FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Krishnamoorthi, immigration lawyer discuss Trump executive orders during virtual town hall
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/25/krishnamoorthi-immigration-lawyer-discuss-trump-executive-orders-during-virtual-town-hall/
— Democratic states weigh more support for immigrants as Trump administration cracks down (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election, that is, they ever-increasingly reject the rule of law.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/24/democratic-states-immigrants-trump-administration/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/25/chicago-immigrant-advocacy-groups-sue-ice-following-week-of-tensions/
— ACLU warns University of Illinois to respect free speech after officials clamp down on climate change group and Palestinian group
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/25/aclu-warns-university-of-illinois-free-speech/
— Loyalty tests and MAGA checks: Inside the Trump White House’s intense screening of job-seekers (COMMENT: I am loyal to conservative principles and to the Republican Party platform. I take it as a badge of honor that my critics/opponents say “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/25/trump-white-houses-job-seekers/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2025/01/25/hundreds-take-to-the-streets-in-river-north-to-protest-trumps-first-week-this-isnt-the-time-to-back-down
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2025/01/25/trump-talks-about-deporting-criminal-aliens-his-anti-immigrant-agenda-doesnt-stop-there
DAILY HERALD
— Senate confirms Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250125/nation-and-world/senate-confirms-noem-as-trumps-homeland-security-secretary/
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/peoples-march-justice-immigration-activists-pro-palestinian-groups-protest-trump-administration-downtown-chicago/15836823/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigrant-advocacy-groups-sue-trump-administration-immigration-customs-enforcement-planned-ice-deportation-raids/15837055/
— Trump fires 17 independent watchdogs at multiple agencies in late-night move (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with Inspector General (IG) employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-fires-17-independent-watchdogs-multiple-agencies-late-night-move/15836135/
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/donald-trump-2nd-term-live-updates-more-executive-action-planned-amid-day-1-fallout/15820865/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protesters-rally-against-trumps-policies-trump-tower/
— Immigrant rights groups in Chicago sue Trump administration, seek to block mass deportation efforts (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election, that is, they ever-increasingly reject the rule of law.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/immigrant-rights-groups-lawsuit-mass-deportations-president-trump/
— Soon, if not already, under the Democrats, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/northern-illinois-food-bank-immigration-policy-concerns/
WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-protest-middle-east-immigration-trump/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/trump-immigration-lawsuit-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awWRSq1ysKY
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1582835
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-chicago-protesters-march-stop-034901404.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyS6V_iCBAs
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-advocacy-groups-sue-trump-administration-ice-over-retaliatory-deportation-raids
— Trump fires inspectors general (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with Inspector General (IG) employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-fires-inspectors-general-what-know
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hate against Trump
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/01/25/donald-trump-immigration-deportation-threats-ice-community-schools-churches-sanctuary-chicago
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats want government to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and to give those opportunities and that money to Democrats.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/voters-unhappy-both-parties/3646584/
— Trump uses mass firing to remove inspectors general at a series of agencies (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with Inspector General (IG) employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-25/trump-uses-mass-firing-to-remove-inspectors-general-at-a-series-of-agencies
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly equate illegals with fugitive slaves.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/26/nx-s1-5273652/church-safe-haven-history-immigrants
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ramaswamy’s expected run for Ohio governor would test experienced Republicans and tradition (COMMENT: Which Republicans do you want to run for U.S. Senate and Illinois statewide offices in Illinois in 2026?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-ramaswamys-expected-run-for-ohio-governor-would-test-experienced-republicans-and-tradition/
WAND
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness
https://www.wandtv.com/community/homelessness-could-no-longer-be-a-crime-under-a-new-plan-filed-in-springfield/article_79a394ea-da83-11ef-9fe1-6bb1d2e8e8f3.html
CHICAGO AUTO SHOW
— 2005 Dodge Charger (COMMENT: Have you or anyone you know driven or rode in a 2024 or 2025 Dodge Charger? If so, please ask them to contact me. I have ordered a red 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html I own a red 2013 Charger R/T Max. I previously owned a blue 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a blue 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.chicagoautoshow.com/vehicles-on-display/2025/dodge/charger/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2025 Dodge Charger is a high-performance muscle car available in the two-door configurations. It competes in the sporty car segment, going head-to-head with rivals like the Ford Mustang, Nissan Z, and Toyota Supra.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Unleashing the Deep State Rat Catchers
https://johnkassnews.com/rat-catcher/
WHEATON RECORD
— Wheaton College Leads 52nd Annual March for Life in D.C.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/01/25/wheaton-leads-52nd-march-for-life/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Reports of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI pullbacks and rollbacks are false. AA and DEI are going under the table, off the books. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly argue that because they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals, it is futile to deport any of them. They will simply immediately return. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents continue to do? My critics/opponents continue to a) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA newsletters and b) discourage everyone from reading them. They have their operative and their dupes in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization discredit me. Recently, they had them a) remove me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. My critics/opponent a) despise if not hate Trump, b) reject some, many, most, if not virtually all of the planks in the IRP platform, and c) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I have always fully supported in general elections the candidates who won Republican primaries in my precinct and who won Milton Township Republican Organization caucuses. But that is not good enough for too many of those candidates. I should write about those candidates. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I am loyal to conservative principles and to the Republican Party platform. I take it as a badge of honor that my critics/opponents say “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 and b) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986 and IRS in 1974, 1973, and 1972. My critics/opponents are overjoyed that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with Inspector General (IG) employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, I survived many agency-wide purges by earning two job-related master’s degrees, five job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For Democrats, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) to promote the Democrat Party platform. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am amazed that I was able survive for so long. The following helped me survive: a) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) my earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) my earning a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— Another black mark. Illinois has nation’s 3rd-highest corporate income tax rate.
https://wirepoints.org/another-black-mark-illinois-has-nations-3rd-highest-corporate-income-tax-rate-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
– “Madigan Is Not about Power” Really?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/25/madigan-is-not-about-power/
— Unemployment Higher Than Last Year, Now at 5.2%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/25/unemployment-higher-than-last-year-now-at-5-2/
— State Senator Asks Prison Employees to Send Her Identities of Illegal Aliens, Terri Bryant Should Also Ask Prisoners
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/25/state-senator-asks-prison-employees-to-send-her-identities-of-illegal-aliens-terri-bryant-should-also-ask-prisoners/
— Another Crook County Democrat Goes Down
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/25/another-crook-county-democrat-goes-down/
— Why 1870 Illinois State Constitution Prohibited County Treasurers to Succeed Themselves and How That Played Out in McHenry County a Century Later Resulting in Successful Real Estate Assessment Appeals
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/25/why-1870-illinois-state-constitution-prohibited-county-treasurers-to-succeed-themselves-and-how-that-played-out-in-mchenry-county-a-century-later-resulting-in-successful-real-estate-assessment-appeal/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Sa-Sh
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/22/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-sa/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Sh-St
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/23/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-sh-st/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: St-Ti
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/24/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-st/
— Reick Pension Analysis Makes Chicago Tribune
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/24/reick-pension-analysis-makes-chicago-tribune/
— Wilcox Seeks to Help Retailers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/24/wilcox-seeks-to-help-retailers/
— Reick Saddles Up for New Legislative Session
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/24/reick-saddles-up-for-new-legislative-session/
— Trump Comes Up with Answer to Data Centers’ Drain of Electricity from Current Users
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/23/trump-comes-up-with-answer-to-data-centers-drain-of-electricity-from-current-users/
— Kelli Wegener’s Secret Weapon in Her Challenge to McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/23/kelli-wegeners-secret-weapon/
— Wilcox Says GOP Opposes Attempt to Legalize Prostitution, Would Be a First in Nation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/23/wilcox-says-gop-opposes-attempt-to-legalize-prostitution-would-be-first-in-nation/
— House Republican Leadership Team Announced
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/23/house-republican-leadership-team-announced/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Give Trump a third term, says House Republican pushing constitutional change
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/25/rep-andy-ogles-give-trump-third-term/
— Trump considering keeping Joint Chiefs Chairman Brown despite claims he’s too woke (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I am too conservative.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/25/trump-considering-keeping-joint-chiefs-chairman-ch/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he may send nearly 90,000 newly hired IRS agents to border after issuing indefinite hiring freeze (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1-2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. My first 6 months was classroom training in the Loop.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/25/us-news/trump-mulling-fate-of-nearly-90000-newly-hired-irs-agents/
— Every nation is a nation of immigrants. Newer immigrants push out older immigrants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opinion/trump-immigrants-deportations.html
— Trump MUST clean out the partisan rot at the Justice Department (COMMENT: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be working for GAO.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/25/opinion/donald-trump-must-clean-out-the-partisan-rot-at-the-doj/
— Trump ramps up dramatic daybreak immigration raids in sanctuary city LA
https://nypost.com/2025/01/25/us-news/trumps-ice-raids-for-criminal-migrants-expands-into-la/
— Rev. Al Sharpton leads Costco ‘buy-cott’ in support of company’s controversial DEI commitment (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the less likely that Costco will hire, retain, or promote you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/25/us-news/rev-al-sharpton-leads-costco-buy-cott-in-support-of-companys-controversial-dei-commitment/
— Trump defends late-night purge of executive agency inspectors general: ‘They’re not my people’ (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, I survived many agency-wide purges by earning two job-related master’s degrees, five job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/26/us-news/trump-defends-late-night-purge-of-executive-agency-inspectors-general/
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Thousands of illegal migrants buying land in new Texas development
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/10/thousands-of-illegal-migrants-buying-land-in-new-texas-development-report/
AMERICAN THINKER
— When US media carry water for Mexican drug cartels
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/when_us_media_carry_water_for_mexican_drug_cartels.html
BREITBART
— Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez: Huge ‘Disconnect’ Between Governor, Mayor and Immigrants, Immigrants Want Threats Deported
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/01/25/chicago-alderman-huge-disconnect-between-governor-mayor-and-immigrants-immigrants-want-threats-deported/
— Activists Want Grand Rapids Declared ‘Sanctuary City’ for Illegals (COMMENT: I would lead the effort to stop that in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I led the successful effort to stop video gambling and pot in Wheaton.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/25/video-activists-want-grand-rapids-declared-sanctuary-city-for-illegals-as-trump-kicks-deportations/
— ICE Taps Other Federal Agencies to Assist ‘Apprehension of Illegal Aliens’
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/01/25/ice-taps-other-federal-agencies-to-assist-apprehension-of-illegal-aliens/
— Trump Administration Cancels Biden’s ‘Temporary’ Status for Thousands of Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/25/trump-administration-cancels-bidens-temporary-status-thousands-migrants/
— Trump Restores Single-Sex Jails, Transgender Inmates Sent Back to Men’s Prisons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/25/trump-restores-single-sex-jails-transgenders-sent-back-to-mens-prisons/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Education System Sacrifices Our Kids to the Detriment of Society
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/25/how-education-system-sacrifices-our-kids-to-the-detriment-of-society-what-trump-can-do-about-it/
EPOCH TIMES
— Mexico Accepted 4 Deportation Flights This Week (COMMENT: Of course, foreign countries dump their worse citizens on America.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/mexico-accepted-4-deportation-flights-this-week-white-house-says-5798772
FOX NEWS
— Up to 250,000 children born to illegal migrants in 2023 (COMMENT: Democrat leaders will force America to give them extreme preference.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/up-250000-children-born-illegal-migrants-2023-preliminary-report
— Trump administration needs more planes to carry out deportations (COMMENT: If I had not had conservative teachers, I would not have been able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-administration-needs-more-planes-carry-out-deportations-report
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Homan Fires Back at Pope Francis for Calling Mass Deportations a ‘Disgrace’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/tom-homan-fires-back-at-pope-francis-for-calling-mass-deportations-a-disgrace/
NEW AMERICAN
— Federal Mental-health Agency Pushing Gender Ideology Could Be on Trump’s Chopping Block
https://thenewamerican.com/us/federal-mental-health-agency-pushing-gender-ideology-could-be-on-trumps-chopping-block/
NEWSMAX
— Joint Chiefs Chair Could Remain Despite Woke Purge (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, I survived many purges by earning two job-related master’s degrees, five job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/joint-chiefs-charles-q-brown-donald-trump/2025/01/25/id/1196511/
TOWNHALL
— Mexico Blocks U.S. Military Deportation Flight, Prevents Landing (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on America. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/01/25/mexico-refused-a-us-deportation-flight-preventing-it-from-landing-n2651125
— Trump Wipes Out Biden’s Abortion Rights Website
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/01/25/government-abortion-website-shut-down-n2651087
— Mass Deportation Raids Have Begun in Los Angeles
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/01/25/deportation-raids-have-begun-in-los-angeles-n2651153
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Woke employers do not rollback their wokeness, they put their wokeness under the table, off the books.
https://www.westernjournal.com/notoriously-woke-target-announces-dei-rollback-just-days-trumps-inauguration/
— With the Stroke of a Pen Trump Just Gave Us 80% More Deportation Officers – 31,000 New Badges
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/with-the-stroke-of-a-pen-trump-just-gave-us-80-more-deportation-officers-31-000-new-badges/ar-AA1xR0n8
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are ever-increasingly furious that 77 million voted for Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/politics/voter-reaction-trump-first-week-aotm/index.html
— Underground network readies homes to hide illegals (COMMENT: How many safe houses are there in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? How many illegals are in them?)
https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/23/us/california-immigrant-safe-houses/index.html
MSN
— The Death of American Made: 10 Reasons We Need to Bring Back Domestic Manufacturing
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/the-death-of-american-made-10-reasons-we-need-to-bring-back-domestic-manufacturing/ss-AA1umZur
— 20 Cars We are Excited About in 2025 (COMMENT: The list included the Dodge Charger. Have you or anyone you know driven or rode in a 2024 or 2025 Dodge Charger? If so, please ask them to contact me. I have ordered a red 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html I own a red 2013 Charger R/T Max. I previously owned a blue 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a blue 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autos-suvs/10-new-cars-we-re-excited-about-in-2025/ss-AA1qHxBK?ocid=overlayclose#image=11
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2025 Dodge Charger is anticipated to bring a bold evolution to the muscle car segment as the first all-electric muscle car. Maintaining its iconic, aggressive design, the 2025 Charger will likely offer impressive performance with a focus on speed and power, true to its muscle car heritage. Inside, the cabin is expected to combine retro styling with modern technology, including advanced infotainment and driver-assistance features. The 2025 Charger aims to appeal to driving enthusiasts who seek the thrill of high-performance driving while embracing the future of automotive technology.)
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly argue that because they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals, it is futile to deport any of them. They will simply immediately return.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-simply-cannot-deport-all-unauthorized-immigrants-your-say/ar-AA1s3BHt
— White House Shares Photos As Trump Deports ‘Illegal Immigrant Criminals’ Via Military Aircraft; 538 Held So Far
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/white-house-shares-photos-as-trump-deports-illegal-immigrant-criminals-via-military-aircraft-538-held-so-far/ar-AA1xNJdA
— A decision by Donald Trump’s incoming administration to make a late-night firing of at least 12 inspectors general –– including some the president personally approved of in his first term –– is creating alarm among observers, according to a report from the Washington Post. Increasing those concerns is the fact that abrupt “purge” is likely illegal under federal law. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, I survived many agency-wide firings by earning two job-related master’s degrees, five job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/a-widespread-massacre-observers-stunned-after-late-night-trump-purge-of-former-hires/ar-AA1xQFfS
— The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives appeared to try and avoid Donald Trump’s anti-DEI executive order by switching the job title of its Chief Diversity Officer.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/gov-agency-caught-using-sneaky-tactic-to-get-around-trumps-dei-purge/ss-AA1xJ7Yt
— Since 1965, Democrat and RINO employers have used the Equal Employment Opportunity Act a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstories/what-is-equal-employment-opportunity-act-of-1965-and-why-did-trump-revoke-it/ar-AA1xGaBr
MSNBC
— Why Trump’s second term populism has true conservatives like me worried. Voters rejected the failed progressive Biden-Harris agenda. But GOP populists are pushing Trump to abandon many conservative principles.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-second-term-populism-true-conservatives-rcna187528
— Democrats say “Trump’s attack on the federal workforce is an attack on the Black middle class. As the Center for American Progress has noted, the federal government has hired Black Americans at higher rates than the private sector going back a century or more.” My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 and b) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986 and IRS in 1974, 1973, and 1972. My critics/opponents are overjoyed that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-dei-federal-workers-civil-rights-rcna188966
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election, that is, they ever-increasingly reject the rule of law
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-immigration-enforcement-memo-targets-migrants-who-entered-legally-under-2025-01-24/
AOL
— Filling America’s schools with illegals is a top priority for Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://www.aol.com/california-must-fight-trump-keeping-130000132.html
ABC NEWS
— Trump takes pride in getting rid of ‘woke crap’
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-2nd-term-live-updates-executive-action-plans?id=117934786&entryId=118082269&cid=social_fb_tw
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election, that is, they ever-increasingly reject the rule of law.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigrants-protected-legal-status-trump-era-rcna188754
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigration-florida-deportation-fears-desantis-trump-rcna188942
— White House warns of ‘consequences’ for Republicans who don’t support all of Trump’s nominees (COMMENT: I have always fully supported in general elections the candidates who won Republican primaries in my precinct and who won Milton Township Republican Organization caucuses. But that is not good enough for too many of those candidates. I should write about those candidates. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-republicans-trump-nominees-political-consequences-rcna189288
CBS NEWS
— Army tells units to prepare for deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/army-tells-units-prepare-deployment-us-mexico-border-immigration/
— Trump administration suspends some funding for refugee resettlement groups
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-suspends-some-funding-for-refugee-resettlement-groups-memo/
— Since 1965, Democrat and RINO employers have used the Equal Employment Opportunity Act a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-equal-employment-opportunity-revoke-1965-dei-what-it-means/
NEW YORK TIMES
— How many safe houses are there in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? How many illegals are in them?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/nyregion/nyc-migrants-neighborhoods-shelters.html
— Federal Workers Told to Inform on Colleagues Trying to Dodge D.E.I. Crackdown (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates frequently if not constantly asked me questions to confirm my conservative beliefs, that is, to get information to use against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/22/us/trump-news
— Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion. Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For Democrats, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) to promote the Democrat Party platform. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I am amazed that I was able survive for so long. The following helped me survive: a) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) my earning job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) my earning job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) my earning a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/us/politics/trump-federal-workers.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders promote Murkowski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/25/trump-murkowski-alaska-hegseth-republicans-defy/00ba6944-db25-11ef-85a9-331436ec61e9_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election, that is, they ever-increasingly reject the rule of law.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/24/immigration-raids-deportations-trump-ice/
— Woke employers do not pull back their wokeness, they put their wokeness under the table, off the books.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/23/diversity-equity-inclusion-us-companies/34286ad8-d9c2-11ef-85a9-331436ec61e9_story.html
— Trump defends ousting at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge. The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, I survived many agency-wide oustings by earning two job-related master’s degrees, five job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-fire-inspectors-general-federal-agencies/
USA TODAY
— Trump’s Education Department dismantles DEI measures, suspends staff (COMMENT: If my teachers had promoted DEI, I would not have been able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/01/23/trump-education-department-dei/77913326007/
— A Republican congressman wants Trump to get a third term. That should worry us.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/25/trump-third-term-constitutional-amendment-ogles-republicans/77921293007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in manipulating/dominating religious leaders.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/23/trump-response-bishop-budde-fox-news/77881230007/
— Trump deputizes thousands of federal agents to arrest illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/23/trump-deputizes-federal-agents-arrest-immigrants/77914576007/
— Since 1965, Democrat and RINO employers have used the Equal Employment Opportunity Act a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/26/trump-dei-takeaways/77883358007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Draws Bright Line Between Sexes. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-draws-bright-line-between-sexes-headaches-are-ahead/ar-AA1xRXlw
INC.
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything that they could to make me quit. But the longer that you are a federal employee, the harder that it is to get a job in the private sector, and especially if your federal superiors have taken big adverse actions against you.
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/why-do-employees-really-quit-their-jobs-it-comes-down-to-the-same-8-words-i-often-hear-as-an-executive-coach/91110873
ATLANTIC
— Democrat and RINO leaders slowed down their invasion of America to reelect Biden, but it was not enough.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/trump-cbp-one-immigration/681431/
TIME
— Since 1965, Democrat and RINO employers have used the Equal Employment Opportunity Act a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://time.com/7210039/what-is-dei-trump-executive-order-companies-diversity-efforts/
TIMES OF INDIA
— Angry H-1B tweet, Hindu faith, or Musk’s wrath? Why was Vivek Ramaswamy fired from DOGE?
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/angry-h-1b-tweet-hindu-faith-or-musks-wrath-why-was-vivek-ramaswamy-fired-from-doge/ar-AA1xNRuJ
— Millions of illegal immigrants, including 750,000 Indians, on tenterhooks as Trump returns to White House
https://www.msn.com/en-in/politics/government/millions-of-illegal-immigrants-including-750-000-indians-on-tenterhooks-as-trump-returns-to-white-house/ar-AA1xxedd
— 79% of Americans say transgender athletes don’t belong in women’s sport (COMMENT: Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only against other transgender athletes.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/politics/government/republicans-and-democrats-rare-unity-79-of-americans-say-transgender-athletes-don-t-belong-in-women-s-sport-survey/ar-AA1xvndn
Tag: GOPUSA
January 25, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote employers that promote DEI, that is, they promote employers that promote race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Do not anticipate being hired, retained, or promoted by such employers if you are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/costco-defends-diversity-policies-other-us-companies-scale-back-dei-practices/15834185/
— Illinois authorities divided on TRUST Act forbidding federal immigration enforcement collaboration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trust-act-controversy-illinois-authorities-divided-law-forbidding-collaboration-federal-immigration-enforcement-raids/15834612/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Those that are charged with or convicted of serious, heinous crimes they don’t want them on the street,” Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey said. “We don’t want them on the street if they’re U.S. citizens, why would we want them on our streets if they’re here illegally?” In an exclusive interview, the sheriff allowed I-Team cameras into the Kankakee County jail. That facility, until the past few years, was contracted to hold up to 200 ICE detainees. “We want to be there as just backup. We’re not looking to detain or arrest anybody. We’re there to support another law enforcement agency and that’s where the frustration comes in,” Downey said. “It’s a public safety issue. Get these bad people off our streets and out of our country. That’s what law enforcement is asking.” . . . Republican west suburban state Representative Dan Ugaste said the entire TRUST Act should be repealed. “Rather than putting them back out on the streets making ICE go find them in the neighborhoods. We then will have a safe transfer of someone who’s going to be removed from the country,” Ugaste said. Currently, the closest local ICE detention center is in Wisconsin, where republican lawmakers are working to establish new rules for all local law enforcement to collaborate and assist with ICE.)
NBC5
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will ever-increasingly a) put DEI under the table and off the books and b) use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/target-rolls-back-dei-initiatives-latest-big-company-retreat-rcna189172
FOX32
— Duckworth, Durbin slam Hegseth confirmation: ‘Deeply shameful’ (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-durbin-hegseth-confirmation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She argued Hegseth didn’t have the proper qualifications to lead the Department of Defense and its nearly 3 million employees. “Yet, it is deeply shameful that tonight—despite shouting from the rooftops that they wanted to bring meritocracy back to our military—nearly every Republican chose to confirm someone who so obviously lacks the merits to serve as our Secretary of Defense. And our brave servicemembers, our military readiness and our national security will pay the price,” Duckworth said in a statement. . .Durbin also questioned Hegseth’s qualifications, even citing what his office called his “inability to articulate a defense strategy in addressing threats to the U.S.”)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/25/letters-012525-refugees/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/01/25/trump-attacking-immigrants-makes-america-weaker-not-greater-steven-roberts
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Elgin’s ‘Tent City’ residents move to hotel, cleanup begins at former homeless encampment (COMMENT: Where do your critics/opponents want homeless encampments to be located? Of course, my critics/opponents want one to be located in the Prairie Path Park in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton so that they can blame it on me. They would hint/imply/argue/shout at the voters in my precinct that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters brought the homeless there. Since 2000, my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should start writing about my critics/opponents. I could feature one every month or even every week.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250124/news/elgins-tent-city-residents-move-to-hotel-clean-up-begins-at-former-homeless-encampment/
— Advocates urge Naperville to ‘Say No to Coal’ (COMMENT: If not coal, what should generate electricity and what would the coat be?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250124/news/settled-science-advocates-urge-naperville-to-say-no-to-coal/
WBEZ
— Illinois joins IRS Direct File program, allowing some taxpayers to file federal taxes for free (COMMENT: I recommend using TurboTax and especially if you are a Republican. To get rid of me when I was 29 years old in 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my graduate business and accounting courses. They ignored my position descriptions and that my employee manual encouraged me to take those courses. They outrageously, disgustingly, and falsely argued that the courses did not relate to my job duties, did not maintain or improve my job skills, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and qualified me for a new trade or business. They did that because I had complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They had ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola and they had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. You have to promote Affirmative Action and DEI big time to get promoted to GS-13.)
https://www.wbez.org/money/2025/01/10/illinois-irs-direct-file-program-taxpayers-file-federal-taxes-free
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WSIL TV
— China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning (COMMENT: How soon will China and Russia officially declare war on America?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-china-tells-rubio-to-behave-himself-in-veiled-warning/
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/china-tells-rubio-to-behave-himself-in-veiled-warning/article_ff9d09d9-0d6d-56e5-8aa0-5752ceda843d.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election. They reject the rule of law. They ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democratic-states-weigh-more-support-for-immigrants-as-trump-administration-cracks-down/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn minorities who voted for Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-conservatives-of-color-have-lofty-expectations-for-trumps-second-term/
WQAD
— Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/nation-world/justice-department-curtails-prosecutions-blocking-reproductive-health-care-facilities/507-a6ea741a-f021-4472-b4c9-29f28eb6bcc5
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump officials empower DHS to expel illegals allowed in under two Biden programs
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-24/trump-officials-empower-dhs-to-expel-migrants-allowed-under-2-biden-programs
FOX ILLINOIS
— Proposed Mississippi bill aims to curb illegal immigration with $1K rewards
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bounty-hunters-proposed-bill-aims-to-curb-illegal-immigration-with-1k-rewards-migrants-mississipii
25 NEWS NOW
— State Sen. Andrew Chesney (R-Freeport) supports Trump’s 2-genders order calling it common sense. Chesney called fluidity ‘gender dysphoria,’ a term for a feeling of mismatch between someone’s physical appearance and internal feeling, and said if there are mental health issues along with that, they can be addressed. “Gender is not fluid, and it’s not on a spectrum,” he said. “It’s binary and there are only two genders. Words have meaning, and you can say whatever you are, but that doesn’t mean it’s true.” The state lawmaker said he believes anyone identifying as intersex should go by what their chromosomes indicate.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/01/25/lgbtq-non-profit-illinois-lawmaker-show-polarized-opinions-trumps-binary-gender-order/
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO NEWS
— How much does raising a child impact your career? (COMMENT: According to my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors, if my wife and I had children, I would never had been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, or c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981. All my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors a) had children and blamed their child raising responsibilities for their a) having no master’s degree or fewer than I had and b) having no professional certification or fewer than I had. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors.)
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/how-much-does-raising-child-impact-your-career-men-and-women-disagree-answer
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Legislator suspects prosecutions as Illinois cities defy Trump deportation plans (COMMENT: What positions do the law enforcement leaders in your county and municipality have on this?)
https://www.aol.com/legislator-suspects-prosecutions-illinois-cities-203700496.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois legislator, who is also in law enforcement, suspects police departments and municipalities will lose federal funding if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Just hours after President Donald Trump took the oath of office, DeKalb’s city manager Bill Nicklas issued a statement about the police department’s role in supporting federal authorities in carrying out mass deportations. The statement said the department operates in conformance with the Illinois TRUST Act, which bans law enforcement from assisting immigration agents. State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, who is also a law enforcement officer, said once someone is a criminal, the TRUST Act is thrown out the window. “We can try to hide behind the TRUST Act, but the TRUST Act is, in my opinion, more on the lines of civil things and not criminal. If you’re here illegally, that’s criminal,” said Cabello. “I don’t foresee that there’s a police department out there that is not going to cooperate with another law enforcement agency. I mean, nobody in their right mind would not want to help get violent criminals off of the street, and that’s what’s going to be taking place” with Trump’s deportation policies. Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said ICE agents are not allowed to enter district premises without a judicial warrant. Cabello doesn’t foresee the federal authorities coming to a school to speak to a child in any way, shape or form. “These are folks that are trying to make it seem as though that the federal government and the President of the United States are these horrible people that are going to come to your school and snatch your child,” Cabello said. “People just need to stop and realize that we’re going after the worst of the worst right now. Relax. Unless you’re worse than the worst, then I hope you’re very nervous.” If an ICE agent shows up, CPS lawyers are available via hotline for school leaders to call and they’ll determine if the judicial warrant is valid. Cabello suspects police departments and municipalities will lose federal funding if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Nicklas said in a statement that going after “non-criminals” would destroy the trust residents need to have with the police. Cabello said the Justice Department has said any state or local official who wishes to stand in the way of deportations will be prosecuted. “So, if you want to go to jail and lose your career to save the violent offenders that are on your street, you shouldn’t have been elected, and you shouldn’t be doing the job in the first place,” said Cabello. “If the agencies that don’t want to assist the feds in doing what they need to do, especially with violent criminals, then they can deal with not having federal funding.” In the DeKalb statement, Nicklas said the police department aligns with the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police in their compliance with the TRUST Act. Cabello said not all police chiefs would agree that the act applies to illegal immigrants who are criminals. “I can tell you there’s a lot of police chiefs that do not agree with that,” said Cabello. “If anybody really looks at the TRUST Act, it’s really talking about civil things. It’s not talking about criminal stuff.” DeKalb Police, according to the city manager, will focus on reducing crime and enhancing quality of life for all residents. “Regardless of anyone’s immigration status, the DeKalb police will always help those in need, tend to victims of crime, and work with local agencies to assure the health and welfare of those we serve,” said the statement released by Nicklas.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who would lead efforts to make your county, township, municipality, and school district non-sanctuary? I would lead such efforts in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200. I led successful efforts to ban video gambling and pot in Wheaton. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you say to website operators that do not want me to include links to articles on their websites in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? These website operators promote the Democrat Party platform and/or destroy conservative Republican news and commentary aggregators like me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Did you vote for Trump? If you did, you should be taking ever-increasing steps to protect yourself from hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters. Pritzker ever-increasingly makes it clear that he is going to get rid of the 2.4 million in Illinois who voted for Trump. If you are employed, anticipate/expect that you will be fired. If you are looking for a job, do not anticipate/expect that you will get one. If you voted for Trump, will the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and of your Republican county/township/ward organizations come to your defense? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How many demographics do you share with Trump? The more demographics that you share with Trump, anticipate/expect the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do to destroy you. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. I share all the aforesaid demographics with Trump. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Start Living on Purpose (COMMENT: What are your purposes for living? Mine include promoting conservative principles, that is, defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.)
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2025/01/25/start-living-on-purpose/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE arrests more than 1,000 illegal immigrants over two days
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/25/ice-arrests-1-000-illegal-immigrants-two-days/
NEW YORK POST
— Huntington Beach strikes back at Gov. Newsom’s ‘lawless’ immigration policies with ‘non-sanctuary’ resolution (COMMEMT: Who would lead efforts to make your county, township, municipality, and school district non-sanctuary? I would lead such efforts in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200. I led successful efforts to ban video gambling and pot in Wheaton.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/24/us-news/huntington-beach-strikes-back-at-newsoms-lawless-immigration-policies/
— Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order
https://nypost.com/2025/01/24/us-news/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-bans-passports-with-x-gender-markers-after-trump-order-report/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago resident who sued city over migrant crisis says ‘change is on the horizon’ after Trump’s inauguration
https://www.aol.com/chicago-resident-sued-city-over-110011997.html
— Chicago PD says it ‘will not assist’ with upcoming ICE deportations
https://www.aol.com/chicago-pd-says-not-assist-003849923.html
NEWSMAX
— Mexico Refuses Deportation Flight From US
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mexico-deportation-flight/2025/01/24/id/1196454/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Hundreds of illegal immigrant criminals arrested, hundreds more flown out of U.S. by military
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-illegal-immigrant-criminals-arrested-more-flown-from-us-military-white-house-says/
— Trump ends “humanitarian parole” program in latest immigration policy sweep
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/trump-ends-humanitarian-parole-program-in-latest-immigration-policy-sweep-1/
CBS AUSTIN
— Department of Defense, other federal agencies fail their audits (COMMENT: I worked for GAO on audits of many federal agencies for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year.)
https://cbsaustin.com/news/nation-world/department-of-defense-other-federal-agencies-fail-their-audits-agriculture-energy-labor-taxpayers-taxes-trump
NEW YORK TIMES
— Federal Workers Ordered to Report on Colleagues Over D.E.I. Crackdown (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates frequently if not constantly asked me questions to confirm my conservative beliefs, that is, to get information to use against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/politics/trump-order-discrimination-federal-hiring.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/opinion/trump-immigrants-deportations.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/politics/trump-immigration-pause.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge. The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general. (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, I worked extensively with Inspector General (IG) employees. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female. younger, and/or veteran, those IG offices would have offered me jobs when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-fire-inspectors-general-federal-agencies/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/01/24/trump-order-passports-x-gender/
— Democrat and RINO leaders want churches to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/25/mexico-city-migrants-trump/
USA TODAY
— Elon is Hitler? Liberals regress to cancel culture to compensate for their loss. Rather than debate Elon Musk and Donald Trump in good faith or engage them in civil discourse, Democrats have resorted to what they do best: name-calling in an attempt to ‘cancel’ those they dislike.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/23/musk-salute-fascist-democrats-cancel-culture/77845518007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders want churches to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-immigration-deportation-church-sanctuary-2a57436f
FORBES
— The First 90 Days Of Your New Job (COMMENT: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. During my first 90 days, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, and coworkers did everything that they could to destroy my GAO career. They stressed a) that GAO had forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer, b) that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 even though I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had earned an MBA in 1976, c) that IRS had disallowed my education deductions in 1978 and had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, d) that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, e) that I was a conservative Republican, f) that I had avoided the Vietnam War draft, g) that I was Protestant, h) that I was 100% German national origin, i) that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, j) that I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972 and I had lived in Wheaton since 1978, and k) that I had owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucianapaulise/2024/04/30/how-to-make-an-impact-in-the-first-90-days-of-your-new-job/
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-francis-trump-reject-hate-discrimination-or-exclusion
WDHO
— Want to work in law enforcement? (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, my last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.)
https://www.wdbo.com/news/want-work-law-enforcement-orlando-police-department-host-career-fair/Z3ZE7HCWHNENPLLWV567Q57CPM/
NEW BEDFORD GUIDE
— Make a difference! Consider a law enforcement career! (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, my last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.)
https://www.newbedfordguide.com/new-bedford-police-difference-consider-law-enforcement-career/2025/01/04#google_vignette
LADDERS
— These Are the 7 Most Lucrative Law Enforcement Careers (COMMENT: IRS enforces federal tax laws. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, my last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/these-are-the-7-most-lucrative-law-enforcement-careers
ABC13
— Illegals who committed violent crimes or drug crimes should be deported
https://wset.com/question/vote-do-you-support-deporting-people-in-the-country-illegally-who-have-committed-a-violent-or-drug-related-crime-question-of-the-day-white-house-president-donald-trump-ice-border-migrants
January 24, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: A federal judge temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/22/trump-birthright-citizenship-2/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson rejects Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/23/mayor-brandon-johnson-fight-trump-immigrant-threats/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Say No To Coal consortium packs Naperville council meeting to fight electric contract extension (COMMENT: If not coal, what exactly do Democrats want to be used to power their electric vehicles?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/22/naperville-council-coal-electricity-consortium/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Democrats ever-increasingly promote ranked choice
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/23/ranked-choice-voting-could-boost-election-fairness-supporters-say-but-faces-steep-uphill-climb-in-cook-county/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/24/letters-012425-mariann-edgar-budde-donald-trump/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/24/column-donald-trump-foreign-policy-tariffs-tiktok-shackelford/
— ‘Troubled’ Housing Authority of Cook County spent more than $60,000 at Six Flags
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/24/cook-county-housing-authority-six-flags/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/24/opinion-illinois-abortion-rights-donald-trump/
— Vintage Chicago Tribune: The mass deportation of Mexicans in 1954 (COMMENT: If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/23/vintage-chicago-tribune-the-mass-deportation-of-mexicans-in-1954/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Questions loom as Trump’s sweeping DEI cuts hit federal agencies in Chicago. Among the remaining questions were how the EPA’s environmental justice programs, which bring federal resources to areas heavier hit by pollution, would be impacted by the order. Federal employees on those programs were ordered to stop work Wednesday. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, using Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans was the top priority for all federal employees.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2025/01/23/donald-trump-dei-cuts-federal-agencies-chicago
— Illinois, other states win temporary block of Trump order ending birthright citizenship. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2025/01/23/federal-judge-temporary-block-president-trump-executive-order-birthright-citizenship
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats and RINOs promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/23/birthright-citizenship-president-donald-trump-constitution-mexico-asia
— Chicago Democrats reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump/2025/01/23/mayor-brandon-johnson-trump-threats-local-leaders-sanctuary-cities
— The hatred that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote them.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/01/24/donald-trump-christian-right-franklin-graham-idolatry-mona-charen
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/01/24/trump-wants-to-convince-you-immigrants-dont-belong-here-hes-wrong
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issues guidance to schools on Trump immigration actions (COMMENT: The ISBE rejects Trump’s election and the rule of law.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250123/news/state-education-board-issues-guidance-to-schools-on-trump-immigration-actions/
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government gave preference big time to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they discriminated big time again their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250123/nation-and-world-politics/trump-revoked-an-antidiscrimination-hiring-rule-heres-what-it-means/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker, Johnson, Emanuel blast Trump on DEI, immigration orders (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject Trump’s election and reject the rule of law.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-johnson-emanuel-blast-trump-dei-immigration
ABC7
— Trump signs new executive orders
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/donald-trump-2nd-term-live-updates-more-executive-action-planned-amid-day-1-fallout/15820865/
— DHS allows US Marshals, DEA and ATF to carry out immigration enforcement
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dhs-allows-us-marshals-dea-atf-carry-immigration-enforcement/15829594/
— Chicago Democrats reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-deportations-mayor-brandon-johnson-launches-know-rights-campaign-cta-amid-fears-trump-immigration-raids/15830469/
NBC5
— Trump birthright citizenship order dealt setback on busy day for administration (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-birthright-citizenship-order-jfk-assassination-busy-day/3655023/
— Democrats reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-school-districts-prepare-for-possible-immigration-enforcement-actions/3654727/
NBC5
— Immigrants in Chicago’s Chinatown on alert over Trump deportation plans (COMMENT: What percent of those in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district are in America illegally?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/immigrants-in-chicagos-chinatown-on-alert-over-trump-deportation-plans/3654847/
— Tiffany Henyard lawsuit over Thornton Township candidacy rejected by judge. Henyard will still run for reelection as mayor of Dolton later this year.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tiffany-henyard-lawsuit-dismissed-thornton-township/3655009/
CBS2
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote birthright citizenship (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/over-2-dozen-states-including-illinois-filing-lawsuits-over-trumps-birthright-order/
— Democrats reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/church-chicago-pilsen-immigration-crackdown-fears/
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, homelessness will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/city-of-chicago-to-conduct-annual-count-of-everyone-experiencing-homelessness/
— Tiffany Henyard will stay off ballot for Thornton Township, Illinois supervisor, judge rules
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tiffany-henyard-off-ballot-thornton-township-illinois/
FOX32
— Trump doubles down on immigration action – what that means for Illinois (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1581527
— Republicans praise executive order on birthright citizenship
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1581735
— Fox News reporter rides along during ICE bust under Trump. ICE has made hundreds of arrests across the country, including in Illinois.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1582047
WTTW
— Pritzker rejects Trump’s election and the rule of law
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/23/pritzker-vows-protect-illinois-residents-despite-threat-prosecution-defying-trump
— Chicago Democrats reject Trump’s election and the rule of law
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/23/deputy-mayor-pledges-protect-chicago-s-undocumented-immigrant-communities
WGN RADIO
— Officers outraged by President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons
https://wgnradio.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/officers-outraged-by-president-trumps-jan-6-pardons/amp/
WBEZ
— Democrats reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2025/01/23/mayor-brandon-johnson-is-not-intimidated-after-trump-threatens-to-investigate-local-leaders-in-sanctuary-cities
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/01/24/research-contradicts-public-safety-rationale-for-trumps-crackdown-on-immigrants-and-sanctuary-cities
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more race and gender based preference giving
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/women-minority-entrepreneurs-proved-they-can-compete-opinion
RIVER BENDER
— The Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission Hosts Public Hearing in Evanston (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Illinois Democrats will force everyone in Illinois to disclose their ties to enslavement or the transatlantic slave trade. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. In their defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped and then bought and operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township, then raised and sold horses just north of downtown Crete, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store.)
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/the-illinois-african-descentcitizens-reparations-commission-hosts-public-hearing-in-evanston—79060.cfm?
FOX ILLINOIS
— NASA closing DEI offices, admits they ‘resulted in shameful discrimination’ (COMMENT: To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nasa-closing-dei-offices-admits-they-resulted-in-shameful-discrimination-diversity-equity-inclusion-donald-j-trump-white-house-administration-woke-washington-politics
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote birthright citizenship (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-23/trump-wants-to-end-birthright-citizenship-thats-easier-said-than-done
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump focuses on illegal immigration
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/president-trump-focuses-on-illegal-immigration/
— Democrats and RINOs will not stop using DEI to get rid of Republicans; they will go under the table and off the books.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-trump-order-ending-federal-dei-programs-leaves-agencies-and-stakeholders-on-uncertain-ground/
FOX ILLINOIS
— legalizing recreational marijuana is making roads more dangerous
https://foxillinois.com/news/spotlight-on-america/is-legalizing-recreational-marijuana-making-roads-more-dangerous-impairment-law-enforcement-crashes-injury
WGLT
— Trump taps conservative media critic L. Brent Bozell III to lead global news agency
https://www.wglt.org/2025-01-23/trump-taps-conservative-media-critic-to-lead-global-news-agency
WSIL TV
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more race and gender based preference giving
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/trumps-orders-to-end-dei-programs-reflect-his-push-for-a-profound-cultural-shift/article_7c56a985-c50e-58d2-b49c-1a95313bccd7.html
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government gave preference big time to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they discriminated big time again their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/trump-rescinds-measure-used-to-fight-workplace-discrimination-for-60-years/article_d16bc534-290b-5bf4-be0f-18ac50807105.html
POLSKIE RADIO
— Polish community in Chicago concerned over Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/Artykul/3474833,polish-community-in-chicago-concerned-over-trump%E2%80%99s-deportation-plans
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Evanston firefighters wear Trump masks at work
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/01/22/evanston-firefighters-wear-trump-masks-at-work/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-442/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-234/
— Illinois-related Trump news coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/23/illinois-related-trump-news-coverage-roundup/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Trump Kills Obama Democrat’s Nakedly Racist DEI
https://johnkassnews.com/trump-mercifully-kills-obamas-democrat-racist-dei/
WIREPOINTS
— Open borders and sanctuaries are driving Illinois’ migrant chaos, not Trump’s deportations
https://wirepoints.org/open-borders-and-sanctuaries-are-driving-illinois-migrant-chaos-not-trumps-deportations-wirepoints/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Democrat Party’s strategies to stay in power include flooding America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American, that is, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance because they lack education and/or job skills and/or because they have health and/or other problems. The Democrat Party’s strategies to stay in power also include promoting dependency on government and charity, destruction of traditional marriage and family (LGBTQ), abortion, booze, gambling, pot, prostitution, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, reparations, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Hate-filled Trump-hating RINOs have no problem with the aforesaid. The Democrat Party’s strategies are killing America. That is why Trump got reelected. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I have always followed the rule of law. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO, Democrat Affirmative Action and DEI laws required me to give preference big time to my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger than me, disabled, and/or veteran. Virtually all my subordinates were problematic one way or the other. But I nevertheless gave them big time preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. They wanted to get rid of me so that they could give my job to one of my subordinates. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in doing that when I was 49 years old in 1997. They succeeded in forcing me to retire. They gave my Democrat Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had. Previously, to get rid of me, they had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, They had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They had delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They had forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They had ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) my earning professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) my becoming a licensed CPA. I should write about the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How has race and gender based preference giving impacted you? My Democrat superiors in the federal government gave preference big time to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they discriminated big time again their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What tests have you taken and passed? If my critics/opponents had their way, for all the many tests that I took and passed, equal percentages of Whites and minorities and equal percentages of males and females would have taken and passed those tests. But that was not the case. Far fewer minorities than Whites and far fewer females than males took and passed the tests that I did. I took and passed all the tests necessary to earn a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997) and b) professional certifications in accounting (1979) and internal auditing (1981). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Soon, if not already, Illinois Democrats will force everyone in Illinois to disclose their ties to enslavement or the transatlantic slave trade. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. In their defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped and then bought and operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township, then raised and sold horses just north of downtown Crete, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you or anyone you know driven or rode in a 2024 or 2025 Dodge Charger? If so, please ask them to contact me. Monday, I ordered a red 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html I own a red 2013 Charger R/T Max. I previously owned a blue 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a blue 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hegseth narrowly clears Senate test vote, poised for final confirmation on Friday
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/pete-hegseth-narrowly-clears-senate-test-vote-pois/
— Lisa Murkowski is first Republican to announce opposition to Hegseth ahead of key vote
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/lisa-murkowski-first-republican-announce-oppositio/
— Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs promote birthright citizenship, that is, they promote illegal immigration.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/federal-judge-blocks-trump-birthright-citizenship-/
— Texas asks to be reimbursed for $11 billion spent defending border
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/texas-asks-reimbursed-11-billion-spent-defending-b/
— Marriage decline spells societal disaster (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly discourage traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/better-worse-marriage-decline-spells-societal-disa/
— March for Life: Defending the weakest and most vulnerable
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/23/march-life-defending-weakest-vulnerable/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump isn’t just shutting down diversity, equity, and inclusion offices across the federal government — he’s directing employees to turn in colleagues who may be practicing DEI under the radar.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3299011/trump-hardball-tactics-root-out-dei-federal-government/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— CNN Lays Off Over 200 Employees Days Into Trump’s Second Term
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/cnn-lays-off-over-200-employees-days-into-trumps-second-term/
NEW YORK POST
— NY has 670K residents who are illegal migrants — including 42,300 undocumented restaurant workers (COMMENT: While I was a junior and senior in high school in the 1960s, I washed dishes. Previously, I did yard work and delivered newspapers. Subsequently, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-has-670k-residents-who-are-illegal-migrants-including-42300-undocumented-restaurant-workers/
— Trump can fix biased, bloated bureaucracy — by abolishing the civil service (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government gave preference big time to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they discriminated big time again their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/opinion/fix-biased-bloated-bureaucracy-abolish-the-civil-service/
— Trump shakes up globalists at Davos summit — instilling fear and relief while showing Sleepy Joe’s no longer at the wheel
https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/business/trump-shakes-up-globalists-at-davos-summit-instilling-fear-and-relief-while-showing-sleepy-joes-no-longer-at-the-wheel/
— Revoking 1965 Executive Order 11246: This is President Trump’s boldest move so far — even Reagan chickened out on it (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used that order a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/opinion/president-trumps-boldest-move-so-far-even-reagan-chickened-out-on-it-repealing-affirmative-action/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Mexico Scrambles to Build Tents to Handle Mass Deportations From US
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/24/morning-greatness-mexico-scrambles-to-build-tents-to-handle-mass-deportations-from-us/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ACLU sues to prevent illegals from being deported
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/23/right-on-cue-aclu-sues-to-prevent-illegals-from-being-deported-1517992/
— The usual RINO suspects set to oppose Hegseth after NBC News slime job (COMMENT: RINOs are closer to Democrats than to Republicans.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/23/the-usual-rino-suspects-set-to-oppose-hegseth-after-nbc-news-slime-job-report-1517998/
BREITBART
— Under Trump, ICE Arrests 460 Illegal Immigrants Accused of Violent Crimes in 33 Hours
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/23/report-under-trump-ice-arrests-460-illegal-immigrants-accused-of-violent-crimes-in-33-hours/
— ICE Rounds Up Gang Members, Child Predators, Suspected Terrorist as Deportation Operation Begins
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/23/ice-rounds-gang-members-child-predators-suspected-terrorist/
— Trump Deputies Seek 40,000 Beds for Migrant Deportations
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/23/trump-deputies-seek-40000-beds-for-migrant-deportations/
— Illegal Aliens Worried as Trump-Era ICE Raids Loom
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/23/illegal-aliens-worried-as-trump-era-ice-raids-loom/
CENTER SQUARE
— Illegal immigration costs taxpayers $116 billion annually. Californians, Texans, Floridians pay the most.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_77e6b26a-d9be-11ef-a20b-ef008926f5c0.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Trump appoints affirmative action critic to chair civil rights commission
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ending-illegal-discrimination-trump-order-may-lead-to-more-dei-cuts-in-higher-ed/
DAILY CALLER
— GOP Rep Unveils Resolution Condemning Left-Wing Bishop’s ‘Distorted Message’ During National Prayer Service
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/23/exclusive-rep-josh-brecheen-resolution-condemning-mariann-budde/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Pardons 23 Pro-Life Activists Ahead of March for Life. The protesters were convicted for blocking the entrances of abortion clinics. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-pardons-23-pro-life-activists-ahead-of-march-for-life-5797925
HOT AIR
— Violent Illegal Gang Member: “Biden Forever.” Thanks Obama “For Everything He Did For Me”
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/01/23/violent-illegal-gang-member-biden-forever-thanks-obama-for-everything-he-did-for-me-n3799099
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Texas Nurse Threatens ICE, Tells Others How To Smuggle Illegals Into Their Hospitals
https://mrctv.org/blog/justine-brooke-murray/texas-nurse-threatens-ice-tells-others-how-smuggle-illegals-their
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Magnificent Blow Against DEI (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used DEI against me.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/01/trumps-magnificent-blow-against-dei/
NEWSMAX
— California Braces for Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown
https://www.newsmax.com/us/california-illegal-immigrants-resources/2025/01/23/id/1196290/
PJ MEDIA
— Here Are Some of the Monsters Arrested by ICE Since Trump’s Inauguration
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/23/here-are-some-of-the-monsters-arrested-by-ice-since-trumps-inauguration-n4936275
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— There Has Been A Massive Shift On Immigration, The Majority Of Americans Believe Illegals Should Be Deported
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/23/cnns_enten_there_has_been_a_massive_shift_on_immigration_the_majority_of_americans_believe_illegals_should_be_deported.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— How much success have the Democrat teachers in your school district had turning their students into good little Democrats?
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/teaching-or-indoctrination-us-classrooms-mirror-nationwide-divide-on-race-and-history/ar-AA1xFfQh
ABC NEW YORK
— ICE agents arrest over 500 migrants in sanctuary cities, including NYC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vZeHXDcBeQ
NBC NEWS
— Trump issues more immigration orders on third day in office, while enforcement details remain unclear
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/trump-immigration-orders-third-day-enforcement-details-rcna188827
— Democrats and RINOs reject Trump’s election and the rule of law.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faith-leaders-teachers-preparing-attack-trump-allows-immigration-arres-rcna188753
CBS NEWS
— Trump officials closing immigration offices Biden set up in Latin America
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-officials-closing-immigration-offices-biden-set-up-latin-america/
— Pete Hegseth told Sen. Elizabeth Warren he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of sexual assault
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-paid-50000-to-woman-who-accused-him-of-sexual-assault/
— Hundreds of “illegal immigrant criminals” arrested, hundreds more flown out of U.S. by military
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-illegal-immigrant-criminals-arrested-more-flown-from-us-military-white-house-says/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily. A memo appears to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to target programs that let in more than a million people.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/trump-immigrants-deportation.html
— For Some Democrats, Talk of ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Has Grown Quieter. Many leaders say their policies to limit local cooperation with federal immigration officials stand. But signs of division have emerged.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/for-some-democrats-talk-of-sanctuary-cities-has-grown-quieter.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/us/politics/sarah-mcbride-transgender-trump-congress.html
— FRONT PAGE: The Struggle To Make Tests A.I. Can’t Ace (COMMENT: If I could do it over again, my undergraduate degree would have been in accounting. By the time I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, the accounting profession viewed me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/technology/ai-test-humanitys-last-exam.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/01/23/schools-immigrant-families-trump-ice-raids/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/22/trump-immigration-ice-raids-school/866be050-d886-11ef-85a9-331436ec61e9_story.html
— How Trump’s executive orders could affect federal workers. President Donald Trump has issued orders that send federal workers back to the office, terminate DEI positions and more. Here’s what we know so far. (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action and DEI to give preference big time to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they discriminated big time again their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/22/federal-workers-trump-orders-dei-return-office/
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— Mainstream media can’t cope with growing Black support for Trump
https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/23/larry-elder-mainstream-media-cant-cope-with-growing-black-support-of-trump/
USA TODAY
— Acting VA secretary warns against disguising DEI programs targeted for termination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/22/veterans-affairs-dei-trump/77888886007/
— Trump’s anti-DEI orders worry some federal workers
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/23/trump-dei-civil-rights/77879746007/
KSDK
— Democrats and RINOs will not stop using DEI to get rid of Republicans; they will go under the table and off the books.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/federal-employees-report-possible-dei-jobs-trump-administration-fact-check/536-1ce97641-d9de-4c65-a8fa-bb3493fa3ac0
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Two Republican Senators Oppose Hegseth for Defense Secretary
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pete-hegseth-confirmation-vote-goes-down-to-the-wire-e91fd01f
FORTUNE
— Democrats and RINOs will not stop using DEI to get rid of Republicans; they will go under the table and off the books.
https://fortune.com/2025/01/23/dei-donald-trump-executive-order-presidential-action-what-it-means-for-businesses/
FORBES
— Change Your College Planning For The $1.1 Trillion Skills Gap (COMMENT: My undergraduate major should have been accounting. By the time I took graduate accounting courses, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA, I was 32 years old. The accounting profession had no use for me because I was too old and because I had bad demographics.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/avivalegatt/2025/01/23/change-your-college-planning-for-the-11-trillion-skills-gap/
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome, Is What Made America Great (COMMENT: If my critics/opponents had their way, for all the many tests that I took and passed, equal percentages of Whites and minorities and equal percentages of males and females would have taken and passed those tests. But that was not the case. Far fewer minorities than Whites and far fewer females than males took and passed the tests that I did. I took and passed all the tests necessary to earn a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997) and b) professional certifications in accounting (1979) and internal auditing (1981).)
https://fee.org/articles/equality-of-opportunity-not-outcome-is-what-made-america-awesome/
NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPARATIONS COMMISSION
— Illinois Introduces Landmark Slavery Disclosure & Redress Bill, Press Conference Set for January 28 (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Illinois Democrats will force everyone in Illinois to disclose their ties to enslavement or the transatlantic slave trade. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. In their defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped and then bought and operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago, then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township, then raised and sold horses just north of downtown Crete, and then operated Crete’s only hardware store.)
https://reparationscomm.org/reparations-news/landmark-slavery-disclosure-and-redress-act-introduced-in-illinois/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— If you oppose giving preference to Blacks, Democrats and RINOs call you a racist.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trumps-war-on-dei-opens-the-door-to-jim-crows-return.html
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Hate filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against the 77 million who voted for Trump. How many voted for Trump in your precinct? 373 did in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. What should I do to protect them from hate filled Trump-hating Trump-haters?
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/24/trumps-executive-orders-making-america-hate-again/
ADVOCATE
— Chicago Chick-fil-A will share a building with Black and trans-led LGBTQ+ group
https://www.advocate.com/news/chicago-chick-fil-a-lgbtq-group
NEW INDIAN EXPRESS
— Hundreds of migrants arrested, flown out of US as part of Trump’s deportation operation
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2025/Jan/24/hundreds-of-migrants-arrested-flown-out-of-us-as-part-of-trumps-deportation-operation
— Congressional resolution introduced for constitutional amendment to allow third term for US president
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2025/Jan/24/congressional-resolution-introduced-for-constitutional-amendment-to-allow-third-term-for-us-president
DAILY MAIL
— Outrage as ABC7 Chicago broadcasts report telling illegal migrants how to avoid ICE capture
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14317469/abc-chicago-illegal-migrants-ice-capture.html
January 20, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Suburban Republicans in Washington for Trump’s inauguration
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250119/nation-and-world-politics/the-super-bowl-of-politics-suburban-republicans-in-washington-for-trumps-inauguration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With frigid temperatures expected in Washington, D.C., the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump will take place indoors Monday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. It was a bit of a scramble, but Larisa Calvanese has her red ball gown, and she’s good to go. “I did not expect this,” the Downers Grove Republican said of her invitation to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. “I’m just thrilled, honored and grateful.” Calvanese, a RNC 2024 alternate delegate, is among a contingent of suburban Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. for a long weekend of pomp and circumstance. Her trip plans include balls, a Sunday victory rally, plus the presidential parade and swearing-in ceremony Monday. “I’m looking forward to seeing Melania as first lady again, and just (seeing) the whole family; he’s got such a great family,” she said. After a bitter election, Calvanese is eagerly anticipating “being surrounded by Americans and celebrating America. “I hope people will give him a chance and give his policies a chance,” she said. While it’s Calvanese’s first inauguration, longtime GOP volunteer Joe Folisi is traveling to his fourth. The Schaumburg Township Republican committeeman ticked off the presidents he’s watched: “Ronald Reagan was my first. Then, George W. Bush. And then, the Trump one in 2017.” Folisi was a 2024 RNC delegate and believes “the mood of the country has changed for the better. I think it will be exciting and positive.” But attending an epoch-making event, isn’t all champagne and frivolity. “It’s tiring,” Folisi said. With the Secret Service cordoning off blocks around the event, attendees can’t just Uber up to the Capitol and guests undergo intense security screening. “There’s a tremendous amount of walking and standing,” and of course, “it will definitely be cold,” Folisi predicted. He plans to catch a ball or two, the victory rally and receptions hosted by Illinois Republicans and U.S. Rep. Darrin LaHood of Peoria. Trump 2.0 may be the end of Folisi’s inaugural streak. “I’m sure it’s going to be my last one,” he said. “Of course, I said that last time, too.” On Friday, Trump announced the swearing-in ceremony would move to the Capitol Rotunda because of the extreme cold in D.C. That isn’t fazing guests, Republican Party of Illinois Chair Kathy Salvi said. “The mood is jubilant and there are thousands of Illinoisans here, many of whom will brave the weather on the mall. Despite the weather, everybody is really pumped, joyful, and, after the last four years, relieved,” the Mundelein resident said. Salvi arrived in Washington midweek and spent time in meetings with national Republican organizers. “I’ve gotten a lot of congratulations on turning Illinois around in the right direction,” Salvi said. Trump lost Blue State Illinois to Vice President Kamala Harris by about 11 percentage points in November, compared to about 17 percentage points to President Joe Biden in 2020. Palatine Republican Aaron Del Mar attended Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. It’s “the Super Bowl of politics,” the Illinois Republican State Central Committee member explained. Del Mar’s 2025 agenda includes the Republican National Lawyers Association brunch, where attorney general nominee “Pam Bondi is going to be speaking and the whole Trump legal team … that should be interesting.” He also plans to catch receptions sponsored by the Republican Governors Association and Asian American conservative groups, a GOP cigar lounge, not to mention several balls, and the main event. “I’ve got a whole weekend planned of nonstop networking and celebration and fun,” Del Mar said. “It’s a Taylor Swift concert for Republicans.” Fun comes at a price, though, with hotel rooms costing around $1,500 and flights from Chicago at $800. Still, “to see it firsthand, and be there when it happens, is a really unique experience,” Del Mar said. “Regardless of what people’s feelings on President-elect Trump are, it’s part of history.” However, he won’t be experiencing that moment with his wife of many years, who happens to be a Democrat. Instead, accompanying the RNC 2024 delegate and former Illinois lieutenant governor candidate will be his oldest child, Konnor, 21. “I’m excited to share this with my son,” Del Mar said. Trump’s second swearing-in marks an inaugural trifecta for former Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter. “It should be fun, if cold,” Porter of Winnetka said, quipping “wouldn’t it be great if we could do the inauguration as an away game in Miami?”)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What does Trump’s second term mean for Chicago? After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated at noon Eastern Standard Time Monday. There is no high-level player in this blue state who has any particular entrée to the Trump world, particularly with Republicans in control of the White House, Senate and House.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/01/19/donald-trump-second-term-chicago-impact-analysis
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use children to promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/17/immigrant-deportation-donald-trump-mexico-thailand-child-separation
— Most Illinois Democrats in Congress to boycott Trump inauguration while state Republicans in DC celebrate
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/01/19/most-illinois-democrats-congress-trump-inauguration-martin-luther-king-day
— Trump’s inauguration will be first attended by foreign leaders
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/trumps-inauguration-foreign-leaders/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Indiana would like to redraw border with Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/19/indiana-would-like-to-redraw-border-with-illinois/
— If your school is not in the Ivy League, it’s as if you don’t matter at all (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless. I should write about my critics/opponents who have degrees from Ivy League universities and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.aol.com/commentary-school-not-ivy-league-090000001.html
— US Rep. Nikki Budzinski: If Democrats want to win again, let’s show up and listen (COMMENT: My critics/opponents read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, but they reject my values, beliefs, opinions, etc. They reject what I have learned a) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 25 years, b) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, c) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member for 4 years, d) working for GAO for 18 years, e) working for IRS for 9 years, f) etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/20/opinion-donald-trump-democrats/
— Indiana stunt has no legs, but we can’t forget downstate secession votes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/20/editorial-indiana-downstate-illinois-counties/
ABC7
— Illinois Republicans in Washington DC ahead of President Trump’s inauguration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/inauguration-day-2025-illinois-republicans-washington-dc-ahead-president-elect-donald-trumps-ceremony/15817032/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Illinois is mostly thought of as a blue state these days, close to 2.5 million people in the state voted for Donald Trump. It’s no surprise there are a lot of Illinois folks in the capitol or on their way there ahead of Inauguration Day.)
— How to watch Trump’s 2nd inauguration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/how-watch-trumps-2nd-inauguration/15816830/
— Trump speaks at Make America Great Again Victory Rally. There’s a full slate of activities this weekend ahead of Monday’s swearing-in.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/trump-inauguration-2025-live-updates-president-elect-donald-weekend-inaugural-events/15806892/
— What To Expect During The Second Trump Administration (COMMENT: What do you want from Trump? Of course, I want him to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, light to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-what-expect-during-president-elect-donaldtrumps-2025-administration/15814567/
NBC5
— Vice President-elect JD Vance meets with Chinese counterpart
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-china-vice-president-han-zheng/
WGN9
— Over 100 out-of-state homeless in Hawaii sent back to mainland families
https://wgntv.com/news/national/over-100-out-of-state-homeless-in-hawaii-sent-back-to-mainland-families/
WTTW
— As Donald Trump Takes Office, Chicago Officials Prepare to Push Back on His Agenda
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/20/donald-trump-takes-office-chicago-officials-prepare-push-back-his-agenda
— Illegals in Chicago, Other US Cities Brace for Expected Donald Trump Deportation Arrests (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/19/immigrants-chicago-other-us-cities-brace-expected-donald-trump-deportation-arrests
WBEZ
— What does Trump’s second term mean for Chicago? After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is inaugurated Monday.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/01/19/donald-trump-second-term-chicago-impact-analysis
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lara Trump to appear at fundraiser hosted by McHenry County GOP. Event set for DuPage County.
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/01/19/lara-trump-to-appear-at-fundraiser-hosted-by-mchenry-county-gop/
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Southern Illinois goes east: Rep. Bost hosts inauguration reception in Washington D.C.
https://dailyegyptian.com/120055/news/regional/city/southern-illinois-goes-east-rep-bost-hosts-inauguration-reception-in-capital-city/
WAND TV
— As Trump returns to the White House, illegals prepare for mass deportations. For millions in the U.S. illegally or with temporary legal status, the start of Donald Trump’s second term as president comes with a feeling their time in the U.S. may end soon. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/as-trump-returns-to-the-white-house-families-prepare-for-mass-deportations/article_78756c2d-6fd5-57e0-b668-4043025dd8a7.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Religious leaders are split on their participation in Trump’s inauguration
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-19/religious-leaders-are-split-on-their-participation-in-trumps-inauguration
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 5 takeaways from Trump’s inauguration eve rally
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/5-takeaways-from-trumps-inauguration-eve-rally/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/01/20/bracing-for-an-ice-storm-00199240
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— No White Men Allowed in Bally’s Chicago Casino Share Offering Promoted by City Officials
https://wirepoints.org/no-white-men-allowed-in-ballys-chicago-share-offering-promoted-by-city-officials-wirepoints/
— Chicago is making mistake after mistake, slowly turning the city into the next Detroit
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-is-making-mistake-after-mistake-slowly-turning-the-city-into-the-next-detroit-wirepoints-on-the-shaun-thompson-show/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Family Take-Down of Older Relatives’ Right to Drive in New Senior Driver’s License Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/19/family-take-down-of-older-relatives-right-to-drive-in-new-senior-drivers-license-bill/
— Tribune Story on Catholic Nuns Features Visits to McHenry County Jail ICE Detainees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/19/tribune-story-on-catholic-nuns-features-visits-to-mchenry-county-jail-ice-detainees/
— 51 Years Ago Promise Made Again by RTA Seekers of Still Higher Taxes
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/19/51-years-ago-promise-made-again-by-rta-seekers-of-still-higher-taxes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: Biden’s ‘radical and foolish’ executive orders are gone on Day 1
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/19/donald-trump-joe-bidens-radical-and-foolish-execut/
— Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/20/joe-biden-pardons-fauci-milley-effort/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Stephen Miller reveals executive orders Trump will sign on Day 1 blitz
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-miller-reveals-executive-orders-trump-will-sign-on-day-1-blitz/ar-AA1xtIRl
NEW YORK POST
— Trump victory rally attracts thousands to liberal DC
https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/trump-victory-rally-attracts-thousands-to-liberal-dc/
— President-elect dances to ‘YMCA’ after blockbuster rally where he hinted at J6 pardons, assassination files being released
https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/donald-trumps-dc-victory-rally-live-updates-from-speeches-performers/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— From Virginia to California, the DEI Crisis of Incompetence Runs Coast-to-Coast. At the same time that California burns, Virginia’s capital ran out of potable water for nearly a week—shutting down both the city and the state legislature. There’s a common thread here.
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/20/from-virginia-to-california-the-dei-crisis-of-incompetence-runs-coast-to-coast/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Accountability under the new Trump administration
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/accountability_under_the_new_trump_administration.html
BREITBART
— Six People Shot in Six Hours in Brandon Johnson’s Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/01/19/six-people-shot-in-six-hours-in-brandon-johnsons-chicago/
— Trump Vows to End Biden’s DEI Mandates, Return to ‘Merit System’
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2025/01/19/trump-vows-end-bidens-dei-mandate-return-merit-system/
— Trump to Snip Transgenderism Out of Federal Government on Day One
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/19/report-trump-excise-transgenderism-federal-government-day-one/
DAILY WIRE
— Speaker Johnson: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan An Excellent ‘Investment’ Johnson said that deportations were a solid way to protect Americans from crime.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-an-excellent-investment
EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Inauguration: When and Where to Watch. The Constitution’s 20th Amendment stipulates it be held at noon on Jan. 20.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/everything-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-inauguration-when-and-where-to-watch-5794955
— House Speaker Johnson Says He Plans to Uphold Ban on TikTok Over Threat It Poses. The Chinese Communist Party via TikTok has promoted ’terrible‘ messages to American children and is a ’very dangerous thing,’ he argues.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-speaker-johnson-says-he-plans-to-uphold-law-on-tiktok-ban-5794909
DAILY WIRE
— Major Executive Orders Trump To Sign On Day 1 (COMMENT: To promote young minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mike-waltz-highlights-major-executive-orders-trump-to-sign-on-day-1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re going to have his campaign promises that he promised to the American people right out there on the table, in terms of border, in terms of energy, in terms of taking on this kind of DEI, woke culture that has infected so many parts of our federal government, including our military, returning us to a meritocracy,” Waltz said.)
— Lindsey Graham Reveals Staggering Investment Trump Preparing To Make On Securing Border. Graham said the U.S. military would also receive a sizable boost in funding.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/lindsey-graham-reveals-staggering-investment-trump-preparing-to-make-on-securing-border
— Trump Border Czar Addresses Chicago Deportation Plan, Says ICE May Pivot After Leak. Tom Homan said that ICE may pivot after its plans to begin a deportation operation in Chicago were leaked to the public.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-border-czar-addresses-chicago-deportation-plan-says-ice-may-pivot-after-leak
NEWSMAX
— Homan ‘Reviewing’ Plans for Chicago Raids After Leak
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/homan-chicago-raids/2025/01/19/id/1195658/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Reconsiders When to Begin Immigration Raids After Plans Leaked
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/01/19/trump-reconsiders-when-to-begin-immigration-raids-after-plans-leaked-n4936134
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DEI Course Mandates Cost Taxpayers $2 billion
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2025/01/19/dei_course_mandates_cost_taxpayers_2_billion_1085688.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump plans barrage of Day 1 executive actions on the federal workforce (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. If I was still working for the federal government, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5094573-trump-day-one-executive-orders/
REUTERS
— Trump draws thousands to Washington rally for a pre-inauguration victory lap
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-draws-thousands-to-washington-rally-for-a-pre-inauguration-victory-lap/ar-AA1xtFSE
MSN
— Feds To Descend on Chicago In Mass Deportation Raid Hours After Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/feds-to-descend-on-chicago-in-mass-deportation-raid-hours-after-trump-s-inauguration-report/ar-AA1xpikw
CNN
— Israel says 90 Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal agreement
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-ceasefire-war-palestine-01-19-25/index.html
CNN BUSINESS
— Have your I-9s ready: Chicago restaurants prep for Trump immigration sweeps
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/business/chicago-restaurants-undocumented-immigrants-deportation/index.html
ABC NEWS
— Illegals in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests. Illegals in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/immigrants-chicago-us-cities-brace-expected-trump-deportation-117863621
CBS NEWS
— About 270,000 migrants waiting to enter U.S. through app Trump has vowed to end
https://www.wsgw.com/about-270000-migrants-waiting-to-enter-u-s-through-app-trump-has-vowed-to-end/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Fox News Prepares to Cover a Government Filled With Fox News Alumni
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/business/media/trump-fox-news-cabinet.html
— The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low. (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans cut the agency from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/business/economy/federal-work-force-trump.html
— How to Come Up With a Down Payment on a House. With prices high, putting aside enough cash to buy a house can be daunting. But housing experts say there are assistance programs in all 50 states. (COMMENT: Back in the good old days, I was able to come up with a down payment for a new town home in University Park when I was 24 in 1972. It came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for the previous 15 months, b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months, and c) working for that store full-time for the 7 months before that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/your-money/house-down-payment-assistance.html
— We’d Have Been Better Off if Trump Won in 2020’ (COMMENT: Would the following adverse actions have been taken against me if Trump had won in 2020: a) my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks rudely ended in 2021 and b) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee rudely ended last year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/trump-second-term.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Illegals in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests. Illegals in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and call them immigrants.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/19/immigration-deportation-arrests-chicago-cities-enforcement/7d0b6c52-d6a5-11ef-85a9-331436ec61e9_story.html
— To fight for equity is to promote discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/19/biden-final-day-fight-for-equity/
— Trump aides prep executive orders aimed at federal workforce. Congressional Republicans are also gearing up to enact major changes for government workers, including cuts to employee benefits. (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. If I was still working for the federal government, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/19/trump-federal-workforce-executive-orders/
USA TODAY
— A million-dollar retirement? You’ll need $1m in savings to retire in these 15 states.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/01/07/1m-savings-to-retire-these-states/77518526007/
— ‘Will I have a job?’ Federal workers full of uncertainty, fear over Trump plans (COMMENT: If I was still working for the Democrats who run GAO, they would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/01/19/trump-plans-federal-workers-job-uncertainty/77048619007/
12 NEWS NOW
— Illegals use Biden’s “border app” to come into America illegally and to stay in America illegally.
https://www.12news.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/border-app-that-became-a-salvation-for-migrants-to-legally-enter-the-us-may-end/75-ce46a590-b9fe-4d30-888f-a3eaf5b24ab7
FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— College graduates earn $1.2 million more over their lifetime than students without degrees (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I stress that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. Further, I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48 and a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/college-graduates-earn-1-2-million-more-over-their-lifetime-than-students-without-degrees
TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
— Men without college degrees aren’t doing well (COMMENT: My father frequently decried his being passed over for promotions because he did not have a college degree.)
https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2024-12-06/men-without-college-degrees-arent-doing-well
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Promises Far-Reaching Change in Second Term at Rollicking Rally. The president-elect spoke before thousands of supporters at an arena in Washington one day before his inauguration.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-far-reaching-change-in-second-term-at-rollicking-rally-0e851322?mod=politics_lead_pos4
— Voters Want MAGA Lite From Trump (COMMENT: What do you want from Trump? Of course, I want him to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, light to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/donald-trump-policy-approval-poll-849feb84
— How MAGA Is Taking Back the Culture. In sports, entertainment and marketing, displays of conservatism are crowding out progressive postures.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-maga-is-taking-back-the-culture-e76a7b1d
— Trump to Sign Executive Orders on Immigration, Energy, Government Hiring. The president-elect’s team briefed senior Republican leaders about the plans on Sunday.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-to-sign-executive-orders-on-immigration-energy-government-hiring-2e7e82c0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Part of Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government will be aimed at rewriting hiring rules for employees and creating a new process for firing others. The president-elect will again sign an executive order, known as Schedule F, which he issued in October 2020 to eliminate job protections for federal workers, the Republicans said. The Biden administration had previously blocked the order.)
FORBES
— America’s Best College Degrees If You Want To Avoid Being Underemployed (COMMENT: If I could do it over again, my undergraduate degree would have been in accounting. By the time I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, and passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, the accounting profession viewed me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2025/01/14/best-college-degrees-to-avoid-underemployment/
— ‘We Will Get Wokeness The Hell Out Of Our Military Immediately’: Trump Blasts Wokeness At D.C. Rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h3tUR8DHj4
BARRON’S
— Trump Vows To End ‘American Decline’ At Inauguration Eve Rally
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-lays-wreath-ahead-of-inauguration-eve-rally-530ba3e0
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL
— Are “bad jobs” dead ends or steppingstones to better things? (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/are-bad-jobs-dead-ends-or-steppingstones-better-things
KIPLINGER
— I am a baby boomer. I was born in 1948. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise if not hate baby boomers and especially baby boomers who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. It is called political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/can-you-define-baby-boomers-look-at-trump-and-harris
YAHOO CREATORS
— How do deal with an employer who isn’t meritocratic. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and who ran GAO 1980-1997. IRS and GAO are not meritocratic. The Democrats who run IRS and GAO promote Democrats and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. To deal with that, I earned three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and a job-related professional license (1981).)
https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/i-was-passed-over-for-promotion-in-favor-of-a-less-qualified-candidate-182352774.html
POLITICO
— Trump set to declare southern border emergency, order mass deportations. Aides to the president-elect briefed Republican leaders Sunday on dozens of sweeping executive orders he plans to issue after he is sworn in.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/19/gop-leaders-trump-executive-orders-00199183
PBS
— Trump’s inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trumps-inauguration-will-be-the-first-in-u-s-history-to-be-attended-by-foreign-leaders
— Why fewer young men are choosing to pursue college degrees (COMMENT: Notwithstanding Trump’s election, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for men, and especially for men who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-fewer-young-men-are-choosing-to-pursue-college-degrees
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
— Alcohol and Drug Use Cause Significant Harms that Go Beyond the Individual
https://www.phi.org/press/new-study-alcohol-and-drug-use-cause-significant-harms-that-go-beyond-the-individual/
GOOGLE
— How public policy can cause harm (COMMENT: What public policy has caused you the most harm? For me, it is Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI. Because of my bad demographics, my critics/opponents have always used AA and DEI against me big time. I should write about that. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government. If there had been no AA or DEI, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. Instead, they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old. I would focus on my RINO superiors in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22public+policy%22+harm
(FROM THE AI POSTING: Unintended consequences: Public policies can have unintended consequences that harm the public, such as increased injuries from cycling to school. Inequitable distribution: Public policies can be designed in a way that disproportionately harms the most vulnerable groups. Policymakers who are not well-informed: Policymakers may not have the experience or knowledge to design interventions that are effective for all groups.)
SCHOLARSHIPS
— My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships.
https://www.scholarships.com/financial-aid/college-scholarships/scholarships-by-type/academic-scholarships-and-merit-scholarships
FINANCIAL TIMES
— Americans are losing faith in four-year college degrees (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless. I should write about my critics/opponents who have degrees from Ivy League universities and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.ft.com/content/477f1fa0-d189-4b31-b3ce-67777a49aebf
PEW REACH CENTER
— Women are outpacing men in college completion, including in every major racial and ethnic group (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, employers are under ever-increasing pressure to hire women, to retain women, and to promote women. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, Firestone Stores in 1970, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified woman who would take the job. If I had qualified female coworkers in 1972, 1973, and 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted them instead of me. If I had a qualified female coworker in 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors would have promoted her instead of me.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/11/18/us-women-are-outpacing-men-in-college-completion-including-in-every-major-racial-and-ethnic-group/
SUPERCAR
— The Chevy Impala SS was the best-selling car in the U.S. in 1962 (COMMENT: I owned a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car 1989-2005. I had owned a 1962 Chevy Bel Air 1971-1978.)
https://supercarblondie.com/chevrolet-impala-ss-454-v8-engine-u-s/
AUTO EVOLUTION
— Dodge Finally Starts Deliveries for the Charger Daytona (COMMENT: Do you share my interest in American nameplate muscle cars? If so, please let me know. I am seriously considering ordering a red 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html I own a 2013 Charger R/T Max and I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/dodge-finally-starts-delivering-the-charger-daytona-but-with-missing-parts-245738.html
DAILY MAIL
— The return of Trump has sparked an anti-woke revolution that could transform the world. But the REAL nightmare for his enemies is still to come.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-14302453/ANDREW-NEIL-Trumps-anti-woke-Americas-oligarchs-bending-knee.html
January 19, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Community leaders tell Chicagoans to know their rights before ICE raids begin after Trump’s inauguration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/18/community-leaders-tell-chicagoans-to-know-their-rights-before-ice-raids-begin-after-trumps-inauguration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With Trump deportation raids expected to start in Chicago, advocates say they will safeguard immigrants. The incoming Trump administration is reportedly beginning mass deportations next week in the city and across the U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia said “the current threats are nothing new” and advocates are ready to fight for and protect the community.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/01/18/ice-immigration-raids-chicago-jesus-garcia-delia-ramirez-resurrection-project
DAILY HERALD
— Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250118/nation-and-world-politics/thousands-march-in-washington-days-before-trump-takes-office/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250118/news/viator-house-marks-8-years-of-offering-safe-haven-for-young-immigrants-seeking-asylum/
ABC7
— Post-inauguration ICE raids likely to begin in Chicago, could start as soon as Tuesday. Immigration advocates host ‘know your rights’ workshops for community amid mass deportation fears.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trumps-chicago-deportation-plan-dhs-officials-confirm-city-will-target-area-incoming-admin-mass-fears-grow/15813592/
NBC5
— Chicago immigration activists prepare for possible large-scale deportation raids. NBC News reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials plan to conduct a major enforcement operation in Chicago following Trump’s inauguration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-immigration-activists-prepare-for-possible-large-scale-deportation-raids/3649994/
— Who will be at Trump’s inauguration: Performers, guests and more. From former presidents to famous musical artists, Inauguration Day will feature a number of high-profile attendees.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-will-be-at-trumps-inauguration-performers-guests-and-more/3649960/
CBS2
— ICE planning to ramp up arrests in major U.S. cities after Trump takes office
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-planning-increase-arrests-undocumented-immigrants-major-u-s-cities-after-trump-takes-office/
— Chicago’s migrant community prepares for potential ICE raids after Trump takes office
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ice-raids-immigration-undocumented-migrants-trump-inauguration/
WGN9
— Mass deportation raids could start in Chicago as soon as Tuesday
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mass-deportation-raids-threatened-chicago/
— Most voters in new survey seek toned-down Trump agenda
https://wgntv.com/news/national/most-voters-in-new-survey-seek-toned-down-trump-agenda/
WGN RADIO
— Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-chicago-prepares-for-deportation-arrests-targeting-hundreds-next-week-after-trump-takes-office/
WBEZ
— With Trump deportation raids reported to start in Chicago, advocates move to safeguard immigrants. The incoming Trump administration is reportedly beginning mass deportations next week in the city and across the U.S., one of the president-elect’s campaign promises.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/01/18/ice-immigration-raids-chicago-jesus-garcia-delia-ramirez-beatriz-ponce-de-leon
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois lawmakers, delegates going to D.C.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rockford-register-star/20250119/281852944231161
WGLT & NPR ILLINOIS
— Steve Bannon says MAGA populism will win — as Trump is surrounded by billionaires
https://www.wglt.org/2025-01-19/steve-bannon-says-maga-populism-will-win-as-trump-is-surrounded-by-billionaires
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-19/steve-bannon-says-maga-populism-will-win-as-trump-is-surrounded-by-billionaires
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s influence spreads through state capitols in both substance and symbolism (COMMENT: What about Illinois?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trumps-influence-spreads-through-state-capitols-in-both-substance-and-symbolism/
— Vance will make his mark as the first millennial vice president and the potential MAGA torchbearer
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-vance-will-make-his-mark-as-the-first-millennial-vice-president-and-the-potential-maga-torchbearer/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage illegals to stay.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-18/trump-has-promised-mass-deportations-why-some-migrants-think-its-worth-the-risk
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against the 77 million who voted for him.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-19/trumps-2nd-term-represents-hope-for-the-right-and-fear-of-a-dark-era-for-others
DEPAULIA
— Corporations pour millions into inauguration Democrats plan to ditch
https://depauliaonline.com/73940/news/corporations-pour-millions-into-inauguration-democrats-plan-to-ditch/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Do you share my interest in American nameplate muscle cars? If so, please let me know. I am seriously considering ordering a red 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T with Plus Group package, Sun & Sound package, and full glass roof. SEE: https://www.dodge.com/charger.html – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “ICE Man Cometh,” Chicago Targeted for Illegal Alien Removal Tuesday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/chicago-targeted-for-illegal-allien-removal-tuesday/
— Remembering Visiting Washington Men’s Room 70-80 Years Ago
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/remembering-visiting-washington-mens-room-70-80-years-ago/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ma-Mi
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/17/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-ma-mi/
— Another Example of Order of Protection Not Protecting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/another-example-of-order-of-protection-not-protecting/
Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Mi-Ne
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/18/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-mi/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Thousands turn out for anti-Trump ‘People’s March’ rally as inauguration looms
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/18/thousands-turn-anti-trump-people-march-rally-inaug/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The military needs Pete Hegseth (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3291411/military-needs-pete-hegseth/
— DEI’s obscene price tag (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3290547/dei-obscene-price-tag/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump arrives in DC with family ahead of inauguration extravaganza
https://nypost.com/2025/01/18/us-news/trump-heads-to-washington-with-melania-barron-ahead-of-inauguration-day/
ALL SIDES
— Google News Shows Strong Political Bias (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google steers everyone a) to websites that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.allsides.com/blog/google-news-shows-strong-political-bias-allsides-analysis
AMERICAN THINKER
— The FBI sweeps DEI under the rug
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/the_fbi_sweeps_dei_under_the_rug.html
CENTER SQUARE
— California removes college degree requirements for nearly 30k state jobs (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, Democrat employers have ever-increasingly eliminated job requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.aol.com/california-removes-college-degree-requirements-164900658.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— DEEP STATE GEARING UP: Nearly Half of Federal Employees in the Swamp Plan to Resist Trump (COMMENT: I should write about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who despised/hated Republicans the most.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/13/deep-state-gearing-nearly-half-federal-employees-swamp-plan-resist-trump-poll-finds/
— I Live in Pacific Palisades and I Know Who Caused the Fire
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/14/i-live-in-pacific-palisades-and-i-know-who-caused-the-fire/
DAILY WIRE
— Air Force Official Held Event Pushing Critical Race Theory, Bemoaning ‘White Middle Class Problem. One panel member claimed that America’s public schools have ‘a white, middle class problem’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/air-force-official-held-event-pushing-critical-race-theory-bemoaning-white-middle-class-problem
FOX NEWS
— Trump’s ‘blacklist’: President-elect describes the type of people he doesn’t want to hire (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They gambled that I would become a Democrat and lost.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-blacklist-president-elect-describes-the-type-of-people-he-doesn-t-want-to-hire/ar-AA1xjeJi
— Diversity, equity, inclusion course mandates cost taxpayers nearly $2 billion nationwide. Undergraduate students at public universities spent at least 40 million student hours satisfying DEI general education course requirements. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/diversity-equity-inclusion-course-mandates-cost-taxpayers-nearly-2-billion-nationwide-study
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Administration To Start ‘Large-Scale’ Deportations on Tuesday in Chicago
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/trump-administration-to-start-large-scale-deportations-on-tuesday-in-chicago/
NEWSMAX
— It’s time to return the United States to its rightful place as the number-one superpower in the world.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/babin-trump-us/2025/01/18/id/1195603/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon under Trump will be “about meritocracy” along with being ready and defeating the enemies of the United States, as “it should have been all along,” said Babin.”)
— GOP for Legal Immigration
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jeff-van-drew-border-democrats/2025/01/18/id/1195599/
POWERLINE
— Mass Deportations? Well, Yes
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/mass-deportations-well-yes.php
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Thousands gather in Washington to protest Trump inauguration
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-gather-washington-protest-trump-inauguration-2025-01-18/
NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s pick for undersecretary of the Air Force, Matthew Lohmeier, was previously fired from the Space Force for criticizing what he described as critical race theory and “Marxism” in the U.S. military. (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, that is, they fired me, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-air-force-matthew-lohmeier-fired-marxism-2017334
MSN
— Trump labels windmills an ‘economic and environmental disaster’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/donald-trump-labels-windmills-an-economic-and-environmental-disaster/ar-AA1xrElK
— Trump has to undo four years of Biden administration ‘carnage’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/donald-trump-has-to-undo-four-years-of-biden-administration-carnage/ar-AA1xru6u
— Tens of thousands to join People’s March in Washington DC against Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/tens-of-thousands-to-join-people-s-march-in-washington-dc-against-trump/ar-AA1xpHNM
— ‘First buddy’ Elon Musk is set to speak at Trump’s pre-inauguration rally. Here’s who will join.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/first-buddy-elon-musk-is-set-to-speak-at-trump-s-pre-inauguration-rally-here-s-who-will-join/ar-AA1xogyH
— Pam Bondi educational qualifications: The rise of Trump’s courtroom queen (COMMENT: I took graduate evening courses in business (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting (DePaul 1976-1980) because that was what my IRS employee manual encouraged me to do. But my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed those courses outrageously disgustingly and unethically arguing that the courses did not relate to my job duties, that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, that I took them to get a job in the private sector, and that they qualified me for a new trade or business.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pam-bondi-educational-qualifications-the-rise-of-trump-s-courtroom-queen/ar-AA1xj1DD
— Massachusetts drops degree requirements from most state job listings (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, Democrat employers have ever-increasingly eliminated job requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/governor-healey-drops-degree-requirements-from-most-state-job-listings/ar-BB1hgHCC
MSNBC
— What members of Trump’s ‘blacklist’ have in common (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/maddow-blog-what-members-of-trump-s-new-republican-blacklist-have-in-common/ar-AA1xjPWk
CNBC
— Trump vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office — here’s how he might do it
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/19/how-trump-could-declare-a-national-energy-emergency-.html
CBS NEWS
— Before Trump’s inauguration, thousands show up to San Francisco’s Women’s March
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-franciscos-womens-march-before-trump-inauguration/
— About 270,000 migrants waiting to enter U.S. through app Trump has vowed to end
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/270000-migrants-waiting-to-enter-u-s-through-cbp-one-app-trump-has-vowed-to-end/
NBC NEWS
— How quickly Trump will be able to carry out his mass deportation plan depends on these factors
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/quickly-trump-will-able-carry-mass-deportation-plan-depends-factors-rcna188064
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Last Migrant Caravans Before Trump’s Inauguration
https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/01/18/world/americas/mexico-migrants-border-trump
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Tulsa to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/01/19/us/tulsa-race-massacre
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-demand-accountability-and-reparations-following-doj-report/ar-AA1xqT7M
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump. A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/trump-policies-immigration-tariffs-economy.html
— For Those Deemed Trump’s Enemies, a Time of Anxiety and Fear. Donald Trump is returning to the White House vowing to seek retribution. Those in his sights are worried both about him — and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/trump-officials-retribution.html
— Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to Clash. Donald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it’s disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will test his party’s unity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-republican-party.html
— A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses. Billionaires and multimillionaires are flocking to a city where power has been more important than money, but is now deeply intertwined with it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/us/politics/trump-billionaires-washington-homes.html
WASHINGTON POST
— A dominant Trump looks to his second term to reshape, disrupt America. On the eve of his second inauguration, Donald Trump is politically stronger than ever, but huge tests await on immigration, the economy and more.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/19/dominant-trump-looks-his-second-term-reshape-disrupt-america/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Resettlement agencies race to help refugees ahead of Trump’s second term
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-18/resettlement-agencies-race-to-help-refugees-ahead-of-trumps-second-term
PHILADELPHIA INQUIER
— Demonstrators gathered for People’s March in Center City ahead of Trump’s inauguration: ‘We need people to be engaged’ A rebranded version of the Women’s March, which drew 50,000 people into the city’s streets amid Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, the People’s March was smaller but no less determined.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-peoples-march-trump-immigration-abortion-rights-20250118.html
PROPUBLICA
— How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasing drive White students out of public schools.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/segregation-academies-demographic-data-private-schools
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Progressive Chicago, Long a Trump Target, Braces for Deportations. Plans remain fluid, but there is no doubt of a push for highly visible raids in Democratic cities in the first days of the new administration
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/progressive-chicago-long-a-trump-target-braces-for-deportations-177683ac
FORBES
— Why Is It So Hard For Recent College Graduates To Find A Decent Job? (COMMENT: When I graduated from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970, I was 1-A for the Vietnam War draft. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait and that frustrated my job search big time. Potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got, it was for a job that did not really require a college degree.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/02/15/why-is-it-so-hard-for-recent-college-graduates-to-find-a-decent-job/
BLOOMBERG
— Chicago, San Diego Brace for Fight With Trump Border Czar
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-18/chicago-san-diego-brace-for-fight-with-trump-border-czar-homan
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critic/opponents have always used that against me.
https://www.businessinsider.com/twins-applied-same-college-different-merit-scholarships-2025-1
FINANCIAL REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers will continue to use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees but just call it a different name.
https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/why-dei-should-be-here-to-stay-but-under-another-name-20250119-p5l5j3
FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINP employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91113957/4-common-arguments-against-dei-and-how-to-dismantle-each-one
https://www.fastcompany.com/91261356/what-can-you-do-if-your-company-is-cutting-dei-programs
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— The benefits of ‘budgeting for results’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have always opposed budgeting.)
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2018/nov/not-for-profit-budgeting-for-results.html
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
— The Demographic Outlook: 2025 to 2055 (COMMENT: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, fewer and fewer and fewer of those in American will be productive members of society, citizens of America, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61164
MAC DAILY NEWS
— Apple CEO Cook’s total salary set to rise by $10 million for 2024 (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I stress that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://macdailynews.com/2025/01/13/apple-ceo-cooks-total-salary-set-to-rise-by-10-million-for-2024-dependent-on-shareholder-approval/
HIRING LAB
— Educational Requirements Are Gradually Disappearing From Job Postings (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat and RINO minorities and more young Democrat and RINO females, Democrat and RINO employers have ever-increasingly eliminated job requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.)
https://www.hiringlab.org/2024/02/27/educational-requirements-job-postings/
PRESS GAZETTE
— Should I stop including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to websites that paywall or have cookies or popups? My critics/opponents are furious that I have the money, time, ability, experience, and motivation to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning free of charge and without any advertising, donation requests, cookies, or popups.
https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-us-monthly-3/
MS MAGAZINE
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://msmagazine.com/2025/01/18/dei-trump-diversity/
POLITICO
— National Guard troops worry Trump will deploy them for mass deportations (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs side with illegals against America.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/19/trump-national-guard-mass-deporations-fears-00199063
NEW YORKER
— Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only against other transgender athletes.
https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/whats-really-behind-the-house-bill-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-school-sports
HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Posts ‘Blacklist’ Online And Critics Fear The Same Thing (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-posts-blacklist-online-and-critics-fear-the-same-thing/ar-AA1xiGK9
INDEPENDENT
— Trump names and shames 11 people on his White House blacklist for second administration (COMMENT: My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.aol.com/trump-names-shames-11-people-141013448.html
DAILY MAIL
— Rural Midwesterners fight to split Illinois in two after years of Democrat chaos
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14293995/rural-midwest-counties-secede-failed-blue-state.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From peaceful southern Illinois, Chicago can look like a crime-ridden hellhole that’s welcomed far too many asylum seekers and is driving the state off a financial cliff and into a $3.2 billion deficit. No surprise, then, that Illinois lost 83,839 residents in 2023, its 10th straight year of decline — as people and businesses flee across state lines seeking lower taxes and less red tape. Now, separatists say rural counties should wave goodbye to Chicago and surrounding Cook County, and forge the state of ‘New Illinois.’ Their mantra is: ‘Leave Illinois without moving.’ American history is littered with examples of states and counties trying to redraw maps — and most often they’re doomed. But Illinois’ separatists have the wind in their sails after winning nonbinding ballot resolutions in 33 of the state’s 102 counties. Neighboring Indiana has taken notice, offering to shift its western border and absorb disgruntled parts of Illinois. G.H. Merritt, chairman of New Illinois State, says she expects Illinois to soon ‘crash and burn’ due to the progressive tax-and-spend policies of Chicago’s political elite. A lot of businesses have left the state,’ Merritt told DailyMail.com. ‘They leave Chicago because it’s dangerous, and the taxes are too high. Over the course of a few years, we’ve lost a million residents.’ Those leaving often point to Brandon Johnson of Chicago, whose abysmal approval ratings have made him ‘America’s most hated mayor.’ He’s struggled to accommodate the tens of thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers who turned up in Chicago, seeking jobs, homes, and schools after crossing the southern border. Others slam Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker for running up a $3.2 billion deficit in his 2026 budget and overseeing a staggering $144 billion pension debt, according to Illinois Policy, a think tank. Critics note that Pritzker only won his 2022 election through victories in the heavily-weighted counties around Chicago. Illinois is ‘on the verge of bankruptcy,’ warns Merritt. ‘If we can’t make New Illinois happen, you’re going to see a lot more people leave Illinois and go to states where they feel they’ll have a voice.’ It’s not clear that New Illinois would have better finances after jettisoning Cook County. Chicago is surrounded by several wealthy blue counties — and their taxes subsidize poorer areas down south, says research from the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. The separatist movement was launched in 2018, but it’s started making real progress in recent months. It echoes efforts in Colorado, California and Oregon, where vast swaths of red, rural counties are dominated by a few blue cities. The divide between urban and rural America has long been a fault line in the world’s biggest economy. President-elect Donald Trump played up tensions on the campaign trail as he railed against large Democratic-run cities. Now, animated separatist groups see his second administration as friendly to sparsely-populated red areas that get pushed about by metropolitan liberals. Late last year, Merritt’s group passed the first draft of a new constitution, and counts support in 68 counties. A sister organization, Illinois Separation Referendum, has secured support from voters on ballot initiatives in 33 counties. In November, even Madison County, a metropolitan area and suburb of St. Louis, approved the symbolic referendum about splitting from the Chicago area and forming a new state. Still, it’s a daunting process, requiring the consent of the state legislature and Congress, says the US Constitution. It’s only happened a handful of times, including the formation of Kentucky, with the consent of Virginia, and Maine, which once belonged to Massachusetts. The most recent example was West Virginia, which left Virginia during the Civil War — 162 years ago. Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have since vaunted the idea of becoming a 51st state. Meanwhile, Texas, California, and some other states have efforts to split from the US entirely. In Oregon, a group called Greater Idaho wants to redraw state lines so its eastern conservative rural counties can join Idaho. Though Illinois’ separatists have support among a dozen lawmakers, they have little succor among the elites in Chicago and Springfield, the state capital. ‘We’re one state,’ Gov Pritzker told reporters before last year’s election. ‘The idea that someplace in Illinois wants to kick out another place in Illinois should not be on the ballot.’ This month, Illinois politics got messier once again, with neighboring Indiana joining the ruckus. Republicans in Indianapolis introduced a bill to launch a boundary commission to redraw state lines and absorb disgruntled parts of Illinois. It would ’embrace neighboring counties that want to join low-tax, low-cost Indiana,’ says the bill. Indiana Republican House Speaker Todd Huston said: ‘Instead of seceding and creating a 51st state, they should just join us.’ Still, even with support in Indiana, that effort would need to win over Springfield and Washington DC — another long-shot. Pritzker has rejected Indiana’s move as a ‘stunt’ and advised his residents against joining a ‘low-wage state’ with few worker protections and shoddy healthcare. Still, for Merritt, who lives near Chicago in Lake County, it’s a more a question of how much of Illinois that Indiana would be willing to absorb. ‘If it were to work, I’d say ‘great’,’ she told DailyMail.com. ‘But I wouldn’t want Indiana to grab 33 counties in southeastern Illinois, because then the rest of us would get left behind.’)
January 15, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Zuckerberg to cohost reception with Republican billionaires for Trump inauguration
https://abc7chicago.com/post/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-cohost-reception-republican-billionaires-trump-inauguration/15800259/
— High-stakes Thornton Township meeting happening Tuesday as political standoff continues
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-high-stakes-thornton-township-meeting-happening-tuesday-political-standoff-continues/15800428/
— Democrat leaders want federal aid for LA fire victims to be unconditional.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/house-speaker-mike-johnson-suggests-conditions-needed-federal-aid-los-angeles-wildfire-victims/15797835/
— High-stakes Thornton Twp. meeting abruptly ends in chaos, blindsiding Henyard: ‘Call the police!’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-high-stakes-thornton-township-meeting-happening-tuesday-political-standoff-continues/15800428/
NBC5 & CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote prostitution. Soon, if not already, they will be teaching prostitution in schools and they will be offering associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in prostitution.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-could-become-first-state-to-decriminalize-sex-work-under-proposed-law/3646041/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SEUKkAJSNM
https://www.yahoo.com/news/proposed-illinois-legislation-decriminalize-sex-155600339.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/illinois-state-lawmakers-propose-legalizing-consensual-sex-work/ar-BB1rrBcl
NBC5
— Who will be at Trump’s inauguration? Notable names on – and off – the guest list
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/who-will-be-at-trumps-inauguration-notable-names-on-and-off-the-guest-list/3646197/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supervisor Tiffany Henyard sues two Thornton Township trustees over meeting absences
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/14/supervisor-tiffany-henyard-sues-thornton-township-trustees/
— Eight candidates vying for Calumet Township trustee (COMMENT: Who are the candidates running for Supervisor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner, Assessor, and Trustee in your township?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/14/eight-candidates-vying-for-calumet-township-trustee-gary-councilman-no-longer-running/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Duckworth, other female senators grill Defense nominee Hegseth on his objections to women in combat. Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth told Pete Hegseth he was “wholly unprepared” to be confirmed as defense secretary: “You’re not qualified, Mr. Hegseth, you’re not qualified.” (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/01/14/tammy-duckworth-defense-secretary-nominee-pete-hegseth-senate-confirmation-hearing
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTIRE: Elgin launches new webpage to keep residents informed on ‘Tent City,’ homelessness initiatives (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, there will be tent cities in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250114/news/elgin-launches-new-webpage-to-keep-residents-informed-on-tent-city-homelessness-initiatives/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: What’s in Giannoulias’ plan to end road test for drivers 86 and younger? Let families report at-risk drivers.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250114/transportation/whats-in-giannoulias-plan-to-end-road-test-for-drivers-86-and-younger-let-families-report-at-risk/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— City Council to mull weakening ‘welcoming city’ law that made Chicago a target of immigration hawks (COMMENTS Illegals destroy municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/city-council-mull-weakening-chicago-welcoming-city-law
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— A bill introduced in the Indiana legislature by its Republican House Speaker would create a commission to embrace 33 Illinois counties that have voted for a symbolic measure to leave Illinois and create a new state. (COMMENT: Crete Township borders Indiana. I lived in Crete Township 1948-1976.)
Read more at: https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article298546833.html#storylink=cpy
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article298546833.html
— $120K per year working for Illinois? Check out state jobs open now & what they pay. (COMMENT: I did not earn $120,000/year in today’s dollars until I a) had worked for GAO for almost 8 years, b) had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, c) had a CPA license for more than 6 years, d) had been a Certified Internal Auditor for more than 6 years, e) had a master’s degree in accounting for more than 7 years, f) had been a CPA for more than 8 years, and g) had an MBA for more than 11 years.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article298116288.html
INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Should Illinois counties be able to secede and join Indiana? Indiana speaker says yes (COMMENT: Crete Township borders Indiana. I lived in Crete Township 1948-1976.)
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/14/indiana-general-assembly-bill-allows-illinois-counties-succeed-join-indiana/77696471007/
FOX59
— Lawmakers announce intent to redraw boundary between Indiana, Illinois (COMMENT: Crete Township borders Indiana. I lived in Crete Township 1948-1976.)
https://fox59.com/news/politics/lawmakers-announce-intent-to-redraw-boundary-between-indiana-illinois/
CBS4
— Indiana bill looks to absorb Illinois counties into Indiana (COMMENT: Crete Township borders Indiana. I lived in Crete Township 1948-1976.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI0fMLJvBbE
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ivanka Trump: Politics ‘a very dark, negative business’ (COMMENT: Politics and government are nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about my critics/opponents and their judgement-proof operatives and dupes.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ivanka-trump-politics-a-very-dark-negative-business/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— IL Guide To Donald Trump’s Inauguration As 47th President. Swearing-in ceremonies begin about noon local time Monday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/il-guide-donald-trump-s-inauguration-47th-president
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Indiana makes a play for Illinois counties (COMMENT: Crete Township borders Indiana. I lived in Crete Township 1948-1976.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/01/15/indiana-makes-a-play-for-illinois-counties-00198336
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-436/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-228/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS GOP
— The Republican Party of Illinois has announced that Tim Ozinga has resigned from his position as State Central Committeeman for the 1st Congressional District on January 12th. (COMMENT: Who represents you on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC)? What does he/she think of you? How does he/she treat you? I should write about how my representatives on the IRP SCC have treated me since 2000.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what are the biggest things that you would have done differently? I would NOT have succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997. I would have fought it. The sigma of being forced to retire early is tremendous. Beyond the tremendous financial loss that I continue to suffer, my critics/opponents in the following continue to use it against me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, conservative organizations, and religious organizations. They continue to hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be an extremely bad person if not even worse things because of the qualification that I had when GAO got rid of me: a) a job-related professional license, b) six job-related professional certifications, c) three job-related master’s degrees, d) almost 18 years of GAO work experience, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, and e) almost 9 years of IRS work experience, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. Further, if I had not retired early, my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party could not have blamed me for George Ryan’s problems, for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich, or for Andy McKenna losing to Jack Ryan. – Dave Diersen
http:///www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— Salary freezes, firings and school closings are needed to get CPS finances back on track
https://wirepoints.org/salary-freezes-firings-and-school-closings-are-needed-to-get-cps-finances-back-on-track-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pete Hegseth still on track to lead Defense Department after confirmation hearing
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/14/pete-hegseth-still-track-lead-defense-department-c/
— Democrats skipping Trump’s inauguration aren’t calling it a boycott (COOMENT: The leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee boycotted the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/14/democrats-skipping-donald-trump-inauguration-aren-/
— Biden ends term with nearly 11 million illegal border crossers (COMMENT: How many illegals are in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Illegals drag everything down.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/14/joe-biden-ends-term-nearly-11-million-illegal-bord/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden’s open border aided terrorists and made America unsafe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3285965/biden-open-border-aided-terrorists/
— Hegseth and Republican defenders bash Pentagon’s DEI efforts (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3286409/pete-hegseth-republicans-bash-pentagon-dei-efforts/
— Hegseth fights back against ‘smear campaign’ as Democrats charge he is unqualified to lead Pentagon (COMMENT: In 2004, my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) critics/opponents blamed me for George Ryan’s problems, for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich, and for Andy McKenna losing to Jack Ryan. Because of that, they did not want me to serve as the MTRO Treasurer. Because I was highly qualified to serve as the MTRO Treasurer, they did not attack my qualifications. Instead, they slandered me and defamed me. I should write about that.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3285801/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing-senate-trump-defense-nominee/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Hegseth Emerges From Committee Hearing Unscathed. Senate Armed Services Committee staffers expect vote to advance would-be defense sec’s nomination next week.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/hegseth-emerges-from-committee-hearing-unscathed/
NEW YORK POST
— Hegseth confirmation hearing live updates: Trump’s defense secretary nom slams ‘anonymous smears’ at Senate grilling (COMMENT: In 2004, my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) critics/opponents blamed me for George Ryan’s problems, for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich, and for Andy McKenna losing to Jack Ryan. Because of that, they did not want me to serve as the MTRO Treasurer. Because I was highly qualified to serve as the MTRO Treasurer, they did not attack my qualifications. Instead, they slandered me and defamed me. I should write about that.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/us-news/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing-for-defense-secretary-live-updates-reactions-more/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Border Agents Discover “Sophisticated” Illegal Immigrant Tunnels Built During Biden Administration
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/14/border-agents-discover-sophisticated-illegal-immigrant-tunnels-built-during-biden-administration/
— Hegseth Fires Back at Contentious Hearing
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/15/morning-greatness-hegseth-fires-back-at-contentious-hearing/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dem senator plumbs the ‘despicable’ depths by using Pete Hegseth’s young daughter to smear him
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/15/dem-senator-plumbs-the-despicable-depths-by-using-pete-hegseths-young-daughter-to-smear-him-1516100/
BLAZE
— Wokeness/wokeism is not going away, it is going under the table, off the books.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/blaze-news-tonight/wokeness
BREITBART
— House Passes Bill to Shield K-12 Sports from Transgenderism
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/14/house-passes-bill-shield-k-12-sports-transgenderism/
— Exiting Border Chief Mayorkas’ Parole Inflow to Hit 1.5 Million Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/15/mayorkas-parole-programs-near-1-5-million-migrants/
DAILY CALLER
— Bush-Era Republicans Flourished As Anti-Trumpers — Scott Jennings Took A Different Path (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are anti-Trumpers.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/14/scott-jennings-cnn-bush-anti-trump-path-profile/
— ‘It’s Weakening Our Military’: Marine Vet Defends Hegseth, Says Military’s Push For Diversity Undermines Recruitment
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/14/pete-hegseth-military-dei/
— Dem Rep Distraught That Immigrants Who Already Broke Law By Crossing Border Could Be Detained Under Laken Riley Act
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/dem-rep-distraught-that-immigrants-who-already-broke-law-by-crossing-border-could-be-detained-under-laken-riley-act/ar-BB1rnMf5
DAILY CITIZEN
— Hegseth Promises to Reinstate Unfairly Discharged Servicemembers With Back Pay (COMMENT: Have you been fired? To force me to resign, my Democrat Post Office superiors falsely claimed that I was not available to work enough part-time hours in 1969. To fire me, my Democrat Firestone Store boss used my accepting a job-offer from Oldsmobile in 1971. To fire me, that is, to force me to retire at least 6 years early, my Democrat GAO superiors made it all too clear to me that they could and that they would have made my next 6 years beyond a living hell if I did not retire when I was 49 in 1997. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should stayed and fought them. Being forced to retire carries with it tremendous stigmas.)
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/pete-hegseth-promises-to-reinstate-unfairly-discharged-servicemembers-with-back-pay/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Praises DeSantis For Leading On His Agenda, Urges Other Governors To Follow. The special session focuses largely on implementing Trump’s agenda on illegal immigration.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-praises-desantis-for-leading-on-his-agenda-urges-other-governors-to-follow
— As Trump 2.0 Approaches, NGOs Continue To Fund Mass Migration With U.S. Tax Dollars. New U.N. planning docs show billions of dollars budgeted for debit cards, transportation, shelter, food and cash.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/as-trump-2-0-approaches-ngos-continue-to-fund-mass-migration-with-u-s-tax-dollars
EPOCH TIMES
— 5 Key Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing. Hegseth was the first of roughly a dozen Trump’s appointees slated to go before Senate committees this week.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/key-takeaways-from-pete-hegseths-confirmation-hearing-5791992
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Beclown Themselves At Hegseth Confirmation Hearing
https://thefederalist.com/2025/01/15/jag-off-day-in-a-word-democrats-beclown-themselves-at-hegseth-confirmation-hearing/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Hegseth Shuts Down Warren: ‘I’m Not a General, Senator’ Generals cannot work in the defense industry until 10 years after retirement. How can Hegseth make a pledge to do that when he’s not a general!? (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/hegseth-shuts-down-warren-im-not-a-general-senator/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Military rank is relevant because Hegseth’s proposed rule applies only to general and flag officers leaving US military service. The rule doesn’t apply to him because he was only a major.)
NEWSMAX
— Tuberville: Military Is Weakest It’s Ever Been
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tommy-tuberville-military-weak/2025/01/14/id/1195084/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Biden Announces One-Time $770 Payments For Calif. Fire Victims
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/biden-announces-one-time-770-payments-for-calif-fire-victims/
RED STATE
— Duckworth Went Full Lunatic During the Hegseth Hearing and Completely Beclowned Herself (COMMENT: My critics/opponents continue to blame me for Roskam almost losing to Duckworth in 2006. I should write about my critics/opponents.)
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/01/14/tammy-duckworth-went-full-lunatic-during-pete-hegseth-hearing-and-ended-up-playing-the-fool-n2184336
TOWNHALL
— Laken Riley Act Is Not Enough
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2025/01/15/laken-riley-act-is-not-enough-n2650550
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Cut smart, not blind: How DOGE should be approaching government waste (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 a) because I was a Republican with bad demographics and b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5083499-cut-smart-not-blind-how-doge-should-be-approaching-government-waste/
ABC NEWS
— Duckworth hones in on Hegseth’s alleged budgeting inexperience (COMMENT: Since 1999, I have unsuccessfully encouraged the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party to budget, that is, to prepare a budget each year, to get it approved, and to follow it.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/sen-tammy-duckworth-hones-hegseths-alleged-budgeting-inexperience-117668174
CBS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more discrimination against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/walmart-dei-policies-meta-mcdonalds-ford/
— Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump’s inauguration
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-bezos-elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-trump-inauguration/
MSN
— How The Chevy Impala Became Chevrolet’s Best-Selling Car for Decades (COMMENT: I owned a 1962 Impala SS collector car 1989-2005. I owned a 1962 Bel Air 1971-1978.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/how-the-chevy-impala-became-chevrolet-s-best-selling-car-for-decades/ar-BB1rd3qV
— Looking for a job? (COMMENT: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will find a job that is appropriate for your work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or professional license: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/looking-for-a-job-tips-for-the-2025-job-market/vi-BB1rrDIu
MSNBC
— My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I got promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I got promoted in 1986.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pete-hegseths-confirmation-hearing-brings-overlapping-failures-focus-rcna187754
WASHINGTON POST
— Hegseth said he wants a military rooted in a meritocracy because it is now rooted in diversity, equity and inclusivity nonsense.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/14/robin-givhan-pete-hegseth-hearing/
USA TODAY
— According to Democrats and to RINOs, when Democrat and RINO candidates win, they have a mandate, but when Republican candidates win, they do not.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/13/trump-presidency-mandate-maga-republicans/77563407007/
CBS12
— Meta cutting 5% of lowest-performing staff in company’s latest shakeup (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO instituted pay-for-performance in 1989. They used its subjectivity to get rid their employees like me who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers.)
https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/meta-cutting-5-of-lowest-performing-staff-in-companys-latest-shakeup-mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram-tech-social-media
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hegseth Says U.S. Troops Will ‘Rejoice’ After Ending ‘Woke’ Policies
https://www.wsj.com/video/pete-hegseth-says-us-troops-will-rejoice-after-ending-woke-policies/F1B84CFE-F9A5-4F38-AF0A-A06E50231401
— What Has Hegseth Said About ‘Wokeness’ and Diversity Programs? (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing/card/what-has-pete-hegseth-said-about-wokeness-and-diversity-programs–ChQmNCwZrdZT6gCkxAm8
— Hegseth Weathers Fiery Senate Hearing, Putting Confirmation on Stronger Footing. Democrats called Trump’s Pentagon pick unqualified, but Republicans said he would bring a needed change to the Defense Department. (COMMENT: You go with what you got. I have always stressed my qualifications. I stress my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, my job-related professional license, my almost 18 years working for GAO, and my almost 9 years working for IRS. My critics/opponents stress the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing-trump-cabinet-b569c525
— Make America Ageless: Trump’s Health Picks Take Longevity Movement Mainstream. Antiaging scientists and entrepreneurs hope the new administration will make it easier to develop treatments. (COMMENT: I am 76 years old. I have fought age discrimination since I was 25 years old in 1974 when my Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to deem me to be too old to be promoted to GS-13. To fight age discrimination, I a) earned an MBA from Loyola in when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, e) earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT when I was 48. Further, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with age discrimination when I was 40. Further, I sued GAO for age discrimination when I was 49.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/anti-aging-longevity-maha-movement-5ee62310
FORBES
— Hegseth Lambasts DEI & Critical Race Theory In The Military During Questioning (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs4bZ0Rt4QM
BLOOMBERG
— A $78 Billion Affirmative Action Policy Set for Legal Attack (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal-contracting/a-78-billion-affirmative-action-policy-set-for-legal-attacks
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Hegseth says troops forced out of the military over the COVID vaccine could be ‘re-recruited’ with back pay and an apology (COMMENT: Will Trump say that Republican federal employees like me who were forced to retire early should be re-recruited with back pay and an apology?)
https://www.businessinsider.com/pete-hegseth-backs-trump-plans-for-military-covid-vaccine-refusers-2025-1
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/cardinal-cupich-advocates-inclusion-and-listening-lgbtq-catholics
NEWS NATION NOW
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are solders in the Democrat Army.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/perfectly-legal-if-sanctuary-cities-dont-help-with-mass-deportations-law-scholar-says/
POLITICO
— Trump praises DeSantis, urges other governors to follow his lead on immigration. DeSantis has called for a special session, but legislative leaders in the state have pushed back. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will call a special session to get rid of Illinois Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/donald-trump-florida-special-session-00000339
— Trump inauguration ‘potential target’ for threats, agencies warn. The possible threats detailed in a security assessment ahead of the inauguration reflect the heightened political — and potentially violent — environment in which Trump will assume power.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/trump-inauguration-security-threats-00198275
GOOD MORNING AMERICA
— Pam Bondi to face questions on loyalty to Trump (COMMENT: I take it as a badge of honor that my critics/opponents say that “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. I should write about them. I would focus on those a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and c) who have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.)
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/pam-bondi-face-questions-loyalty-trump-lobbying-ties-117640295
AXIOS INDIANAPOLIS
— Indiana House speaker proposes annexing Illinois counties (COMMENT: Crete Township borders Indiana. I lived in Crete Township 1948-1976.)
https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/01/14/indiana-annexing-illinois-counties
HR DRIVE
— Illinois law banning caregiver employment discrimination takes effect (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed their caregiver responsibilities and they decried that I did not have any. According to them, if I had caregiver responsibilities like they did, I would not have been able to earn the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I did.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/illinois-caregiver-leave-law/736411/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— L.A. Wildfires: 77% of Democrats Blame Climate Change (CIOMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for bad weather and for everything else that is bad.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/l_a_wildfires_77_of_democrats_blame_climate_change
January 14, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In blue state Illinois, demand outstrips supply for Trump inauguration tickets. Trump’s improving numbers in the Chicago area and the rest of the state should be sending messages to Democrats as they plot their course in the coming second Trump era.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/01/13/trump-inauguration-tickets-blue-state-illinois-demand
— Illinois could become first state to decriminalize sex work under proposed law. “The threat of arrest and prosecution keeps sex workers unsafe and in the shadows, and this threat must be eliminated,” Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, said Monday at a news conference announcing the proposed bill. “This law is essential now more than ever.” (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats legalize prostitution in Illinois? How soon will Democrats teach prostitution in Illinois schools?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/01/13/proposed-bill-illinois-decriminalize-sex-work
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McDonald’s sued over Hispanic scholarship program one week after rolling back some diversity goals (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used my not getting any scholarships against me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/mcdonalds-sued-over-hispanic-scholarship-program-one-week-after-rolling-back-some-diversity-goals/
— Advisory referendum question on political contribution rules thrown out by Aurora Electoral Board
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/advisory-referendum-question-on-political-contribution-rules-thrown-out-by-aurora-electoral-board/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/illinois-medical-marijuana/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/14/opinion-immgration-refugee-resettlement-united-states/
— CPS on the ‘financial brink’ and state takeover shouldn’t be out of the question, Civic Federation report says
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/report-cps-on-the-financial-brink-state-takeover-not-out-of-the-question/
— Hegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in the past
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/hegseth-troops/
DAILY HERALD
— Judge rules Aurora alderman candidate can’t be on ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250113/local-politics/judge-rules-aurora-alderman-candidate-cant-be-on-ballot/
— Millions have had student loans canceled under Biden — despite the collapse of his forgiveness plan (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships and my having to work my way through college.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250113/education/millions-have-had-student-loans-canceled-under-biden-despite-the-collapse-of-his-forgiveness-plan/
— For voters and for their own good, candidates should be accessible by email
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250114/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-the-email-drumbeat-for-voters-and-for-their-own-good-candidates-should-be-ac/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s sued over Hispanic student scholarship in latest DEI battlefront (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-sued-over-hispanic-student-scholarship-program
CBS2
— Activists protest proposed changes to Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/activists-protest-proposed-changes-chicago-sanctuary-city-ordinance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DKu6V8AUzTIA
WGN9
— Tiffany Henyard asks judge to force trustees to show-up to meetings
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/tiffany-henyard-asks-judge-to-force-trustees-to-show-up-to-meetings/
— Illinois will give you a $4K rebate to purchase an electric vehicle in 2025 (COMMENT: Please let me know if you share my interest in the 2025 Dodge Charger EV. I own a 2013 Charger R/T Max and I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005.)
https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/illinois-ev-electric-vehicle-rebate-2025/
FOX32
— Fight brews over Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance amid Trump era fears (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/fight-brews-over-chicago-welcoming-city-ordinance-trump-fears
— Chicago aldermen propose weakening sanctuary city protections. As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office with promises of mass deportations, a proposal to amend Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance is reigniting debate over the city’s sanctuary status. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1576011
— Could Illinois be the next state to decriminalize prostitution? (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats legalize prostitution in Illinois? How soon will Democrats teach prostitution in Illinois schools?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32DSkM7_OE
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DT32DSkM7_OE
WTTW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/13/wttw-news-explains-how-did-chicago-become-sanctuary-city
— Advocates, Lawmakers Seek to Legalize Sex Work in Illinois: ‘People Deserve Respect. Work is Work’ (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats legalize prostitution in Illinois? How soon will Democrats teach prostitution in Illinois schools?)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/13/advocates-lawmakers-seek-legalize-sex-work-illinois-people-deserve-respect-work-work
WBEZ
— Illinois could become first state to decriminalize sex work under proposed law. “The threat of arrest and prosecution keeps sex workers unsafe and in the shadows, and this threat must be eliminated,” Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, said Monday at a news conference announcing the proposed bill. “This law is essential now more than ever.” (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats legalize prostitution in Illinois? How soon will Democrats teach prostitution in Illinois schools?)
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/01/13/proposed-bill-illinois-decriminalize-sex-work
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty. Incoming senior Trump officials have begun questioning career civil servants serving on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for, their political contributions in the 2024 election and whether they’ve made social media posts that could be considered incriminating by the Trump team. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They all were loyal to the Democrat Party platform. They focused on getting rid of Republican federal employees.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/incoming-trump-team-is-questioning-civil-servants-at-national-security-council-about-their-loyalty/article_dfcfb082-5b71-516b-b0d5-c184547e415c.html
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston boosts noncompliance with federal deportation efforts (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/01/14/city/evanston-boosts-noncompliance-with-federal-deportation-efforts/
AUSTIN WEEKLY
— Homelessness spikes by 116% in Illinois in 2024, mostly in Chicago. The national increase from 2023 was 18%, according to an annual HUD report; multiple reasons cited. (COMMENT: What percent of illegals are homeless?)
https://www.austinweeklynews.com/2025/01/13/subruban-cook-county-homelessness-increase/
CITIES 92.9
— Former IL GOP AG candidate Thomas DeVore sues House GOP leader Tony McCombie, alleging social media censorship
https://www.cities929.com/2025/01/13/former-il-gop-ag-candidate-sues-house-gop-leader-alleging-social-media-censorship/
X95 RADIO
— Windhorst Re-appointed State House Republican Floor Leader
https://www.x95radio.com/2025/01/14/windhorst-re-appointed-state-house-republican-floor-leader/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DeSantis calls special session to implement Trump’s immigration policies (COMMENT: Will Pritzker call a special session to fight Trump’s immigration policies?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-desantis-calls-special-session-to-implement-trumps-immigration-policies/
FOLEY & LARDNER
— Illinois Human Rights Act Now Protects Employees With “Family Responsibilities” (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed their family responsibilities and they decried that I did not have any. According to them, if I had family responsibilities like they did, I would not have been able to earn the college degrees, professional certifications, and professional license that I did.)
https://www.foley.com/insights/publications/2025/01/illinois-human-rights-act-now-protects-employees-with-family-responsibilities/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Dozens Gather In Pilsen To ‘Stand Up And Fight Back’ Against Trump’s Deportation Plans. Protestors condemned the Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and urged city leaders to protect Chicago’s “Welcoming City” status. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/13/dozens-gather-in-pilsen-to-stand-up-and-fight-back-against-trumps-deportation-plans/
CHICAGO TREACHERS UNION
— Fighting for our students, standing up for sanctuary protections (COMMENT: Who fights for you? My critics/opponents can cite many examples that the following do not fight for me: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists.)
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/bargaining-update-fighting-for-our-students-standing-up-for-sanctuary-protections/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— House Republican Leader Tony McCombie has been sued in federal court by Tom DeVore, a former Republican attorney general candidate who says McCombie blocked him on Facebook. . .House Republican leaders named. List here https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000194-62bd-d639-a395-7ebd8fd30000
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/01/14/illinois-gop-leader-sued-over-social-media-actions-00198034
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-435/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-227/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Adults murdering kids. Kids murdering kids. “Random” bullets killing kids. Nearly 100 dead youth in Chicago in 2024.
https://wirepoints.org/adults-murdering-kids-kids-murdering-kids-random-bullets-killing-kids-nearly-100-dead-youth-in-chicago-in-2024-wirepoints/
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Cook County gun, ammo tax unconstitutional still, judge says
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/667585272-cook-county-gun-ammo-tax-unconstitutional-still-judge-says
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Southern Illinois thrown a ‘bone’ after federal spending bill provides disaster aid (COMMENT: What bones have you been thrown? My Democrat GAO superiors reluctantly let me work for them for almost 18 years 1980-1997 and reluctantly promoted me in 1986. My Democrat IRS superiors reluctantly let me work for them for almost 9 years 1971-1980 and reluctantly promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors reluctantly let me work for them for almost 3 years 1966-1969.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/legislator-southern-illinois-thrown-a-bone-after-federal-spending-bill-provides-disaster-aid/ar-BB1rh5v7
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Henyard Filed Another Frivolous Suit Against Thornton Township Trustees
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2025/01/henyard-filed-another-frivolous-suit-against-thornton-township-trustees/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Smearing Trump’s nominees thwarts the will of the people (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/13/smearing-trump-nominees-thwarts-people/
NEW YORK POST
— McDonald’s sued over Latino scholarships despite rolling back DEI (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/business/mcdonalds-sued-over-latino-scholarships-despite-rolling-back-dei/
— Suspect arrested with ‘flamethrower’ near LA Fire is an illegal immigrant
https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/us-news/suspect-arrested-with-flamethrower-near-kenneth-fire-is-an-illegal-immigrant-report/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Sanctuary hell: Illegal alien picked up with a blow torch in a fire zone may have avoided charges to shield him from deportation
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/sanctuary_hell_illegal_alien_picked_up_with_a_blow_torch_in_a_fire_zone_may_have_been_let_go_to_shield_him_from_deportation.html
BLAZE
— Deportations are mass enforcement, not mass deprivation of ‘rights’
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/deportations-are-mass-enforcement-not-mass-deprivation-of-rights
BREITBART
— Pro-Migrant Activists Hold Chicago Rally to Protest Trump Deportation Policy
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/13/pro-migrant-activists-hold-chicago-rally-protest-trump-deportation-policy/
— Laken Riley Act Momentum Grows as Senate Democrats Vote to Begin Debate
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/13/laken-riley-act-momentum-grows-as-senate-democrats-vote-to-begin-debate/
DAILY CALLER
— Dems Are Terrified Pete Hegseth Might Bring A Little Common Sense To The Pentagon
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/13/opinion-dems-are-terrified-pete-hegseth-might-bring-a-little-common-sense-to-pentagon-nicole-kiprilov/
— Dem Rep Distraught That Immigrants Who Already Broke Law By Crossing Border Could Be Detained Under Laken Riley Act
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/13/dem-rep-immigrants-crossing-border-detained-laken-riley-act/
DAILY SIGNAL
— States Should Conduct Their Own Censuses, Count Citizens Only for Redistricting.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/13/states-should-conduct-their-own-censuses-use-citizens-only-redistricting-heres-how/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Despite Criminal Activity, Governor Healey Asks Legislature to Spend Millions More in Taxpayer Dollars to House Illegal Aliens
https://www.fairus.org/news/state-and-local/despite-criminal-activity-governor-healey-asks-legislature-spend-millions-more
FOX BUSINESS
— DEI is not dying, it is just going under the table, off the books.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/dei-dying-heres-list-companies-have-rolled-back-woke-policies
FOX NEWS
— Chicago official slams Brandon Johnson’s new ICE guidelines: ‘Who is the mayor trying to protect?’ Alderman wants to remove those arrested for ‘gang-related activity, drug-related activity, prostitution and human trafficking, or sex crimes involving minors’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-official-slams-brandon-johnsons-new-ice-guidelines-who-mayor-trying-protect
— Massachusetts county ignores ICE detainers against illegal immigrant charged with rape. The immigrant is charged with a series of violent felonies, including rape and extortion with threat of injury.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blue-state-county-has-policy-ignoring-ice-requests-against-illegal-immigrants
— Man arrested near LA fires with possible blowtorch is an illegal immigrant: ICE sources. ICE is expected to put a detainer on him, but does not believe it will be honored.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/man-arrested-near-la-fires-possible-blowtorch-illegal-immigrant-ice-sources
— DOGE reps launch meetings with federal staffers in effort to cut government waste. Aides for Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy are reportedly meeting with staffers from more than a dozen federal agencies. (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 a) because I was a Republican with bad demographics and b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-reps-launch-meetings-federal-staffers-effort-cut-government-waste-report
— DNC hires former Harris staffers behind @KamalaHQ for social media response to Trump. The DNC claims Trump is already ‘screwing over the American people.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dnc-hires-former-harris-staffers-behind-kamalahq-social-media-response-trump
HUMAN EVENTS
— The Enemy Within – Nearly Half of Federal Employees Openly Planning to Resist Trump (COMMENT: If I was still working for the federal government, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-enemy-within-nearly-half-of-federal-employees/id1585243541?i=1000683852550
NEW AMERICAN
— Hate-Trump Heretic Appointed Archbishop of Washington, D.C.; Covered for Priest Rapist
https://thenewamerican.com/us/hate-trump-heretic-appointed-archbishop-of-washington-d-c-covered-for-priest-rapist/
NEWSMAX
— Congress Desperately Needs DOGE-Focused Hearings (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 a) because I was a Republican with bad demographics and b) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.newsmax.com/scotfaulkner/doge-gao-inspector/2025/01/13/id/1194899/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The subcommittee can become a key forum for informing the public of existing waste, fraud, and abuse, building the nonpartisan case for cutting budgets and eliminating programs. . .Witnesses from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the 73 inspector general offices could review the last 10 years of their findings. Each year they collectively report over $650 billion in ongoing waste and provide recommended actions. Few of their recommendations were implemented. . .Waste is not partisan. No one wants public funds misspent. . .The handful of “public” witnesses represented Washington-based stakeholder organizations. No one from oversight groups documenting government waste and abuse were invited to testify.)
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— DNC Creates Team To Combat ‘Republican Disinformation Machine’ Ahead Of Trump’s Inauguration (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are full of disinformation.)
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/dnc-creates-team-to-combat-republican-disinformation-machine-ahead-of-trumps-inauguration/
PJ MEDIA
— Woke Equity Is the Reason Why Pacific Palisades Is Now a Moonscape
https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2025/01/13/is-equity-the-reason-why-pacific-palisades-is-a-moonscape-now-n4935920
— As Wildfires Rage, California Dems Want $50 Million to Protect Illegals From Deportation
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/13/as-wildfires-rage-california-dems-want-50-million-to-protect-illegal-from-deportation-n4935927
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Woke Ideology Is Replacing Merit-Based Standards In Military
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/01/13/william_thibeau_woke_ideology_is_replacing_merit-based_standards_in_military.html
TOWNHALL
— A homeless man who was trying to start fires with a blowtorch near a Los Angeles wildfire is an illegal immigrant. The suspect, Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva, is a Mexican national living in the states illegally.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/01/13/suspect-who-was-trying-to-start-fires-in-la-is-an-illegal-alien-n2650424
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Border Czar Homan Rolling Out Way for Individual Americans to Personally Help Deport Illegals
https://www.westernjournal.com/border-czar-homan-rolling-way-individual-americans-personally-help-deport-illegals/
— Would-Be Arsonist Caught by Citizens Is Illegal Immigrant
https://www.westernjournal.com/arsonist-caught-citizens-illegal-immigrant-ice-reporter/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— News Outlets Take Unusual Steps to Prepare for Onslaught From Trump. Media organizations are preparing for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration. (COMMENT: I should write about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/business/trump-media-threats.html?searchResultPosition=6
WASHINGTON POST
— Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration. Many of D.C.’s elected leaders either did not say or were noncommittal about whether they will show up to celebrate Trump’s return.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/13/trump-inauguration-protests-safety-dc/
UPI
— U.S. blacklists online White supremacist group as terrorist organization (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who blacklisted the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken big adverse actions against me recently.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/01/13/Terrorgram-Collective-terrorist-designation/9661736821662/
MARINE TIMES
— Hegseth’s track record falls short of military standards: Dem senators (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/opinion/2025/01/14/hegseths-track-record-falls-short-of-military-standards-dem-senators/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While we respect his service in the Army Reserve and National Guard, he did not rise to a command position where he would learn the management, joint forces operations, logistics and other skills relevant to the role he’s up for now. He never commanded a task force or a detachment — nothing near the scale or scope of the 3 million people who make up the DOD. These military experiences aren’t requirements for the job, but his civilian leadership experience is not just limited, it is also fraught with evidence that he is not an effective or trusted leader. He financially mismanaged two veterans political organizations, with his staff alleging that he misused funds, was frequently drunk in front of them and fostered an environment where sexual harassment was an issue. He spent the last seven years as a Fox News host, where his alcohol consumption was also a concern among his co-workers. We would not tolerate this kind of reckless behavior from recruits — there is absolutely zero reason we should tolerate it from the man who is supposed to be their leader.)
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters Back Trump on Greenland, Panama Canal
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/gop_voters_back_trump_on_greenland_panama_canal
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— McDonald’s Sued Over Latino Scholarships, One Week After Retreating on Diversity. Activist Edward Blum, who challenged affirmative action, sets his sights on college aid. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/mcdonalds-sued-over-latino-scholarships-one-week-after-retreating-on-diversity-dc7a2438
— Employers want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-immigrants-america-needs-policy-reform-8bf8c942
— Pete Hegseth Faces a Skeptical Senate. The Defense nominee must overcome doubts about his qualifications. (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pete-hegseth-nomination-pentagon-defense-secretary-senate-armed-services-committee-51ff216f
BARRON’S
— Democrat and RINO leaders promote illegals.
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/migrants-fret-over-asylum-appointments-scheduled-after-trump-s-inauguration-825fe476
FAST COMPANY
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91257841/how-the-dei-backlash-impacts-women-at-work
BORDER REPORT
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, they reject the rule of law.
https://fox40.com/news/border-report/perfectly-legal-if-sanctuary-cities-dont-help-with-mass-deportations-law-scholar-says/
AMERICAN WIRE
— Gingrich warns mass deportations could backfire on Trump (COMMENT: Because of Gingrich’s massive budget cuts, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://americanwirenews.com/newt-gingrich-warns-mass-deportations-could-backfire-on-trump/
POLITICO
— Trump made the GOP a big-tent party. Now, he’s stuck with the infighting. The clashes are a preview to the challenges the president-elect faces.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/trump-republicans-bannon-musk-00197996
— Democrats look to sink Pete Hegseth’s nomination in first day of confirmation hearings. The treatment of Trump’s Pentagon pick will likely determine how other nominees fare.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/13/what-to-watch-pete-hegseths-hearing-00197922
DAILY BEAST
— Duckworth Knocks Hegseth’s Military Record: ‘Pretty Low Ranking’ (COMMENT: In 2014, Hegseth was promoted to the rank of Major. My critics/opponents stress that my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12 Step 5 (currently $112,280/year) and that my Democrat GAO superiors never promoted me beyond GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year). GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/duckworth-knocks-hegseth-military-record-162535858.html
January 13, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Immigration activists hold protest in Pilsen against President-elect Trump’s deportation plans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-activists-hold-protest-pilsen-president-elect-donald-trumps-mass-deportation-plans/15793472/
— At least 14 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-10-shot-3-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15792886/
NBC5
— States are preparing to help or thwart Trump’s second-term plans. Political party identification often has come to define public policy. (COMMENT: What is Trump going to do to turn Illinois red again?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/states-prepare-help-thwart-trump-plans/3643922/
CBS2
— Democrats protest President-elect Trump’s plan for mass deportations
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicagoans-protest-president-elect-trumps-plan-for-mass-deportations/
— Chicago Police issue alert about crash-and-grab burglars on Northwest, Southwest sides
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-alert-crash-grab-burglars-northwest-southwest-sides/
FOX32
— Mayor Johnson issues ICE guidelines; City Council to take up key vote next week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/mayor-johnson-issues-ice-guidelines-city-council-vote-welcoming-city-ordinance
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois Congressional Democrats plot ways to blunt policies after Trump takes office (COMMENT: Illinois Democrats and RINOs reject Trump’s election, that is, they reject the rule of law.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/illinois-congressional-democrats-trump-policies/
— MAY 14, 2019 FLASHBACK: Election analysis: On the edge of Illinois’ urban-rural divide (COMMENT: What is Trump going to do to turn Illinois red again?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/11/17/election-analysis-on-the-edge-of-illinois-urban-rural-divide/
— Illinois House speaker to Mayor Brandon Johnson: Get ready to hear ‘no’ a lot in Springfield
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/speaker-welch-mayor-johnson-session/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Can Chicago make its streets safe for students to walk and bike to school? (COMMENT: I walked to/from school 1953-1964 except between November of 1961 and May of 1962.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/13/chicago-school-safety-zones/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Seniors have safe driving records overall, and should be treated that way
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2025/01/12/senior-citizens-driver-tests-illinois-secretary-state-safety-editorial
— Mike Madigan had a rough childhood. It should have no bearing on outcome of his trial. Just stick with the evidence, a Gage Park reader says. Others offer praise for Donald Trump, criticism of the Illinois GOP and thoughts on philanthropy. (COMMENT: Don Anderson of Oak Park wants Republican leaders to be Democrat Lite, RINO, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, if not Democrat. My critics/opponents are the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/01/13/michael-madigan-trial-donald-trump-news-conferences-illinois-republicans-philanthropy-headline-puns
DAILY HERALD
— Another fire breaks out at Elgin homeless encampment, as city moves closer to relocating residents (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, sooner or later, if not already, there will be homeless encampments in your municipality.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250112/news/another-fire-breaks-out-at-elgin-homeless-encampment-as-city-moves-closer-to-relocating-residents/
— Illinois licensing reform (COMMENT: My passing the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 a) are among my biggest accomplishments in life and b) have been ignored/dismissed/belittled the most by my critics/opponents.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250113/columns/illinois-licensing-reform-has-improved-employment-reduced-crime/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Suburban school districts slowly rolling out electric school buses
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250112/transportation/suburban-school-districts-slowly-rolling-out-electric-school-buses/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Contractors brace for the demise of diversity initiatives (COMMENT: How many employers in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality exist because of race and gender based preference giving?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/dei-programs-face-death-blows-stream-court-cases
— Mike Ditka lands buyer for Florida home as Chicago Bears legend moves back to Chicago
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-bears-legend-mike-ditka-lands-buyer-florida-home
— Springfield flunked the hemp test — and tougher tests are coming (COIMMENT: Pot pushers want hemp to be regulated because hemp competes against pot.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/editorial/hemp-products-delta-8-should-be-regulated-editorial
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/dei-rollback-efforts-are-shortsighted-and-unproductive-opinion
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/dei-will-remain-relevant-demographics-change-opinion
WBEZ
— Cook County judge who shared racist meme faces state probe, reassignment and bias training. Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman is in trouble for allegedly circulating a meme of a Black boy with an electronic ankle monitor.
https://www.wbez.org/cook-county/2025/01/12/cook-county-judge-who-shared-racist-meme-faces-state-probe-reassignment-and-bias-training
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois’ turbulent lame duck session foreshadows challenges ahead
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/brenden-moore-turbulent-days-in-springfield-may-foreshadow-political-challenges-ahead/article_4c057d46-cf66-11ef-a358-47d8d2228265.html
SOUTHERN
— Majority Whip Emmer says ‘We’re going to put the Trump agenda in place’
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/12/majority-whip-emmer-says-were-going-to-put-the-trump-agenda-in-place/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Texas, the law-and-order land of guns, God and capital punishment, is awash in cannabis. A loophole in a law allowing farmers to grow non-intoxicating hemp has been exploited, and now intoxicating hemp products are everywhere.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-01-13/despite-strict-laws-texas-is-awash-in-intoxicating-cannabis
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump Defense nominee Hegseth is ‘dangerously unqualified,’ Duckworth says (COMMENT: What are your qualifications? Mine include a CPA license (inactive), passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, and working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$$112,280/year. GS-12 is equivalent to Major in the military and GS-13 is equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel in the military.)
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-01-10/duckworth-trump-defense-nominee-peter-hegseth-dangerously-unqualified
TRIBE
— New lawsuits against ComEd allege racist and retaliatory behavior (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, GAO stated that no minorities or females in its Chicago office had filed discrimination complaints.)
https://thetriibe.com/2025/01/new-lawsuits-against-comed-allege-racist-and-retaliatory-behavior/
CWB CHICAGO
— Illinois expected to change the word ‘prostitute’ to ‘person engaged in the sex trade’ in state laws (COMMENT: How soon will Illinois Democrat leaders legalize prostitution in Illinois?)
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/01/illinois-expected-to-change-the-word-prostitute-to-person-engaged-in-the-sex-trade-in-state-laws.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-434/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. What Republicans do you know who have worked for Democrats? I worked for Democrats for almost 30 years. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They gambled that I would become a Democrat and lost. What Republican employees do you know who have complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination? I ever-increasing complained about the aforesaid after my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I complained even more after my Democrat GAO superiors forced the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and had been finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988. My attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf I never would have survived for almost 3 years at the Post Office, 9 years at IRS, and 18 years at GAO if I had not a) taken job-related college courses 1966-1969, b) earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) earned a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: Why do people promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, why do they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? ANSWER: They are Democrats or RINOs. They have personally benefitted from, are personally benefitting from, and/or want to personally benefit from AA and DEI. Their spouse, children, and/or grandchildren have benefitted from, are benefitting from, and/or will benefit from AA and DEI. They blame those who are the following for their problems: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To benefit from AA or DEI is to benefit from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to reject Trump’s election. How strongly do the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and the leaders your Republican county and township/ward party organizations promote AA and DEI, that is, how strongly do they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? Anticipate/expect that fewer and fewer and fewer Republican party leaders, elected officials, candidates, and precinct committeemen/captains in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality will be conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that they will be lesser and lesser and lesser qualified for their positions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— The Woke Fires Turning California Red
https://johnkassnews.com/fire-turns-california-red/
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Pushing Back Against Perversion: Good News Stories from Illinois and Florida
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/01/09/pushing-back-against-perversion-good-news-stories-from-illinois-and-florida
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Public Schools should reject union demands for 9% yearly raises and implement a salary freeze instead.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-public-schools-should-reject-union-demands-for-9-yearly-raises-and-implement-a-salary-freeze-instead-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Candidate Deploys Sign in Front of Former Commissioner Bob Miller’s Home
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/12/gop-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-candidate-deploys-sign-in-front-of-from-commissioner-bob-millers-home/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ho-Ju
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox?compose=DmwnWrRnXVPZqCDJjXQVPTSdSDFWTmtDWVDrdPJdLJPLKwXrLjHRgHkscnspwMmKdZJdcMHqjzqL
— Retiring State Rep. Brad Holbrook Takes on Taking Guns Away without Due Process
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/12/retiring-state-rep-brad-holbrook-takes-on-taking-guns-away-without-due-process/
— What Do You Want Illinois’ Flag to Look Like?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/what-do-you-want-illinois-flag-to-look-like/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ha-Ho
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-ha-ho/
— Republican on Winnebago County Board Arrested for DUI
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/republican-on-winnebago-county-board-arrested-for-dui/
— Illinois Estimated to Have Fifth Highest Number of Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/11/illinois-estimated-to-have-fifth-highest-number-of-illegal-aliens/
— Illinois House Speaker Says It’s Time to Be “Sensitive” to Voters on Taxes, 80 Degree Weather, Massive Earthquake Also Expected
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/13/illinois-house-speaker-says-its-time-to-be-sensitive-to-voters-on-taxes-80-degree-weather-massive-earthquake-also-expected/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rails against California officials as wildfire spreads in and around Los Angeles
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/donald-trump-rails-california-officials-wildfire-s/
— Vance says those who were violent on Jan. 6 ‘obviously’ should not receive pardons
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/vice-president-elect-j-d-vance-says-violent-jan-6-/
— Biden moves to block Trump by renewing ‘temporary’ migrant amnesty
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/joe-biden-moves-block-donald-trump-renewing-tempor/
— Politics, not science, caused destructive California wildfires
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/politics-science-caused-destructive-california-wil/
— Arson arrests grow as Los Angeles battles sprawling blaze
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/12/arson-arrests-grow-los-angeles-battles-sprawling-b/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Oswego school district hit with civil rights complaint for ‘unconscionable’ racial discrimination
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3284011/illinois-school-district-hit-with-civil-rights-complaint/
NEW YORK POST
— New Biden water heater ban will drive up energy prices for poor, seniors
https://nypost.com/2025/01/05/us-news/biden-water-heater-ban-to-drive-up-energy-prices-for-seniors-poor/
— Here’s where the Los Angeles wildfires currently stand — after leveling area more than twice the size of Manhattan
https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/heres-where-the-los-angeles-wildfires-currently-stand-after-leveling-area-more-than-twice-the-size-of-manhattan/
— LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/lafds-diversity-chief-sparks-fury-for-defending-dei-by-blaming-the-victim/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Newsom, Bass, and Negligent Homicide
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/newsom_bass_and_negligent_homicide.html
— Illegal Immigration Is Killing Small Towns
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/illegal_immigration_is_killing_small_towns.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Media does PR for Newsom in scramble to save Dems’ golden boy
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/13/insider-media-does-pr-for-newsom-in-scramble-to-save-dems-golden-boy-1515494/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern University to offer course on ‘Unsettling Whiteness’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/northwestern-university-offer-course-unsettling-whiteness/27275
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Ends Term With Fewer Americans Employed Than Five Years Ago As Foreign-Born Job Numbers Continue To Soar
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/biden-term-ends-716000-fewer-jobs-foreign-born-employment-soars/
— ‘Gross Mismanagement’: Petition Calling For LA Mayor’s Recall Sees Nearly 100,000 Signatures Amid Devastating Fires
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/petition-recall-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-fires/
— ‘We Are Ready To Talk’: Greenland Reportedly Communicating With Trump Team About Cooperating With US
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/greenland-denmark-trump-military-us-don-jr/
— ‘Meritless’: In Its Dying Days, Biden DOJ Sues GOP-Led City Council For Not Being … Hispanic Enough
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/exclusive-former-doj-attorney-rips-biden-admin-lawsuit-claiming-pa-elections-racist/
— LA County Residents Blast Dem Leadership As Fires Compound Litany Of Failed Policies
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/los-angeles-wildfires-gavin-newsom-karen-bass-california/
— Zuckerberg Tells Joe Rogan That Biden Admin Screamed And Cursed At Meta Employees To Censor True Content (COMMENT: I should write my critics/opponents and the articles that I linked to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they disapproved/despised/hated the most.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/mark-zuckerberg-joe-rogan-biden-admin-censorship/
— ‘I Warned, I Rang The Bell’: LA Fire Chief Details How ‘Devastating’ Cuts Led To ‘Horrific’ Wildfire
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/kristin-crowley-los-angeles-fire-department-wildfire/
— Liberal Journalists Getting Axed At Several Major Outlets (COMMENT: All mainstream news media reporters and journalists are liberal.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/journalists-fired-layoffs-cuts-washington-post-vox-huffpost-msnbc-ratings/
— As Violent Venezuelan Gang Plagues US, Biden DHS Issues Deportation Protections For Migrants From … Venezuela
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/joe-biden-extends-tps-to-venezuelans/
— Celebrities Share Crazy Footage, Frantic Updates As Wildfires Consume Their Homes
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/08/celebrities-homes-burned-california-wildfires-los-angeles-james-woods/
— Looters On Scooters Attempting To Ransack Evacuated LA Homes As Wildfires Rage
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/10/scooter-looter-gangs-evacuated-los-angeles-homes-wildfires/
— California’s Bad Ideas Spread Like Wildfires
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/12/opinion-administrative-arson-californias-bad-ideas-spread-like-wildfires-frank-ricci/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Climate Change Isn’t Responsible for Disastrous Wildfires
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/12/climate-change-isnt-responsible-disastrous-wildfires/
— Reversing the Long March Through the Institutions. Sometimes, ostensibly discrete global events (including Trump’s election) come into focus and form a unified pattern. When that happens, the world suddenly starts making sense.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/12/reversing-long-march-through-institutions/
— 1 in 8 Christians Worldwide Is Persecuted ‘Because of Faith in Jesus’ (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my having been baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. It is called religious discrimination.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/12/report-1-in-8-christians-worldwide-is-persecuted-because-of-faith-in-jesus/
DAILY WIRE
— Man Detained With Blowtorch Near Wildfire ID’d As Illegal Immigrant, Not Charged With Arson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-detained-with-blowtorch-near-wildfire-idd-as-illegal-immigrant-not-charged-with-arson-report
FOX NEWS
— Our long national Biden nightmare is almost over. Trump Invictus is now liberated. Joe Biden, our weakest president is soon to be followed by Donald Trump our most audacious president.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/victor-davis-hanson-our-long-national-biden-nightmare-almost-over-trump-invictus-now-liberated
— The H-1B policy was created to bring the “best and brightest” to America and address labor shortages in specialized fields. On paper, it sounds noble. In practice, however, it has been wildly abused and undercuts American workers in tech jobs no one can credibly argue Americans don’t want to do. . .A 2021 U.S. Census Bureau study found that as many as 72% of STEM graduates in America aren’t even working in STEM-related fields. So, is this really about labor shortages or is it about corporate profits at the expense of citizens who can’t compete with cheap foreign labor? Who can forget what happened at Disney in 2014 when IT workers were laid off and forced to retrain their foreign-born replacements if they wanted to receive their severance check? Americans aren’t opposed to bringing in more geniuses like Musk. But let’s not pretend Disney’s foreign replacements were all budding Einsteins. These workers come on restrictive terms, are paid less, work longer hours, and are unable to leave their jobs without risking deportation. They also come with the hope of becoming citizens and bringing their families over through chain migration. It’s a rigged game, designed to create cheap labor and make it impossible for American citizens to compete.
https://www.aol.com/america-first-people-profits-181639060.html
— Los Angeles wildfires: Returning Santa Ana winds threaten to expand deadly blazes
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-hurst-active
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Progressives Fiddle While Los Angeles Burns
https://www.heritage.org/press/heritage-senior-environmental-policy-fellow-highlights-need-proactive-forest-management
LEGAL INSURECTION
— Chicago Theological Seminary to Offer ‘Queer Womanist Preaching’ Course. “This course will expose students to the queering of religious concepts such as redemption and salvation.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/chicago-theological-seminary-to-offer-queer-womanist-preaching-course/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— People Are Not Fleeing States with Strong Pro-Life Laws (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-people-are-not-fleeing-states-with-strong-pro-life-laws/
NEWSMAX
— Apple Wants to Keep Diversity Programs Disavowed by Other US Firms (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/apple-dei/2025/01/12/id/1194733/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says U.S. should “allow legitimate refugees to come here” (COMMENT: Sooner or later, everyone outside of America will claim to be “legitimate refugees.” Democrat and RINO leaders provide refugees with free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, free etc.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/former-house-speaker-newt-gingrich-says-u-s-should-allow-legitimate-refugees-to-come-here/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-house-speaker-newt-gingrich-says-u-s-should-allow-legitimate-refugees-to-come-here/vi-BB1rkC0V
CNN
— Fire department funding and recruitment policy come under scrutiny as deadly Los Angeles blazes rage on (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/12/us/fire-department-los-angeles-wildfires/index.html
— Anti-Americans were poised to remake America in their image under Harris/Walz
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/white-christian-nationalists-are-poised-to-remake-america-in-their-image-during-trump-s-second/article_0d2a708d-e5b7-561e-8e0d-2fc3ce2096c9.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends (COMMENT: Biden got votes in 2020 because he falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that he would govern as a centrist/moderate.)
https://apnews.com/article/biden-poll-low-ratings-obama-trump-390f25a858bf4cdec28719a2fe17b525
— Democrat use the California wildfires to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/01/12/the-california-wildfires-could-be-leaving-deeper-inequality-in-their-wake-2/
MSN
— Woke politics hamper rescue efforts during California wildfires
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/did-woke-politics-hamper-rescue-efforts-during-california-wildfires/ar-BB1r9s48
MSNBC
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/blame-los-angeles-wildfires-scapegoat-rcna187126
REUTERS
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.inc.com/reuters/apples-board-of-directors-encourages-dei-program-retention/91106364
NEWSWEEK
— Steve Bannon Vows to Take Down Donald Trump Ally Elon Musk
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-vows-take-down-donald-trump-ally-elon-musk-2013663
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Encourages GOP Lawmakers To Find “Fair Number” For SALT Deduction Limit (COMMENT: My wife and I paid less federal income tax because we itemized. We now pay more federal income tax because of Republican SALT deduction limits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/politics/trump-salt-tax-new-york-new-jersey.html
— Big Tech’s Big Bet on Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/podcasts/the-daily/big-techs-trump-andreessen.html
— Trump’s Inaugural Celebration Will Kick Off at His Golf Club in Virginia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/trump-golf-club-virginia-inaugural-events.html
— What percent of illegals are paid in cash and work oof the book and under the table?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/business/social-security-undocumented-immigrants.html
— College Can’t Be Only for the Rich (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always held it against me that I did not get any scholarships and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opinion/pell-grants-college-universities.html
— Melania Trump Says She Plans to Be at White House Full Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/melania-trump-white-house.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with China against America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-trump-trade-hacks/
— China’s exports jump to record high in rush to beat Trump tariffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-exports-trump-tariffs/
— Steve Bannon derides Elon Musk, vowing to limit influence over Trump. His comments reflect an intensifying battle over Musk’s West Wing sway as Trump prepares to take office. (COMMENT: My brother lost several metal fabricating jobs because his employers moved to Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor there.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/12/bannon-musk-trump-maga/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: That split was crystallized last month in the fight over the visa program permitting foreigners with technical skills to work in the United States for up to six years. Bannon and many far-right Trump supporters such as Laura Loomer attacked the “tech bros” as dependent on cheap foreign labor that undermines U.S. workers, while Musk and Ramaswamy defended the program as necessary to protect the competitiveness of U.S. tech firms.)
— Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/01/13/trump-inauguration-protests-safety-dc/
USA TODAY
— A firefighter with Parkinson’s lost her health benefits. Supreme Court weighs if she can sue (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and the same for my wife since 1978.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/12/supreme-court-americans-with-disabilities-act-retirees/77491061007/
SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2025/01/12/zuckerberg-welcomes-trolls-says-wiener/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Dirty Work of Clean Energy. The scale of global mining required as part of the ‘energy transition’ has staggering environmental implications.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/power-metal-review-the-dirty-work-of-clean-energy-4b8683c5
— SALT in Tax Reform’s Wounds. Raising the $10,000 cap on the state and local deduction is bad tax policy and could be bad politics too.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/salt-in-tax-reforms-wounds-trump-new-york-deduction-bill-ec1b76fe
— How the Left Turned California Into a Paradise Lost. Gavin Newsom promised to ‘Trump-proof’ the Golden State. If only he’d fireproofed it instead.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-the-left-turned-california-into-a-paradise-lost-government-policy-wildfires-48b88d6a
— Bad Policy Served as Kindling for California’s Wildfires. Bad forest and water management, misplaced priorities and price controls all played a role.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/bad-policy-served-as-kindling-for-californias-wildfires-forest-water-management-social-justice-c5b94a4f
— Outlook Brightens for job seekers. (COMMENT: At least in Democrat-run Illinois, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your job prospects are: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hunting-2025-hiring-5924a1d7
— Justice Department Report Aims to Correct Record on 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Deadly rampage was a coordinated, military-style effort to destroy prosperous Black neighborhood. (COMMENT: What were your ancestors doing in 1921? On my father’s side, they were operating Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they were operating a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. Anticipate/expect that the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more reparations that Democrat leaders want you to pay.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/justice-department-report-aims-to-correct-record-on-tulsa-race-massacre-3e8fcfb1
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebekahbastian/2025/01/12/understanding-the-real-cost-of-metas-policy-changes/
FORTUNE
— How successful have Democrats been promoting LGBTQ in your school district?
https://www.aol.com/finance/fleeing-country-rationing-testosterone-transgender-173540254.html
BARRON’S
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/apple-wants-to-keep-diversity-programs-disavowed-by-other-us-firms-bcb6b7a8
AICPA
— CPA Exam Pass Rates (COMMENT: What percent of those who pass the CPA examination are Republican v. Democrat? My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had either not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://www.aicpa-cima.com/certifications/article/24q1-cpa-exam-pass-rates
GOOGLE
— There are several factors that can affect a candidate’s performance on the CPA exam (COMMENT: What percent of those who pass the CPA examination are Republican v. Democrat? My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had either not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22CPA+examination%22+pass+demographics
BRYCE WALKER
— Top 100 CPA exam statistics (COMMENT: What percent of those who pass the CPA examination are Republican v. Democrat? My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had either not taken the examination or had failed to pass it.)
https://crushthecpaexam.com/deep-dive-top-100-cpa-exam-statistics/
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW REVIEW
— Fugitive Slaves and Undocumented Immigrants (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly paint their illegals as being fugitive slaves.)
https://repository.law.miami.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4603&context=umlr
PALLADIUM MAGAZINE
— Complex Systems Won’t Survive the Competence Crisis (COMMENT: To advance minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.palladiummag.com/2023/06/01/complex-systems-wont-survive-the-competence-crisis/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The core issue is that changing political mores have established the systematic promotion of the unqualified and sidelining of the competent. This has continually weakened our society’s ability to manage modern systems. At its inception, it represented a break from the trend of the 1920s to the 1960s, when the direct meritocratic evaluation of competence became the norm across vast swaths of American society.)
POLITICO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/01/12/trump-military-immigration-domestic-deployment-00195609
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Soon, if not already, everyone in healthcare in America will be Democrat, citizens of foreign countries, non-White, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/01/13/post-affirmative-action-new-med-students-are-less-diverse
JD SUPRA
— Illinois Expands Employee Access to Personnel Records (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always highlighted in my personnel record the many adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-expands-employee-access-to-3222169/
GEORGE W. BUSH
— While he was President, George W. Bush promoted mass/illegal immigration from Mexico big time. That helped elect Obama.
https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/reforming-our-immigration-system
AXIOS
— Trump inauguration 2017 vs. 2025: What’s changed.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/01/13/donald-trump-inauguration-2017-vs-2025
— DNC launches new rapid response social media ahead of Trump’s return to office
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/13/dnc-social-media-trump-kamalahq
DAILY MAIL
— A shocking video shows the leader of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Los Angeles Fire Department appear to blame fire victims as massive blazes continue to tear through the City of Angels. (COMMENT; Democrat and RINO leaders blame Whites for all the problems that non-Whites and everyone else have.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14276655/Los-Angeles-Fire-Department-Kristine-Larson-diversity-fire-victims.html
GUARDIAN
— Democratic states train non-doctors on providing abortions to expand US access
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/13/abortion-access-healthcare-workers-democratic-states
January 12, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/12/chicago-migrants-fear-violence-deportation/
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. A Democrat uses the Japanese internment to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/12/opinion-japanese-internment-government-workers-donald-trump-administration/
WGN RADIO
— Do you owe it to your company to give them a two-week notice? (COMMENT: My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me when I gave him my two-week notice when I was 22 years old in 1971. I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://wgnradio.com/lets-get-legal/do-you-owe-it-to-your-company-to-give-them-a-two-week-notice/
SOUTHERN
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/11/trumps-track-record-of-disaster-misinformation-as-he-casts-blame-over-california-wildfires/
— FBI questions people from Hegseth’s past ahead of Senate confirmation hearing (COMMENT: Who is in your past? I should write about my critics/opponents from my past who had their operatives and dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/01/11/fbi-questions-people-from-hegseths-past-ahead-of-senate-confirmation-hearing-sources/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election, that is, they reject the Republican Party platform.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-states-are-preparing-to-help-or-thwart-trumps-second-term-plans/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal policies send thousands of California homes and businesses up in flames. Newsom’s inferno.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/10/editorial-liberal-policies-send-thousands-californ/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Activist calls for action as Chicago transit crime numbers jump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3284034/activist-calls-for-action-as-chicago-transit-crime-numbers-jump/
— Why H-1B is wrong for American workers (COMMENT: All my employers would have hired foreign workers instead of me if they could have.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3282914/why-h-1b-wrong-american-workers/
NEW YORK POST
— LA fires live updates: 50K in Los Angeles without power as wildfires rage on (COMMENT: I need electricity to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every morning. My 13-year-old 20KW Generac failed and I have replaced it with a 24KW Generac. To assure that I can put the newsletters together and send them out every morning, I have a backup internet service provider and backup commuter systems.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/09/us-news/la-fires-live-updates-01-09-25/
— Catastrophic wildfires left LA in ashes due to California’s failing liberal leadership
https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/opinion/catastrophic-wildfires-left-la-in-ashes-due-to-californias-failing-liberal-leadership/
— Zuckerberg praises benefits of ‘masculine energy,’ says DEI ‘culturally neutered’ corporate America
https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/business/mark-zuckerberg-praises-benefits-of-masculine-energy-says-dei-culturally-neutered-corporate-america/
— LA planning ‘inevitable’ widespread power shutdown as dangerous winds expected to reappear over weekend
https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/us-news/la-planning-inevitable-widespread-power-shutdown-as-dangerous-winds-expected-to-reappear-over-weekend/
— How the rise of woke ‘educrats’ is destroying higher education
https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/opinion/how-the-rise-of-woke-educrats-is-destroying-higher-education/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=referral
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— LAFD Asst. Chief’s ‘disqualifying’ DEI remarks draw fury: ‘Criminal negligence’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/10/lafd-asst-chiefs-disqualifying-dei-remarks-draw-fury-criminal-negligence-1515169/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Excuses Go Up In Flames’: California Dems Paved The Way For Los Angeles To Be Consumed By ‘The Big One’
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/11/california-fires-democrat-policy-priorities-mismanaged/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden Admin Rushes to Hire DEI Staff Ahead of Trump Inauguration
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/24/biden-ramps-up-search-for-dei-hires-ahead-of-trump-administration/
DAILY WIRE
— How DEI Is Destroying L.A.’s Fire Department. DEI is a bureaucratic system. And the whole point of bureaucracy is to make it impossible to assign blame.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-dei-is-destroying-l-a-s-fire-department
EPOCH TIMES
— Hating the Rich (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, I earned $19.37/hour when I was 18 in 1966, $55,850/year in 1971, $68,315/year in 1972, $82,655/year in 1973, $99,069/year in 1974, $112,280/year in 1980, $117,807/year in 1986, and $153,151/year in 1997. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/how-hating-the-rich-and-supporting-ccp-oppression-has-arrived-in-new-york-5786230
FOX BUSINESS
— 40% of Americans forced into early retirement. Americans said they need over a million dollars for a comfortable retirement. (COMMENT: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/retirement-forced-edward-jones
FOX NEWS
— Chaos from open borders and DEI hires makes everything ‘weaker’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366672155112
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Reservoir that could have mitigated losses in Pacific Palisades fire was empty despite brush fire season
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/reservoir-that-could-have-mitigated-losses-in-pacific-palisades-fire-was-empty-despite-brush-fire-season
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Giuliani Held in Contempt of Court for Defaming Georgia Election Workers (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have their judgement-proof operative and dupes defame me. I should write about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/rudy-giuliani-held-in-contempt-of-court-for-defaming-georgia-election-workers/
TOWNHALL
— Mayorkas Grants Amnesty to 850,000 Illegals, Blames ‘Bad Weather’ as Reason
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/01/11/mayorkas-grants-amnesty-to-850000-migrants-n2650369
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Which Illinois Republicans do you want to run for U.S. Senate and the statewide offices in 2026?
https://rollcall.com/2025/01/07/senate-vulnerable-2026-midterm-electio/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who despise/hate Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/opinion/administrative-deep-state-trump.html
— Inside Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government. (COMMENT: Who does Trump want to be the next Comptroller General, that is, the next head of GAO?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-government-trump.html
— Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/trump-los-angeles-fire-newsom-bass.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Meta deals a blow to fact-checking. Critics say politics is to blame. (COMMENT: During the last 11 years that I worked for GAO at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, I often worked as a fact-checker.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/10/meta-fact-checking-politics-trump/
AOL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote mote illegal immigration.
https://www.aol.com/united-states-world-wealthiest-countries-140000018.html
CNN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater hate White Christian nationalists
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/12/us/white-christian-nationalism-du-mez-cec/index.html
— Trump’s Cabinet picks face tests of loyalty during upcoming confirmation hearings
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/12/politics/trump-cabinet-loyalty-test-confirmation-hearings/index.html
MSN
— IRS free TurboTax alternative available in more states in 2025 (COMMENT: The list now includes Illinois. I use TurboTax.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/irs-free-turbotax-alternative-available-in-more-states-in-2025/ar-BB1rfhqW
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats Are Too Liberal For Their Own Voters
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-liberal-voters-poll-1829683
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
— Texas eliminates car safety inspections, but these counties still require emissions tests (COMMENT: My 2019 Ford Escape Titanium and my 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier are due for emissions tests.)
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/01/06/texas-ends-mandatory-vehicle-inspection-rules-2025-fee-costs-emissions-testing/77434595007/
NEWS BREAK
— Lara Trump Insists Father-in-Law Donald Trump ‘Helped Me Get to Where I Am Today’: ‘He’s a Constant Champion for Women’ (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me in 1986.)
https://www.newsbreak.com/ok-magazine-561398/3756176173824-lara-trump-insists-father-in-law-donald-trump-helped-me-get-to-where-i-am-today-he-s-a-constant-champion-for-women
FORBES
— What Might It Mean When Critics Call Someone A DEI Hire? (COMMENT: All my superiors who took adverse actions against me were Democrats or RINOs who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanharmeling/2024/07/26/what-might-it-mean-when-critics-call-someone-a-dei-hire/
BLOOMBERG
— All my superiors who took adverse actions against me were Democrats or RINOs who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-08-20/dei-hire-should-be-a-compliment-not-an-insult
BUZZFEED
— Following conservative principles puts you on track for success. Following liberal principles puts you on track for disaster. Because I followed conservative principles, I was able to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, earn master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and earn a professional license when I was 32.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/gen-z-women-share-thoughts-on-men-shifting-right
CLARK HOWARD
— Quicken Is Worth the Price (COMMENT: I use Quicken.)
https://clark.com/save-money/quicken-review/
CRN
— Dell Debuts Revamped PC Lineup (COMMENT: I use Dell computers.)
https://www.crn.com/news/computing/2025/dell-debuts-revamped-pc-lineup-at-ces-2025
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more foreign labor.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/politics/government/how-trump-and-musk-could-flesh-out-their-welcome-high-skilled-stay-away-illegals-h-1b-plan/ar-BB1raxGT
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Voters flee Illinois because it is way too liberal.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/the-people-fleeing-austin-because-texas-is-too-conservative.html
NEW YORKER
— The Inauguration of Trump’s Oligarchy
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/01/20/the-inauguration-of-trumps-oligarchy
LA PROGRESSIVE
— Meritocracy Is Stupid and Evil and Must Die (COMMENT: To advance minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or b) had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/meritocracy-is-stupid
DAILY MAIL
— Wokeism will be the downfall of America
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14266893/I-study-collapse-empires-heres-wokeism-downfall-America.html
January 11, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Chicago’s mayor can’t be recalled under Illinois law. A new bill aims to change that. Rep. LaShawn Ford has been trying to get such a mechanism on the books since 2015, in the wake of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by then-Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-mayor-cant-be-recalled-under-illinois-law-a-new-bill-aims-to-change-that/3643166/
— Meta announces end of DEI programs. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents continue to promote DEI big time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/read-the-memo-meta-announces-end-of-its-dei-programs/3642960/
— According to my critics/opponents, conservative candidates on ballots in my precinct cannot win. According to my critics/opponents, a) I paint Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct as being more conservative than they want to be painted, b) I promote Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who are too conservative to win, and c) therefore, I cause Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose. They stress that 10 of the 13 Republican candidates on the November 5, 2024 ballot in my precinct lost. In my defense, I stress that 11 of the 13 Republican candidates on that ballot in my precinct got more votes than their Democrat opponents got.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/dillard-too-conservative-to-be-electable/1932061/
FOX32
— Illinois Attorney General urges Walmart to continue DEI programs (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXyii4RDI64
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump is planning 100 executive orders starting Day 1 on border, deportations and other priorities
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/10/trump-100-executive-orders-day-1-border-deportations/
— Trump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/10/trump-can-vote-turn-over-dna-sample/
— Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/10/meta-nixes-diversity-and-inclusion-program-trump-administration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administration. Other companies that have ended DEI programs recently include McDonald’s, automaker Ford, Walmart and Moline-based farm equipment maker John Deere.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/technology/2025/01/10/meta-nixes-diversity-inclusion-program-prepares-second-trump-administration
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage Forest Preserve District earns top S&P rating
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250110/submitted-content/dupage-forest-preserve-district-earns-top-sp-rating/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— For Chicago, bankruptcy is not the answer
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-should-not-follow-detroits-path-bankruptcy-op-ed
— Illinois AG pushes back on Walmart’s plans to roll back DEI programs (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/workplace/illinois-ag-urges-walmart-keep-dei-programs
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— DECEMBER 6, 2024 FLASHBACK: Del Mar To Step Down Next Year As State GOP Co-Chair To Seek Statewide Office
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/del-mar-to-step-down-next-year-as-state-gop-co-chair-to-seek-statewide-office/
INDIANA GAZETTE
— The military that cried ‘White supremacy’
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/ann-coulter-the-military-that-cried-white-supremacy/article_ce27e03b-594b-50a3-94f3-de89339ab21b.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Sen. Rand Paul highlights government waste in annual Festivus Report
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/senator-rand-paul-highlights-government-waste-annual-festivus-report-pickleball-border-science-experiments-cats-paraguay-trump-doge
KCCI
— Group files lawsuit against Des Moines Register for ‘misleading subscribers’ with Iowa Poll (COMMENT: My critics/opponents disapprove of if not hate many, most, if not virtually all of the articles linked in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter, and especially articles that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, discouragement of vices, Second Amendment rights, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other conservative principles.)
https://www.kcci.com/article/des-moines-register-iowa-poll-class-action-lawsuit-2024/63361223
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lawsuit has been filed against the Des Moines Register for “misleading subscribers” with its final 2024 Iowa Poll that showed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris leading Republican nominee — and eventual election winner — Donald Trump among likely voters just days before the election. The Center for American Rights, a Chicago-based nonprofit law firm, filed the suit in Polk County on behalf of a West Des Moines resident who “felt like the Register was disserving him and other readers when [the poll] ran and when its results were compared to the final outcome.” In a news release, the center states it is seeking certification as a class action lawsuit on behalf of all Des Moines Register subscribers. The complaint filed in Polk County alleges there are approximately 40,000 Des Moines Register subscribers on Sundays, the day the results of the final poll were published. The poll showed Harris with a lead of 3 percentage points among likely Iowa voters. Trump won the state with 57% of the vote to Harris’ 43%. The lawsuit alleges the Register “utterly failed to live up to” its mission statement of being a trustworthy news organization and says the Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer ignored red flags that should have indicated the results would be inaccurate. It cites a section of Iowa Code about consumer fraud. President-elect Trump filed a similar lawsuit against the Register regarding consumer fraud last month.)
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/2025/01/10/immigration-advocates-warn-a-proposal-for-chicago-police-to-help-ice-could-be-illegal
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-01-10/as-los-angeles-burned-latino-immigrants-rushed-in-to-put-out-fires
ELMHURST PATCH
— 56% Raise For Addison Township Supervisor. The official is taking over township roads, something voters weren’t told about before a recent referendum.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/56-raise-addison-township-supervisor
IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/ivf-patients-in-illinois-worry-feel-uncertain-about-access-and-treatments-as-trump-returns-to-office/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-226/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Independent candidate for Milton Township Supervisor John Monino efforts failed to boot the eight Republican Township candidates from the April 1, 2025 Milton Township ballot based on late filing of their petitions. But Michael Nachman’s effort succeeded in booting the assessor candidate based on late filing of his qualifications statement. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To prove slander, a plaintiff must usually establish the following elements: Defamatory statement: The statement was false and intended to harm the plaintiff’s reputation: Publication: The statement was communicated to at least one other person; Harm: The plaintiff’s reputation was damaged; Fault: The defendant was at least negligent in publishing the statement; Special damages: The plaintiff suffered actual harm, such as financial loss, being fired, or losing customers. (SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=slander+prove+elements ) Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their judgement-proof operatives and their judgement-proof dupes slander me. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and dupes. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on my critics/opponents who falsely hint/imply/argue/shout to others that I share information with Democrats that harm Republicans. In 2006, because the Roskam campaign feared that it would lose to Duckworth, its scapegoating members falsely and maliciously hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I shared information with the Democrat news media and with the Duckworth campaign that harmed the Roskam campaign. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— A congestion tax for Chicago would be a terrible and uncompetitive idea
https://wirepoints.org/a-congestion-tax-for-chicago-would-be-a-terrible-and-uncompetitive-idea-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois home to fifth most illegal immigrants in country
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4c94066c-cf73-11ef-8d4d-c32bd379ee48.html
— Thirteen states’ attorneys general question Walmart’s retreat from DEI (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d5642886-cf79-11ef-acb4-7f61eaea621c.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Addison Township voters at the April 1 election will tell state lawmakers where they stand on legislative map gerrymandering and state leaders making demands without providing money. Nearly 650,000 Illinoisans’ concerns about major state issues will be represented by these votes.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/voters-near-ohare-to-take-up-gerrymandering-unfunded-mandates/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DeVore Files Lawsuit Against McCombie, Says GOP Leader Violated First Amendment Rights by Blocking, Deleting Comments on Official Facebook Page
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/01/devore-files-lawsuit-against-mccombie-says-gop-leader-violated-first-amendment-rights-by-blocking-deleting-comments-on-official-facebook-page.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Biden admin announces sweeping deportation shield for nearly 1M migrants (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/biden-admin-announces-sweeping-deportation-shield-for-nearly-1m-migrants/
— Rudy Giuliani found in contempt of court — again — for defaming Georgia election workers. (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their judgement-proof operatives and their judgement-proof dupes defame me. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/us-news/rudy-giuliani-found-in-contempt-of-court-for-defaming-georgia-election-workers/
— Foreign leaders desperately jockeying for invite to Trump’s inauguration: ‘They’re all going crazy’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/11/us-news/foreign-leaders-jockeying-for-invite-to-trump-inauguration-theyre-all-going-crazy/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— President-elect Trump Plans Many Ambitious Executive Orders on Immigration
https://amgreatness.com/2025/01/10/report-president-elect-trump-plans-many-ambitious-executive-orders-on-immigration/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A few suggestions for California Republicans
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/a_few_suggestions_for_california_republicans.html
BLAZE
— Trump doesn’t need Congress to suspend immigration
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-brutal-truth-trump-doesnt-need-congress-to-suspend-immigration
— NYC spent $50M on lawyers for illegal aliens — including criminals — while city agencies faced budget cuts (COMMENT: Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nyc-spent-50m-on-lawyers-for-illegal-aliens-including-criminals-while-city-agencies-faced-budget-cuts-report
— Republican Buddy Carter introduces bill to eliminate IRS and income tax — but replace it with 23% national sales tax
https://www.theblaze.com/news/buddy-carter-fairtax-act-2025
DAILY CITIZEN
— DEI Not Dead Yet
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/hrc-lgbt-corporate-equality-index/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Deport Millions, Finish the Wall, Tax Remittances, and End Birthright Citizenship
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/10/deport-millions-finish-wall-tax-remittances-birthright-citizenship/
FOX NEWS
— LA County cut fire budget while spending heavily on DEI, woke items
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-county-cut-fire-budget-while-spending-heavily-dei-woke-items-midnight-stroll-transgender-cafe
— Schools nationwide brace for Trump, including measures compelling teachers not to cooperate with ICE. Several K-12 school districts are training teachers how to interact with ICE. (COMMENT: How anti-Trump, that is, how anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American is your school district?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schools-nationwide-brace-trump-including-measures-compelling-teachers-not-cooperate-ice
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Second Circuit Revives Sarah Palin’s Defamation Suit Against The New York Times (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their judgement-proof operatives and their judgement-proof dupes defame me. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://natlawreview.com/article/second-circuit-revives-sarah-palins-defamation-suit-against-new-york-times
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although Palin ultimately succeeded on appeal, Palin’s broader efforts to have the Supreme Court revisit the “actual malice” requirement set by New York Times v. Sullivan may have hit a dead end. Public-figure defamation plaintiffs need to prove actual malice, which requires showing that an allegedly defamatory statement was made “with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not.” Sullivan, 376 U.S. at 280. In St. Amant v. Thompson, the Supreme Court explained that proof that a defamatory article was published “recklessly, though not knowingly” is not sufficient to prove actual malice. Rather, the evidence must show that the defendant had “an awareness…of the probable falsity” of the publication. Later, in Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., the Court defined “reckless disregard of the truth” to mean “subjective awareness of probable falsity.” On appeal, Palin argued that “the actual malice standard is either no longer good law or should not apply to her case.” The Second Circuit rejected these arguments as barred by the “law of the case” doctrine because they were ripe for review at the time of Palin’s initial appeal but were not raised. Additionally, Palin challenged the district court’s ruling that, regardless of the First Amendment, she was required to prove actual malice as an element of her claim under New York’s amended Anti-SLAPP law, N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 76-a. The November 2020 amendment to New York’s Anti-SLAPP law imposes an actual malice fault standard in any action concerning the “exercise of the constitutional right of free speech in connection with an issue of public interest.” However, “because the First Amendment and New York’s amended Anti-SLAPP Statute share the same substantive requirement (that a public-figure defamation plaintiff must prove actual malice by clear and convincing evidence),” the Second Circuit stated, “we need not decide—and do not decide—whether the Anti-SLAPP Statute’s amendment applies retroactively.”)
NEW AMERICAN
— NYC Spent Millions on Deportation Defense for Migrants — Who Were Crippling the City
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/nyc-spent-millions-on-deportation-defense-for-migrants-who-were-crippling-the-city/
PJ MEDIA
— Two Chicago Officials Want to Tighten up the City’s Sanctuary Status
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2025/01/10/two-chicago-officials-want-to-tighten-up-the-citys-sanctuary-status-n4935870
— This One Video Exposes Everything Wrong With DEI
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/01/10/this-one-video-exposes-everything-wrong-with-dei-n4935854#google_vignette
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Dems Push to Undo Sanctuary Law, Aid Trump in Deporting Criminals
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/01/10/chicago-democrats-take-trumps-side-n2650345#google_vignette
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— SALT-focused Republicans to meet with Trump as they threaten to hold up bill
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5079670-salt-focused-republicans-to-meet-with-trump-as-they-threaten-to-hold-up-bill/
CBS NEWS
— Biden extends legal status of nearly 1 million immigrants covered by program in Trump’s crosshairs (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-temporary-protected-status-tps-extended/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-probe-of-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-says-no-avenue-for-criminal-case-in-connection-to-attack/ar-BB1rfGqa
https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/01/10/federal-probe-of-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-says-no-avenue-for-criminal-case-in-connection-to-attack/
MSN
— ‘Woke’ L.A. Fire Department Blew Seven-Figure Sums on DEI Before Deadly Wildfires
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/woke-l-a-fire-department-blew-seven-figure-sums-on-dei-before-deadly-wildfires/ss-BB1reSK1
MSNBC
— ‘Humiliation’: Trump’s now the first president-elect to be a convicted felon (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors humiliated me big time when they forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They flushed down their toilets me and my job-related professional license, my six job-related professional certifications, my three job-related master’s degrees, my almost 18 years of GAO work experience, and my almost 9 years of IRS work experience.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtIMY-UKA5o
NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office. The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/us/politics/biden-temporary-protected-status-immigration.html
— Judge Finds Giuliani in Contempt for Continued Defamation of Election Workers (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their judgement-proof operatives and their judgement-proof dupes defame me. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/us/politics/giuliani-contempt-defamation-election-workers.html
— To advance minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders dump meritocracy. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or b) had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/opinion/ramaswamy-meritocracy.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: With Sentence, Trump Will Now Be First Felon To Occupy Oval Office. Penalty Carries Stigma but No Jail Time. (COMMENT: I should write about the tremendous stigma of being forced to retire early. The more qualifications that you have, the greater the stigma. When my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/nyregion/trump-hush-money-sentencing-convicted-felon.html
— As L.A. Fires Rage, Trump and Newsom’s Hostilities Resurface. California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President-elect Donald J. Trump have long feuded. Can the rancor be set aside to help a devastated city recover?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/politics/los-angeles-fires-trump-newsom.html
— Republicans Can Slow but Not Stop Electric Vehicles. More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/business/energy-environment/trump-republicans-electric-vehicles-automakers.html
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH
— Youngkin backs push for cutting federal workforce, spending (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use budget cuts first to get rid of any remaining employees who are Republican and then employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/youngkin-trump-doge/article_e2d17acc-cf93-11ef-a44e-1f234deb1288.html
DAILY BEAST
— A New York appeals court on Thursday rejected Fox Corp’s attempt to be dismissed from Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit filed against the media company and its Fox News network. (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their judgement-proof operatives and their judgement-proof dupes defame me. I should write about my critics/opponents and their operatives and dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-loses-last-ditch-effort-to-stop-27-billion-smartmatic-defamation-lawsuit/