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December 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— New Laws 2019: Illinois laws that take effect January 1
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-laws-2019-illinois-laws-that-start-january-1/4918510/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Senator Yadav “Nick” Nathwani seeks input from residents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/community/chi-ugc-article-new-senator-seeks-input-from-residents-2018-12-17-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-marijuana-st-1218-story.html
— Paging all prosecutors to Chicago’s 13th Ward – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-madigan-quinn-chicago-alderman-13th-ward-corrupt-20181217-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Take commuter tax off the table – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181218/editorial-take-commuter-tax-off-the-table

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/manufacturing/when-baggie-just-wont-do-packaging-age-legal-pot

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois among the most financially unprepared states in U.S. – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: Should all candidates for government and political offices be required to prove that they are financially prepared for their retirement? According to some financial advisors, if you are not on track to have at least $1,000,000 when you retire, you are not financially prepared. SEE: https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/10/14/why-1-million-may-not-be-enough-to-retire-comforta.aspx)
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/report-illinois-among-the-most-financially-unprepared-states-in-us

 

WGEM
— Quincy aldermen vote to raise property taxes
https://wgem.com/2018/12/17/quincy-aldermen-vote-to-raise-property-taxes/

 

WREX
— Rockford approves new commission to battle discrimination (DIERSEN: The more of the following demographics that you have, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a discriminator: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wrex.com/category/2018/12/17/rockford-approves-new-commission-to-battle-discrimination/

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— REFERENDUMS, MAYORAL, SCHOOL BOARD CONTESTS TAKE SHAPE FOR APRIL 2 ELECTION
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/12/referendums-mayoral-school-board-contests-take-shape-for-april-2-election/

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/12/17/legal-cannabis

 

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— VIDEO: Christmas with Rich Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE7-GzPEW4Q

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Jeanne Ives is back. The conservative state lawmaker who lost the 2018 primary race to Gov. Bruce Rauner, is now championing David Krupa—the kid candidate in the 13th Ward aldermanic race. That’s right. Ives has emailed supporters asking that they donate to the 19-year-old running against veteran alderman Marty Quinn, a friend and ally of House Speaker Mike Madigan. Ives sees this as a David v. Goliath race after learning Quinn supporters filed some 3,000 affidavits to revoke signatures for Krupa—even though he only collected 1,700 names. “I am sending this to my entire statewide email list and beyond. And I am asking all of you to send this guy $10 to keep his fight going against the Madigan Machine,” Ives says in her email. She links to stories in the Tribune, which feature Krupa as a little guy trying to beat the establishment. Ives’ email doesn’t mention yesterday’s POLITICO story detailing Krupa’s backstory. A year ago, he had an order of protection against him to stay away from his former girlfriend. – SHIA KAPOS and ADRIENNE HURST
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/18/mendozas-plan-for-underused-schools-ives-rallies-for-kid-candidate-preckwinkle-to-donate-burke-monies-366110

 

WIREPOINTS
— Flashback to 1994 reveals Edgar’s ramp up of Illinois pension crisis – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.wirepoints.com/flashback-to-1994-reveals-ramp-up-of-illinois-pension-crisis/
— “Illinois true retirement costs would consume 50% of the budget. In most states, it’s 15%” – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-true-retirement-costs-would-consume-50-of-the-budget-in-most-states-its-15-ted-on-wjpf/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Treasurer of McHenry County Republican Party Resigns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/17/treasurer-of-mchenry-county-republican-party-resigns/
— Pam Althoff Wins Township Officials of Illinois President’s Award
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/16/pam-althoff-wins-township-officials-of-illinois-presidents-award/

 

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Conservatives Letter to Santa
http://www.ilpac.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/121618-Release_Santa-Letter.pdf

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge’s ruling could make government shutdown even more costly – Stephen Dinan and David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Of course, since 1966 when I was 18 years old and became a federal employee, I have been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a nonessential, worthless, and overpaid federal employee. In my defense, 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/17/government-shutdown-threatens-federal-employees-ho/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 400,000 essential government employees could be forced to stay on the job throughout a government shutdown — even if they’d already planned to take holiday vacations. A quirk of federal law says paid leave is considered government spending, and since no unauthorized spending can happen during a funding lapse, no one can take vacation. The silver lining, though, is that government workers could be eligible for double pay should the shutdown last long enough to make them miss a paycheck, thanks to a federal judge’s ruling earlier this decade. Those are just some of the factors in what could be one of the weirder government shutdowns in memory.)

 

BREITBART
— Democrat Reps., Lawyers Escort Caravan Migrants Across the Border – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/18/democrat-reps-lawyers-escort-migrants-across-the-border/
— Democrats Funded ‘Wall’ Under Bush, Obama–Refuse Same Barrier to Trump – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/17/democrats-funded-wall-under-bush-obama-refuse-same-barrier-to-trump/
— Business Group: Labor Shortages in Trump’s Economy Boost Blue-Collar Voters – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/17/business-group-labor-shortages-in-trumps-economy-boost-blue-collar-voters/

 

TOWNHALL
— Mexico Has a Plan to Deter Illegal Aliens From Flocking to the United States. Here’s What It Entails. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/17/mexico-has-a-plan-to-deter-illegal-aliens-from-flocking-to-the-united-states-her-n2537660

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— VISA/MASTERCARD AND THE ASSAULT ON CIVIL RIGHTS – Wallace Nunn
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272269/visamastercard-and-assault-civil-rights-wallace-nunn

 

CNS NEWS
— ICE: 158,581 Illegals Arrested in FY2018; Those Arrested Had 1,641 Homicide Convictions, 1,294 Kidnap Convictions – Michael W. Chapman
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/ice-2018-158581-illegal-aliens-arrested-including-1294-kidnappers

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— OUTRAGEOUS: University of Illinois Department Calls Abolishing ICE – Malcolm A. Kline
https://www.academia.org/university-of-illinois-department-calls-abolishing-ice/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— 10 REASONS OBAMA WAS THE WORST PRESIDENT — EVER – Larry Tomczak
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/10-reasons-obama-was-the-worst-president-ever/
— NEW YORK AG HOPES TO DESTROY TRUMP Mychal Massie claims Letitia James doing the bidding of her ‘white handlers’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/new-york-ag-hopes-to-destroy-trump/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Southern California trustees bless decision to dump business dean for ‘lack of diversity’ – GREG PIPER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always in danger of being dumped a) if they did not hire, retain, and promote enough young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) if they did not get rid of enough of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make 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://www.thecollegefix.com/usc-trustees-bless-decision-to-dump-business-dean-for-lack-of-diversity/

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Inmate says his religion entitles him to smoke marijuana in prison
https://fox17.com/news/nation-world/inmate-says-his-religion-entitles-him-to-smoke-marijuana-in-prison

 

CBS NEWS
— How I tried and failed to quit Google – DAN PATTERSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-i-tried-and-failed-to-quit-google/

 

CNN
— The real problem with the American auto industry – Chris Isidore
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/economy/us-auto-plant-glut/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: SUVs are suddenly popular Consumers’ changing tastes have also contributed to the supply glut. The relatively sudden shift in car buyers’ preferences from traditional sedans to SUVs and trucks has left some of the plants building cars with way more capacity than they need to satisfy demand. Some SUV plants are actually straining for capacity. Some auto plants have changed from cars to SUVs or trucks. Ford took a plant that had made the Ford Focus and put it to use building the new Ranger pickup. Ford is also is cutting 1,150 jobs at some underutilized plants and shifting most of the workers to plants building SUVs. Chrysler is reportedly planning to take a closed engine plant in Detroit and reopen it to build the Jeep Cherokee. But shifting a plant from cars to trucks is an expensive process. The growing popularity of SUVs isn’t enough to fill all of the unused capacity at car-making plants. And it will take some time for electric cars and self-driving vehicles to pick up the slack. That’s why GM is planning to close plants and Ford is cutting shifts and jobs at one of its few remaining American plants that makes cars.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media – Scott Shane and Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/us/politics/russia-2016-influence-campaign.html
— Facebook Blocks Netanyahu’s Son, Saying His Posts ‘Included Hate Speech’ – Isabel Kershner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/world/middleeast/yair-netanyahu-facebook-hate-speech.html
— Voter Suppression and Racial Targeting: In Facebook’s and Twitter’s Words – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/business/russia-voter-suppression-facebook-twitter.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Study Shows Big Rise in Teen Vaping This Year – Jan Hoffman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/health/ecigarettes-teens-nicotine-.html

 

USA TODAY
— More teens vape, but binge drinking and opioid use are down – Ken Alltucker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/12/17/teen-vaping-rises-drug-use-drinking-and-opioid-use-all-decline/2301914002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— De Blasio Sees Too Many Asians A lawsuit accuses New York’s mayor of using racial discrimination to promote ‘diversity.’ – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/de-blasio-sees-too-many-asians-11545090940

 

FORTUNE
— NAACP Joins Growing List of Civil Rights Groups Criticizing Facebook – Bloomberg
http://fortune.com/2018/12/18/facebook-naacp-russian-hacking/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Behind Andrew Cuomo’s sharp left turn – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/12/17/behind-andrew-cuomos-sharp-left-turn/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Benefits (and Risks) of the Mental-Health Day More workplaces are allowing time off for employees facing stress, anxiety or depression, but not all bosses are understanding of their workers’ needs – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: Of course, to get rid of me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to promote stress, anxiety, depression, lack of self-confidence, etc. in me. I should write a book about them. At GAO, they succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. At IRS, they succeeded in not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. At the Post Office, they succeeded in forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-benefits-and-risks-of-the-mental-health-day-11545060850

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— California Companies Flee Business-Hostile State In Droves – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/california-companies-leave-taxes/

 

FED SMITH
— Best Places to Work: What the Partnership’s New Rankings Tell Us – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: One would expect that the federal government would be ranked very highly by its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran because the federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make 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://www.fedsmith.com/2018/12/17/best-places-work-partnerships-new-rankings-tell-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Best Places to Work Index is based on the percentage of positive responses to three questions that address workplace satisfaction: 1) I recommend my organization as a good place to work. 2) Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your job? 3) Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your organization?)

 

INDEPENDENT
— TWITTER IS ‘TOXIC PLACE’ FOR WOMEN, FINDS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT A study by Amnesty International found black women were 84 per cent more likely to be mentioned in an abusive tweet than white women – Katie O’Malley
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/twitter-women-sexist-amnesty-international-diane-abbott-report-a8688426.html

December 15 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Mendoza Calls Preckwinkle a ‘Bully’ Over Petition Challenges – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/susana-mendoza-toni-preckwinkle-spar-over-petition-challenges-502822572.html

 

CBS2
— GOP Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs Legislation Limiting Powers Of Incoming Democrats – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/14/gop-wisconsin-gov-scott-walker-signs-legislation-limiting-powers-of-incoming-democrats/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Papadopoulos, fresh out of prison, announces run for Congress – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: Where is the nearest “little Republican enclave” to where you live?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/george-papadopoulos-congress-california-russia/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He told the British newspaper that since he and wife Simona Mangiante have moved to Los Angeles, “I just have to find a little Republican enclave somewhere in this part of the country and run there.” He also claimed political donors have already been in touch with him about his Orange County bid. Under the law, Papdopoulos’ felony conviction doesn’t preclude him from running for federal office.)
— Put the health of kids before revenues when it comes to legalizing pot – Jerald McNair, Homewood
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/marijuana-legalization-schools-taxes-mexico-wall/
— Latinos gain clout in new Congress – AP (DIERSEN: How much clout do those who share your demographics have in a) the world, b) America, c) Illinois, d) your county, e) your township/ward, and f) your municipality?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/their-numbers-growing-latinos-gain-clout-new-congress/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-rahm-emanuel-pensions-congress-marijuana-cannabis-legalize-hemp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin Gov. Walker signs bill reducing office’s power, slashing early voting ahead of Dems taking over – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-republican-governor-powers-20181214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting religious people to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-immigration-posada-chicago-20181214-story.html
— City’s restaurant boom, tough immigration policies create kitchen labor crunch: ‘There’s just not enough people’ – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: I washed dishes part-time for the minimum wage 1964-1966 while was in high school. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, an illegal would have had that job. With money that I earned/saved from that job, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-restaurant-hiring-challenges-20181213-story.html
— Planning to give 23andMe or AncestryDNA kits this Christmas? Read this first. – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, 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. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-genetic-tests-for-christmas-1216-story.html

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Hybrid-electric car fee an idea worth considering – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-hybrid-electric-car-fee-an-idea-worth-considering/article_d845a4d7-3b8d-5c4e-8206-f36e253d3d66.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois does it our way – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/miller-illinois-does-it-our-way/article_5860f889-af19-5025-8fe0-7152664c0db3.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— If court won’t change, change the court – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-if-court-won-t-change-change-the-court/article_c0072e20-fe3d-11e8-9c63-17b2294065fa.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Elmhurst moves toward increase in tax levy Possible 1.3 percent hike based on library board decision – MARY STROKA
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/12/06/elmhurst-moves-toward-increase-in-tax-levy/ahayqit/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— In Trying To Replace Himself On Ballot, Critics (Ives and Barickman) Say Rauner ‘Cheated Republicans’ – BRIAN MACKEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/trying-replace-himself-ballot-critics-say-rauner-cheated-republicans#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— 10 people could have records expunged thanks to Gov. Rauner (DIERSEN: What do you want expunged from your record? I want the following to be expunged from my employment record: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/10-people-could-have-records-expunged-thanks-to-gov-rauner

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Jan Shaw urges taxpayers to voice opinions on new Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 school – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511646183-constituent-urges-taxpayers-to-voice-opinions-on-new-school

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Left-Wing Mayor Wants to Trade Addictions for Revenue – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/left-wing-mayor-wants-to-trade-addictions-for-revenue/
— New School Resource Officer Data Shows Increase in Teen Marijuana Use in Illinois – Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/new-school-resource-officer-data-shows-increase-in-teen-marijuana-use-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— For the Love of Marriage – Jonathan Lewis
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/for-the-love-of-marriage/
— GOP Fails Pro-Life Voters by Refusing to Defund Planned Parenthood – Carly Hoilman
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/12/gop-fails-pro-life-voters-by-refusing-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

GOPUSA
— Women’s March leaders blame bigotry for group’s issues
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60982

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Kinzinger, Yoder, Cubelo, Stefanik want ‘autopsy’ to determine reasons for heavy Republican losses in House – LINDSAY WISE (DIERSEN: Who wants an autopsy to determine reasons why Republican candidates lost in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? From what I see, the main reason was Democrat success in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrats. But did Democrats have those successes?)
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article223126270.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The letter asks the next NRCC chairman, Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, to undertake “a thorough, transparent autopsy of NRCC operations to formally analyze what went wrong, what lessons were learned — including those learned from the successful efforts of our Democratic counterparts — and what will be done to better support the next generation of Republican congressional candidates.” The autopsy should include everything from decision making to data, fundraising and polling to messaging and voter targeting, the letter says.)

 

CNN
— Mattis writes letter of recommendation for Reince Priebus to join the Navy – Sophie Tatum (DIERSEN: What is your “field of experience?” Mine is auditing federal agencies. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, 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. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/14/politics/mattis-priebus-navy/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The process allows for career professionals to contribute their field’s experience, but in the capacity of serving in the US military, and those accepted will generally go to Newport, Rhode Island, for two weeks of training.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Parkland, a New Surge in State Gun Control Laws – MAGGIE ASTOR and KARL RUSSELL
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/14/us/politics/gun-control-laws.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus selected to join Navy with backing from Mattis – Dan Lamothe (DIERSEN: What human resources training do you have? Human resources was my area of concentration for my bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 and for my MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/former-trump-chief-of-staff-reince-priebus-selected-to-join-navy-with-backing-from-mattis/2018/12/14/b12c269e-ffb4-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Navy review board reviewed 42 candidates this month and “professionally recommended” Priebus and four others to join the service through a competitive direct-commission program for human resources officers, the memo said. Cmdr. Jereal Dorsey, a Navy spokesman, confirmed in a statement Friday evening that Priebus was recently selected and said that Priebus is “currently moving towards earning a commission as an ensign,” an entry-level officer. Anyone over the age of 42 needs a waiver to join as an officer and has to sign an agreement in which they acknowledge potential limitations on their career. . .Priebus was spotted at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in July while considering joining the Navy Reserve and was open to doing legal work, human resources or intelligence, Politico reported at the time.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GM Says 2,700 Workers Slated for Layoffs Can Transfer – Mike Colias (DIERSEN: Federal employees can apply to transfer between federal agencies. If their application is approved, they transfer with them their federal seniority, unused vacation days, and unused sick days. But those who transfer should expect to be despised if not hated by those who work for the agency that they transfer to. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years (almost 3 years with the Post Office and almost 9 years with IRS) of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days. They were beyond furious that I started earning 26 vacation days a year in 1984 and that I got full-time federal service credit while I worked for the Post Office even though I worked only part-time. They were overjoyed that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. GAO audits IRS. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned what I had learned a) by 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, b) by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) by earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) by earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-says-2-700-workers-slated-for-layoffs-can-transfer-11544802691

 

NEWSWEEK
— Working-Class Hero: Does Sherrod Brown Have the Recipe to Beat Donald Trump in 2020? – NINA BURLEIGH
https://www.newsweek.com/2018/12/21/2020-elections-sherrod-brown-democrats-trump-1255743.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A lifelong champion of the pro-labor left who started out in Ohio’s legislature in the 1970s, Brown is a champion of workers and a proponent of stricter regulations on Wall Street. But, like Trump, he is critical of trade deals like NAFTA and supports some tariffs. He campaigned in Ohio on what he terms the “dignity of work,” a political philosophy and a wide-ranging set of pro-labor policies. He advertises that he wears suits made within 10 miles of his house in Cleveland and drives an American-made Jeep Cherokee.)

December 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sensing re-election loss, Gov. Bruce Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: According to Greg Bishop, Ives “said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and ‘let this go on.’ She demanded top leadership step down.” One could ask Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman Tim Schneider and each of the IRP State Central Committee members when did they first learn of this?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)
— 3 DuPage County Board members want to end prayer at start of meetings – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-board-prayer-st-1214-story.html
— Former Kane County sheriff left office with $309K deficit and stopped reporting finances in August, new sheriff says – Gloria Casas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-kane-sheriff-budget-deficit-st-1214-story.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner tells Chicago TV he sought others to run in his place, blames Trump for re-election loss – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-tells-chicago-tv-he-sought-others-to-run-in/article_69735202-ffa3-11e8-b4d4-23a2c5afe9f5.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ives said she was not one of the four asked. “It was obvious from the beginning that he was not serious about winning the race so he destroyed Republicans up and down the ticket by not bowing out politely and letting someone else take the lead,” Ives said. She said there’s no doubt in her mind GOP leadership in Illinois knew about this and “let this go on.” She demanded top leadership step down. “It’s really unfortunate for everybody involved in politics who now completely understand that [Rauner] essentially bought his race and then lied down to the Democrats and was never going to be the watchdog that we need in the face of Pritzker’s tax increase and increased spending that will drive Illinois to the brink of disaster,” Ives said.)
— Highest-in-the-nation cellphone taxes disproportionately hurt poor Illinoisans – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-highest-in-the-nation-cellphone-taxes-disproportionately-hurt-poor/article_db1d345e-fee0-11e8-91d5-33331895be0d.html
— Not all suburban mayors on board with Emanuel’s state gas tax hike proposal – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/not-all-suburban-mayors-on-board-with-emanuel-s-state/article_f8318532-ff0c-11e8-90a7-475dafe33ac2.html

 

BREITBART
— Bruce Rauner Reveals He Tried to Recruit Other Candidates to Run for Governor of Illinois – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/14/bruce-rauner-reveals-he-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates-to-run-for-governor-of-illinois/
— Sarah Sanders: ‘Democrats Have to Decide if They Love Our Country More Than They Hate This President’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/sarah-sanders-democrats-have-to-decide-if-they-love-our-country-more-than-they-hate-this-president/
— Facebook’s ‘Fact Checkers’ Increasingly Alienated — ‘They Threw Us Under the Bus,’ Used Us for ‘Crisis PR’ – Charlie Nash (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/13/report-facebooks-fact-checkers-increasingly-alienated-they-threw-us-under-the-bus-used-us-for-crisis-pr/

 

NBC5
— JB Pritzker Joins Fellow Governors in Meeting With President Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-joins-fellow-governors-meets-president-donald-trump-502748281.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pragmatic Pritzker, a Trump basher, meets with president at the White House – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pragmatic-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-basher-meets-president-white-house/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago doesn’t need to gamble on pension bonds Selling debt is a short-term fix that could exacerbate a challenging long-term problem. – BRIAN CHAPPATTA
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chicago-doesnt-need-gamble-pension-bonds

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sensing re-election loss, Rauner looked to replace himself on Nov. 6 ballot – Mike Riopell and Rick Pearson
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20181213/sensing-re-election-loss-rauner-looked-to-replace-himself-on-nov-6-ballot

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay of St. Charles acknowledged to the Tribune that she was recruited by Rauner in mid-April, about a month after he defeated GOP primary challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton by just 3 percentage points. Sources said Rauner’s recruitment effort also included Todd Ricketts, a member of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs who is now finance chairman of the Republican National Committee; and Erika Harold, an Urbana attorney who at the time was the GOP nominee for attorney general. She ultimately lost to Democratic state Sen. Kwame Raoul. A source close to Harold said Rauner contacted her about replacing him on the ticket in August, mere months before the general election.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why The Outlook Is So Poor For The Chicago Area Real Estate Market – Gary Lucido (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Lake County, in McHenry County, in Kane County, in DuPage County, and in Will County have enough votes to “consolidate” the aforesaid counties into Cook County? How soon will the Democrats and RINOs in Cook County have enough votes to “consolidate” Cook County municipalities into Chicago?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/getting-real/2018/12/why-the-outlook-is-so-poor-for-the-chicago-real-estate-market/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The governor-elect — who referred to Trump as “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe” during the campaign — took the high road in the White House. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, because Pritzker has called Trump a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe,” if you are a Trump supporter, those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois will call you a “racist and a xenophobe and a misogynist and a homophobe.” How should Trump supporters react to that?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/14/new-pac-targets-lipinski-land-pritzkers-trumpy-day-another-fed-raid-on-burke-363555

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS MUST NOT TRIUMPH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-must-not-triumph.html
— WHO ARE THE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN AMERICA? (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, individuals, organizations, and companies that the powerful a) approve of move up the ladder and b) disapprove of move down the ladder. Are you moving up the ladder or down the ladder?)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/who-are-the-most-powerful-people-in-america.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Border reality: A caravan crosses every day – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/border-reality-a-caravan-crosses-every-day/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— GOP Leadership Crumbling On Wall Funding – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29312

 

GOPUSA
— Pelosi tells leftist media not to cover the president’s criminal probes ‘morning, noon and night’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61060


— New president of Mexico offers Trump ambitious plan to address migration issue (DIERSEN: Countries commit acts of war when they a) illegally send many millions of their citizens into another country illegally, b) illegally keep many millions of their citizens in another country illegally, and c) send many mountains of illegal drugs illegally into another country illegally. Not only constructively, but actually, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61057

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats can’t stand the thought of protecting Americans – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/democrats_cant_stand_the_thought_of_protecting_americans.html
— The GOP Needs to Stop Being the Stupid Party – Apolo Villalobos
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/the_gop_needs_to_stop_being_the_stupid_party.html
— Calling their bluff – Anna L. Stark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/calling_their_bluff.html
— When Does Trump Say, ‘Enough Is Enough!’? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/when_does_trump_say_enough_is_enough.html

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— $5B for wall way less than illegals’ $155B annual burden – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2018/12/13/5b-for-wall-way-less-than-illegals-155b-annual-burden

 

TOWNHALL
— Pelosi and Schumer Show Their Colors – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2018/12/14/pelosi-and-schumer-show-their-colors-n2537458

 

LIFE NEWS
— Barack Obama, The Abortion President, Receives Human Rights Award – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/barack-obama-the-abortion-president-receives-human-rights-award/

 

THE HILL
— Some reporters after White House cancels press holiday party: We wouldn’t have gone anyway – ARIS FOLLEY (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/421345-reporters-after-white-house-cancels-press-holiday-party-we-wouldnt-have-gone

 

REUTERS
— Trump says GM shift to electric vehicles is ‘not going to work’ – David Shepardson, Lisa Lambert
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-gm-interview/trump-says-gm-shift-to-electric-vehicles-is-not-going-to-work-fox-idUSKBN1OC2KT

 

CBS NEWS
— Half of America hasn’t recovered from the recession – IRINA IVANOVA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/half-of-america-hasnt-recovered-from-the-recession/

 

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Marco Rubio seeks protected status for Venezuelan immigrants – Steven Lemongello (DIERSEN: My Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives should have sought protected status for federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and a) who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation and b) who did not make 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. But that would have meant siding with Rutan in Rutan v. Illinois Republican Party (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html).
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-ne-rubio-venezuelans-protected-status-20181213-story.html

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— How the Media Encourages—and Sustains—Political Warfare – Kyle Jensen and Jack Selzer
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/columns/shoptalk-how-the-media-encourages-and-sustains-political-warfare/

December 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Bruce Rauner considered not running for reelection, tried to recruit other candidates – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-considered-not-running-for-reelection-tried-to-recruit-other-candidates/4893696/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This election cycle, I knew it was gonna be very difficult, I knew that early in 2017. Very, very difficult to win, this election cycle and over the course of the election I actually went to two women and two men who I knew well, two who were successful in elected office two who were very successful in business and in law, and asked them to run for governor,” he said. Rauner said all four, whose names he would not reveal, turned him down.)

 

WLS AM
— A diplomatic JB Pritzker meets President Trump – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/12/13/a-diplomatic-jb-pritzker-meets-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Financial secrecy: 10 of 16 top Chicago mayoral candidates refuse to release full tax returns – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-candidates-tax-returns-20181207-story.html
— Teen quits Walmart job over the store’s intercom: ‘Attention all shoppers … nobody should work here — ever’- Michael Brice-Saddler (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me like they wanted me to sue them. They wanted current and potential GAO employees to see how they waste the careers of and get rid of their employees who complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. They forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-walmart-video-teen-quitting-intercom-20181213-story.html
— Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker meets with President Trump, other new governors in Washington – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-trump-governors-meeting-20181213-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New Dem lawmaker: I’m being ‘threatened’ not to vote against Madigan – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mike-madigan-anne-stava-murray-democrat-speaker-legislature-springfield

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-adlai-stevenson-trump-president-twitter/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County panel to examine adult businesses – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/dupage-county-panel-to-examine-adult-businesses
— Trump claims ‘money we save’ from trade deal means ‘Mexico is paying’ for border wall – John Wagner and Damian Paletta
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181213/trump-claims-money-we-save-from-trade-deal-means-mexico-is-paying-for-border-wall

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Gov.-elect JB Pritzker meets president at White House – Mike Riopell
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20181213/gov-elect-jb-pritzker-meets-president-at-white-house

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s huge public-pension problem growing larger – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-12-12/jim-dey-states-huge-public-pension-problem-growing-larger.html

 

CHANGE
— Keep Prayer of all faiths at our DuPage County Board Meetings – Janice Anderson
https://www.change.org/p/dan-cronin-keep-prayer-of-all-faiths-at-our-dupage-county-board-meetings

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— House honors Breen for four years of service – Kyla Asbury
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511668776-house-honors-breen-for-four-years-of-service
— Ives: ‘We need to tamp things down’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511668805-ives-we-need-to-tamp-things-down

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/cannabis-industry-expert-big-could-bigger-for-marijuana/article_5087bcda-fe48-11e8-ba79-dfcd2997f4c6.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana: What Will You Do About It? – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/what-will-you-do-about-it/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Absolute hypocrites’: Trump uses Democrats’ own words in border security pitch – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/13/trump-uses-obama-hillary-clinton-chuck-schumer-quo/

 

GOPUSA
— State panel on Parkland shooting concludes teachers need guns; schools need security
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61018

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ

— Conservatives Launch All Out Battle For Trump Border Wall
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29303

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Democrats Will Never Fund the Wall
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/why-democrats-will-never-fund-the-wall/
— Will Trump’s Base Get Tired of Defending Him?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/will-trumps-base-get-tired-of-defending-him/
— Did You Hear What the Pope Said About Migrants?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/13/did-you-hear-what-the-pope-said-about-migrants/

 

SEAN HANNITY
— PARTY’S OVER: President Trump Cancels Media’s White House Christmas Party
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/partys-over-president-trump-cancels-medias-white-house-christmas-party/

 

BREITBART
— RNC Chair McDaniel Calls on Democrats to Work with GOP on ‘Border Crisis’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/12/13/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-calls-on-democrats-to-work-with-gop-on-border-crisis/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WALL ‘SINGLE GREATEST OBSTRUCTION TO THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’ Limbaugh: ‘They do not want a wall. They will not support a wall’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/wall-single-greatest-obstruction-to-the-future-of-the-democrat-party/
— ISRAEL’S SOUTHERN WALL CUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO ZERO Former mayor in Jewish state concludes ‘it works’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/israels-southern-wall-cut-illegal-immigration-to-zero/

 

TOWNHALL
— The DOJ Inspector General Found 19,000 ‘Lost’ Strzok and Page Texts – Katie Pavlich (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government knew that they should not put in writing things that would get them in trouble.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/13/breaking-doj-ig-report-strzok-and-page-n2537436

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Fury of the Establishment – Cal Thomas (DIERSEN: Who is the establishment in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they think of you? How do they treat you?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/cal-thomas/2018/12/13/fury-establishment
— April Ryan: ‘This Border Wall Thing Is About Controlling the Browning of America’ – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2018/12/13/april-ryan-border-wall-thing-about-controlling-browning-america

 

CNS NEWS
— Poll: Majority of Democrats Want Their Party to Become Less Liberal – Emily Ward
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/emily-ward/poll-majority-democrats-want-their-party-become-less-liberal

 

NEWSMAX
— Top Dems Voted for Border Barrier Before They Were Against It – Deroy Murdock
https://www.newsmax.com/murdock/pelosi-schumer-saudi-arabia-sfa/2018/12/13/id/894302/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— MEXICO TO FIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BY CLOSING GUATEMALA BORDER – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272232/mexico-fight-illegal-immigration-closing-guatemala-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Our Country Needs the Wall, and Now – Ted Budd
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/13/why-our-country-needs-the-wall-and-now/

 

DAILY WIRE
— BORDER CONTROL: Mexico Cracks Down On Illegal Immigration By Shutting Border With Guatemala – EMILY ZANOTTI
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39333/border-control-mexico-cracks-down-illegal-emily-zanotti
— Columbia Student ‘Under Investigation’ For Praising White People Responds To Backlash “I was theatrically and sarcastically demonstrating that whites are not allowed to embrace their cultural achievements.” – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39324/watch-columbia-student-under-investigation-amanda-prestigiacomo

 

DAILY CALLER
— WHITE HOUSE CANCELS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR PRESS – Benny Johnson (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, anti-conservative governments, political organizations, and politicians have never invited me to parties that they have thrown for the press. They pander to and curry favor with the anti-conservative new media by a) failing/refusing to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists, b) barring me from their press conferences, c) telling me to not speak with anyone at their press conferences, d) telling me to not ask any questions at their press conferences, e) telling me to not report anything about their press conferences, f) throwing me out of their press conferences, and g) having their operatives and their dupes leave threatening messages on my phone answering machine.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/13/white-house-cancels-party-for-press/

 

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— Trump cancels the underserved White House Press Corps Christmas Party – Jacquie Kubin
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/trump-cancels-undeserved-white-house-press-corps-christmas-party-110307/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Attempt Extortion: Give Us $50K, and We’ll Leave – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30910-migrants-attempt-extortion-give-us-50k-and-we-ll-leave

 

THE HILL
— Alleged Russian agent Butina pleads guilty to engaging in conspiracy against U.S. – LYDIA WHEELER AND JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Far too many in America talk and/or act like they are agents for Mexico and/or for other foreign countries who work against the U.S.)
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/421216-butina-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-unregistered-russian-agent


— Trump’s own undocumented help highlights plight of many immigrants – RAUL REYES (DIERSEN: All illegals use false identifications.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/421012-trumps-own-undocumented-help-highlights-plight-of-many-immigrants

 

ROLL CALL
— With Minority Looming, Could More Republicans Be Headed for the Exits? After the 2006 Democratic wave, 23 Republicans retired – Bridget Bowman (DIERSEN: Demographically (political affiliation, liberal/conservative, race, gender, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, income, net worth, etc.), in what ways are/were you a minority a) in the organizations that you are/were a member of, b) where you live/lived, and c) where you work/worked? Everyone wants to be in the majority.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/minority-looming-republicans-head-exits

 

REUTERS
— U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to near 49-year low
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/us-weekly-jobless-claims-near-49-year-low-import-prices-fall-idUSKBN1OC1UV

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers crow about their success in making seniors stoners.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/health/seniors-marijuana-cannabis-pain.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How tech workers are fueling a new employee activism movement – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What percent of tech workers 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?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/12/13/how-tech-workers-are-fueling-new-employee-activism-movement/
— Russian Maria Butina pleads guilty in case to forge Kremlin bond with U.S. conservatives – Spencer S. Hsu and Tom Jackman (DIERSEN: Far too many in America talk and/or act like they are agents for Mexico and/or for other foreign countries who work against the U.S.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/russian-maria-butina-pleads-guilty-in-effort-to-forge-kremlin-bond-with-us-conservatives/2018/12/13/c27f2d26-fe4f-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s most disparaging nicknames of 2018 – Eliza Relman
https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-most-disparaging-nicknames-of-2018-2018-12

December 12 Morning Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Border security is national security
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/


CBS2
— Mayor Emanuel Proposes Raising Gas Tax by 20 To 30 Cents – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/11/mayor-emanuel-proposes-raising-gas-tax-by-20-to-30-cents/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Conviction upheld for man who left threatening messages for Jeanne Ives – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/conviction-upheld-for-man-who-left-threatening-messages-for-jeanne-ives/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board Democrats: Committee assignments skewed against them – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: While I worked for almost 30 years for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they always gave preferred assignments to their employees who were Democrat, and especially to those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181212/dupage-county-board-democrats-committee-assignments-skewed-against-them
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: How suburban fire chiefs collect both pensions and paychecks – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181212/how-suburban-fire-chiefs-collect-both-pensions-and-paychecks
— Lawmakers too slow to act on road funding – Rep. Tom Morrison, Palatine
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20181210/lawmakers-too-slow-to-act-on-road-funding

 

TIMES
— Find way to operate state government within its means – Scott Reeder
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/12/10/statehouse-reeder-find-way-to-operate-state-government-within-its-means/afsy4wl/

 

DAILY LINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you donate to promote religious, conservative, and Republican principles? I donate GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free because I can a) afford to donate 10+ hours each and every day to put them together and send them out and b) afford to donate thousands of dollars every year for newspaper subscription and internet costs. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year.)
https://thedailyline.net/store/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— What’s the Dress Code?
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/illinois-family-spotlight-124/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— ACCEPTABLE RACISM – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/acceptable-racism/

 

FOX NEWS
— Migrant group demand Trump either let them in or pay them each $50,000 to turn around – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/caravan-migrants-in-mexico-demand-trump-either-let-them-in-u-s-or-pay-them-50000-each-to-go-back-home
— Sacramento paid $300,000 to aid illegal immigrants last year, report says – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/sacramento-paid-300g-to-aid-illegal-immigrants-last-year-report-says

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Get Ready: 2019 Will Be the Year of Gun Confiscation with Democrats in Power – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2018/12/11/get-ready-2019-will-be-the-year-of-gun-confiscation-with-democrats-in-power/

 

PROPUBLICA
— How the IRS Was Gutted An eight-year campaign to slash the agency’s budget has left it understaffed, hamstrung and operating with archaic equipment. The result: billions less to fund the government. That’s good news for corporations and the wealthy. – Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-irs-was-gutted
— Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000? If you claim the earned income tax credit, whose average recipient makes less than $20,000 a year, you’re more likely to face IRS scrutiny than someone making twenty times as much. How a benefit for the working poor was turned against them. – Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger
https://www.propublica.org/article/earned-income-tax-credit-irs-audit-working-poor

 

GOPUSA
— Trump ‘not concerned’ about impeachment: ‘The people would revolt’ (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60907
— Shakedown: Central Americans demand reparations to go home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60904
— Stormy Daniels ordered to pay Trump’s attorney fees in the amount of $293,000
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60918

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE PHOBIAS THAT TORMENT THE LEFT Linda Harvey notes anxiety over candy canes, Christmas songs, ‘wrong’ pronouns
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-phobias-that-torment-the-left/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOME DEMOCRATS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH TRUMP IMPEACHMENT TALK – Kerry Picket (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/democrats-not-ready-impeach-trump-reelection-cleaver-schiff/
— SUNDAR PICHAI DENIES POLITICAL BIAS AT GOOGLE TO CONGRESS AFTER LEAKED COMMUNICATIONS – Evie Fordham

https://www.dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/matt-gaetz-twitter-google/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— What Conservatives Think of Top Contenders and Wild Cards for Trump’s Next Chief of Staff – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/12/11/what-conservatives-think-of-top-contenders-and-wild-cards-for-trumps-next-chief-of-staff/

 

TOWNHALL
— New Jersey Assaults the First and Second Amendments – Bob Barr
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbarr/2018/12/12/new-jersey-assaults-the-first-and-second-amendments-n2537331

 

NEWSMAX
— Asylum Claims at Southwest Border Soar 67 Percent – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/asylum-border-wall-migrant-caravan-dhs/2018/12/11/id/893993/

 

BREITBART
— Google CEO Sundar Pichai Claims Employees Can’t Manipulate Algorithms and Aren’t Biased – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/12/11/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-claims-employees-cant-manipulate-algorithms-and-arent-biased/
— DACA Amnesty Would Render Border Wall Useless, Cost Americans $26B – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/11/daca-amnesty-would-render-border-wall-useless-cost-americans-26b/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Says Wall Improvements Stopping Illegals, Threatens Gov Shutdown if Dems Deny Funding – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/30892-trump-says-wall-improvements-stopping-illegals-threatens-gov-shutdown-if-dems-deny-funding

 

LIFEZETTE
— Four Outlandish Things Dems Said at the Google Hearing – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/12/four-outlandish-things-dems-said-at-the-google-hearing/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Huffington Post Enraged: UN Pick Heather Nauert Has ‘Relationship’ With Me? – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/huffington-post-enraged-un-pick-heather-nauert-has-relationship-with-me/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— City Gives AR-15 Owners December Deadline To Submit to Rifle Count – JARED HARRIS
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/city-gives-ar-15-deadline/

 

TPM
— Why Democrats Aren’t Rushing To Impeach Trump – MARY CLARE JALONICK (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-democrats-wont-impeach-trump-yet

 

THE HILL
— House Democrats talking more about impeaching Trump – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: If the Democrats asked the voters in your precinct to display “Impeach Trump” signs, how many would?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420913-house-dems-talking-more-about-impeaching-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting cities to hate Trump, Republicans, America, etc.
https://thehill.com/latino/420909-over-30-cities-oppose-trump-proposal-on-immigration-benefits
— Oval Office clash ups chances of shutdown – NIV ELIS AND ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/420924-oval-office-clash-ups-chances-of-shutdown

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Google Gets Hearing It Wants As Lawmakers Focus On Fake Anti-Conservative Bias.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/google-bias-congress-privacy_us_5c1024cee4b0ac537179a571
— Most Americans Don’t Feel Well-Represented By Congress – Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Do those who share your demographics feel well-represented in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in the courts, in the U.S. House, in the U.S. Senate, and in the White House? Far too few of those elected/appointed to represent me defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-americans-representation_us_5c10244fe4b00e17a533c813

 

POLITICO
— Kasich’s camp slams GOP effort to head off primary vs. Trump New Hampshire’s Republican Party is weighing measures to make it harder for a Republican to challenge the president in 2020. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/11/kasichs-camp-slams-gop-effort-to-head-off-primary-vs-trump-1054858

 

REUTERS
— Trump says he is looking at 10 or 12 candidates for chief of staff job – Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-staff-exclusive/exclusive-trump-says-he-is-looking-at-10-or-12-candidates-for-chief-of-staff-job-idUSKBN1OB08G

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Most Powerful Reject in the World” and asks “Is there anyone who wants to hang with Donald Trump?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/opinion/trump-ayers-chief-of-staff-reject.html
— The Misguided Priorities of Our Educational System We spend too much money on college students and not enough on everyone else. – Oren Cass
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/opinion/college-vocational-education-students.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: House Sees Trust Gap As It Grills Google Chief – Daisuke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/technology/google-pichai-house-committee-hearing.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/business/cannabis-business-altria-canopy-constellation-cronos.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Why Republicans pretend that Google searches are biased against them.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2018/12/11/why-republicans-pretend-that-google-searches-are-biased-against-them/

 

NEW YORK POST
— What’s ‘immoral’ about caring for America’s poor first? – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2018/12/11/whats-immoral-about-caring-for-americas-poor-first/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Not building the wall is what’s truly immoral. Allowing poor migrants to flood across the southern border forces taxpayers to toil longer and pay more taxes to feed and house them, accommodate their children in public schools and pay for their medical care. Americans are already maxed out caring for our own needy, including the homeless sprawled on city streets. This nation has some 40 million people in poverty, one out of every eight people and one of every six children. That’s far higher than the share of people living in poverty in Canada or the UK. Our country doesn’t need to import more poverty. For the same reason, Trump is proposing that only legal immigrants who can support themselves without government handouts be granted green cards. Mayor Bill de Blasio blasted Trump’s proposal as “un-American.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said “the plan is ugly, it is cruel.” Really? Why should Americans be compelled to provide a safety net for throngs pressing to get into the country? Milton Friedman warned two decades ago that America can have open borders or a generous welfare system but not both. Open borders boost a growing economy by providing a source of labor. But that works only so long as immigrants are barred from government benefits. Trump is tightening regulations under a longstanding law, on the books since 1882, that bars immigrants likely to need government benefits from obtaining permanent status. Starting with President Bill Clinton, the law has been applied so laxly that almost no one is denied a green card for that reason. A staggering 63 percent of households headed by a noncitizen depend on Medicaid, food stamps, housing assistance or in some cases all of these taxpayer-funded programs, according to a December 2018 analysis of census data by the restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies. That figure is almost double what it is for households headed by American-born citizens. Right now, newly arrived legal immigrants who earn little or nothing are eligible for fully subsidized ObamaCare plans, with taxpayers footing the entire bill, even for copays and deductibles. And 6.8 million children of immigrants are enrolled in Medicaid, according to the Urban Institute. Meanwhile, millions of American-born taxpayers who fund this giveaway to newcomers are going without insurance themselves, because they can’t afford it. That doesn’t jibe with the ideal that a democracy’s first duty is to protect its own citizens. Don’t expect the American public to buy into open borders and handouts for all comers. All Americans have to do is look across the Atlantic to see the disastrous results of that policy.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google CEO Sundar Pichai Faces Lawmakers Skeptical Over Privacy, Alleged Anti-Conservative Bias House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy made it clear Republicans see a ‘widening gap of distrust’ between tech giants and the American people – John D. McKinnon and Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-ceo-sundar-pichai-faces-lawmakers-skeptical-over-privacy-alleged-anti-conservative-bias-11544544684
— FRONT PAGE: The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone Loneliness undermines health and is linked to early mortality—and baby boomers are especially feeling the effects – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg (DIERSEN: How big is your family? My father died in 1969 and my mother died in 2016. My brother continues to live in Crete. My father’s sister continues to live in Flossmoor. My mother’s sister continues to live in Beecher. Her two brothers have died. During the 1950s, my father’s relatives held big family reunions in Crete and my mother’s relatives held big family reunions in Grant Park.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-loneliest-generation-americans-more-than-ever-are-aging-alone-11544541134
— Survive College-Application Season With the Family in One Piece Tension between parents and high school seniors can run high this time of year—here’s how to keep everyone calm as deadlines and decisions loom – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: While I was a senior in high school, I applied to and was accepted by UIC. With my parents providing me with room and board, I could “afford” UIC.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/survive-college-application-season-with-the-family-in-one-piece-11544538805
— Racial Preferences Aren’t Only an American Problem Discriminatory programs tend to benefit the well-off instead of the poor. And they never seem to end. – Jason L. Riley (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote race and gender based preference giving a) because they and/or their children/grandchildren benefit from it and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote race and gender based preference giving. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-preferences-arent-only-an-american-problem-11544573122

 

BLOOMBERG
— Here’s What Would Happen If There’s a Government Shutdown in December – Erik Wasson, Laura Litvan, and Christopher Flavelle (DIERSEN: Are/were you an essential employee? Of course, since 1971 when I was 22 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as having been a nonessential federal employee while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-11/shutdown-impact-would-be-limited-as-only-some-agencies-unfunded
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An estimated 400,000 federal employees would work without pay and 350,000 would be furloughed, according to a congressional Democratic aide. The essential employees who work during a shutdown are paid retroactively when the government reopens and payroll operations resume. After previous shutdowns, Congress also has passed legislation to retroactively pay furloughed workers.)

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— A Secure America Requires A Secure Border Wall: So Build It – Editorial
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/border-wall-secure-america-trump/

 

COMMERCIAL APPEAL
— When newspaper columnists set the national agenda – Philip Glende
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2018/12/06/when-newspaper-columnists-set-national-agenda-opinion/2160737002/

 

NEW JERSEY HERALD
— Family breakdown explains social unrest – Star Parker
https://www.njherald.com/20181212/family-breakdown-explains-social-unrest#

 

SPECTATOR
— Is cultural conservatism doomed by demographics? Liberals dominate education, entertainment, tech and the media – Daniel McCarthy (DIERSEN: Tragically, hypocritically, ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives move into my precinct, into Wheaton, into Milton Township, and into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservatives built here. Tragically, ever-increasingly, to be accepted by these invaders, to be popular with these invaders, and/or to make money off these invaders, those who live in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County dump conservatives like me.)
https://spectator.us/cultural-conservatism-demographics/

 

NEWSWEEK
— MIGRANT CARAVAN: LET US IN OR GIVE EACH OF US $50,000 TO TURN AROUND AND GO HOME – CHANTAL DA SILVA
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-caravan-let-us-or-give-each-us-50000-turn-around-and-go-home-1255043

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Trump.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/surprise-black-voters-still-dont-like-donald-trump.html

December 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chuck Schumer calls Pres. Trump’s wall threat ‘temper tantrum’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/schumer-calls-trump-wall-threat-temper-tantrum/4879400/
— Google CEO grilled by Congress on data breach, political bias, China censorship – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/business/google-ceo-grilled-by-congress-on-data-breach-political-bias/4878601/

 

CBS2
— 9,000 Firearms And Counting: Illegal Guns Flood Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/11/9000-illegal-guns-seized-chicago-auburn-gresham-1000-firearms/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say President Trump “bickers” with Democratic leaders.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/facebook-instant/president-trump-to-meet-with-democrats-about-border-wall-shutdown

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel to push for constitutional amendment to solve pension crisis – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-pension-crisis-constitutional-amendment-casino-marijuana/
— Hints of Democratic agenda as Google CEO testifies – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/google-sundar-pichai-house-panel-hearing-privacy-data-breach-china-censorship/
— Emanuel, suburban mayors call for 20- to 30-cents-a-gallon hike in gas tax – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/emanuel-suburban-mayors-20-to-30-cents-a-gallon-hike-gas-tax/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-thinks-we-can-all-be-bought/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Mayor Rahm Emanuel to call for legalized weed, Chicago casino – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-pension-speech-20181211-story.html
— VERY SAD: Cheers, Chicago! You’re home to the most breweries in the U.S. – Josh Noel
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-chicago-most-breweries-in-us-20181210-story.html
— Limiting our right to sign candidate petitions is beyond ridiculous – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-nominating-petitions-signatures-requirement-ridiculous-1212-20181211-story.html
— It only seems like you got all 5.1 billion robocalls
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-robocall-marketer-crime-illinois-madigan-spam-bill-gates-robocop-020181211-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Board eliminates credit cards for commissioners – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181211/lake-county-board-eliminates-credit-cards-for-commissioners
— Appellate court upholds conviction of man who threatened Ives – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181211/appellate-court-upholds-conviction-of-man-who-threatened-ives

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago home-equity gains well below national average The average local homeowner has seen value increase about $8,200, nearly two-thirds of the U.S. figure, a report shows. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-home-equity-gains-well-below-national-average


— COLAs, pot and gambling: It’s not a party—it’s Emanuel’s pension Rx In a Wednesday speech, the mayor will lay out ideas to finish the job of stabilizing city pensions. Among them: A constitutional amendment to cut COLAs, revenue from legalized marijuana and a city casino, and maybe even revisiting that $10 billion bond issue. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/colas-pot-and-gambling-its-not-party-its-emanuels-pension-rx

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump “bickers” with Democrat leaders – MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-escalates-shutdown-threat-over-border-walll
— California judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Trump legal fees – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/california-judge-orders-stormy-daniels-to-pay-trump-legal-fees

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Courthouse Blizzard Closing Results in CL City Council Challenger Being Taken Off Ballot in Repeat of 2014 Petition Challenge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/11/mchenry-county-courthouse-blizzard-closing-results-in-cl-city-council-challenger-being-taken-off-ballot-in-repeat-of-2014/
— Jack Franks’ Hit Piece Smearing Ally’s Printer Ordered to Identify Perpetrators by Thursday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/11/jack-franks-hit-piece-smearing-allys-printer-ordered-to-identify-perpetrators-by-thursday/
— Continued Discussion on School Consolidation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/11/replay-school-consolidation-would-cost-taxpayers-plenty-2-copy-copy/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives bemoans loss of manufacturing jobs – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511664078-ives-bemoans-loss-of-manufacturing-jobs
— Ives calls for scuttling new property tax proposal – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511664092-ives-calls-for-scuttling-new-property-tax-proposal
— DuPage had 13th highest abortion rate among largest Illinois counties in 2017
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511661664-dupage-had-13th-highest-abortion-rate-among-largest-illinois-counties-in-2017
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: So far, the DuPage Policy Journal has reported November 6, 2018 election results in 55 precincts of the 130 precincts in Milton Township – precincts 2, 6, 8, 10, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 63, 65, 66, 68, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 100, 106, 107, 109, and 116. There are many factors that impact election results in a precinct including the demographics of the voters in the precinct. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, Republican candidates on ballots in my Milton Township Precinct 9 would receive many more votes if they were the Republican Precinct Committeeman or if someone who they manipulate/dominate was the Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com

 

CAPITOL FAX
— A constitutional amendment for pensions is just not in the cards
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/11/a-constitutional-amendment-for-pensions-is-just-not-in-the-cards/

 

FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham: Trump should ‘dig in and not give in’ on border wall fight – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lindsey-graham-trump-should-dig-in-and-not-give-in-on-border-wall-fight

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Why Don’t the Never Trumpers Ever Get This Angry at Democrats?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/11/why-dont-the-never-trumpers-ever-get-this-angry-at-democrats/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS: More than 3,000 illegals caught in one day – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/11/more-3000-illegals-caught-one-day-dhs/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/employers-need-entry-level-workers-asylum-seekers-need-entry-level-jobs-why-cant-we-connect-them

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Freedom Caucus taking a stand for the wall and asylum reforms before Dems take over – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/freedom-caucus-taking-a-stand-for-the-wall-and-asylum-reforms-before-dems-take-over/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Forces Chuck and Nancy to Debate Him in Front of America, They Didn’t Like It – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2018/12/11/trump-tells-chuck-and-nanacy-cmon-were-getting-the-wall-built-n2537314
— Gun Control Fail: Thousands of Illegal Guns Flood Chicago’s Streets – And It’s No Surprise – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/12/11/gun-control-fail-thousands-of-illegal-guns-flood-chicagos-streets-and-its-no-n2537344

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Vatican Stresses Rights of All Migrants ‘Regardless of Their Status,’ that is, the Vatican rejects nations, rejects borders, and rejects laws.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2018/12/11/vatican-stresses-rights-of-all-migrants-regardless-of-their-status/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Frustrated on Border Wall As Illegal Immigration Continues – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30882-trump-frustrated-on-border-wall-as-illegal-immigration-continues

 

DAILY CALLER
— WOMEN’S MARCH FULL OF ANTI-SEMITES, HAS TIES TO NATION OF ISLAM – Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/womens-march-anti-semitism/
— REPUBLICAN MATT GAETZ GRILLS GOOGLE CEO FOR NOT INVESTIGATING ANTI-CONSERVATIVE EMPLOYEE BIAS – Evie Fordham
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/11/matt-gaetz-twitter-google/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat leaders to Trump: Drop border wall plans
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-leaders-to-trump-drop-border-wall-plans/
— Trump foes scrambling to derail ‘cruel’ rule requiring immigrants to show they aren’t public burden
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60831
— Project Veritas case: Federal judge rules Americans can secretly record public officials (DIERSEN: What if I had secretly recorded everything that my GAO superiors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60839
— 32 self-proclaimed faith leaders arrested in border demonstration (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are having success in making “faith leaders” 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60847
— Asylum denials jump; immigration judges’ discretion attacked
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60824

 

TPM
— Trump Doubles Down On Shutdown Threat: ‘If We Close Down The Country, I Will Take It’ – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-doubles-down-on-shutdown-threat-if-we-close-down-the-country-i-will-take-it

 

NOQ REPORT
— Being against illegal immigration is NOT about being against immigrants – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2018/12/10/illegal-immigration-not-immigrants/
— We need the wall. Tell Chuck and Nancy how you feel. – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2018/12/11/need-wall-tell-chuck-nancy-feel/

 

THE HILL
— Pelosi mocks Trump on wall: ‘It’s like a manhood thing for him’ – SCOTT WONG AND MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Is letting people invade America a womanhood thing for Pelosi?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420843-pelosi-mocks-trump-on-wall-its-like-a-manhood-thing-for-him

 

POLITICO
— GOP chair: Party will take ‘deep data dive’ into 2018 losses – MATTHEW CHOI (DIERSEN: From what I see and hear, overwhelmingly, the main reason why Democrat candidates got votes in my precinct was to punish Trump.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/11/gop-deep-data-dive-2018-losses-1057605
— Trump says he’s ‘proud’ to shut down government during fight with Pelosi and Schumer The president battled with the Democratic leaders over his border wall in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting televised for the public. – BURGESS EVERETT, SARAH FERRIS and CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/11/trump-border-wall-congress-budget-1055433

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters argue against stopping illegal immigration. Others who argue against stopping illegal immigration are 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.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/us/undocumented-immigrant-workers.html
— Trump Battles Pelosi and Schumer Over Wall Funding and a Government Shutdown – Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/us/politics/trump-border-wall-government-shutdown.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump’s ‘beautiful wall’ is a vanity project and nothing more. Democrats should treat it as such.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-shutdown-wall-funding-20181211-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps tell illegals to say that they are seeking asylum.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-ol-2-enter-the-fray-no-asylum-seekers-are-not-exploiting-a-1544543683-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, Pelosi and Schumer have on-camera shouting match as wall talks break down – Erica Werner and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/schumer-pelosi-set-to-meet-with-trump-on-wall-but-house-gop-stands-firm/2018/12/11/2604b1ae-fd56-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html
— Two in three Republicans would rather see a shutdown than Trump compromise on the border wall – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/12/11/daily-202-two-in-three-republicans-would-rather-see-a-shutdown-than-trump-compromise-on-the-border-wall/5c0f399c1b326b2d6629d42b/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Mia Love to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/12/10/mia-love-is-right-the-loss-of-black-republicans-in-congress-will-hurt-the-party-with-black-voters/

 

TIME
— ‘I Will Shut Down the Government.’ Trump Makes Threat Over Border Wall Funding – BRIAN BENNETT
http://time.com/5476903/donald-trump-shutdown-border-wall/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs say “A large majority of Americans support current or increased levels of immigration.”
https://www.businessinsider.sg/americans-more-open-to-increased-immigration-than-most-europeans-2018-12/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Says Military to Build Border Wall If Congress Won’t Fund It – Terrence Dopp
https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/trump-slams-democrats-on-border-ahead-of-meeting-schumer-pelosi#gs.9uDJkT0

 

FORBES
— Making A Fortune: 19 Million Public Employees Across America Cost Taxpayers Nearly $1 Trillion – Adam Andrzejewski (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, for the rest of my life, I will have to deal with ever-increasing hatred against me because I was a federal employee and because I am a federal retiree. In my defense, 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. Will Andrzejewski publish a) a list of government employees who are/were NOT overpaid and b) a list of government retirees whose pensions and other retirement benefits are/were NOT excessive? Will I be on those lists?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2018/12/11/making-a-fortune-19-million-public-employees-across-america-cost-taxpayers-nearly-1-trillion/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How to Create a Culture of Fairness in Government – Stewart Liff (DIERSEN: My superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German-American.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/12/how-create-culture-fairness-government/153423/

 

NEWSWEEK
— MSNBC HOST CHRIS MATTHEWS COMPARES DONALD TRUMP TO HITLER, SAYS BOTH MANIPULATE TRUTH – NICOLE GOODKIND
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-hitler-poland-chris-matthews-russia-investigation-1254631

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Time Magazine Honor Slain and Imprisoned Journalists as Person of the Year 2018 – Karl Vick
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/time-magazine-honor-slain-and-imprisoned-journalists-as-person-of-the-year-2018/

December 11 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Challenger alleges fraud, dirty tricks by alderman connected to Speaker Mike Madigan
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/challenger-alleges-fraud-dirty-tricks-by-alderman-connected-to-speaker-madigan/4874382/

 

NBC5
— Efforts to Boot 19-Year-Old DePaul Freshman From Ballot ‘Overkill,’ Lawyer Says Quinn’s election lawyer declined to comment. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Efforts-to-Boot-DePaul-Freshman-From-Ballot-Overkill-Lawyer-Says-502412261.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hypocrisy over Heather Nauert appointment – Randy Rossi, Grayslake
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-vp-voice-letters-121118-story.html

 

WGIL
— GOVERNOR-ELECT AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-ELECT VISIT GALESBURG
http://www.wgil.com/2018/12/10/governor-elect-and-lieutenant-governor-elect-visit-galesburg/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with Glennon on Chicago’s pension explosion in Mayor’s race
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/12/way-better-than-mon-nite-football-watch-berkowitz-w-glennon-on-chicagos-pension-explosion-in-mayors-race-cable-web/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republicans and conservative supporters had the makings of a pity party at a (private) holiday luncheon yesterday. Then Richard Porter took the mic and whipped the crowd into shape. The Chicago attorney and Republican National Committeeman who supported Gov. Bruce Rauner to the bitter end of the midterms, rallied the 200-plus guests at the (Westin) Hotel in Lombard. . .The crowd of notable names erupted in cheers. Among those in the crowd: Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, House Leader Jim Durkin, former Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin, Petco founder Jay Bergman, Kirkland & Ellis’ Sandy Perl, Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service President David Hill III, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner David Walsh, former state Rep. Skip Saviano, and Kim Godden, who led a discussion with guest speaker Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/12/11/preckwinkles-tax-tweak-details-on-burke-raids-republicans-look-for-glass-half-full-summers-tirade-361010

 

DAILY WIRE
— THE CHICAGO WAY: Thousands Of Residents Commit Fraud To Keep College Student Off Ballot – ASHE SCHOW
https://www.dailywire.com/news/39218/chicago-way-thousands-residents-commit-fraud-keep-ashe-schow

 

WIREPOINTS
— Beware Revenue Hopes From Expanded Gaming As Industry Cannibalizes Self – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/beware-revenue-hopes-from-expanded-gaming-as-industry-cannibalizes-self/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Cook had highest abortion rate among largest Illinois counties in 2017
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511660565-cook-had-highest-abortion-rate-among-largest-illinois-counties-in-2017

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Pritzker is optimistic about state’s future with Democrats in charge – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it very clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/pritzker-is-optimistic-about-state-s-future-with-democrats-in/article_63bf872d-df44-5492-85d6-bee78eb24c32.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Raking in Abortion From Other States – Charlie Butts
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-raking-in-abortion-from-other-states/

 

FOX NEWS
— Build the wall — do what we said we’d do – Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Mark Meadows
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/reps-jim-jordan-and-mark-meadows-build-the-wall-do-what-we-said-wed-do

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making “faith leaders” 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dozens-of-faith-leaders-arrested-at-san-diego-love-knows-no-borders-protest

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump foes scrambling to derail ‘cruel’ rule requiring immigrants to show they aren’t public burden – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/10/immigrants-must-prove-they-arent-public-burden-und/
— Rush Limbaugh warns ‘wobbly’ Trump voters: ‘We actually are on the cusp of losing our founding’ ‘There are people starting to weaken’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/10/rush-limbaugh-warns-wobbly-trump-voters-we-actuall/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican pushes party to conduct 2018 autopsy after ‘historic losses’ – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want the Republican Party a) to dump voters, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to dump the traditional family, right to live, 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.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-pushes-party-to-conduct-2018-autopsy-after-historic-losses
— Why our border matters – Rep. Tom McClintock
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-tom-mcclintock-why-our-border-matters

 

DAILY CALLER
— GOOGLE EMPLOYEES SOUGHT TO BLOCK BREITBART FROM ADS, EMAILS SHOW – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/google-ads-bias/


— GENDER WAGE GAP IS DUE TO MEN WORKING LONGER HOURS – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/gender-wage-gap-men-working-longer-hours/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Chuck, Nancy Ahead of Trump Meeting: Abandon Border Wall as a Must-Have – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chuck-nancy-ahead-of-trump-meeting-abandon-border-wall-as-a-must-have/

 

TOWNHALL
— Justice Kavanaugh, Supposed Slayer Of Women’s Abortion Rights Just Sided…With Liberals On Planned Parenthood – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/12/10/justice-kavanaugh-supposed-slayer-of-womens-abortion-rights-just-sided-with-l-n2537260
— US Courts Treat Illegal Immigrants BETTER Than American Citizens – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2018/12/11/us-courts-treat-illegal-immigrants-better-than-american-citizens-n2537212

 

BREITBART
— ICE Shrinks Obama’s “Unaccompanied Alien Children” Delivery Route by Arresting More Illegals – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2018/12/10/ice-shrinks-obamas-uac-delivery-route-by-arresting-more-illegals/
— Freedom Caucus Fights for the Border Wall as Chairman Mark Meadows in Running for White House Chief of Staff – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/freedom-caucus-fights-for-the-border-wall-as-chairman-mark-meadows-in-running-for-white-house-chief-of-staff/
— Pew: No Majority of Citizens in the World Support Increasing Immigration – John Binder (DIERSEN: What if things were turned around? What if many millions of citizens of America illegally invaded Mexico, illegally invaded Canada, illegally invaded etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/10/pew-no-majority-of-citizens-in-the-world-support-increasing-immigration/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Ruling That the Second Amendment Is a Second-class Right Faces Dissent – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/30869-third-circuit-rules-the-second-amendment-is-a-second-class-right

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Show off Sen. Jeff Flake gives bad name to rotten apples everywhere – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29282-outsiders-vs-insiders-show-sen-jeff-flake-gives-bad-name-rotten-apples-everywhere

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Emergency Confiscation is Easy Target in New Gun Control Congress Opponents warn that “red flag” orders can be abused and violate due process. So why are they attracting Republican support? – KELLEY BEAUCAR VLAHOS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/emergency-gun-confiscation-may-be-easy-target-in-new-congress/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Are ‘deplorables’ reaching the breaking point…again? – M. Catharine Evans
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/are_deplorables_reaching_the_breaking_pointagain.html
— Employment and the Vote – Rick Hayes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/12/employment_and_the_vote.htm

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HOT AIR
— Global Survey: 24 Out Of 27 Countries More Likely To Say They Want Less Immigration Than Americans Are
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/10/global-survey-24-27-countries-likely-say-want-less-immigration-americans/

 

THE HILL
— Trump, Democrats start divisive wall negotiations – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats plaint themselves as being 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420690-trump-democrats-start-divisive-wall-negotiations


— Freedom Caucus calls on leadership to include wall funding, end to ‘catch and release’ in funding bill – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/420711-freedom-caucus-calls-on-leadership-to-include-wall-funding-end-to-catch-and
— GAO: President’s ability to nix spending limited – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420655-presidents-ability-to-nix-spending-limited-gao

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump surrounding himself with yes-men and yes-women.” What do establishment Republicans want you to do? They want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, they want me to stop including links in the emails to articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/07/opinions/trumps-yes-men-and-yes-women-psaki/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Help wanted: Trump needs new chief of staff for ‘the worst of times’ Analysis: If the president doesn’t empower his next top aide, he could encounter serious problems, experts say. – Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/wanted-trump-chief-staff-worst-times-n946146
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Experts on White House operations say Trump’s desire to run his own operation has been an impediment to him and could make the job less attractive to potential candidates. Chris Lu, who served as Cabinet secretary under President Barack Obama, told NBC News that part of the problem is that Trump hasn’t shown much willingness to let his chiefs of staff, Reince Priebus and Kelly, do their jobs. That includes managing the policy process, limiting the number decisions the president has to make, controlling access and telling him “no” when he needs to hear it. “It doesn’t seem like Trump really wants a chief of staff, and that’s just not an efficient way to run a White House — to have the president calling all the shots,” Lu said. “You don’t need a yes-man as chief of staff. That’s a recipe for disaster.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Won’t Hear Planned Parenthood Cases, and 3 Court Conservatives Aren’t Happy – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/planned-parenthood-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/trump-asylum-border-.html
— A Short History of Political Red Faces Over Workers Without Green Cards – Adeel Hassan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politicians-undocumented-immigrant-workers.html


— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters focus on a) getting women to hate Trump and b) getting women to punish Trump by voting for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/women-candidates-activism.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Russian Accused of Trying to Influence Conservatives Will Plead Guilty – Matthew Rosenberg (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), etc. who focus/focused on driving out of the IRP, DCRCC, MTRCC, TAPROOT, ICRC, etc. those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/10/us/politics/maria-butina-russia-nra.html
— Victorina Morales Said She Was Undocumented. How Could We Know for Sure? – Miriam Jordan (DIERSEN: What percent of illegals present employers and everyone else with fake documents – 100%?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/reader-center/undocumented-trump-golf-clubs.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Still, I called the immigration lawyer, Anibal Romero. He informed me that one of his clients had been hired by the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., based on fake documents when she was still undocumented. He said he would soon meet another woman, a current employee, who was undocumented. Both were willing to come forward.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Why ‘No Hate Here’ signs are actually pretty hateful – F.H. Buckley
https://nypost.com/2018/12/09/why-no-hate-here-signs-are-actually-pretty-hateful/
— Trump needs to cool it on Twitter – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2018/12/10/trump-needs-to-cool-it-on-twitter/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making more and more and more people 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.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Are-Republicans-listening-to-13455817.php

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Best workplaces are energized – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: Which employees do/did your superiors focus on energizing where you work/worked? My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on energizing their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They focused on de-energizing their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2018/12/10/costco-google-t-mobile-ranked-best-companies-work-2018/2202327002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Company culture can make or break your experience at work. Workplace atmosphere can mean the difference between an energized, productive work day and a stressed out, ineffectual 8-hour shift. So what workplaces have the best overall work environment?)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Three Conservative Justices Chide Supreme Court for Not Taking Case Touching on Abortion Action leaves in place conflicting rulings on whether Medicaid patients can sue for access to their preferred health provider – Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-conservative-justices-chide-supreme-court-for-not-taking-case-touching-on-abortion-1544472108
— Calculating the Risk of College  College pays off for most people and costs have even been flattening. There are, however, often-overlooked pitfalls that can leave some people worse off than if they hadn’t gone to college. – Douglas Belkin and Dylan Moriarty (FROM THE ARTICLE: “10 years after graduation, 32% of college grads end up with jobs that don’t require a college degree.”)
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/calculating-risk-of-college/

 

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans Want Trump To Compromise On Border Wall Amid Possible Shutdown.”
https://www.npr.org/2018/12/11/675334306/poll-americans-want-trump-to-compromise-on-border-wall-amid-possible-shutdown

 

NATIONAL
— Going up or out – THOMAS HUKAHU (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they were me, they would have easily 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.)
https://www.thenational.com.pg/career-tip-going-up-or-out/

 

PLATINUM PARTNER REALTORS
— FOR SALE: 619 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $950,000 (DIERSEN: This home borders our south lot line. We could afford to buy it if my Democrat superiors had not been so successful in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.pprhomes.com/homes-for-sale-details/619-FRAZIER-COURT-WHEATON-IL-60189/10123861/34/

December 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Top House Democrats raise prospect of impeachment, jail for President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/top-house-dems-raise-prospect-of-impeachment-jail-for-president-trump/4872097/

 

NBC5
— Former Pritzker Staffer Shot While Campaigning For Aldermanic Candidate on Facebook Live Little was hit once in the leg, and was treated and released at Little Company of Mary Hospital. And it was not his first brush with campaign fame in 2018. – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Former-Pritzker-Staffer-Shot-While-Campaigning-For-Aldermanic-Candidate-on-Facebook-Live-502392421.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Goodbye to Illinois’ $130 billion pension hole. Now it’s $133 billion. And getting deeper. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pension-illinois-pritzker-budget-20181210-story.html
— Canvasser for 15th Ward alderman candidate shot on Facebook Live while handing out pamphlets – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-alderman-campaign-volunteer-shot-20181210-story.html
— The impeachment rabbit hole – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-impeach-trump-cohen-mueller-20181210-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm: ‘To survive, Trump will need a true wartime consigliere’ as chief of staff – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rahm-emanuel-to-survive-trump-will-need-a-true-wartime-consigliere/
— Furious over petition challenge, Ja’Mal Green slams Willie Wilson’s Rauner ties – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/petition-challenge-jamal-green-willie-wilson-bruce-rauner/
— U.S. starts to withdraw troops from Trump border mission – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/us-starts-to-withdraw-troops-from-trump-border-mission/
— By retiring, fire commissioner Jose Santiago avoided discipline over his driver’s racial slur – Tim Novak
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-fire-commissioner-jose-santiago-racial-slur-n-word-investigation-rahm-emanuel-richard-rosado/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/white-churches-have-a-moral-responsibility-to-stand-up/
— Dinner at the top: Pritzker invites state’s 4 top lawmakers to dine at his home – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/governor-j-b-pritzker-michael-madigan-jim-durkin-bill-brady-democrats-republicans-lllinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lisle candidate says incumbent cut in line on filing day – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181210/lisle-candidate-says-incumbent-cut-in-line-on-filing-day
— Why Democrats aren’t ready to impeach Trump just yet – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181210/news/312109884/

 

WTTW
— Madigan-Connected Alderman Responds to Election Fraud Allegations – Paris Schutz
https://news.wttw.com/2018/12/10/madigan-connected-alderman-responds-election-fraud-allegations

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Detaining undocumented immigrants pays for McHenry County – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-12-10/detaining-undocumented-immigrants-pays-mchenry-county.html

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Pritzker ‘proud’ of Democratic showing in Knox Co. – Tom Loewy (DIERSEN: Of course, Pritzker takes his victory as a mandate to get rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, Pritzker takes his victory as a mandate to promote welfare, 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 even worse things.)
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20181210/pritzker-proud-of-democratic-showing-in-knox-co

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Nearly 85 percent of UN nations back migration deal; not US – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nearly-85-percent-of-un-nations-back-migration-deal-not-us

 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
— Illinois Department of Human Rights honors “Fairness and Equality” across the State (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/19511-IDHR_Human_Rights_Day_Press_Release.pdf

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— OUTSTANDING: McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Opposes Legalization of Recreational Pot – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/pot/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill to clear some past marijuana convictions gets new support – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: If you were asked what shows that you have respect for the rule of law, what would you say? I would say that I have never have used an illegal drug and that I never will.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/bill-to-clear-some-past-marijuana-convictions-gets-new-support/article_8a5ea6b6-fa5c-11e8-8a9b-ef95ffdf87b2.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: A RESPONSE TO JOE WALSH’S PLAN FOR IL GOP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/rossi-a-response-to-joe-walshs-plan-for-il-gop-.html
— WALSH: WHAT SHOULD REPUBLICANS IN ILLINOIS DO NOW?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/walsh-what-should-republicans-in-illinois-do-now-.html
— THORNER: FOX NEWS’ TUCKER CARLSON TRASHES TRUMP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/thorner-fox-news-tucker-carlson-trashes-trump-.html

— PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S FOOTPRINT GROWING IN ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2018/12/planned-parenthoods-footprint-growing-in-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. Pot pushers especially want poor minorities, poor women, and poor veterans to push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/10/more-details-emerge-about-cannabis-legalization/


— Did Pritzker defeat an incumbent Illinois governor by the biggest margin ever? (DIERSEN: What percent voted for Pritzker a) to punish Trump, b) to get more pot, gambling, booze, and other vices, c) to get more welfare, d) to get more LGBTQ activity, e) to get more abortion, f) to get more mass/illegal immigration, g) to get the First and Second Amendments abolished, and/or h) to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/12/10/did-pritzker-defeat-an-incumbent-illinois-governor-by-the-biggest-margin-ever/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Asylum claims soar 67 percent at U.S. border – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/10/asylum-claims-soar-67-percent-us-border/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Praises HBO Anti-ICE Propaganda Film as ‘Public Service’ – Gabriel Hays
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/gabriel-hays/2018/12/10/cnn-praises-hbo-anti-ice-propaganda-film-public-service

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH JOINS LIBERALS TO PROTECT PRO-PLANNED PARENTHOOD RULING – Kevin Daley
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/planned-parenthood-kavanaugh/
— DEMOCRATIC REP. KRISHNAMOORTHI: WORKING TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF BLUE-COLLAR WORK – Rudy Takala (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their stoops who have made it the most clear that they never would have stooped to take the jobs that I did? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile 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://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/krishnamoorthi-blue-collar/
— ICE GIVING MCHENRY COUNTY COLD CASH FOR HOUSING ILLEGALS – David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/ice-gives-cash-detain-illegal-immigrants-mchenry-county/
— MEDIA DOUBLE STANDARDS SHINE IN IMMIGRATION DEBATE – Derryck Green
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/10/media-double-standards-immigration/

 

BREITBART
— Gallup: More Than 750 Million People Globally Now Wanting to Migrate – Virginia Hale
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/12/10/gallup-750-million-wanting-migrate/

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Must Step Up Game for 2020 Win – James Hirsen
https://www.newsmax.com/jameshirsen/caputo-data-maga-ocasio-cortez/2018/12/10/id/893831/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Continue Sneaking Into United States – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30868-migrants-continue-sneaking-into-united-states

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Caravan migrants break up to take work in Tijuana – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/12/caravan_migrants_break_up_to_take_work_in_tijuana.html

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— He’s Saving America, But You Can’t Take the Tweets?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/12/10/hes-saving-america-but-you-cant-take-the-tweets/

 

HOT AIR
— Why The Migrant Caravan Took The Longest Route To The US Border – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/10/migrant-caravan-took-longest-route-us-border/

 

GOPUSA
— Bush: Rewriting history may obscure facts but it doesn’t change them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=60800
— Ocasio-Cortez claims Jewish ancestry (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry? What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, 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. What if I had claimed Swedish ancestry?)
http://www.gopusa.com/ocasio-cortez-claims-jewish-ancestry/

 

CBS NEWS
— One way to help struggling workers: A guaranteed job – RACHEL LAYNE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are/were not federal employees have always viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the federal government as being the “employer of last resort,” that is, that the federal government employs those who cannot get a real job in the private sector because they are lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things. However, 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://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-way-to-help-u-s-workers-guarantee-them-a-job/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in getting citizens of foreign countries to claim asylum in America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/at-the-us-mexico-border-us-sees-big-increase-in-migrants-claiming-fear-of-deportation/2018/12/10/37d7eb70-fca8-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Immigration — the problem Congress doesn’t want to solve – DIANE HESSAN (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/12/10/immigration-problem-congress-doesn-want-solve/aR2QxaPxgxSH7xQfX8GKyL/story.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— MIGRANTS ARE CLIMBING OVER AND DIGGING UNDER THE BORDER WALL DESPITE TRUMP’S TOUGH WORDS – ROBERT VALENCIA
https://www.newsweek.com/migrant-caravan-climb-over-dig-under-border-wall-despite-trump-stance-1252264

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— A Chicago Neighborhood Battles Endless Flow of Illegal Guns Police recover more than 1,000 guns this year in one Chicago community, but few think it will stop the flow of illegal weapons. President Donald Trump has called the city’s violence problems “very easily fixable.” Not so, say those who live with them.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-12-10/a-chicago-neighborhood-battles-endless-flow-of-illegal-guns

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Reject Gender As Major Voting Factor (DIERSEN: Democrats viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn a) women who do not vote for Democrats, b) minorities who do not vote for Democrats, c) younger people who do not vote for Democrats, d) poor people who do not vote for Democrats, e) recent immigrants who do not vote for Democrats, and f) everyone else who does not vote for Democrats.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2018/voters_reject_gender_as_major_voting_factor

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Social Media Outpaces Print Newspapers in the U.S. as a News Source – Elisa Shearer
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/social-media-outpaces-print-newspapers-in-the-u-s-as-a-news-source/

December 9 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top House Dems raise prospect of impeachment, jail for Trump – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-russia-probe-20181209-story.html
— Trump demands border wall money; shutdown showdown nears – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-20181207-story.html
— Pence’s aide Nick Ayers is out of the running to be Trump’s next chief of staff – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-nick-ayers-trump-chief-staff-20181209-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Gov’s claim that Dems solely caused budget crisis woefully lacking – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fact-check-politifact-bruce-rauner-democrats-republicans-illinois/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— In 13th District race, almost no dollar was left unspent – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-12-09/tom-kacich-13th-district-race-almost-no-dollar-was-left-unspent.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Set to Ignore GOP District 4 County Board Replacement Recommendation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/09/jack-franks-set-to-ignore-gop-district-4-county-board-replacement-recommendation/
— Could the State of Illinois Declare Bankruptcy?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/09/could-the-state-of-illinois-declare-bankruptcy/
— Township Opponent Offers Gradualist Approach to Abolition
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/09/could-the-state-of-illinois-declare-bankruptcy/
— Why TIF Districts Raise Your Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/07/122411/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/05/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-1/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-2/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/07/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-3-2/
— Comments on Township Abolition by Referendum Legislation – Part 4
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/08/comments-on-township-abolition-by-referendum-legislation-part-3/
— Jack Franks’ Smear Mailing Ally Uses Court Order Appeal to Further Delay Identity Revelation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/07/jack-franks-smear-mailing-ally-uses-appeal-to-further-delay-identity-revelation/
— Another Reason Jack Franks Didn’t Want Joe Tirio as County Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/05/another-reason-jack-franks-didnt-want-joe-tirio-as-county-clerk/
— Lake County Right to Life Bemoans “Abortion Tourism”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/12/06/lake-county-right-to-life-bemoans-abortion-tourism/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Governor race: Republican Rauner wins voter tally in Milton Township Precinct 87
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511638370-governor-race-republican-rauner-wins-voter-tally-in-milton-township-precinct-87

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McHenry County makes $10 million detaining illegal immigrants in 2018 – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/9/mchenry-county-illinois-makes-10-million-detaining/

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE CAMPAIGN TO KILL STATE COOPERATION WITH ICE – Matt O’ Brien
https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/09/state-cooperation-ice/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BORDER CHAOS NO ACCIDENT? Barbara Simpson blasts ‘high-horse’ politicians who won’t protect our country
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/border-chaos-no-accident/
— BUSH 41 COVERAGE REVEALS 2-FACED MEDIA David Kupelian says ‘now Republicans finally know how to get good press’
https://mobile.wnd.com/2018/12/bush-41-coverage-reveals-2-faced-media/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, foreign counties dump their citizens who have severe financial and/or health problems on America. From what I see, virtually all illegals and all asylum seekers either are public charges or will be public charges.
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/420464-public-charge-provisions-hurt-citizen-children-too
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s hateful rhetoric is the real enemy of the people.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420435-trumps-hateful-rhetoric-is-the-real-enemy-of-the-people

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fox News Talked More About Migrant ‘Invasion’ Just Before Election Than In Past 3 Years Total
And it appears they’re only ramping up that fearmongering rhetoric.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fox-news-migrant-invasion_us_5c0abb34e4b035a7bf5af1b5

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Nick Ayers, Trump’s once-likely replacement for chief of staff John Kelly, won’t take the job – Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey and Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nick-ayers-trumps-once-likely-replacement-for-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-wont-take-the-job/2018/12/09/5ecf5a10-fbf9-11e8-ad40-cdfd0e0dd65a_story.html

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— ’What if my workers show up high?’ What employers need to know about medical marijuana – LAUREN SOBASKI
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article222813130.html

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Most California immigrants on welfare – Harold H. Horstmann
http://www.newstribune.com/news/opinion/story/2018/dec/09/your-opinion-most-california-immigrants-on-welfare/755954/

 

ALL ON GEORGIA
— Over 60 percent of ‘non-citizen’ households on welfare – Jeremy Spencer
https://www.allongeorgia.com/national-news/over-60-percent-of-non-citizen-households-on-welfare-says-census/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— McHenry County Gains $10M Detaining Undocumented Immigrants Records show that a northwest Illinois county’s decades-old deal with the federal government to detain immigrants living in the country illegally will bring in $10 million this year. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-12-09/illinois-county-gains-10m-detaining-undocumented-immigrants

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump administration could make migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. pay a $50 application fee – ARIEL ZILBER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6477569/Trump-administration-make-migrants-seeking-asylum-U-S-pay-50-application-fee.html

December 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-joins-call-for-immigration-reform/4855618/

 

CBS2
— Some Chicago Firefighters Doubling Their Salaries Through Overtime
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/06/some-chicago-firefighters-doubling-their-salaries-through-overtime/
— ‘Golden Parachutes’ May Be Gone For Public Officials In 2019 – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/12/07/public-officials-golden-parachutes-to-be-gone-2019/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illegal hush-money over extramarital affair claims was paid at Trump’s ‘direction’: prosecutors – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-cohen-hush-money-justice-department-20181207-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump promotes racism. Overwhelmingly, those who hate Trump promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.pressreader.com/usa/the-capital/20181202/282888026755342

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Heather Nauert likely to be quizzed on her diplomatic resume – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/heather-nauert-likely-to-be-quizzed-on-her-diplomatic-resume/
— Working while they wait, migrants seek jobs at US border – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps stress that citizens of foreign countries take bad jobs that citizens of America will not take. Anti-Trumps could/should stress my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the bad jobs that I took. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile 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://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/working-while-wait-central-america-migrants-caravan-seek-jobs-at-us-border/
— Prosecutors: Illegal hush-money paid at Trump’s ‘direction’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/prosecutors-illegal-hush-money-paid-donald-trump-direction-stormy-daniels-karen-mcdougal-michael-cohen/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE OF PRITZKER: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois residents who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems and who are wards of the state or look forward to becoming wards of the state LOOK FORWARD TO PRITZKER GIVING THEM POT.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181207/pritzker-banking-on-fully-legal-marijuana-next-year-what-about-wage-hike
— College of DuPage students reap benefits of experienced instructors
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20181207/college-of-dupage-students-reap-benefits-of-experienced-instructors

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump: Some GOP candidates ‘choke like dogs’ – CNN
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-says-some-gop-candidates-choke-like-dogs/article_ed591647-0834-5f29-b019-9e180dad4b90.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Expect record election turnout in 2020
https://www.saukvalley.com/2018/12/07/expect-record-election-turnout-in-2020/asrnkk3/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State Report: 39K+ abortions performed in Illinois in 2017
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511658475-state-report-39k-abortions-performed-in-illinois-in-2017
— State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Of course, to promote hatred against federal retirees like me, those who hate federal retirees like me stress that the federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance. We pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of insurance. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who never sought a federal job 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://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511655773-state-facing-huge-debt-for-public-sector-retiree-health-benefits-says-wirepoints

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Average Hinsdale SD 181 teacher comp is $112K
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511656874-analysis-average-hinsdale-sd-181-teacher-comp-is-112k
— Average Hinsdale SD 86 teacher comp is $154K
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511655827-analysis-average-hinsdale-sd-86-teacher-comp-is-154k

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Patlak ‘disappointed’ by Board of Review inequities – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511655882-patlak-disappointed-by-board-of-review-inequities

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GAO: U.S. taxpayers spend $27M over the past four years to ease deportees’ lives in Central America – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/7/american-taxpayers-27m-ease-deportees-lives/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump accuses Democrats of putting ‘criminal aliens’ before Americans – Robert Donachie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/trump-accuses-democrats-of-putting-criminal-aliens-before-americans
— Appeals court frustrates Trump quest to bring back asylum ban – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/appeals-court-frustrates-trump-quest-to-bring-back-asylum-ban

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NBC Workplace Comedy Promotes Giving ‘Undocumented’ Employees a Pass – Annie Piper
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/annie-piper/2018/12/06/superstore-nbc-comedy-promotes-undocumented-employees

 

HOT AIR
— Confirmed: Trump’s Housekeeper At His New Jersey Golf Course Is An Illegal
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/06/confirmed-trumps-housekeeper-new-jersey-golf-course-illegal/
— Bloomberg: I Could Shut Down Bloomberg News’ Political Coverage If I Run For President – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/07/bloomberg-shut-bloombergs-political-coverage-run-president/
— Pelosi On Immigration Compromise: We’re Not Funding Trump’s “Immoral” Border Wall
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/12/07/pelosi-immigration-compromise-not-funding-trumps-immoral-border-wall/

 

BREITBART
— William Barr Prioritized Illegal Immigration Crackdown in 1990s–Similar to Sessions – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/07/william-barr-prioritized-illegal-immigration-crackdown-1990s-similar-sessions/
— GAO: Americans Billed $27M over the last 4 years to Fund ‘Reintegration’ Gift Bags for Deported Central Americans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/07/americans-billed-27m-fund-reintegration-gift-bags-deported-central-americans/

 

BLAZE
— Breaking: 9th Circuit issues stunning ruling on Trump’s ban on asylum You can probably guess how they ruled – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/breaking-9th-circuit-issues-stunning-ruling-on-trumps-ban-on-asylum

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Democrat Congresswoman Helps Illegals Into Country – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30843-democrat-congresswoman-helps-illegals-into-country

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Only Two Weeks Left for Republicans to Get It – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2018/12/07/only-two-weeks-left-for-republicans-to-get-it/

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump: Politicians Should Protect U.S. Citizens, ‘Not Criminal Aliens’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/trump-politicians-should-protect-us-citizens-not-criminal-aliens

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Immigration flood numbers STILL rising. Will Trump be the president to stop it? – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/immigration-flood-numbers-still-rising-will-trump-be-the-president-to-stop-it/

 

CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— Illegal Border Crossings Are Down Because Migrants Are Applying For Asylum Instead – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/12/illegal-border-crossings-are-down-because-migrants-are-applying-for-asylum-instead/

 

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Student Leaders at Wheaton College Declare African American Pro-Life Speaker Caused Them to Feel ‘Unsafe’ – Sarah Curlee
https://www.christianheadlines.com/blog/student-leaders-at-wheaton-college-declare-african-american-pro-life-speaker-caused-them-to-feel-unsafe.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Wheaton College bashes pro-life speech by guy conceived by rape – Marissa Gentry
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11612

 

POLITICO
— State GOP chairman warns California is ‘canary in the coal mine’ for national party – CARLA MARINUCCI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/07/california-elections-2018-republican-party-jim-brulte-1048192
— Wild theories and empty seats at CPAC-style conference for the MAGA set Talk of QAnon, George Soros and ‘retarded’ reporters at the American Priority Conference. – BEN SCHRECKINGER
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/07/american-priority-conference-trump-1052214

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If America Had a Parliament What would its political parties look like? And what does the answer say about where the two parties stand today? – Michael Tomasky (DIERSEN: Instead of a Democrat Party, there would be an a) Anti-Trump Party, b) Anti-Protestant Party, c) Anti-Conservative Party, d) Anti-Patriotic Party, e) Anti-Republican Party, f) Anti-American Party, g) Anti-White Party, h) Anti-Male Party, i) Anti-Older People Party, j) Anti-Rich People Party, k) Anti-Gun Owners Party, l) Anti-German Americans Party, m) Anti-Draft Avoiders Party, and n) Anti-Those Whose Ancestors Have Been in America for a Long Time Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/america-politics-parliament.html
— 2 More Immigrants Say They Worked for Trump Despite Lacking Legal Status – Miriam Jordan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/trump-undocumented-workers-bedminster-golf-course.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Where Does Mr. Barr’s Loyalty Lie? (DIERSEN: Where does your loyalty lie? My loyalty lies with the Republican Party platform. That is why those who reject planks in that platform work so hard to destroy me. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/opinion/william-barr-attorney-general-trump.html
— Eric Trump Weighs In on Kellyanne Conway’s Husband. He Doesn’t Like Him. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/eric-trump-kellyanne-george-conway.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Resume Heavy on TV Journalism, Light on Politics, Heather Nauert May See New Title: U.N. Envoy – Peter Baker and Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: What is your resume heavy on? For me, it is auditing federal agencies. 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. 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 passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. But since 2000, my resume has been increasingly heavy on finding news and commentary articles on websites that are of interest to Illinois Republicans and bringing those articles to the attention of Illinois Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/heather-nauert-un-ambassador.html
— Trump Says Tillerson Is ‘Dumb as a Rock’ After Former Secretary of State Criticizes Him – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/us/politics/trump-tillerson.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America and b) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/07/business/economy/hiring-slowdown-job-market.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Tucker Carlson is willing to overlook Trump’s personality because of his nationalist rhetoric – Philip Bump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/12/07/tucker-carlson-is-willing-overlook-trumps-personality-because-his-nationalist-rhetoric/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illegal Immigration Is Down, but Asylum Requests Are at an All-Time High Changing dynamic contributes to bottleneck at U.S. border – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: What percent of those in foreign countries who have financial, health, and/or other problems want to claim asylum in America – 98%, 99%, 100%? What percent of the aforesaid are minority, female, and/or younger – 98%, 99%, 100%? America promises to give the aforesaid massive government assistance – free housing, free food, free medical care, free clothing, free education, free transportation, free etc. America promises to give the aforesaid massive preference over citizens of America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illegal-immigration-is-down-but-asylum-requests-are-at-an-all-time-high-1544184001
— Tillerson Says President Was Undisciplined; Trump Calls Him ‘Dumb as a Rock’ President Trump reacted on Twitter to ex-aide’s remarks, also calling his former top diplomat ‘lazy as hell’ – Courtney McBride
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tillerson-says-he-and-trump-had-different-styles-values-1544212643
— Looking to Double Your Salary? Try an M.B.A. – Kelsey Gee (DIERSEN: According to this article, salary increases for government employees who earn MBAs are the smallest. Officially, IRS encourages its employees to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. Nevertheless, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/looking-to-double-your-salary-try-an-m-b-a-1544187623

 

BLOOMBERG
— Wall Street Rule for the #MeToo Era: Avoid Women at All Cost – Gillian Tan and Katia Porzecanski (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise virtually all the women that they hired. Of course, they wanted those women to charge me with sexual harassment and even worse things.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-03/a-wall-street-rule-for-the-metoo-era-avoid-women-at-all-cost

 

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Can GOP win back Orange County? Republicans disagree about path forward Does party need new messaging tools, or new message? – JORDAN GRAHAM (DIERSEN: If you asked all those in your precinct who voted for Democrats in the November 6, 2018 election what would it take for them to vote for Republicans in the November 3, 2020 election, what would they say?)
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/12/07/can-gop-win-back-orange-county-republicans-disagree-about-path-forward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the heels of a historic election that swept Republicans from congressional power in Orange County, members of the GOP already are brainstorming how to win back the seats they lost to Democrats. But as party leaders and strategists talk, one thing seems clear: Republicans don’t agree on why they lost their one-time stronghold. Was it pure backlash against President Donald Trump? Did Democrats merely outspend and out-hustled the GOP? Were Republicans lousy at expressing their ideas? Or, on the other hand, has the GOP brand become toxic in an increasingly diverse county? And, perhaps most importantly, will local Republicans need to change their politics in order to win in the future? It all means that as Republicans devise a strategy to retake the four Orange County congressional seats they lost this cycle – and as Democrats prepare to defend them – any description of the political messaging of 2020 is, at best, a guess.)

 

OREGON LIVE
— Young Oregonians fight to buy guns, ammo — and sue when they’re denied
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2018/12/young-oregonians-fight-to-buy-guns-ammo-and-sue-when-theyre-denied.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois’ Unfunded Pension Liability Climbs to $133.5 Billion – Reuters
https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-12-07/illinois-unfunded-pension-liability-climbs-to-1335-billion

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP IS ‘TRULY RACIST’ CONGRESSWOMAN-ELECT RASHIDA TLAIB SAYS, CITES HIS WORDS, POLICIES – JENNI FINK
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-racist-rashida-tlaib-congresswoman-elect-says-1249310

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal employees report on where they stand – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran wanted the federal government to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/2018/12/07/federal-employees-report-on-where-they-stand/