August 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Spike in Chicago immigration arrests, deportations – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
http://abc7chicago.com/spike-in-chicago-immigration-arrests-deportations/2290817/#new_tab
— North Korea details plan to fire missile salvo toward Guam (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-korea-details-plan-to-fire-missile-salvo-toward-guam/2292468/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Misses School Aid Payment Deadline for the First Time Ever: Comptroller
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-misses-school-aid-payment-first-time-ever-439663673.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel On Rauner: He’s One To Talk About ‘Mismanagement’ – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/emanuels-latest-jab-at-rauner/
— Staredown Continues Over Illinois School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/school-funding-impasse/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker picks first-term state Rep. Stratton as running mate – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-running-mate-met-20170809-story.html
— Abortion rights group starts advocacy campaign aimed at men – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote abortion have always worked very hard against me because I do not promote abortion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-rights-campaign-met-0810-20170809-story.html
— Foxconn deal makes the American economy less great – Matthew Mitchell and Tammy Winter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-tax-subsidies-20170809-story.html
— Trump’s immigration vision isn’t the Reagan way – Marc A. Thiessen  (DIERSEN: SEE: “Reagan Would Not Repeat Amnesty Mistake” by Edwin Meese at  http://humanevents.com/2006/12/13/reagan-would-not-repeat-amnesty-mistake/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-immigration-reagan-20170810-story.html
— Silicon Valley’s vision of universal basic income is wrong – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-universal-basic-income-robots-20170810-story.html
— Facebook and Twitter should stop allowing fake users  Social networks should be obliged to ban anonymous accounts. – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-twitter-facebook-fake-accounts-20170809-story.html
— Will Jeff Sessions come after legalized marijuana, a drug ‘only slightly less awful’ than heroin? – Rick Anderson  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sessions-legal-marijuana-20170810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker poised to get Cook County Dems’ endorsement for gov – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Which candidates want your endorsement?  Not that my endorsement means anything, but since 2000, my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes viciously destroy any candidate that I might endorse. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-pritzker-poised-to-get-cook-county-dems-endorsement-for-gov/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Pritzker gets boost from Stratton pick for running mate.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-pritzker-gets-boost-from-stratton-pick-for-running-mate/
— Owners accept players’ violence, not Kaepernick’s activism – Rick Morrissey
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/morrissey-owners-accept-players-violence-not-kaepernicks-activism/amp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales tax – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/lester-suburbs-to-lose-out-on-hundreds-of-thousands-in-sales-tax
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tom Cullerton says that he “works to eliminate red tape for Illinois’ businesses.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170809/tom-cullerton-works-to-eliminate-red-tape-for-illinois-businesses
— New stormwater systems in Elgin would have to be paid by residents – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Since 1984, outrageously, because Wheaton approved a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for my Cove Court subdivision, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours making lot drainage improvements and repairs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/new-stormwater-systems-in-elgin-would-have-to-be-paid-by-residents
— Important guidelines for teaching about religion will have a suburban touch – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170809/editorial-important-guidelines-for-teaching-about-religion-will-have-a-suburban-touch

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Four things Chicago must do to rise from the bottom of the pack – MARIN GJAJA AND JUSTIN MANLY  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/OPINION/170819999
— This tax reform idea could cost you–a lot – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170810/CRED0701/170819998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With federal tax reform on Congress’s agenda after its August recess, two ideas that have been circulating have the potential to hit Chicago-area homeowners, one of them much harder than the other. Two federal tax deductions—one for mortgage interest and the other for state and local taxes—are in the crosshairs of reformers. The mortgage interest deduction would likely be revised, not eliminated, because it’s a hallowed perk of homeownership, most reports say. But the loss of the state and local tax deduction would cut deeper in the Chicago region anyway, analysts in the real estate, mortgage and tax realms told Crain’s this week. Eliminating the state and local tax deduction could transfer almost $2.9 billion a year out of household wealth and into federal coffers, according to Brian Bernardoni, senior director of government affairs and public policy for the Chicago Association of Realtors. That is, unless that larger tax reform package includes adjustments to the general tax rate that offset this amount.)

 

WTTW
— Trump and GOP Take on Tax Policy After Health Care Flop – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/09/trump-and-gop-take-tax-policy-after-health-care-flop#new_tab

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Weed World’ Van With $98,000 Worth Of Pot Seized In River North – David Matthews and Erica Demarest  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170809/river-north/weed-world-van-with-98000-worth-of-pot-busted-river-north-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner names Sam Pfister to federal affairs job in D.C. – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do you base your knowledge of the federal government on?  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $94,610-$122,991, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years, and audits of IRS for 3 years. 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, $79,563-$90,173.  The aforesaid experience helped me become a Certified Government Financial Manager.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170809/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-names-sam-pfister-to-federal-affairs-job-in-dc

 

TIMES
— Jason Haskell wants to face Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/republican-wants-to-face-kinzinger/article_9341ad05-8427-567c-840e-458be534724a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Rural Exodus – NORMAN WALZER AND BRIAN HARGER
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-rural-exodus#stream/0

 

WQAD
— Deadline looms for Illinois schools to receive state education funding – JESYKA DERETA  (DIERSEN: What deadlines loomed for you?  Because I was a non-veteran White male federal employee, I had to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40 or my career would be wasted and I would be gotten rid of.)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/10/deadline-looms-for-illinois-schools-to-receive-state-education-funding/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— How Wheaton saved its historic House of Seven Gables
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/08/09/how-wheaton-saved-its-historic-house-of-seven-gables/dyvgoz4/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Critics of SB1 veto blast Rauner’s changes without numbers to back up claims – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/critics-of-sb-veto-blast-rauner-s-changes-without-numbers/article_2e0c812e-7d50-11e7-8392-ffc559a4796a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN CALLS SESSION ON GOVERNOR’S DAY  The House speaker’s spokesman claims the session is not a political move. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-calls-session-on-governors-day/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pregnancy Centers Win Second Injunction against Illinois Abortion Referral Mandate – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KORECKI: TWITTER FIGHT ALERT — Rauner’s new Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Michael Lucci, got into a bit of a Twitter tiff on Wednesday with Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller. The war? Seemed to start when Miller corrected Lucci, who was in an exchange over the school funding bill. It then morphed into whether Miller deleted Lucci’s written remarks in the comments section on Miller’s popular Capitol Fax blog. Rich Miller: “I never admitted that or anything close to that. Please, seek help.” Michael Lucci: “Do you want me to start posting comments you deleted? Like when I caught you supporting a policy that was born of racism?” Miller responds: “Are they in the same box as your first tooth?”  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to Rich Miller, but who fail/refuse to keep
diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists?)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/10/politico-illinois-playbook-pritzker-taps-stratton-as-running-mate-rauner-staffers-tweet-war-madigans-governors-day-surprise-221792

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Juliana Stratton Owes Her Political Career to Mike Madigan”  (DIERSEN: Who do you owe your career to?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/ilgop-juliana-stratton-owes-her-political-career-to-mike-madigan/
— Crete-Monee superintendent predicts Rauner AV will mean cuts for his district  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/crete-monee-superintendent-predicts-rauner-av-will-mean-cuts-for-his-district/
— Rauner: “I’ll never claim to be a perfect person”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/rauner-i%e2%80%99ll-never-claim-to-be-a-perfect-person/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomes criminal aliens – Hans von Spakovsky and Benjamin Janacek, Heritage Foundation
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/09/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-welcomes-criminal-aliens.html

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago’s lawsuit against sanctuary city crackdown is absurd
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28391
— Media language police hate it but Trump’s ‘fury and fire’ sure beats Obama’s butt-kissing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28465
— Concealed carry now allowed on campus, so this teacher showed up in armor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate those who support the Second Amendment.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28453
— Low-energy Jeb: Donald Trump’s first 200 days have been ‘exhausting’ (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shot shows that you have “low energy?”  My critics/opponents would stress a) that I did not earn a job-related bachelor’s degree until I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I did not earn job-related professional certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I did not earn a job-related professional license until I was 32.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28434
— The feds are spending millions to encourage low-income Californians to shop at farmers markets
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28457

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP governor welcomes ‘Barack Obama Day’ – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: My RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/09/gop-governor-welcomes-barack-obama-day
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois-based pro-family activist says he’s appalled that the state’s Republican governor signed legislation designating “Barack Obama Day.”  Gov. Bruce Rauner made it official, signing Senate Bill 55 which means beginning in 2018 Illinois will recognize August 4 as “Barack Obama Day.” Rauner says it won’t be a formal state holiday with paid time off but it will be a day of acknowledgment and celebration. Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth says Rauner is the perfect example of a “Rhino Republican.” “A Republican governor heaping praise on the most immoral promoting president in American history, Barack Obama,” LaBarbera complains, “who ushered in homosexual so-called marriage, who mocked the authority of the Bible, who promoted abortion, who loves Planned Parenthood. With Republicans like that, who needs Democrats?” The argument from liberals that there is a similar holiday honoring President Ronald Reagan is a ridiculous comparison, he also insists. “To compare the two is an insult to Ronald Reagan,” LaBarbera insists. “Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents we ever had.” Reagan led the West in a fight to crush Communism, LaBarbera recalls, while Obama “sucked up” to Cuba’s dictators. It’s insulting, he says, to put Obama in the same category.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE SHAMEFUL BLACKOUT OF THOMAS, SOWELL AND WILLIAMS – Larry Elder  (DIERSEN: Me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are blacked out by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/the-shameful-blackout-of-thomas-sowell-and-williams/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional staffers lament need for resources and raises, but not transparency and accountability – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/9/congress-staffers-report-dire-risk-from-slim-budge/

 

THE BLAZE
— Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over tax targeting the ‘rich’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: What the Democrats who run Seattle really want to tax are those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Republican.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/09/freedom-foundation-sues-seattle-over-tax-targeting-the-rich/
— If protecting my child’s innocence means I’m keeping him in a ‘Christian bubble,’ so be it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote a) LGBTQ activity, b) abortion, c) booze, gambling, pot and other vices, and/or d) other terrible things would say that I grew up in a “Missouri Synod Lutheran bubble” in Crete.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/if-protecting-my-childs-innocence-means-im-keeping-him-in-a-christian-bubble-so-be-it/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s A List Of The 5 Biggest NY Times Screw Ups This Year – Jack Crowe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would paint as being screw ups a) my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like and b) my including comments in those emails that they do not like.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/heres-a-list-of-the-5-biggest-ny-times-screw-ups-this-year/

 

HOT AIR
— Current Google Employee: ‘Google Is Run Like A Religious Cult’ – JOHN SEXTON
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/09/current-google-employee-google-run-like-religious-cult/

 

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Sweeping Support for Major Elements of Trump’s New Immigration Proposal – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/08/10/poll-trumps-new-immigration-proposal-is-pretty-popular-n2366646

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google Receives 95 Theses of Diversity and Inclusion – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450237/google-anti-diversity-memo-threatens-political-correctness-religion

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Google is more afraid of liberal outrage than federal law – Philip Wegmann  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were more afraid of Democrat politicians than federal law.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/google-is-more-afraid-of-liberal-outrage-than-federal-law/article/2630905

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s war on leaks is really a war on whistleblowers.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/opinions/whistleblowers-opinion-litman-knobler/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— When Government Defames  No judicial remedy exists if a federal official slanders you – AZIZ HUQ  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have slandered me. They feel free to do that because I have always had a policy of forgiving those who trespass me.  But I am reconsidering that policy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/opinion/government-defamation-white-house-slander.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine that a senior government official takes to Twitter, makes a call to a national news outlet or goes on national television to disparage you. Imagine that he tells lies about you to a national audience, lies harmful to your professional or personal future. What could you do to remedy the situation? You might seek a retraction. Perhaps you would go to colleagues and friends to privately plead your side of the case. Or if you were lucky enough to have a national platform of your own, maybe you would try to correct the defamatory statement in public. But one thing you couldn’t do is sue. No judicial remedy exists when a federal official defames someone. This gap in the law isn’t a result of a conscious decision by Congress or federal judges to protect the government’s ability to defame you. It was created inadvertently. In an age when the political lie is being weaponized to increasing effect, it’s an oversight Congress should redress.)
— The Alt-Right Finds a New Enemy in Silicon Valley – KEVIN ROOSE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/alt-right-silicon-valley-google-memo.html
— Eric Bolling, Suspended by Fox News, Sues Over Lewd-Photo Article – EMILY STEEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/eric-bolling-fox-news-lawsuit-lewd-photo-article.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Disgraced ex-White House communications boss Anthony Scaramucci blasts reporter for recording phone interview – ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scaramucci-blasts-reporter-recording-phone-interview-article-1.3398437

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trumpian Fury on North Korea – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumpian-fury-on-north-korea-1502320336
— Intolerant Democrats Devour Their Own  The party’s left wing wants to purge anyone opposed to abortion or single-payer health. – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intolerant-democrats-devour-their-own-1502320565
— Liberalism’s Summer of ’17  Liberals whine about being governed by Trump. Pity those governed by them. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberalisms-summer-of-17-1502320215
— How Trump Won, in Two Dimensions  A study shows the 2016 electorate was more socially than economically conservative. – F.H. Buckley  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who hint/imply/argue/shout that for Republicans, “the platform is the problem.” They want Republicans to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-won-in-two-dimensions-1502320256

 

USA TODAY
— Googler fired for diversity memo had legit points on gender – Cathy Young
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/08/googler-fired-diversity-memo-had-point-researchers-agree/548518001/
— How German Jews joined the U.S. Army and helped beat the Nazis – George Petras  (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my outstanding uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my outstanding father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. It is sad to see that Germany is again turning against America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/07/25/how-german-jews-joined-u-s-army-and-helped-beat-nazis/493634001/
— It’s taking longer than ever to get hired, Glassdoor survey shows – Kellie Ell (DIERSEN: If I had been a veteran, I would have had the veterans preference, and the Post Office, IRS, and GAO would have offered me jobs much sooner than they did. If I had been a veteran, the Post office, IRS, and GAO would not have wasted my career and gotten rid of me because I failed to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. If I had been a veteran, I might still be a GAO employee because GAO’s employees who are veterans are a protected class.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/its-taking-longer-than-ever-get-hired-glassdoor-survey-shows/551001001/
— Americans are saving less as income lags spending – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How did you save by the time you were 29? According to the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine, a) for 1977, when I was 29 years old, my income was $26,563, my expenses were $22,041, and I saved $4,522 and b) as of December 31, 1977, my assets were $113,487, my debts were $59,537, and my net worth was $53,950. My income included $22,449 IRS salary and $2,675 rental income. My expenses included $9,479 mortgage payments and condo fees, $4,900 income taxes, $2,198 food and entertainment, $1,568 pension contributions, and $823 tuition and books.  My assets included a $60,000 Outer Drive East (ODE) condo, a $26,000 University Park town home, $7,393 in retirement contributions, $6,333 in savings, and a $6,000 1972 Corvette. My debts included a $38,795 ODE condo mortgage and a $19,380 University Park town home mortgage.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/americans-saving-less-income-lags-spending/549177001/

 

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— Retired naval officer calls for gay marriage in GOP platform  A retired Navy captain is asking Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to support adding marriage equality to the GOP platform. McDonnell chairs the committee that will propose a platform at the national convention in Tampa later this month. Retired Navy Capt. Joan Darrah, in a letter to McDonnell, said the freedom to marry is in keeping with the party’s ideology. (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity work very hard against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/retired-naval-officer-calls-for-gay-marriage-in-gop-platform/article_d53933a7-81c9-5dd3-ba8a-436a551a7f10.html

 

NEWS NETWORK
— With A DACA Summer Job, A Bumper Crop Of Worry – ESMY JIMENEZ  (DIERSEN: Less competition from illegals and from recent legal immigrants was a major reason why I was able to get jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/daca-summer-job-bumper-crop-worry

 

AUTO WEEK
— Would you drive this biodegradable car made from sugar beets and flax?  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say YES!)
http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/dutch-students-create-biodegradable-car-sugar-beets-and-flax

 

LOOP NET
— OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE: 100 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $1,399,999
http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20452453/100-W-Roosevelt-Rd-Wheaton-IL/

August 9 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, August 9, 2017, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  Congressman Peter Roskam and Representatives Peter Breen and Jeanne Ives gave outstanding updates on current issues.  Attendees included Bibbiano, Boris, Carlson, Cherry, Cooper, Crain, Dangelo, Elliott, Falbo, Fitzpatrick, Grant, Keller, Krzyzewski, LeVan, Lofgren, McGowen, Menna, Molitor, Rash, Ryan, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— IL school superintendents speak at hearing about school funding – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/il-school-superintendents-speak-at-hearing-about-school-funding-/2289586/

 

NBC5
— Could Override of Education Funding Veto Be Unconstitutional? Lawmakers Say Maybe – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Lawmakers-to-Return-to-Springfield-for-More-Education-Funding-Talk-439460763.html
— Suburban, Downstate School Funding Payment Expected Thursday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/school-funding-illinois-439310243.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Senate to take up Rauner school-funding veto Sunday – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272842737-story
— Giant inflatable chicken resembling President Donald Trump placed near White House
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/272874393-story

 

WGN RADIO
— Gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar: “Governor Rauner is obsessed with punishing the teachers union and he wants CPS to go bankrupt” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/09/gubernatorial-candidate-ameya-pawar-governor-rauner-is-obsessed-with-punishing-the-teachers-union-and-he-wants-cps-to-go-bankrupt/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Speaker Madigan calls legislators to work — on Governor’s Day – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/speaker-madigan-calls-legislators-to-work-on-governors-day/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin called the scheduling “no coincidence.”  “They just didn’t pick this date out of thin air. They know it’s Republican Day. I think the whole point is to create some type of controversy for the day. And this is old school. It comes out of the old playbook. We’ll deal with it,” Durkin said. Durkin said Republican House legislators typically attend a luncheon on Governor’s Day, with some taking on speaking roles. But he said he’ll be on the House floor. . .Rauner is expected to speak at a Governor’s Day breakfast, as well as attend State Fair events in the afternoon during a rally.)
— Chicago to refinance up to $2.5 billion in debt, save tens of millions – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-to-refinance-up-to-2-5-billion-in-debt-save-tens-of-millions/
— Something’s hinky when a candidate for judge has to fork over $40,000 – Aaron Goldstein
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/democratic-party-practice-nothing-but-a-quid-pro-quo/
— Wisconsin senator suggests brain tumor affected McCain’s health care vote – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-ron-johnson-mccain-vote-20170809-story.html
— Chance the Rapper: ‘I have a bigger voice than Donald Trump’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-chance-trump-0810-chicago-inc-20170809-story.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawmakers hear how education-funding impasse will affect schools – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-state-education-funding-met-0810-20170809-story.html
— Death stalks many Mexico reporters – AP
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170809/282750586830180
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump makes false claims about America’s nuclear arsenal.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-false-claims-nuclear-arsenal-20170809-story.html
— Commissioners seek to curb Preckwinkle’s legal power after soda tax suit against retailers – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would love it if they could get Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States, etc. to sue me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-toni-preckwinkle-beverage-tax-20170809-story.html
— Ex-Google engineer says gender memo was out of love for company – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-google-engineer-gender-memo-20170809-story.html
— Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh tweets gay slur, lists slurs he’d never use – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-joe-walsh-0810-chicago-inc-20170809-story.html
— Emanuel says city will save millions through new debt structure – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-debt-restructuring-met-0810-20170809-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-immigrants-workers-visas-trump-chapman-perspec-0810-jm-20170809-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs’ share of state income taxes keeps growing – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170809/suburbs-share-of-state-income-taxes-keeps-growing
— Comptroller Susana Mendoza continues borrowing push to pay bills – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170809/comptroller-susana-mendoza-continues-borrowing-push-to-pay-bills
— How states are handling Trump’s voter information request – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170809/news/308099969/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— From Illinois’ woes to the state of credit: Jamie Dimon lets loose – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170809/NEWS01/170809841/did-jamie-dimon-just-compare-illinois-to-puerto-rico

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State Republicans facing ‘big loss’ of experience – Tom Kacich  (DIERSEN: When I lacked experience, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorified and praised experience. When I gained experience, they demonize, denigrated, and condemned experience.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-09/tom-kacich-state-republicans-facing-big-loss-experience.html

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Illinois’ other welcoming communities not worried about Chicago’s Trump suit – Benjamin Yount
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/illinois-other-welcoming-communities-not-worried-about-chicago-s-trump/article_0f628fd6-7a65-5b15-b88b-4ed7fd2cb90e.html

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Public hearing set for Lottery finalist’s private manager proposal Monday, August 14, in Chicago
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3913874/Public-Hearing-Set-for-Lottery-Finalists-Private.pdf

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Illinois Pension Scam: Unconstitutional and Corrupt – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-pension-scam-unconstitutional-corrupt/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHEELER FILES BILL TO PROHIBIT GOVERNMENTS FROM RETALIATION LAWSUITS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would love it if they could get Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States, etc. to sue me.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/wheeler-files-bill-to-prohibit-governments-from-retaliation-lawsuits-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— House schedules session for Governor’s Day
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/09/house-schedules-session-for-governors-day/
— Rep. Wheeler blames “betrayal” of GOP defectors and Rauner’s predicament
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/09/rep-wheeler-blames-betrayal-of-gop-defectors-and-rauners-predicament/

 

GOPUSA
— McCain, Flake under fire at home for failing to support Trump  (DIERSEN: Which Republicans in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality are under fire for failing to support Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28388
— Licenses, ID Cards Sold to Illegal Aliens by Corrupt State Workers Used for Voter Fraud
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28427
— Trump’s illegal immigration numbers show major changes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28429
— An American soldier is more likely to come out of Iraq or Afghanistan alive than a young black man in Kansas City.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28301
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average homicide rate in Kansas City is 21.3 per 100,000 — that is 11 cities higher than Chicago’s 16.2, but still far behind the deadliest city in America: New Orleans, where 48.4 people die for every 100,000 who live there.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Salvadoran Newspaper Tells Immigrants Which States Aren’t Safe To Live In Illegally – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/salvadoran-newspaper-tells-immigrants-which-states-arent-safe-to-live-in-illegally/
— Brandeis University Social Justice Journalism Grant Excludes White Men – Ian Miles Cheong
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/brandeis-university-social-justice-journalism-grant-excludes-white-men/

 

BREITBART
— Frank Gaffney: We Ignored Our Nuclear Arsenal While North Korea Developed Theirs – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/08/09/gaffney-ignored-nuclear-arsenal-north-korea-developed/
— Food Stamp Enrollments Down in 46 Out of 50 States – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/08/food-stamp-enrollments-46-50-states/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Dem Rep Has Painting of Statue of Liberty in a Hijab Hanging in His Office  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/08/painting-statue-liberty-hijab-hangs-rep-j-luis-correa-office
— Dan Rather Praises White House Leakers: ‘They Did a Public Service’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would praise my Democrat superiors in the federal government. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/09/dan-rather-praises-trump-white-house-leakers-says-they-did-public-service

 

NEW AMERICAN
— What Will Barack Obama Day in Illinois Celebrate? – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/26662-what-will-barack-obama-day-in-illinois-celebrate

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— BRING DIVERSITY TO GOOGLE BY BREAKING IT UP – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267514/bring-diversity-google-breaking-it-daniel-greenfield

 

AOL NEWS
— You can now fulfill your lifelong dream of sleeping in Donald Trump’s childhood bed for $725 a night – GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/08/09/you-can-now-fulfill-your-lifelong-dream-of-sleeping-in-donald-tr/23072068/

 

NEWSWEEK
— REMINDER: U.S. NUCLEAR SYSTEM RUNS ON EARLY COMPUTERS AND 8-INCH FLOPPY DISKS – MAX KUTNER
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-nuclear-bombs-north-korea-floppy-disks-648874

 

FORTUNE
— Who Does Donald Trump Follow on Twitter? – Chris Morris
http://fortune.com/2017/08/09/donald-trump-follow-on-twitter/

August 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Sanctuary cities, Rahm and power politics – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-sanctuary-cities-immigration-kass-met-0809-20170808-column.html
— Why this Google firing alarms conservatives – Erick Erickson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-google-sexist-employee-fired-20170809-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many in the left-leaning tech press were so outraged Damore would differ from their views they could not even fairly assess his views. He has been treated as a sexist, racist outcast who is anti-diversity. His views were mischaracterized or characterized in the worst possible light to dismiss him and his ideas. By daring to think differently, even by relying on studies and using defined words in the sociological and psychological lexicon, Damore was painted as an anti-diversity bigot. No matter how Damore had phrased his memo, it seems he would have offended someone and been fired. The only way to avoid it would be to keep his mouth shut and embrace the groupthink. Therein lies the problem for Google. Despite what Brown may have said about diversity of ideas at Google, it is clear no one can actually have diverse ideas at Google. Doing so might lead to offense and offense must lead to job termination. It creates a situation where one’s views, no matter how reasonable or how commonly shared they are, can be out of bounds if they differ with prevailing groupthink. Conservatives have every reason to be worried by Google’s actions. Google has become the default search engine for the world. It does not take a rocket scientist to know how easy it would be for Google to change its search algorithms to devalue what its employees believe is wrongthink. With Google in a near monopoly position for web searches, it has the ability to alienate conservative thought, Christian values and others to internet silos and ghettos that most would be unable to find. The most troubling part is that much of the political left would be okay with silencing because they see censorship of ideas they hate as a positive thing for the world. Many of the left seek to win culture wars not on the merits of arguments and ideas, but simply by punishing and silencing any who disagree.)
— Emanuel warns those emailing him for favors about Chicago’s ‘strict lobbyist rules’ – Bill Ruthhart  (DIERSEN: What favors have your critics/opponents asked of elected/appointed government/political party officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  Of course, my critics/opponents have asked the aforesaid officials to get rid of me, but more specifically, to insult me at public meetings and at public events, to discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, to not include diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-lobbying-warnings-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— House hearing on Rauner’s school funding plan set for Wednesday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-hearing-20170809-story.html
— Mike Madigan now the longest-serving state House speaker in U.S. history – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you held for a long time?  My understanding is that I held the part-time dishwasher job at the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights longer than anyone else (November 1964 – May 1966) and that I was the only White male to hold that job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-madigan-record-0809-chicago-inc-20170808-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville D203, Indian Prairie D204 ranked among best in state – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-niche-best-school-district-rankings-st-0809-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm didn’t go to the mat to make Chicago welcoming city – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans want Emanuel to do even more to prove his anti-Americanism.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-rahm-didnt-go-to-the-mat-to-make-chicago-welcoming-city/
— Malia Obama loses iPhone at Lollapalooza – Emily Moon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/report-malia-obama-loses-iphone-at-lollapalooza/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shia-kapos-pillars-fund-muslims-riverwalk-lester-lampert/
— FBI raided Manafort home, seized documents
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-fbi-raided-manafort-home-seized-documents/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dangerous-climate-change-hits-home/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Income tax revenue from suburbs is growing. Do we get our fair share back? – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: Does your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county get its fair share back?  Democrats always want Republicans to pay higher taxes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170809/income-tax-revenue-from-suburbs-is-growing-do-we-get-our-fair-share-back
— Eric Ferguson — even without Kathy Hart — continues to rule morning radio ratings – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: WIND AM 560’s Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson are ranked 14th out of 30 radio stations.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170808/feder-eric-ferguson—even-without-kathy-hart—continues-to-rule-morning-radio-ratings
— With his blistering book, Sen. Flake shows the ‘conscience of a conservative’ – Michael Gerson  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between conservative principles and libertarian principles.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170809/with-his-blistering-book-sen-flake-shows-the-conscience-of-a-conservative
— Controversial Google memo author is Illinois Math and Science Academy alum – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/controversial-google-memo-author-is-imsa-alum

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A debt affordability study sounds wonky. But Illinois needs one, pronto. – MICHAEL D. BELSKY (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The down payments came from an insurance settlement for my stolen 1969 Dodge Charger SE and money that I had saved working for Firestone Stores and for IRS. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. The down payments came from money that my wife had saved working for the FBI and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and from money that I had saved working for IRS and for GAO.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170809/OPINION/170809856
— Preckwinkle drops bid for damages in pop tax case – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/BLOGS02/170809855

 

NBC5
— Airbnb Removes Accounts Ahead of Far-Right Rally in Va.  The far-right rally, set for Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., is shaping up to be the “the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades,” according to Southern Poverty Law Center – Shannon Ho  (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, anti-Trumps will not only punish you, they will get rid of you.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/Airbnb-Bans-Accounts-Far-Right-Rally-439270193.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Airbnb has deleted accounts and canceled bookings of users who appear to be connected to “Unite the Right,” a far-right political rally set for Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. Neo-Nazi and white supremacist website The Daily Stormer had organized a series of large rally-weekend gatherings through the home-sharing site, Airbnb told NBC News. Concerned Airbnb users flagged the thread, leading the company to investigate potential violations of its user contract, which calls for unbiased hospitality. Airbnb said they decided to remove the far-right lodgers because they were “pursuing behavior on the platform that would be antithetical to the Airbnb Community Commitment.” Jason Kessler, organizer of the “Unite the Right” rally and self-described “pro-white” activist, said Airbnb’s blocking of certain users is “outrageous and should be grounds for a lawsuit.” Clay Hansen, the executive director of the nonpartisan Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in Charlottesville, said Airbnb’s choice to terminate accounts does not violate the First Amendment. “I would say that while Airbnb’s actions wouldn’t necessarily comport with general free speech principles, they are a private company and are entitled to enact and enforce their terms of service as they see fit,” Hansen told NBC News. The rally, scheduled to take place Saturday in Charlottesville, is shaping up to be the “the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. As of Tuesday, Aug. 8, almost 700 people said they would be attending, and another 1,200 showed interest in the event on its Facebook link. The rally aims to “to affirm the right of Southerners and white people to organize for their interests.” “It’s the racial targeting of white people for their ethnic advocacy,” Kessler wrote in an email to NBC. “Would Airbnb cancel the service of black nationalists or Black Lives Matter activists for their social media activity? Of course not!” White supremacists gathered in Charlottesville in May to protest the removal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue. They chanted “All White Lives Matter” while carrying torches. Klu Klux Klan members also protested there in July for the same cause. The statue has not yet been taken down, but Charlottesville has gained the reputation for hosting white nationalism rallies.)

 

WTTW
— Exodus of Illinois General Assembly Lawmakers – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/07/exodus-illinois-general-assembly-lawmakers

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mendoza again calls on Rauner to OK borrowing to pay down bills – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The down payments came from an insurance settlement for my stolen 1969 Dodge Charger SE and money that I had saved working for Firestone Stores and for IRS. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. The down payments came from money that my wife had saved working for the FBI and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and from money that I had saved working for IRS and for GAO.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170807/mendoza-again-calls-on-rauner-to-ok-borrowing-to-pay-down-bills

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus: ‘No reason’ not to seek re-election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-08/shimkus-no-reason-not-seek-re-election.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Republican Massac County State’s Attorney to run for state rep in 118th District, seat currently held by Brandon Phelps – MARILYN HALSTEAD
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/republican-massac-county-state-s-attorney-to-run-for-state/article_aeeb78c5-931f-53ae-b8d4-1f99151cf641.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump retweet highlights murky underbelly on Twitter  President promotes possible fake profile – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-retweet-highlights-murky-underbelly-on-twitter/785643996
Trump’s childhood home can now be rented on Airbnb  House was sold to undisclosed buyer in March
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/trumps-childhood-home-can-now-be-rented-on-airbnb/786016618

 

WSIL TV
— HUD Secretary Ben Carson visits Cairo – Evie Allen
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36092830/hud-secretary-ben-carson-visits-cairo

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor Rauner’s school-funding Hunger Games  The Illinois governor is once again toying with the futures of Chicago Public Schools students.” Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  How soon, if not already, will anti-Rauners, anti-Trumps, and/or anti-Republicans protest at your home?
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-school-funding-public-schools-cps-sb1/Content?oid=28847865
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  It was like Groundhog Day for public education recently, as about 40 or so Chicago parents, students, and activists did pretty much the exact same thing they did at about this time a year ago: headed north to Illinois governor Bruce Rauner’s house to protest his school funding policies. That’s Rauner’s residence in Winnetka, as opposed to his ranch in Montana, or his condo overlooking Millennium Park, or any of the other homes he owns throughout the country. Obviously last year’s protests fell on deaf ears, because this year’s school funding inequities may even be worse last year’s.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/State Rep. Skillicorn on the Gov. Rauner regime change and revolution
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/berkowitz-wstate-rep-skillicorn-on-the-gov-rauner-regime-change-and-revolution-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Please join us at the Illinois State Fair Wednesday, August 16, 2017! (DIERSEN: How often will Trump be mentioned by speakers at this event? What percent of attendees at this event will be Trump supporters?  How welcome will Trump supports be at this event? Far too many “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois paint themselves as being anti-Trump. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their party’s platform.  Trump has pledged to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://illinois.gop/ilgop-events-illinois-state-fair/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives, Connelly, Wehrli offer insight into school funding status – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511175005-ives-connelly-wehrli-offer-insight-into-school-funding-status

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCaleb: Madigan, Democrats spread false narrative about Rauner’s willingness to compromise – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-madigan-democrats-spread-false-narrative-about-rauner-s-willingness/article_941b8b06-7b8c-11e7-872a-b7abe35a19c1.html
— GOP asks AG if Dem tactics render school funding bill unconstitutional – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gop-asks-ag-if-dem-tactics-render-school-funding-bill/article_ee3f8626-7ba2-11e7-aa3e-735e16b1aa9d.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate Dems finally confirm Sunday session
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/09/senate-dems-finally-confirm-sunday-session/

 

GOPUSA
— UNACCEPTABLE, IT HAS TO STOP: L.A. County hands $1.3B — Billion! — to illegals for welfare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28369
— Mitch McConnell laments Trump’s ‘excessive expectations’ for GOP Congress  (DIERSEN: One should expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will have “excessive expectations” for you. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always had “excessive expectations” for me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28405
— Healthcare in Canada: It’s not free, and it doesn’t work
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28397

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— GETTING CLEAR ABOUT DIVERSITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION – Star Parker (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/getting-clear-about-diversity-and-affirmative-action/
— IS COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH IT? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/is-college-education-worth-it/

 

TOWNHALL
— Purge: Amid Leftist Fury, Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote Memo Criticizing Politically-Correct Groupthink – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/08/08/google-diversity-freakout-n2365644

 

TWITCHY
— Kirsten Powers and others who’ve read the Google ‘anti-diversity’ memo slam hysterical media coverage
http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/08/08/kirsten-powers-and-others-whove-read-the-google-anti-diversity-memo-slam-hysterical-media-coverage/

 

NEWSMAX
— Study: Marijuana Use Holds Three-fold Blood Pressure Death Risk – Reuters
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/marijuana-death-blood-pressure-study/2017/08/09/id/806621/
— DHS: Illegal Immigration Up 15% in July, Despite Trump Claims – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/illegal-immigration-border-dhs-increase/2017/08/08/id/806576/

 

FEDERALIST
— Here Are All The Media Outlets Blatantly Lying About The Google Memo – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/08/media-outlets-blatantly-lying-google-memo/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Airbnb Cancels Bookings For Anyone Attending ‘Unite The Right’ Rally – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/08/airbnb-cancels-bookings-for-anyone-attending-unite-the-right-rally/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberalism shames masculinity – Suzanne Fields  (DIERSEN: Those who shame masculinity shame masculine cars including Chevy Corvettes, Chevy Impala SSs, Dodge Chargers, Ford Mustangs, Ford Thunderbirds, Oldsmobile 442s, and Pontiac Tempest Sprints. During my entire life, overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been anti-car. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/26/liberalism-shames-masculinity/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ronna Romney McDaniel: Republicans who lost races in 2016 a ‘cautionary tale’ for those critical of Trump – Melissa Quinn
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-republicans-who-lost-races-in-2016-a-cautionary-tale-for-those-critical-of-trump/article/2630952

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Rise of the Young Traditionalists  Traditionally conservative college students reject the vocal liberalism and libertarianism of their peers. – JEFF CIMMINO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450146/traditional-conservative-college-students-anti-libertarian-liberal

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s rhetoric and bluster could lose US an ally in Mexico – RAOUL LOWERY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens illegally into America, by its illegally keeping many millions of it citizens in America illegally, and by its illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/345683-trumps-rhetoric-and-bluster-could-lose-us-an-ally-in-mexico
— Trump, media escalate feud – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois. The aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists and do everything that they can to stop me from learning about their events and other activities, promoting their events and other activities, attending their events, and reporting on their events and other activities. Ever-increasingly, they shout that they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345799-trump-reporters-escalate-war-between-administration-and-media

 

POLITICO
— Congratulations to Jamie Sotonoff Bartosch, who is headed to United Airlines after nearly 20 years at the Daily Herald. Sotonoff, a staff writer and editor at the suburban paper, will work as the Senior Writer-Digital Engagement for United Airlines, she wrote on her Facebook page. “A big part of my job will be finding and telling positive stories about the company … I leave the Herald with the deepest gratitude and appreciation.” – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying those who do not focus on “finding and telling positive stories about” them.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/09/politico-illinois-playbook-preckwinkle-taxes-soda-draws-possible-challenger-madigans-milestone-rauners-school-numbers-delayed-221767

 

CNN
— This Trump supporter drives New Yorkers nuts – Chris Moody  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump supporter?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/donald-trump-new-york-dion-cini-being-moody/index.html

 

MSNBC
— Pro-Trump corp targets local news stations as propaganda outlets
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pro-trump-corp-targets-local-news-stations-as-propaganda-outlets-1019593795828

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. Backs Ohio’s Effort to Purge Infrequent Voters From Rolls – CHARLIE SAVAGE (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If so, how much deadwood is there in your precinct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/us/politics/justice-department-ohio-voter-rolls.html
— Democrats, Start Aiming for the Gut – Thomas L. Friedman  (DIERSEN: The more successful that Trump is, the harder that anti-Trumps work against him.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/opinion/donald-trump-gut-democrats.html
— Trump Rewards Loyalty in Alabama Senate Race by Tweeting Endorsement – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: The individuals and organizations that candidates seek endorsements from says a lot about those candidates. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have made it very clear that they will vicious destroy any candidate that I might endorse.  Can I sue my critics/opponent for that?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/us/politics/alabama-senate-luther-strange-trump.html
— The Danger From Low-Skilled Immigrants: Not Having Them – Eduardo Porter  (DIERSEN: What low-skill jobs did you have that recent immigrants might be holding now?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; and pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/business/economy/immigrants-skills-economy-jobs.html
— Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech – ANITA HILL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/opinion/anita-hill-women-in-tech-should-take-sexism-to-court.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley – NICK WINGFIELD  (DIERSEN: What if Silicon Valley had always been like the federal government?  Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/technology/the-culture-wars-have-come-to-silicon-valley.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: At Google, Memo on Gender and Diversity Sparks Firestorm  The debate over the firing of a software engineer who criticized Google’s diversity efforts highlights the challenges of internal dissent – Jack Nicas and  Yoree Koh (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/memo-sparks-firestorm-at-google-1502246996
— Legalizing Pot Is a Bad Way to Promote Racial Equality  In Colorado, arrests of black youths for marijuana possession rose 58% after the drug was legalized. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legalizing-pot-is-a-bad-way-to-promote-racial-equality-1502234398
— It Was a Great Year for America’s Pensions, but Many Are Still in Crisis  Large public pensions are facing a funding shortfall of as much as $4 trillion because their liabilities are so large – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-a-good-year-for-pensions-wont-ease-their-troubles-1502201118
— Would You Like a Job? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/would-you-like-a-job-1502234676
— Google’s Diversity Problems  Progressive cultural taboos have migrated from campus to business. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-diversity-problems-1502234773
— U.S. Job Openings Climb to Record 6.2 Million at End of June  The pace of hiring for abundant job openings, though, has remained unchanged – Josh Zumbrun (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/08/08/u-s-job-openings-climb-to-record-6-2-million-at-end-of-june/

 

USA TODAY
— Marijuana devastated Colorado, don’t legalize it nationally – Jeff Hunt
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/07/marijuana-devastated-colorado-dont-legalize-nationally-jeff-hunt-column/536010001/
— Google flap: How to have an opinion and still keep your job – Charisse Jones and Elizabeth Weise  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates frequently asked me questions to get me to confirm a) that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid and b) that I opposed promoting dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gender and race based preference giving, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/08/how-have-opinion-and-still-keep-your-job/548944001/
— Ex-Google engineer files complaint over firing – Elizabeth Weise  (DIERSEN: See Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/08/08/ex-google-engineer-files-complaint-over-firing/550563001/
— I was an intersex child who had surgery. Don’t put other kids through this.  Doctors and parents are doing irreversible harm solely due to discomfort with difference. We are erased before we can even tell them who we are. – Kimberly Mascott Zieselman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/09/intersex-children-no-surgery-without-consent-zieselman-column/539853001/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Google Can’t Seem to Tolerate Diversity  Silicon Valley won’t solve its gender issues if political correctness shuts down every conversation. – Elaine Ou
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-08/google-can-t-seem-to-tolerate-diversity

 

NEWSWEEK
— HERE’S WHAT DONALD TRUMP MAY LOOK LIKE AFTER HIS STRESSFUL PRESIDENCY – CHRIS RIOTTA  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on causing you stress? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on causing me stress.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.newsweek.com/heres-what-donald-trump-will-look-after-his-stressful-presidency-648298

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Marrying less and dying sooner — how the downward spiral of manufacturing is hurting American men – Elena Holodny  (DIERSEN: Virtually all the operatives and all dupes who work for my critics/opponents have financial, health, marital, and other problems.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/trade-impact-jobs-trump-campaign-2017-8

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Just Made It Harder To Drain The Swamp – Alex Nowrasteh (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted that they took adverse actions against me because my performance was poor. That is why they were furious when I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2017/08/opm-just-made-it-harder-drain-swamp/140068/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump took office with a promise to drain the swamp, but the federal agency that manages the government’s two million civilian employees is making it harder to do that. Under a new policy, the Office of Personnel Management recently stopped reporting data on employees terminated for wrongdoing or poor performance. This information is critical because the data inform the public about incompetent and, in some cases, corrupt government employees. Without it, systematic government wrongdoing and poor performance may go unnoticed and unreformed. The data provide information on separations, which, in bureaucratic language, is when a federal employee stops working for the government. OPM assigns a cause to each separation, choosing from a list of 12 different categories—such as death or a transfer­—and releases these details annually, along with information on  employees’ age, rank, pay, and other characteristics. That’s where the latest policy change comes into effect. A termination for discipline or poor performance is coded as “SI, Termination or Removal (Discipline/Performance).” But that information was not included in OPM’s 2016 separations data. Every other separations category, in alphabetical order from “SA, Transfer Out” to “SL, Other Separation,” was retained in the 2016 dataset.)

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump gets a ‘propaganda document’ folder twice a day filled with screenshots of positive news stories, admiring tweets and photos of him looking powerful.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4773810/Trump-gets-folder-filled-positive-news-him.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Still Say ‘No’ to Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want illegals to vote in America?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/most_still_say_no_to_letting_illegal_immigrants_vote

August 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois GOP says school funding bill may be unconstitutional if veto overridden – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/il-gop-school-funding-bill-may-be-unconstitutional-if-veto-overridden/2287447/

 

CBS2
— Legislators Quit In Frustration After Budget Battle
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/legislators-quit-in-frustration-after-budget-battle/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate back in Springfield Sunday, gearing up for veto override – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-back-in-springfield-sunday-gearing-up-for-veto-override/
— Emails show Rahm used sanctuary city issue to bolster national image – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emails-show-rahm-used-sanctuary-city-issue-to-bolster-national-image/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Officials report ‘significant error’ in analysis of Rauner’s school plan – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— Evanston mayor to wait on diversity study before making library board picks – Genevieve Bookwalter  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-library-board-appointments-tl-0810-20170808-story.html
— Fired Googler faces headwinds making legal case he’s the victim – Josh Eidelson and Jordyn Holman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-james-damore-fired-googler-20170808-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But unlike government employees, who have some free speech protections, private employees in the U.S. have little legal recourse if companies choose to retaliate for things they say at work or at home. In fact, most non-union private sector employees can be fired for almost any reason — or no reason at all. “Any claim that [Damore] brings will have only a negligible chance at success,” said law professor Paul Secunda, who directs the labor and employment law program at Marquette University. What’s more, firing Damore may have kept Google on the right side of the law, if the company or its employees felt that the memo had created a work environment that was hostile to women. Adam Galinsky, chair of management at Columbia Business School, said companies may have a legitimate reason for firing someone for expressing views that disrupt the professional environment. “I think that the firing was the appropriate response here,” Galinsky said. “I think if they didn’t fire the employee it would have created a lot of internal unrest among the women who work at Google.” In his defense, Damore could claim under the Civil Rights Act that he was fired for being male or for speaking out against anti-male discrimination, but Google could counter that it actually fired him for the attitudes he expressed about women, which aren’t protected. “He would have to show that if a woman had made similar comments about women’s superiority for jobs, that woman in a similar situation would not have been terminated,” , said Shannon Farmer, a partner at Ballard Spahr who represents employers. “That’s probably a hard thing to prove.” On Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a note to employees that said portions of Damore’s memo “violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace.” He didn’t say if the company was taking action against the employee. A Google representative, asked about the dismissal, referred to Pichai’s memo.)
— Preckwinkle ends bid to win $17 million from retailers in pop tax case – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-pop-tax-lawsuit-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— New ranking puts Naperville at No. 41 on ‘safest city’ list – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: Wheaton ranked 6th.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-safe-city-ranking-st-0809-20170808-story.html
— Rep. Olsen Seeks Input Through Legislative Survey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/bolingbrook-plainfield/community/chi-ugc-article-rep-olsen-seeks-input-through-legislative-su-2017-08-08-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s affirmative action attack could halt educational experimentation.” Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-schools-0801-md-20170808-story.html
— Wisconsin wouldn’t break even on Foxconn incentives for 25 years, analysis shows – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wisconsin-foxconn-tax-incentives-20170808-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban educators develop guidelines on teaching about religion – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/suburban-educators-develop-guidelines-on-teaching-about-religion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump has escaped Washington, just don’t call it a vacation.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/trump-has-escaped-washington-just-dont-call-it-a-vacation
— DuPage sheriff asked to consider patrol changes – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/dupage-sheriff-asked-to-consider-patrol-changes

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 5 towns (Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, and Hinsdale) where a lot of listings are going stale – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170808/CRED0701/170809877/5-towns-where-a-lot-of-listings-are-going-stale
— McDonald’s plans to nearly double restaurants in China – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/NEWS07/170809868/mcdonalds-plans-to-nearly-double-restaurants-in-china
— Baby boomers who won’t sell are dominating the housing market – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to sell?  Members of the following groups want my wife and I to sell: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. How many members of the aforesaid groups live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170808/CRED0701/170809876/baby-boomers-who-wont-sell-are-dominating-the-housing-market
— Americans are dying younger, saving corporations billions – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that each year that I live costs the Civil Service Retirement System $50,856 for my pension, the federal government $17,288 for my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision subsidy, and Social Security $2,028.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/NEWS03/170809874/americans-are-dying-younger-saving-corporations-billions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State Rep. Scott Drury: Lonely voice in the wilderness – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-08/lonely-voice-wilderness.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Governor’s amendatory veto of SB1 looking like a dud for Peoria – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170808/editorial-governors-amendatory-veto-of-sb1-looking-like-dud-for-peoria

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— GOP Lawmaker David Harris Urges Rauner To Resolve Bill Backlog with Bonds – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/gop-lawmaker-urges-rauner-resolve-bill-backlog-bonds#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Accommodating breastfeeding teen moms in school – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/accommodating-breastfeeding-teen-moms-in-school/785465450

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Fighting Cultural Colonization
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/fighting-cultural-colonization
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Representative Jeanne Ives is taking heat for standing up to cultural bullies in our schools. Tiny Dancer sues the federal government for trying to make him follow federal law. Will Gov. Rauner follow suit and sign sanctuary state legislation? No action on K-12 school funding this week as IL Senate Democrats are out of town for the coronation of one of their own. Pope Francis calls it “terrible” that children are taught they can choose their gender. Don’t tell Chicago Tribune’s Kim Janssen who identifies as a “reporter.” Dan & Amy covered education funding, sanctuary cities, and Illinois politics with State Representative Jeanne Ives.)

 

TERI OBRIEN
— IL Governor Bruce Rauner, Really? Planning to Sign Bill Making State a “Sanctuary?”  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that want Rauner to sign the bill a) want Rauner and all Republicans in Illinois to be defeated and b) are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://teriobrien.com/il-governor-bruce-rauner-really-planning-to-sign-bill-making-state-a-sanctuary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is it true? Why would he do such a harmful, and destructive thing. Here’s what happened when I called both of his offices, the one in Springfield and the one in Chicago on Monday, August 7, 2017.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GARLEWICZ: STOP THE WAR ON ILLINOIS’ ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYEES AND VETO $15 MINIMUM WAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/garlewicz-stop-the-war-on-illinois-entry-level-employees-and-veto-15-minimum-wage.html
— ‘FAIR’ WEALTH SURCHARGES – COMING SOON TO ILLINOIS?  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, to veterans, and to people who had less money than I had a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/fair-wealth-surcharges-coming-soon-to-illinois.html

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook declares jihad on anti-jihad content  (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28360
— Message to UAW: What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO would not have been able to a) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, or e) force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28337
— Illinois Liberals Get Holiday to Celebrate Their Messiah — Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/illinois-liberals-get-holiday-to-celebrate-their-messiah-barack-obama/

 

BREITBART
— More Than 1.1 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump – Katherine Rodriguez
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/1-1-million-fewer-americans-food-stamps-trump/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Jeff Flake: GOP Should Embrace Pro-Amnesty ‘Autopsy’ Report – TONY LEE7
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/jeff-flake-republicans-should-embrace-pro-amnesty-autopsy-report/
— NYPD Steps Up Boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts After Cops Refused Service – EN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/nypd-steps-up-boycott-of-dunkin-donuts-after-cops-refused-service/
— Google Fires Viewpoint Diversity Manifesto Author James Damore – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/07/google-fires-viewpoint-diversity-manifesto-author-james-damore/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google CEO Right After Firing Engineer: ‘People Must Be Free To Express Dissent’ – Eric Lieberman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/08/google-ceo-right-after-firing-engineer-people-must-be-free-to-express-dissent/

 

TPM
— Report: Trump Receives ‘Propaganda Document’ That’s Only Good News – MATT SHUHAM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. But failing that, the want me to include links in the emails only to articles that make them look good.)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-propaganda-document-full-of-strong-trump-photos

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SILICON VALLEY ROBBER BARONS ARE USING GOVERNMENT AS A WEAPON AGAINST US – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/08/silicon-valley-robber-barons-are-using-government-as-a-weapon-against-us/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— What Will Barack Obama Day in Illinois Celebrate? – Steve Byas (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/26662-what-will-barack-obama-day-in-illinois-celebrate

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Case for Diversity in Immigration  It’s an effective way of preventing ethnic ghettoes from forming. – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450229/skills-diversity-immigration-policy-should-pursue-both

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— RNC Chairwoman Warns GOP Critics of Trump  Ronna Romney McDaniel highlights those who abandoned Trump in 2016, ignores those who did the same and won. – BENJAMIN PARKER  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading GOP critics of Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which individuals, organizations, companies, etc. do they focus on destroying?)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/rnc-chairwoman-warns-gop-critics-of-trump/article/2009204

 

THE HILL
— CNN’s Zeleny: Leaderless Democrats ‘in complete disrepair and disarray’ – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/345774-cnns-zeleny-leaderless-democrats-in-complete-disrepair-and-disarray
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Signs of trouble emerge in Trump’s base.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/345662-the-memo-signs-of-trouble-emerge-in-trumps-base

 

CNN
— Democratic Socialists are taking themselves seriously. Should Democrats? – Greg Krieg  (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America believe that they would be better off under socialism? How many of the aforesaid are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/democratic-socialists-of-america-convention-2017/index.html

 

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: This Harvard MBA grad is building a luxury weed business — ‘the Hermès of cannabis’ — that he expects to bring in $50 million a year – Catherine Clifford  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/07/this-harvard-mba-grad-is-building-a-luxury-weed-business.html

 

AOL NEWS
— Malia Obama carted out of Lollapalooza after night of dancing
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/08/watch-malia-obama-carted-out-of-lollapalooza-after-night-of-dancing/23070855/
— Jeff Sessions slams Rahm Emanuel for promoting ‘lawlessness’ with sanctuary lawsuit – CHRISTINA GREGG
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/08/jeff-sessions-slams-rahm-emanuel-for-promoting-lawlessness-with-sanctuary-lawsuit/23070687/

 

CBS NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) side with citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally and b) side against citizens of America.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/study-illegal-millennials-dream-act-mental-distress/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The ‘left bias’ of Google, where 70% of employees are male, comes under attack – Editorial
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-google-diversity-bias-20170808-story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot lobby flashed cash to tweak law  At least $300G – but total likely much higher – Matt Stout (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2017/08/pot_lobby_flashed_cash_to_tweak_law

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Affirmative Action levels the playing field – NIKITRA BAILEY (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article166131932.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Republicans say “Trump Is Losing His Battle With the Republican Party.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/trump-venn-diagram/536034/

 

FORTUNE
— Fired Google Employee Wants to Sue—and He May Have a Case – Jeff John Roberts
http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/google-memo-legal/

 

FED SMITH
— It’s Time to Reform Federal Labor Relations – Bob Gilson (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO would not have been able to a) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, or e) force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/08/its-time-reform-federal-labor-relations/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $599,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $727,800
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Wheaton-IL/pmf,pf_pt/4447899_zpid/15894_rid/

August 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Education Funding Concerns Rise as Start of School Year Nears – Susan Carlson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Education-Funding-Concerns-Rise-as-Start-of-School-Year-Nears-439180883.html

 

CBS2
— Housing Secretary Ben Carson Meets With Officials, Residents In Lead Contaminated East Chicago  (DIERSEN: How much lead did you ingest when you were 0-5 years old, 6-10 years old, 11-15 years old, 16-20 years old, etc.?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/ben-carson-lead-contamination-east-chicago/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man in ICE custody charged with 6 robberies in Chicago, suburbs
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/272580881-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s history as a sanctuary city – Kori Rumore  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-sanctuary-history-htmlstory.html
— The socialist movement is getting younger and turning into a left-wing force – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-socialist-movement-bernie-sanders-20170806-story.html
— Stop interrogating women about when they’ll start having kids – Carrie Pallardy  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-babies-women-having-kids-perspec-0808-jm-20170807-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest emails: High-speed O’Hare tunnel, rapper’s charter school pitch – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-ohare-tunnel-met-08-08-20170807-1-story.html
— CPS announces layoffs, says it will delay budget proposal to give state more time to act on funding – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-schools-budget-plan-delay-met-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 27 people arrested, 234 hospitalized over 4 days of Lollapalooza
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/12-arrests-128-medical-transports-in-2-days-at-lollapalooza/
— Even after hefty lobbyist fines, Rahm pals sought help via email – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents what help with? My critics/opponents a) want help with promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things and/or b) want help with destroying those who do not pander to them, serve as one of their operatives or dupes, do not give them money, and/or have sued them.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ethics-boards-hard-line-not-getting-through-to-some-emanuel-friends/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Top three points for voters’ contract with Republicans – Ann Coulter  (FROM THE ARTICLE: Build the wall. . .Supreme Court. . .Stop wasting money and precious lives on pointless wars)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170808/top-three-points-for-voters-contract-with-republicans
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Vindictive, autocratic  Upset by group that fought soda tax, Preckwinkle’s response is beneath her – Editorial  (DFIERSEN: I should write a book about the most “vindictive, autocratic” people in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton.  They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They are scapegoaters who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170807/editorial-cook-county-takes-soda-tax-fight-to-dangerous-new-level
— Illinois bumbles while horse racing crumbles – Barry Rozner
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170807/rozner-illinois-bumbles-while-horse-racing-crumbles

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups are devastated that immigrants are bypassing Chicago for other cities: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/BLOGS02/170809885

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Appellate Judge Steigmann accused of using office to book lectures – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170807/appellate-judge-steigmann-accused-of-using-office-to-book-lectures

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Corps’ Asian carp plan would cost Illinois $95 million – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/corps-asian-carp-plan-would-cost-illinois-million/article_07ff245f-f107-5e70-9459-e69e477627de.html

 

TIMES
— Immigration bill sparks debate – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/immigration-bill-sparks-debate/article_a67a50ae-7c58-5f73-947d-f7d1451255c6.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Bost says HUD Secretary Carson’s decision to visit Cairo Tuesday speaks volumes about his compassion, leadership style – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/bost-says-hud-secretary-carson-s-decision-to-visit-cairo/article_ecc5669a-9c48-59d9-b6af-b91e38f76798.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Ag Secretary Purdue visits Illinois; talks trade, immigration, regulation – Tim Landis
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/08/08/ag-secretary-purdue-visits-illinois-talks-trade-immigration-regulation/ay9o9yi/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— States taking more of a lead on immigration, citing federal inaction  Only 3 states (Alaska, Massachusetts and North Carolina) did not enact legislation – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/states-taking-more-of-a-lead-on-immigration-citing-federal-inaction/784985975

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard to Receive North American APTA Award
http://suburbanchicagoland.com/2017/08/07/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-to-receive-north-american-apta-award/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fortner says ‘cycle ends,’ won’t seek re-election – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511175035-fortner-says-cycle-ends-won-t-seek-re-election

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— District U-46 Board Member’s Dishonest FB Post About Rep. Ives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/district-u-46-board-members-dishonest-fb-post-rep-ives/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County – Federal Lawsuit seeks injunction pertaining to property tax assessments – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/coles-county-federal-lawsuit-seeks-injuction-pertaining-to-property-tax-assessments/
— Illinois OEIG unmasks whistleblower to County Board – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: What about you has been unmasked? I should write a book about my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who unmasked to my Democrat superiors a) my opposition to patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and that I was a b) draft avoider, b) conservative, c) Republican, d) Missouri Synod Lutheran, e) non-poor, f) a gun owner, g) 100% German American, h) childless, i) someone whose ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, etc.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/illinois-oeig-unmasks-whistleblower-to-county-board/

 

GOPUSA
— Sharia comes to London, as Muslim mayor bans sexy ads
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28272
— TREASONOUS: Another Maryland city weighs giving illegal aliens the right to vote
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28343
— Google execs blast engineer’s manifesto on gender ‘differences’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28357

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump launches ‘real news’ service to fight negative media coverage, slipping support – Dave Boyer  (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs and who do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? The aforesaid do not want the Illinois House Republicans, the Illinois Senate Republicans, etc. to include
diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/7/donald-trumps-real-news-service-fights-negative-me/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump campaign has launched a weekly news service on social media to provide supporters with positive coverage of the president, amid surveys showing that Mr. Trump’s base of support and job approval ratings are shrinking. Conservative television commentator Kayleigh McEnany, who was named Monday as spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, served as anchor of the Trump campaign’s “News of the Week” video for the first time last weekend. After summing up positive economic news and Mr. Trump’s support for stricter legal immigration limits, Ms. McEnany signed off her first report from Trump Tower by telling viewers on Facebook and Twitter, “Thank you for joining us, everybody. I’m Kayleigh McEnany, and that is the real news.” RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Ms. McEnany’s “wealth of experience will be invaluable to the RNC as we continue to support President Trump and build on our majorities in Congress as we head into 2018.” Ms. McEnany, who left a job at CNN, said she is “eager to talk about Republican ideas and values and have important discussions about issues affecting Americans across this country.” The Trump campaign said it will use the fledgling service to “continue to promote real news” about how Mr. Trump is making America great again. Like the president’s frequent tweeting, the campaign said it will use “news of the week” on social media to “talk to Americans directly.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote ‘Anti-Diversity’ Memo – Ian Miles Cheong (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Constructively, in 1997, me when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO fired me because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Previously, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/google-fires-engineer-who-wrote-anti-diversity-memo/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The formerly anonymous author who penned the “anti-diversity” memo at Google that leaked this weekend, James Damore, has been fired for speaking his mind. Following the social media outrage with calls for his termination and the creation of industry blacklists, Google CEO Sundar Pichai released a company-wide notice stating that the senior engineer violated the company’s Code of Conduct. Damore has since confirmed his dismissal. In the memo, Damore called the tech giant’s diversity initiatives as an “ideological echo chamber,” and advocated for diversity of ideas and meritocracy. He suggested that basic psychological variances can explain the lack of women in certain sectors of the industry. Pichai’s memo, titled “Our words matter,” states that the contents of the email were “fair to debate, regardless of whether a vast majority of Googlers disagree with it,” according to Recode. “However, portions of the memo violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace,” continued Pichai. “Our job is to build great products for users that make a difference in their lives. To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK. It is contrary to our basic values and our Code of Conduct, which expects ‘each Googler to do their utmost to create a workplace culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination.” Damore’s email has become radioactive for Google, with many within the company also calling for repercussions. The Daily Caller viewed evidence of multiple internal emails showing conversations between various senior engineers demanding retribution for the memo’s contents and circulation. Bloomberg reports that Damore was fired after internal discussion as multiple employees supported firing him for airing his views. The senior engineer confirmed his dismissal in an email to the publication. Google is currently caught up in a dispute with the Department of Labor over a claim that it systemically discriminates against women through a gender gap.)
— Forget California, Oregon Is The Foremost ‘Sanctuary State’ In The US – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/forget-california-oregon-is-the-foremost-sanctuary-state-in-the-us/

 

PJ MEDIA
— D’Souza: Trump Joins Gandhi, Churchill, Mandela, Founding Fathers as Nationalists – NICHOLAS BALLASY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/07/dsouza-trump-joins-gandhi-churchill-mandela-founding-fathers-as-nationalists/

 

THE BLAZE
— Dutch Airlines tries to tweet pro-gay message, and fails hilariously – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: Do you fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity like me? Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/07/dutch-airlines-tries-to-tweet-pro-gay-message-and-fails-hilariously/
— Things get bloody when Antifa thugs attack pro-Trump rally in Portland – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: How soon will Antifa thugs show up in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/07/things-get-bloody-when-antifa-thugs-attack-pro-trump-rally-in-portland/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It’s still all about God and guns in the rural Midwest
http://2020.washingtonexaminer.com/howard-county/why-trump-clobbered-hillary-clinton-rural-midwest/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google, Searching for Lawyers – JIM GERAGHTY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want employees who are NOT anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/morning-jolt/450246/Firing-Google-Memo-May-Result-in-Lawsuit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When does one employee holding an opinion contrary to another employee’s become harassment? My guess is that a lawsuit at Google is going to explore that question under the harsh glare of public scrutiny. Google on Monday fired the employee who wrote an internal memo suggesting men are better suited for tech jobs than women, escalating a debate over free speech at the company. Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in an email to his staff that the employee’s memo violated company policy. Google, part of Alphabet Inc., didn’t publicly name the memo’s author. Software engineer James Damore, who said in an email that he wrote the memo and was fired for it, said he was considering legal action against Google for firing him after he complained to federal labor officials about executives’ alleged efforts to silence him. Mr. Damore published an internal memo last week that criticized Google’s efforts to increase diversity at the company, arguing the program discriminated against some employees. He said men were generally better at engineering jobs than women and a liberal bias among executives and many employees made it difficult to discuss the issue at Google.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump spurs wave of state immigration laws – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/345648-trump-spurs-wave-of-new-immigration-laws?rnd=1502139291
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump ‘working vacation’ draws scrutiny.” Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345671-trump-working-vacation-draws-scrutiny

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Political Payoff of Making Whites Feel Like a Minority – Lynn Vavreck (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/upshot/the-political-payoff-of-making-whites-feel-like-a-minority.html
— Shown the Door, Older Workers Find Bias Hard to Prove – ELIZABETH OLSON  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/business/dealbook/shown-the-door-older-workers-find-bias-hard-to-prove.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Many Politicians Lie. But Trump Has Elevated the Art of Fabrication.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/us/politics/lies-trump-obama-mislead.html
— Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart – DAVID LEONHARDT  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who rail against government salaries, who rail against government benefits, and who rail against government pensions, but say nothing about skyrocketing inequality in the private sector. They are either extremely wealthy or talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for those who are extremely wealthy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/opinion/leonhardt-income-inequality.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many Americans can’t remember anything other than an economy with skyrocketing inequality, in which living standards for most Americans are stagnating and the rich are pulling away. It feels inevitable. But it’s not. A well-known team of inequality researchers — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman — has been getting some attention recently for a chart it produced. It shows the change in income between 1980 and 2014 for every point on the distribution, and it neatly summarizes the recent soaring of inequality. The line on the chart (which we have recreated as the red line above) resembles a classic hockey-stick graph. It’s mostly flat and close to zero, before spiking upward at the end. That spike shows that the very affluent, and only the very affluent, have received significant raises in recent decades. This line captures the rise in inequality better than any other chart or simple summary that I’ve seen. So I went to the economists with a request: Could they produce versions of their chart for years before 1980, to capture the income trends following World War II. You are looking at the result here. (CHART) The message is straightforward. Only a few decades ago, the middle class and the poor weren’t just receiving healthy raises. Their take-home pay was rising even more rapidly, in percentage terms, than the pay of the rich.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Speak for Venezuela, Pope Francis  The first Latin American pontiff is harder on Trump than on Caracas’s despot. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/speak-for-venezuela-pope-francis-1502144547
— Immigration Anxieties, Then and Now – Walter Russell Mead  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote mass/illegal immigration want cheap labor and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-anxieties-then-and-now-1502144233
— Google Uproar Highlights Questions Over What You Can or Cannot Say at Work  Companies that foster open discussions risk blowback when an employee voices contentious or offensive opinions – Yoree Koh and  Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, you will be fired if you do anything other than glorify and praise: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, women, minorities, young people, veterans, Islam, the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, the Green Party platform, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-uproar-highlights-questions-over-what-you-can-or-cannot-say-at-work-1502175014
— Google Fires Employee Who Wrote Memo Criticizing Diversity Initiatives  Chief Executive Sundar Pichai says in email the employee violated company policy; memo suggested men are better suited for tech jobs than women – Jack Nicas  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Constructively, in 1997, me when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO fired me because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Previously, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-fires-employee-who-wrote-memo-criticizing-diversity-initiatives-1502159711

 

USA TODAY
— I invested early in Google and Facebook and regret it. I helped create a monster. ‘Brain hacking’ Internet monopolies menace public health, democracy, writes Roger McNamee.  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise Google and Facebook.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/08/my-google-and-facebook-investments-made-fortune-but-now-they-menace/543755001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: With Congress stalled on health care, blacks still looking within their communities to bridge health disparities – Deborah Barfield Berry  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/07/churches-community-groups-step-up-address-black-health-disparities/530013001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Millennials buying first homes have mom and dad to thank  For many, saving for down payment isn’t possible otherwise. – Adam Shell  (DIERSEN: Did your parents help you buy your first home?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that after I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 when I was 21 years old, I lived with my mother and brother in Crete until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. In my defense, my father had died suddenly in October of 1969, my mother had never attended high school and had been a housewife and homemaker, and my brother was 5 years younger than me. While I lived with them, I used my Firestone Stores salary and my IRS salary to help pay the bills, but I also saved to buy that town home.  I would not have bought a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in October of 1971 if my 1969 Dodge Charger SE had not been stolen in August of 1971.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/07/millennials-move-back-parents-save-house/512027001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Back to basics: Save up for big purchases – Peter Dunn  (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money to buy? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The down payments came from money that I had saved working for Firestone Stores and for IRS. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.  The down payments came from money that my wife had saved working for the FBI and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and from money that I had saved working for IRS and working for GAO.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170808/282033327289386

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Army worker Todd Thomas fired for posting ‘beard updates’ on Facebook – Clark Kauffman  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as having been a far worse federal employee than Todd Thomas.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/08/08/army-worker-fired-posting-beard-updates-facebook/540322001/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Here’s how much the top-earning women make in every US state (34% in Illinois) compared to men – Lauren Lyons Cole and Andy Kiersz  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, big businesses are run by Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/top-two-percent-every-us-state-2017-7/#-4

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Justice Department triples number of probes into federal employee leaks – Eric Tucker
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/doj-fbi/2017/08/07/justice-department-triples-number-of-probes-into-federal-employee-leaks/

 

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— 40% Favor Affirmative Action  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/40_favor_affirmative_action

August 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sessions Blasts Chicago Legal Action  “The City of Chicago will continue to stand up to President Trump,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sessions-Blasts-Chicago-Legal-Action–439080943.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Overtime Costs ‘Out Of Control’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/chicagos-overtime-costs-out-of-control/
— Nearly 1,000 CPS Layoffs Announced
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/nearly-1000-cps-layoffs-announced/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago sues over sanctuary city threat; Sessions fires back
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272355089-story
— Rauner rejects Democrats’ call to borrow for bill backlog – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/272467735-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Emanuel sues Trump Justice Department, immigrant sanctuary debate comes to fore – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-lawsuit-met-0808-2-20170807-story.html
— Rauner shouldn’t delay borrowing money to pay Illinois’ bills, comptroller says – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-susana-mendoza-met-0808-20170807-story.html
— New chief of staff Kelly moves quickly to tame Trump’s tweets – Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Talev and Justin Sink  (DIERSEN: Who wants to tame your tweets and why, that is, who wants to shut you up and why?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-tweets-20170807-story.html
— Some Lake County school districts look to reserves to navigate latest financial uncertainty – Phil Rockrohr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lsr-state-education-funding-tl-0810-20170807-story.html
— President Trump, who got five draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record – Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I avoided the draft. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-attack-senator-twitter-20170807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-belmont-rocks-0820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-chicago-lawsuit-sessions-edit-20170807-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-sanctuary-city-glanton-met-0808-20170807-column.html
— Medical pot shops hold public expo, complete with cooking demos, to reduce stigma of product – Dan Lambert  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-vhr-medical-marijuana-expo-tl-0810-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters ‘lawless’ Chicago – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-promised-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-is-a-reality/
— Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding  (DIERSEN: Who digs at you? I should write a book about those who dig at me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chance-the-rapper-digs-at-pols-over-education-funding/
— A fresh attempt at cutting a deal on Illinois education – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-a-fresh-attempt-at-cutting-a-deal-on-illinois-education/
— Republicans don’t want nobody Dems (might have) sent – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-republicans-dont-want-nobody-dems-might-have-sent/
— Trump trains his sights on affirmative action – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trump-trains-his-sights-on-affirmative-action/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-wheres-the-crime-in-wanting-to-work/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner appoints former Rep. Senger of Naperville as a deputy chief of staff – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/rauner-appoints-former-rep-senger-of-naperville-as-a-deputy-chief-of-staff
— How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/how-wheeling-says-a-resident-cost-taxpayers-144000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170807/news/308079891/
— Mid-Year Review Shows Continued Strong Economic Indicators for DuPage County – Choose DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170807/mid-year-review-shows-continued-strong-economic-indicators-for-dupage-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the next step in the city’s sanctuary city lawsuit – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/NEWS02/170809894/heres-the-next-step-in-the-citys-sanctuary-city-lawsuit
— All these Democrats think they can unseat Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/BLOGS02/170809891/all-these-democrats-think-they-can-unseat-roskam

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hunger on campus is a real problem with real solutions – Esther Cepeda  (DIERSEN: Were you hungry when you earned your bachelor’s degree? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. They would stress that while I earned my bachelor’s degree from NIU 1969-1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that I lived in the University Plaza Dormitory (
https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb and then Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid to paint me as having always been undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170806/esther-cepeda-hunger-on-campus-is-real-problem-with-real-solutions

 

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Illinois State Representative Jeanne Ives
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/08/07/illinois-state-representative-jeanne-ives/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Chicago Just Hosted The Largest Democratic Socialists Convention In Years
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/07/chicago_dsa_convention_helps_build.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/08/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-a-hate-group/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State legislators deemed indifferent to business woes – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: What are your woes and who is indifferent to them.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511174568-state-legislators-deemed-indifferent-to-business-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP maintains pivotal role in state government, local chairman says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174602-dupage-gop-maintains-pivotal-role-in-state-government-local-chairman-says
— Ives declares schools will open despite Madigan tactics – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174785-ives-declares-schools-will-open-despite-madigan-tactics

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter hails Rauner veto of school funding bill as making things fair – Caitlin Nordahl
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511174769-righter-hails-rauner-veto-of-school-funding-bill-as-making-things-fair

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANTI-TAX HIKE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JEANETTE WARD EYES FORTNER’S SOON-VACANT SEAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/anti-tax-hike-school-board-member-eyes-fortners-soon-vacant-seat.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT INJUSTICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION  Rita Dunaway applauds attorney general’s plan to curb nefarious practice  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/painful-truth-about-injustice-of-affirmative-action/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal media slams politician (Jeanne Ives) for sharing article critical of transgenderism – Laurie Higgins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/state-legislator-links-to-article-on-transgenderism-in-schools-and-gets-unn

 

BREITBART
— Trump Immigration Crackdown Leads to Higher Construction Wages (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, and companies that want cheap labor have always worked very hard against me.  They know that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/06/trump-immigration-crackdown-leads-higher-construction-wages/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Using Sanctuary City Lawsuit Against Trump To Distract From $55 Million Scandal – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/rahm-using-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-trump-to-distract-from-55-million-scandal/
— Flake Picks Immigrants Over GOP Voters – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/flake-picks-immigrants-over-gop-voters/

 

GOPUSA
— Paul Ryan catches heat in home district – JOHN BINDER
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28306

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/07/putting-americans-first/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Much Should Society Stigmatize Marijuana? – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450177/marijuana-academic-performance-study-highlights-legalizations-costs

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/politics/poll-trump-approval-down-amid-distrust/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor stalls bond sales for other options to pay bills
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKBN1AN1ID

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Google VP responds to employee memo on women: ‘Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-memo-20170807-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Rejects Democrats’ Call to Borrow for Bill Backlog  Gov. Bruce Rauner rebuffed Democrats’ calls Monday to borrow more money to take a chunk out of a $14.4 billion pile of overdue bills. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-07/rauner-rejects-democrats-call-to-borrow-for-bill-backlog

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Find Out If President Trump Would Let You Immigrate to America – Lisa Marie Segarra and David Johnson  (DIERSEN: Do you qualify? I do not. 30 points are needed and I only have 18 points because a) I am over 50 years old, b) my three master’s degrees are not in science, technology, or engineering, c) I do not have a job offer, d) I do not have a Nobel Prize or major international award, e) I have not won an Olympic medal in the past 8 years, and f) I do not plan on investing money in the U.S. with foreign currency.)
http://time.com/4887574/trump-raise-act-immigration/

 

FORBES
— 10 Cars Owners Keep 10 Years Or More – Jim Gorzelany (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette since October 14, 1971.  I have owned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX since 1995.)
http://www3.forbes.com/business/10-cars-owners-keep-10-years-or-more/

 

FED SMITH
— How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For? – John Grobe
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/07/take-away-benefit-thats-already-paid/

 

CATO
— 90 Percent of Businesses Don’t Use E-Verify—Especially Small Businesses – DAVID BIER  (DIERSEN: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/90-percent-businesses-dont-use-e-verify-especially-small-businesses
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.cato.org/blog/legal-workforce-act-would-delay-or-cost-17-million-jobs-us-citizens-legal-workers

August 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— VIDEO: President Trump greets wedding guests in Bedminster, N.J.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/video-trump-greets-wedding-guests-in-bedminster-nj/2279263/

 

NBC5
— Restraining Order Issued Over Ex-NIU President Severance Pay
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/northern-illinois-university-president-severance-438749993.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 12 arrests, 128 medical transports in 2 days at Lollapalooza
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272229595-story
— Planned Parenthood: Teach your preschoolers ‘their genitals don’t determine their gender’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion and LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/271999929-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Politicians to pay, literally, for tax-happy cliches – John Kass  (DIERSEN: What about making politicians pay for using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to harm Republicans?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-toni-preckwinkle-soda-tax-john-kass-met-0806-20170804-column.html
— Fired and rehired: Hundreds of officers fired for misconduct returned to policing – Kimbriell Kelly, Wesley Lowery and Steven Rich  (DIERSEN: Of course, the Democrats who run GAO would never rehire me.  They want to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-police-officers-misconduct-fired-rehired-20170805-story.html
— Loyola program opens college doors for vulnerable students – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Were you a vulnerable student? Thanks to my outstanding parents, I was not. They had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948. They 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. They had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. They sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided room a board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. The aforesaid enabled me to have jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-arrupe-college-loyola-university-met-20170805-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Loyola University Chicago was Blanca Rodriguez’s dream school. The Jesuit institution’s $21,000 tuition was out of the question for her family, but Rodriguez soon will be a Loyola graduate anyway thanks to a program for low-income students designed to get them halfway to a bachelor’s degree with little or no debt. Rodriguez is in the first graduating class of Arrupe College, a two-year program run by Loyola at its Water Tower Campus in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Established in 2015, Arrupe offers three types of associate degrees, mostly fulfilling general education requirements that will enable students to segue into bachelor’s programs at other schools. Arrupe’s students are among the city’s most vulnerable — and not just because they often cannot afford tuition. Many students or their parents are living in the U.S. illegally and face a threat of deportation. Some experience homelessness or food insecurity. Others are young parents. Many live in crime-plagued neighborhoods, have lost close relatives to gun violence and avoid taking late-day classes because they are scared to use public transportation at night.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote Maxine Waters?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–tv-black-girls-rock-20170806-story.html
— Why some employers are becoming more generous with retirement savings plans – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees and government retirees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Because of that, to hire and to retain employees, governments have had to pay higher salaries and offer better retirement and other benefits. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-companies-give-employees-more-401k-money-marksjarvis-column-0807-biz-20170803-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an effort to recruit employees in competitive fields and help motivate older workers to leave the workplace when they hit retirement age, companies are becoming more generous with their retirement savings plans. After pulling back on the extras during the recession, companies are devoting more to 401(k) matches, the free money they give employees who participate in company retirement savings plans.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump defends his working vacation – AP  (DIERSEN: When I started working for IRS in 1971, I did not take any vacation days until I was in the “use-it-or-lose-it” status in 1973.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170805/news/308059899/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Education funding latest in political theater – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-education-funding-latest-in-political-theater/article_706348b2-dcaa-5134-886a-3020e2c63f06.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Will Rauner’s changes sabotage S.B. 1?”
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-08-06/rich-millercapitol-fax-will-rauners-changes-sabotage-sb-1.html
— Working toward working together – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats have made it very clear that they do NOT want to “work together” with Republicans.  Illinois Democrats have made it very clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170805/bernard-schoenburg-working-toward-working-together

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois 13th Congressional District candidate’s positions seem likely to appeal to Democrats – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-06/tom-kacich-candidates-positions-seem-likely-appeal-democrats.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Treat all school districts fairly – Editorial  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, it is “fair” to take money from the taxpayers in Republican School districts and to give that money to Democrats who run Democrat school districts.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/08/04/our-view-treat-all-school-districts-fairly/amjhtwc/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Bailout a blunt but fair term when it comes to CPS funding – Editorial
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/bailout-a-blunt-but-fair-term-when-it-comes-to/article_0b83d5a4-d279-5cf0-9d02-3acdca6b679a.html

 

HERALD TRIBUNE
— Paul Schimpf talks SB 1, highway plan – Pete Spitler
http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20170805/schimpf-talks-sb-1-highway-plan

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor’s Proposed Changes to Education-Funding Bill Look Like an Effort to Kill It.”
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/governor-looks-to-kill-education-funding-bill

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote the “Four tribes of Trump’s GOP opposition.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” who have worked harder against me than they have worked against any Democrat, any Libertarian, or any Green. They crow that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/four-tribes-of-trumps-gop-opposition/784096535

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen says Democrats might have cost schools funding for year – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174414-breen-says-democrats-might-have-cost-schools-funding-for-year
— Winfield School District 34 placed on financial “Recognition” list by state board of education
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511140544-winfield-school-district-34-placed-on-financial-recognition-list-by-state-board-of-education

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Rauner school funding change ‘supports every single child,’ Jil Tracy contends – Caitlin Nordahl
http://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511167865-rauner-school-funding-change-supports-every-single-child-tracy-contends

 

JANESVILLE GAZETTE
— Foxconn deal gets better and better… for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.gazettextra.com/20170806/our_views_foxconn_deal_gets_better_and_better_for_illinois

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Fill 72 Precinct Committeeman Slots  (DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain slots in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America are filled with real Republicans rather than RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, or Green plants?)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/06/democrats-filling-precinct-committeeman-slots/
— Chuck Wheeler – a Dangerous Enough County Board Member to Merit an Anonymous Hit Piece
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/04/chuck-wheeler-a-dangerous-enough-county-board-member-to-merit-an-anonymous-hit-piece/
— One of Jack Franks’ Political Patronage Hires Quits County Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/04/one-of-jack-franks-political-patronage-hire-quits-county-government/
— Anonymous Attack Piece on Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/03/anonymous-attack-piece-on-jack-franks/
— Anonymous Attack on Crystal Lake County Board Members
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/02/anonymous-attack-on-crystal-lake-county-board-members/
— National GOP Looking at Big Tax Increase for Illinois Residents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/01/national-gop-looking-at-big-tax-increase-for-illinois-residents/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hunting RINOs is tough, but here’s how you do it – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, RINOs should not be allowed to seek or to hold any kind of elected or appointed government office or political office as a Republican.  RINOs who hold government offices and/or political offices work very hard against me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/5/hunting-rinos-tough-heres-how/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FEDERAL EMPLOYEES STEP UP DEFIANCE OF PRESIDENT ‘You have Donald Trump, who ran and said he would drain the swamp, meaning them’ (DIERSEN: What have you been defiant about?  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat GAO superiors would say that I was defiant a) when I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation at GAO and b) when in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/federal-employees-step-up-defiance-of-president/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jeff Flake: Opportunist or consistent conservative? – W. James Antle III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-opportunist-or-consistent-conservative/article/2630727

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— GOP should focus on illegal immigration first. No ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Reform – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450179/immigration-stop-illegal-entry-doing-anything-else

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Affirmative Action Policies Evolve, Achieving Their Own Diversity – VIVIAN YEE (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/us/affirmative-action-justice-department.html
— What Does It Take to ‘Assimilate’ in America? – LAILA LALAMI  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/magazine/what-does-it-take-to-assimilate-in-america.html
— The Transformation of the ‘American Dream’ – ROBERT J. SHILLER (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents enabled me to seek the “American Dream.” They had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948. They 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. They had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. They sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided room a board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. The aforesaid enabled me to have jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. The aforesaid allowed me to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/upshot/the-transformation-of-the-american-dream.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump defends trip to Bedminster: ‘This is not a vacation’ – AP
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-updates-trump-tweets-bedminster-not-a-vacation-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Better affirmative action to give qualified kids a fair shot at college admission – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What unfair advantages did you have?  My critics/opponents, their operative stress a) that my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948; b) that they 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, c) that they had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962; d) that they sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966; e) that they provided room a board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969; f) that the aforesaid unfairly enabled me to have jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; g) that the aforesaid unfairly enabled me to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968; and h) that the aforesaid unfairly enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/better-affirmative-action-give-qualified-kids-fair-shot-article-1.3385308

 

NEWS & ADVANCE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to dump the ‘Huddled Masses’ into your state, into your county, into your township/ward, into your municipality, and into your precinct.
http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/columnists/mercer_marsha/forget-about-the-huddled-masses/article_72df59f2-7954-11e7-b36a-3b3fb09914ef.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Google staffer’s hostility to affirmative action sparks furious backlash  Manifesto arguing against promotion of race and gender diversity attributes lack of women in tech to ‘biological causes’- Nicola Davis (DIERSEN: Because all the job that I have had during my life are viewed as being “BAD” jobs, a) few Democrats, few minorities, few women, few younger people, and few veterans wanted those jobs and b) my superiors had an extremely had time meeting their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/06/google-staffers-manifesto-against-affirmative-action-sparks-furious-backlash

 

SALON
— Salon struggling to pay its rent – Keith J. Kelly  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free and they contain no advertising because I can afford to donate all the time and all the money needed to put the emails out each and every morning and each and every evening.  I donate 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each year for internet services, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, etc.  Further, he who pays the piper calls the tunes and I only want the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling to call my tunes.)
http://nypost.com/2017/08/03/salon-struggling-to-pay-its-rent/

August 1 Evening Edition

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
— Full text of Gov. Rauner’s statement on amendatory veto of school funding bill
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Bi-iePG1O6RkU1alFvTFR0eTBEODJLcVZlRF9sZzVsWm9R/view

 

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Governor Bruce Rauner discusses his amendatory veto of SB1 and takes questions from reporters.
https://www.illinois.gov/cms/agency/media/video/sitepages/videos.aspx

 

ABC7
— Rauner’s veto could jeopardize Illinois school funding – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauners-veto-could-jeopardize-illinois-school-funding/2266218/
— Aaron Schock lawyers say feds questioned ex-rep’s sexuality – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner  (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-lawyers-say-feds-questioned-ex-reps-sexuality/2267093/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Issues Amendatory Veto for School Funding Plan
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Capitol-Showdown-Looms-Over-Illinois-School-Funding-Plan-437858053.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Vetoes Education Funding Bill, Removes $250M For CPS
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/01/governor-rauner-education-funding-veto-cps/

 

WLS AM
— Republican State Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale announced today that she will not seek re-election in 2018. – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/01/another-il-pol-calling-it-quits/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As promised, Rauner vetoes school bill he calls Chicago ‘bailout’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/as-promised-rauner-vetoes-school-bill-he-calls-chicago-bailout/
— Chicago facing $114.2 million budget shortfall in 2018 – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-facing-114-2-million-budget-shortfall-in-2018/
— Schock lawyers: Feds asked witnesses about Schock sex life and if gay – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schock-lawyers-feds-asking-witnesses-about-schock-sex-life-and-if-gay/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schock’s defense team – which includes former federal prosecutors – have been arguing that federal probers, once they targeted Schock, started to hunt for crimes to charge him with, going out-of-bounds along the way before the Springfield based grand jury and in the gathering of evidence.)
— Effort to thwart Rauner veto must pick up steam – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-effort-to-thwart-rauner-veto-must-pick-up-steam/
— Chicago not alone in struggle with Rauner – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-chicago-not-alone-in-struggle-with-rauner/
— When cars do the driving, you’ll catch the blame – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-when-cars-do-the-driving-youll-catch-the-blame/
— Rauner’s veto of parts of school bill leaves plenty of questions – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-veto-of-parts-of-school-bill-leaves-plenty-of-questions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican state Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale to retire

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-bellock-will-retire-tl-0810-20170801-story.html

— Obamacare rates in Illinois could soar up to 43 percent next year – Lisa Schencker  (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-rates-released-0802-biz-20170801-story.html
— Rauner vetoes education funding plan, Emanuel accuses him of ‘fuzzy math’ – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-met-0802-20170801-story.html
— Former Rep. Schock’s attorneys: Prosecutors have ‘apparent obsession’ with his sexuality – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-misconduct-motion-20170801-story.html
— 15 days to fix Illinois school funding. Which pols will make that a priority? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-veto-senate-schools-edit-0802-jm-20170801-story.html
— Another Obamacare whack for Illinois: Price hikes of 43 percent? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-obamacare-rates-trump-edit-0802-jm-20170801-story.html
— Fox Valley educators decry school funding veto – Sarah Freishtat and Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-illinois-school-funding-st-0802-20170801-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner’s veto could jeopardize all school funding – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/rauners-veto-could-jeopardize-all-school-funding
— Rauner vetoes public school money – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/rauner-vetoes-public-school-money
— Life serves up ‘sandwich generation’ stress – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about your stress?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my wife and I have very little stress because a) we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, b) our parents have passed away, c) I have only one brother, and d) my wife has only one brother and one sister.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/constable-life-serves-up-sandwich-generation-stress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suburbs are filled with members of the sandwich generation, who find themselves in the middle between caring for their children and concerns for their aging parents.)
— DuPage looks to hiring restrictions to deal with reduced state funding  Chairman says DuPage must be proactive as it expects to lose $1 million this fiscal year – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under hiring freezes and/or under promotion freezes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/dupage-looks-to-hiring-restrictions-to-deal-with-reduced-state-funding
— DuPage legislators sponsor free jobs fair
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170801/dupage-legislators-sponsor-free-jobs-fair

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner vetoes school bill, slashes CPS funds – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170801/BLOGS02/170809989/rauner-vetoes-school-bill-slashes-cps-funds
— Illinois insurers plan double-digit Obamacare rate hikes – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170801/NEWS03/170809980/illinois-insurers-plan-double-digit-obamacare-rate-hikes

 

WSIL TV
— Trump says he won’t stop tweeting – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36020159/the-latest-trump-says-he-wont-stop-tweeting

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Loyalty to principles or a person? – John J. Dunphy  (DIERSEN: I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are loyal to whoever has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/106434/dunphy-loyalty-to-principles-or-a-person

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Seeks Input on County Programs, Spending
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=55423

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Military archbishop defends Trump ban on new ‘transgender’ soldiers – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/72817/military-archbishop-defends-trump-ban-new-transgender-soldiers/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— National GOP Looking at Big Tax Increase for Illinois Residents – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/01/national-gop-looking-at-big-tax-increase-for-illinois-residents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune entitled, “GOP tax increase targets blue states,” deserves our attention. Now, property taxes are deductible on our Federal income taxes. The article says that “Federal deductions for state, local taxes on chopping block.” Guess who has the highest state and local taxes. It’s those states led by tax hungry Democrats. Perhaps national Republicans have not figured out that Republicans are more likely to own real estate than Democrats.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “A Taxing Discussion” – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/a-taxing-discussion-spotlight052/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 80% OF COOK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES HAVE OPTED OUT OF MINIMUM WAGE, SICK LEAVE ORDINANCES – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/80-of-cook-county-municipalities-have-opted-out-of-minimum-wage-sick-leave-ordinances/#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BELLOCK TO RETIRE AFTER SERVING TEN TERMS IN ILLINOIS HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/bellock-to-retire-after-serving-ten-terms-in-illinois-house.html
— AS PROMISED, GOVERNOR SENDS BACK TO LEGISLATURE AMENDATORY VETO ON SCHOOL FUNDING BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/as-promised-governor-sends-back-to-legislature-amendatory-veto-on-school-funding-bill-.html
— BILL MAKING EVERY ILLINOIS SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME A SANCTUARY LOCATION SITS ON RAUNER’S DESK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/bill-making-every-illinois-school-hospital-nursing-home-a-sanctuary-location-sits-on-rauners-desk.html
— THE WAR ON CARS [PRAGER U VIDEO] (DIERSEN: During my entire life, overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been anti-car. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.  I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/the-war-on-cars.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There is a war against cars in America. Regulators want Americans out of cars and onto trains, buses, and bicycles. Why? Because of what cars represent — freedom. Automotive expert Lauren Fix (“The Car Coach”) explains.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: (Rauner) issued a total veto of the Automatic Voter Registration bill.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/avr-looks-like-a-go/
— Rauner calls Politifact claim “false spin” *** Politifact: Rauner SB1 “bailout” claim is false
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/politifact-rauner-sb1-bailout-claim-is-false/
— Rauner puts password on his school funding site, but it’s cached online
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/rauner-puts-password-on-his-school-funding-site-but-its-cached-online/
— Rep. Bellock to retire
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/rep-bellock-to-retire/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Calling Trump: Remove Congress’ illegal exemption from Obamacare now  Health care subsidy is illegal –  Jenny Beth Martin (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (
https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/remove-congress-obamacare-exemption/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a single new tweet, President Trump set official Washington abuzz Saturday afternoon: “If a new Health Care Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for members of Congress will end very soon!”)

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— CT Residents Get Hate Mail for Flying American Flags  (DIERSEN: The more anti-Americans who are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, the sooner that you will get hate mail from anti-Americans for flying the American flag.  Anti-Trumps promote anti-Americanism.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/01/residents-get-hate-mail-flying-american-flags

 

NEWSMAX
— Lewandowski: Reince Was Ultimately Responsible for Leaks – Sandy Fitzgerald  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are ultimately responsible for the actions of their operatives and of their dupes.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/corey-lewandowski-reince-priebus-responsible-white-house/2017/08/01/id/805076/

 

GOPUSA
— Left Takes Revenge on Sheriff Joe
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27993
— Leftists who once despised John McCain cheer him as hero for saving Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27991
— NYC Cops: We Can’t Arrest Nude Illegal Alien Panhandlers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28016
— Bachmann: Islamic refugees have turned Minn. upside-down
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28002
— Conservatives urge Trump to revoke $12,000/year Obamacare subsidy for Congress (DIERSEN: To punish me, my critics/opponents would love to cut/eliminate my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They care nothing that to qualify for that subsidy, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27998?omhide=true

 

FEDERALIST
— NYT Op-Ed: Parents Who Don’t Send Their Kids To Public Schools Are Racist Theocrats  Katherine Stewart’s argument is lazy. It’s generalized, misinformed, and reads much like a carnival barker shouting down the looming threat of theocracy, theocracy, theocracy. – Andrew Walker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri synod.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/31/nyt-op-ed-parents-dont-send-kids-public-schools-racist-theocrats/
— Trump Should End Obama’s Bailout of Congress’s Health Care  The taxpayer health care bailout for members of Congress is very real, worth about $12,000 per year for each lawmaker, and utterly indefensible legally or politically. – Phil Kerpen  (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/01/trump-end-obamas-bailout-congresss-health-care/

 

BREITBART
— What Hitler Learned from the Democrats – Dinesh D’Souza
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/31/dinesh-dsouza-hitler-learned-democrats/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Barely Notice Venezuela’s Vote for Dictatorship – Mike Ciandella
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mike-ciandella/2017/07/31/nets-barely-notice-venezuelas-vote-dictatorship

 

OCCIDENTAL OBSERVER
— Hypergamy, Affirmative Action and Today’s “Diverse” Workplace: The Replacement of White Males – Brent Mason
http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/31/hypergamy-affirmative-action-and-todays-diverse-workplace-the-replacement-of-white-males/

 

INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY
— Legalizing recreational marijuana is linked to increased crashes
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/52/4/1

 

CBS NEWS
— Foreign workers being used to build auto plants in U.S.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbsn-on-assignment-foreign-workers-used-to-build-auto-plants-in-us/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: IIT admitted me in 1992 when I was 43, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 43. DePaul admitted me in 1976 when I was 27, but I doubt that DePaul would admit me today if I was 27. Loyola admitted me in 1972 when I was 23, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 23. NIU admitted me in 1969 when I was 20, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 20. UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 18, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 18.  In addition to being White, my other bad demographics include my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, I am conservative, I am Republican, I am American, I am a male, I have never been poor, I am 100% German-American, I avoided the draft, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants, according to a document obtained by The New York Times. The document, an internal announcement to the civil rights division, seeks current lawyers interested in working for a new project on “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.” The announcement suggests that the project will be run out of the division’s front office, where the Trump administration’s political appointees work, rather than its Educational Opportunities Section, which is run by career civil servants and normally handles work involving schools and universities. The document does not explicitly identify whom the Justice Department considers at risk of discrimination because of affirmative action admissions policies. But the phrasing it uses, “intentional race-based discrimination,” cuts to the heart of programs designed to bring more minorities to university campuses. Supporters and critics of the project said it was clearly targeting admissions programs that can give members of generally disadvantaged groups, like black and Latino students, an edge over other applicants with comparable or higher test scores.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The cracks in Republican unity are slowly getting wider.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/08/01/the-cracks-in-republican-unity-are-slowly-getting-wider/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps equate being a minority with being transgender.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/01/most-americans-opposed-integrating-the-military-in-1948-most-americans-support-transgender-military-service-today/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Bill as Budget Wrangling Continues in Several States – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-governor-vetoes-education-bill-as-budget-turmoil-continues-1501607143

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Pension Bills Soar as City Pays Up to Keep Funds Solvent – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-31/chicago-pension-bills-soar-as-city-pays-up-to-keep-funds-solvent
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump’s Republican Support Starting to Crumble?”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-01/is-trump-s-republican-support-starting-to-crumble

 

DAILY BEAST
— Police Drag Venezuela Opposition Leaders From Their Homes  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would love to have their operatives and their dupes drag me from my home.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/police-drag-2-venezuela-opposition-leaders-from-their-homes

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Trump No Better Than Obama On Immigration
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/july_2017/voters_say_trump_no_better_than_obama_on_immigration
— Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses For Those Here Illegally
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/july_2017/most_still_oppose_driver_s_licenses_for_those_here_illegally

July 27 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump’s Transgender Ban Nod to Christian Conservatives: President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement amounted to a direct political lifeline to his most passionate supporters – Steve Peoples  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work against me the hardest.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Transgender-Ban-Nod-to-Christian-Conservatives-Analysis-436906453.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dem poll says Rauner ‘extremely vulnerable,’ shows job rating dip – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dga-poll-calls-rauner-extremely-vulnerable-shows-job-rating-dip/
— ALMOST ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote gender confusion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-devalues-my-service-says-transgender-veteran/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/col-jennifer-pritzker-trumps-transgender-ban-a-huge-step-backward/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Teens from across the globe in Chicago to volunteer – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/teens-from-across-the-globe-in-chicago-to-volunteer/
— Scaramucci calls in to CNN, vows crackdown on leakers – AP (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/scaramucci-doubles-down-on-complaints-of-leaks/
— Mayor Emanuel sends special honor to ailing Sen. John McCain – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-mayor-emanuel-sends-special-honor-to-ailing-sen-john-mccain/
— White Castle targeted by protesters at building sites – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were “bad” jobs, no protesters ever showed up wanting my jobs where I worked.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1964; washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor, chipped slag in South Chicago Heights, and pumped gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966; delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line in Belivdere and as a security guard in DeKalb 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in Chicago Heights 1970-1971; pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies in Chicago 1980-1997.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-white-castle-targeted-by-protesters-at-building-sites/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago deflates plan to fly giant pig balloons in front of Trump Tower – Leonor Vivanco  (DIERSEN: If you won a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents try to do to insult you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-tower-pig-balloons-denied-met-20170727-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: House GOP works to deliver on border wall for Trump – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–congress-border-wall-20170726-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois budget backlog is giving health care providers, patients a headache – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-health-insurance-university-employees-20170627-story.html
— Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs to fill; Hiring event planned for Aug. 2 – Corilyn Shropshire  (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to get good jobs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-hiring-fair-0727-biz-20170726-story.html
— Michelle Obama’s burden — and ours  Despite the many outrages against her and her family, the former first lady remained resolutely upbeat about this nation as a land of opportunity. – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: What has taken opportunity away from you?  For me, it has been Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  In 1971, I would have become an Oldsmobile employee instead of an IRS employee if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  What has given you opportunity?  For me, it was civil service protections. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-michelle-obama-racism-perspec-0727-20170726-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump leans on base amid stalled agenda – Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: What is your base? My base includes individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform, b) reject planks in the IRP platform, and/or reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-base-20170727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Now hiring at Amazon: Thousands of people in 1 day – AP  (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to get good jobs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170726/news/307269939/
— Special session tab could have been higher without suburban lawmaker’s bill – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who successfully got IRS to officially investigate (that is, to disallow) my $5 a day partial day per diem requests in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170727/special-session-tab-could-have-been-higher-without-suburban-lawmakers-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bush’s bill, which goes into effect immediately, caps all 177 General Assembly members’ per diem rates at $111 per session day; lawmakers who travel more than 50 miles to the capitol would continue to be reimbursed 39 cents per mile. It would also eliminate a 2.1 percent cost of living adjustment to their annual salary, which has a base pay of $67,636 before stipends for leadership and committee roles. Without the legislation, per diems were set to rise to $142 per day, and mileage to 53 cents per mile, based on federal rates.)
– ‘New troops’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170727/special-session-tab-could-have-been-higher-without-suburban-lawmakers-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’ve read here recently about a staff shake-up in Rauner’s office, with overhauls to his policy and communications teams, as well as a change of those in charge of his campaign operation. What happened, we asked him this week when he took time to speak to the Daily Herald editorial board? “Battling (House Speaker Michael) Madigan and his political self-serving machine is very draining, very difficult, and sometimes, we need new troops,” he said.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bannon’s plan to tax top earners 44% to be considered by GOP – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170727/NEWS02/170729876/bannons-plan-to-tax-top-earners-44-to-be-considered-by-gop

 

DNA INFO
— I Know All About Crooked Pols — I’m From Chicago, Calif. Gov. Hopeful John Cox Says
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170727/gold-coast/john-cox-california-governor-election-race-campaign

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner remains on the personal attack – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Who has attacked you?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and their attacks against me. I could group them as follows: Wheaton elected officials and employees, Milton Township officials and employees, DuPage County officials and employees, Illinois officials and employees, federal officials and employees, Milton Township Republican Central Committee leaders and members, DuPage County Republican Central Committee leaders and members, Illinois Republican Party leaders and members, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois leaders and members, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce leaders and members, Illinois Center Right Coalition leaders and members, American Association of Political Consultants leaders and members, etc.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170726/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-remains-on-personal-attack

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— S.B. 1: Who’s not the boss of whom? – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: Are you an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman?  If so, who is your boss?  For me, my boss is the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disagree.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that my bosses include the MTRCC officers, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) officers, my representative on the IRP State Central Committee, the IRP officers, and all the Republican elected officials who represent all or part of my precinct. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that political parties exist to win elections no matter what it takes. According to them, “the platform is the problem.” “To win,” a) they want to dump the traditional family, right to life, abortion, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity, Second Amendment, and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and IRP platform and b) they want to dump the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.  To attract voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, THEY WANT THE MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DUMP voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Of course, I disagree.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-27/jim-dey-sb-1-whos-not-boss-whom.html
— Trump-related tumult triggering surge of Democratic candidates – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-27/trump-related-tumult-triggering-surge-democratic-candidates.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Experts’ Take On The Budget – DAISY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: If you agree with someone, you say that person is an expert.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-experts-take-budget#stream/0

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Chicago schools can’t get preferential treatment, Wheeler argues
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511162661-chicago-schools-can-t-get-preferential-treatment-wheeler-argues

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT NAVY PIER, WATCHING CHICAGO TEACHERS’ TIF PROTEST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/wheres-weyermuller-at-navy-pier-watching-chicago-teachers-tif-protest.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Sangamon County GOP profits from Rauner’s warehouse scandal cronies
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/07/26/sangamon-gop-rauner-warehouse-scandal-cronies/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Team Rauner sets 5-day fundraising target “to show Madigan that Illinois does not want the old way”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/team-rauner-sets-5-day-fundraising-target-to-show-madigan-that-illinois-does-not-want-the-old-way/
— DGA Poll: Rauner disapproval at 63 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/dga-poll-rauner-disapproval-at-63-percent/
— Pritzker lampoon’s Rauner’s “Best team in America” comment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/27/pritzker-lampoons-rauners-best-team-in-america-comment/

 

GOPUSA
— Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27767
— OUTSTANDING: ICE Chief Looking into Possibility of Charges for Sanctuary City Leaders
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27786
— USA Today’s Impeachment-Push Poll
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27769
— Confident in Trump, gun owners buy fewer rifles, shotguns
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27625

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Scaramucci names Priebus in now-deleted tweet about leaks – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/27/anthony-scaramucci-names-reince-priebus-in-now-del/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anthony Scaramucci dares Reince Priebus to prove he’s not a leaker – Pete Kasperowicz (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anthony-scaramucci-dares-reince-priebus-to-prove-hes-not-a-leaker/article/2629834

 

FOX NEWS
— Scaramucci on White House leaks: ‘We’re going to let people go if we have to’ (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/27/scaramucci-on-white-house-leaks-were-going-to-let-people-go-if-have-to.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Establishment GOP Is Committing Suicide (DIERSEN: What does the Establishment GOP think of you?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26138

 

NEWSMAX
— Scaramucci Says He’ll Contact FBI Over ‘Leak’ of Financial Data  (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/scaramucci-fbi-financial-data/2017/07/27/id/804059/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Combat Veteran: War Is No Place For The Gender Confused – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote gender confusion.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/26/combat-veteran-war-is-no-place-for-the-gender-confused/
— Are 15,000 Trans People Serving In The US Military? – Holmes Lybrand  (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, the Selective Service classified me 1-A (Available for military service) even though my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/26/fact-check-are-15000-trans-people-serving-in-the-us-military/

 

RED STATE
— Scaramucci Ramps Up Leak Attack, Wants Feds To Target Reince Priebus??? – Brad Slager  (DIERSEN: Who wants the Feds to target you?  My critics/opponents a) got my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) got my Democrat IRS superiors to not promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) got my Democrat Post Office superiors to force me resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.redstate.com/bradslager/2017/07/27/scaramucci-ramps-leak-attack-wants-feds-target-reince-priebus/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Gut the Congressional Budget Office – CASEY BURGAT & C. JARRETT DIETERLE  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Republican gutted GAO.  To deal with budget cuts, the Democrats who ran GAO back then got rid of its employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449864/gutting-cbo-wrong-way-get-revenge

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Was An Early Proponent Of Ending ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ – Daniel Marans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-lgbtq-military_us_5978aa08e4b0e201d57a3257

 

CNN
— Why Breitbart hasn’t gone to war for Sessions – Kurt Bardella  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/opinions/breitbart-trump-sessions-opinion-bardella/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Allies Warn Trump of Conservative Revolt Unless He Backs Off Sessions – PETER BAKER and JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Who are your allies? My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might defend me. My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/us/politics/white-house-aides-think-trump-will-let-sessions-stay-for-now.html
— Uncle Sam No Longer Wants You – Editorial  (DIERSEN: In 1966, when I was 18 years old, the Selective Service classified me 1-A (Available for military service) even though my vision has never been correctable to 20/20, I have partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/opinion/donald-trump-transgender-pandering.html
— How Trump Could Oust Sessions if He Declines to Quit – CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: To oust me, a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/us/politics/trump-jeff-sessions.html
— Justice Dept. Weighs In Against Protections for Gays in the Workplace – ALAN FEUER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/nyregion/justice-department-gays-workplace.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Scaramucci vows to ‘contact FBI’ over ‘felony’ of Politico leak — in tweet which he then deletes – Fred Barbash
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/27/scaramucci-vows-to-contact-fbi-over-felony-of-politico-leak-in-tweet-which-he-then-deletes/
— Unions oppose Trump’s pick to head government personnel office – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/26/unions-oppose-trumps-pick-to-head-government-personnel-office/

 

USA TODAY
— Google launches $50 million dollar initiative to help people get jobs – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: From what I see, it is ever-increasingly difficult for members of the following groups to get good jobs: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/26/exclusive-google-pledges-50-million-help-people-land-jobs/511125001/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2017/07/26/google-launches-50-million-dollar-initiative-help-people-get-jobs/104016848/

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.voanews.com/a/house-joins-senate-dreamers-legislation/3961023.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Lawmakers Back in Session—and Clashing With Governor  After veto override that broke budget logjam, state now tackles education funding formula – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-lawmakers-back-in-sessionand-clashing-with-governor-1501084212
— Obama IRS Abuse Should Unite Trump and Sessions  Career Justice Department lawyers are still defending the old administration’s indefensible positions. – Jerome Marcus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-irs-abuse-should-unite-trump-and-sessions-1501106593
— The Post-Hillary Democrats  How in God’s name, the Democrats wonder, did we ever lose the 2016 election to him? – Daniel Henninger  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and RINOs will continue to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-post-obama-democrats-1501106486

 

FORTUNE
— Anthony Scaramucci Deletes ‘Leak’ Tweet Directed at Reince Priebus – Lucinda Shen (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://fortune.com/2017/07/27/anthony-scaramucci-financial-disclosure-reince-priebus/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Scaramucci: Leakers Would Have Been Hanged 150 Years Ago (DIERSEN: Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/scaramucci-leakers-would-have-been-hanged-150-years-ago

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— Anti-LGBT Groups Celebrate Trump’s Ban on Transgender Citizens Serving in the US Military  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/07/26/anti-lgbt-groups-celebrate-trumps-ban-transgender-citizens-serving-us-military

July 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘I’m going to fire everybody,’ says White House communications director – Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-scaramucci-fire-white-house-leaks-20170725-story.html
— Judiciary Committee subpoenas ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort – AP (DIERSEN: I served many subpoenas while I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. What kind of job authorities did you have when you were 23 to 31 years old?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judiciary-committee-subpoenas-ex-trump-campaign-manager-manafort/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump brings political attacks to the Boy Scouts jamboree – John Wagner and Jenna Joh  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have attacked me at Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Coalition, and other meetings and events.  They would love it.  They proudly paint themselves as being anti-Diersen, if not as being a Diersen-hater.  My policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, but I am reconsidering that.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170725/trump-brings-political-attacks-to-the-boy-scouts-jamboree
— Angry about flood, Mundelein residents pack board meeting – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/angry-about-flood-mundelein-residents-pack-board-meeting

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner says special session will start Wednesday – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-says-special-session-will-start-wednesday
— Illinois 3rd worst for air quality in the nation
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-3rd-worst-for-air-quality-in-the-nation-07-24-2017

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump to Boy Scouts: ‘We could use some more loyalty’  President says most of his advisers are Boy Scouts – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are not blindly loyal to them personally.  Because I am not blindly loyal to them, they focus on destroying me. I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-to-boy-scouts-we-could-use-some-more-loyalty/773542245
— Federal judge green-lights collection of voter data  Judge declines to block president’s commission – LAURA JARRETT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/federal-judge-greenlights-collection-of-voter-data/773418919
— Holder: Voter fraud panel led by ‘fact-challenged zealot’  Right to vote ‘under siege,’ NAACP told
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/holder-voter-fraud-panel-led-by-factchallenged-zealot/773631880

 

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES UNITED
— Grassroots Conservative Activist Conference in Elmhurst August 18 and August 19  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would stress that I was NOT asked to help plan this event and that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.  My critics/opponents are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois and they have made it clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that does not join them in screwing me.)
http://www.illinoisconservativesunited.org/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— What’s the holdup on SB 1?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/25/whats-the-holdup-on-sb-1/
— Rauner rounds up the troops, fans the flames
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/25/rauner-rounds-up-the-troops-fans-the-flames/
— Madigan points blame at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/25/madigan-points-blame-at-rauner/
— Kennedy hit for the way he favors Rauner’s service tax idea
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/25/kennedy-hit-for-the-way-he-favors-rauners-service-tax-idea/
— Brutal reviews on Rauner’s new staff continue to roll in
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/25/brutal-reviews-on-rauners-new-staff-continue-to-roll-in/

 

GOPUSA
— OUTSTANDING: DHS chief considering arresting parents who hire smugglers to bring children to U.S. – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27620
— Kasich blasts GOP Senate for not fixing Obamacare  (DIERSEN: How many votes did Kasich get in your precinct the March 15, 2016 Republican primary?  In my precinct, he got 93 votes, Cruz got 49 votes, Trump got 21 votes, and Rubio got 14 votes.)
http://www.gopusa.com/kasich-blasts-gop-senate-for-not-fixing-obamacare/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ignoring Schumer, Trump-crazed Democrat Gutierrez vows to ‘eliminate’ Trump – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/ignoring_schumer_trumpcrazed_democrats_vow_to_eliminate_trump.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE chief lists worst sanctuary cities: Chicago, NYC, San Francisco, Philadelphia – Paul Bedard  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies to leave Chicago that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ice-chief-lists-worst-sanctuary-cities-chicago-nyc-san-francisco-philadelphia/article/2629466

 

THE BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh blasts Republicans, says they’re not even trying anymore – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/24/rush-limbaugh-blasts-republicans-say-theyre-not-even-trying-anymore/
— Democrat Rep. Gutierrez tells church that Trump must be ‘eliminated’ from presidency – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: What if someone had told a church that Obama must be eliminated?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/24/democrat-rep-gutierrez-tells-church-that-trump-must-be-eliminated-from-presidency/

 

NEWSMAX
— Top Evangelicals Rush to Defend Kushner –  David A. Patten  (DIERSEN: Who are the top religious leaders in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who and what do they defend, promote, glorify, praise, demonize, denigrate, condemn, etc.?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton hint/imply/argue/shout that the religious leaders in Wheaton have condemned me to HELL.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/evangelicals-conservatives-collusion-Jared-Kushner/2017/07/24/id/803517/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Prof Says All Whites Are Racist And ‘Really, Really, Really’ Hates Cops – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/24/prof-says-all-whites-are-racist-and-really-really-really-hates-cops/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Scaramucci’s first leak victim: Meet Michael Short, now fired – Cheryl K. Chumley
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/25/anthoy-scaramucci-suspected-leaker-michael-short-y/

 

FOX NEWS
— RNC officials who followed Spicer, Priebus to White House worried about jobs, sources say  (DIERSEN: My IRS career went downhill fast after my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO career went downhill fast after my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.  Were it not for civil service protections, my IRS and GAO careers would have gone downhill even faster.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/25/rnc-officials-who-followed-spicer-priebus-to-white-house-worried-about-jobs-sources-say.html
— Trump weighs new punishments for his team – Chris Stirewalt  (DIERSEN: Adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government used to punish their employees included forcing them to resign or retire, ranking them in the bottom half of their coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting them, keeping them off assignments in which they could contribute the most, forcing them to take a pay cut to transfer between agencies, and disallowing their education deductions, partial day per diem claims, and sick leave requests.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/24/trump-weighs-new-punishments-for-his-team.html

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Trump Confidante: Sessions, Priebus on Borrowed Time in Administration  Source says public slights intentionally designed to lead attorney general, chief of staff to the exit doors – Jim Stinson  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican and because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, I was always on borrowed time while I worked for the Democrats who ran Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Because I failed/refused to be an operative or a dupe for whoever had the most political clout, I was always on borrowed time while I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/trump-confidante-sessions-priebus-on-borrowed-time-in-administration/
— ‘Gang of Two’ Ignore the Lessons of 2016 in Reviving DREAM Act  Amnesty-happy senators refuse to acknowledge immigration reform should serve the American people – Ira Mehlman
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/gang-of-two-ignore-the-lessons-of-2016-in-reviving-dream-act/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run Chicago.  Sooner or later, those Democrats blame Republicans for Chicago gun violence.
http://ijr.com/opinion/2017/07/266378-i-live-in-chicago/

 

THE HILL
— Senate GOP floats scaled-down healthcare bill – PETER SULLIVAN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/343611-senate-gop-floats-scaled-down-healthcare-bill

 

POLITICO
— Trump shames Sessions amid shake-up speculation  Advisers said Trump was considering whether to make a change. Sessions, an Eagle Scout, was noticeably absent on a West Virginia stage as Trump spoke to a Boy Scout jamboree. – JOSH DAWSEY, ELIANA JOHNSON, NAHAL TOOSI and DANIEL LIPPMAN  (DIERSEN: In what ways have your critics/opponents succeeded in shaming you?  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my service as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. How do you deal with those who shame you?  So far, my policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, but I am reconsidering that.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/24/trump-sessions-cabinet-shame-240911
— Scaramucci plans to oust White House press aide, offers ‘amnesty’ to others – TARA PALMERI  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely.  Will my critics/opponents ask Scaramucci to oust me?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/25/anthony-scaramucci-changes-white-house-communications-office-240928

 

ACCOCIATED PRESS
— TRUMP JOKINGLY THREATENS TO FIRE PRICE IF HEALTH VOTE FAILS
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRUMP?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

UPI
— JULY 25: In 1978, the world’s first “test-tube” baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham, England.  My wife and I were married on April 1, 1978. Because we gave up trying to have children without trying the test tube baby procedure, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates demonized, denigrated, and condemned me. They compared and contrasted me adversely with one of my Democrat female coworkers who did not abort her child who had Down Syndrome. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2017/07/25/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-July-25-2017/4841500606345/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— He Called the Decatur School Board Racist. Now, He’s Joined It. – JOHN ELIGON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/us/he-called-the-school-board-racist-now-hes-joined-it.html
— U.S. Inflation Remains Low, and That’s a Problem – BINYAMIN APPELBAUM  (DIERSEN: The federal government has always understated inflation, and especially inflation that impacts older people.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/us/politics/us-inflation-remains-low-and-thats-a-problem.html
— ‘A Bleak Picture’ for Women Trying to Rise at Law Firms – ELIZABETH OLSON  (DIERSEN: One could argue that female attorneys should apply for jobs working for the federal government, and especially female attorneys who are Democrat, minority, and/or young. Since the 1960s, one of the federal government’s top priorities has been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially those who are female, minority, and/or young.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/business/dealbook/women-law-firm-partners.html
— Scaramucci on Trump: ‘He’s My Client’ – Andrew Ross Sorkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/business/dealbook/anthony-scaramucci-white-house-communications-director-for-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “G.O.P. Support for Trump Is Starting to Crack.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/opinion/republican-support-donald-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: In Another Public Swipe, The President Questions A ‘Beleaguered’ Sessions – REBECCA R. RUIZ and CHARLIE SAVAGE  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have taken public swipes at me. They would love it. They proudly paint themselves as being anti-Diersen, if not as being a Diersen-hater.  My policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, but I am reconsidering that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/us/politics/trump-tweet-sessions.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Economy Needs Workers, but Drug Tests Take a Toll – NELSON D. SCHWARTZ  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who push illegal drugs in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/business/economy/drug-test-labor-hiring.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump staffers go from sympathetic to pathetic.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/07/24/trump-staffers-go-from-sympathetic-to-pathetic/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other to America illegally.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fight-new-dream-act-odds-article-1.3353120

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Traffic Costs Jam Up Google  Cost of getting users to click ads outpaces revenue growth, pressuring bottom line – Dan Gallagher  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents manipulate/dominate/operate websites.  They have not killed me figuratively yet or literally yet because my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to their websites.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/traffic-costs-jam-up-google-1500935189
— It’s OK to Party When You Turn 60  More people are celebrating the age rather than lamenting getting older – Clare Ansberry  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, you are an unmitigated disgusting loser if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. They stress that I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and that I was never promoted beyond that.  They stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-ok-to-party-when-you-turn-60-1500914273
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Democrats Seek Openings in Trump Country – Gerald Seib  (DIERSEN: Do you live in Trump country? I do not. Only 137 voted for Trump in my precinct while 211 voted for Clinton. From what I see having a) lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978; b) lived in Chicago 1976 -1978; lived in University Park 1972-1976; and lived in Crete 1948-1972, ever-increasingly, my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois are becoming more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  What will Trump do to protect his supporters from anti-Trumps?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-democrats-lost-voters-to-trumpand-might-win-them-back-1500908665

 

THE WEEK
— Anthony Scaramucci is on the hunt for leakers inside the Trump administration (DIERSEN: Should I sue those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker?)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/714126/anthony-scaramucci-hunt-leakers-inside-trump-administration

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— U.S. House votes today to sanction Russia, Iran and North Korea – AFP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: How do the Democrats who run the federal government sanction their employees?  ANSWER: Adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government use to sanction their employees include forcing them to resign or retire, ranking them in the bottom half of their coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting them, keeping them off assignments in which they could contribute the most, forcing them to take a pay cut to transfer between agencies, and disallowing their education deductions, partial day per diem claims, and sick leave requests.)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-house-votes-today-to-sanction-russia-iran-and-north-korea/articleshow/59751145.cms

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Performance Revolution Government Needs – Howard Risher  (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance, work experience, etc. is extremely subjective. The Democrats who run the federal government abuse that subjectivity a) to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to not hire, to waste the careers of, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/07/performance-revolution-government-needs/139665/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Bill to limit appeals, make new hires ‘at-will’ federal employees reappears in the House – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-job/2017/07/bill-to-limit-appeals-make-new-hires-at-will-federal-employees-reappears-in-the-house/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— SPLC ENCOURAGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO PROTECT ‘DREAMERS’  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2017/07/24/splc-encourages-trump-administration-protect-%E2%80%98dreamers%E2%80%99

 

DAILY MAIL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: USS Gerald R Ford DITCHES urinals to become the first aircraft carrier and has gender neutral bathrooms with all seated toilets in sleeping quarters – KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4727738/USS-Ford-gender-neutral-bathrooms.html

 

THE TIMES
— Trump belittles ‘beleaguered’ attorney-general Jeff Sessions – Rhys Blakely  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have belittled me.  My policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, but I am reconsidering that.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/trump-belittles-beleaguered-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-76c56qn5s

 

AUTOWEEK
— 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon first drag: We wreck the quarter-mile in SRT’s monster coupe  840 HORSEPOWER, RUNNING ON 100 OCTANE FUEL. AN OTHERWORLDLY EXPERIENCE, NOT FOR THE MEEK  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hate cars, but they especially hate the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon.)
http://autoweek.com/article/car-reviews/2018-dodge-challenger-srt-demon-dragstrip-drive