovernmental fiscal-efficiency group is deliberating policies that would counteract initiatives assailed by opponents as “DEI” programs. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/16/musk-ramaswamy-diversity-doge-dei/
— Trump’s ongoing loyalty test (COMMENT: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/can-he-do-that/why-trumps-cabinet-nominees-will-be-confirmed/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/interactive/2025/trump-immigrants-mass-deportations/
— How resistance to Trump may look different in his second administration. Inauguration protests are expected to draw fewer people than in 2017, but activists say they are gearing up to oppose the new president with a movement that goes beyond marches.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/17/women-peoples-march-trump-inauguration-protests/
USA TODAY
— No experience? No problem. Trump’s Cabinet raises concerns about government dysfunction.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/16/donald-trump-cabinet-government-dysfunction-concerns/76741545007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/01/16/immigration-rights-groups-protest-trump-deportation-threats/77743400007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Can Make Russia Pay to Rebuild Ukraine. The West has frozen $300 billion of Moscow’s assets, but Europe has stood in the way of using them.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-make-russia-pay-to-rebuild-ukraine-g7-assets-8874a79c
FORBES
— What Is Agenda47? What To Know About Trump’s Policy Agenda Before His Inauguration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/01/17/what-is-agenda47-what-to-know-about-trumps-policy-agenda-before-his-inauguration/
WION
— Democrats and RINOs decry the FBI closing its DEI office. Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wionews.com/world/fbi-closes-its-diversity-office-ahead-of-donald-trumps-return-to-white-house-us-president-elect-alleges-corruption-8629574
HUFFINGTON POST
— I should write about those who blacklist me.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maggie-haberman-donald-trump-blacklist-omission_n_678a1d84e4b08e65fddd83cd
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.splcenter.org/racial-justice-issues/strengthening-democracy/
TIMES
— Fifth of Harvard MBA class still jobless (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/fifth-of-harvard-mba-class-still-jobless-sjw63k8mz
GUARDIAN
— Biden did many illegal things to get illegals into America illegally.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/16/trump-deportation-cbp-one-app-migration
January 13, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Immigration activists hold protest in Pilsen against President-elect Trump’s deportation plans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-activists-hold-protest-pilsen-president-elect-donald-trumps-mass-deportation-plans/15793472/
— At least 14 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-10-shot-3-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15792886/
NBC5
— States are preparing to help or thwart Trump’s second-term plans. Political party identification often has come to define public policy. (COMMENT: What is Trump going to do to turn Illinois red again?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/states-prepare-help-thwart-trump-plans/3643922/
CBS2
— Democrats protest President-elect Trump’s plan for mass deportations
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicagoans-protest-president-elect-trumps-plan-for-mass-deportations/
— Chicago Police issue alert about crash-and-grab burglars on Northwest, Southwest sides
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-alert-crash-grab-burglars-northwest-southwest-sides/
FOX32
— Mayor Johnson issues ICE guidelines; City Council to take up key vote next week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayor-johnson-issues-ice-guidelines-city-council-vote-welcoming-city-ordinance
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois Congressional Democrats plot ways to blunt policies after Trump takes office (COMMENT: Illinois Democrats and RINOs reject Trump’s election, that is, they reject the rule of law.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/illinois-congressional-democrats-trump-policies/
— MAY 14, 2019 FLASHBACK: Election analysis: On the edge of Illinois’ urban-rural divide (COMMENT: What is Trump going to do to turn Illinois red again?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/11/17/election-analysis-on-the-edge-of-illinois-urban-rural-divide/
— Illinois House speaker to Mayor Brandon Johnson: Get ready to hear ‘no’ a lot in Springfield
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/speaker-welch-mayor-johnson-session/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Can Chicago make its streets safe for students to walk and bike to school? (COMMENT: I walked to/from school 1953-1964 except between November of 1961 and May of 1962.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/chicago-school-safety-zones/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seniors have safe driving records overall, and should be treated that way
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2025/01/12/senior-citizens-driver-tests-illinois-secretary-state-safety-editorial
— Mike Madigan had a rough childhood. It should have no bearing on outcome of his trial. Just stick with the evidence, a Gage Park reader says. Others offer praise for Donald Trump, criticism of the Illinois GOP and thoughts on philanthropy. (COMMENT: Don Anderson of Oak Park wants Republican leaders to be Democrat Lite, RINO, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, if not Democrat. My critics/opponents are the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/01/13/michael-madigan-trial-donald-trump-news-conferences-illinois-republicans-philanthropy-headline-puns
DAILY HERALD
— Another fire breaks out at Elgin homeless encampment, as city moves closer to relocating residents (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, sooner or later, if not already, there will be homeless encampments in your municipality.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250112/news/another-fire-breaks-out-at-elgin-homeless-encampment-as-city-moves-closer-to-relocating-residents/
— Illinois licensing reform (COMMENT: My passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 a) are among my biggest accomplishments in life and b) have been ignored/dismissed/belittled the most by my critics/opponents.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250113/columns/illinois-licensing-reform-has-improved-employment-reduced-crime/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Suburban school districts slowly rolling out electric school buses
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250112/transportation/suburban-school-districts-slowly-rolling-out-electric-school-buses/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Contractors brace for the demise of diversity initiatives (COMMENT: How many employers in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality exist because of race and gender based preference giving?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/dei-programs-face-death-blows-stream-court-cases
— Mike Ditka lands buyer for Florida home as Chicago Bears legend moves back to Chicago
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-bears-legend-mike-ditka-lands-buyer-florida-home
— Springfield flunked the hemp test — and tougher tests are coming (COIMMENT: Pot pushers want hemp to be regulated because hemp competes against pot.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/editorial/hemp-products-delta-8-should-be-regulated-editorial
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/dei-rollback-efforts-are-shortsighted-and-unproductive-opinion
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/dei-will-remain-relevant-demographics-change-opinion
WBEZ
— Cook County judge who shared racist meme faces state probe, reassignment and bias training. Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman is in trouble for allegedly circulating a meme of a Black boy with an electronic ankle monitor.
https://www.wbez.org/cook-county/2025/01/12/cook-county-judge-who-shared-racist-meme-faces-state-probe-reassignment-and-bias-training
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois’ turbulent lame duck session foreshadows challenges ahead
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/brenden-moore-turbulent-days-in-springfield-may-foreshadow-political-challenges-ahead/article_4c057d46-cf66-11ef-a358-47d8d2228265.html
SOUTHERN
— Majority Whip Emmer says ‘We’re going to put the Trump agenda in place’
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/12/majority-whip-emmer-says-were-going-to-put-the-trump-agenda-in-place/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Texas, the law-and-order land of guns, God and capital punishment, is awash in cannabis. A loophole in a law allowing farmers to grow non-intoxicating hemp has been exploited, and now intoxicating hemp products are everywhere.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-01-13/despite-strict-laws-texas-is-awash-in-intoxicating-cannabis
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump Defense nominee Hegseth is ‘dangerously unqualified,’ Duckworth says (COMMENT: What are your qualifications? Mine include a CPA license (inactive), passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, and working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$$112,280/year. GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-01-10/duckworth-trump-defense-nominee-peter-hegseth-dangerously-unqualified
TRIBE
— New lawsuits against ComEd allege racist and retaliatory behavior (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, GAO stated that no minorities or females in its Chicago office had filed discrimination complaints.)
https://thetriibe.com/2025/01/new-lawsuits-against-comed-allege-racist-and-retaliatory-behavior/
CWB CHICAGO
— Illinois expected to change the word ‘prostitute’ to ‘person engaged in the sex trade’ in state laws (COMMENT: How soon will Illinois Democrat leaders legalize prostitution in Illinois?)
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/01/illinois-expected-to-change-the-word-prostitute-to-person-engaged-in-the-sex-trade-in-state-laws.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-434/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. What Republicans do you know who have worked for Democrats? I worked for Democrats for almost 30 years. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They gambled that I would become a Democrat and lost. What Republican employees do you know who have complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination? I ever-increasing complained about the aforesaid after my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I complained even more after my Democrat GAO superiors forced the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and had been finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988. My attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf I never would have survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office, 9 years at IRS, and 18 years at GAO if I had not a) taken job-related college courses 1966-1969, b) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) earned a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: Why do people promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, why do they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? ANSWER: They are Democrats or RINOs. They have personally benefitted from, are personally benefitting from, and/or want to personally benefit from AA and DEI. Their spouse, children, and/or grandchildren have benefitted from, are benefitting from, and/or will benefit from AA and DEI. They blame those who are the following for their problems: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To benefit from AA or DEI is to benefit from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to reject Trump’s election. How strongly do the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and the leaders your Republican county and township/ward party organizations promote AA and DEI, that is, how strongly do they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? Anticipate/expect that fewer and fewer and fewer Republican party leaders, elected officials, candidates, and precinct committeemen/captains in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality will be conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that they will be lesser and lesser and lesser qualified for their positions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— The Woke Fires Turning California Red
https://johnkassnews.com/fire-turns-california-red/
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Pushing Back Against Perversion: Good News Stories from Illinois and Florida
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/01/09/pushing-back-against-perversion-good-news-stories-from-illinois-and-florida
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Public Schools should reject union demands for 9% yearly raises and implement a salary freeze instead.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-public-schools-should-reject-union-demands-for-9-yearly-raises-and-implement-a-salary-freeze-instead-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Candidate Deploys Sign in Front of Former Commissioner Bob Miller’s Home
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/12/gop-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-candidate-deploys-sign-in-front-of-from-commissioner-bob-millers-home/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ho-Ju
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox?compose=DmwnWrRnXVPZqCDJjXQVPTSdSDFWTmtDWVDrdPJdLJPLKwXrLjHRgHkscnspwMmKdZJdcMHqjzqL
— Retiring State Rep. Brad Holbrook Takes on Taking Guns Away without Due Process
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/12/retiring-state-rep-brad-holbrook-takes-on-taking-guns-away-without-due-process/
— What Do You Want Illinois’ Flag to Look Like?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/what-do-you-want-illinois-flag-to-look-like/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ha-Ho
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-ha-ho/
— Republican on Winnebago County Board Arrested for DUI
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/republican-on-winnebago-county-board-arrested-for-dui/
— Illinois Estimated to Have Fifth Highest Number of Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/illinois-estimated-to-have-fifth-highest-number-of-illegal-aliens/
— Illinois House Speaker Says It’s Time to Be “Sensitive” to Voters on Taxes, 80 Degree Weather, Massive Earthquake Also Expected
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/13/illinois-house-speaker-says-its-time-to-be-sensitive-to-voters-on-taxes-80-degree-weather-massive-earthquake-also-expected/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rails against California officials as wildfire spreads in and around Los Angeles
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/donald-trump-rails-california-officials-wildfire-s/
— Vance says those who were violent on Jan. 6 ‘obviously’ should not receive pardons
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/vice-president-elect-j-d-vance-says-violent-jan-6-/
— Biden moves to block Trump by renewing ‘temporary’ migrant amnesty
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/joe-biden-moves-block-donald-trump-renewing-tempor/
— Politics, not science, caused destructive California wildfires
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/politics-science-caused-destructive-california-wil/
— Arson arrests grow as Los Angeles battles sprawling blaze
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/arson-arrests-grow-los-angeles-battles-sprawling-b/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Oswego school district hit with civil rights complaint for ‘unconscionable’ racial discrimination
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3284011/illinois-school-district-hit-with-civil-rights-complaint/
NEW YORK POST
— New Biden water heater ban will drive up energy prices for poor, seniors
https://nypost.com/2025/01/05/us-news/biden-water-heater-ban-to-drive-up-energy-prices-for-seniors-poor/
— Here’s where the Los Angeles wildfires currently stand — after leveling area more than twice the size of Manhattan
https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/heres-where-the-los-angeles-wildfires-currently-stand-after-leveling-area-more-than-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/
— LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/lafds-diversity-chief-sparks-fury-for-defending-dei-by-blaming-the-victim/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Newsom, Bass, and Negligent Homicide
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/newsom_bass_and_negligent_homicide.html
— Illegal Immigration Is Killing Small Towns
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/illegal_immigration_is_killing_small_towns.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Media does PR for Newsom in scramble to save Dems’ golden boy
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/13/insider-media-does-pr-for-newsom-in-scramble-to-save-dems-golden-boy-1515494/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern University to offer course on ‘Unsettling Whiteness’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-university-offer-course-unsettling-whiteness/27275
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Ends Term With Fewer Americans Employed Than Five Years Ago As Foreign-Born Job Numbers Continue To Soar
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/biden-term-ends-716000-fewer-jobs-foreign-born-employment-soars/
— ‘Gross Mismanagement’: Petition Calling For LA Mayor’s Recall Sees Nearly 100,000 Signatures Amid Devastating Fires
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/petition-recall-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-fires/
— ‘We Are Ready To Talk’: Greenland Reportedly Communicating With Trump Team About Cooperating With US
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/greenland-denmark-trump-military-us-don-jr/
— ‘Meritless’: In Its Dying Days, Biden DOJ Sues GOP-Led City Council For Not Being … Hispanic Enough
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/exclusive-former-doj-attorney-rips-biden-admin-lawsuit-claiming-pa-elections-racist/
— LA County Residents Blast Dem Leadership As Fires Compound Litany Of Failed Policies
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/los-angeles-wildfires-gavin-newsom-karen-bass-california/
— Zuckerberg Tells Joe Rogan That Biden Admin Screamed And Cursed At Meta Employees To Censor True Content (COMMENT: I should write my critics/opponents and the articles that I linked to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they disapproved/despised/hated the most.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-biden-admin-censorship/
— ‘I Warned, I Rang The Bell’: LA Fire Chief Details How ‘Devastating’ Cuts Led To ‘Horrific’ Wildfire
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/kristin-crowley-los-angeles-fire-department-wildfire/
— Liberal Journalists Getting Axed At Several Major Outlets (COMMENT: All mainstream news media reporters and journalists are liberal.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/journalists-fired-layoffs-cuts-washington-post-vox-huffpost-msnbc-ratings/
— As Violent Venezuelan Gang Plagues US, Biden DHS Issues Deportation Protections For Migrants From … Venezuela
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/joe-biden-extends-tps-to-venezuelans/
— Celebrities Share Crazy Footage, Frantic Updates As Wildfires Consume Their Homes
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/08/celebrities-homes-burned-california-wildfires-los-angeles-james-woods/
— Looters On Scooters Attempting To Ransack Evacuated LA Homes As Wildfires Rage
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/scooter-looter-gangs-evacuated-los-angeles-homes-wildfires/
— California’s Bad Ideas Spread Like Wildfires
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/12/opinion-administrative-arson-californias-bad-ideas-spread-like-wildfires-frank-ricci/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Climate Change Isn’t Responsible for Disastrous Wildfires
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/12/climate-change-isnt-responsible-disastrous-wildfires/
— Reversing the Long March Through the Institutions. Sometimes, ostensibly discrete global events (including Trump’s election) come into focus and form a unified pattern. When that happens, the world suddenly starts making sense.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/12/reversing-long-march-through-institutions/
— 1 in 8 Christians Worldwide Is Persecuted ‘Because of Faith in Jesus’ (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. It is called religious discrimination.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/12/report-1-in-8-christians-worldwide-is-persecuted-because-of-faith-in-jesus/
DAILY WIRE
— Man Detained With Blowtorch Near Wildfire ID’d As Illegal Immigrant, Not Charged With Arson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-detained-with-blowtorch-near-wildfire-idd-as-illegal-immigrant-not-charged-with-arson-report
FOX NEWS
— Our long national Biden nightmare is almost over. Trump Invictus is now liberated. Joe Biden, our weakest president is soon to be followed by Donald Trump our most audacious president.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/victor-davis-hanson-our-long-national-biden-nightmare-almost-over-trump-invictus-now-liberated
— The H-1B policy was created to bring the “best and brightest” to America and address labor shortages in specialized fields. On paper, it sounds noble. In practice, however, it has been wildly abused and undercuts American workers in tech jobs no one can credibly argue Americans don’t want to do. . .A 2021 U.S. Census Bureau study found that as many as 72% of STEM graduates in America aren’t even working in STEM-related fields. So, is this really about labor shortages or is it about corporate profits at the expense of citizens who can’t compete with cheap foreign labor? Who can forget what happened at Disney in 2014 when IT workers were laid off and forced to retrain their foreign-born replacements if they wanted to receive their severance check? Americans aren’t opposed to bringing in more geniuses like Musk. But let’s not pretend Disney’s foreign replacements were all budding Einsteins. These workers come on restrictive terms, are paid less, work longer hours, and are unable to leave their jobs without risking deportation. They also come with the hope of becoming citizens and bringing their families over through chain migration. It’s a rigged game, designed to create cheap labor and make it impossible for American citizens to compete.
https://www.aol.com/america-first-people-profits-181639060.html
— Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-hurst-active
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Progressives Fiddle While Los Angeles Burns
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-senior-environmental-policy-fellow-highlights-need-proactive-forest-management
LEGAL INSURECTION
— Chicago Theological Seminary to Offer ‘Queer Womanist Preaching’ Course. “This course will expose students to the queering of religious concepts such as redemption and salvation.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/chicago-theological-seminary-to-offer-queer-womanist-preaching-course/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— People Are Not Fleeing States with Strong Pro-Life Laws (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-people-are-not-fleeing-states-with-strong-pro-life-laws/
NEWSMAX
— Apple Wants to Keep Diversity Programs Disavowed by Other US Firms (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/apple-dei/2025/01/12/id/1194733/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says U.S. should “allow legitimate refugees to come here” (COMMENT: Sooner or later, everyone outside of America will claim to be “legitimate refugees.” Democrat and RINO leaders provide refugees with free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, free etc.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-house-speaker-newt-gingrich-says-u-s-should-allow-legitimate-refugees-to-come-here/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-house-speaker-newt-gingrich-says-u-s-should-allow-legitimate-refugees-to-come-here/vi-BB1rkC0V
CNN
— Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/12/us/fire-department-los-angeles-wildfires/index.html
— Anti-Americans were poised to remake America in their image under Harris/Walz
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/white-christian-nationalists-are-poised-to-remake-america-in-their-image-during-trump-s-second/article_0d2a708d-e5b7-561e-8e0d-2fc3ce2096c9.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends (COMMENT: Biden got votes in 2020 because he falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that he would govern as a centrist/moderate.)
https://apnews.com/article/biden-poll-low-ratings-obama-trump-390f25a858bf4cdec28719a2fe17b525
— Democrat use the California wildfires to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/01/12/the-california-wildfires-could-be-leaving-deeper-inequality-in-their-wake-2/
MSN
— Woke politics hamper rescue efforts during California wildfires
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/did-woke-politics-hamper-rescue-efforts-during-california-wildfires/ar-BB1r9s48
MSNBC
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/blame-los-angeles-wildfires-scapegoat-rcna187126
REUTERS
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.inc.com/reuters/apples-board-of-directors-encourages-dei-program-retention/91106364
NEWSWEEK
— Steve Bannon Vows to Take Down Donald Trump Ally Elon Musk
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-vows-take-down-donald-trump-ally-elon-musk-2013663
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Encourages GOP Lawmakers To Find “Fair Number” For SALT Deduction Limit (COMMENT: My wife and I paid less federal income tax because we itemized. We now pay more federal income tax because of Republican SALT deduction limits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/politics/trump-salt-tax-new-york-new-jersey.html
— Big Tech’s Big Bet on Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/podcasts/the-daily/big-techs-trump-andreessen.html
— Trump’s Inaugural Celebration Will Kick Off at His Golf Club in Virginia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/trump-golf-club-virginia-inaugural-events.html
— What percent of illegals are paid in cash and work oof the book and under the table?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/business/social-security-undocumented-immigrants.html
— College Can’t Be Only for the Rich (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always held it against me that I did not get any scholarships and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opinion/pell-grants-college-universities.html
— Melania Trump Says She Plans to Be at White House Full Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/melania-trump-white-house.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with China against America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-trump-trade-hacks/
— China’s exports jump to record high in rush to beat Trump tariffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-exports-trump-tariffs/
— Steve Bannon derides Elon Musk, vowing to limit influence over Trump. His comments reflect an intensifying battle over Musk’s West Wing sway as Trump prepares to take office. (COMMENT: My brother lost several metal fabricating jobs because his employers moved to Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor there.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/12/bannon-musk-trump-maga/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That split was crystallized last month in the fight over the visa program permitting foreigners with technical skills to work in the United States for up to six years. Bannon and many far-right Trump supporters such as Laura Loomer attacked the “tech bros” as dependent on cheap foreign labor that undermines U.S. workers, while Musk and Ramaswamy defended the program as necessary to protect the competitiveness of U.S. tech firms.)
— Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/13/trump-inauguration-protests-safety-dc/
USA TODAY
— A firefighter with Parkinson’s lost her health benefits. Supreme Court weighs if she can sue (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and the same for my wife since 1978.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/12/supreme-court-americans-with-disabilities-act-retirees/77491061007/
SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/01/12/zuckerberg-welcomes-trolls-says-wiener/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Dirty Work of Clean Energy. The scale of global mining required as part of the ‘energy transition’ has staggering environmental implications.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/power-metal-review-the-dirty-work-of-clean-energy-4b8683c5
— SALT in Tax Reform’s Wounds. Raising the $10,000 cap on the state and local deduction is bad tax policy and could be bad politics too.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/salt-in-tax-reforms-wounds-trump-new-york-deduction-bill-ec1b76fe
— How the Left Turned California Into a Paradise Lost. Gavin Newsom promised to ‘Trump-proof’ the Golden State. If only he’d fireproofed it instead.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-the-left-turned-california-into-a-paradise-lost-government-policy-wildfires-48b88d6a
— Bad Policy Served as Kindling for California’s Wildfires. Bad forest and water management, misplaced priorities and price controls all played a role.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/bad-policy-served-as-kindling-for-californias-wildfires-forest-water-management-social-justice-c5b94a4f
— Outlook Brightens for job seekers. (COMMENT: At least in Democrat-run Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your job prospects 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.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hunting-2025-hiring-5924a1d7
— Justice Department Report Aims to Correct Record on 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Deadly rampage was a coordinated, military-style effort to destroy prosperous Black neighborhood. (COMMENT: What were your ancestors doing in 1921? On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were operating a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. Anticipate/expect that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrat leaders want you to pay.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/justice-department-report-aims-to-correct-record-on-tulsa-race-massacre-3e8fcfb1
FORBES
— 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/rebekahbastian/2025/01/12/understanding-the-real-cost-of-metas-policy-changes/
FORTUNE
— How successful have Democrats been promoting LGBTQ in your school district?
https://www.aol.com/finance/fleeing-country-rationing-testosterone-transgender-173540254.html
BARRON’S
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/apple-wants-to-keep-diversity-programs-disavowed-by-other-us-firms-bcb6b7a8
AICPA
— CPA Exam Pass Rates (COMMENT: What percent of those who pass the CPA examination are Republican v. Democrat? My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had either not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://www.aicpa-cima.com/certifications/article/24q1-cpa-exam-pass-rates
GOOGLE
— There are several factors that can affect a candidate’s performance on the CPA exam (COMMENT: What percent of those who pass the CPA examination are Republican v. Democrat? My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had either not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22CPA+examination%22+pass+demographics
BRYCE WALKER
— Top 100 CPA exam statistics (COMMENT: What percent of those who pass the CPA examination are Republican v. Democrat? My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had either not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://crushthecpaexam.com/deep-dive-top-100-cpa-exam-statistics/
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW REVIEW
— Fugitive Slaves and Undocumented Immigrants (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly paint their illegals as being fugitive slaves.)
https://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4603&context=umlr
PALLADIUM MAGAZINE
— Complex Systems Won’t Survive the Competence Crisis (COMMENT: To advance minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) 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 and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.palladiummag.com/2023/06/01/complex-systems-wont-survive-the-competence-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The core issue is that changing political mores have established the systematic promotion of the unqualified and sidelining of the competent. This has continually weakened our society’s ability to manage modern systems. At its inception, it represented a break from the trend of the 1920s to the 1960s, when the direct meritocratic evaluation of competence became the norm across vast swaths of American society.)
POLITICO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/12/trump-military-immigration-domestic-deployment-00195609
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare in America will be Democrat, citizens of foreign countries, non-White, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/01/13/post-affirmative-action-new-med-students-are-less-diverse
JD SUPRA
— Illinois Expands Employee Access to Personnel Records (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always highlighted in my personnel record the many adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-expands-employee-access-to-3222169/
GEORGE W. BUSH
— While he was President, George W. Bush promoted mass/illegal immigration from Mexico big time. That helped elect Obama.
https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/reforming-our-immigration-system
AXIOS
— Trump inauguration 2017 vs. 2025: What’s changed.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/01/13/donald-trump-inauguration-2017-vs-2025
— DNC launches new rapid response social media ahead of Trump’s return to office
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/13/dnc-social-media-trump-kamalahq
DAILY MAIL
— A shocking video shows the leader of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Los Angeles Fire Department appear to blame fire victims as massive blazes continue to tear through the City of Angels. (COMMENT; Democrat and RINO leaders blame Whites for all the problems that non-Whites and everyone else have.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14276655/Los-Angeles-Fire-Department-Kristine-Larson-diversity-fire-victims.html
GUARDIAN
— Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/13/abortion-access-healthcare-workers-democratic-states