September 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,961 cases, 62 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3961-covid-cases-62-deaths/11008634/

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Aldermen Advance Plan to Allow Marijuana to be Sold — Legally — Downtown – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/08/aldermen-advance-plan-allow-marijuana-be-sold-legally-downtown

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory now covers all US states outside Illinois; unvaccinated residents asked not to travel – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-travel-advisory-update-20210908-66alexaz3bfepoeo42fzbujv5u-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Marijuana dispensaries would be allowed in more of downtown Chicago under new plan from Mayor Lori Lightfoot advanced by panel Wednesday – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-marijuana-chicago-dispensaries-zoning-20210908-b56ynisiardxnpxvcrpvzw2j44-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘The Gipper’ goes to Springfield? House task force weighs adding Reagan statue to Illinois Capitol grounds. The committee didn’t make a final determination about a statue of Reagan. State Rep. Mary Flowers said the panel she chairs is not at the decision-making stage yet and is focused on listening to “what everyone has to say.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/8/22663498/ronald-reagan-statue-springfield-house-illinois-capitol-grounds-flowers-butler-eureka-tampico-dixon
— Delta’s deadly toll: Illinois COVID-19 deaths hit nearly seven-month high as city travel advisory expands to entire nation. The virus has killed 241 residents statewide so far this month, the vast majority of whom were unvaccinated. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/9/8/22663363/illinois-coronavirus-deaths-high-delta-chicago-travel-advisory-covid

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— What an Illinois redistricting expert thinks of Democrats’ new maps – BRENDEN MOORE
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/what-an-illinois-redistricting-expert-thinks-of-democrats-new-maps/article_46ae4f2b-bf63-50a8-9ae7-b043442baebf.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— County board members, GOP chairman, Illinois senator call on embattled coroner to resign – Chris Green
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/09/08/list-of-rockford-leaders-asking-for-coroners-resignation-grows/5760829001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to endorse GOP challenger to Cheney – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/source-says-trump-to-endorse-gop-challenger-to-cheney

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Mask Mandates Should be the Last Straw – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/mask-mandates-should-be-the-last-straw/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: ADAM KINZINGER, A STRANGER IN OUR HOUSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/adam-kinzinger-a-stranger-in-our-house.html
— CORPORATE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS DON’T WORK – Star Parker
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/parker-corporate-social-justice-programs-dont-work.html
— THORNER: THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY, A TRAGEDY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/thorner-the-biden-presidency-a-tragedy.html
— KAIFESH OP-ED: THE WORST PART OF BIDEN’S AFGHANISTAN DEBACLE IS NOT WHAT, BUT WHY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/kaifesh-op-ed-.html
— IL CD 17 REPUBLICAN ESTHER JOY KING ANNOUNCES 50+ GRASSROOTS ENDORSEMENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/esther-joy-king-announces-over-50-grassroots-endorsements-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Corngate continues!
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/08/corngate-continues/
— Sen. Bryant calls state worker vax mandate “massive overreach”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/08/sen-bryant-calls-state-worker-vax-mandate-massive-overreach/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/08/covid-19-roundup-100/

GOPUSA
— Tool For Repression: Taliban In Control Of US Built Databases
https://www.gopusa.com/tool-for-repression-taliban-in-control-of-us-built-databases/
— The Widening Reality Gap
https://www.gopusa.com/the-widening-reality-gap/
— Left-Wing Indoctrination Being Exposed To Public Scrutiny
https://www.gopusa.com/left-wing-indoctrination-being-exposed-to-public-scrutiny/
— Brooklyn Judge Rules Only COVID-19 Vaccinated Jurors Can Serve; Defense Lawyers Fear Racial Disparity
https://www.gopusa.com/brooklyn-judge-rules-only-covid-19-vaccinated-jurors-can-serve-defense-lawyers-fear-racial-disparity/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New web hosting company gives conservatives a cancel-proof alternative, safe harbor from far-left – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/08/new-web-hosting-company-gives-conservatives-a-cancel-proof-alternative-safe-harbor-from-far-left-1131369/

USA TODAY
— Critical race theory bans are adding more anxiety to stressed teachers: ‘It’s like walking a tightrope’ – Christine Fernando
(COMMENT: What percent of those who become teachers do so to promote the Democrat Party platform?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/09/08/critical-race-theory-bans-stress-history-teachers/5618345001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Afghan Women Protest Hard-Line Taliban Government, Face Violent Crackdown. Fighters use force to halt protests and detain journalists, as new leadership calibrates its handling of dissent. – Yaroslav Trofimov
https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghan-women-protest-talibans-all-male-government-face-violent-crackdown-11631105098

September 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago has already seen more murders and shootings this year than all of 2019. Violence up in most neighborhoods targeted by city. Labor Day weekend shootings punctuated the end of a violent summer in a violent year. – Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/7/22661103/chicago-more-murders-shootings-than-2019-violence-up-in-neighborhoods
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: Half a million people in Cook County struggle with food insecurity during the pandemic – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/7/22653621/chicago-feeding-america-food-insecurity-hunger-covid-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City of Elgin to provide free rental space to firm that offers business help to minority-owned businesses – GLORIA CASAS
(COMMENT: The Republican Party platform promotes equal opportunity, that it, it opposes race and gender based preference giving.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-minority-business-lease-space-st-0908-20210907-dbtvsjhvzra2pkuseymyz4ppmu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As CPD makes changes to increase diversity, a former candidate questions department’s seemingly unforgiving hiring process. – STEPHANIE CASANOVA
(COMMENT: 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.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-diversity-hiring-20210907-n66oh2qsqnepletmxliiweczlm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Setting record straight on official’s firing – Chris Lauzen, Former Kane County Board Chairman
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210907/setting-record-straight-on-officials-firing
— Give committee what it needs to investigate Jan. 6 riot – Mike Quigley
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210908/give-committee-what-it-needs-to-investigate-jan-6-riot
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: They don’t remember 9/11, but suburban teachers say students are intensely interested in it. – Lauren Rohr
(COMMENT: What were you doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? I was delivering reelection campaign press release kits for then State Representative Randy Hultgren.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210908/they-dont-remember-911-but-suburban-teachers-say-students-are-intensely-interested-in-it

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State lawmaker Brad Halbrook says Pritzker’s vaccine mandate is coercive, disruptive as deadline delayed – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/state-lawmaker-says-pritzker-s-vaccine-mandate-is-coercive-disruptive-as-deadline-delayed/article_d5cab47e-1010-11ec-9179-1bb8776bb5a1.html
— Illinois House to take up energy legislation that some say will hamper reliability – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-house-to-take-up-energy-legislation-that-some-say-will-hamper-reliability/article_88634ddc-1005-11ec-ade0-6f6a8156d079.html

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— COD Explores Voter Suppression and Voting Laws COD Explores Voter Suppression and Voting Laws in Honor of Constitution Day
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/cod-explores-voter-suppression-voting-laws

BUR RIDGE PATCH
— Penalties Sought Against Burr Ridge Mayor. Mayor used the courts for political purposes, attorney says. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/penalties-sought-against-burr-ridge-mayor

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump announces plans to hold two rallies next month – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/7/trump-announces-plans-hold-two-october-rallies/
— ICE counts 463 sanctuary jails, prisons in U.S. Biden administration blames sanctuaries for difficulty complying with court order. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/7/ice-counts-463-sanctuary-jails-us/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— South Korea should spend more on defense and spend less time kowtowing to China – Tom Rogan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/south-korea-should-spend-more-on-defense-and-spend-less-time-kowtowing-to-china

FOX NEWS
— Trump teases 2024 announcement, but is he just playing the media? Either way, Trump wins. If this is just saber-rattling, he gets coverage. If it’s serious, he gets even more coverage – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-teases-2024-announcement-just-playing-media
— Biden blames Northeast storm damage on climate change, calls on Congress to pass infrastructure bill. Biden touted his ‘Build Back Better’ spending as a way to combat future storm damage. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-blames-storm-damage-in-northeast-on-climate-change-calls-on-congress-to-pass-infrastructure-spending

FOX BUSINESS
— White House asks Congress for $6.4 billion to resettle tens of thousands of Afghan refugees. The request also includes $14 billion for disaster relief. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/white-house-congress-resettle-tens-of-thousands-afghan-refugees
— Billionaire entrepreneur Marc Lore wants to build nation’s first woke city. Lore last week unveiled plans for his utopia, called Telosa, from the ancient Greek word Telos, meaning ‘highest purpose’ – Will Feuer
(COMMENT: Of course, none of the residents would be law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/billionaire-entrepreneur-marc-lore-wants-build-nations-first-woke-city
— ‘Woke Inc.’ author: George Orwell never imagined this kind of censorship
https://www.foxnews.com/media/woke-inc-big-tech-censorship-government-george-orwell-ramaswamy

AMERICAN THINKER
— The administration seems to be acting with malice aforethought – Terry Paulding
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/the_administration_seems_to_be_acting_with_malice_aforethought.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Authoritarianism Pandemic Is the Real Threat – Ron Paul
https://thenewamerican.com/authoritarianism-pandemic-is-the-real-threat/

BREITBART
— Trump: Afghanistan Collapse ‘a Disgrace to this Country’ — ‘Should Have Never Happened’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/09/07/trump-afghanistan-collapse-a-disgrace-to-this-country-should-have-never-happened/
— Transgender Mortality Rate Twice as High as Those Without Gender Dysphoria – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/07/study-transgender-twice-likely-die-than-no-gender-dysphoria/
— Biden Builds the Taliban Back Better: Weapons, Military Equipment Fuel Resurgent Islamists – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/07/biden-builds-the-taliban-back-better-weapons-military-equipment-fuel-resurgent-islamists/
— Biden Requests $6.4B in Taxpayer Money to Resettle 95,000 Afghans Across U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/07/biden-asks-for-6-4b-to-resettle-95k-afghans/

BLAZE
— Fort McCoy in Wisconsin identifies one case of the measles during Afghan refugee resettlement efforts – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fort-mccoy-in-wisconsin-identifies-one-case-of-the-measles-during-afghan-refugee-resettlement-effort

DAILY CALLER
— New York Times Story On Biden’s $3.5 Trillion Budget Repeatedly Refers To Life Beginning At Conception – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/07/new-york-times-life-conception-joe-biden-roe-v-wade/
— California Liberals Believe They Must Vote For The Rich White Guy To Defeat White Supremacy – NICK PILGRIM
(COMMENT: What do you say a) to Whites who paint themselves as being champions of those who are anti-White, b) to men who paint themselves as being champions of those who are anti-men, c) to older people who paint themselves as being champions of those who are anti-older people, d) to RINOs who paint themselves as being champions of LGBTQers, e) to RINOs who paint themselves as being champions of those who are anti-conservative, and f) to RINOs who paint themselves as being champions of those who are anti-Republican?)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/07/pilgrim-california-liberals-vote-rich-guy-white-supremacy/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Marxism Underpins Black Lives Matter Agenda – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/07/marxism-underpins-black-lives-matter-agenda/

PJ MEDIA
— In the Run-Up to the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, Media Pushing Stories About How Muslims Were the Real Victims – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/robert-spencer/2021/09/07/in-the-run-up-to-the-20th-anniversary-of-9-11-media-pushing-stories-about-how-muslims-were-the-real-victims-n1476717
— The Real ‘Structural Racism’ Is In America’s Union-Run Schools – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/09/07/the-real-structural-racism-is-in-americas-union-run-schools-n1476632
— Why Is a Generation of Men Giving Up on College? – RICK MORAN
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, employers are under ever-increasing pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat women, and especially those who are minority, LGBTQ, disabled, not married, Trump-haters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, citizens of foreign countries, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. 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://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/09/07/why-is-a-generation-of-men-giving-up-on-college-n1476586

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Princeton Indoctrination Begins Before Classes Even Start – Edward Yingling & Stuart Taylor Jr.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/09/08/princeton_indoctrination_begins_before_classes_even_start_146365.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— How Quickly Teacher Unions Went From Critical Race Theory Is “Not Being Taught” To “Yes, It Is. We Support It.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/how-quickly-teacher-unions-went-from-critical-race-theory-is-not-being-taught-to-yes-it-is-we-support-it/
— Echoes Of Bolshevik Revolution: Democrat Replacement Of Police With Antifa/BLM Anarchist ‘Authority’ Once they consolidated power, Bolsheviks weren’t particularly interested in protecting ordinary people from the criminal element. – Katya Rapoport Sedgwick
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/echoes-of-bolshevik-revolution-democrat-replacement-of-police-with-antifa-blm-anarchist-authority/

POLITICO
— Fears of critical race theory unleash army of school board candidates. Republicans sees a rich opportunity to build a pipeline of new political candidates by pushing the culture war issue. – DANIEL PAYNE
(COMMENT: What are the following doing to fight CRT: a) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and d) the leaders of the IRP?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/critical-race-theory-school-boards-510381
— Trump builds ‘turnkey’ campaign operation for 2024 – MERIDITH MCGRAW and MICHAEL CAPUTO
https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2021/09/07/trump-builds-turnkey-campaign-operation-for-2024-1390750
— NOVEMBER 10, 2016 FLASHBACK: COMMENT: Who blames you for their problems? I should write a book about unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and the their campaign volunteers who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats. I would focus on candidates for U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, Illinois statewide offices, Illinois Senate, Illinois House, DuPage countywide offices, DuPage County District 4, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton West District, and judicial offices. I would focus on those who blamed what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/hillary-clinton-aides-loss-blame-231215

MSN
— COVID-19 cases in Naperville twice as high now as they were in September 2020, data shows – Suzanne Baker
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/covid-19-cases-in-naperville-twice-as-high-now-as-they-were-in-september-2020-data-shows/ar-AAOdT1p
— Path to increasing minority homeownership goes through Fannie and Freddie – Zach Wichter
(COMMENT: What put you on the path to homeownership? I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. The down payment came from what I earned a) working for IRS full-time for the previous 15 months, first in Chicago, and then in Harvey and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights part-time for the previous 18 months and full-time for the 7 months before that. That income also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola for the previous 9 months.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/path-to-increasing-minority-homeownership-goes-through-fannie-and-freddie/ar-AAOcXEd

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans have a long history of taking out their grievances on low-level officials – Michelle Cottle
(COMMENT: I should write a book about voters in my precinct who talk and/or act like my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have succeeded in getting them to blame me and to blame what I have done as their Republican Precinct Committeeman and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in our precinct have suffered. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being operatives or as dupes for the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and/or unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/opinion/coronavirus-masks-school-board-meetings.html
— How Educational Differences Are Widening America’s Political Rift. College graduates are now a firmly Democratic bloc, and they are shaping the party’s future. Those without degrees, by contrast, have flocked to Republicans. – Nate Cohn
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators crow about their success in turning college graduates into operatives and into dupes for the Democrat Party. Democrat educators failed to turn me into a Democrat operative or into a Democrat dupe while I took a) graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997, b) Certified Internal Auditor examination review courses 1980-1981, c) graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, d) CPA examination review courses 1978-1979, e) graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, f) undergraduate courses at NIU 1969-1970, and g) undergraduate courses at UIC 1966-1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/us/politics/how-college-graduates-vote.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Kinzinger: 9/11 ‘changed the trajectory of my life’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/kinzinger-911-changed-the-trajectory-of-my-life/2021/09/07/ac56e34a-0dca-4daa-b9ca-0b7ae1f0d3e7_video.html

NEW YORK POST
— US troops’ rage at their leaders will grow unless there’s deep reform – Glenn H. Reynolds
https://nypost.com/2021/09/07/us-troops-rage-at-their-leaders-will-grow-unless-theres-deep-reform/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Black Lawmakers, Now Winning in White Communities, Call for End to Packing Black Voters in House Districts. More say majority-Black districts, once a key to Black political power, hurt Democratic efforts to gain seats. – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-lawmakers-now-winning-in-white-communities-call-for-end-to-packing-black-voters-in-house-districts-11631106001
— Democrats Are Back to Hating Voter ID. The House passes H.R.4, which would suspend many ID rules. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-are-back-to-hating-voter-id-house-passes-hr-4-11629928966
— Chicago’s Bloody Past Is Very Present. Bus tours of Al Capone’s haunts are popular, but the city’s bloodshed makes nostalgia for gangsters a tough sell. – Bob Greene
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-bloody-shootings-mob-crime-11631043899
— Is Donald Trump Finished? Admit it: You don’t want him to run again yet his absence hasn’t solved any problem. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-biden-2024-2020-president-election-immigration-crime-critical-race-theory-covid-11631044792
— Get Ready for the Blackouts. Mismanagement and the push for renewables are degrading the reliability of the U.S. electrical grid. – Robert Bryce
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackouts-generac-electric-grid-texas-california-biden-decarbonize-renewables-climate-11631043410

NEXSTAR MEDIA WIRE
— ‘Tent cities’ springing up across US; some believe pandemic is to blame – Evan Lambert
https://whnt.com/news/tent-cities-springing-up-across-us-some-believe-pandemic-is-to-blame/
https://www.wkrn.com/news/tent-cities-springing-up-across-us-some-believe-pandemic-is-to-blame/
https://www.wreg.com/news/national/tent-cities-springing-up-across-us-some-believe-pandemic-is-to-blame/

NEWSROOM
— What were you doing on the morning of September 11, 2001?
(COMMENT: I was delivering reelection campaign press release kits for then State Representative Randy Hultgren.)
https://thenewsroom.net/news/what-were-you-doing-on-the-morning-of-september-11-2001-tell-us-to-folha-06-09-2021-readers-panel/

NATIONAL FINANCIAL EDUCATION COUNCIL
— New NFEC Survey Indicates High Support for Employee Financial Wellness Programs
(COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, federal employees are Democrats. My superiors in the federal government acted like they had surveyed their Democrat employees who were moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time and found that they wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-nfec-survey-indicates-high-support-for-employee-financial-wellness-programs-301369157.html

PHYCOLOGY TODAY
— The Essence of Wokeness – Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D., MPP
(COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/jerkology/202109/the-essence-wokeness

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, the following discriminate against you: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs.
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/09/07/one-in-ten-lgbt-workers-experienced-discrimination-at-work/

September 7 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,558 cases, 9 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2558-covid-cases-9-deaths/11006297/
— Mexico Supreme Court rules criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional
https://abc7chicago.com/mexico-abortion-legal-supreme-court-laws-texas/11006763/

FOX32
— Chicago businesses cited for violating mask mandate as mu variant raises concern – Brittany Garzillo
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-businesses-cited-for-violating-mask-mandate-as-mu-variant-raises-concern

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House lawmakers back to Springfield on Thursday to address long-awaited energy bill — passage called ‘possible’ House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Tuesday called the state’s lower legislative chamber back to Springfield for a session Thursday, saying he is “pleased” to see negotiations on the energy legislation moving forward and “confident” it will “be viewed as a model for many other states.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/9/7/22661355/house-energy-vote-thursday-plan-carbon-emissions-amendatory-veto-ethics-package

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago mask mandate violations lead to at least 30 citations against businesses – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-mask-mandate-citations-warnings-20210907-42b7h5xwf5hollhyao5rogakt4-story.html
— Chicago aldermen are up for their biggest raises in 15 years. Will any of them turn it down? – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-aldermen-pay-raises-20210907-c2vyp37fejc23ew3q3bw3uyeqi-story.html
— Chicago aldermen pay: A ward-by-ward look at how much money each City Council member makes – KORI RUMORE and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-alderman-pay-raises-chart-20210907-s4gabuunynhuxgsm37knwoomqq-story.html
— With clock ticking on Exelon’s threat to shutter Byron nuclear plant, Illinois House returns Thursday to take up energy proposal – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-house-comed-energy-proposal-20210907-t3r2ldvhazculmmjlgkpg6tndy-story.html
— Plea to southern Illinois: Wake up and get the vaccine – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-southern-illinois-20210907-ui5wm4trcrggrfhnrnsqkyola4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 2,333 hospitalized, 66 more deaths over holiday weekend – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210907/covid-19-update-2333-hospitalized-66-more-deaths-over-holiday-weekend
— COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising, but more slowly – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210907/covid-19-hospitalizations-still-rising-but-more-slowly

RIVER BENDER
— Gary Rabine Takes State Fair Straw Poll
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/gary-rabine-takes-state-fair-straw-poll-52957.cfm

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Lawmaker challenging state’s authority to mandate masks
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Lawmaker-challenging-state-s-authority-to-mandate-16440840.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— White House taps populist message as Biden pushes $3.5T plan – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/white-house-taps-populist-message-as-biden-pushes-35t-plan

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Aldermen set to receive a 5.5% pay increase to $130K, the largest pay increase in 15 years
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-aldermen-set-to-receive-a-5-5-pay-increase-to-130k-the-largest-pay-increase-in-15-years-wirepoints-on-chicagos-morning-answer/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/07/covid-19-roundup-99/
— Rabine claims victory *** Sullivan floats gubernatorial candidacy
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/07/sullivan-floats-gubernatorial-candidacy/

FOX NEWS
— WSJ columnist calls out AOC, liberals for ignoring ‘real structural racism’ in schools. 2019 data showed proficiency rates for many Black eighth-graders in single digits. – Cortney O’Brien
https://www.foxnews.com/media/aoc-progressives-ignoring-failing-public-schools-structural-racism

GOPUSA
— Democrats Use Hurricane Ida To Sell Infrastructure Bill
https://www.gopusa.com/democrats-use-hurricane-ida-to-sell-infrastructure-bill/

BLAZE
— Biden admin stopped planes chartered by Glenn Beck charity from taking off, handed manifest over to Taliban ‘They were told to go back into the airport and hand everything in to the Taliban’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-administration-stopped-glenn-beck-planes-afghanistan

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Admits Americans Are Stranded Behind Enemy Lines – DYLAN HOUSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/07/joe-biden-americans-stranded-afghanistan-taliban-airport/
— Biden Admin Says It Does Not Have The ‘Assets’ To Prevent Taliban From Reportedly Grounding Planes Trying To Leave Afghanistan – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/06/biden-taliban-afghanistan-mccaul/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Taliban disperse Kabul rally, arrest journalists – TAMEEM AKHGAR
(COMMENT: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about how the following have treated me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me.)
https://www.wptv.com/news/world/taliban-disperse-kabul-rally-arrest-journalists

WASHINGTON POST
— Voters elect representatives. But often it is politicians who pick their voters. For centuries, politicians trying to shape the electorate have both expanded and contracted voting access. – Warren E. Milteer Jr.
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, as Democrats move in, RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, etc. pander to Democrats by dumping conservatives, that is, by dumping platform Republicans, that is, by dumping Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/07/voters-elect-representatives-often-it-is-politicians-who-pick-their-voters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Taliban Unveil New Afghan Government. Afghanistan’s new rulers omit other political forces and women, give senior post to leader of al Qaeda-linked group. – Yaroslav Trofimov
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-crack-down-on-protest-led-by-women-in-kabul-11631014019?mod=djemwhatsnews

FORBES
— Republicans Are Abandoning The National Mainstream Media In Droves – Andy Meek
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2021/09/06/republicans-are-abandoning-the-national-mainstream-media-in-droves-because-they-dont-trust-it/

BLOOMBERG
— The Taliban’s New Cabinet Includes U.S.-Designated Terrorist – Eltaf Najafizada
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-07/taliban-say-new-government-to-be-announced-soon

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election” and “Right-leaning pages also produce more misinformation.” My critics/opponents paint themselves as being arbitrators of what is misinformation and what is factual.
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/misinformation-on-facebook-got-six-times-more-clicks-than-factual-news-during-the-2020-election,201780

CHICAGO PRIDE
— COMMENT: Naperville promotes LGBTQ.
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/122524225

September 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Justice Department will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas under FACE Act. AG Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will use the FACE Act as part of the federal response to the Texas law. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/texas-abortion-law-heartbeat-bill-freedom-of-access-to-clinic-entrances-act-attorney-general-merrick-garland/11003933/

DAILY HERALD
— Last day of Last Fling: Crowds line the curbs for Naperville Labor Day parade – John Starks
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210906/last-day-of-last-fling-crowds-line-the-curbs-for-naperville-labor-day-parade

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s veto pledge on maps suspect from moment he made it – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzkers-veto-pledge-on-maps-suspect-from-moment-he-made-it/article_c47f80d5-681d-59af-bd6f-a3da08f81d6a.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local businesses forced to close on certain days as labor shortage worsens – Jakob Emerson
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-businesses-forced-to-close-on-certain-days-as-labor-shortage-worsens

NPR ILLINOIS
— Planes Chartered To Evacuate Americans And Others From Afghanistan Remain Grounded – Jackie Northam, Chris Benderev
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-09-06/planes-chartered-to-evacuate-americans-and-others-from-afghanistan-remain-grounded

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Shaken to the core’: Terrorism fears increasing for U.S. allies, Hagerty says. GOP senator says closest alliances ‘blindsided’ by Afghanistan withdrawal. – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/6/bill-hagerty-gop-senator-allies-shaken-core-afghan/

GOPUSA
— Biden, Harris Or Pelosi? All 3 Options Are ‘Pretty Terrible’
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-harris-or-pelosi-all-3-options-are-pretty-terrible/
— Portions Of Louisiana May Remain Without Power Through Sept. 29
https://www.gopusa.com/portions-of-louisiana-may-remain-without-power-through-sept-29/

FOX BUSINESS
— Franklin Graham laments ‘incentive not to work’ on Labor Day. Evangelist says, ‘God created us to work,” but stimulus bills “encouraged people not to work’ – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/franklin-graham-laments-incentive-not-to-work-on-labor-day

BLAZE
— Chicago: 58 shot during bloody holiday weekend, including 8 children; 4-year-old boy killed by stray bullets – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-shootings-boy-shot-mychal-moultry
— As Taliban holds Americans ‘hostage,’ Biden admin says there’s little it can do: ‘We do not control the airspace’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/taliban-americans-hotsage-biden-aghanistan

DAILY CALLER
— State Legislatures Are The Nation’s Last Remaining Conservative Institution – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/06/state-legislature-conservative-texas-crt-abortion-mask-mandates/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kinzinger goes off about tribes when a real conservative confronts him about ‘new buddies’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/kinzinger-goes-off-about-tribes-when-a-real-conservative-confronts-him-about-new-buddies-1130399/
— Taliban grounds Glenn Beck’s rescue planes in Afghanistan holding at least 100 Americans ‘hostage’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/taliban-grounds-glenn-becks-rescue-planes-in-afghanistan-holding-at-least-100-americans-hostage-1130232/
— Zogby Poll: One in five Biden voters say they want to take back their 2020 vote – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/zogby-poll-one-in-five-biden-voters-say-they-want-to-take-back-their-2020-vote-1130298/
— Tucker Carlson goes after the Pentagon, accuses US military brass of lying for decades – Joshua Nybo
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/tucker-carlson-goes-after-the-pentagon-accuses-us-military-brass-of-lying-for-decades-1130266/
— China positions itself as world STEM leader while American schools piddle with pronouns – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/china-positions-itself-as-world-stem-leader-while-american-schools-piddle-with-pronouns-1130404/
— Desperate rancher near Southern border: ‘Dead bodies piling up here. Where’s Joe Biden?’ – Joshua Nybo
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/desperate-rancher-near-southern-border-dead-bodies-piling-up-here-wheres-joe-biden-1130523/

EPOCH TIMES
— Congressman: At Least 500 Americans Stranded in Afghanistan, Contradicting White House Estimates – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/congressman-at-least-500-americans-stranded-in-afghanistan-contradicting-white-house-estimates_3984209.html

THE HILL
— DOJ says it will ‘protect’ women seeking abortions in Texas – OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/570979-doj-says-it-will-protect-women-seeking-abortions-in-texas

MSNBC
— How Trump’s biggest fans are taking over America’s elections. The threat to U.S. elections now runs all the way from top to bottom. – Zeeshan Aleem
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/florida-michigan-other-state-elections-are-falling-trump-loyalists-n1278499
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ProPublica recently published a stunning investigation into a new right-wing movement to infiltrate the American electoral system, spurred by the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Fueled by calls from former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, thousands of new precinct officers — who in some cases collectively have the power to help elect members of election oversight boards — have already signed up in key battleground states, including Michigan and Florida.)

FAST COMPANY
— 4 ways a boss can create a toxic workplace – ART MARKMAN
(COMMENT: My Democrat bosses in the federal government focused on promoting hatred against their employees who were Republican, and especially against those who were White, male, older, non-veteran, conservative, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of Republican organizations focus on promoting hatred against Republicans, and especially against those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, conservative, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. )
https://www.fastcompany.com/90670106/4-ways-a-boss-can-create-a-toxic-workplace

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Afghanistan: Most Voters Blame Biden, Would Back Military Rescue of Hostages
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/afghanistan/afghanistan_most_voters_blame_biden_would_back_military_rescue_of_hostages

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters call you a bigot if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/bigots-got-lgbtq-history-display-removed-missouri-capitol/

September 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 58 shot, 4 fatally, in Labor Day weekend violence across city. 6 children shot in 12-hour span: Chicago police
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-mass-shootings-violence/11003112/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 48 people shot in weekend gun violence through Sunday morning, including 10 children and teenagers – TALIA SOGLIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gun-violence-roudup-0905-20210905-ys3w5dafzvdwvbwbougbwfgaba-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 4 killed, 53 wounded — including 8 children — in Chicago shootings since Friday evening. A 4-year-old boy who was shot in Woodlawn is among those who died.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/9/4/22657062/killed-wounded-chicago-weekend-shootings-labor-day

DAILY HERALD
— Is ‘Downstate’ an offensive word? – Jim Baumann
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210903/policy-corner-is-downstate-an-offensive-word

WGLT
— Reporter-Turned-State Senator Fights For Local Journalism – Colleen Reynolds
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-09-05/reporter-turned-state-senator-fights-for-local-journalism

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Scared to death’: Elder blames ‘hysterical’ media attacks on fear of Black Republican governor. Republican calls liberal press ‘public-relations bureau for Democrat Party’ – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/5/larry-elder-blames-hysterical-media-attacks-recall/

AMERICAN THINKER
— American Education Is Rotten from Top to Bottom – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/09/american_education_is_rotten_from_top_to_bottom.html
— Thank you, President Biden – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/09/thank_you_president_biden.html

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: GOP ‘Should Not Have the Majority’ Until They Stop They ‘Pushing Conspiracies’ – PAM KEY
(COMMENT: What do you push? I push the Republican Party platform including its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/09/05/kinzinger-gop-should-not-have-the-majority-until-they-stop-they-pushing-conspiracies/

BLAZE
— Taliban making demands, holding ‘hostage’ Americans and others cleared to leave Afghanistan – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/report-taliban-making-demands-holding-hostage-americans-and-others-cleared-to-leave-afghanistan

CHRISTIAN POST
— Tribalism: We don’t want this, Mr. President! – Ron F. Hale
https://www.christianpost.com/news/tribalism-we-do-not-want-this-mr-president.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden’s State Dept. hindering rescue flights say organizers: ‘It’s not the Taliban holding it up’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/06/bidens-state-dept-hindering-rescue-flights-say-organizers-its-not-the-taliban-holding-it-up-1130134/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— No Comparison: Non-Violent BLM Protesters Treated More Leniently Than Non-Violent Jan. 6 Protesters – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/no-comparison-non-violent-blm-protesters-treated-more-leniently-than-non-violent-jan-6-protesters/
— Liberal Author Behind ‘Demographics Is Destiny’ Narrative Has Bad News For Democrats: You Blew It. Ruy Teixeira: “these Hispanic voting trends have not been favorable for the Democrats”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/liberal-author-behind-demographics-is-destiny-narrative-has-news-for-democrats-you-blew-it/

EPOCH TIMES
— Teaching True American History – Timothy S. Goeglein
https://www.theepochtimes.com/teaching-true-american-history_3980496.html
— Taliban ‘Holding’ Americans ‘Hostage’ at Afghanistan Airport: Top Republican Lawmaker – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/taliban-holding-americans-hostage-at-afghanistan-airport-top-republican-lawmaker_3982311.html
— Mexican Officials Cut Off New Caravan of Illegal Aliens, Breaking up Main Group – Reuters
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mexican-officials-cut-off-new-caravan-of-illegal-aliens-breaking-up-main-group_3982534.html

THE HILL
— The media trust gap between conservatives and liberals continues to grow. Here’s why – JOE CONCHA
(COMMENT: Anti-conservatives, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I should write a book about those anti-conservatives, their operatives, and their dupes who have done the most a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/570916-the-media-trust-gap-between-conservatives-and-liberals-continues-to-grow
— How America’s Afghanistan withdrawal puts the world at risk – DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/570888-how-americas-afghanistan-withdrawal-puts-the-world-at-risk

ABC NEWS
— Migrant caravan broken up again in southern Mexico – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/migrant-caravan-broken-southern-mexico-79848472

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for Conservatives. A 22-year-old Bitcoin millionaire wants Republicans to ditch their iPhones for a low-end handset that he hopes to turn into a political tool. – Jack Nicas
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/technology/freedom-phone-smartphone-conservatives.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote wearing masks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/opinion/coronavirus-masks-school-board-meetings.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public schools have long been an irresistible battleground for America’s culture warriors. On issues ranging from sex education to desegregation, public prayer to evolution to the Pledge of Allegiance, cultural cage matches are frequently fought on the backs of local schools, with board members, educators and students too often caught in the fray.)
— Dawn Turner Looks Back on Her ’70s Girlhood, and Those Who Got Left Behind – Linda Villarosa
(COMMENT: Did you seek admission to the University of Illinois in Urbana? I did not. Neither my parents nor I could afford it. But UIC did admit me in 1966. I could afford UIC a) because my parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete, b) because I owned a new car to commute to/from classes and work that I had paid for with money that I had saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, and c) because I worked as many hours that I could part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/books/review/dawn-turner-three-girls-from-bronzeville.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Driving Turner’s narrative is a vexing question that continues to haunt her: How did she manage to accumulate the signifiers of success — a college degree, a career, a husband, a home outside the city — while Kim lost a baby as a teenager, sank into alcoholism and died of a heart attack at 23; and Debra battled drug addiction and eventually shot a man to death? . . . Dawn, Debra and Kim all had a leg up in life, as so-called children of the dream: the first generation to realize the hard-won freedoms of the civil rights movement. But only Turner was able to grab hold of the advantages, entering the University of Illinois at Urbana on the early tide of affirmative action, one of just a thousand African American students in a sea of 34,500.)
— N.F.L. Will Allow Six Social Justice Messages on Players’ Helmets. The decals, with messages such as “Stop Hate” and “Black Lives Matter,” are part of the league’s efforts to show solidarity with players who have protested against racism and police brutality. – Michael Levenson
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/sports/nfl-social-justice.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hated against Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/opinion/ku-kluxism-trumpism.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Virus Surges, Americans Dread Going Backward – Mitch Smith and Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/05/us/covid-surge-united-states.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Last resistance holdout in Afghanistan, falls to the Taliban – Rachel Pannett, Haq Nawaz Khan, and Siobhán O’Grady
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/06/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— Why most Americans no longer honor unions on Labor Day – Editorial
(COMMENT: What is your attitude toward union members? I should write a book about those who have used my almost 12 years of union membership while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980 against me the most. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of federal unions, I was grossly overpaid and my benefits were far too generous. In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $48,445/year in 1971 to $97,395/year in 1980. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-management) when I was 21 in 1970, a job-related master’s degree (Loyola- MBA) when I was 27, a job-related professional certification (CPA) when I was 30, and I had almost completed the requirements for a second job-related master’s degree (DePaul-Accounting).)
https://nypost.com/2021/09/05/why-most-americans-no-longer-honor-unions-on-labor-day/

ATLANTIC
— We’ve Never Protected the Vulnerable. – Aaron E. Carroll
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, politicians paint themselves as be protectors of the vulnerable, that is, they protect a) minorities from Whites, b) females from males, c) younger people from older people, d) LGBTQers from heterosexuals, e) moderates and liberals from conservatives, f) Trump-haters from Trump-supporters, g) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs from Republicans, h) citizens of foreign countries from citizens of America, i) those who have less money from those who have more money, j) those who have health problems from those who do not have health problems, k) non-gun owners from gun owners, l) non-married people from married people, m) non-Christians from Christians, n) non-Protestants from Protestants, o) non-Italian Americans from Italian Americans, p) non-German Americans from German Americans, o) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time from those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, r) criminals from law enforcement, s) drinkers from non-drinkers, t) gamblers from non-gamblers, u) stoners from non-stoners, and v) etc. from etc.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/weve-never-protected-the-vulnerable/619981/

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— The Importance of Purpose in Life – Gary Drevitch
(COMMENT: What are your purposes in life? Mine include using GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to encourage the following to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks: a) Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-sense-chaos/202109/3-things-weve-learned-about-the-importance-purpose-in-life

September 4 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Winnebago County Coroner Charged With Stealing From the Dead
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/winnebago-county-coroner-charged-with-stealing-from-the-dead/2605468/

DAILY HERALD
— Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210904/news/309049958

EVANSTON NOW
— Police retirements here grow in wake of ‘defund’ protests. Increase mirrors what’s happening in other cities.- JEFF HIRSH
(COMMENT: During the 1990s, Republicans defunded GAO.)
https://evanstonnow.com/police-retirements-here-grow-in-wake-of-defund-protests/

WIREPOINTS
— Fabricated Fabrication And Further Follies From Illinois State Media – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/fabricated-fabrication-and-further-follies-from-illinois-state-media-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Sheriff’s Candidates Court Lake in the Hills Parade Spectators
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/04/gop-sheriffs-candidates-court-lake-in-the-hills-parade-spectators/
— Comments on Critical Race Theory
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/04/comments-on-critical-race-theory/
— U.S. Senate 2022: Bobby Piton Endorsed by General Michael Flynn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/04/piton090421/

BREITBART
— Survey: Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Dominate in Hypothetical 2024 GOP Primary – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/04/survey-donald-trump-ron-desantis-dominate-in-hypothetical-2024-gop-primary/
— 2K Hatian, Venezuelan Migrants Cross Border into West Texas this Week – RANDY CLARK
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/09/04/exclusive-2k-hatian-venezuelan-migrants-cross-border-into-west-texas-this-week/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Is the Biden Administration Vetting Afghan Refugees? – Kaylee Greenlee
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/03/how-is-the-biden-administration-vetting-afghan-refugees/

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Elite Class Weaponized COVID-19 to Transform America – Bonner R Cohen
https://heartlanddailynews.com/2021/09/elite-class-weaponized-covid-19-to-transform-america-analysis/
— Electric Cars Aren’t Ready for Prime Time – Kenneth Green
https://soundcloud.com/user-694711047/electric-cars-arent-ready-for-prime-time-guest-kenneth-green
— Critical Race Theory and “The Authoritarians”
https://soundcloud.com/user-694711047/critical-race-theory-and-the-authoritarians
— John Stossel: Mandate Vaccine?
https://stoppingsocialism.com/2021/09/john-stossel-mandate-vaccine/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— TikTok trend helps you discover if you actually like men, or are a victim of ‘compulsory heterosexuality’ – Ashley Hill
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/04/tiktok-trend-helps-you-discover-if-you-actually-like-men-or-are-a-victim-of-compulsory-heterosexuality-1129478/

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “democracy” to take freedom, opportunities, income, wealth, etc. away from Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/570826-the-memo-attacks-on-democracy-seep-down-to-school-boards-election-offices

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Labor Shortage Is Empowering Workers to Demand Better Jobs – David Autor
(COMMENT: I took bad jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take and I qualified myself for better paying jobs. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/04/opinion/labor-shortage-biden-covid.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Why America has 8.4 million unemployed when there are 10 million job openings. The economy is undergoing massive changes. There’s a big mismatch at the moment between the jobs available and what workers want. – Heather Long, Alyssa Fowers and Andrew Van Dam
(COMMENT: What did you do to avoid unemployment? I took bad jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take and I qualified myself for better paying jobs. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/04/ten-million-job-openings-labor-shortage/

NEWSWEEK
— Republican Adam Kinzinger Says GOP Audits ‘About Being Too Scared’ to Admit Trump Lost – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-adam-kinzinger-says-gop-audits-about-being-too-scared-admit-trump-lost-1626180

CUSTOMER THINK
— How to Use Reciprocity Marketing to Boost Customer Engagement And Sales – Jenna Bunnell
(COMMENT: Everyone in Illinois who is interested in government or political news or commentary sees how the following treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) the leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District, c) conservative commentators, leaders, journalists, and reporters, d) religious leaders, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, f) Google, and g) Facebook. I should write a book about how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on the aforesaid a) who have worked the hardest to discourage me from sending out the newsletters, b) who have worked the hardest to discourage everyone from reading the newsletters, and c) who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://customerthink.com/how-to-use-reciprocity-marketing-to-boost-customer-engagement-and-sales/

September 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Biden’s job approval drops to 44% amid broad criticism on Afghanistan: POLL – Gary Langer
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-approval-rating-afghanistan-polls-taliban/10995980/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 30,319 new cases, 178 deaths over past week
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-30319-new-covid-cases-178-deaths-over-past-week/10996309/

WGN9
— Northern Illinois coroner charged with stealing from dead people – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/northern-illinois-coroner-charged-with-stealing-from-dead-people/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans upend Democratic efforts to show they’re serious about ethics reform in Springfield – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-ethics-legislation-20210903-t4evm6h2ubcdvihhawtimvrbua-story.html
— COVID-19 outbreaks in Illinois schools triple since last week, but some take issue with the state’s new definition of an outbreak – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-school-covid-outbreak-criteria-20210903-rsrpjjdgzfg3fl3hmg3vdsg3yu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks nearly triple this week – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210903/suburban-school-covid-19-outbreaks-nearly-triple-this-week
— COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to highest point since April – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210903/covid-19-hospitalizations-climb-to-highest-point-since-april

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— ‘Worker shortage’ has not reached most Central Illinois unions – KADE HEATHER
https://jg-tc.com/news/local/worker-shortage-has-not-reached-most-central-illinois-unions/article_cd075058-412a-5d7f-9130-0792a1968075.html

JUST THE NEWS
— Calls mount to fire teacher in Chicago suburb (Glen Ellyn) as she shares LGBTQ+ activist books with third-graders. The public school teacher shared a Tik Tok of the books she uses to encourage activism among her young students. – Sophie Mann
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/education/calls-mount-fire-teacher-chicago-suburb-she-shares-lgbtq-activist-books

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ legislative maps in federal courts’ hands as groups sue Democrats – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-legislative-maps-in-federal-courts-hands-as-groups-sue-democrats/article_8a87fcb6-0cd6-11ec-a79f-1ff2fd5522b7.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Darren Bailey at Crystal Lake Home Gathering
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/darren-bailey-at-cfrystal-lake-home-gathering/
— Reick’s Take on Redistricting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/reicks-take-on-redistricting/
— Tony Colatorti Plans Fundraiser for Sheriff’s Campaign at His Downtown Algonquin Restaurant
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/colatori-plans-fundraiser-for-sheriffs-campaign-at-his-algonquin-restaurant/
— Not Going to Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/03/not-going-to-chicago/
— IL-16: Kim Klacik Sues Candace Owens for Defamation for $20 Million and Where’s Klacik’s Financial Disclosure Statement?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/juneteenth090221/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AS OF FRIDAY, 81 ILLINOIS SCHOOLS CONTEND WITH COVID OUTBREAKS, 4169 SPARED THUS FAR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/as-of-friday-81-illinois-schools-contend-with-covid-outbreaks-4169-spared-thus-far.html
— REP. NEIMERG ON HOUSE FLOOR: REIN IN THIS TYRANNICAL GOVERNOR!
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/rep-neimerg-on-house-floor-rein-in-this-tyrannical-governor-.html
— THORNER: THIS NATION’S EXPANDING DEPENDENCE STATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/thorner-this-nations-expanding-dependance-state.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Republicans continue silence about US Supreme Court ruling on Texas abortion law
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/03/illinois-republicans-continue-silence-about-us-supreme-court-ruling-on-texas-abortion-law/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/03/covid-19-roundup-98/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Military officials expect 50,000 Afghan refugees to come to the U.S. Bases in Virginia and around U.S. prepped to handle those fleeing Taliban. – Mike Glenn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/3/military-officials-expect-50000-afghan-refugees-co/

GOPUSA
— Taliban Announces China Will Be Their Main Partner
https://www.gopusa.com/taliban-announces-china-will-be-their-main-partner/
— BLM Poster Isn’t Controversial, Says Teacher; Refuses To Take It Down – Bob Kellogg
https://www.gopusa.com/blm-poster-isnt-controversial-says-teacher/
— Biden’s Campaign Promise Gets Americans Killed
https://www.gopusa.com/bidens-campaign-promise-gets-americans-killed/

BLAZE
— ‘As many abortions as possible’: Inside the ‘race’ to terminate pregnancies before Texas ban kicked in; women ‘relieved,’ ‘happy’ after having last-minute procedures – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/race-to-get-abortions-before-texas-ban

DAILY CALLER
— Blame Game: Pentagon Blames Homeland Security, Who Blame The White House, Who Blame Afghan Forces – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/03/joe-biden-administration-blame-pentagon-homeland-security-afghan-forces/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Former AmEx employee files detailed lawsuit alleging he was terminated because he’s white – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/03/game-on-former-amex-employee-files-detailed-lawsuit-alleging-he-was-terminated-because-hes-white-1129155/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former employee of financial powerhouse American Express has filed a lawsuit against his former company alleging he was terminated because he is white and because he said he opposed as racist the corporate “diversity” policy of increasing the number of non-white staffers. Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who has published a great deal of research involving the corporate spread of “critical race theory” policies, wrote on Twitter that the former AmEx employee, Brian Netzel, was inspired to file suit based on his reporting.)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Calls Grow to Impeach Biden Over Exchange With Then-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. “This is the phone call, instead of the one between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, that should lead to impeachment.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/calls-grow-to-impeach-biden-over-exchange-with-then-afghan-president-ashraf-ghani/

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs will paint conservatives in America as being far worse than the Taliban.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/03/far-right-america-taliban/

FORBES
— Acceptance, Growth And Trust: Three Key Elements To Retaining The Best Talent – Gilda D’Incerti
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs accept you: Republican, White, male, older, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/09/03/acceptance-growth-and-trust-three-key-elements-to-retaining-the-best-talent/

September 3 Morning Edition

WTTW
— Illinois Republicans Rail Against Democrat’s Latest Election Map – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/02/illinois-republicans-rail-against-democrat-s-latest-election-map
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Republican-haters promote LGBTQ.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/02/survivor-gay-conversion-therapy-writes-book-about-experiences

WGN9
— Gov. Pritzker vows to protect abortion rights in Illinois – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/gov-pritzker-vows-to-protect-abortion-rights-in-illinois/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elk Grove Village man charged with breaching U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-elk-grove-village-man-arrested-us-capitol-riot-20210902-qvlr5xjfxnd2nelfc33h3bq4dy-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot set a goal to replace 650 toxic lead pipes in Chicago in 2021. So far, 3 have been removed. – MICHAEL HAWTHORNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-chicago-toxic-lead-pipes-drinking-water-20210903-6m4taubjcfc3xn2n65qky3sopu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— There are rational reasons against vaccine mandate – Annette K. Corrigan, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210903/there-are-rational-reasons-against-vaccine-mandate
— COVID-19 update: Suburban hospitals say they’re ‘busy’ but not as bad as other parts of state – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210902/covid-19-update-suburban-hospitals-say-theyre-busy-but-not-as-bad-as-other-parts-of-state

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems have drawn opposition into a legislative corner – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-dems-have-drawn-opposition-into-a-legislative-corner/article_12c26a00-cd4f-593a-a0b8-64375df9eb0a.html

WQAD
— Illinois redistricting: Rep. Halpin responds to legislative map criticism. Republicans say Democrats drew the map to keep themselves in the supermajority, but Democrats say the maps are a fair representation of state demographics. – Jenna Webster
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-redistricting-criticism/526-fa936238-47eb-4943-9ce5-6cc78490fd4c

WGLT
— LaHood Calls For Resignations After Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal – Eric Stock
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-09-02/lahood-calls-for-resignations-after-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Whites, and especially Whites who are male, older, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://chicagocrusader.com/chicago/commentary-chicago/the-new-multiracial-america/

EVANSTON PATCH
— Evanston/Skokie School District 65 this week filed a motion to dismiss drama teacher Stacy Deemar’s federal civil rights lawsuit. – Jonah Meadows
(COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors kept me in a hostile work environment and took many adverse actions against me. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/drama-teachers-discrimination-suit-falls-woefully-short-d-65
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The filing cited comments from the teacher’s own attorney, who, in a television interview, appeared to admit that her client had not suffered discrimination. . .In her complaint, the drama teacher failed to allege that she was harmed in any way by the district’s race-conscious curriculum, failed to state an actionable civil rights claim and failed to allege that she suffered any adverse action or a hostile work environment, according to a memorandum in support of District 65’s motion.)

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Lawmaker urges vote to put limits on executive orders – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/lawmaker-urges-vote-to-put-limits-on-executive-orders/article_3c3c5db0-0c2a-11ec-b1a7-d33b1b434639.html

WIREPOINTS
— A warning to Illinois taxpayers: Pension Obligation Bonds let politicians gamble with your money – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/a-warning-to-illinois-taxpayers-pension-obligation-bonds-let-politicians-gamble-with-your-money-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Tuck Female Draft Into Defense Bill. Republican bids to eliminate critical race theory, protect all-male draft shot down in late-night debate. – Jack Beyrer
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/democrats-tuck-female-draft-into-defense-bill/

FOX NEWS
— Average cost of refugee in the US is ‘anywhere from $25-50,000 a year’ Former DOD chief of staff Kash Patel: we’re letting in tens of thousands of people that have not been properly vetted
https://www.foxnews.com/politics
— AOC suggests Manchin to blame for NYC flood deaths. She blamed his dealings with Exxon. – Sam Dorman
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District. Everyone in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and in my precinct sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-manchin-blame-nyc-flood-deaths

BREITBART
— House Democrats Defend Teaching Critical Race Theory in the Military – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/02/house-democrats-defend-teaching-critical-race-theory-in-the-military/
— California District: Teacher Who Touted Antifa Indoctrination to Be Fired – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/02/california-district-teacher-who-touted-antifa-indoctrination-to-be-fired/
— GOP Rep. Steube: China’s Already Trying to Move into Afghanistan, Will Reverse-Engineer our Equipment – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/09/02/gop-rep-steube-chinas-already-trying-to-move-into-afghanistan-will-reverse-engineer-our-equipment/
— Joe Biden’s Polls Crash amid Amnesty Push, Migration Chaos – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/09/03/joe-biden-polls-plummet-migration-chaos/

DAILY CALLER
— Psaki Dismisses Male Reporter’s Abortion Question On Biden’s Catholicism: ‘I Know You’ve Never Faced Those Choices’ – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/02/jen-psaki-dismisses-male-reporters-question-on-catholicism-and-abortion-i-know-you-have-never-faced-those-choices-joe-biden/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Surge in Antisemitism Linked to Spread of Critical Race Theory – Douglas Blair
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/03/surge-in-antisemitism-linked-to-spread-of-critical-race-theory/
— Democrats Just Revealed They Don’t Understand How Critical Race Theory Threatens Our Military – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/02/critical-race-theory-threatens-our-military-but-democrats-dont-understand-how/

DAILY WIRE
— Securities And Exchange Commission Goes Woke, IG Says It Should Copy K-12 Equity Efforts. “Equity should be present in every facet of the work environment” – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sec-goes-woke-copy-k-12-equity

TOWNHALL
— House Democrats Vote Down Rep. Jim Banks’ Amendment to Ban CRT in the Military – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2021/09/02/house-democrats-vote-down-rep-banks-amendment-to-ban-crt-in-the-military-n2595214
— People Are Noticing An Inconsistent Talking Point After Jen Psaki Snaps At Male Reporter – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//rebeccadowns/2021/09/02/people-are-noticing-an-inconsistent-talking-point-after-jen-psaki-snaps-about-male-reporter-n2595242

COLLEGE FIX
— University’s anti-racism training calls group without white people ‘magical’ – JENNIFER KABBANY
https://www.thecollegefix.com/universitys-anti-racism-training-calls-group-without-white-people-magical/
— University of North Carolina ‘Global Whiteness’ course blames U.S. for conflict against Japan in WWII – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-north-carolina-global-whiteness-course-blames-u-s-for-conflict-against-japan-in-wwii/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Worried about liberal bias? Applicants may want to consider these schools. – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=18071
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 0.06% of contributions from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign employees went to Republicans in the last election cycle; 96.6% went to Democrats. Left-wing student organizations at the public university include Young Democratic Socialists, LGBT Jew, and Planned Parenthood Generation Action. It has fourteen liberal groups and four conservative groups.)

PJ MEDIA
— After Losing a War and Stranding Americans in Afghanistan, Biden’s Pentagon Pivots Back to Race – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/09/02/after-losing-a-war-and-stranding-americans-in-afghanistan-bidens-pentagon-pivots-back-to-race-n1475423

TOWNHALL
— Jan. 6 Select Committee Update Has Members Calling on McCarthy to Remove Cheney, Kinzinger – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//rebeccadowns/2021/09/02/this-update-about-the-jan-6-select-committee-has-republican-members-calling-on-mccarthy-to-remove-cheney-kinzinger-n2595245

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Colorado high school students stage walkout to protest school mask requirement – Kendall Tietz
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/03/colorado-high-school-students-stage-walkout-to-protest-school-mask-requirement-1128829/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Connecticut elementary school teacher resigns over critical race theory agenda. “Why are we teaching our children that the color of their skin matters more than who they are as a person?” asked Jen Tafuto. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/connecticut-elementary-school-teacher-resigns-over-critical-race-theory-agenda

THE HILL
— Defense & National Security — The mental scars of Afghanistan – LAUREN VELLA
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/570684-defense-national-security
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/570509-republicans-cornering-the-market-on-freedom-and-oppression

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— North Carolina political operative accused of election fraud is sentenced to prison for financial crimes – Lucille Sherman
(COMMENT: I should write a book about political operatives and political dupes who work/worked for my political critics/opponents. I would focus on those operatives and those dupes who paint/painted themselves as working for the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, and Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those political operatives and political dupes who are/were to the most nasty, rude, mean, vicious, cruel, bombastic, threatening, and even worse things.)
https://www.thetimesnews.com/story/news/2021/09/02/north-carolina-political-operative-accused-election-fraud-sentenced-prison-financial-crimes/5701413001/

ABC NEWS
— Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule. The treatment of the media and women are key clues to how the Taliban will govern Afghanistan. – AYA BATRAWY
(COMMENT: Everyone in Illinois sees how the following treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, and Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-media-brace-taliban-rule-79807660

MSN
— NFL brings back social justice helmet decals, ‘end racism’ field stencils – Ryan Young
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-brings-back-social-justice-helmet-decals-end-racism-field-stencils/ar-AAO2yRw
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Players can choose between six messages to wear on their helmet: End Racism, Stop Hate, It Takes All of Us, Black Lives Matter, Inspire Change, and Say Their Stories)

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Will the Taliban Govern? A History of Rebel Rule Offers Clues. Insurgents who seize power tend to be authoritarian but pragmatic, desperate for legitimacy and ruthless toward classes they see as hostile. – Max Fisher
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/world/asia/taliban-govern-rebel-history.html
— The Big Decisions – David Brooks
(COMMENT: What big decisions have you made? Mine include avoiding the draft, refusing to become a Democrat, opposing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, being the subject of a 4-page Money Magazine article, filing and becoming an active member of grievances, arbitrations, and lawsuits, getting married, my wife and I giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming foster parents, and our saving for our retirement. Concerning education, taking college preparatory courses in high school, graduating in the upper 20% of my class, getting the best ACT score that I could, getting accepted by UIC, and getting accepted by and graduating from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT. Concerning professionalism, passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, becoming a licensed CPA, serving on executive committee of a professional association for 13 years, and grandfathering into four other professional certifications. Concerning employment, taking the Post Office employment test and the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and taking jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collected delinquent taxes, and audited federal agencies and being a union member while I delivered mail and collected delinquent taxes. Concerning cars, buying new cars and two collector cars. Concerning real estate, buying a new town home, two condos, and with my wife, buying a home, having a home built, and buying a car condo. Concerning politics, serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the chairman of a political organization for almost 7 years and on the steering committee of another political organization for 4 years, and raising funds from DuPage Republicans for 15 years so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/25/opinion/david-brooks-the-big-decisions.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Policies Will Hurt America’s Laborers in the Long Run. Maybe paying people not to work and punishing employers isn’t so great for the job market. – Eugene Scalia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-laborers-unemployment-trump-biden-jobs-11630597010
— Supreme Court Declines to Block Restrictive Texas Abortion Law. New measure, known as the fetal-heartbeat law, bars the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy. – Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rejects-emergency-request-to-block-texas-six-week-abortion-ban-11630556283
— Ford and GM Scale Back Production Amid Chip Shortage. Auto makers are idling truck plants and reducing shifts for lack of key components. – Allison Prang
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-and-gm-scale-back-production-amid-chip-shortage-11630605601
— CBO Expects $200 Billion From IRS Boost, Below Biden Targets. Democrats are counting on money from tougher tax enforcement to fund their agenda. – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cbo-expects-200-billion-from-irs-boost-below-biden-administration-targets-11630615854
— The Taliban Gain Ground in Islam’s Battle of Ideas. Their anti-West ideals can be traced to an Indian madrassa and a rift that erupted over 150 years ago. – Sadanand Dhume
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-islam-battle-religion-madrassas-pakistan-11630597409

USA TODAY
— General Motors to temporarily halt production of nearly all US plants due to pandemic-related chip shortage overseas – Jamie L. LaReau
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2021/09/02/gm-semiconductor-chip-shortage-assembly-plants-close/5696490001/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— GM, Ford halt some production as chip shortage worsens – TOM KRISHER
https://www.sacbee.com/news/article253941933.html

MILITARY TIMES
— Dishonorable discharges for vaccine refusal would be blocked under congressional proposal – Leo Shane III
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, they gave me a dishonorable discharge, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” Previously, they had taken many other adverse actions against me. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the following side with my Democrat GAO superiors: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2021/09/02/dishonorable-dismissals-for-vaccine-refusal-would-be-blocked-under-congressional-proposal/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The troops could still be forced from the ranks, but would receive honorable discharges. Supporters said the idea is to ensure those individuals aren’t given a lifelong mark on their military record because of personal concerns about the vaccine. . .“However, if somebody in good faith in the military says they can’t do it, they shouldn’t be stained for the rest of their lives with a dishonorable discharge.” . . .Amendment sponsor Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. and an Army veteran, said that an other-than-honorable dismissal “significantly impacts an individual for the rest of their lives, including future employment … We should not destroy their lives for this.” . . .Troops who refuse can face various types of punishment, including dismissal from the service. “Many Americans have reservations about taking a vaccine that has only been available for less than a year,” the bill language states. “Reports of adverse actions being taken or threatened by military leadership at all levels are antithetical to our fundamental American values.” . . . Other types of reprimand besides dismissals, such as reductions in rank, would still be allowed under the measure.)

September 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,224 cases, 51 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4224-covid-cases-51-deaths/10994302/

WLS
— Critical race theory fight boils over at defense bill markup – CNN
https://www.wlsam.com/news/critical-race-theory-fight-boils-over-at-defense-bill-markup/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Voting advocacy group says legislative maps drawn by Democrats fail to maximize representation for Blacks – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-maps-opposition-20210902-mfh5lm3qbvgpndfvqmuaq27xae-story.html
— Failed challenger to Michael Madigan asks U.S. Supreme Court to consider lawsuit alleging political chicanery in 2016 election – RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-candidate-lawsuit-20210902-wagpy3bdznfr5ifsm7baqnmzdu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latino advocacy group calls on Pritzker to veto new legislative maps — saying they are ‘hindering’ Hispanic voting rights. The Latino Policy Forum argues that not only did Democratic mapmakers fail to increase the number of Latino-majority legislative districts in line with population growth, they actually decreased Hispanic voting power in some districts. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/9/2/22654362/latino-policy-forum-pritzker-new-legislative-maps-hispanic-voting-rights-census

DAILY HERALD
— House sponsor says she’ll take another crack at ethics bill — if lawmakers return in time – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210902/house-sponsor-says-shell-take-another-crack-at-ethics-bill-x2014-if-lawmakers-return-in-time
— AUGUST 21, 2021 FLASHBACK: Who are the real RINOs? – Editorial
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. RINOs fail/refuse to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210821/editorial-who-are-the-real-rinos-the-trump-critics-or-the-trump-enablers-
— Appeals court upholds life sentence for Glen Ellyn murder – Kayleigh Padar
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210902/appeals-court-upholds-life-sentence-for-glen-ellyn-murder

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County College Takes on Coronavirus Enforcement Role
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/mchenry-county-college-takes-on-coronavirus-enforcement-role/
— Crystal Lake’s Planet Fitness Insists on Mask While Exercising, Calls Police, Bans Patron
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/crystal-lakes-planet-fitness-insists-on-mask-while-exercising-calls-police-bans-patron/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Purchases First Illinois Home in Naperville
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/underwood082821/
— Column in Washington Post on Illinois Remap
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/column-in-washington-post/
— Rabine Says CDC Study Contradicts Pritzker School Mask Mandate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/rsbine-says-cdc-study-contrdicts-pritzker-school-mask-mandate/
— Springfield’s State Journal-Register Reveals, Brags about Diversity, Fired White Male Reporter Next Day & Reflections on Methodist Church’s Ratification
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/springfields-state-journal-register-reveals-brags-about-diversity/
— Federal Suit to Invalidate “Unconstitutional” Prairie Grove Flag Ordinance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/federal-suit-to-invalidate-unconstitutional-prairie-grove-flag-ordinance/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/02/covid-19-roundup-poll-finds-just-10-percent-of-unvaxed-think-theyre-at-fault-for-covid-surge/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats’ progressive dreams – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-the-mortal-threat-to-democrats-progressive-dreams

GOPUSA
— Biden Urged Afghan President To Create Impression Taliban Wasn’t Winning
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-urged-afghan-president-to-create-impression-taliban-wasnt-winning/
— Biden Keeps Promise To Taliban While Leaving Americans Behind
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-keeps-promise-to-taliban-while-leaving-americans-behind/
— Milley Says ‘It’s Possible’ The US Could Partner With The Taliban (COMMENT: Because the Democrats surrendered to the Taliban, expect that the Democrats will paint conservatives in America as being far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.gopusa.com/milley-says-its-possible-the-us-could-partner-with-the-taliban/
— America’s Slow Suicide – Ben Shapiro
https://www.gopusa.com/americas-slow-suicide/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Teen Vogue reveals plans to bring their Marxist messages to your child’s classroom
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/teen-vogue-drops-lesson-plans-to-make-it-easier-than-ever-to-indoctrinate-teenage-girls/

BREITBART
— Jay Leno Says You Either Accept Cancel Culture ‘or You Die’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO
(COMMENT: Who controls the cancel culture? They include those who lead a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, and c) the governments that you are under.)
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/09/02/jay-leno-says-you-either-accept-cancel-culture-or-you-die/
— ACLU: Vaccine Mandates ‘Actually Further Civil Liberties’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/02/aclu-vaccine-mandates-actually-further-civil-liberties/
— Facebook Removes Alabama Lt. Gov. Ainsworth Post Calling for Biden Impeachment — ‘Against Community Standards on Violence and Incitement’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/01/facebook-removes-alabama-lt-gov-ainsworth-post-calling-for-biden-impeachment-against-community-standards-on-violence-and-incitement/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Liz Cheney gets big Dem-approved promotion after spy accusation and Orwellian tweet – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/liz-cheney-gets-big-dem-approved-promotion-after-spy-accusation-and-orwellian-tweet-1128569/
— Rep Biggs calls for McCarthy to boot Dem ‘spies’ Cheney and Kinzinger from Republican Conference Meetings – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/rep-biggs-calls-for-mccarthy-to-boot-dem-spies-cheney-and-kinzinger-from-republican-conference-meetings-1128373/
— ‘Very dismaying’: Feds reportedly unable to account for 1 in 3 unaccompanied migrant children – Frank Webster
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/very-dismaying-feds-reportedly-unable-to-account-for-1-in-3-unaccompanied-migrant-children-1128433/
— Sen Hagerty demands Biden admin act on destroying U.S. military equipment now in Taliban hands – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/sen-hagerty-demands-biden-admin-act-on-destroying-u-s-military-equipment-now-in-taliban-hands-1128369/
— Team Trump drops a bunker buster on Biden for turning Afghanistan into ‘Disneyland for terrorists’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/team-trump-drops-a-bunker-buster-on-biden-for-turning-afghanistan-into-disneyland-for-terrorists-1128276/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Al Qaeda Cheers Taliban’s “Historic Victory,” Calls for Global Jihad. Taliban to build regime on Iranian model, names ‘Supreme Leader.’ – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/al-qaeda-cheers-talibans-historic-victory-calls-for-global-jihad/

WASHINGTON POST
— Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) tells liberal activist only Trump is to blame for losing the state – Timothy Bella
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have blamed me the most for their defeats. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/31/ron-johnson-trump-wisconsin-election/
— The new GOP rage-fest at Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger contains a big tell – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/02/freedom-caucus-cheney-kinzinger-jan-6-committee/

USA TODAY
— Connecticut elementary school teacher resigns over critical race theory curriculum – Gabriela Miranda
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/09/02/teacher-quits-over-critical-race-theory/5693550001/
— Gannett pledged to mirror newsroom diversity with the communities we cover. Here’s how we’re doing. – Maribel Perez Wadsworth
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Gannett officially announce that it will no longer hire those who are the following and that it is getting rid of its employees who are the following: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/01/gannett-news-president-how-our-diversity-pledge-progressing/5663045001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hong Kong Venue Bars Outspoken Pop Star, Fearing Beijing Crackdown. Pro-democracy singer Denise Ho loses her stage as concerns grow about artistic expression; film censors may get new powers. – Elaine Yu
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-pop-star-gets-canceled-amid-fears-of-national-security-chill-11630504885

NEWSWEEK
— Pro-Trump Republicans Call Kinzinger, Cheney ‘Spies for the Democrats’ Over 1/6 Commission
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-republicans-call-kinzinger-cheney-spies-democrats-over-1-6-commission-1625413

KANSA CITY STAR
— LGBT exhibit removed from Missouri capitol after complaints about promoting ‘agenda’ – JEANNE KUANG AND JONATHAN SHORMAN
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article253942583.html

JOURNAL INQUIRER
— Manchester teacher quits; says she was asked to focus on race – Skyler Frazer
https://www.journalinquirer.com/newsletters/manchester-teacher-quits-says-she-was-asked-to-focus-on-race/article_5bab11d2-0bf3-11ec-b166-836af8c14580.html

CHESTERTON TRIBUNE
— Police encountering marijuana more often in traffic cases – JAMES WOODS
https://www.chestertontribune.com/articles/police-encountering-marijuana-more-often-in-traffic-cases/

September 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— COVID Illinois: 26 IL schools report COVID-19 outbreaks; 546 have ‘potential exposures’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/education/26-illinois-schools-report-covid-outbreaks/10993956/
— COMMENT: Republican-haters say “Trump, others wrong on US equipment left with Taliban in Afghanistan.”
https://abc7chicago.com/american-equipment-afghanistan-trump-taliban-us-military-fact-check/10992565/
— Amazon to hire 6K people for Matteson and Markham fulfillment centers – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/careers/amazon-hiring-6k-people-for-south-suburban-fulfillment-centers/10993318/


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Inaugural Naper Pride Fest scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at Naper Settlement – JEN BANOWETZ
(COMMENT: To promote LGBTQ is to promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-ent-naper-pridefest-st-0910-20210901-d5eh3ptjk5brzpq4ihynnqor4u-story.html
— Illinois Senate passes energy deal Gov. Pritzker says falls short. Bill includes generous nuclear bailout, closing coal-fired plants, alternative energy investments and ethics reform. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-clean-energy-bill-senate-2021-pritzker/10993997/

FOX32
— Suburban school district paying families $2,000 because they don’t have enough school bus drivers.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-school-district-paying-families-2000-because-they-dont-have-enough-school-bus-drivers

WGN9
— Bloodshed continues in Chicago with 78 homicides in August – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bloodshed-continues-in-chicago-with-78-homicides-in-august/

WTTW
— Chicago Outpacing 2020 Shooting, Homicide Totals Through End of August – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2021/09/01/chicago-outpacing-2020-shooting-homicide-totals-through-end-august

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs’ share of state’s COVID-19 deaths is shrinking as downstate bears the brunt – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210901/suburbs-share-of-states-covid-19-deaths-is-shrinking-as–downstate-bears-the-brunt
— COMMENT: To promote DACA is to encourage bringing people into America ilegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210902/dacas-fragility-undermines-the-future-of-immigrant-children-we-need-permanent-immigration-reform
— Hanover Township Mental Health Board awards funding at August meeting
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210901/hanover-township-mental-health-board-awards-funding-at-august-meeting

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Kinzinger: Leaders should do better ‘calling out b.s.’ on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation – Ken DeCoster
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/09/01/kinzinger-leaders-need-do-better-calling-out-b-s-covid-19-vaccine-misinformation/5682274001/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County GOP goes after Pritzker’s new mask mandate – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/606923145-dupage-county-gop-goes-after-pritzker-s-new-mask-mandate

WIREPOINTS
— Scathing New Report On Chicago Police Pension – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/scathing-new-report-on-chicago-police-pension-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Humbled Pentagon faces questions on true loss of U.S. arms in Afghanistan. Milley sees ‘lessons to be learned’ as Taliban hold parade of American gear. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/pentagon-faces-questions-true-loss-us-arms-afghani/
— Biden officials removed lists of U.S. military gear in Afghanistan from government websites. Taliban parade captured U.S. vehicles amid accounting questions. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/biden-administration-removed-lists-us-military-gea/
— Biden is more of a cold-hearted snake than consoler-in-chief – Kelly Sadler
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/1/biden-is-more-of-a-cold-hearted-snake-than-console/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Honest Joe Spins Defeat Into Victory – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/honest-joe-spins-defeat-into-victory/

FOX NEWS
— GOP’s critical race theory amendments for defense bill voted down by Dem-led House Armed Services Committee. Many Republicans are concerned that critical race theory is seeping into the military. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-critical-race-theory-amendments-defense-bill-house-armed-services-committee
— Deputy Secretary of Defense vows to get at ‘root causes’ of racial disparities in military justice system. A GAO report found service members of color are more often the subject of court martial proceedings. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/deputy-secretary-of-def-vows-to-get-at-root-causes-of-racial-disparities-in-the-military-justice-system

DAILY CALLER
— ‘I Didn’t Sign Up To Be A Revolutionary’: Former Elementary School Teacher Explains Why She Resigned – SAMANTHA RENCK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/01/i-didnt-sign-up-to-be-a-revolutionary-former-elementary-school-teacher-explains-why-she-resigned-connecticut-critical-race-theory/

NEWSMAX
— Afghanistan: A Tragically Stupid War Comes to a Tragic End – On Paul
https://www.newsmax.com/ronpaul/afghanistan-tragic-stupid-war/2021/09/01/id/1034669/

FEDERALIST
— Our Defeat In Afghanistan Is Only The Beginning. As the post-9/11 chapter closes, a new one begins, marked above all by the end of American deterrence and the eclipse of American power. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/02/our-defeat-in-afghanistan-is-only-the-beginning/

PJ MEDIA
— Illinois School (Manhattan SD 114) Will Reevaluate ‘Gag Order’ Barring Parents From Recording Zoom Classes – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/megan-fox/2021/09/01/illinois-school-will-reevaluate-gag-order-barring-parents-from-recording-zoom-classes-n1475069

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Taliban supporters flaunt mock coffins draped with American and British flags through the streets – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/01/taliban-supporters-flaunt-mock-coffins-draped-with-americana-and-british-flags-through-the-streets-1127487/
— State Department sidesteps question on recognizing Taliban as the rightful government of Afghanistan
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party should not recognize organizations, candidates, elected officials, etc. as being Republican if they do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/state-department-sidesteps-question-on-recognizing-taliban-as-the-rightful-government-of-afghanistan-1128226/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Notre Dame Rejects Criticism of Leprechaun Mascot From Cancel Culture Mob. “A heritage that we regard with respect, loyalty, and affection.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/notre-dame-rejects-criticism-of-leprechaun-mascot-from-cancel-culture-mob/
— ‘Fact Checkers’ Play Word Games To Deny Biden Dozed Off During Meeting With Israeli PM
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/fact-checkers-play-word-games-to-deny-biden-dozed-off-during-meeting-with-israeli-pm/

THE HILL
— Biden attempts to turn page on Afghanistan with domestic refocus – ALEX GANGITANO AND MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/570472-biden-attempts-to-turn-page-on-afghanistan-with-domestic-refocus

YAHOO NEWS
— Texas Republicans push proposal to punish tech platforms they say censor conservatives – Nihal Krishan
(COMMENT: Since 2000, my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, the following can and should censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Previously, when I was a chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, when I was a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee (GAC), when I was a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee, and when I was a member of the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) board of directors, my critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the aforesaid organizations can and should censure me. In 2006, they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure me. They succeeded in getting TAPROOT to get rid of me in 2012, WCC GAC in 2010, MTRO as MTRO’S webmaster in 2010 and 2004, ICRC in 2007, and AAPC MC in 2004.)
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-republicans-push-proposal-punish-011600929.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Democrats Promote Cheney to No. 2 Post on Jan. 6 Inquiry Panel. The move was unusual in the House, where the majority party typically gives such roles to one of its own. The Wyoming Republican has been a vocal critic of Donald J. Trump. – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/us/liz-cheney-jan-6-committee.html
— The Taliban Must Overcome Big Obstacles to Obtain International Recognition – Steven Erlanger
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how the following treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) their political consultants, f) their major donors, g) their fundraisers, h) their campaign managers, i) their campaign staff members, j) their campaign volunteers, k) conservative leaders; and l) religious leaders.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/asia/taliban-un-afghanistan-us.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Dislike gerrymandering? Then the proposed map from Illinois Democrats should be appalling. – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/01/dislike-gerrymandering-then-proposed-map-illinois-democrats-should-be-appalling/

USA TODAY
— Reporting on race revives bitter memory – Antonia Hylton
(COMMENT: Of course, putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening revives many bitter memories of the many adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) those who I have sued; h) my Democrat superiors in the federal government; i) etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/09/02/nbc-southlake-podcast-renewed-memories-reporter-antonia-hylton/5680885001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Taliban’s Promises of Tolerance in Afghanistan Often Don’t Match Reality. From executions of rivals to restrictions on women’s rights, the new Taliban look a lot like the old Taliban.  Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting minister for higher education, said last week that the movement would ban male and female students from studying together at universities. – Sune Engel Rasmussen and Ehsanullah Amiri
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, leaders of the following are less tolerant of conservatives, that is, less tolerant of platform Republicans: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/talibans-promises-of-tolerance-in-afghanistan-often-dont-match-reality-11630506729
— Biden’s Ugly Defense of His Afghan Failure. His lie-loaded speech caps off a debacle that could sink his party in 2022 and 2024. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-9-11-taliban-terrorist-attack-2024-presidential-election-2022-midterms-11630524263
— Can Congress Tax Wealth by ‘Deeming’ It Income? A challenge to a 2017 law could shut the door to Elizabeth Warren’s far more ambitious levy. – David B. Rivkin Jr. and Andrew M. Grossman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-tax-wealth-courts-constitution-moore-agrawal-kisankraft-elizabeth-warren-11630529642
— NOVEMBER 17, 2015 FLASHBACK: The Illusion of Being Too Conservative to Win – Peter Nichols, Morristown, N.J.
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs hint/argue/imply/shout that because me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are “too conservative” and even worse things, the following should reject me and reject my newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-illusion-of-being-too-conservative-to-win-1447793772

FORBES
— COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use COVID-19 to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2021/09/01/immigrants-slow-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-as-impediments-block-their-access/
— Social Media Influencer Suing Facebook And Twitter… And Biden – Peter Suciu
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slander me and my slander my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters as being “too conservative.” For those who know that me and my newsletters are not “too conservative,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander. I would stress the adverse actions that the following have taken against me: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; e) voters in my precinct; f) etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/09/01/social-media-influencer-suing-facebook-and-twitter/

FAST COMPANY
— Job Seekers: Make sure you know these vital tips to ensure your background check is accurate – KEVIN NEUDECKER
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress and affirm the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90671452/jobseekers-make-sure-you-know-these-vital-tips-to-ensure-your-background-check-is-accurate

LAW
— Who’s Got Your Back? How Mentorship Can Promote Real Inclusion And Retioion
(COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) in 1986.)
https://www.law.com/2021/08/17/whos-got-your-back-how-mentorship-can-promote-real-inclusion-and-retention/

WFLX
— How much diversity is in your child’s ‘must read’ list? (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use diversity to promote hated against Republicans.)
https://www.wflx.com/2021/09/01/how-much-diversity-is-your-childs-must-read-list/

WGLR
— A national debt: Should government compensate for slavery and racism?
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats make Republicans pay the price of reparations. How much reparations have the Democrats made you pay? In 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black Democrat subordinate, which they did. Previously, to give preference to my Democrat coworkers and subordinates who minority, female, and or younger, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wglr.com/2021/09/02/a-national-debt-should-government-compensate-for-slavery-and-racism/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Combating Whistleblower Retaliation: How to Maximize Your Recovery
(COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, I blew the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, nation origin discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/combating-whistleblower-retaliation-how-to-maximize-your-recovery
(FROM THE ARTICLE: All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers. Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers both financially and emotionally, including an inability to pay living expenses, reputational harm, alienation, blacklisting, and emotional distress. Whistleblower protection laws can provide a potent remedy, but before bringing a retaliation claim, it is crucial to assess the options under federal and state law and develop a strategy to achieve the optimal recovery. Key issues to consider include the scope of protected whistleblowing, the burden of proof, the damages that a prevailing whistleblower can recover, the forum where the claim would be litigated, and the impact of the retaliation claim on a whistleblower rewards claim.)

NEWSWEEK
— Pro-Trump Republicans Call Kinzinger, Cheney ‘Spies for the Democrats’ Over 1/6 Commission – JASON LEMON
(COMMENT: I should sue those who have hinted that I am a spy for the Democrats.)
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-republicans-call-kinzinger-cheney-spies-democrats-over-1-6-commission-1625413

AXIOS
— Over 20,000 Afghans evacuated from Kabul have arrived in the U.S. – Dave Lawler
(COMMENT: Of course, Democrats will do everything that they can to make these Afghans hate Republicans.)
https://www.axios.com/how-many-afghans-evacuated-us-bases-cb2c745a-220a-41b3-b952-748204816476.html

NATION
— Religion, war and terrorism – Atle Hetland
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken many adverse actions against me. Do they want me to take adverse actions against them? Should I take adverse actions against them?)
https://nation.com.pk/02-Sep-2021/religion-war-and-terrorism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “do unto others what we want others to do unto us.”)

GUARDIAN
— Staggering US wealth inequality heaps long-term harm on to minority children. Black children have access to just 1 cent for every dollar enjoyed by their white counterparts, new research shows, and Hispanic kids fare little better. – Ed Pilkington
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats will call for government a) to take more and more and more opportunities, income, and wealth away from White Republican males and b) to give those opportunities, that income, and that wealth to Democrat minorities, Democrat females, Democrat young people, Democrat LGBTQers, illegals, Democrats who are not married, Democrats who have financial, health, and/or other problems, Democrats who are not Christian, Protestant, Italian American, and/or German American, and/or Democrats whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2021/sep/02/us-wealth-inequality-black-hispanic-children