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August 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Despite 2 voter rejections, Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 plans to construct new building — and gets sued over it – Bob Goldsborough (DIERSEN: What are your connections with this issue? My wife and I have paid real estate taxes big time to District 200 since 1978. We have never attended any District 200 school and we have never sent any child to any District 200 school. The District 200 headquarters is in my precinct as well as Whittier Grade School and Edison Middle School. Janet Shaw is a fellow Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman. I know Dan Wagner and his wife. I understand that the lawsuit has been assigned to Judge Bonnie Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-wheaton-school-preschool-project-20180806-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twice since 2013, voters in the Wheaton and Warrenville area have rejected referendum proposals to raise taxes for the construction of a new preschool. Despite that, the Community Unit School District 200 board is proceeding with building a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center without voter approval through a different form of financing. But now a resident who opposes that measure has sued the district in DuPage County Circuit Court, seeking to halt the plans. Those in favor of building a new childhood center call the current 26,500-square-foot building outdated and note that the district in recent years has renovated or built anew every other school building except Jefferson. Jefferson, which was constructed in 1958 and had 277 pupils as of June, offers a traditional preschool and early childhood intervention for youths with mental or physical disabilities. Voters rejected a referendum proposal for a new Jefferson school in 2013, and again said no in 2017 as part of a much larger, $132 million proposal involving other district schools as well. Board President Jim Vroman said that after the 2017 referendum proposal failed, the district surveyed voters and found that “a substantial majority” supported building a new Jefferson. “That told us that voters were against the tax increase that the referendum would have generated if we had proceeded,” he said. Instead, the board agreed with a suggestion by a district financial adviser to use lease certificates, or secured lease credit financing, to fund a new Jefferson. District 200 would oversee construction of the estimated $15.5 million, 41,544-square-foot building, while Zions Bank would own the building. . .Frequent board critic Janet Shaw, who runs a blog that scrutinizes the district’s finances, long has questioned the legality of using lease certificates and added that “my real problem is that we don’t need (the new school building).” Shaw has filed suit against District 200, demanding a halt to the current plan to finance a new Jefferson. She is seeking a judge to require District 200’s board to submit a proposal for the new school building to the public via a referendum question. “District 200 is tampering with election results right here in DuPage County,” Shaw said. “The district thinks that by using the magic word ‘lease,’ its two failed referendum efforts and the will of the community are somehow erased and it can proceed in an identical manner as if a referendum had been adopted by the community to build and finance a new school.” A district spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit. Dan Wagner, a parent and longtime proponent of a new Jefferson, called the existing building outmoded, with some instruction occurring in converted broom closets. He added that the building lacks air conditioning, which precludes some special needs pupils from participating in gym classes.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Employee compensation hikes have cost Naperville more than $500,000 in up-front pension payments – Erin Hegarty and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-aurora-pension-boost-st-0812-story.html
— 10 wounded since daybreak Saturday in separate city shootings – Deanese Williams-Harris
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180811-story.html
— GOP congressional nominee who is also a Holocaust denier confronts write-in opponent at candidacy announcement – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-jones-hanson-st-0812-story.html
— US budget deficit totals $76.9 billion in July – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–budget-deficit-20180810-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AP says “Democratic voters hold an enthusiasm edge.” QUESTION: What harms Republican enthusiasm? ANSWER: Republican candidates who fail/refuse to promise to defend/advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–midterms-democratic-turnout-20180811-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to join them in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Whites as being racists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-race-20180811-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Go ahead, get that tattoo. Your boss shouldn’t mind. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tattoos-at-work-0812-story.html
— Should doctors ask patients about their sexual orientation? – Alison Bowen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-doctors-patients-sexual-orientation-20180808-story.html
— Despite crackdown, immigrants flowing through Arizona border – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-arizona-20180807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-marijuana-weed-cannabis-medical-marijuana-wrigley-osteopathic-pharmacann-drugged-driving/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups refer to themselves as being “we:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charlottesville-what-have-we-learned-anniversary-white-nationalism-progress/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald promotes Lauren Underwood.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180811/underwood-responds-to-hultgrens-facebook-attacks-asks-to-attend-his-town-hall-meeting
— Area couple attend Mustang celebration – Matt Avery
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180812/area-couple-attend-mustang-celebration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “You will not defeat us:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180812/jesse-jackson-sr-message-to-racists-you-will-not-defeat-us

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to drive traditional families out of the state.
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/amazingforall-art-installation-unveiled/3933464/

 

RIVER CITY READER
— GOP Leaders Scrambling to Find Last-Minute Replacements – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/GOP-leaders-scrambling-for-replacements

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/11/637865162/censorship-on-social-media

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Long-Time Political Analyst Russ Stewart Predicts “Rauner will lose as surely as the sun sets in the West.”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/11/long-time-political-analyst-predicts-rauner-will-lose-surely-sun-sets-west/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Republican Party welcomes union member into leadership ranks – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union and anti-wage earner. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511525061-republican-party-welcomes-union-members-into-leadership-ranks
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Northwest Side (NWS) GOP Club, which touts itself as union-friendly, has added another leader with union ties to its ranks. The club recently announced Erin Jones was appointed precinct committeeman for Chicago’s 39th Ward. “Erin is a rock-star and a loyal member of the NWS GOP Club.” club officials said. “As a first-responder family, Erin and her husband serve the community both on and off-duty. We are happy to have her in a leadership role.” As a committeeman, Jones will represent the GOP voters of the precinct at the county level. “I grew up in Rogers Park and moved to the Northwest Side nine years ago,” Jones said. “I’ve been a Chicago police officer for the last 15 years, spending 10 of those years in patrol on the Westside of the City. I actually started working for the city when I was a teenager as a lifeguard in Rogers Park.” Jones is married to a Chicago firefighter and has two daughters. She was appointed by Matt Podgorski, NWS GOP Club chairman and 39th ward committeeman. The NWS GOP Club also has a party planned for Aug. 11 to welcome its card-carrying union members and encourage other union members to explore the club. Republican candidate and Chicago police sergeant Ammie Kessem is slated to attend the event. Kessem is challenging incumbent Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) for Illinois’ 19th House District seat in November’s general election.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Hate speech’ is sneaky leftist censorship, not law – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/10/hate-speech-clever-leftist-censorship-not-law/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Libertarians go local – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be Republican. The aforesaid frauds work extremely hard against me. They promote booze, gambling, pot, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/libertarians-go-local

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump-Hating Boston Globe Calls for United Response to Media Attacks
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/newspapers-editorial-media-bias-donald-trump/2018/08/11/id/876598/

 

FOX NEWS
— Boston Globe presses coordinated response to Trump’s media criticisms – Jeffrey Rubin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/11/boston-paper-presses-coordinated-response-to-trumps-media-criticisms.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Facebook Takes Their Anti-Gun Stance To a Whole New Level With THIS Policy Change – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/notebook/bethbaumann/2018/08/11/facebook-takes-their-anti-gun-stance-to-a-whole-new-level-with-this-policy-change-n2508884
— George Will’s Unhinged Anti-Trump Position – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/12/george-wills-unhinged-antitrump-position-n2508331

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Problem with Gay Marriage – David Solway
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/the_problem_with_gay_marriage.html
— Chicago: Don’t Ask Those Who Caused the Problem to Solve the Problem – Robert Klein Engler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/chicago_dont_ask_those_who_caused_the_problem_to_solve_the_problem.html

 

BREITBART
— Gun-Controlled Chicago: 20 Shot from Friday Morning to Saturday Morning – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/gun-controlled-chicago-20-shot-from-friday-morning-to-saturday-morning/
— Twitter Target Gavin McInnes on Solution: ‘Trump Has to Step Up’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/exclusive-twitter-target-gavin-mcinnes-on-solution-trump-has-to-step-up/
— Far-Left March in Charlottesville Turns Anti-Police: ‘Cops and Klan Go Hand in Hand!’ – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/far-left-march-in-charlottesville-turns-anti-police-cops-and-klan-go-hand-in-hand/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Facebook Continues Censorship of ‘Warriors for Christ’ Page, Pastor Says – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-continues-censorship-of-warriors-for-christ-page-pastor-says-226742/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Kimberly Guilfoyle and Don Trump Jr. Share Photo, Twitter Erupts with Anti-Trump Insults ‘We are robots beedo boop,’ jabs one celebrity of the couple’s photog — interesting how it’s only OK to look your best if you’re a liberal – Deirdre Reilly
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/kimberly-guilfoyle-and-don-trump-jr-share-photo-twitter-erupts-with-anti-trump-insults/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Economy Might Not Be Enough to Save the House.”
https://www.weeklystandard.com/irwin-m-stelzer/republican-might-lose-the-house-even-with-trumps-roaring-economy

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER SUSPENDS LIBERTARIAN COMMENTATOR GAVIN MCINNES AND HIS ACTIVIST GROUP – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/11/twitter-suspends-gavin-mcinnes/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Boston Globe calls for war of words against Trump media attacks
https://canadafreepress.com/article/newspaper-calls-for-war-of-words-against-trump-media-attacks
— Welcome Everyone, Take Our Country – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh image
https://canadafreepress.com/article/welcome-everyone-take-our-country

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Escalates Attack on Jeff Sessions, Calling Him ‘Scared Stiff’ – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/politics/trump-sessions-russia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to condemn those who are anti-minority, but NOT those who are anti-White.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/politics/unite-the-right-2018-dc-rally.html
— Go Ahead, Speak for Yourself Not every opinion needs to be underwritten by your race or gender or other social identity. – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/opinion/sunday/speak-for-yourself.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to “Republican” political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about Republican candidates in Illinois who talk and/or act like they are taking such advice.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/opinion/sunday/the-white-strategy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats seek stronger social media presence to guard against potential Russian interference in midterms – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-seek-stronger-social-media-presence-to-guard-against-potential-russian-interference-in-midterms/2018/08/10/7345fcd4-972b-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html

 

LEGAL NEWS LINE
— EEOC Sues The University of Wisconsin System for Age Discrimination – EEOC (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, EEOC should sue the federal government. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the federal government does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511525152-u-s-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-eeoc-sues-the-university-of-wisconsin-system-for-age-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Wisconsin System violated federal law when it refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Bambi Butzlaff Voss, who was 53 years old and subject to a layoff from her job as a Marketing and Communications Specialist at the University of Wisconsin’s Waukesha campus, applied for six different positions with the University of Wisconsin System’s central office in Madison, including an Associate Marketing and Communications Specialist position. Butzlaff Voss had 25 years of experience performing tasks similar, if not identical, to the ones in the position she applied for. But, because of Butzlaff Voss’s age, the University refused to hire her. Instead, it hired a 23-year-old candidate with less than two years of experience. Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The EEOC sued in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (EEOC v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, Civil Action No: 3:18-cv-00602) after first trying to settle through its conciliation process. The lawsuit asks the court to order the University to hire Butzlaff Voss and provide back pay as well as pay liquidated damages. The lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction prohibiting the University from discriminating against future candidates based on their age. “The Age Discrimination in Employment Act has been on the books for five decades,” said Gregory Gochanour, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Chicago District. “The EEOC will make sure employers follow the law, even if it means going to court to get the message across.” Julianne Bowman, district director of the EEOC’s Chicago District, said, “Workers over 40 years of age should have the same opportunities as those workers less than half their age. Ignoring a candidate’s decades of experience relevant to the available job, because of her age, to hire someone with less than two years of experience is illegal discrimination.”)

 

USA TODAY
— Trump condemns ‘all types of racism’ on Charlottesville anniversary; critics slam wording – Christal Hayes (DIERSEN: According to anti-Whites, only Whites can be racist. According to anti-men, only men can be sexist.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/11/donald-trump-charlottesville-anniversary-condemn-all-racism/965715002/
— Bacteria spread through dog saliva linked to death of Wisconsin woman – Samantha West
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/11/dog-saliva-bacteria-linked-death-wisconsin-woman/969438002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Attacks on the Press: Part Instinct, Part Calculation President has dialed up the frequency, intensity of his attacks at rallies around the country – Lukas I. Alpert in New York and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-attacks-on-the-press-part-instinct-part-calculation-1533999601

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— The struggle at Twitter over what warrants a ban
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/view-from-the-inside-the-struggle-at-twitter-over-what-warrants-a-ban/articleshow/65365766.cms

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
http://fortune.com/2018/08/11/facebook-apple-youtube-spotify-twitter-infowars-alex-jones/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 38% of U.S. Workers Don’t Think They’re Financially Well More than one-third of working Americans feel they’re not managing their money properly. Here’s how to turn things around if you’re one of them. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/08/05/38-of-us-workers-dont-think-theyre-financially-wel.aspx

 

RT
— Conservative Twitter voices say they are being attacked with malicious ‘abusive speech’ complaints
https://www.rt.com/usa/435729-twitter-conservatives-false-complaints/

 

HARTFORD COURANT
— Republicans Used To Celebrate Voluntarism. What Happened? – Benjamin Soskis (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being big time volunteers and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for not being a big time volunteer like they claim to be. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-gop-volunteerism-dead-20180810-story.html

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Don’t resort to racial stereotypes – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps stereotype Whites as being racists who should be gotten rid of.)
https://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/esther-j-cepeda-don-t-resort-to-racial-stereotypes/article_4bbd5e01-e080-5315-987b-70b5d06ffdcc.html

 

HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER
— Lopresti removes rival’s flyer, then apologizes – Gordon Y.K. Pang (DIERSEN: Recently, a registered Republican voter in my precinct phoned me and a) said that she was out of town, b) said that her security camera had alerted her that I had left a flyer on her door, c) demanded that I immediately come back and take that flyer off her door which I did, d) said that I should “take me off your list,” e) said that I should not bring anything to her home anymore, and f) ignored the fact that the flyer had two DuPage County Election Commission mailing labels on it, one for her and one for her Republican husband. The flyer said: “TO: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Voters FROM: Dave Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman, 630-653-0462, diersen@aol.com, www.gopillinois.com SUBJECT: Yard signs Please consider displaying a yard sign after Labor Day for one or more of the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. Please contact me at 630-653-0462 or diersen@aol.com and I will bring yard signs to your home as soon as they are available after Labor Day. The Republican candidates on the ballot in our precinct are: UNITED STATES Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District STATE OF ILLINOIS Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor Erika Harold, Attorney General Jason Helland, Secretary of State Darlene Senger, Comptroller Jim Dodge, Treasurer Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District DUPAGE COUNTY Dan Cronin, Chairman James Mendrick, Sheriff Paul Hinds, Clerk Gwen Henry, Treasurer Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4 Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE Joseph Cantore, President CIRCUIT COURT Karen Wilson, Judge Jeff MacKay, Judge.” I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/08/11/hawaii-news/lopresti-removes-rivals-flyer-then-apologizes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Matt Lopresti issued an apology to constituents for removing an opponent’s campaign flyer from a constituent’s door in Ewa Beach recently. Lopresti made the apology on his Facebook page Friday afternoon after Alicia Maluafiti, his Democratic primary opponent for the state Senate 19th District (Ewa, Ewa Beach) seat, and others posted a video, taken from the property’s security camera, showing him pulling a brochure from the door crack and tucking it under his own materials just before the resident opens the door.)

 

KQ2
— Some Atchison County voters were provided incorrect ballots. (DIERSEN: What internal controls are in place to assure that voters in your precinct are provided with correct ballots?)
http://www.kq2.com/content/news/Wrong-ballots-cast-in-Kansas-primary-490581421.html

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/20/alex-jones-the-first-amendment-and-the-digital-public-square

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to drive traditional families out of the state.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Illinois-Tourism-AmazingForAll-sculpture-at-Northalsted-Market-Days-/63766.html

August 10 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor Admits To Drug Abuse After Misusing Taxpayer Funds – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/09/lake-county-board-chairman-fraud/amp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: When will Chicago’s violence evoke true citywide outrage? – David Greising
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-chicago-violence-shootings-police-0810-20180809-story.html
— Cowardice, cynicism animate opposition to Quinn’s referendum on term limits – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote term limits stress how much better off the following are without me having any kind of leadership role: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-quinn-emanuel-termlimits-0810-20180809-story.html
— City Council’s latest anti-business slap – Editorial (DIERSEN: Have worked part-time? I washed dishes part-time 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes and pumped gasoline part-time in 1966; delivered mail part-time 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard part-time in 1970; and pumped gasoline part-time 1971-1972. To force me to resign in 1969, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors said that I would not be available to work enough hours even though I was available to work each and every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, holiday, and every day that NIU was not in session. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aldermen-schedule-fair-workweek-20180807-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ordinance would require Chicago employers to post work schedules for their employees at least two weeks in advance. Employers would be required to pay their employees for at least one hour extra if the schedule changed or work was added or subtracted. Companies also could face fines of $500 for each employee affected in each pay period if they fail to comply. If employers make changes with 24 hours’ notice or less to on-call workers, the workers would have to be compensated. Companies with hourly employees or salaried workers earning less than $50,000 annually would be affected. That would sweep thousands of Chicago businesses under the new rules, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce says. There’s a lot more heavy-handedness in the 17-page ordinance affecting hiring, part-time workers and flexibility. Before they begin work, for example, new hires must be given in writing the median number of hours they can expect to work and a list of days and times they will not be expected to work.)
— Fleeting mistakes live forever online – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you spot a mistake in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, please let me know so that I can correct the copy of the email at www.gopillinois.com.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-newcomb-jeong-hader-twitter-20180803-story.html
— ‘Loving Your Neighbor’ the theme of this year’s Pray!Naperville prayer gathering – David Sharos (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my neighbors who ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft-avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-pray-naperville-event-advance-st-0801-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle’s Democratic Party targets her GOP foes: ‘We’re all in’ – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Who targets you? I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who target me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkles-dem-party-targets-gop-republican-foes-morrison-schneider-goslin/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker wants “Gun control, stronger communities” to end “the violence epidemic.” The more traditional families that there are in a community, the stronger that community is. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/gun-control-jb-pritzker-chicago-shootings-op-ed/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia aldermen on idea to end home rule: ‘It makes my blood boil’ – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/batavia-aldermen-on-idea-to-end-home-rule-it-makes-my-blood-boil
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The only way to save the GOP is to defeat it in the House.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180810/the-only-way-to-save-the-gop-is-to-defeat-it-in-the-house
— For now, Army suspends discharges of immigrant recruits – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrats GAO superiors discharged me in 1997 and my Democrat Post Office superiors discharged me in 1969. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/for-now-army-suspends-discharges-of-immigrant-recruits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship — at least temporarily. A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 spells out orders to high-ranking Army officials to stop processing discharges of men and women who enlisted in the special immigrant program, effective immediately. It was not clear how many recruits were impacted by the action, and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the memo. “Effective immediately, you will suspend processing of all involuntary separation actions,” read the memo signed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Marshall Williams.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Ricketts family targets Wrigleyville alderman Tunney. But why? Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz isn’t the only sports mogul in town who reaches for his checkbook when the pols aren’t giving him what he wants. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ricketts-family-targets-wrigleyville-alderman-tunney-why

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-day, the Daily Herald should promote and report on Wheaton’s Independence Day parades like the SJ-R promotes and reports on Springfield Twilight Parades.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180809/twilight-parade-kicks-off-2018-illinois-state-fair
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/illinois-state-fair-twilight-parade-ribbon-cutting-highlight-opening-day

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner on Southern Illinois radio: ‘Corrupt’ Chicago mayor Emanuel has ‘got to go’ – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-on-southern-illinois-radio-corrupt-chicago-mayor-emanuel-has/article_72df16d5-393f-5174-b95a-f4c2bc22d9bb.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago to Emanuel: Work with Trump to Address Violence – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=269674#.W21miehKiM8

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Blames Chicago Mayor For ‘Failure’ On Violence – AP (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are blamers. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-blames-chicago-mayor-failure-violence

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— In partisan primaries, there’s no crossover between parties on ballot. Here’s what you need know about Aug. 14 election. – Don Behm (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2018/08/06/switching-parties-not-allowed-aug-14-partisan-primary-ballots/871069002/

 

ROBERT FEDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Sinclair Broadcast Group would have fired Tom Skilling because of his “tireless activism on climate change.” Of course, anti-Trumps have no problem with my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Of course, anti-Trumps have no problem with Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. Of course, anti-Trumps say that I brought the aforesaid on myself.)
https://www.robertfeder.com/2018/08/10/wgn-happy-celebrate-tom-skillings-amazing-40-years/#more-18978

 

BEVERLY-MOUNT GREENWOOD PATCH
— JULY 26, 2018 FLASHBACK: Racist Fliers Condemned By Alderman, Diversity Group White supremacist rhetoric has “no place” in 19th Ward, alderman says. “Silence suggests complicity and permissiveness,” SCDC adds. – Tim Moran (DIERSEN: I should write a book about voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but who treat anything that I bring to their door as being a “racist flyer,” or even worse things. Recently, one of them rudely, if not threateningly, demanded by phone that I immediately come back to her home and take back a flyer that said: “TO: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Voters FROM: Dave Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman, 630-653-0462, diersen@aol.com, www.gopillinois.com SUBJECT: Yard signs Please consider displaying a yard sign after Labor Day for one or more of the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. Please contact me at 630-653-0462 or diersen@aol.com and I will bring yard signs to your home as soon as they are available after Labor Day. The Republican candidates on the ballot in our precinct are: UNITED STATES Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District STATE OF ILLINOIS Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor Erika Harold, Attorney General Jason Helland, Secretary of State Darlene Senger, Comptroller Jim Dodge, Treasurer Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District  Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District DUPAGE COUNTY Dan Cronin, Chairman James Mendrick, Sheriff Paul Hinds, Clerk Gwen Henry, Treasurer  Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4 Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE  Joseph Cantore, President CIRCUIT COURT Karen Wilson, Judge Jeff MacKay, Judge”)
https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/racist-fliers-condemned-alderman-diversity-group

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bill Bergman warns Chicago is on path to bankruptcy – Danielle Pacey
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511524212-bill-bergman-warns-chicago-is-on-path-to-bankruptcy

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: More Illinois homeowners sinking underwater on mortgages – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/more-illinois-homeowners-sinking-underwater-on-mortgages/article_3532bdd4-9b53-11e8-af00-5b35a34ad6d4.html
— U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, proposes tax breaks for businesses that help pay student loan debt for employees – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Of course, that would encourage students a) to attend more expensive universities and b) to take out more loans. I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that if your degree is not from an expensive Ivy League university, your degree is worthless.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/congressman-proposes-tax-breaks-for-businesses-that-help-pay-student/article_eee6af44-9b51-11e8-a8e3-9f7664a7ee1d.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Facebook Censoring? Say it Ain’t So! – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/facebook-censoring-say-it-aint-so/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER & INGOLD: NRA SUES NEW YORK STATE FOR INSURANCE BLACKLISTING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/nra-sues-new-york-state-for-legal-blackmail.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blames Republican Nazi and “nut” candidates on Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/10/rauner-blames-republican-nazi-and-nut-candidates-on-madigan/
— Pritzker slammed for finger-pointing on gun violence (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are finger-pointers. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/pritzker-slammed-for-finger-pointing-on-gun-violence/
— Attorney general shoots down Erika Harold prosecution idea
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/10/attorney-general-shoots-down-erika-harold-prosecution-idea/

 

GOPUSA
— Public scapegoating over tweets and emails of yore happens daily
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51887

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Laura Ingraham under fire for lamenting America’s ‘massive demographic changes’ – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: I should write a book about members of Group A who crow about their success in getting rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/9/laura-ingraham-under-fire-lamenting-americas-massi/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SESSIONS BLASTS SPLC ‘HOSTILITY’ TOWARD RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS ‘A bigoted ideology founded on animus towards people of faith’ – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/sessions-blasts-splc-hostility-toward-religious-believers/

 

BREITBART
— NBC Sitcom ‘The Good Place’ Raising Money to Aid Illegal Aliens – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/09/nbc-sitcom-the-good-place-raising-money-to-aid-illegal-aliens/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— To Limit the Second Amendment, New York Attacks the First – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/new-york-nra-second-amendment-first-amendment-attack/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Slew of Hollywood Celebs Launch Attack on Ivanka Tump — Here’s Who Just Slammed the First Daughter Liberal stars issue a tired retread of last year’s failed ‘Dear Ivanka’ campaign on social media – Michele Blood
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/slew-of-hollywood-celebs-launch-attack-on-ivanka-tump-heres-who-just-slammed-the-first-daughter/

 

THE HILL
— Trump renews attacks on NFL players, calling for suspensions – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/401217-trump-attacks-protesting-nfl-players-they-want-to-show-outrage-at

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/opinion/sanctuary-church-undocumented-immigrants-trump-new-haven-deportation.html
— Facebook Banned Infowars. Now What? – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Facebook to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what to ban all those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/technology/facebook-banned-infowars-now-what.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Car Collectors Find Themselves Boxed In by the Tax Collector – Rob Sass (DIERSEN: My envy-filled union-hating Republican-hating Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I bought a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989 and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/business/classic-car-1031-exchange.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s core support remains solid, but a significant minority of Republicans have soured.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-support-poll-20180809-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “White House proposal has legal immigrants forgoing healthcare services out of fear.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-health-care-immigration-20180808-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump a racist.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20180810/281616716196710
— Why Facebook can stop Infowars and not break the First Amendment – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want to stop my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that is, a) those who discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out and b) those who discourage everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/08/09/why-facebook-can-censor-infowars-and-not-break-first-amendment/922636002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: D’Souza: Bring on those bad reviews Conservative filmmaker sees only affirmation – Bryan Alexander (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who give my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails bad reviews, that is, a) those who discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out and b) those who discourage everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/08/09/dinesh-dsouza-death-nation-documentary-critical-drubbing-all-politics/939642002/

— Small businesses struggling to hire – Christopher Rugaber (DIERSEN: This article hints/implies/argues/shouts that employees prefer working for large employers. I worked for large employers 1964-1997, and for one of the largest employers, the federal government, 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have never worked for a large employer.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180810/281831464561478

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: The Democratic Party’s New Litmus Test: Gun Control Candidates for the 2018 House midterms are pushing a muscular firearms-regulation agenda, a wholesale repositioning after the party for a generation avoided new limits – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-partys-new-litmus-test-gun-control-1533826100
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Candidates Tout Careers In Espionage – Byron Tau (DIERSEN: What was your career in? If you ran for an office, would you tout that career? I would tout the fact that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $96,403-$125,325 and that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I would tout the fact that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-candidates-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1533847321
— The Myth of American Inequality Taxes and transfers in the U.S. put its income distribution in line with its large developed peers. – Phil Gramm and John F. Early (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, all the jobs that I had should have been given to a) poor minorities, b) poor women, c) poor younger people, d) poor veterans, e) poor etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-myth-of-american-inequality-1533855113

 

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fox News host Laura Ingraham slammed by anti-Trumps over immigration comments involving Philadelphia.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/laura-ingraham-fox-news-immigration-sanctuary-cities-demographic-changes-20180809.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Controversial Fox News host Laura Ingraham is once again the target of criticism, this time over comments she made about the country’s changing demographic landscape, which she blamed on illegal — and legal — immigration. “Massive demographic changes have been foisted upon the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don’t like,” Ingraham said on The Ingraham Angle on Wednesday night, noting that “it does seem like the America that we know and love doesn’t exist anymore.” “From Virginia to California, we see stark examples of how radically, in some ways, the country has changed,” Ingraham continued. “Now, much of this is related to both illegal, and in some cases legal, immigration that, of course, progressives love.”)

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— What queer experience adds to any newsroom – Pete Vernon (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What experience does Diersen base his opinions on? ANSWER: The experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. Please visit the Bio page at www.gopillinois.com.)
https://www.cjr.org/q_and_a/steven-thrasher.php

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? In your precinct, how many do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)

 

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: 404 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $384,900
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August 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘He’s got to go’: Rauner, Trump bash Emanuel – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/hes-got-to-go-rauner-trump-bash-emanuel/3918215/

 

CBS2
— Biden Launches ‘As You Are’ Initiative Promoting LGBTQ Acceptance (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not accept Republicans, and they especially do not accept Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/09/biden-launches-as-you-are-initiative-lgbtq-acceptance/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says he’s giving GOP pols millions: ‘Everything’s on the line.’ – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-state-fair-fundraising-20180809-story.html
— Rauner on Downstate radio: ‘corrupt’ Emanuel has ‘got to go’ – Rick Pearson and Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-20180809-story.html
— For many women, college debt means dreams delayed – Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: Were your dreams delayed? I graduated from college in 1970 when I was 21 years old. I bought a new Corvette in 1971, a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976. I paid for tuition and books for graduate courses 1972-1980. I got promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I got married in 1978 and we bought a home in 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-women-in-debt-20180801-story.html
— Meet the newest U.S. citizens: Melania Trump’s parents – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-melania-trump-parents-citizens-20180809-story.html
— Wheaton mansion sells for $2.8 million, setting new record for single-family home – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-elite-street-wheaton-mansion-20180808-story.html
— Alex Jones and the very real fears of many white men – Monica Hesse (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote hatred of White men?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-men-alex-jones-sarah-jeong-fear-0810-20180809-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner now says former buddy Rahm is ‘corrupt’ and has ‘got to go’ – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-blasts-rahm-emanuel-corrupt-got-to-go-radio-interview-downstate/
— Willie Wilson ‘tired of white people telling me what to do’ with ‘my own money’ – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wilson-rahm-investigated-stays-course-cash-giveaways-white-people/
— Chicago fire commissioner awaits his fate as he nears mandatory retirement age – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Constructively, for federal employees a) who are under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), b) who are White, male, and/or non-veteran, and c) who have not made Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200), their mandatory retirement age is a) when they are 55 and have 30 years of CSRS service or b) when they become eligible for early retirement. I became eligible for early retirement in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-fire-department-commissioner-jose-santiago-mandatory-retirement-age/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheeling grad Charlie Kirk who leads pro-Trump group confronted at restaurant – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/wheeling-grad-who-leads-pro-trump-group-confronted-at-restaurant

 

WTTW
— Census 2020: Illinois Joins Suit to Block Citizenship Question – Nick Blumberg and Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/09/census-2020-illinois-joins-suit-block-citizenship-question

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: Rahm does not give police support to do their jobs – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/09/rauner-rahm-does-not-give-police-support-to-do-their-jobs/
— Rauner investing millions to chip away at Madigan’s House majority – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/09/rauner-investing-millions-to-chip-away-at-madigans-house-majority/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says AG should prosecute Madigan – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180809/rauner-says-ag-should-prosecute-madigan
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner Thursday said the state’s attorney general should be prosecuting House Speaker Michael Madigan, although he was vague about what. At a Statehouse bill signing ceremony, Rauner was asked about his comments earlier in the day that Erika Harold will go after the speaker if elected. Harold is the Republican candidate for attorney general. She is facing Democrat Kwame Raoul. “I’m giving her a million dollars which is a lot of money for me,” Rauner said during an interview on a southern Illinois radio station Thursday morning. I need her to win. (Current attorney general) Lisa Madigan has defended the corruption of her dad. Erika Harold will prosecute Madigan and the corruption.” But Rauner couldn’t say what crimes he thinks the speaker has committed. Rauner again complained that Madigan’s law firm does property tax appeals work. Rauner said that is wrong when policies set by the General Assembly can affect property taxes. “He’s on both sides of that,” Rauner said. “It’s corrupt. It’s a fundamental conflict of interest.” However, it is not illegal. Rauner said it should be. Harold spokesman Aaron DeGroot said Harold “will investigate and pursue any allegation of wrongdoing or corruption at any level of government in Illinois as attorney general.” He also said Harold has called for lawmakers to give the office additional authority to crack down on public corruption, such as authority to convene a statewide grand jury and issue subpoenas. Rauner also criticized Lisa Madigan for failing to root out corruption.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner blames Chicago mayor for ‘failure’ on violence – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-blames-chicago-mayor-for-failure-on-violence/article_c1303177-5ce9-5432-8087-257e92a58251.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/journalist-fear-very-powerful-tool-trumps-approach-immigration#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New law makes Springfield the default location for state jobs – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-law-makes-springfield-the-default-location-for-state-jobs-08-09-2018

 

WIFR
— Chicago mayor raps Rauner rejection of gun curbs – AP
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Chicago-mayor-raps-Rauner-rejection-of-gun-curbs-490499181.html

 

WAND
— Governor Rauner brings hundreds of state jobs back to central Illinois
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38853500/governor-rauner-brings-hundreds-of-state-jobs-back-to-central-illinois

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Illinois State GOP term limit “reform” looks like a scam – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14564

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri brags on GOP leadership as DuPage County unemployment drops – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511524040-khouri-brags-on-gop-leadership-as-dupage-county-unemployment-drops

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner to give $4 million more to HRO, $1 million to Harold
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/this-just-in-rauner-to-give-4-million-more-to-hro-1-million-to-harold/
— Rauner can’t identify crime that he wants Erika Harold to charge Madigan with
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/rauner-cant-identify-crime-that-he-wants-erika-harold-to-charge-madigan-with/
— Pritzker mocks reporters who bemoan lack of substance, but his biggest idea is barely a shell
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/pritzker-mocks-reporters-who-bemoan-lack-of-substance-but-his-biggest-idea-is-barely-a-shell/
— Rauner blasts Pritzker for supporting Obama and Clinton “and their war on coal”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/rauner-blasts-pritzker-for-supporting-obama-and-clinton-and-their-war-on-coal/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE NEW YORK TIMES HIRES LEFT-WING BIGOT FOR ITS EDITORIAL BOARD – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-new-york-times-hires-left-wing-bigot-for-its-editorial-board/

 

FOX NEWS
— Names of non-US citizens increasingly found on voter rolls – Lukas Mikelionis
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/01/names-non-us-citizens-increasingly-found-on-voter-rolls.html

 

BREITBART
— Jeff Sessions Calls Out SPLC; Conservative Leaders Optimistic FBI Will Cut Ties – Ian Mason
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/09/sessions-calls-out-splc-conservative-leaders-optimistic-fbi-cut-ties/
— November Midterms ‘Poised for a Tsunami of Voter Fraud’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/08/08/exclusive-eric-eggers-november-midterms-poised-for-a-tsunami-of-voter-fraud/

 

GOPUSA
— NAACP to paint Donald Trump as racist to score election points
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51947
— Socialist Democrat on upper-middle class, soccer moms: That’s not America anymore! (DIERSEN: Would Ocasio-Cortez say that you and your spouse do not exist anymore?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52088
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday that an upper-middle class “with soccer moms with two vans and stuff” no longer exists in America, The Daily Caller reported. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez discussed Democratic strategies and her idea of socialism in America during an interview for “Pod Save America.” “Their heyday was in the ’90s when kids had like Furbies and you had like soccer moms with two vans and stuff,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said. “That’s not America anymore!” The New York Democrat, who unseated long-time incumbent, Rep. Joe Crowley, suggested the older members of her party are out of touch. She said they don’t understand how rising income inequality has shaped the political landscape. During the conversation, the rising Democratic star said her party is not investing in younger candidates. She said that established Democrats are “feverishly working” on their own re-elections, but neglecting to support rising younger campaigns is why Republicans are winning. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez explained that these older representatives relied on a demographic that no longer exists. “A lot of these folk were in their political heyday in third-way ’90s politics,” she said, “I think that like politically this upper-middle class is probably more moderate, but that upper-middle class does not exist anymore in America.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Broad, and How Happy, Is the Trump Coalition? – Nate Cohn and Alicia Parlapiano
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/09/upshot/trump-voters-how-theyve-changed.html

August 9 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, August 8, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. The many speakers included Peter Roskam, Mike Connelly, Amy Grant, and Jay Kinzler. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Barbier, Bucholz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Demos, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Henry, Hinds, Holder, Keller, Kmiecik, LeVan, Lewis, Lofgren, McGowen, Menna, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nathwani, Pacilli, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Tatro, Thomas, Walsh, Whelan, Wilson, and C. & J. Zaruba. Those at the meeting who helped sponsor Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade were Peter Roskam, Amy Grant, Henry, Hinds, Keller, Monino, Whelan, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam releases new ad
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180808-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam released an ad Wednesday questioning his 6th Congressional District Democratic opponent Sean Casten’s business background. Among other things, a narrator in the 30-second ad says Casten “brags about his business credentials” but “inherited millions and worked for his family’s business.” The ad also references a 2015 business-related lawsuit filed in Delaware that Casten was involved in. The ad says that if he’s elected Casten would “make things worse.” Casten’s campaign released a statement saying the lawsuit referenced in the ad was related to “an attempted hostile takeover” that was “amicably resolved.” Casten’s campaign manager Greg Bales said Roskam “wants to muddy up Sean’s record as a successful green-energy entrepreneur because it contrasts so sharply with his own record of rubber-stamp partisanship.” Roskam, of Wheaton, is a veteran of state and national politics seeking a sixth term in Congress. Casten is a clean-energy entrepreneur from Downers Grove and political newcomer who emerged from a crowded Democratic primary field in March.)
— Illinois Republicans disown GOP congressional candidate over conspiracy theories – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180808-story.html
— Dolton mayor presses charges against trustee for allegedly stealing election petitions – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-dolton-trustee-arrested-st-0809-story.html
— Chicago and railroad police use of ‘bait truck,’ caught on viral video, is criticized by alderman, ACLU – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bait-truck-controversy-20180808-story.html
— Why politics has become so acrimonious – Jim Oberweis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-why-politics-has-become-so-acrimonious-1-2018-08-08-story.html
— Nearly 33,000 juveniles arrested over last two decades labeled as gang members by Chicago police – Annie Sweeney and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-police-gang-database-juveniles-20180725-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 4 killed, 7 wounded in Wednesday shootings
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-killed-7-wounded-in-wednesday-shootings/
— Don’t ignore role drug trafficking plays in fueling Chicago street violence – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dont-ignore-drug-trafficking-fueling-violence-bobby-rush-james-gierach/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s trade war comes rolling down over Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trade-war-tariffs-illinois-china-donald-trump-administration/
— The glass ceiling holds for women in corporate America – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors would argue that there is no ceiling for women or for minorities at GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they get rid of their employees who are male and/or White who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gender-bias-women-ceo-glass-ceiling-indra-nooyi-irene-rosenfeld-denise-morrison/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Rauner to sign the Immigration Safe Zones Act which “would require the Illinois attorney general to develop policies to limit the power of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to make arrests at courthouses, hospitals, libraries and schools.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/constable-why-suburban-schools-back-immigration-safe-zones-
— Protesters swarm pro-Trump organization’s leaders at a restaurant – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/protesters-swarm-pro-trump-organizations-leaders-at-a-restaurant
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens are outspoken leaders of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA. Kirk, the founder, has been called a conservative provocateur with the ear of the president. Owens, the spokeswoman, has received tweet-based praise from Kanye West — and together Kirk, who is a Wheeling High School alumnus, and Owens say they are “culture warriors” trying “to save Western Civilization” from liberals. But on Monday morning, they were hungry diners who showed up at Philadelphia’s Green Eggs Cafe in Midtown before it opened and managed to nab a window seat.)
— Casten hits trail discussing issues like health care, labor policy, climate change – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/casten-hits-trail-discussing-issues-like-health-care-labor-policy-climate-change

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump pick’s tight Ohio race signals pain ahead for GOP—in Illinois and beyond The voting patterns in some Republican-held districts—including those of Peter Roskam of Illinois.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-picks-tight-ohio-race-signals-pain-ahead-gop-illinois-and-beyond

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Democrats get ‘blue wave’ funds – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180808/bernard-schoenburg-sangamon-county-democrats-get-blue-wave-funds
— LaHood foe loses OK for event inside Menard courthouse – Phil Luciano
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/luciano-lahood-foe-loses-ok-for-event-inside-menard-courthouse
— Human trafficking ‘happens here locally,’ Rep. LaHood says – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/human-trafficking-happens-here-locally-rep-lahood-says

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— First weeks of semester critical in combating sexual misconduct – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-09/ui-report-first-weeks-semester-critical-combating-sexual-misconduct.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Ben Carson declared mission accomplished in East St. Louis — where public housing is still a disaster.”
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/ben-carson-declared-mission-accomplished-in-east-st-louis-where/article_6e25f25c-9446-59c4-81b7-ce1433a30d6c.html

 

STATELINE
— Lawmakers aim to put gun control question on November ballot
https://www.mystateline.com/news/lawmakers-aim-to-put-gun-control-question-on-november-ballot/1355099789

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council members announce runs for mayor – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/09/wheaton-city-council-members-announce-runs-for-mayor/asdxrhn/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/american-hate-profiles-survivors-also-brings-hope#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-official-record-number-women-nominated-house-seats-2018#stream/0

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn offers constituents free gun safety training class – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511523448-skillicorn-offers-constituents-free-gun-safety-training-class

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township – The Circus Tent is getting bigger – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/algonquin-township-the-circus-tent-is-getting-bigger/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ivanka Trump hears about workforce development in Illinois – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ivanka-trump-hears-about-workforce-development-in-illinois/article_ddea915c-9b46-11e8-8957-77841d184539.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Help for Journalists Interviewing “Progressive” Candidates – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/help-for-journalists-in-interviewing-progressive-candidates-for-office/

 

AMMO LAND
— Three Great Pro-Gun Resolutions for Your Town Council To Copy – Tred Law
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/08/three-great-pro-gun-resolutions-for-your-town-council-to-copy/

 

GOPUSA
— More than 700,000 foreigners overstayed visas last year
http://www.gopusa.com/more-than-700000-foreigners-overstayed-visas-last-year/
— ICE employee ousted for using job to campaign for Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/ice-employee-ousted-for-using-job-to-campaign-for-hillary-clinton/

 

BLAZE
— TX-Sen: Ted Cruz asks President Trump to campaign for him as polls narrow in Texas race – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/08/tx-sen-ted-cruz-asks-president-trump-to-campaign-for-him-as-polls-narrow-in-texas-race
— Chicago residents angrily confront cops for ‘baiting’ kids to steal with truck full of shoes – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/08/chicago-residents-angrily-confront-cops-for-baiting-kids-to-steal-with-truck-full-of-shoes

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi: Voting for Democrats Gives ‘Leverage’ to Illegal Aliens – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/nancy-pelosi-leverage-illegal-aliens/
— July Arrests of Migrant Families at Border Up 173 Percent over 2017 – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/08/08/july-arrests-of-migrant-families-at-border-up-173-percent-over-2017/
— U.S. Cities with Massive Foreign Populations Went Strongest for Hillary Clinton in 2016 – John Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. Democrats shout at immigrants and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/u-s-cities-with-massive-foreign-populations-went-strongest-for-hillary-clinton-in-2016/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER PLANS ‘HATE SPEECH’ CRACKDOWN AFTER BACKLASH FROM UPSET EMPLOYEES – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What percent of Twitter employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/08/twitter-jack-dorsey-hate-speech-policy/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Congressional Republicans are giving voters NO reason to turn out – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/congressional-republicans-are-giving-voters-no-reason-to-turn-out/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Meet America’s Elite Farm Subsidy Club – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/08/meet_americas_elite_farm_subsidy_club_137745.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Anti-Semitism Soars on U.S. College Campuses Anti-Israel activists fostering hatred of Jewish students – Adam Kredo
https://freebeacon.com/issues/anti-semitism-soars-u-s-college-campuses/
— Gun-Rights Activists Who Posted Gun Files Say Facebook, Amazon Have Censored Their Site CodeIsFreeSpeech.com apparently banned from Facebook and Amazon’s web hosting service – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-rights-activists-posted-gun-files-say-facebook-amazon-censored-site/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ‘Blue Wave’ May Be Receding Tuesday’s elections show that the GOP has a fighting chance to keep the House. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-blue-wave-may-be-receding-1533768045
— The ‘Red Wave’ Illusion Evidence builds of major GOP losses in November. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-red-wave-illusion-1533767358
— Chicago’s Violence and Its Leadership Deficit Residents don’t trust the police, whose morale is poor. And Mayor Rahm Emanuel has no plan. – Gary MacDougal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-violence-and-its-leadership-deficit-1533767969
Months of U.S. Strikes Have Failed to Curtail Taliban Opium Trade
— The effort to put pressure on the insurgency in Afghanistan hasn’t crippled a major source of the group’s revenue Poppy production hit record highs last year in Afghanistan, where they are the country’s largest cash crop. – Dion Nissenbaum
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-drug-trade-persists-despite-u-s-strikes-1533726120

 

USA TODAY
— Ford Mustang hits exclusive 10-million mark, sports car record – Phoebe Wall Howard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/08/08/ford-mustang/932802002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/business/2018/08/08/ford-celebrates-making-10-millionth-mustang/37369505/

 

JD SUPRA
— Age Discrimination In The Workplace – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/age-discrimination-in-the-workplace-42245/

 

NEXT AVENUE
— Age Discrimination by Employers Is Common, AARP Survey Says Here’s who has seen or experienced it and how it happens – Peter Gosselin
https://www.nextavenue.org/age-discrimination-employers-aarp-survey/

 

INDY 100
— The most common ancestries in every U.S. state – Andy Kiersz, Myelle Lansat (DIERSEN: What percent of the elected officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county are German-American?)
https://www.indy100.com/article/us-ancestry-most-common-each-state-country-immigration-8482861
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Most common self-reported ancestry: German Second most-common ancestry: African-American Third most-common ancestry: Mexican)

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Chicago has no shortage of values.” The Democrats who run Chicago promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/chicago-has-no-shortage-of-values-what-it-lacks-are-resources/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Women’s March Chicago Returns to Grant Park Oct. 13
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Womens-March-Chicago-Returns-to-Grant-Park-Oct-13/63754.html

August 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Pastors, community: We want a plan for Chicago violence, not just more police – Craig Wall, Sarah Schulte, Eric Horng and Megan Hickey
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/pastors-community-we-want-a-plan-for-chicago-violence-not-just-more-police/3899420/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/resurrection-project-hosts-daca-renewal-clinic/3902428/

 

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The Politics of Violence in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/the-politics-of-violence-in-chicago-490300151.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More Chicago cops deployed to areas affected by violence – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/more-chicago-cops-deployed-to-areas-affected-by-violence

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Rahm vows hundreds of extra cops — but wants ‘attitudinal change’ in city – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-deployments-officers-shootings/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bobby Rush chides Rahm Emanuel after weekend of gun violence: ‘Be real’ – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bobby-rush-rahm-emanuel-gun-violence-blair-holt/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 71 shot, and no arrests? Chicago pays high price for police mistrust – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/chicago-police-reform-police-academy-rudy-giuliani/
— Ivanka the latest from the Trump White House to boost Illinois Republicans – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ivanka-trump-white-house-illinois-republicans-rodney-davis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Black leaders speak out on Chicago violence: ‘Can we please come together’ – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-black-leaders-chicago-violence-20180807-story.html
— Ex-state rep Nick Sauer who resigned after former girlfriend’s claims drops off fall ballot – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-sauer-drops-from-ballot-20180807-story.html
— Wells Fargo to offer $15,000 grants to potential Cook County homebuyers – Corilyn Shropshire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wells-fargo-housing-grants-20180807-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To qualify for the NeighborhoodLIFT grant, household income must not exceed 80 percent of the local area median income, or about $67,700 for a family of four in Cook County. Veterans and U.S. service members, teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who earn up to 100 percent of local area median income, or about $84,600, are eligible for a $17,500 grant.)
— Migrants say U.S. Border Patrol detention centers are ‘iceboxes’ – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrants-detention-centers-iceboxes-20180807-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video gambling ban overturned in Orland Park – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-video-gambling-st-0808-story.html
— Gene tests can provide health clues — and needless worry – AP (DIERSEN: Because my father had type 1 diabetes, many believed that I would also have type 1 diabetes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-gene-tests-needless-worry-20180720-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Roskam steers campaign toward conservative priorities – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/roskam-steers-campaign-toward-conservative-priorities
— Casten stresses listening, learning along campaign trail – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/casten-stresses-listening-learning-along-campaign-trail
— Lake Bluff’s Lesser to run in 58th District
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/lake-bluffs-lesser-to-run-in-58th-district
— Challenger’s ideas wrong for district – Mary Plunkett, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180808/challengers-ideas-wrong-for-district
— How Democratic dynasties, Republican infighting and big campaign money shape fall races – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; and/or f) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/how-democratic-dynasties-republican-infighting-and-big-campaign-money-shape-fall-races
— FRONT PAGE: Lake County uses gambling revenue to fight gambling addiction – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: Those who want video gambling in Wheaton and elsewhere work very hard against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/lake-county-uses-gambling-revenue-to-fight-gambling-addiction-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trade tariffs benefit Archer Daniels Midland, for now As the self-proclaimed Supermarket to the World, ADM is an unlikely beneficiary of global trade tensions. Yet Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybean imports helped lift its second-quarter results. – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/trade-tariffs-benefit-archer-daniels-midland-now

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Republican party withdraws support for Fawell over conspiracy theories – SARAH HAYDEN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) have never supported me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) should never support me or my emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I promote planks in the Republican Party and IRP platforms, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, that they want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to dump.)
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/republican-party-withdraws-support-for-fawell-over-conspiracy-theories/article_f4ccfbc6-d3f8-50f1-a445-1f486039d573.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican party officials are withdrawing support for 17th Congressional District candidate Bill Fawell after reviewing alleged conspiracy theories posted by Fawell on social media. Fawell, 64, will face U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, in the November general election. State Republican party chairman Tim Schneider, Rock Island County Republican party central committee chair Drue Mielke, and Republican state central committeeman for the 17th Congressional District, Jan Weber, removed their support of Fawell on Tuesday. All three officials cite posts on Fawell’s campaign Facebook page, Elect Fawell, in which Fawell appears to support 9/11 conspiracy theories, and called some mass shootings “false flag” events. A false flag is an event in which some believe the government or another group orchestrated a tragic event in order to elicit outrage from the public and provides an excuse for war or some other aggressive reaction. Fawell said Tuesday that the goal of his Elect Fawell Facebook page is to get people to read information from alternate news sources. “What I try to do is put in posts from bloggers that are not mainstream,” Fawell said. “I call it the daily lie of omission. It might be something off the beaten path that is not being reported by mainstream media.” Fawell often posts articles from alt-right-wing sites like zerohedge.com, newzsentinel.com, libertyblitzkrieg.com, and gatestoneinstitute.org, and adds his commentary above the post, often with the caps lock on. But Fawell also links to articles from independent news outlets such as CNBC.com, businessinsider.com, and economist.com. . .In a statement Tuesday, Schneider called Fawell a liar and said his comments have hurt those affected by tragic events. “Bill Fawell has a problem with the truth and his statements have done a disservice to the individuals who lost their lives from terrible acts of violence,” Schneider said. “As chairman of the Illinois Republican party, I disagree with his misguided views and cannot support his candidacy for Congress in the 17th Congressional District.” . . . Fawell told a Dispatch-Argus reporter on Tuesday he hadn’t received any support from the Republican party anyway. “The Republican party in Illinois in such disarray,” Fawell said. “It’s just a reaction to some stuff that came out in the left-wing media. The party cut me loose a long time ago. I’m not their candidate. I’ve been a Republican my whole life, but the American people have had it with both parties. I appeal to the independent voters.” . . . Fawell stands by his comments. “I want to start focusing on the things that are important in this race, not these crazy cheap shots,” Fawell said. “Obviously I’m very disappointed in the Republican party. Nobody has taken the time to call me up and talk to me. They just keep reading all these left-leaning reports like CNN, which is called the Clinton News Network. “I wear the badge proudly of being excommunicated by the (party) of the state of Illinois. Now independents will say, ‘he’s our guy.’”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker blames Rauner, social service cuts for Chicago gun violence – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. have had, are having, and will have. I should write a book a) about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and b) those who could have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pritzker-blames-rauner-social-service-cuts-for-chicago-gun-violence/article_074f1721-a44d-5f10-8340-f001fdbba981.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Libertarian governor candidate clashes with judge over child issues – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180807/libertarian-governor-candidate-clashes-with-judge-over-child-issues

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Former Illinois workers sue administration to get jobs back (DIERSEN: Have you sued your employer? I did. GAO hired me in 1980 when Elmer B. Staats was the Comptroller General, but in 1981, Charles A. Bowsher became Comptroller General. Bowsher came from Arthur Andersen and believed in “up or out” for employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT for employees who were minority, female, and/or veteran. Under Bowsher, GAO did everything it could to get rid of its employees like me a) who were White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Beyond overwhelmingly, GAO’s employees who were Republican like me were White, male, and/or non-veteran and had NOT made the aforesaid promotions. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1998, I filed a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. It was transferred to Chicago in 2000. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/08/07/former-illinois-workers-sue-administration-to-get-jobs-back/augfxch/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Republican Candidates Call To Consolidate Their Offices – PETER MEDLIN
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-republican-candidates-call-consolidate-their-offices

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In ‘Everything Trump Touches Dies,’ Few Are Spared”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/everything-trump-touches-dies-few-are-spared#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Real estate sales report: Wheaton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in Wheaton work harder a) to discourage people from buying homes in Wheaton and b) to drive people out of Wheaton who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about anti-Trumps in my precinct. They do everything that they can to make me feel unwelcome. They talk and/or act like the majority of those who represent and/or lead Wheaton are anti-Trump.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511476824-q1-real-estate-sales-report-wheaton
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Median prices declined in Wheaton over last year, and are down 63.3 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com. From January to March, 12 homes sold in Wheaton for a median price of $126,600. That’s 57.5 percent lower than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017. In the first quarter, 1 home in Wheaton was in foreclosure. Median property tax for homeowners in Wheaton was $6,744.62 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.3 percent of their home’s value in taxes. Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.22 percent, according to a recent analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, which is the second-highest rate in the country, just behind New Jersey, where homeowners pay a tax rate of 2.28 percent.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trouble in the Evangelical Covenant Church – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: In 1961, when I was in 8th grade at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, there was lots of trouble in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete. The pastor succeeded in splitting the church, that is, in getting the majority of its members to dump the Missouri Synod and joint the more conservative Wisconsin Synod. To stay with the Missouri Synod, about a third of church’s members, including many of the school’s teachers and my family, transferred to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest. That had a tremendous impact on me and my family.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/trouble-in-the-evangelical-covenant-church/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-trouble-in-the-evangelical-covenant-church/

 

WMAY
— Female Lawmakers Call on Rauner to Sign Legislation Creating Illinois Council on Women and Girls (DIERSEN: What about a council on men and boys?)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/08/07/female-lawmakers-call-on-rauner-to-sign-legislation-creating-illinois-council-on-women-and-girls/

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Ivanka Trump to promote workforce development in Godfrey, Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://fox2now.com/2018/08/07/ivanka-trump-to-promote-workforce-development-in-godfrey-illinois/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/State Rep. Candidate Biela on cutting IL Taxes & reforming local gov. costs
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/08/watch-berkowitz-wstate-rep-candidate-biela-on-cutting-il-taxes-reforming-local-governments-costs-cable-web/

 

CNS NEWS
— Colleges: A Force for Evil – Walter E. Williams
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/walter-williams-colleges-force-evil

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— New Homeland Security budget a Republican betrayal against the base – Tim Lyng
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/new_homeland_security_budget_a_republican_betrayal_against_the_base.html

 

HOT AIR
— Ending University Legacy Admissions Is The Right Thing To Do (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and other preference giving policies were only for those whose parents did not have a college degree? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/08/ending-university-legacy-admissions-right-thing/

 

DAILY CALLER
— FACEBOOK: FARRAKHAN’S ANTI-SEMITIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES DON’T VIOLATE ‘HATE SPEECH’ RULES – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/07/louis-farrakhan-anti-semitism-facebook-hate-speech/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: President Trump: Please Help Save Chicago – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/07/president_trump_please_help_save_chicago_137740.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Tariffs Are Screwing Farmers. Many Still Won’t Blame Him.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-farmers-soybeans_us_5b646da2e4b0de86f4a0c5f4

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.apnews.com/3127a341ed4c41dd8fac4f68c762c648/Immigrant-parents-fight-chaotic-system-for-their-children

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Is Asked to Change Rules for Journalists and Scholars – Charlie Savage
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/us/politics/facebook-first-amendment.html

 

USA TODAY
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: Homeland Security: More than 600,000 foreigners overstayed U.S. visas in 2017 – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/07/dhs-foreigners-overstayed-visas-2017/924316002/
— Democrats flood airwaves with health care ads, while GOP spots tout Trump in 2018 midterms – Deirdre Shesgreen and Maureen Groppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/07/2018-election-exclusive-health-care-trump-dominate-political-ads-senate-races/914978002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Apple, Other Tech Firms Remove Links to Infowars Content Moves by internet platforms intensify debate over censoring online material
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-removes-infowars-from-podcast-directory-1533538681
— A Year After Charlottesville, the Alt-Right Movement Frays A ‘white civil rights rally’ planned for Sunday in Washington is expected to draw a smaller crowd – Cameron McWhirter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-year-after-charlottesville-the-alt-right-movement-frays-1533720660
— The Facebook Distraction A study shows that it was a tussle between new and old media that shaped the race. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-distraction-1533682483

 

WHNT
— JULY 16, 2018 FLASHBACK: Alabama’s top elections official warns voters against ‘crossover voting’ – BRIAN LAWSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; and/or f) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://whnt.com/2018/07/16/alabamas-top-elections-official-warns-voters-against-crossover-voting/

August 6 Morning Edition

FOX 40 SACRAMENTO STOCKTON MODESTO
— See John Cox’s First 2018 General Election Campaign Ad – NIKKI LAURENZO (DIERSEN: John Cox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Cox) and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. At my suggestion, Cox brought Jay’s Potato Chips. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://fox40.com/2018/08/05/see-john-coxs-first-2018-general-election-campaign-ad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican candidate for California governor has released his first campaign advertisement since winning the primary election in June. It’s titled “Help is on the Way,” and focuses on the platforms John Cox highlighted throughout his campaign such as unaffordable home and rent costs, the state’s infrastructure, rising poverty rates and the gas tax. The businessman, who lives in San Diego, has an uphill battle to catch Democrat Gavin Newsom. The current lieutenant governor has a commanding lead in the contest to succeed Governor Jerry Brown. According to the latest poll numbers from the Public Policy Institute of California, 55 percent of likely voters favored Newsom to Cox’s 31 percent.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP donor Uihlein refuels Proft PAC with $3.5M ahead of fall election; WeatherTech founder gives Rauner campaign more; Dem panel looks to elevate women – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If Uihlein gave you $3.5M to give to candidates, which candidates would you give the money to and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20180805-story.html
— Teaching pastor resigns over Willow Creek’s handling of allegations against Bill Hybels – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-willow-creek-steve-carter-resigns-20180805-story.html
— Why your property tax bill is so high, and how to fix it – Austin Berg

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0805-story.html

— Ready to hire? Look for these traits – John Boitnott (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180806/281848644421422
— Where do the millionaires live? – Jeff Haden (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you do not have “at least $1 million in investable assets” or you are not on track to have that much by the time you retire, you are in big trouble.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-where-do-the-millionaires-live-20180730-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Being a millionaire is still a fairly exclusive club. Kiplinger recently reported that 5.8 percent of the country — about 7 million households — are millionaires. Kiplinger defined “millionaire” as someone having at least $1 million in investable assets, so it doesn’t include homes, employer-sponsored pension plans or business partnerships. . .18. Illinois: 6.14 percent. (Cost of living: 4 percent above national average.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you bash traditional marriage and traditional family, Democrats will glorify and praise you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-purity-virgin-afraid-to-lyz-lenz-0806-story.html
— If you haven’t had health insurance … – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I get an $18,000/year health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy because I am a federal retiree. We pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of coverage. In our defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years — almost 3 for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 for IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 for GAO. Working for the federal government is extremely unpleasant, stressful, and depressing. Virtually everyone viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns federal employees and federal retirees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-illinois-obamacare-access-20180801-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD EDITORIAL WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE UNETHICALLY MADE TO LOOK LIKE A NEWS ARTICLE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats use citizens of foreign countries to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-marie-joseph-house-20180727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— In another blow to megachurch, lead teaching pastor resigns from Willow Creek – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180805/in-another-blow-to-megachurch-lead-teaching-pastor-resigns-from-willow-creek
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump: Son met Russian for dirt – Ashley Parker and Rosalind Helderman (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would your critics/opponent try to get “dirt” on you from? My critics/opponents would try to get “dirt” on me from past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers and members, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers, directors, and members, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers, directors, and members, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers, Steering Committee members, and members, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers, directors, and members, f) GAO employees, g) IRS employees, h) Post Office employees, i) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648
— 1968 Pontiac Firebird is perfect purchase made back in high school – Matt Avery (DIERSEN: What cars did you buy while you were in high school? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 with money that I had earned/saved delivering newspapers and doing yard work. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 with money that I earned/saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180806/1968-pontiac-firebird-is-perfect-purchase-made-back-in-high-school

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Supports VA Hiring Changes – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. Since the Democrats who run the Post Office, IRS, and GAO hired me, to help them hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, they have dramatically lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made those standards much more subjective.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=269451#.W2gbcqBy-M8

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoter William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. promotes pot. Ever-increasingly, pot promoters promote those who promote pot.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/08/06/sauer-subject-of-investigation-in-lake-county-wrigley-joins-the-pot-industry-a-bluhm-donates-to-rauner-and-politics-meets-murder-in-a-wbez-exclusive-294529

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is ANYONE Affected by “Trans” Deviance? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/is-anyone-affected-by-trans-deviance/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO DANCES THROUGH DEADLY “SHOOTAPALOOZA” WEEKEND
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-dances-through-deadly-shootapalooza-weekend.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: PROSECUTION OVERKILLS, ABUSES POWER AGAINST MANAFORT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-ingold-prosecution-overkills-abuses-power-against-manafort.html
— CHICAGO STATE REP PLEADS FOR EMANUEL AND TRUMP TO WORK TOGETHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-state-rep-pleas-for-emanuel-and-trump-to-work-together.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Challenge to Durkin backfires bigly
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/challenge-to-durkin-backfires-bigly/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Mass shootings overwhelm city
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/mass-shootings-overwhelm-city/

 

GOPUSA
— NRA mocks David Hogg for employing ‘armed security’ during protest at its headquarters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51802

 

DAILY CALLER
— WE WATCH CNN’S AWFUL MEDIA SHOW SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO – Betsy Rothstein (DIERSEN: I monitor many news and commentary websites, newspapers, and magazines so that you don’t have to. Of course, my critics/opponents do not like that. They want you to rely on them for that service. But my critics/opponents reject many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, most commonly the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and/or even worse things. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/05/we-watch-cnns-awful-media-show-so-you-dont-have-to/
— EPA RELEASED A LONG-DELAYED REPORT SHOWING ETHANOL HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT – Jason Hopkins
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/04/epa-ethanol-mandate-environment/

 

BREITBART
— Hollywood Celebrates Barack Obama’s Birthday – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/05/hollywood-celebrates-barack-obamas-birthday-you-busy-we-could-use-some-help/

 

POLITICO
— Trump says Don Jr. wanted dirt on Clinton from Russian lawyer But the president brushed it off as an innocuous part of campaigning as he tries to refocus on hitting the trail again this year. – NANCY COOK (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would your critics/opponent try to get “dirt” on you from? My critics/opponents would try to get “dirt” on me from past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers and members, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers, directors, and members, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers, directors, and members, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers, Steering Committee members, and members, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers, directors, and members, f) GAO employees, g) IRS employees, h) Post Office employees, i) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/trump-donald-junior-clinton-russia-764357

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP grumbles as Donald Trump reshapes midterm campaigns.”
https://apnews.com/052544270dd84437b085b45550759a79/GOP-grumbles-as-Donald-Trump-reshapes-midterm-campaigns

 

AOL NEWS
— Kellyanne Conway says she doesn’t believe journalists are the ‘enemy of the people’ – ELLEN CRANLEY (DIERSEN: Far too many journalists promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party platforms, but falsely deny that they do that. I do not deny that I promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/08/05/kellyanne-conway-says-she-doesnt-believe-journalists-are-the-enemy-of-the-people/23496346/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her. – Laurie Goodstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/us/bill-hybels-willow-creek-pat-baranowski.html
— A ‘Rainbow Wave’? 2018 Has More L.G.B.T. Candidates Than Ever A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender candidates are running for office in November, as the Trump administration and state-level politicians have moved to roll back some legal protections. – Liam Stack and Catie Edmondson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racists, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/04/us/politics/gay-candidates-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/opinion/donald-trump-lebron-james.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Response To Online Shadow Banning ‘Common carriage’ law points to a solution for the problem of censorship on social media. – Adam Candeub (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times since 2000 that GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers have asked me why did I stop sending my emails to them. Of course, I did not stop sending my emails to them. Of course, their Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO internet service providers (ISP) stopped sending my emails to them. Of course, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO ISPs do everything that they can a) to ban my emails and b) to deny me my First Amendment rights. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO ISPs against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-response-to-online-shadow-banning-1533496357
— The Stealth Pension Mortgage on Your House Real estate is the ultimate collateral for unfunded state public employee retirement obligations. – Rob Arnott and Lisa Meulbroek
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-stealth-pension-mortgage-on-your-house-1533496243?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Past Social-Media Posts Upend Hiring Employers grapple with screening job applicants’ online personas, including years-old tweets – Rachel Feintzeig and Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you if you ever posted anything that is pro-Trump, pro-Protestant, pro-conservative, pro-patriotic, pro-Republican, pro-American, pro-White, pro-male, pro-older people, pro-rich people, pro-gun owners, pro-German Americans, and/or pro-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-histories-upend-hiring-1533503800
— Five Reasons You May Not Want to Retire in a Small Town Retirees expect ‘Mayberry.’ But they often find something different. – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, before buying a home, find out what the percentage of voters are real Republicans on your block and in your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and state. Find out what the trends are; find out if the percentage of Republicans is increasing or decreasing. If you are a Republican, it is a big negative to live where hate-filled Democrats, hate-filled Libertarians, and/or hate-filled Greens are the majority.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-reasons-you-may-not-want-to-retire-in-a-small-town-1533223658
— My Boss Makes What?! Employees work harder after finding out their boss’s salary is higher than they estimated, new study finds – Matthew Kassel (DIERSEN: In the federal government in the Chicago area, GS-14s make $113,920-$148,096; GS-15s make $138,467-$164,200; and Senior Executive Service members make at least $164,200.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-boss-makes-what-1533521461
— Harvard’s Education in Discrimination A lawsuit is revealing the secrets of race in admissions. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. Who should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvards-education-in-discrimination-1533502018
— A Government Press Corps New Jersey decides to subsidize journalists for local coverage. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the mainstream news media spins local news in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-government-press-corps-1533501733

 

USA TODAY
— Add more reforms to the nation’s tax code – Pete Sepp (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/05/add-more-tax-reforms-national-taxpayers-union-editorials-debates/37313249/
— How to pay for a college degree when you have bills, kids and a mortgage – Tamara E. Holmes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have a) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/08/06/back-school-how-pay-college-later-life/870035002/

 

EQUIPMENT WORLD
— JULY 23, 2013 FLASHBACK: The corrosive damage ethanol gasoline does to your fuel pump – Tom Jackson (DIERSEN: In my opinion, ethanol did thousands of dollars in damages to my 1972 Chevy Corvette.)
https://www.equipmentworld.com/e-10-alive-the-corrosive-damage-ethanol-gasoline-does-to-your-fuel-pump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Its a nearly-new fuel pump from a 2003 Harley Davidson with just 11,000 miles on it. How could that much corrosion happen on a motorcycle before it’s third oil change? According to my mechanic it’s ethanol in our gasoline. To understand how this happens you need to know how ethanol affects your fuel system. Ethanol itself is not particularly corrosive. When the oil companies first started blending ethanol in gas, it corroded some rubber and plastic gaskets on some cars and equipment. Manufacturers figured it out and substituted new materials. The unlucky consumers whose equipment was ruined or whose fuel systems had to be replaced just took it on the chin as per usual with most government programs. But that wasn’t the end of it. Ethanol attracts water. When the two get together, they create the perfect environment to grow a type of bacteria called acetobacter. After getting drunk on their EPA-sponsored kegger in your gas tank, the acetobacter excrete acetic acid. And acetic acid is very corrosive. If you’re refilling your gas tank every week or two, acetobacter don’t have time to grow a sufficient size colony to damage metal parts in your fuel system. But if your fuel sits for longer periods of time these microorganisms continue to multiply until your gas tank contains damaging levels of acetic acid.)

August 3 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mitchell, Democrats face big job in matching Proft’s messaging – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-electioin-democratic-messaging-christian-mitchell-dan-proft/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1271820
— Rahm crony who helped bank in Manafort case get city grant got $700K in loans – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rahm-emanuel-martin-cabrera-stephen-calk-federal-savings-bank-chicago-paul-manafort-city-grants-loans-bga/
— Former governors Pat Quinn and George Ryan remain firm against death penalty – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pat-quinn-george-ryan-firm-death-penalty/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Borrowing billions to lower Chicago’s pension debt? Emanuel’s finance team is considering it. – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-pension-debt-bonds-20180803-story.html
— Rauner gives decisions about liquor sales near schools to local officials – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who do things that encourage children and homeless people to drink booze.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-booze-sales-20180802-story.html
— Broke in the city: How college students in Chicago afford summertime fun, like Lolla – Savannah Eadens, Morgan Smith
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-summertime-chicago-college-students-0803-story.html
— This election, prioritize property taxes – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-property-taxes-illinois-election-20180802-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump renews attacks on ‘fake, fake disgusting news’ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/trump-renews-attacks-on-fake-fake-disgusting-news
— Survey: Drug abuse and mental health top concerns in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/survey-drug-abuse-and-mental-health-top-concerns-in-dupage-county
— Cook County minimum wage, sick leave issues to be on ballot – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/cook-county-minimum-wage-sick-leave-issues-to-be-on-ballot

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner is now a creature of the swamp he rails against The governor promised to be something different—a guy who would “shake up Springfield” and oppose the politics-as-usual tactics of his archnemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan. Four years can sure change a person. – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/rauner-now-creature-swamp-he-rails-against
— Doggone it, let’s focus on government pensions Despite that cute TV ad of a puppy slobbering on J.B. Pritzker, government pension woes in Chicago and Illinois have managed to find their way back into the news—and not a minute too soon. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/doggone-it-lets-focus-government-pensions

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— U.S. cities suing President Trump over Affordable Care Act
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/us-cities-suing-president-trump-over-affordable-care-act

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reporting from Within the March that Shut Down Lake Shore Drive Shows Influence of American Communists
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/03/reporting-within-march-shut-lake-shore-drive-shows-influence-american-communists/
— Ramping Up for the McHenry Township Road District Abolition Referendum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/02/ramping-mchenry-township-road-district-abolition-referendum/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Wilcox blasts tax hike, calls for constitutional amendment tying spending with economic growth – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511512571-wilcox-blasts-tax-hike-calls-for-constitutional-amendment-tying-spending-with-economic-growth

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo asks for donations from non-profit he threatened with investigation – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511513844-nybo-asks-for-donations-from-non-profit-he-threatened-with-investigation

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FLORIDA’S “RED FLAG” LAW PULLS IN 200 FIREARMS, 30,000 AMMUNITION ROUNDS SINCE MARCH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/new-gun-law.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein gives Proft’s PAC $3.5 million
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/03/uihlein-gives-profts-pac-35-million/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/03/question-of-the-day-2717/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL FACING BACKLASH FOR PRIORITIZING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OVER CITIZENS – Nick Givas
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/03/chicago-rahm-emanuel-illegal-immigrants/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT ‘Catholic’ groups: If Pope can reverse Church teaching on death penalty, why not homosexuality? – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbt-catholic-groups-if-pope-can-reverse-church-teaching-on-death-penalty-w

 

THE HILL
— The Family Act would leave all workers with less take-home pay – CARRIE LUKAS (DIERSEN: Ever since we got married in 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being disgustingly undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had kids, I never would have been able to earn a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 31 and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had kids, a) my wife would not have been able to keep her job at the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, b) we would not have been able to have 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984, c) GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, d) I would not have been able to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) we would not have been able to save for our retirement, f) etc.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/400212-the-family-act-would-leave-all-workers-with-less-take-home-pay

August 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Lake Shore Drive reopens amid Chicago anti-violence march – Stacey Baca, John Garcia and Megan Hickey and Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/lake-shore-drive-reopens-amid-chicago-anti-violence-march-/3867887/
— Rauner OKs medical marijuana for children at school – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/health/rauner-oks-medical-marijuana-for-children-at-school/3869842/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Rauner signs bill allowing medical marijuana for students at Illinois public schools – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-rauner-school-marijuana-20180802-story.html
— On the defensive, White House showcases top officials to attest to its efforts to bolster election security – Eli Stokols
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-trump-election-20180802-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: New Trier Democrats crow about their success in making New Trier Township anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wilmette/community/chi-ugc-article-new-trier-resident-straw-poll-neighbors-reje-2018-08-02-story.html
— Basketball star Dwyane Wade lists Matteson house for $269,900 – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-elite-street-dwayne-wade-matteson-20180724-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A four-bedroom, 2,280-square-foot house in south suburban Matteson that is owned by basketball star Dwyane Wade has been on the market since May for $269,900. A South Side native who starred at Richards High School in Oak Lawn before attending Marquette University, Wade, 36, has played in the NBA for 16 years, most of the time for the Miami Heat. He played a year for the Bulls in 2016-2017. Public records show that Wade bought the house new in 2006 with his then-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, for $390,000. After the couple’s divorce, Wade was awarded the house in 2014. Now, Wade is trying to sell the house, which is in Matteson’s Newbury Estates neighborhood. The house has three baths, a large foyer with a vaulted ceiling, hardwood floors throughout, a family room with a gas fireplace and a wet bar, and a master suite with a private balcony, a large walk-in closet and a tray ceiling overlooking the family room. Wade first listed the house in May for $290,000 and last month cut his asking price to $269,900.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sauer’s resignation doesn’t guarantee a Democratic win in 51st District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180802/sauers-resignation-doesnt-guarantee-a-democratic-win-in-51st-district-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sauer’s immediate successor in the legislature will be selected by a group formed by Lake County Republican Party leader Mark Shaw and Barrington Township Republican committeeman Chris Geissler, representing the small Cook County portion of the 51st District. Shaw doesn’t know if the GOP will nominate the same person to run in November, which is a separate process. Shaw plans to consult Republican House Leader Jim Durkin on the decisions. Republican officials typically would seek applicants, Shaw said. But time is short because ballots must be finalized and certified by Aug. 30.)
— Lake Shore Drive closure latest U.S. protest targeting affluent – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180802/lake-shore-drive-closure-latest-us-protest-targeting-affluent

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. Roskam stops at Crystal Lake Chamber event U.S. Representative talks Trump, tariffs – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/02/rep-roskam-stops-at-crystal-lake-chamber-event/ai8yosm/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Time to turn in your Term Limit Rahm petitions
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-time-to-turn-in-your-term-limit-rahm-petitions

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Employment discrimination bill seen as necessary by some, burdensome by others – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511507843-employment-discrimination-bill-seen-as-necessary-by-some-burdensome-by-others

 

FOX NEWS
— Sarah Sanders blasts the Trump-hating media and exposes their blatant bias – Douglas MacKinnon
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/02/sarah-sanders-blasts-trump-hating-media-and-exposes-their-blatant-bias.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GOOGLE: KING OF TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME Joseph Farah explains how search-engine’s algorithms were designed to work
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/google-king-of-trump-derangement-syndrome/

 

BREITBART
— ‘The New Normal’: Establishment Media Emerges as ‘Enforcement Arm’ of Democrats to Punish Trump Donors – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/02/the-new-normal-establishment-media-emerges-as-enforcement-arm-of-democrats-to-punish-trump-donors/
— Illinois Gov. Gives Green Light to Medical Marijuana in Schools – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/02/illinois-gov-gives-green-light-to-medical-marijuana-in-schools/
— Daily Mail’s David Martosko Demands White House ‘Discourage’ Free Speech – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/02/nolte-daily-mails-david-martosko-demands-white-house-discourage-free-speech/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MANDATING E-VERIFY NATIONWIDE WOULD BUILD AN ELECTRONIC WALL TO CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Peter Parisi
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/02/e-verify-curb-illegal-immigration/
— NEW YORK TIMES’ NEWEST HIRE SENT TONS OF ANTI-WHITE RACIST TWEETS – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/02/new-york-times-sarah-jeong-racist/
— JOURNALISTS DEFEND NYT HIRE WITH HISTORY OF ANTI-WHITE TWEETS – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/02/lefty-journos-nyt-racist-hire/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Lawmakers Weigh in on Trump’s Shutdown Threat Over Wall, Immigration – Rachel del Guidice
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/08/02/conservative-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-trumps-shutdown-threat-over-wall-immigration/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Politico reporter calls Trump supporters ‘garbage people’ – and then lectures us – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/politico_reporter_calls_trump_supporters_garbage_people.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Derangement Syndrome Intensifies Among Anti-Trump Left – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/29691-trump-derangement-syndrome-intensifies-among-anti-trump-left

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Feminism isn’t helping girls, and certainly not boys – Nicole Russell
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/feminism-isnt-helping-girls-and-certainly-not-boys

 

CNBC
— People are using Fitbits and Apple Watches to monitor their heart rate when binging on drugs — and doctors say it’s a bad idea – Christina Farr
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/09/apple-watch-and-cocaine.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— CNN’s Jim Acosta Challenges Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Then Makes a Quick Exit – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/business/media/sarah-huckabee-sanders-jim-acosta.html
— Colleges and Universities Woo Once-Overlooked Transfer Students – Alina Tugend (DIERSEN: I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969 when I was 20 years old.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/education/learning/transfer-students-colleges-universities.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Thousands attended protests reportedly set up by election meddlers – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2018/08/02/thousands-attended-protests-reportedly-set-up-by-election-meddlers/

 

BLOOMBERG
— OUTSTANDING: Mandatory E-Verify for Employers Getting Closer to Reality
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/mandatory-e-verify-for-employers-getting-closer-to-reality

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House and Senate Again Decline to Fund Trump’s Proposed Homeland Security Hiring Spree – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/08/house-and-senate-again-decline-fund-trumps-proposed-dhs-hiring-spree/150256/

May 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats say that Republican individuals, organizations, companies, and governments are racist.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-jesus-chuy-garcia-abolish-ice/
— Judge admonishes prosecutors for spending too much time on Manafort’s lifestyle – AP (DIERSEN: What has adversely impacted your lifestyle? For me, it has been loss of income. My $51,864 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-admonishes-prosecutors-manaforts-lifestyle/
— New details emerge in probe of alleged job-buying in Dorothy Brown’s office – Andy Grimm (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/details-probe-alleged-job-buying-dorothy-brown-beena-patel/
— McCarthy accuses Emanuel of pay-to-play politics – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-ethics-rahm-emanuel-dan-mccaffery-chicago-plan-commission/
— Black, Latino students face systemic barriers despite CPS improvements – Carlos Ballesteros (DIERSEN: Are you White? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life because I am White; b) that explains why I was able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32; and c) that is why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/black-latino-students-cps-preschool-high-school/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— All invited to Western Kane County Republican Organization BBQ Fundraiser Sunday, August 5
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/community/chi-ugc-article-all-invited-to-western-kane-county-republican-2018-08-01-story.html
— FBI: Ex-employee alleges Dorothy Brown picked up cash payoffs at bagman’s home – Jason Meisner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dorothy-brown-bribery-allegations-20180801-story.html
— Kate Kelly v. Nick Sauer: If not for the outspoken women – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who picks the rising Republican stars in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What criteria do they use?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-sauer-sex-harassment-springfield-20180801-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a matter of hours Wednesday, a state lawmaker went from a rising star in the Republican Party to the subject of news releases calling for his resignation. Rep. Nick Sauer, R-Lake Barrington, stepped down after a news outlet published allegations he engaged in “revenge porn.” The lightning-quick turnaround is something to behold in Springfield. Allegations of behavior that used to be excused, tolerated and buried are now addressed seriously, swiftly and publicly.)
— Mid-Year Economic Indicators Show DuPage County Remains Regional Leader in Unemployment, Job Creation and Average Salary – Choose DuPage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-mid-year-economic-indicators-show-dupage-coun-2018-08-01-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump supporters feel so misunderstood.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-trump-voters-misunderstood-20180801-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s grocery store ID statement unfounded.” Yesterday, the DuPage County Election Commission required me to provide my ID to provide me with mailing labels for the Republican voters in my precinct.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180802/business/308029998/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump is “not leading effort to secure elections.” Who is leading the effort to secure the November 6, 2018 election in your county and in Illinois?
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180801/trump-criticized-for-not-leading-effort-to-secure-elections
— Elk Grove mayor: $300,000 bowl game investment already worth it – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180802/elk-grove-mayor-300000-bowl-game-investment-already-worth-it

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Which law firms are making the (overlooked) big bucks off City Hall? – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180727/ISSUE01/180729902/which-law-firms-are-making-the-overlooked-big-bucks-off-city-hall

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats’ event in Springfield expands so more can see Joe Biden – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What motivates you to attend Republican events at the state fair?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180801/democrats-event-in-springfield-expands-so-more-can-see-joe-biden

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McSweeney: Redirect cash from Obama center to Illinois roads Barrington Hills Republican files bill to juggle $180 million – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/01/mcsweeney-redirect-cash-from-obama-center-to-illinois-roads/aprljj9/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gambling promoters promote video gambling. Gambling is a vice.
https://herald-review.com/business/what-decatur-businesses-had-the-most-money-played-on-video/article_7f2a16c4-c79c-524a-a904-dab52634f137.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Joe Biden visit attracting more interest than expected – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article215964935.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— If school pads pension, entire state pays – Scott Reeder (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases after that were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/if-school-pads-pension-entire-state-pays/article_e2a6dc4c-5954-5729-83fd-d7bb430b150c.html

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Cook County Board Adopts Resolution Concerned With Foxconn Impacts – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/cook-county-board-adopts-resolution-concerned-with-foxconn-impacts/

 

WGLT
— Trade Disputes Loom Large Over Farm Conference In Normal – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/trade-disputes-loom-large-over-farm-conference-normal#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam leads 6th District fundraising against Democrat challenger Casten – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511508391-roskam-leads-6th-district-fundraising-against-democrat-challenger-casten

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Kyle McCarter, Trump nominee for ambassador to Kenya, hammered by Democrats on Hillary tweet – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/trump-nominee-for-ambassador-hammered-by-democrats-on-hillary-tweet/article_c2065e6a-95d5-11e8-9ae9-cfb830e7e2ba.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Define “union-friendly” (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-business, anti-union, and anti-wage earner. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I was a lowly wage earner for 33 years.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/01/define-union-friendly/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From the invite…Union-Friendly Republican Party August 11 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Big indoor / outdoor party with a band and tents. Cash bar. $10 cover. Buy tickets at door. Cash only please. The Northwest Side GOP Club has many card-carrying union members and we want to invite more to join us for a good time. We will have awesome raffles as always. If you are a card-carrying, independent-minded, right-leaning carpenter, bricklayer, operating engineer, iron worker, electrician, plumber, police officer, firefighter, paramedic, teacher, janitor, auto-mechanic, or truck driver, come hang out and have a great time with friends. A TBD band will be playing. Come hang out with Ammie Kessem and others.)
— McCann gets big money from the Operating Engineers, praises unions (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-business, anti-union, and anti-wage earner. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I was a lowly wage earner for 33 years.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/01/mccann-gets-big-money-from-the-operating-engineers-praises-unions/

 

GOPUSA
— Protest against Rahm Emanuel sure to provoke anger
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51581
— Hostile CNN doesn’t like hostility directed back at them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51596
— Some Ideas to Think About – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: What did you do to avoid poverty? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51479
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Poverty is no mystery, and it’s easily avoidable. The poverty line that the Census Bureau used in 2016 for a single person was an income of $12,486 that year. For a two-person household, it was $16,072, and for a four-person household, it was $24,755. To beat those poverty thresholds is fairly simple. Here’s the road map: Complete high school; get a job, any kind of a job; get married before having children; and be a law-abiding citizen. How about some numbers? A single person taking a minimum wage job would earn an annual income of $15,080. A married couple would earn $30,160. By the way, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than 4 percent of hourly workers in 2016 were paid the minimum wage. That means that over 96 percent of workers earned more than the minimum wage. Not surprising is the fact that among both black and white married couples, the poverty rate is in the single digits. Most poverty is in female-headed households.)

 

BREITBART
— AG Sessions Targets Corporate Job-Discrimination Against Americans – John Binder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they do NOT want to hire, retain, or promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/01/jeff-sessions-expands-crackdown-on-businesses-hiring-foreign-workers-over-qualified-americans/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ACLU WON’T REST TILL EVERY ILLEGAL GETS IN Ann Coulter: ‘Liberals don’t care about kids. They want to wreck our country’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/aclu-wont-rest-till-every-illegal-gets-in/
— SESSIONS TARGETS THOSE BRANDING RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AS ‘HATE GROUPS’ Task force announcement confirms those ‘must be confronted and defeated’ – BOB UNRUH (DIERSEN: If your group does not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, Democrats and RINOs will call it a hate group.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/sessions-targets-those-branding-religious-organizations-as-hate-groups/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Laurie Higgins warns about ‘bully pledge’ at Chicago school – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2018/08/01/higgins-warns-about-bully-pledge-at-chicago-school
— 54% of Dems polled: Give illegals right to vote – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of. Democrats count on illegals to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/08/01/54-of-dems-polled-give-illegals-right-to-vote

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pope Changes Church Doctrine on the Death Penalty, Says it is Never Justified – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pope-changes-church-doctrine-on-the-death-penalty-says-it-is-never-justified/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The GOP Establishment Still Isn’t Behind the Trump Agenda (DIERSEN: Trump promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Much, if not most of the “Republican Establishment” rejects many planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/08/01/the-gop-establishment-still-isnt-behind-the-trump-agenda/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat argues why Democrats should a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/upshot/Census-question-citizenship-power.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “Crowds, Stoked by Trump’s Rhetoric, Increase Their Ire Toward the Press.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/business/media/trump-press-jim-acosta.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that “ignorance is bliss” and that they will tell you everything that you need to know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/opinion/contributors/politics-cleanse.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Juice the base or play it safe? Trump weighs fight over border wall – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/juice-the-base-or-play-it-safe-trump-weighs-fight-over-border-wall/2018/08/01/1dfb2550-9592-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html
— Illinois lawmaker Nick Sauer resigns after ex-girlfriend says he used her naked photos to ‘catfish’ men on Instagram – Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/02/illinois-lawmaker-resigns-after-ex-girlfriend-says-he-used-her-naked-photos-to-catfish-men-on-instagram/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Journalists play key role in keeping powerful people honest – Catherine Medina
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2018/08/02/journalists-play-key-role-keeping-powerful-people-honest/871965002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fake Facebook Accounts Latched On to Real U.S. Protest Groups A fake account or page ‘just piggybacks onto real sentiment,’ and ‘can push others to increasingly polarized positions,’ a digital researcher says – Deepa Seetharaman and Robert McMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-facebook-accounts-latched-on-to-real-u-s-protest-groups-1533202200

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-08-01/trump-administration-rift-on-lgbt-worker-rights-nears-showdown

 

SUPER CHEVY
— How to take care of your Corvette – Brian Brennan
http://www.superchevy.com/news/1807-how-to-take-care-of-your-corvette/

 

LGBTQ  NATION
— The Trump administration has launched a crusade against LGBTQ ‘infidels’ – DR. WARREN J. BLUMENFELD
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/trump-administration-launched-crusade-lgbtq-infidels/

August 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Media don’t want to understand Trump voters, all 63 million of them – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-donald-trump-paul-manafort-kass-20180731-story.html
— In new ad, Pritzker likes puppies, tries to lick Rauner’s Madigan attacks – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that owning a dog is extremely time-consuming and expensive, political consultants tell candidates that to get elected, they must love dogs, they must own a dog, and dogs must love them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-ad-puppies-20180731-story.html
— Layoffs from Trump tariffs are piling up. So are calls for more bailouts. – Heather Long (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives knew that their gutting GAO would cause the Democrats who ran GAO to get rid of their employees LIKE ME who were Republican, and especially those LIKE ME who were White, male, and non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. What if those Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives had come to the defense of GAO’s employees LIKE ME who were Republican?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tariff-relief-waivers-20180731-story.html
— Democrats belatedly pressure Rauner over election security as officials meet about voter data Wednesday – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-elections-russian-hackers-20180731-story.html
— Chicago budget gap shrinks again, but big pension debt looms – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-budget-forecast-20180731-story.html
— GM faces fiscal, political minefields as it assesses plants – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–general-motors-too-many-factories-20180727-story.html
— Ancestry, 23andMe say they will follow these rules when giving DNA data to businesses or police – Tony Romm and Drew Harwell (DIERSEN: According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-ancestry-genealogy-dna-data-police-20180731-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Derangement Syndrome afflicts supporters more than critics of the president.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-trump-derangement-syndrome-20180801-story.html
— A protest sure to provoke: Anger? Yes. Solutions? We’ll see. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-march-wrigley-chicago-lake-shore-20180731-story.html
— ‘Still in shock’: Burning of elephant statue caught on video at Leyden Township home – Megann Horstead
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/news/ct-fhj-northlake-elephant-tl-0802-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker campaign insists it didn’t wag the dog in new TV commercial – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that owning a dog is extremely time-consuming and expensive, political consultants tell candidates that to get elected, they must love dogs, they must own a dog, and dogs must love them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-pritzker-ad-lick-issues-dogging-puppies-sunshine-democrat-governor-race/
— Get with the future and let people rent out their own cars – Editorial (DIERSEN: Do you want to rent out your car? I have no need or desire to rent out my 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Chevalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, or 2016 Ford Mustang. My spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out limits the time available to drive the aforesaid cars.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/peer-to-peer-car-sharing-auto-rentals-illinois-legislature-bruce-rauner/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Arlington racetrack not interested in wagers on old races – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180731/arlington-racetrack-not-interested-in-wagers-on-old-races
— How a dog’s saliva led to a man’s legs and hands being amputated – Kristine Phillips
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180801/how-a-dogs-saliva-led-to-a-mans-legs-and-hands-being-amputated

 

CBS2
— Chicago Lead Levels Leave Homeowners Worried – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/30/907418-lead-levels-chicago-homeowners/
— Why Have Cook County Property Tax Assessments Increased? – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/31/cook-county-property-tax-assessments/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rep. Jimenez serving out term, takes hospital marketing job – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran GAO during the 1990s should have let me serve out my term, that is, they should have let me work at least until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement. Instead, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the work experience that I had gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, b) earning job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, c) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) serving in the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996. Independent organizations recognized the value of my work experience when they approved my applications to be a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, and licensed CPA in 1981.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180731/rep-jimenez-serving-out-term-takes-hospital-marketing-job

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats are hoping 2 endorsements are better than 1 – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-08-01/jim-dey-democrats-are-hoping-2-endorsements-are-better-1.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Clinton County candidate caught mocking Hispanic girl. He says it was just a joke.
https://www.bnd.com/

 

STATELINE
— Study: 43% of Illinois inmates re-arrested within 3 years of release – Raquel Martin (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/study-43-of-illinois-inmates-re-arrested-within-3-years-of-release/1337408401

 

HARRISBURG DAILY REGISTER
— Enrollment continues to drop at southern Illinois community colleges – Chanda Green (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who hint/imply/argue/shout that degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless and b) who dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn degrees issued by NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT. I should especially write a book about operatives and dupes who paint themselves as being paid by people who have degrees from Ivy League universities.)
http://www.dailyregister.com/news/20180727/enrollment-continues-to-drop-at-southern-illinois-community-colleges

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— GAO: More Taxpayers Will Owe The IRS In April Due To Under-Withholding – SCOTT NEUMAN (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,070-$91,880. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830.)
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/01/634474267/more-taxpayers-will-owe-the-irs-in-april-due-to-under-withholding-report-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Based on simulations run by the Treasury Department, the GAO says taxes for 30 million Americans — 21 percent of taxpayers — are being under-withheld by their employers, meaning they are getting a larger check this year, but will owe at tax time in April. . .Who should be concerned? According to the GAO, a hypothetical taxpayer who is married with two children, earning $180,000 annually, $20,000 of which comes from non-wage income and who itemizes deductions.)

 

KFVS
— IL Gov. Bruce Rauner signs legislation to create Route 66 Centennial Commission – Kyle Hinton (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing 100 years ago? My grandparents on my father’s side operated a hardware store in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38780647/il-gov-bruce-rauner-signs-legislation-to-create-route-66-centennial-commission

 

ROBERT FEDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Critics/opponents of Charles Thomas hint/imply that he suddenly quit Maze Jackson’s morning show on WVON 1690-AM because Politico Illinois Playbook reported on connections between Jackson and a political consultant working for the reelection campaign of Governor Bruce Rauner.
https://www.robertfeder.com/2018/07/31/charles-thomas-quits-wvon-morning-show-im-getting-life-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thomas, who joined WVON in April 2017 after he retired as political reporter from ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, cited the difficult hours of morning drive for suddenly walking away from the 6 to 9 a.m. weekday gig. He would not comment on the Politico story or say whether it figured into his decision to leave. “I’m getting my life back,” he told me Monday. “When I retired [from ABC 7], I did not envision getting up at 3 o’clock in the morning every day and then having to go to bed every night at 7 or 8 o’clock. So it’s a good thing for me.”)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RETIRED KANE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT EMPLOYEE HAS BANKED $3.5M IN PENSION PAYMENTS – Joe Kaiser (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes would stress a) that in today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) has paid me $1,084,822 ($4,322 X 251 months) and b) that I contributed to the CSRS only $70,932 in 1966-1997 dollars. Beyond hypocritically, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/retired-kane-county-water-district-employee-has-banked-3-5m-in-pension-payments/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pagorski’s current annual pension benefit is nearly $211,000, despite having only contributed $93,900 to his retirement during his 40 years of work, according to documents from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, or IMRF. His is not the only expensive government worker retirement straining Kane County taxpayers. As many as 38 other local government pensioners in Kane County enrolled in IMRF are receiving six-figure annual payouts. One of those pensioners, Gregory Hergenroeder, was also a 40-year FRWRD worker and has already accumulated $2.1 million in just 12 years of retirement.)
— WILL COUNTY SHOPPERS WOULD PAY AMONG NATION’S HIGHEST SALES TAXES UNDER REFERENDUM PROPOSAL – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: I lived in Will County 1948-1976 and my brother continues to live in Will County.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/will-county-shoppers-would-pay-among-nations-highest-sales-taxes-under-referendum-proposal/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Small business advocates warn anti-discrimination measure could mean more litigation – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-employer and anti-employee. They stress to employers a) that in 1998, I charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in a lawsuit filed in Washington, DC that was transferred to Chicago in 2000 (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/),b) that in 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and c) that I have always complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/small-business-advocates-warn-anti-discrimination-measure-could-mean-more/article_d979bd76-941d-11e8-8314-e73785f0fe66.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— 2019 Election: Candidate Guide (Illinois) – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/2019-election-candidates-guide-illinois/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— 10 MYTHS MARIJUANA ADVOCATES WANT YOU TO BELIEVE
http://www.poppot.org/2018/07/18/10-myths-marijuana-advocates-want-you-to-believe/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TAX CUTS IN EVERY ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/tax-cuts-in-every-illinois-congressional-district.html
— ILLINOIS STATE REP NICK SAUER ACCUSED OF SHARING EX-GIRLFRIEND’S NUDE PHOTOS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-state-rep-accused-of-sharing-ex-girlfriends-nude-photos.html
— RIP, ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN LEADER TOLBERT CHISUM: 1942-2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/rip-tolbert-chisum-1942-2018.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sauer to resign today *** Complaint alleges Rep. Nick Sauer used nude photos of ex-girlfriend to catfish men
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/01/complaint-alleges-rep-nick-sauer-used-nude-photos-of-ex-girlfriend-to-catfish-men/
— Bedbugs: Fix this problem now
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/01/fix-this-problem-now/
— “There’s no real record of [Madigan] hating puppies and sunshine”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/01/there%e2%80%99s-no-real-record-of-madigan-hating-puppies-and-sunshine/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Chicago Columnist Neil Steinberg After Trump Speech: ‘Dems Don’t Have Anyone Who Can Touch Him’ in 2020 Shapiro, Ingraham react to Dems ‘elitist’ views.
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/07/31/chicago-columnist-after-trump-speech-dems-cant-touch-him-2020

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump admin vows to stop punishing countries that oppose homosexuality; LGBT activists outraged – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-admin-vows-to-stop-punishing-countries-that-oppose-homosexuality-lgbt

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DINESH D’SOUZA: WHITE NATIONALISTS ON LEFT, NOT RIGHT New movie takes on media’s ‘big lie’ about Charlottesville – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/07/dinesh-dsouza-white-nationalists-on-left-not-right/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUE: SUPERHEROES ARE PROMOTING LGBTQ TRIPE INSTEAD OF FIGHTING CRIME NOW – Stone Washington
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/31/superheroes-promoting-lgbtq-tripe/

 

POLITICO
— Illinois Republican lawmaker Nick Sauer accused of releasing nude photos of ex-girlfriend Kate Kelly – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/01/illinois-lawmaker-nude-photos-754563

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Local Media Needs Security. What Chance the Rapper’s Purchase of Chicagoist Means. The rapper and Chicago leader, 25, recently announced he bought the local outlet to resurrect it. But nobody should expect him, or anyone, to be local media’s superhero. – Kim Bellware (DIERSEN: Who will be the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor? My critics/opponents have made it extremely clear that want the GOPUSA Illinois Editor position to be VACANT FOREVER. But failing that, the want the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor to be someone who they can manipulate/dominate. They want someone who will PRETEND like conservative principles and the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling DO NOT EXIST. They want the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/opinion/culture/chance-the-rapper-chicagoist.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
— Facebook Identifies an Active Political Influence Campaign Using Fake Accounts – Nicholas Fandos and Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Because they cannot manipulate or dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, many of whom state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/politics/facebook-political-campaign-midterms.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook said on Tuesday that it had identified a political influence campaign that was potentially built to disrupt the midterm elections, with the company detecting and removing 32 pages and fake accounts that had engaged in activity around divisive social issues. The company did not definitively link the campaign to Russia. But Facebook officials said some of the tools and techniques used by the accounts were similar to those used by the Internet Research Agency, the Kremlin-linked group that was at the center of an indictment this year alleging interference in the 2016 presidential election.)
— They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal. – Isabel Kershner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to make America a Democrat state, that is, that they want to get rid of all Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with Mexico and with other anti-American foreign countries against America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/world/middleeast/israel-druse-nation-state-law.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Pulls Fake Accounts That Mimic Russian Tactics Ahead of Election The social-media giant says it has removed 32 accounts for ‘inauthentic behavior’ but hasn’t identified who is behind the accounts – Robert McMillan and Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. Because they cannot manipulate or dominate me, my critics/opponents do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, many of whom state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-removes-fake-accounts-that-displayed-activity-consistent-with-russian-efforts-during-2016-election-1533055712
— How Companies Large and Small Pay Their Workers A WSJ analysis of 1,111 companies finds size matters for pay — but other factors matter more – Theo Francis and Yaryna Serkez (DIERSEN: The large employers that I worked for are the federal government (1966-1969 and 1971-1997), Firestone Stores (1970-1972), Chrysler (1970), Thrall Car (1966), and S.S. Kresges (1964-1966). Overwhelmingly, the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have never worked for a large employer.)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/how-companies-large-and-small-pay-their-workers/
— Why Americans Spend So Much on Health Care—In 12 Charts Prices are hidden behind insurance deals, hospital consolidation pushes up costs and the health sector is a growing power in the economy – Joseph Walker (DIERSEN: Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for health, dental, and vision insurance and the federal government pays $18,000/year. In addition, we pay $2,916/year for Medicare.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-americans-spend-so-much-on-health-carein-12-charts-1533047243
— U.S. Workers Get Biggest Pay Increase in Nearly a Decade Employment cost index, which measures wages and benefits, grew 2.8% in the 12 months to last month – Harriet Torry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-employment-costs-rose-in-the-second-quarter-1533040473
— Who’s to Blame for Underfunded Pensions? While politicians are ultimately responsible for the funding, the unions themselves have played a big role in the problem.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-to-blame-for-underfunded-pensions-1532961660
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/send-us-your-young-your-educated-1533078638

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Faces Lowest Budget Gap Since 2007 in Coming Fiscal Year – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/chicago-faces-lowest-budget-gap-since-2007-in-coming-fiscal-year
— Bezos Parents May Be Worth Billions Jackie and Mike Bezos invested $245,573 in son’s firm in 1995. In best case scenario, their investment returned 12,000,000% – Tom Metcalf (DIERSEN: If you had started a company, how much money could your parents have invested in it? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/a-hidden-amazon-fortune-bezos-parents-could-be-worth-billions

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they want EVERYONE to engage in LGBTQ activity, especially young people.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/07/31/gay-conversion-therapy-new-films-show-scary-reality/838633002/
— Your DNA could help make new drugs. But should you share it? – Ryan Suppe (DIERSEN: According to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/07/31/your-dna-could-help-make-new-drugs-but-should-you-share/853553002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to my critics/opponents, “Ignorance is Bliss” and “All You Need to Know is What I Tell You.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/07/31/brain-science-too-many-options-overwhelm/866236002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Senate digs through record 1 million pages of documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh – Erin Kelly (DIERSEN: Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, because I filed claims and grievances against the federal government, because I participated in a lawsuit against the federal government, and because I sued the federal government, the federal government must have at least 1 million documents that involve me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/31/senate-digs-through-record-1-million-pages-documents-kavanaugh/864516002/

 

WVXU
— As tariffs send soy and corn prices plummeting, Trump says farmers will act like ‘patriots’ – JASON MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: To stop the Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s from getting rid of me because of Republican budget cuts, what if I had become a Democrat and helped them get rid of GAO employees who were Republican?)
http://www.wvxu.org/post/tariffs-send-soy-and-corn-prices-plummeting-trump-says-farmers-will-act-patriots#stream/0

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— New bill would protect federal employees who legally smoke pot – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Anyone who smokes pot should be classified as being disabled and should not be allowed to drive vehicles, to fly airplanes, to operate any kind of machinery, to own firearms, etc. Sooner or later, they will be “wards of the state.”)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2018/07/31/new-bill-would-protect-feds-who-legally-smoke-pot/