January 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It is what you know, not who you know — these voters put expertise before clout – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aarp-voters-mayoral-race-poll-crime-taxes-corruption/amp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Americans have become a big bunch of complainers – Patrick T. Reardon (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes complain about? Mine complain about everything that I have done and everything that I have not done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a Republican Precinct Committeeman, a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-complaining-americans-knee-jerk-reactions-0128-20190122-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House Democrats ‘well-positioned’ in new Congress – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When are people “well-positioned?” ANSWER: When the majority of those around them share their beliefs and defend/advance those beliefs. I have never been “well-positioned” in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) because the majority of their leaders and members are “moderates,” that is, they are RINOs, that is, they fail/refuse to defend/advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the IRP platform and in the Republican Party platform. Platform Republicans like me, that is, conservatives like me, are a minority in the MTRCC, DCRCC, and IRP. That motivates Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs a) to move into DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton and b) to get rid of platform Republicans and conservatives like me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-democrats-congress/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Anti-abortion supporters promote adoption as viable alternative – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190127/anti-abortion-supporters-promote-adoption-as-viable-alternative

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Dozens gather in Springfield to ‘shout their adoption’ – Cymphanie Sherman
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/dozens-gather-to-shout-their-adoption

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker Checking Boxes For Progressives – SEAN CRAWFORD, BRIAN MACKEY, DAISY CONTRERAS & CHARLES N. WHEELER III (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Pritzker and those who voted for him make it clear that they want to drive out of Illinois all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid that you are, the bleaker that that your future looks in Illinois.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/state-week-pritzker-checking-boxes-progressives#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The GOP romance is already on the skids. Republicans who thought Pritzker was a centrist say he’s just catering to his left-leaning base. “We’re two weeks in and there’s zero indication” of him hugging the middle, said one GOP lawmaker. “So what” that he had dinner with Republican leaders Jim Durkin and Bill Brady? Pritzker then went and signed an executive order to ensure HB40 was being properly enforced. The measure allows taxpayer funding of some abortions. Republicans saw it as “a slap in the face.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/01/28/pritzker-madigan-honeymoon-kelly-on-anti-violence-campaign-lincolns-deathbed-photo-382712

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: THE ILLINOIS GOP NEEDS A STRATEGIC “REBOOT”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/rossi-the-illinois-gop-needs-a-strategic-reboot.html
— ONLY 7 PERCENT OF MILLENNIALS SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S POSITION ON ABORTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/only-7-percent-of-millennials-support-democratic-partys-position-on-abortion.html
— RESTAURANT FINED $7,000 FOR TELLING BIOLOGICAL MALE NOT TO USE WOMEN’S RESTROOM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/restaurant-fined-7000-for-telling-biological-male-not-to-use-womens-restroom.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Democrats for border security?’- Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs do not want any kind of border security. Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/27/democrats-for-border-security/
— ‘Wake up and smell the napalm’ Today’s Democratic Party is not JFK’s Democratic Party. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/27/how-tolerance-goes-out-the-window-when-the-left-ta/
— ‘We don’t want open borders’: Hispanic pastors back Trump on immigration – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/27/inside-the-beltway-hispanic-pastors-back-trump-on-/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TOM BROKAW ARGUES THAT HISPANICS SHOULD ‘WORK HARDER AT ASSIMILATION,’ PAYS A HEAVY PRICE ON TWITTER – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/27/tom-brokaw-hispanics-assimilation-twitter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump doubts he’d accept any deal Congress strikes for border wall – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-doubts-hed-accept-any-deal-congress-strikes-for-border-wall
— Loads of American workers are dropping out of unions – Now liberals have a new plan to save left’s cash cow – Aaron Withe, Ashley Varner
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/loads-of-american-workers-are-dropping-out-of-unions-now-liberals-have-a-new-plan-to-save-lefts-cash-cow

 

NEWSMAX
— Tom Brokaw Apologizes For Remarks on Failure of Hispanics to Assimilate – Brian Freeman (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-brokaw-apology-hispanics/2019/01/27/id/900017/


— Mulvaney: Trump Will Shut Down Government Again If No Border Wall Funding – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mick-mulvaney-shutdown-secure-border/2019/01/27/id/899978/
— Manchin: Need ‘Pathway Forward’ for Illegals Who Come For ‘Right Reason’ – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: To come to America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law, for America, and for the citizens of America.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/manchin-path-illegal-productive/2019/01/27/id/899987/
— NBC News’ Tom Brokaw blasted for comments on Hispanics, apology – Ryan Gaydos (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimilate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/nbc-news-tom-brokaw-blasted-for-comments-on-hispanics-apology

 

TOWNHALL
— One Shutdown Is Over But Another One Is In The Near Future – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/28/one-shutdown-is-over-but-another-one-is-in-the-near-future-n2540332
— Caravan 2.0: The Numbers Are Massive, Even By Mexico’s Count – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/27/caravan-20-the-numbers-are-massive-even-by-mexicos-count-n2540320

 

GOPUSA
— New York reveals its blood lust for baby killing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=64106


HOME » FRESH INK
‘Privilege test’ leading to affirmative action?
— ‘Privilege test’ leading to affirmative action? (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63972

 

HOT AIR
— President Trump Is Down, But Not Out – MICHAEL GOODWIN
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/president-trump-not/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS AND THE DARK ART OF PROJECTION David Kupelian on why leftists accuse opponents of the very evil they commit
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/democrats-and-the-dark-art-of-projection/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Migrant Mob Swells to Over 12,000, Headed for U.S. Border – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/migrant-mob-swells-to-over-12000-headed-for-u-s-border/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Do not abandon Trump – Sam Younnokis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/do_not_abandon_trump.html
— How Long Can We Really Expect a Respite from the Shutdown? – Peter Lemiska
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/how_long_can_we_really_expect_a_respite_from_the_shutdown.html

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Roll Call staff a) sides with foreign countries against America and b) sides with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/border-emergency-not-national

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Companies navigate dementia conversations with older workers – ANDREW SOERGEL (DIERSEN: If you were charged with dementia, how would respond? I would stress the GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that I have sent out since 2000. Since 2004, those emails have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too.)
https://www.apnews.com/1212c588d2f44b199c16d12738d3b006

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want all the citizens of all the countries in all the world who are minority, female, young, and/or impoverished to demand amnesty in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/opinion/asylum-border-immigrants-trump-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Statistics About Undocumented Immigrants Are Questioned by Experts.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/us/trump-cost-illegal-immigration.html
— Trump and His Company Are No Aliens to Undocumented Workers – Chas Danner
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/trump-and-his-company-are-no-aliens-to-undocumented-workers.html
— The Fleecing of Millennials Their incomes are flat. Their wealth is down. And Washington is aggravating future threats. – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: To curry favor with Millennials who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, minority, and/or female, will Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, minority, and/or female legislators pass laws a) to officially take opportunities, income, and assets away from those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older and b) to officially give those opportunities, income, and assets to Millennials who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, minority, and/or female?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/opinion/buttigieg-2020-millennials.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 2020 Looms, And News Faces Test Of Judgment. – Michael M. Grynbaum (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your judgment? My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned my judgment. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They stress that unlike me, they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they have used, are using, and will use their clout to destroy those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) that they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) that do not glorify and praise them, c) that do not pander to them, and d)that do not give them money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/business/media/2020-elections-media.html
— All Red or All Blue, State Legislatures Run to Partisan Sides – Timothy Williams
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/us/democrats-gun-control-healthcare.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: 12 White Faces Reflect Blind Spot in Big Law Elite Law Firm’s All-White Partner Class Stirs Debate on Diversity – Noam Scheiber and John Eligon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demand that organizations, companies, and governments get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, and/or older and replace them with those who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/us/paul-weiss-partner-diversity-law-firm.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise illegals.
https://nypost.com/2019/01/27/do-illegal-immigrants-have-high-crime-rates-and-other-commentary/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— President Trump declares there are 14 million more ‘illegal aliens’ in the country than previously reported – Brian Niemietz
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-news-politics-trump-illegal-immigrants-25772342-story.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Lasting damage remains from Trump’s shutdown folly “I no longer feel valued as a federal employee.” – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to promote hatred against past, present, and future federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/28/lasting-damage-remains-trumps-shutdown-folly/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Midway through first term, Trump is not meeting the public’s modest expectations for his job performance.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/midway-through-first-term-trump-is-not-meeting-the-publics-modest-expectations-for-his-job-performance-poll-finds/2019/01/27/09d95210-20dc-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
— ‘It feels like we are still hostages’: Federal contractors who lost health insurance during shutdown remain in limbo – Aaron C. Davis and Neena Satija
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/it-feels-like-we-are-still-hostages-federal-contractors-who-lost-health-insurance-during-shutdown-remain-in-limbo/2019/01/27/9a1020a2-20c3-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Not every liberal is a Trump-hater – LARRY ELDER
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/28/not-every-liberal-is-a-trump-hater/
— Voter fraud in Texas proves Trump right – ADRIANA COHEN
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/27/adriana-cohen-voter-fraud-in-texas-proves-trump-right/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Colleges Mine Data on Their Applicants To determine ‘demonstrated interest,’ some schools are tracking how quickly prospective students open email and whether they click links – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-data-colleges-collect-on-applicants-11548507602

 

FORBES
— Older Job Applicants Not Protected By Age Bias Law, Says US Appeals Court – Ruth Umoh (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ruthumoh/2019/01/27/older-job-applicants-not-protected-by-age-bias-law-says-us-appeals-court/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Nobody Believes A Wall Will Stop Illegal Immigration.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/28/nobody-believes-a-wall-will-stop-illegal-immigration/#7a76aa313b16

 

NEWSWEEK
— DONALD TRUMP SLAMMED BY BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND MODERATE REPUBLICANS AFTER SHUTDOWN – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-conservative-moderate-republicans-shutdown-1306677
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ SAYS ABOLISHING ICE ‘ISN’T SO CRAZY AFTER ALL’ – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-abolishing-ice-isnt-so-crazy-after-all-1306928
— TOM BROKAW APOLOGIZES FOR COMMENTS ABOUT HISPANICS ON ‘MEET THE PRESS’ – SCOTT MCDONALD (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants and minorities to assimulate. Democrats want immigrants and minorities to help Democrats get rid Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/tom-brokaw-withdraw-comments-hispanics-after-catching-heat-sunday-1306968

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump casts doubt on seeing a budget deal that he’d accept – AP
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6639025/Trump-casts-doubt-seeing-budget-deal-hed-accept.html

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Trump aide threatens “national emergency” decree on border wall – Patrick Martin
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/28/shut-j28.html

January 27 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Fake news and the public’s obligation to know – Editorial (DIERSEN: The Daily Herald should write an article, or maybe a book, about my critics/opponents. According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party. They crow that even though I have been a MTRCC member since 1999, MTRCC has never asked me to serve as chairman of a MTRCC committee, let alone as a MTRCC officer. They crow that they defeated me 69-13 when I ran for the open MTRCC Treasurer office in 2004. They crow that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They crow that they almost succeeded in getting ICRC to censure in 2006 me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190126/editorial-fake-news-and-the-publics-obligation-to-know

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Income disparity between black, white Springfield households largest in country – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/report-income-disparity-between-black-white-springfield-households-largest-in-country
— Illinois pension cost savings plans get started – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190126/illinois-pension-cost-savings-plans-get-started

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Steve King faces friendly audience at town hall – Mason Dockter
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/steve-king-faces-friendly-audience-at-town-hall/article_b5ac49de-652b-5666-a2ab-4b9fb8a1085c.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Expansion of abortion counterproductive – David E. Smith, Executive Director, Illinois Family Institute
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-expansion-of-abortion-counterproductive/article_4dd64080-201a-11e9-a954-0be44cab8298.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— March for Life: Schlarman students stand up for ‘what’s right’ – Christopher Morrical
https://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/march-for-life-schlarman-students-stand-up-for-what-s/article_2697e7ca-c688-5a31-90ea-e9f6d9aa9ac2.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Democrats File Bill to Ban “Assault Weapons” – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278483#.XE2QsVxKiM8

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters glorify and praise illegals.
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/who-s-in-the-immigrant-caravans/article_25e6a761-9016-5454-be27-ba1fe19f78d8.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Why aren’t progressives more outspoken against age discrimination? (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. “Up-or-out” is code for age discrimination. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government gets rid of you if you 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.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/windy-city-legal-geek/2019/01/why-arent-progressives-more-outspoken-against-age-discrimination/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I can be forgiven if I’m a little pissed off right now. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided a few days ago that it’s okay for employers to discriminate against me. As I explained in my June 9 blog post, a man named Dale Kleber sued CareFusion Corp. for discriminatory hiring practices in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit found that CareFusion violated the Act when it published a job description seeking an in-house attorney “with no more than 7 years’ relevant legal experience.” Kleber claimed that was really code for younger candidates, in light of the fact the company hired a 29-year-old instead of him.)

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Washington Post article attacks Trump ‘MAGA’ hat, says it represents ‘acid hatred’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/wapo-attacks-trump-maga-hat-represent-acid-hatred

 

CBN NEWS
— Democrats for Border Security? It’s a Hoax – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats publicly crow about specific things that they did to get illegals into America?)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2019/january/democrats-for-border-security-its-a-hoax-nbsp

 

TOWNHALL
— 56% of Registered Voters Say Government Is Doing ‘Too Little’ To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Coming To U.S. – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/26/56-of-registered-voters-say-government-is-doing-too-little-to-keep-illegal-immigrants-from-coming-here-n2540286
— Trump National Golf Club Fires Illegal Alien Workers – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/26/rumor-mill-trump-national-golf-club-fires-illegal-alien-workers-n2540305
— The Art Of The Fail? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/01/27/the-art-of-the-fail-n2540302

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP GOLF COURSE FIRES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS – William Davis (DIERSEN: Have you worked for a golf course? During the summer of 1966, I cleaned golf shoes for the Flossmoor Golf Club. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, I doubt that job would have been available to me.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/26/trump-golf-course-fires-illegals/

 

BREITBART
— Opponents of President Donald Trump’s “racist” border wall on Saturday protested against what they claimed is a “symbol of hate” in El Paso, Texas. – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/26/resisting-the-wall-march-no-to-racist-symbol-of-hate/

 

FOX NEWS
— Deroy Murdock: The Trump-hating media are demolishing themselves – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/deroy-murdock-the-trump-hating-media-are-demolishing-themselves
— Texas says it found 95,000 non-citizens on voter rolls; 58,000 have voted – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-says-it-has-discovered-95000-non-citizens-on-voter-rolls-58000-have-voted

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Washington Post Fashionista Rips the MAGA Hat as ‘Brimming with Grotesque Hubris’ – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2019/01/27/washington-post-fashionista-rips-maga-hat-brimming-grotesque-hubris

 

NEWSMAX
— Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax Could Cost US Billionaires $85B a Year (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/warren-wealth-tax-billionaires/2019/01/26/id/899922/

 

HOT AIR
— Elizabeth Warren’s Unconstitutional Wealth Tax (DIERSEN: Real estate taxes are wealth taxes.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/elizabeth-warrens-unconstitutional-wealth-tax/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats’ stealth jihad – Amil Imani
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democrats_stealth_jihad.html
— Christopher Columbus gets the shaft at Notre Dame – J. Marsolo
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/christopher_columbus_gets_the_shaft_at_notre_dame.html
— Not all persons here illegally are alike; The wall keeps the worst ones out – Constantinos E. Scaros
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/not_all_persons_here_illegally_are_alike_the_wall_keeps_the_worst_ones_out.html
— Forcing our congressmen to try to resolve the government shutdown – Martin Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/forcing_our_congressmen_to_try_to_resolve_the_government_shutdown.html
— Ocasio-Cortez: Socialism can cure ringworm, and also everything else – Deborah C. Tyler
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/ocasiocortez_socialism_can_cure_ringworm_and_also_everything_else.html
— No MAGA Hats in the Opinion Workers Union Hall – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/no_maga_hats_in_the_opinion_workers_union_hall.html

 

AMERICA GREATNESS
— Census Fight Is About Dollars and Votes – Rachel Bovard
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/26/census-fight-is-about-dollars-and-votes/

 

AMERICA FREE PRESS
— Will Immigration Bloodshed Continue? – John Friend
http://americanfreepress.net/will-immigration-bloodshed-continue/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— God Told Nehemiah To Build a Wall When Nancy Pelosi says that it is immoral to build a wall, she proves she knows nothing of morality or, for that matter, God, The Book of Nehemiah shows that God protects His people. Whose people are we? – Ray DiLorenzo
https://canadafreepress.com/article/god-told-nehemiah-to-build-a-wall

 

THE HILL
— Warren stakes out 2020 ground with wealth-tax proposal – NAOMI JAGODA
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/427075-warren-courts-progressives-with-wealth-tax-proposal

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Meets With Hard-Right Group Led by Ginni Thomas – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni (DIERSEN: How “hard right” are you? I oppose government doing anything that promotes a) welfare, b) dependency on government, c) dependency on charity, d) LGBTQ activity, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) patronage, j) political affiliation discrimination, k) reverse discrimination, and l) age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-ginni-thomas-meeting.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump met last week with a delegation of hard-right activists led by Ginni Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, listening quietly as members of the group denounced transgender people and women serving in the military, according to three people with direct knowledge of the events. For 60 minutes Mr. Trump sat, saying little but appearing taken aback, the three people said, as the group also accused White House aides of blocking Trump supporters from getting jobs in the administration. It is unusual for the spouse of a sitting Supreme Court justice to have such a meeting with a president, and some close to Mr. Trump said it was inappropriate for Ms. Thomas to have asked to meet with the head of a different branch of government. A vocal conservative, Ms. Thomas has long been close to what had been the Republican Party’s fringes, and extremely outspoken against Democrats. Her activism has raised concerns of conflicts of interest for her husband, who is perhaps the most conservative member of the Supreme Court.)
— Hospitals Are Asking Their Own Patients to Donate Money – Phil Galewitz (DIERSEN: Do political parties do “wealth screenings?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/24/business/hospitals-asking-patients-donate-money.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are most likely to be the source of large donations. Those who seem promising targets for fund-raising may receive a visit from a hospital executive in their rooms, as well as extra amenities like a bathrobe or a nicer waiting area for their families. Some hospitals train doctors and nurses to identify patients who have expressed gratitude for their care, and then put the patients in touch with staff fund-raisers. These various tactics, part of a strategy known as “grateful patient programs,” make some people uncomfortable. “Wealth screenings strike me as unseemly but not illegal or unethical,” said Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at the New York University School of Medicine.)
— How Every Member Got to Congress – Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma (DIERSEN: It looks like none of them were federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. GAO works for Congress. 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/year. Before that, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which, at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880/year. Further, it looks like none of them are CPAs, Certified Internal Auditors (CIA), licensed CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), Certified Government Financial Managers (CGFM), Certified Financial Service Auditors CFSA), or Forensic Accountants (FA). I became a CPA in 1979, a CIA in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1981, a CFE in 1990, a CGFM in 1994, a CFSA in 1996, and a FA in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/paths-to-congress.html
— The Loneliness of the Moderate Democrat ‘It takes a lot of spine to be a centrist in America today.’ – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint 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/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/gina-raimondo-2020.html
— A Frat Boy and a Gentleman – Alexandra Robbins (DIERSEN: Were you a member of a fraternity? I was not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/fraternity-sexual-assault-college.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater argues against borders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/opinion/sunday/border-wall-immigration-trump.html
— With Pain Still Fresh, Lawmakers Make Push to Outlaw Shutdowns – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/government-shutdown-legislation.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: How the Shutdown Reordered American Life – Julie Bosman (DIERSEN: I was an IRS employee 1971-1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/government-shutdown-over.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CHICAGO — On Day 1 of what would become the longest government shutdown in the country’s history, Mary Kelly had a typically American view of the situation: She was optimistic. As an employee of the Internal Revenue Service, she had been through shutdowns before. This one would not last long, she figured. On Day 24, weeks into her mandatory furlough, she applied for unemployment benefits. Ten days after that, she left her home in the Chicago suburbs, rode a train downtown and joined demonstrators on a windswept Federal Plaza, her cheeks mottled pink from the cold. “I was never scared during shutdowns in the past,” Ms. Kelly, a union officer, said during the protest on Thursday, wearing woolen gloves and clutching a sign. “But now who knows what’s going to happen?” And then on Day 35, with no resolution seemingly in sight, she had her answer in news leaked from Washington: The shutdown was finally coming to an end.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: A Bruised Trump Faces Uncertain 2020 Prospects. His Team Fears a Primary Fight. – Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-rnc-2020.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Rep. Steve King is spurned in Washington.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-steve-king-is-spurned-in-washington-in-iowa-sentiment-is-mixed/2019/01/26/a55867f8-1e57-11e9-8b59-0a28f2191131_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-haters say “Republicans reeling from political damage caused by shutdown.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-hope-we-get-some-common-sense-republicans-reeling-from-political-damage-cause-by-shutdown/2019/01/26/d50b87d4-2189-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Rep. Steve King gets standing ovation at first event since white supremacy comments – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/rep-steve-king-gets-standing-ovation-at-first-event-since-white-supremacy-comments/
— President Trump is down, but not out – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2019/01/26/president-trump-is-down-but-not-out/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Could you live on your retirement savings for 23 years? – DAYANA YOCHIM (DIERSEN: The lower a retiree’s standard of living, the longer before that retiree’s savings runs out. Last year, my 88-year-old aunt’s expenses were $93,501 including $87,116 for assisted living, $2,532 for income taxes, $1,715 for medications, and $1,572 for Medicare. Her income was $33,691 and she withdrew $72,831 from her retirement savings. That resulted in her retirement savings decreasing by $56,136 or from $497,958 down to $441,823. Simplistically, $56,136 divided by $441,823 is 8, her retirement savings will be exhausted in less than 8 years.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article225007550.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average budget for a retiree, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, provides even more color on what to expect when you’re expecting to retire. Older households, defined as ones headed by someone 65 or older, spend $46,000 annually, versus the $57,000 average spent by all U.S. households combined. The top three monthly expenses for those 65 and older are housing ($1,322), health care ($500) and food ($484). On average, about half of a retired household’s income comes from Social Security and private and government pensions, according to the BLS, with personal savings and investment and rental income providing 6.9 percent.)

 

GAZETTE
— Democrats veer left on their treks to Iowa Once taboo topics for the party are de rigueur today
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/democrats-veer-left-on-their-treks-to-iowa-20190126

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The liberal immigration deniers – Wayne Allyn Root
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-the-liberal-immigration-deniers-1583089/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Border wall is out of sync with the Southwest’s changing politics – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of voters in the border states who hate America increases. How soon will they have enough votes to get the border states to leave America and join up with Mexico?)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/27/border-wall-is-out-of-sync-with-the-southwests-cha/

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Democrats and their voters go left, counting on rest of country to follow as 2020 nears – David Weigel
https://www.bgdailynews.com/washington_post/democrats-and-their-voters-go-left-counting-on-rest-of/article_71578f1e-0959-509b-bf80-9ed764d73da4.html

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— GOP Rep. Brooks: ‘There Is No Border Security If You Do Not Have the Border Wall Component‘ – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/gop-rep-brooks-there-is-no-border-security-if-you-do-not-have-the-border-wall-component/77671/
— When the Swamp Tackles Immigration, America’s Interests Are Ignored – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/wilcox-when-the-swamp-tackles-immigration-americas-interests-are-ignored/77657/
— Meghan McCain: I Hate America Without My Father‘s Leadership – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/meghan-mccain-i-hate-america-without-my-fathers-leadership/77643/

 

SIOUXLAND NEWS
— Steve King holds town hall meeting; says NYT reporter took his words out of context – Jetske Wauran
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/steve-king-holds-town-hall-meeting-says-nyt-reporter-took-his-words-out-of-context

 

HAVASU NEWS
— Release illegal immigrants in ‘selected’ congressional districts – Bruce Warner (DIERSEN: How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat governors want released into their states? How many illegals do Democrat U.S. Congressmen want released into their districts? How many illegals do Democrat state senators and Democrat state representatives want released into their districts? Which counties, townships/wards, municipalities, precincts, and neighborhoods would these illegals be released into?)
https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/bruce-warner-release-illegal-immigrants-in-selected-congressional-districts/article_5c707b20-21fe-11e9-99c6-278984505ba5.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— MEGHAN MCCAIN NO LONGER CALLS HERSELF A REPUBLICAN, SAYS THE GOP’S CHARACTER ‘SEEMS TO BE GONE’ – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-mccain-no-longer-calls-herself-republican-says-gops-character-seems-be-1306607

 

INDEPENDENT
— Another illegal immigrant caravan moves north As an even larger illegal immigrant caravan moves north, we should ask Congress: Are they representing U.S. citizens or Latin America? – Michael Shannon
http://suindependent.com/another-illegal-immigrant-caravan-moves-north/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Texas AG Claims Nearly 60,000 Non-Citizens Voted in State Elections Over Last Two Decades
https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-ag-claims-nearly-60000-non-citizens-voted-in-state-elections-over-last-two-decades

January 26 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Councilman Kevin Coyne may seek formal rebuke of state rep’s claim that Naperville has ‘white supremacist’ policies – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: QUESTION: When a municipality is slandered or libeled by a public figure, who should respond? ANSWER: All the elected officials who represent/represented all or part of that municipality, all the past and present officers of the political parties that represent all or part of that municipality, and all past and present officers of other organizations that represent all or part of that municipality.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stava-murray-white-supremacist-rebuke-comments-st-0127-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The councilman said he personally is so angered that he will not refer to Stava-Murray as a state representative because “she doesn’t deserve that title.” “She has made vile comments against the very people that she was just elected to represent,” Coyne said in a statement. “Her actions are the most disgusting that I have ever seen from an elected official. I’m strongly considering motioning to have our great city censure Stava-Murray for her self-serving and outrageous political posturing. Clearly she puts scoring political points with the fringe left above her job as a representative for Naperville. I’m not inclined to let that pass.” Coyne said he’s not sure what he might introduce at the next council meeting, possibly a proclamation or position with which members could agree. “I think we need to make some kind of a statement to address her conduct and what’s she’s been saying about the community she was elected to represent,” he said. “We can’t let our own elected officials ruin the reputation of our city because of a self-serving agenda,” Coyne said. “This is not a partisan issue. There’s across the board outrage with what she’s said and doing.”)
— Stava-Murray’s Naperville comments unjustified – Lenore Mendoza Whitman, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0127-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: The dissatisfaction voiced by state Rep. Anne Stava-Murray about the “white supremacist policies” of the city of Naperville is based on someone else’s complaints. I am of Mexican-American descent and have lived quite happily in Naperville for over 31 years. I participate in local activities, volunteer in places of need and worship without conflict. I am sure ethnic comments may have been uttered out of my earshot or ignorant individuals made comments to my children, unaware of their ancestry, but overall I believe Naperville has presented itself as a wholesome, kind and generous town. It is unfortunate when a person feels bullied and picked on, but we have to turn the other cheek and not retaliate in kind, as you, Ms. Stava-Murray, seem to do. I suggest you start looking for real estate in Oak Park. It is probably a better fit for you!)
— White supremacy in Naperville ‘ridiculous’ – Bill Voda, Warrenville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0127-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray appears to be confused by what a “white supremacist” philosophy is. Naperville may be smug, snobbish, even elitist, but “white supremacist? Ridiculous. Perhaps Rep. Stava-Murray defines “white supremacist” as a successful Caucasian who takes responsibility for their actions and doesn’t blame others for their failures? Or the fact that Naperville schools graduate more successful minorities than the Chicago Public Schools while spending LESS per pupil. Unlike the failed policies of businesses and educational systems that are popular, Naperville focuses on developing and hiring people that have excellent skills, knowledge and abilities rather than on their cultural heritage. Those are attributes that actually lead to success in life.)
— Thought crimes, media abuse and those Catholic high school boys from Covington – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201901231124–tms–amvoicesctnav-a20190123-20190123-column.html
— Mexico rebukes, but accepts, ‘unilateral’ U.S. move to return asylum seekers pending hearing – Maya Averbuch
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mexico-trump-migrants-asylum-hearings-20190125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and Republican-haters say “Majority of Americans hold Trump, Republicans responsible for shutdown.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-republicans-shutdown-poll-20190125-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pelosi on Trump: We could plant flowers on border and he’d say, ‘I got my wall’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sweet-speaker-pelosi-trump-flowers-border-wall-government-shutdown-state-of-union/
— CTA broke law by hiring legislator’s housemate, who rarely showed up: inspector – Robert Herguth and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cta-eric-mckennie-kimberly-lightford-improper-hiring/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Alyssa Milano doubles down on calling Trump MAGA hats ‘the new white hood’ (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/alyssa-milano-doubles-down-on-calling-trump-maga-hats-the-new-white-hood-

 

WLS AM
— Fact-checking Trump’s speech to end the shutdown – CNN (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.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/fact-checking-trumps-speech-to-end-the-shutdown/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local Congress members react to deal to end government shutdown – Chris Kaergard
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190125/local-congress-members-react-to-deal-to-end-government-shutdown

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers react to temporary end to federal government shutdown
https://herald-review.com/news/local/area-lawmakers-react-to-temporary-end-to-federal-government-shutdown/article_3fb95015-b6cd-5f8d-a121-4b7b371b4aa4.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Speaker at ISU praises Pelosi for showing ‘spine’ against Trump – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will schools refuse to admit you, let alone refuse to let you graduate, unless you hate Trump?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/speaker-at-isu-praises-pelosi-for-showing-spine-against-trump/article_e3472519-767a-5329-9cef-743ec6862127.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— MAGA Caps: Fashion police need to go – Ron Jackson
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/ron-jackson-fashion-police-need-to-go/article_9aedade6-20a5-11e9-bdaf-bb7287adf80a.html

 

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “White Supremacy Sees Resurgence Under Trump.”
http://www.wglt.org/post/dyson-isu-white-supremacy-sees-resurgence-under-trump-0#stream/0

 

NRA-ILA
— Illinois: Social Media Search Bill & Other Anti-Gun Legislation Introduced in House
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20190125/illinois-social-media-search-bill-other-anti-gun-legislation-introduced-in-house

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— ISRA director expects new legislature to introduce multiple anti-gun measures – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511740708-isra-director-expects-new-legislature-to-introduce-multiple-anti-gun-measures

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Market Watch: Deborah Johnson loses over $354,000 on sale of West Chicago home
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511725324-market-watch-deborah-johnson-loses-over-354-000-on-sale-of-west-chicago-home

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Heartland Institute Fellow disputes Pritzker, others on climate change – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511724688-heartland-institute-fellow-disputes-pritzker-others-on-climate-change
— West Loop Ventures partner applauds university insuring against loss of Chinese students – Glenn Minnis (DIERSEN: Should your municipality insure against its losing its citizens, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511722928-west-loop-ventures-partner-applauds-university-insuring-against-loss-of-chinese-students

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Franks’ Banks Not on Federal Employee Help List
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/25/franks-banks-not-on-federal-employee-help-list/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV PRITZKER: “TRUMP ATTACKS IMMIGRANTS, ILLINOIS WELCOMES THEM.”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/gov-pritzker-trump-attacks-immigrants-illinois-welcomes-them.html


— STATE POLICE TO REVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE GUN PURCHASES WITH NEW PROPOSAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/state-police-to-review-social-media-before-gun-purchases-with-new-proposal-.html
— ILLINOIS OFFERS UTILITY BILL ASSISTANCE TO FURLOUGHED FEDERAL WORKERS, UNEMPLOYED AND STUDENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-offers-utility-bill-assistance-to-furloughed-federal-workers-unemployed-and-students-.html
— NEW YORK, ILLINOIS IN COMPETITION TO “GLORIFY” BABY KILLING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/new-york-illinois-in-competition-to-glorify-baby-killing.html
— ILLINOIS’ LATINO LGBTQ RIGHTS GROUP PUSHES INCLUSION IN HISTORY CURRICULUM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/illinois-latino-lgbtq-rights-group-pushes-for-inclusion-in-history-curriculum-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Thanks to Republican leadership, at 2.9%, DuPage County has the lowest unemployment rate in Illinois.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/25/todays-map-8/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ANN COULTER GOES BALLISTIC ON TRUMP AFTER CAPITULATION ON BORDER WALL – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/25/ann-coulter-trump-capitulation-border-wall/
— MAN BOOTED FROM SCHOOL BOARD MEETING FOR NAMING TEACHER WHO CALLED COVINGTON BOYS ‘HITLER YOUTH’ – Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/25/man-booted-teacher-covington-boys-hitler-youth/

 

HOT AIR
— Hannity: Don’t Worry, Trump’s Going To Get The Wall Money
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/25/hannity-dont-worry-trumps-going-get-wall-money/
— Wait, Pelosi’s Still Not Letting Trump Deliver The State Of The Union On Tuesday?
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/25/wait-pelosis-still-not-letting-trump-deliver-state-union-tuesday/
— The MAGA Hat Isn’t A Policy Statement, It’s An Inflammatory Declaration Of Identity – ROBIN GIVHAN
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/maga-hat-isnt-policy-statement-inflammatory-declaration-identity/
— In Defense Of The MAGA Hat – RICH LOWRY
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/defense-maga-hat/

 

FOX NEWS
— Dems must join Trump in wall compromise to keep government open – Robert Walker
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dems-must-join-trump-in-wall-compromise-to-keep-government-open

 

LIFE NEWS
— CNN Slams Pro-Life Teens, Says Their MAGA Hats are “Just as Triggering as KKK Hoods” – RYAN FOLEY
https://www.lifenews.com/2019/01/25/cnn-slams-pro-life-teens-says-their-maga-hats-are-just-as-triggering-as-kkk-hoods/

 

CBN NEWS
— It’s Time to Declare a National Emergency on America’s Border with Mexico – Douglas V. Mastriano
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/national-security/2019/january/its-time-declare-a-national-emergency-on-americas-border-with-mexico

 

FOX NEWS
— Democrats who say there is no threat of terrorists crossing our border are delusional – Brett Velicovich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-who-say-there-is-no-threat-of-terrorists-crossing-our-border-are-delusional

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHY TRUMP WILL WIN IN 2020 Patrice Lewis says increasing leftist outrage, fake news only helps president
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-trump-will-win-in-2020/
— ‘ALLAHU AKBAR’: PASSENGER STORMS COCKPIT Flight from Paris forced into emergency landing
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/allahu-akbar-passenger-storms-cockpit/

 

TOWNHALL
— Radical Leftist Fashion Police Target MAGA Hats – Jeff Crouere (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/01/26/radical-leftist-fashion-police-target-maga-hats-n2540294

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Who Owns America? – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/25/who-owns-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anywhere from 11 million to 22 million illegal aliens reside in the United States today. The most recent research suggests that the higher number is closest to the correct figure. In and of itself, that is a crisis. New arrivals—legal and illegal—come to America all the time. Two-thirds of these, Steven W. Mosher writes, use food stamps and other forms of state-administered assistance, such as public housing, not long after they arrive in the country, leaving Americans with a $116 billion annual tab. Moreover, much of the savings these new arrivals manage to accumulate are sent out of the country as remittances, about $25 billion of which ends up in Mexico. More people today speak a single non-English language—Spanish—than ever before in American history. For the first time, too, the middle class has registered as a minority in our country—an issue no doubt exacerbated by the importation of droves impoverished foreigners.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Trump went for a 21-day suspension of the partial shutdown, and what happens next – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/why_trump_went_for_a_21day_suspension_of_the_partial_shutdown_and_what_happens_next.html
— Walls work. That’s why Democrats oppose them. – Taylor Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/walls_work_thats_why_democrats_oppose_them.html
— The Left Doesn’t Hate the US; It Hates Us – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_left_doesnt_hate_the_us_they_hate_us.html

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Family-Unit Apprehensions Surge; Sick Aliens Use Nearly 20,000 Hours of Agency Time – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31302-data-family-unit-apprehensions-surge-sick-aliens-use-nearly-20-000-hours-of-agency-time
— Call It Operation Big Boot: Trump Admin Announces “Migrant” Deportation – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31301-call-it-operation-big-boot-trump-admin-announces-migrant-deportation
— 110 Scale Border Barrier in Arizona as 10K “Migrants” Seek Mexican Visas – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31296-110-scale-border-barrier-in-arizona-as-10k-migrants-seek-mexican-visas

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— The Problem with Declaring a National Emergency
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/25/the-problem-with-declaring-a-national-emergency/

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Democrats Line Up to Denounce Their Recent Past – IRA MEHLMAN
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/01/25/democrats-line-up-to-denounce-their-recent-past-immigrationreform-com/

 

BLAZE
— Sarah Sanders just issued a severe ultimatum to Democrats about the border wall Setting up another showdown in three weeks – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sarah-sanders-just-issued-a-severe-ultimatum-to-democrats-about-the-border-wall

 

BREITBART
— Hollywood Roasts Trump over Shutdown Deal: ‘Art of the Kneel’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/25/hollywood-roasts-trump-over-shutdown-deal-art-of-the-kneel/
— When the Swamp Tackles Immigration, America’s Interests Are Ignored – Dale Wilcox (DIERSEN: The swamp wants Democrat voters and/or cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/25/wilcox-when-the-swamp-tackles-immigration-americas-interests-are-ignored/
— 30K Border Crossings Expected as Government Reopens Without Wall Funding – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/25/30k-border-crossings-expected-as-government-reopens-without-wall-funding/
— Mo Brooks: Glad Democrats See the ‘Evils’ of Shutdowns, ‘Carnage’ Caused by Illegals – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/25/mo-brooks-glad-democrats-see-the-evils-of-shutdowns-carnage-caused-by-illegals/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THERE ARE 2 WAYS TO END THE SHUTDOWN: SURRENDER OR EXECUTIVE ACTION – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272680/there-are-2-ways-end-shutdown-surrender-or-daniel-greenfield

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Problem of Identity – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.nationalreview.com/g-file/covington-catholic-students-american-identity-issues-roger-stone/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Illinois Springfield promotes ‘healthcare for all’ talk…even illegals – Victoria Snitsar
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=11797

 

THE HILL
— Ex-RNC head Michael Steele blasts Republicans defending shutdown: ‘So clueless. So out of touch’ – OWEN DAUGHERTY (DIERSEN: Democrats love Republican-haters who claim to be Republican.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426781-former-rnc-chair-blasts-republicans-defending-shutdown-so
— Shutdown ends without funding for Trump’s border wall – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/427041-senate-votes-to-reopen-government-after-trump-agrees-to-end-shutdown

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Recovery from shutdown will be long and difficult.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/studown-recovery-long-back-pay-1117804
— Conservatives to Trump: You caved! – MATTHEW CHOI
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/25/government-shutdown-over-border-wall-1127564

 

CNN
— Federal employees can go back to work now. They’re looking forward to getting paid — but still worried about the future. – Nicole Chavez and Scott McLean (DIERSEN: With budget cuts, soon, if not already, the Democrats who run the federal government will have gotten rid of all their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Soon, if not already, they will have to get rid of their “protected” employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/25/politics/workers-reaction-government-shutdown-deal/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Mexico Protests U.S. Decision to Return Asylum Seekers – Azam Ahmed, Miriam Jordan and Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/world/americas/mexico-asylum-seekers.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Exposing the Times’ anti-Christian bias – David Harsanyi
https://nypost.com/2019/01/25/exposing-the-times-anti-christian-bias/
— The left’s bigoted obsession with MAGA hats – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2019/01/25/the-lefts-bigoted-obsession-with-maga-hats/

 

NEW YORK SUN
— Why There Are So Few Statues Of Journalists – CONRAD BLACK
https://www.nysun.com/national/why-there-are-so-few-statues-of-journalists/90547/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the percentage of voters in the border states who hate America increases. How soon will they have enough votes to get the border states to leave America and join up with Mexico?
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/politics/border-wall-democrats-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump just caved. Democrats can now take control of the immigration debate. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/25/trump-just-caved-democrats-can-now-take-control-immigration-debate/
— ‘Trump caves’ or ‘Genius’: Right wing splits after Trump ends shutdown with no wall funding – Abby Ohlheiser, Eli Rosenberg and
Michael Brice-Saddler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/25/trump-caves-or-genius-right-wing-splits-after-trump-ends-shutdown-with-no-wall-funding/
— He argued that gay marriage was unconstitutional. Now Trump wants him on the federal bench. – Jim Obergefell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/he-argued-that-gay-marriage-was-unconstitutional-now-trump-wants-him-on-the-federal-bench/2019/01/25/e4cfb1e6-049b-11e9-9122-82e98f91ee6f_story.html
— Here’s why federal workers are flocking to food banks – Jacqueline Alemany (DIERSEN: How soon will federal employees again be viciously demonized, be viciously denigrated, and be viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/powerup/2019/01/25/powerup-attention-wilbur-ross-here-s-why-federal-workers-are-flocking-to-food-banks/5c4a0b491b326b29c3778cba/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “California’s GOP apparently plans to continue alienating as many voters as it possibly can.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/enterthefray/la-ol-brian-maienschien-democrat-defection-20190124-story.html
— Mexico promises to take care of asylum seekers sent back by the United States – KATE MORRISSEY and KATE LINTHICUM (DIERSEN: “Take care of” is code for making them 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.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-asylum-seekers-20190125-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Exile of Brazil’s First Gay Activist Lawmaker Jean Wyllys Dismays Supporters Rival of president quits and flees, saying he fears for his life – Samantha Pearson and Jeffrey T. Lewis (DIERSEN: Of course, Wyllys is welcome in America, a country that gets rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/exile-of-brazils-first-gay-activist-lawmaker-dismays-supporters-11548442223
— America’s Hidden Workforce Returns Disabled workers join job market at highest level in years amid low unemployment and stricter rules for claiming benefits – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-hidden-workforce-returns-11548478801
— How the News Became Fake We in the media have our hands full with newsmakers who are frauds and sensationalists. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-news-became-fake-11548456383
— It’s Not Too Late to Quit Social Media Cal Newport never had a Facebook or Twitter account to delete, but he does have a method to break the habit. – Kate Bachelder Odell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-not-too-late-to-quit-social-media-11548457601
— Left-Wing Politics and the Decline of Sociology Nathan Glazer came from an era when the field cared about describing the world, not changing it. – Jackson Toby
https://www.wsj.com/articles/left-wing-politics-and-the-decline-of-sociology-11548456420

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “If You Don’t Want To Be Seen As A Racist, Don’t Wear MAGA Caps.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/toddessig/2019/01/25/covington-hs-if-you-dont-want-to-be-seen-as-a-racist-dont-wear-maga-caps/
— Why Mentoring Matters — Even When You’re Well Into Your Career – Marvin Krislov (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid my IRS mentor in 1974. He had promoted me in 1972 when I was 23 years old, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid my GAO mentor in 1987. He had hired me, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marvinkrislov/2019/01/24/why-mentoring-matters-even-when-youre-well-into-your-career/#5f1175fe2933

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Indian-hating MAGA hat-wearing students are racist.”
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/coard-indian-hating-maga-hat-wearing-students-are-racist/article_65928f03-2e1e-5070-940f-84d7f58fbb45.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Shutdown Leaves Trump’s Base Cracked.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/trump-approval-polls-shutdown/581215/

 

METRO
— Every public figure should call for common ground. – Jennifer Nadel (DIERSEN: Since 2000, to give them more freedom sander me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have painted me as being a public figure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_figure). They stress that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, that I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years, that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, that I was a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, that I was a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, that I was a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, that I was an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and that I was an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. If I sued my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, would the judge and jury agree with them that I am a public figure?)
https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/25/every-public-figure-should-call-for-common-ground-yes-even-the-queen-8391653/

January 24 Evening Edition

CNN
— White House preparing draft national emergency order and identified $7 billion for wall – Priscilla Alvarez and Tammy Kupperman
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/trump-border-wall-emergency-draft/index.html

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-signs-executive-order-supporting-immigrants-and-refugees/5104912/
— Illinois offers $100 million in loans to federal workers – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-offers-$100-million-in-loans-to-federal-workers/5105086/
— Longest government shutdowns in history: A look back at other recent federal government shutdowns – Danny Clemens (DIERSEN: I was a GAO employee during the 1995-1996 and 1990 shutdowns.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/a-look-back-at-other-recent-federal-government-shutdowns/2971149/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The current government shutdown is the longest in American history, surpassing the previous three-week shutdown in late 1995 and early 1996. Before 2019, the federal government experienced more than a dozen shutdowns and funding gaps of varying lengths and with varying impacts. While the federal government went more than a decade without a shutdown in the early 2000s, they happened almost annually during the Carter presidency, and there were six during Reagan’s presidency. In the early 1980s, opinions by then-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti altered the impact of lawmakers’ failure to pass new spending bills. Prior to that, shutdowns did not always entail an actual stop to government functioning, according to the Associated Press, and they were “simply funding gaps with little real-world effect.” Here’s a look back at shutdowns since 1990:)

 

NBC5
— Chicago Billionaire Buys New York Penthouse for $238M, Setting US Record Griffin is no stranger to multi-million dollar homes – he bought several floors of a Chicago condominium this year for $58.75 million
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Billionaire-Buys-New-York-Penthouse-for-238M-Setting-US-Record-504816251.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cook County prosecutor supports marijuana legalization
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/kim-foxx-supports-marijuana-legalization

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Asylum seekers to wait in Mexico as soon as Friday, officials say – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/asylum-seekers-wait-mexico-policy-change-trump-administration/
— What’s free for Chicago’s federal workers during the shutdown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/chicago-government-shutdown-free-admission-food-federal-workers/
— Senate rejects rival Dem, GOP plans for ending government shutdown – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-rejects-rival-dem-gop-plans-for-reopening-government-shutdown-trump-schumer-mitch-mcconnell/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announces support for legalizing pot, calls for expunging misdemeanor convictions – William Lee
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-states-attorney-kim-foxx-drug-possession-20190124-story.html
— Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin just bought the most expensive U.S. home ever: A $238 million New York penthouse – Randi Stevenson and Bob Goldsborough
https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-elite-street-ken-griffin-nyc-penthouse-most-expensive-home-sale-20190123-story.html
— Elizabeth Warren to propose new ‘wealth tax’ on very rich Americans, economist says – Jeff Stein and Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: What about an “immediate pleasures tax?”)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-elizabeth-warren-wealth-tax-20190124-story.html
— Commerce secretary doesn’t understand why unpaid federal workers use food banks – Damian Paletta
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-wilbur-ross-shutdown-food-banks-20190124-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Former Exelon CEO John Rowe encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/former-exelon-ceo-john-rowe-wants-us-treat-immigrants-better

 

DAILY HERALD
— R.M. Chin Promotes Beth Tatro to Director — Corporate Development
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190123/rm-chin-promotes-beth-tatro-to-director-x2013corporate-development
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video gambling cafes could become neighbors in Wheeling – Chacour Koop
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190124/video-gambling-cafes-could-become-neighbors-in-wheeling

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190124/gov-pritzker-signs-order-supporting-immigrant-families

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— GOP is serious, if Pritzker is – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-24/editorial-gop-serious-if-pritzker.html


— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-01-24/jim-dey-marijuana-full-steam-ahead-seems-inevitable.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois’ federal employees turn to food pantries during government shutdown – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-federal-employees-turn-to-food-pantries-during-government-shutdown/article_9c798d23-c791-5779-836d-261c7fb9d44d.html

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-order-supporting-immigrant-families/1723612346

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-governor-signs-order-supporting-immigrant-families

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Downplayed Shutdown Hardships. Dems Raged – SCOTT HORSLEY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/commerce-secretary-wilbur-ross-downplayed-shutdown-hardships-dems-raged#stream/0

 

AURORA PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker signs an executive order that encourages illegals to come to Illinois and to stay in Illinois.
https://patch.com/illinois/aurora/pritzker-signs-order-expand-illinois-immigrant-programs

 

PALATINE PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video Gambling Proposal Gets Second Chance In Palatine – Erika Hobbs
https://patch.com/illinois/palatine/video-gambling-proposal-gets-second-chance-palatine

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Underwood & Casten Missing from Freshman-led Letter Urging Pelosi Work To End Government Shutdown
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ilgop/posts/?ref=page_internal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CAN PRITZKER KEEP PROMISE TO STOP ILLINOIS GERRYMANDERING? – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/can-pritzker-keep-promise-to-stop-illinois-gerrymandering/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP chair Schneider holding Pritzker to redistricting promise – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511740621-gop-chair-schneider-holding-pritzker-to-redistricting-promise

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives charges Bray-Parker with bullying – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511739013-ives-charges-bray-parker-with-bullying
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton says Erica Bray-Parker does not deserve to represent that city. “Erica Bray-Parker should not be elected; make sure she isn’t,” Ives told the DuPage Policy Journal of the Glenbard North teacher and Civics Club instructor now running for Wheaton City Council in District 4. “She is unfit to represent business owners and the respectful, hard-working taxpayers of Wheaton. She is a civics teacher who is not civil.” Indeed, Bray-Parker’s campaign has recently been dogged by controversy, with local business owner Jane Shaw telling the DuPage Policy Journal of rumors she heard about Bray-Parker bullying local business owners into taking down the signs of candidates she doesn’t support. The veteran educator is also accused of having manipulated her students into aiding her and her campaign. Ives argues Bray-Parker is all about special interests, warning voters that if she is elected they face additional taxes, being told what to do with their property and some form of censorship. “Churches beware too, as she has opinions, apparently, about which views of Christianity are best,” Ives added. “When your church wants to expand, would she allow a zoning change or block it with her vote?” Finally, Ives charges Bray-Parker is more than willing to run roughshod over “our Constitutional and God-given natural rights,” adding she thinks Bray-Parker has not shown herself to be inclusive in the least. “Fortunately, the business owner at Wheaton Bowl (one of the owners Bray-Parker is accused of trying to strong-arm) refused to be bullied by her,” she added. “Other businesses, I am told, cowered to her demands—which is why everyone should frequent Wheaton Bowl and tell them you appreciate their common sense and decency.” Ives urged voters to take to the polls in April to reject what she called Bray-Parker’s brand of politics. “There are two seats up for Wheaton City Council at-large,” she said. “Running against ((Bray-)Parker are Suzanne Fitch and Ron Almiron. They have my support and will receive my vote.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— No Federal Workers Seek General Assistance in Big McHenry County Townships
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/no-federal-workers-seek-general-assistance-in-big-mchenry-county-townships/
— Algonquin Township Trustees Rachael Lawrence and Melissa Victor Call Special Meeting for 2 Friday Afternoon to Release Secret Session Info
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/algonquin-township-trustees-rachael-lawrence-and-melissa-victor-call-special-meeting-for-2-friday-afternoon/
— McSweeney Moving On Outmigration
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/mcsweeney-moving-on-outmigration/
— Don DeWitte Named GOP Spokesman on Senate Transportation, Plus Government Accountability and Pensions Committee
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/don-dewitte-named-gop-spokesman-on-senate-transportation-plus-government-accountability-and-pensions-committee/
— Examining Maine Township Surpluses
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/examining-maine-townshp-surpluses/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— After foot-dragging by Rauner, Pritzker orders all appropriated dollars spent for immigrant welcoming centers
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/24/after-foot-dragging-by-rauner-pritzker-orders-all-appropriated-dollars-spent-for-immigrant-welcoming-centers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers want to push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/24/anti-reefer-madness/

 

FOX NEWS
— Historic number of women aim for Madam President; experts credit #MeToo, recruitment efforts – Elizabeth Llorente (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at women, and at everyone else, that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How soon, if not already, will Democrat Presidential candidates promise to get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/more-women-than-ever-eyeing-u-s-presidency-experts-cite-metoo-and-decades-of-grooming-female-candidates

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The New York Times Attacks Us Deplorables, I Fight Back – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29548

 

DAILY CALLER
— SUPER-RICH COMMERCE SECRETARY QUESTIONS WHY FEDERAL WORKERS WITHOUT PAY NEED FOOD BANKS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/24/rich-wilbur-ross-furloughed-federal-workers-food-banks/
— CATHOLICS DEMAND GOVERNOR CUOMO’S EXCOMMUNICATION OVER NY ABORTION LAW – Joshua Gill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/24/catholics-cuomo-excommunication-abortion/

 

GOPUSA
— Blocking national security invites permanent chaos on the border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63985
— Fake News Parrots
http://www.gopusa.com/fake-news-parrots/
— Kirsten Gillibrand: White women must bear burden of fighting racism alongside people of color
http://www.gopusa.com/kirsten-gillibrand-white-women-must-bear-burden-of-fighting-racism-alongside-people-of-color/

 

THE HILL
— CNN: White House preparing draft for Trump to declare national emergency – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426883-white-house-preparing-draft-for-trump-to-declare-a-national-emergency
— Poll: Majority of voters support $15 minimum wage (DIERSEN: What job requirements did you have to meet before you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars? Job requirements that I had to meet in 1966 included: be a United States citizen, be 18 years old, have a high school diploma, pass an employment test, pass a physical examination, have a driver’s license, pass a truck driving test, pass a background investigation, and have a car to use to make deliveries with.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/426780-poll-a-majority-of-voters-want-a-15-minimum-wage

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Shutdown showdown: Senate votes down two bills to end shutdown after Trump agrees to postpone State of the Union – John Wagner and
Felicia Sonmez
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/shutdown-showdown-senate-prepares-to-vote-on-competing-bills-after-trump-agrees-to-postpone-state-of-the-union-speech/2019/01/24/7b65e314-1fc7-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html
— As it stands, the Democratic 2020 field is by far the most diverse in history – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/24/it-stands-democratic-field-is-by-far-most-diverse-history/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. to Start Returning Some Asylum Seekers to Mexico New Trump border plan to begin in San Diego ‘imminently’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-start-sending-some-asylum-seekers-back-to-mexico-11548362672

 

WSPA
— This marijuana marketplace is giving free weed to federal employees during the shutdown
https://www.wspa.com/news/this-marijuana-marketplace-is-giving-free-weed-to-federal-employees-during-the-shutdown/1723579239

 

WORKERS WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.workers.org/2019/01/24/reclaiming-the-radical-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr/

January 24 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If a high-profile Trump-hater said that Trump supporters in your precinct were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, how would your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain respond, b) if a high-profile Trump-hater said that Trump supporters in your township, ward, and/or county were the aforesaid, how would the officers of your township, ward, and/or county Republican party organizations respond, c) if a high-profile Trump-hater said that Trump supporters in your congressional district were the aforesaid, how would your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member respond, and d) if a high-profile Trump-hater said that Trump supporters in Illinois were the aforesaid, how would the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman respond? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO
— Who Speaks for Native Hawaiians? – KU`UWEHI HIRAISHI (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who speaks for, defends, and promotes the Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: It should be your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, the officers of your township, ward, and/or county Republican party organizations, your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman.)
http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/post/who-speaks-native-hawaiians

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Missouri gym owner asks customer not to wear Trump shirt, sparking online outrage – Kayla Epstein (DIERSEN: If a Republican was asked to not wear a Trump hat a) in your precinct, how would your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain respond, b) in your township, ward, and/or county, how would the officers of your township, ward, and/or county Republican party organizations respond, c) in your congressional district, how would your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee member respond, and d) in Illinois, how would the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman, and the IRP National Committeewoman respond?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-missouri-gym-trump-t-shirt-20190123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters focus on making African-American women 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.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-women-african-american-black-voters-2020-deciders-0124-20190123-story.html

 

CBS2
— Chief Judge Reuben Castillo Speaks Out For Federal Workers During The Government Shutdown – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/22/chicago-government-shutdown-chief-judge-reuben-castillo/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cook County Board controversy is symptom of greater problems in property assessment – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190121/editorial-board-controversy-is-symptom-of-greater-problems-in-property-assessment
— Cook County Board of Review should rethink where it is putting new hires – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190122/editorial-board-of-review-should-rethink-where-it-is-putting-new-hires

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Commit now to drawing fair legislative maps – Editorial
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190123/our-view-commit-now-to-drawing-fair-legislative-maps
— State works with banks to offer low-cost loans to federal workers – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190123/state-works-with-banks-to-offer-low-cost-loans-to-federal-workers
— State works with banks to offer low-cost loans to federal workers – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190123/state-works-with-banks-to-offer-low-cost-loans-to-federal-workers
— New bureau at Statehouse to serve hundreds of newspapers – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190123/bernard-schoenburg-new-bureau-at-statehouse-to-serve-hundreds-of-papers

 

TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ottawa medical marijuana dispensary expects to double patients – Brent Bader (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, everyone in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world will be stoners?)
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/23/ottawa-medical-marijuana-dispensary-expects-to-double-patients/akd5tje/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use “migrant children’ to destroy America.
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/americans-should-focus-on-helping-migrant-children/article_b3fb6233-e2ea-55ad-8981-4700ec86f82e.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gun measure ‘purely symbolic’ – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gun-measure-purely-symbolic/article_fe951326-1e8d-11e9-af23-e3303b3923c3.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Provoked By Trump, The Religious Left Is Finding Its Voice – TOM GJELTEN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who crow the loudest that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and that they give money to a church and b) who work the hardest to destroy me. They do little or nothing to oppose the promotion of 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, or retaliation. They talk and act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/provoked-trump-religious-left-finding-its-voice#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/pilot-program-for-medical-marijuana-to-launch-by-end-of-january
— Furloughed workers do whatever it takes to make ends meet – Cymphanie Sherman (DIERSEN: During the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I worked part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. If I had been furloughed then, I would have asked to work more hours at Firestone and I would have taken more graduate business courses at Loyola.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/furloughed-workers-do-whatever-it-takes-to-make-ends-meet

 

WREX
— Illinois to start accepting tax returns on Monday
https://wrex.com/category/2019/01/23/illinois-to-start-accepting-tax-returns-on-monday/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Would-be doctors who want kill babies celebrate the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Medical-students-host-celebration-of-the-46th-anniversary-of-the-Roe-v-Wade-Supreme-Court-Ruling–504782531.html

 

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://northernstar.info/opinion/residents-should-remain-receptive-to-gun-laws/article_d8c778d4-1f5d-11e9-90f7-eb1c06e7572c.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Is Chicago’s legacy of segregation causing a reverse Great Migration? Black Chicagoans are leaving the city, and an unexamined history of racial discrimination may be to blame. – Pete Saunders
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicagos-black-exodus/Content

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Examining Maine Township Surpluses
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/examining-maine-townshp-surpluse
— Pam Althoff Destined to Be in Headlines on Marijuana Issues
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/24/pam-althoff-destined-to-be-in-headlines-on-marijuana-issues/
— Steve Reicks Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/23/steve-reicks-reports/
— Skillicorn Sponsors School Choice Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/23/skillicorn-sponsors-school-choice-forum/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY JOURNAL
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: ILLINOIS RANKS 46 OUT OF 50 STATES IN PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS GROWTH – Orphe Civounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-ranks-46-out-of-50-states-in-private-sector-jobs-growth/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Governor Pritzker All In for Taxpayer-Funding of Abortion and Planned Parenthood – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/illinois-governor-pritzker-all-in-for-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion-and-planned-parenthood/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE PARTY OF LINE BREAKERS AND GATE CRASHERS Jane Chastain hits Dems for rejecting ‘key element Border Patrol says is needed’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/the-party-of-line-breakers-and-gate-crashers/
— WHY THE BORDER IS EVERYTHING Joseph Farah sees high stakes in Trump battle with ‘new’ Democratic Party
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-the-border-is-everything/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SARAH SANDERS HITS PELOSI FOR STATE OF THE UNION ‘POLITICAL GAMES’ – Benny Johnson
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/23/sarah-sanders-pelosi-state-of-the-union/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT’s Blow Compares Trump to David Duke, Says His Campaign Was ‘Blue Print’ For Present GOP – Ryan Foley
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/ryan-foley/2019/01/23/nyts-blow-compares-trump-david-duke-says-his-political-campaign-was
— NYT Magazine: Is McConnell Like Nazi Appeasers to Hitler? – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/01/23/nyt-magazine-mcconnell-nazi-appeasers-hitler

 

TOWNHALL
— The Soft Bigotry Of Liberal Preconceptions – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2019/01/24/the-soft-bigotry-of-liberal-preconceptions-n2539959
— Journalism Isn’t Dead; It’s Undead – Laura Hollis
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2019/01/24/journalism-isnt-dead-its-undead-n2539984

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— When did patriotism become racism? – Bob Weir
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/when_did_patriotism_become_racism.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Can the New Tabloid Media Ever Be Redeemed? No evidence, a transparently false narrative—it’s not the National Enquirer; it’s the past week in journalism. – PETER VAN BUREN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/can-the-political-media-be-redeemed-from-tabloidization/

 

HOT AIR
— There Was A Lot Of Ugly Racism At The Lincoln Memorial Last Friday, But The Media Missed It – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/23/lot-racism-happening-lincoln-memorial-friday-media-just-didnt-identify-culprits/
— As The Covington Brouhaha Reminds Us, The Media Have Precast The Meaning Of Every Story
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/covington-brouhaha-reminds-us-media-precast-meaning-every-story/

 

FOX NEWS
— Army vet’s Trump T-shirt made fellow gym patrons feel ‘uncomfortable,’ report says – Amy Lieu
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gym-owner-told-veteran-not-to-wear-trump-t-shirt-calling-it-racist-inappropriate-report
— Covington isn’t about facts, but about identity politics. Nick Sandmann committed ‘facecrime’ – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-covington-isnt-about-facts-but-about-identity-politics-nick-sandmann-committed-facecrime

 

CBN NEWS
— The Age of Anti-Christian Rage: How Lady Gaga-Style Leftists Are Trying to Recreate the Christian Faith in Their Own Image – Benjamin Gill (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in infiltrating and taking over your church? How soon, if not already, will they succeed in getting your church to officially demonize, denigrate, condemn, and expel individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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? How soon, if not already, will they get your church to officially proclaim that Jesus was an illegal Democrat female minority LGBTQer who drank lots booze, gambled lots of money, smoked lots of pot, hated America, and wanted everyone give up their guns and to be on welfare?)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/january/christianity-under-fire-how-lady-gaga-style-leftists-are-trying-to-recreate-the-christian-faith-in-their-own-image

 

GOPUSA
— Hate is the message from the left to MAGA fans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63877
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez poll: 74% of Dems, left-leaning voters open to future White House run (DIERSEN: Who do the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want to run in 2020 and defeat Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63952

 

EPOCH TIMES
— The Heart of the Matter: Families and Fatherhood – JEFF MINICK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-heart-of-the-matter-families-and-fatherhood_2768308.html

 

BREITBART
— Green Cards for DACA Illegal Aliens Could Trigger Chain Migration of 4M Foreign Nationals – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/23/green-cards-for-daca-illegal-aliens-could-trigger-chain-migration-of-4m-foreign-nationals/
— Poll: 8-in-10 Americans Want ‘Tough’ Restrictions on Legal Immigration from Dangerous Countries – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/23/poll-8-in-10-americans-want-tough-restrictions-on-legal-immigration-from-dangerous-countries/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Post, NYT Publish Stories Saying Trump is Sacrificing Presidency in Pursuit of the Wall – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/post-nyt-publish-stories-saying-trump-is-sacrificing-presidency-in-pursuit-of-the-wall/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Two episodes break the story on mounting media bias – Matt Mackowiak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/23/two-episodes-break-the-story-on-mounting-media-bia/
— The deadly game the Democrats play – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/23/editorial-blocking-national-security-invites-perma/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Does the media deserve to be respected and believed? – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/does-the-media-deserve-to-be-respected-and-believed
— Declare an emergency and build the wall – Rep. Tom McClintock |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-tom-mcclintock-declare-an-emergency-and-build-the-wall

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHICK-FIL-A SLAMMED AS ‘WHITE SUPREMACIST’ ‘CAPITALIST CULT’ Leftist group demands expulsion from University of Georgia campus
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/chick-fil-a-slammed-as-white-supremacist-capitalist-cult/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— “Migrant Caravan” Now 5,600 Strong; Criminals Along for the March North – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31275-report-migrant-caravan-now-5-600-strong-criminals-along-for-the-march-north

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Hey, Church! Don’t put up with attacks on religious expression – Charlie Butts (DIERSEN: How strongly does your church speak out against 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, etc.? From what I see, ever-increasingly, churches talk and act like they are arms of the anti-religious Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.)
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/24/hey-church-dont-put-up-with-attacks-on-religious-expression

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Take the Right Approach – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What approach do your critics/opponents take? Mine demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. If my critics/opponents do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn you, they are manipulating/dominating you. My critics/opponents are potential major donors who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. The tell activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants that they will not give them any money until they get rid of me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and who they manipulate/dominate.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/24/take-the-right-approach/

 

THE HILL
— Kinzinger compares Ocasio-Cortez to Trump – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Roskam compared Casten to Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426699-gop-compares-ocasio-cortez-to-trump

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he, too, sees obvious parallels between DJT and AOC. “Whether it’s President Trump or AOC, it’s all based on ginning up anger and fear and it’s unfortunate,” said Kinzinger, a frequent cable-news presence who has a relatively paltry 46,500 Twitter followers compared to Ocasio-Cortez’s 2.6 million, told The Hill. “And I think it’s that kind of stuff that’s killing our ability to get done things like solve the government shutdown. … If you look at Twitter, not everyone is on Twitter, but all the loudest voices are,” he said.)
— Democrats increase calls of racism against Trump – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs officially declare war on Republicans? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/426700-dem-increase-calls-of-racism-against-trump
— Trump: I will deliver State of the Union ‘when the shutdown is over’ – MARY TYLER MARCH
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426717-trump-i-will-do-state-of-the-union-when-the-shutdown-is-over
— Immigration divide widens with latest GOP proposal – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/426698-immigration-divide-widens-with-latest-gop-proposal

 

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago bar faces backlash after house rules list ‘No Trump supporters’ – Kerry Justich
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/chicago-bar-faces-backlash-house-rules-list-no-trump-supporters-001719788.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters crow about their success in turning American citizens into anti-Americans, if not agents for foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/calexico-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs crow about their success in moving young people to the left.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/gop-liberal-america-millennials.html
— Trump Says He’ll Delay Speech Until After Shutdown, as Democrats Draft Border Security Plan – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/government-shutdown-democrats-deal-trump.html
— Trump Looks for New Venue for Speech, as Democrats Draft Border Security Plan – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/government-shutdown-democrats-deal-trump.html
— Dream Act Is Approved in N.Y. to Aid Undocumented Students, in Rebuke to Trump – Christina Goldbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/nyregion/dream-act-bill-passed.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans across the country are helping feed federal workers as the shutdown enters its second month – Tim Carman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2019/01/23/americans-across-the-country-are-helping-feed-federal-workers-as-the-shutdown-enters-its-second-month/
— Kinzinger’s case for a border wall: At my house, they keep ‘critters out’ – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/23/gop-lawmakers-case-border-wall-my-house-they-keep-critters-out/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Central American immigrants inundate southern Mexico seeking new humanitarian visas – PATRICK MCDONNELL (DIERSEN: The more illegals that invade Mexico, the more illegals that will invade America.)
https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-visa-20190123-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Pope promotes anti-Americanism. Ever-increasingly, America-haters take that as a call to invade America and to destroy America, and especially to destroy American individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-brings-pro-migrant-message-to-central-america-11548331200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Three years ago as a presidential candidate, Mr. Trump shot back at Pope Francis after the pontiff said a person who only thinks of building walls and not bridges “is not Christian.” On the flight to Panama on Wednesday, the pope—the Argentine son of an Italian immigrant—told reporters that fear of migration is “making us crazy.”)
— How Wealthy Americans Like Jack Benny Avoided Paying a 70% Tax Rate ‘When top tax rates were high, there was always a large gap between the stated rates and what the highest earners actually paid as a percentage of their income’ – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-wealthy-americans-like-jack-benny-avoided-paying-a-70-tax-rate-11547807401
— Migrant Tally Surges at Guatemala-Mexico Border Mexico says 10,300 people seek entry, almost twice as many as day before, as word spreads of country’s more lenient polices – Juan Montes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/migrant-tally-surges-at-guatemala-mexico-border-11548277094
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beyond-maga-hats-11548288238
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want felons to vote. Felons vote for Democrats.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/push-to-give-felons-the-vote-shifts-to-iowa-and-kentucky-11548259251

 

BLOOMBERG
— This Is What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss Millions of American workers sign away legal rights without knowing what they’re in for: Arbitration Hell. – Max Abelson (DIERSEN: In 1998, I sued the Democrats who ran GAO for political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about those activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who sided with the Democrats who run GAO against me. They a) promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and/or b) pander to those who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2019-arbitration-hell/

 

FIDELITY
— Chicago’s police fund makes pension intercept claim – Yvette Shields
https://fixedincome.fidelity.com/ftgw/fi/FINewsArticle?id=201901231900SM______BNDBUYER_00000168-7c0c-d752-ad6b-fc6c05a90000_110.1

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats are rejecting Trump’s immigration deal for 3 glaring reasons, and it shows just how far apart the 2 sides still are – Michelle Mark, Bob Bryan
https://www.businessinsider.my/government-shutdown-why-democrats-reject-trump-immigration-funding-deal-2019-1/

 

WBKO
— National Corvette Museum offering free admission to federal employees during shutdown – Kelly Dean (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Corvette since I was 23 years old in 1971. I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. I should write a book about my IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who hated Corvettes the most and hated Corvette owners like me the most.)
https://www.wbko.com/content/news/National-Corvette-Museum-offering-free-admission-to-federal-employees-during-shutdown-504765081.html

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Women in the military draft, or dump the system altogether? New report looks at radical options – Leo Shane III (DIERSEN: How has the draft impacted you? In 1966, when I was 18 years old, notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease), I was classified 1-A for the draft. I obtained my first student draft deferment in 1966 when I was 18 years old, and ever since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a draft dodger. In 1970, when I was 21 years old and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, employers were extremely reluctant to hire me because they fully expected that I would be drafted. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted, but it was granted, and then, because of my draft lottery number, I was no longer subject to the draft. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/01/23/commission-eyes-adding-women-to-the-military-draft-or-dumping-the-system-altogether/

 

FED SMITH
— Average Federal Employee Pay and the Shutdown – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/01/23/average-federal-employee-pay-shutdown/

 

GOVERNING
— Illinois Residential Segregation Data (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, the fewer minorities that live in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in your state, and in your country, the more evidence that your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, state, and country is full of Republicans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/illinois-residential-segregation-data-trends-for-metro-areas.html#historical
— How Housing Policies Keep White Neighborhoods So White (and Black Neighborhoods So Black)
http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-segregation-housing.html

 

PROGRESSIVE
— Our Dangerous Impulse to Demonize the Other Side – Ruth Conniff (DIERSEN: Which Trump-haters take the lead in demonizing “the other side” in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://progressive.org/dispatches/our-dangerous-impulse-to-demonize-conniff-190124/

January 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote an “actress and activist” who calls red ‘Make America Great Again’ hat ‘the new white hood.’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/alyssa-milano-maga-hat-is-the-new-white-hood/5101169/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Pritzker signs an executive order to promote abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-signs-executive-order-on-womens-reproductive-rights/5101234/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote mass/illegal immigration, anti-Trumps glorify and praise federal employees who they had previously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/22/illinois-family-autistic-son-government-shutdown-hardship/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Groups urge Illinois lawmakers not to legalize recreational marijuana – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/groups-urge-illinois-lawmakers-not-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana
— Ocasio-Cortez defends call for 70 percent tax on rich: At what point are we ‘living in excess?’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: Do/did you live in excess? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who since 1966 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I live in excess. Compared to me, they spend far more time and money on immediate pleasures including pets, booze, fancy restaurant meals, fancy clothes, entertainment, vacations, etc. Compared to me, they spent far less time and money on education, real estate, cars, etc.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-defends-call-for-70-percent-tax-on-rich-at-what-point-are-we-living-in-excess-
— Trump moving ahead to deliver State of the Union speech next week – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-moving-ahead-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-speech-next-week

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker vows ‘most progressive state’ on abortion — GOP sees ‘left wing’ agenda – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-progressive-abortion-roe-v-wade-hb40-gop-left-wing/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The move prompted one Republican legislator to accuse Pritzker of running a “highly-politicized and left wing administration.” . . . Rauner’s decision to sign the bill angered the state’s conservatives and spawned a primary challenger in former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, who lost by just 4 percentage points. . .State Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, has always opposed HB40. McSweeney said Pritzker has “rubbed HB40 in the face of conservatives by saying he’s actually going to expand it even more.” “My concern is he claims he wants to be bipartisan but he takes on highly inflammatory issues like taxpayer funding of abortions and expansion … and also the implied threat to opposition of the progressive tax,” McSweeney said. “I don’t see much bipartisanship. It looks like a highly politicized and left-wing administration to me.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being Nazis and b) paint illegals as being Jews.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arthur-jones-border-wall-congress-nazi-trump-immigration/
— Alyssa Milano slammed for ‘MAGA hat is the new white hood’ tweet – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/alyssa-milano-tweets-maga-hat-is-new-white-hood-of-klan/
— When liberals can’t bring themselves to denounce the likes of Farrakhan – Phil Kadner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/tamika-mallory-louis-farrakhan-womens-march/
— Fate uncertain for Trump’s ‘End The Shutdown and Secure The Border Act’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fate-uncertain-for-trumps-end-the-shutdown-and-secure-the-border-act/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— MAGA-hatted teens, a Native American and the peril of instant judgment – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-video-teen-native-american-racist-covington-20190121-story.html
— Chicago has a mental health crisis. Reopening 6 clinics isn’t enough. – Alexa James
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mental-health-clinics-reopen-crisis-city-council-0123-20190122-story.html
— As government shutdown enters 5th week, museums, zoos, businesses offer deals for workers – Elvia Malagon (DIERSEN: To promote mass/illegal immigration, “museums, zoos, businesses” glorify and praise federal employees who they had previously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-government-shutdown-chicago-free-admissions-20190122-story.html
— Members of Chicago’s trans community have ‘complicated’ reactions to Supreme Court’s revival of military ban – KT Hawbaker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-trans-military-ban-chicago-activists-20190122-story.html
— Senate set to vote on competing plans to end shutdown, but both expected to fail – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-shutdown-senate-20190122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190122/trump-may-prove-not-to-be-benefactor-to-pro-life-movement-he-seems
— DuPage to provide mental health training to teachers, students – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190122/dupage-to-provide-mental-health-training-to-teachers-students

 

HERALD NEWS
— DuPage Township supervisor William Mayer resigns – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/22/dupage-township-supervisor-resigns/aemsjwn/

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Local firearm rights advocates face new state laws – ROB STROUD & RYAN VOYLES
https://jg-tc.com/news/local/local-firearm-rights-advocates-face-new-state-laws/article_d7c1d3ed-c981-5c15-bc34-b9af87634cff.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner administration reduced number of state patronage jobs – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/rauner-administration-reduced-number-of-state-patronage-jobs/article_3098398c-1e4f-11e9-883c-a7c79bd80b59.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote an “actress and activist” who calls red ‘Make America Great Again’ hat ‘the new white hood.’
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/alyssa-milano-calls-red-make-america-great-again-hat-the-new-white-hood
— Despite Pelosi request to delay, Trump moves ahead with SOTU – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-moving-ahead-with-state-of-the-union-speech-next-week

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Meet & Greet the Candidates in the 2019 Consolidated Election
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/01/22/meet-greet-the-candidates-in-the-2019-consolidated-election/95536

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo adds lobbying arm to his law firm – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511726493-nybo-adds-lobbying-arm-to-his-law-firm

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois GOP pushes Pritzker to support change to legislative mapmaking – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-gop-pushes-pritzker-to-support-change-to-legislative-mapmaking/article_5ea3eeee-1e8f-11e9-aae5-27c1acfaed83.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker vows to make Illinois most progressive state for abortion rights – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pritzker-vows-to-make-illinois-most-progressive-state-for-abortion/article_06654662-1e6f-11e9-b587-5f7fd1a8d83f.html
— With private money, pay for Pritzker top aides eclipses other states – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/with-private-money-pay-for-pritzker-top-aides-eclipses-other/article_0c9fcf64-1e80-11e9-8bb1-5bd52d0b9053.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Stava-Murray says home town has “white supremacist policies” (DIERSEN: 92 comments as of 5:14 PM)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/22/stava-murray-says-home-town-has-white-supremacist-policies/
— HGOPs unveil independent map commission proposal
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/22/hgops-unveil-independent-map-commission-proposal/
— The high cost of Rauner’s failed war with AFSCME
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/22/the-high-cost-of-rauners-failed-war-with-afscme/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/22/pritzker-and-raoul-could-take-one-simple-step-to-expand-medical-marijuana/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HERE’S HOW THE WHITE HOUSE IS TRYING TO STOP FUTURE CARAVANS – Saagar Enjeti
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/22/trump-white-house-plan-stop-migrant-caravans-illegal-immigration/

 

GOPUSA
— To Win in 2020, Trump Must Build the Wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63757
— Biden: Trump brought ‘folks out from under the rocks,’ ‘legitimized’ hate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63849
— Lady Gaga defines Christianity as — Not Mike Pence
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63831
— House Democrat called for banning MAGA hats for teens; now claims it was a joke
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63818
— Supreme court lets military implement transgender restrictions
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63860

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The New York Times Attacks Us Deplorables, I Fight Back: Part 1 of 3 – Richard A Viguerie
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29530

 

HOT AIR
— Are You Ready For The *Democratic* Mega-Billionaire Populists Of 2020? – ED MORRISSEY
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/21/ready-democratic-mega-billionaire-populists-2020/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Culture War Over Our Fiscal Crisis Underlying our political battles is another division: those who risk losing public money and those who must pay for it. – LEWIS M. ANDREWS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-culture-war-over-our-fiscal-crisis/

 

THE HILL
— Supreme Court allows transgender military ban to be enforced – LYDIA WHEELER
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/426377-supreme-court-allows-transgender-military-ban-to-be-enforced
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Odds of border agents being corrupted grow as shutdown continues.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/426388-odds-of-corrupted-border-agents-grow-as-shutdown-continues

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Passenger Confronts GOP Congressman Rodney Davis Over Flying First Class During Shutdown “Do you think it’s appropriate?” he asked the lawmaker. “Taking that as a yes.” – Akbar Shahid Ahmed
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rodney-davis-flying-first-class-ggovernment-shutdown_us_5c477fe1e4b083c46d634be8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President Donald Trump and the GOP prolonging the partial government shutdown, a Republican lawmaker had an uncomfortable run-in Tuesday when a fellow airplane passenger found him flying first class from Chicago to Washington, D.C., according to a video of the encounter shared with HuffPost. “Congressman, do you think it’s appropriate to fly first class while 57 TSA agents aren’t being paid?” the person says to Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), in an apparent reference to the Transportation Security Administration’s 57,000 employees, who are being required to work without pay. A tipster who asked to remain anonymous shared the video with HuffPost, which hasn’t been able to identify the person who approached Davis. Davis remained silent, prompting the person to say, “Taking that as a yes.” “Taxpayers paid for this flight? Fair enough,” he added. Members of Congress can have the government pay for regular flights to and from their home jurisdictions, as maintaining constituency contact is part of their job. Unlike the paychecks of TSA workers, as well as those of hundreds of thousands of other federal government workers affected by the shutdown, those paid flights do not go away during a government shutdown. Davis did not use his taxpayer-provided budget to purchase a first-class ticket and has never done so, his spokeswoman Ashley Phelps told HuffPost in an email. His office bought a regular coach ticket, but he was upgraded automatically because of his frequent flyer status, she added. “There was no additional cost to taxpayers.” Accepting the upgrade is not a violation of anti-corruption rules because it’s something available to any person who accrues a certain number of miles and wasn’t offered exclusively to Davis because of his position as an elected representative, an ethics officer in the House, who asked to speak on background since the episode is not under any official investigation, told HuffPost. All the same, for someone with power over people’s paychecks to enjoy a luxe experience amid mass economic disruption makes for a jarring sight. A photograph of Davis in the first class section of the plane made it into Politico’s Playbook PM newsletter on Tuesday. Most of the GOP has stood with President Donald Trump during the shutdown, arguing that he’s right to reject deals to reopen the government until he gets the funding he wants for his promised wall on the border with Mexico. Davis has frequently supported the party on the issue, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, and praised Trump’s approach. But the congressman recently sided with Democrats on bills to reopen some agencies ― a nod, perhaps, to his political vulnerability, given his tight re-election in the 2018 midterms.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Senate Leaders Reach Deal That Offers Possible Path to Reopen Government – Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/us/politics/government-shutdown-senate.html
— Supreme Court Revives Transgender Ban for Military Service – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/us/politics/transgender-ban-military-supreme-court.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration asks Supreme Court to quickly take up census citizenship question – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-quickly-take-up-census-citizenship-question/2019/01/22/93734014-1e73-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
— DACA program that protects young undocumented immigrants not likely to get Supreme Court review this term – Robert Barnes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/daca-program-that-protects-young-undocumented-immigrants-not-likely-to-get-supreme-court-review-this-term/2019/01/22/dd3ac11a-1db3-11e9-8e21-59a09ff1e2a1_story.html
— Supreme Court allows Trump restrictions on transgender troops in military to go into effect as legal battle continues – Robert Barnes and Dan Lamothe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-allows-trump-restrictions-on-transgender-troops-in-military-to-go-into-effect-as-legal-battle-continues/2019/01/22/e68a7284-1763-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say: Trump shut down the government over his wall. It’s jeopardizing his other priorities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/22/trump-shut-down-government-over-his-wall-its-jeopardizing-his-other-priorities/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote mass/illegal immigration, “Banks, phone companies, nonprofits” glorify and praise federal employees who they had previously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/22/government-shutdown-2019-creditors-roll-out-help-federal-workers/2642924002/

January 22 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Jewish Religious Leader Ready For Statehouse Work – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/21/religious-leader-rabbi-kalish-ready-for-statehouse-work/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Event addresses hopes for widening scope of diversity – Jim Fuller (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs 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://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/event-addresses-hopes-for-widening-scope-of-diversity

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Chicago 1919: Confronting the Race Riots’ looks to bring city to terms with a chilling summer 100 years ago – Steve Johnson (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing 100 years ago? My grandparents on father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My grandparents on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-chicago-1919-race-riots-project-0122-story.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Importance of persistence emphasized by King teach-in speakers at IWU – LENORE SOBOTA (DIERSEN: How strongly will 2020 Democrats use MLK to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/importance-of-persistence-emphasized-by-king-teach-in-speakers-at/article_87146ea7-85a4-5aa8-89f1-7b4369019c28.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— Irrational exuberance in a post-Rauner Illinois – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.wirepoints.com/irrational-exuberance-in-a-post-rauner-illinois/

 

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Pritzker staffers’ salaries at least $30K higher than those in largest states The governor’s practice of supplementing state pay with personal wealth is rare nationally – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/pritzker-staffers-pay-at-least-30k-higher-than-those-in-largest-states

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New state law aims to protect pets from reckless dog owners – Jordyn Pair
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/new-state-law-aims-to-protect-pets-from-reckless-dog/article_f3b609d8-1942-11e9-aa29-cf20b6a812f3.html

 

FOX NEWS
— E-Verify employees can return to work despite partial government shutdown, DHS says – Samuel Chamberlain
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/e-verify-employees-can-return-to-work-despite-partial-government-shutdown
— In shutdown fight with Trump, Dems reject immigration deal they once sponsored – Alex Pappas
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/in-shutdown-fight-dems-reject-deal-they-once-sponsored

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Homeland Security citizenship office to bring back workers, with pay, during shutdown E-Verify remains shut down due to lack of congressional appropriations – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/homeland-security-e-verify-workers-back-pay-during/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DHS reinstating 300 furloughed employees to carry out critical tasks – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dhs-reinstating-300-furloughed-employees-to-carry-out-critical-tasks

 

BREITBART
— MLK Day: Decades Later, Immigration in the Interests of Black America Remains a Dream – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/mlk-day-decades-later-immigration-in-the-interests-of-black-america-remains-a-dream/
— France Builds Trump-Style Wall to Stop Illegals Getting to Britain – Victoria Friedman
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/21/france-builds-trump-style-wall-stop-illegals-getting-uk/
— Pence: Donald Trump’s Work Permit Amnesty-for-Wall Offer Open to More Negotiations – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/21/pence-trumps-work-permit-amnesty-for-wall-offer-open-to-more-negotiations/
— Rosemary Jenks: GOP Trying to ‘Redefine Amnesty’ Under Trump – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/exclusive-rosemary-jenks-gop-trying-to-redefine-amnesty-under-trump/
— Billionaire Koch Brothers ‘Encouraged’ by Trump’s ‘Step Toward’ Amnesty Deal – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/billionaire-koch-brothers-encouraged-by-trumps-step-toward-amnesty-deal/
— Tim Kaine: ‘Hatred’ Compelling Government Shutdown – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/tim-kaine-hatred-compelling-government-shutdown/
— Jeff Landry: Nancy Pelosi Enjoys Fence Around Her Own Yard While Opposing Southern Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/exclusive-jeff-landry-nancy-pelosi-enjoys-fence-around-her-own-yard-while-opposing-southern-border-wall/
— Ocasio-Cortez: No Wall Money for ‘Unstable’ Trump – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/ocasio-cortez-no-wall-money-for-unstable-trump/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bernie Sanders: ‘It gives me no pleasure’ to call Trump a racist – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/bernie-sanders-it-gives-me-no-pleasure-call-trump-/
— ‘American dreamers have the right to dream first’ – Michael Savage (DIERSEN: What did you dream of when you were you were young? I dreamed about having a successful career in the automotive industry. But EEOC ended all that. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that job offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS because I needed a job. I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/inside-the-beltway-michael-savage-american-dreamer/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— NOTRE DAME DEEMS COLUMBUS MURALS OFFENSIVE – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272633/notre-dame-deems-columbus-murals-offensive-daniel-greenfield

 

TOWNHALL
— What Greater Irony Than TSA as Shutdown Victims? – Hank Adler (DIERSEN: Who do Americans hate the most, past, present, and future TSA employees or IRS employees?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/hankadler/2019/01/22/what-greater-irony-than-tsa-as-shutdown-victims-n2539375

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— ABC Brings on Spike Lee to Tout Illegals: ‘I Call Them People Seeking Peace’ – Scott Whitlock
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2019/01/21/abc-brings-spike-lee-tout-illegals-i-call-them-people-seeking

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEM. REP. HAKEEM JEFFRIES: TRUMP IS ‘THE GRAND WIZARD’ – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/21/jeffries-trump-wizard-kkk/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PELOSI-DEMOCRATS ARE IMMORAL, NOT WALLS Mychal Massie says party in for ‘future defeats on a gargantuan scale in 2020’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/pelosi-democrats-are-immoral-not-walls/
— TWITTER ALLOWS ‘VERIFIED’ CALLS FOR VIOLENCE ON PRO-TRUMP TEENS Catholic students targeted after D.C. incident falsely reported
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/twitter-allows-verified-calls-for-violence-on-pro-trump-teens/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats Own the Shutdown – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_democrats_own_the_shutdown.html
— Our degenerate media – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/our_degenerate_media.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Call-Out Conservatives Join the Left’s Lynch Mob – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/21/call-out-conservatives-join-the-lefts-lynch-mob/
— ‘Mean-Spirited’ Partisan Extremists – Edward Lulie (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the mean-spirited extremists in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/21/mean-spirited-partisan-extremists/
— The Left Won’t Allow a Peaceful Separation – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/21/the-left-wont-allow-a-peaceful-separation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The divergence of the desires and needs of the nation’s interior and those of the coastal ruling class has become more pronounced since the election of Trump. Even the “respectable” Democrats, exemplified by Hillary Clinton, have a barely concealed contempt for middle America. She, of course, infamously labeled Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” But Obama himself earlier let the mask slip, dismissing religion and guns as a false consciousness, to which the working class “clings bitterly” as transferred aggression from their economic and social decline. Perhaps this insulting language is so casual and automatic, because this is also how the Republican Party has treated its voters. Until Trump, the GOP saw itself as one wing of a responsible governing class. All the talk of shrinking the government and the culture war was just overheated rhetoric that no one in power seriously believed. The party’s leadership functioned to divert its voters discontent into an agenda more palatable to the ruling class. Thus, every campaign sounded like the second coming of Paul Revere, but in the end, the practical outcome was some work on the margins related to tax cuts. For issues like gay marriage, abortion, immigration, crime, and affirmative action, the Republican leadership mostly tried to avoid them altogether. After every electoral loss, the solution was to be less divisive and to focus on economic issues. This was the party leadership’s official recommendation following Mitt Romney’s loss in 2012, as if this milquetoast establishment hack’s defeat was the result of him being too conservative. The friction between the coasts and the interior is not merely political; it’s cultural, religious, economic, and demographic. The intensity of the friction has led, in recent times, to the suggestion we may be on the brink of a kind of civil war. We see hints of similar divisions in Europe, where Brexit and the Gilets Jaunes protests are fundamentally populist and have occasioned maniacal responses by the ruling class. Separation Would Be Preferable to the Current Hostilities  One solution proffered from time to time is a peaceful separation. Observers on the Right and the Left have suggested that the rift is simply too deep and serious to be resolved, and that the mutual interest of everyone concerned would benefit by a divorce, whether deemed secession or an invigoration of local autonomy or something else. . .The Left Is Totalitarian By Nature Leftism is not simply one opinion among many. For the Left’s votaries, it’s closer to a religion. It’s not enough that one is himself a vegan, drives a Prius, doesn’t own guns, rejects the traditional family, or anything else that goes with the lifestyle. It is essential that everyone else does so. Any deviations are “backwardness” and “divisive” or worse.)

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Pro-abortion activists loudly protest March for Life conference, admit they read LifeSiteNews – Doug Mainwarin (DIERSEN: The only legitimate reason to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is to get information to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party Platform.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-abortion-activists-loudly-protest-march-for-life-conference-admit-they

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Highlights Democrats’ Unwillingness to Negotiate on Wall, Shutdown – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-highlights-democrats-unwillingness-to-negotiate-on-wall-shutdown_2774181.html

 

THE HILL
— 2020 Dems seize on MLK Day for campaign messaging – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: How strongly will 2020 Democrats use MLK to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/426336-2020-dems-seize-on-mlk-day-for-campaign-message

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Top House Democrat Likens Trump To KKK Grand Wizard In MLK Day Slugfest Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats connected Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights struggle to the fight against Trump today. – Daniel Marans (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if you do not hate Trump, Trump-haters will call you a racist and even worse things. How will you respond? Ever-increasing, people respond by becoming Trump-haters.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-donald-trump-grand-wizard-martin-luther-king-day-democrats_us_5c464e00e4b0bfa693c65088

 

POLITICO
— GOP reaches landmark agreement to juice small-dollar fundraising ‘Patriot Pass’ is the Republican Party’s answer to ActBlue, Democrats’ online money behemoth. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/21/republican-fundraising-patriot-pass-1116642

 

CNN
— Why Trump’s MAGA hats have become a potent symbol of racism – Issac Bailey (DIERSEN: If you wore a MAGA hat, what would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to harm you? Who would come to your defense – the officers of your township/ward/county Republican party organizations, your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, etc.? Ever-increasingly, Republicans are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/opinions/maga-hat-has-become-a-potent-racist-symbol-bailey/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Bernie Sanders: President Trump is a ‘racist’ (DIERSEN: Democrats make it ever-increasingly clear that they will call you a racist if you do not call Trump a racist.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/bernie-sanders-president-trump-racist-n961036
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel criticized Sanders in a response over Twitter. “Absolutely disgusting and wrong. [Trump] has brought African American and Hispanic unemployment to record lows, passed historic criminal justice reform. Even worse that Bernie is using MLK Day to make an incendiary comment like that,” she said.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against doing anything to stop Mexico from bringing illegal drugs into America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/nyregion/el-chapo-trial-border-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use MLK to promote hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/biden-crime-bill-regrets.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump and Pence give surprise addresses at antiabortion March for Life – Michelle Boorstein, Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer and
Marisa Iati
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/18/march-life-says-its-pro-science-despite-medical-consensus-favoring-abortion-access/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How strongly will 2020 Democrats use MLK to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-dems-mlk-20190121-story.html

 

CBS DENVER
— Tackling Ageism: Groups Push Lawmakers To Make Colorado Age-Friendly State – Shaun Boyd (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination big time a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) they what to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/01/21/ageism-colorado-age-friendly-state/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Wall Marks a Deep Cultural Divide Fight over extension of a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico has crystallized a divide between those happy with the evolving face of America and those alarmed by it – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Democrats want America to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wall-marks-a-deep-cultural-divide-11548083260
— The ‘Hybrid’ Skills That Tomorrow’s Jobs Will Require – Lauren Weber (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hybrid-skills-that-tomorrows-jobs-will-require-11547994266
— The Crippling Cost of 70% Tax Rates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal would smother investment and innovation, leaving America poorer. – Edward Conard
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-crippling-cost-of-70-tax-rates-11548104300
— Pelosi’s Dreamer Pawns Democrats won’t talk even after Trump offers extended legal status. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pelosis-dreamer-pawns-11548103367
— The Women’s March Follows Farrakhan off a Cliff Its leaders’ anti-Semitism drives off the Democratic Party and the Southern Poverty Law Center. – Elliot Kaufman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-womens-march-follows-farrakhan-off-a-cliff-11548104190
— The Shaming of Karen Pence A mob of secular Puritans targets her for teaching at a Christian school. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shaming-of-karen-pence-11548104530

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: CBS rejects Super Bowl ad on benefits of medical marijuana – Erik Brady (DIERSEN: Pot pushers want everyone in America to be a stoner, including you, your sisters and brothers, your spouse, your children, your grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, your relatives, and everyone else.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/Ad-Meter/buzz-meter/2019/01/22/super-bowl-cbs-rejects-ad-benefits-medical-marijuana/2639175002/
— Why you need to have purpose in your daily life even when you retire – Robert Powell (DIERSEN: What is your purpose in life? Mine is to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and the Republican Party platform. Those who work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2018/12/26/retirement-planning-how-find-your-purpose-after-you-stop-working/2406313002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Deck is stacked against female retirees – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a female 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a female in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted females in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a female in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a female in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a female could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/16/gender-pay-gap-retirement-401-k/2591646002/

 

NEW YORKER
— Does Journalism Have a Future? In an era of social media and fake news, journalists who have survived the print plunge have new foes to face. – Jill Lepore (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/28/does-journalism-have-a-future

January 20 Morning Edition

LISLE TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— The Lisle Township Republican Organization is outraged by recent comments made by our newly elected State Representative Anne Stava-Murray. Impugning the residents of Naperville who have worked tirelessly to make Naperville a great place to live for people of all races and religions is reprehensible. Rep. Anne Stava-Murray’s baseless attacks on Naperville highlight her lack of interest in serving her constituents. She has stated that she is already running for another office even before she begins her term in the General Assembly. If she is so disinterested in serving and holds her constituents in such disdain she should resign and let someone who wants to work for all the residents be the State Representative from the 81st District. On behalf of her constituents and all the residents of the City of Naperville, we demand an apology from Rep. Stava-Murray and call on her colleagues in the General Assembly to publicly
censure her extremist attacks. – Jay Fisher, Chairman, LTRO
https://lislegop.org/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray committee reports nearly $7K in contributions during third quarter (DIERSEN: One could ask AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Political Action Committee, Amy Hunckler, Andrea Molina, Debra Stava, and Timothy Heverin if they agree with Stava-Murray.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511657892-stava-murray-committee-reports-nearly-7k-in-contributions-during-third-quarter

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville police equip every patrol car with bean-bag shotgun – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-beanbag-shotguns-st-0120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mcgrath-column-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump immigration plan DOA — can Kushner-Durbin relationship lead to deal? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-immigration-plan-doa-can-kushner-durbin-relationship-lead-to-deal/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield police set to start camera program with public – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190119/springfield-police-set-to-start-camera-program-with-public
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Springfield will soon join several Illinois cities that have a voluntary program in which residents can register their private cameras to help out police. Police Chief Kenny Winslow told the City Council this past week that the registration will be available through the Springfield Police Department’s website in February. Residents who own private exterior cameras would enter information, like their address and a way to contact them, into a portal on the website. That information would be uploaded into a spreadsheet, which would plot all of the registered private security cameras on a map. Police officers would have access to this information and would be able to contact camera owners afterward if a crime occurred nearby. “We can send an alert via email or have detectives just call,” Winslow said. Winslow said the camera owners would be able to send in the footage through evidence.com, which is an encrypted hosting site that the city already uses. Or, a police officer could review the footage with the homeowner. Winslow said police are more likely to apprehend a suspect if they get information quickly after a crime. Plus, Winslow said the camera network could act as a deterrent to crime happening in the first place. “It will hopefully lead to more investigatory leads on crimes, or hopefully a better apprehension rate or maybe even a reduction (in crime),” Winslow said. “We just have to figure it out how to better market it to have good participation.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois student Emily Kuhn at March for Life in D.C.: ‘Too many unborn lives are taken’ – DONNETTE BECKETT
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/central-illinois-student-at-march-for-life-in-d-c/article_37cb5140-fd81-5448-8540-0de79afa95ee.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190119/editorial-mlks-message-still-resonates—and-needs-to-be-realized

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— White supremacists ate my homework – Ann Coulter
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/columnists/white-supremacists-ate-my-homework/article_d55b89a7-056c-598f-88ad-22b72fdf7e5b.html

 

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/steve-king-blames-unhinged-left-for-white-supremacy-uproar-defends/article_05dc3d75-fc30-54ea-b886-8802791b8d2a.html

 

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters march in Rockford.
https://wrex.com/category/2019/01/19/rockford-joins-other-cities-in-annual-womens-march-on-saturday/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters march in Geneva.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/women-march-and-rally-northern-illinois-snow

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democratic Party is extinct but for illegal immigration – Andrew Solomon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democratic_party_is_extinct_but_for_illegal_immigration.html
— Good fences make good neighbors – Timothy Rosen
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/good_fences_make_good_neighbors.html
— The Tables Turn on Pelosi and the Media – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_tables_turn_on_pelosi_and_the_media.html
— Jew-Hatred in the Democratic Party – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/jewhatred_in_the_democratic_party.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PELOSI AND THE DEMS CAN’T COMPROMISE ON PATHWAY TO DEMOGRAPHIC MAJORITY – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, to get in power and to stay in power, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272606/pelosi-and-dems-cant-compromise-pathway-daniel-greenfield

 

TOWNHALL
— To Win in 2020, Trump Must Build the Wall – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/01/20/to-win-in-2020-trump-must-build-the-wall-n2539326
— Harry Reid Exposes Greatest Liberal Scam of All-Time – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/01/20/harry-reid-exposes-greatest-liberal-scam-of-alltime-n2539256
— Conservative Heavyweights React to President Trump’s DACA Offer – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative heavyweights” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? What are they doing and what have they done to defend and advance 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://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/19/conservative-heavyweights-react-to-president-trumps-daca-offer-n2539318

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump Offers 3 Years of Legal Status for Dreamers for 230 Miles of ‘See-Through Steel Barrier’
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/trump-offers-3-years-legal-status-dreamers-230-miles-see-through-steel

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s compromise immigration deal is a good one but Dems will do anything to deprive him of a win – Kayleigh McEnany
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-compromise-immigration-deal-is-a-good-one-but-dems-will-do-anything-to-deprive-him-of-a-win

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘VOTED FOR TRUMP AND GOT JEB’ — COULTER, OTHER IMMIGRATION HAWKS AREN’T HAPPY WITH TRUMP’S PLAN – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/coulter-immigration-hawks-trump-compromise/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pelosi Shuns Trump Offer to Swap Amnesty for Wall – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/19/pelosi-shuns-trump-offer-to-swap-amnesty-for-wall/
— Trump Must Go to the Mat Over Liberal Judge’s Ruling On Census Question – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/19/trump-must-go-to-the-mat-over-liberal-judges-ruling-on-census-question/

 

NUMBERS USA
— Pres. Trump Offers Amnesty for Border Wall Trade
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pres-trump-offers-amnesty-border-wall-trade

 

BLAZE
— Houston homeowner shoots burglars attempting to break in, kills three Homeowner says he grabbed his gun in self-defense – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: If you break into a home, you should expect to leave that home in a body bag.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/houston-homeowner-shoots-burglars-attempted-to-break-in-kills-three

 

BREITBART
— Pirro to Pelosi: ‘Are You Working for Americans or Illegals … or Is It That You Don’t Give a Damn?’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/01/19/pirro-to-pelosi-are-you-working-for-americans-or-illegals-or-is-it-that-you-dont-give-a-damn/
— Anti-Trump Women’s March in D.C. – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/watch-live-anti-trump-womens-march-in-d-c/
— Reformers Worry DACA Work Permit Amnesty-for-Wall Funding will Encourage More Caravans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/reformers-worry-daca-work-permit-amnesty-for-wall-funding-will-encourage-more-caravans/
— Flashback: Prominent Democrats Open to Wall for DACA Amnesty Deal – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/flashback-democrats-open-to-wall-for-daca-amnesty-deal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, to get in power and to stay in power, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/19/watch-nyt-writer-explains-why-nation-immigrants-needs-open-borders/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Losing the drug war to foreign smugglers – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/losing-the-drug-war-to-foreign-smugglers/
— Navigating the great divide Can red state and blue state America coexist? – Stephen Moore
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/can-red-state-and-blue-state-america-coexist/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Trump groups blast Trump’s ‘embarrassing surrender,’ ‘betrayal’ on wall, ‘Dreamers’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/pro-trump-groups-blast-trumps-embarrassing-surrender-betrayal-on-wall-dreamers

 

NEW AMERICAN
— When They Can’t Go Up, They Go Down. Nearly 400 Illegals Dig Under Border Barrier Into Arizona – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31237-when-they-can-t-go-up-they-go-down-nearly-400-illegals-dig-under-border-barrier-into-arizona
— Fearing Loose Cannons of Their Own, Democrats Collapse on King Censure – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31229-fearing-loose-cannons-of-their-own-democrats-collapse-on-king-censure

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— My Day at the Women’s March – Belle Kendle
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/19/quityerbitchin-my-day-at-the-womens-march/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Study: Desiring ‘authentic’ food supports … white supremacy
https://www.thecollegefix.com/study-desiring-authentic-food-supports-white-supremacy/

 

THE HILL
— Rove warns Senate GOP: Don’t put only focus on base – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party have focused on destroying the party’s base. They have especially focused on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426154-rove-warns-senate-gop-dont-put-only-focus-on-base
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426173-ocasio-cortez-speaks-about-justice-at-womens-march
— Trump defends immigration proposal against ‘amnesty’ criticism from conservatives – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426198-trump-defends-immigration-proposal-against-amnesty-criticism-from

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s unhappy anniversary.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/20/opinions/end-of-trumps-second-year-in-office-weekly-opinion-roundup-wiedenkeller/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/womens-march-2019-01-19-washington-dc-nyc-boston-protest-signs-pro-life-live-stream-updates-today/

 

YAHOO NEWS & CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Man-haters promote hatred of men. Those who have less money promote hatred of those who have more money.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/aoc-women-march-speech-fierce-212256250.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-americans-support-alexandria-ocasio-191922906.html

https://www.ccn.com/why-wall-street-should-fear-the-rise-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Offers Temporary Protections for ‘Dreamers’ in Exchange for Wall Funding – Annie Karni and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-proposal-daca-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be a man-hater.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/trump-ocasio-cortez-dowd.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After I’d been writing a column for a few years, a male boss gave me a T-shirt depicting the Furies swooping. He didn’t mean it as a compliment. The three sisters, the “infernal goddesses” of ancient mythology born from the blood shed by Uranus when he was castrated by his son, were known for relentlessly hounding men. But the Furies took vengeance on wicked men who hurt women and swore false oaths. So I took it as a compliment. The capital has suddenly been infused with the spirit of the Furies. After many false springs and discouraging backlashes, we are finally experiencing a revolutionary assertion of women’s power that is transforming Congress. “Kill Bill”-style, the fiery Democratic women keep coming, driven by vengeance against the wicked man in the White House with the history of hurting women and swearing false oaths.)
— In Iowa, Gillibrand Uses Small-Town Roots to Sell Electability – Shane Goldmacher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-iowa-president.html
— Crazy Rich Progressives Elizabeth Warren’s brushback pitch was aimed at candidates rich enough to self-fund their campaigns. But this kind of binary thinking is a slight to history. – Timothy Egan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/crazy-rich-progressives.html
— Why Do People Fall for Fake News?   Are they blinded by their political passions? Or are they just intellectually lazy? – Gordon Pennycook and David Rand (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They do not want me to bring any news or any commentary to anyone’s attention, including the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They want to be the sole source of news and commentary for everyone.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/fake-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/20/most-young-white-men-are-much-more-open-diversity-than-older-generations/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Shutdown damages way of life (for federal employees) (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors damaged my way of life big time when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” My federal pension is 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/working-for-the-federal-government-used-to-promise-stability-the-shutdown-threatens-to-change-that/2019/01/15/5ebaba8e-1836-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Why can’t Trump make deals?” and says “No one trusts him anymore.”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-credibility-20190118-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Not a 2,000-mile concrete structure from sea to sea’: Is Trump scaling back border wall plan? – Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/trump-wall-wont-2-000-mile-concrete-structure-sea-sea/2627378002/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/bipartisan-berating-is-loud-and-clear-for-steve-king/article_35f56534-198f-58dc-b4d6-ec51084c4a64.html

 

BOSTON HERALD & BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/19/hundreds-show-up-to-boston-womens-march/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/01/19/are-not-divided-amid-cold-and-controversy-women-march-draws-crowd-common/7ZEE7Ar0CIpMe9IvEJ6SxN/story.html

 

CBS NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4012900-womens-march-calls-for-equal-representation-in-government/

 

DENVER POST
— Womxn’s March in Denver draws an estimated 80,000 protesters Last year, about 100,000 people attended the march – JESSICA SEAMAN (DIERSEN: To participate in a women’s march is to shout that you 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.denverpost.com/2019/01/19/womxns-march-denver-2019/

 

GAINESVILLE TIMES
— How younger generations get their news and why that matters – Shannon Casas (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO website. Those who run Facebook want those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican to lose. Nevertheless, ever-increasingly, and outrageously, religious, conservative, and Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. rely on Facebook to communicate. Ever-increasingly, they erroneously assume that if they post something on Facebook, everyone will see it. Ever-increasingly, they stop publishing websites, stop updating their websites, and stop sending out emails. That is exactly what Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want them to do.)
https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/columnists/shannon-casas-how-younger-generations-get-their-news-and-why-matters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A little more than 10 years ago, distributing news by way of Facebook, Snapchat or any other social media was unheard of; it’s one of the most transformational shifts in the way we consume news. And it’s a driving force in how vastly different news consumption habits are and will be for millennials and younger. Older generations seek out news, for example setting aside time to read the morning paper, while millennials’ are more likely to bump into a story on social media. They don’t necessarily spend less time reading news. Some 85 percent of them report that keeping up with news is at least somewhat important to them and 69 percent get news daily, according to the American Press Institute. But they consume that news throughout their day across multiple platforms — a click on a Facebook link here, viewing an Instagram post there, watching a video on YouTube their friend shared, and so forth. And the large majority of it is done on their cellphones. I’ll point out here that much of this column was tapped out on my phone. “News and information are woven into an often continuous but mindful way that Millennials connect to the world generally, which mixes news with social connection, problem solving, social action, and entertainment,” according to the American Press Institute research. This trend continues with the next generation, those born after 1995: “Media consumption for Gen Z’s is embedded in their daily lives so they are not even consciously making a decision to consume content,” according to a Forbes article.)

 

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Age discrimination: a moral embarrassment – HELAINE OLEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republicans, Whites, men, and non-veterans should be advised that they will be flushed down the toilet if they are not earning at least $100,000/year by age 25, $200,000/year by age 30, $300,000/year by age 35, $400,000/year by age 40, $500,000/year by age 45, $600,000/year by age 50, $700,000/year by age 55, $800,000/year by age 60, $900,000/year by age 65, and $1,000,000 year by age 70.)
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/jan/20/age-discrimination-a-moral-embarassment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When you dive into popular literature on retirement, you could be forgiven for thinking there are hordes of Americans in their late 50s or early 60s desperate to leave the paid workforce as soon as they can. Blog posts and academic studies beg people to hold off on collecting Social Security until the age of 70 so they can maximize their benefits. There is Bloomberg Businessweek’s article “Not prepared for retirement? Here’s a solution. Don’t retire.” And Inc.’s “Want to Retire Early? Here are 3 Reasons You Probably Shouldn’t.” Few listen. The most common age to file for Social Security is 62. Why? Well, many of these people are not downscaling their professional lives or exiting the workforce entirely because they want to do so. They are likely victims of age discrimination. That’s the searing conclusion that can be drawn from a recently released joint Urban Institute-ProPublica analysis of data from the Social Security Administration and National Institute on Aging’s joint longitudinal Health and Retirement Study. The researchers behind the report found a majority of workers over the age of 50 are likely at some point to be shoved out of their jobs, either via an overt firing or resignation under pressure of demotions, loss of future benefits or deteriorating work conditions. The damage to their bottom line is often permanent. When many find new positions, they are often jobs that are significantly below both their skill levels and previous pay grades, such as the former corporate executive ProPublica discovered working at a print shop, as a bartender, and staffing the front desk at a local gym. Making matters worse: The retirement prospects for many younger baby boomers and members of Generation X look dismal as the shift from workplace pensions to the do-it-yourself 401(k) has left millions of people without the resources to maintain even a semblance of their current lifestyle in retirement. As a result, surveys say a majority of Americans plan to work well past the traditional retirement age, with many claiming they will collect a paycheck till they drop.)

 

FOX MEMPHIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/president-trump-policies-protested-at-memphis-womens-march/907102536

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Two years of Trump: Dizzying dysfunction, controversies, mark first half of president’s first term.”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/20/two-years-under-trump-dizzying-dysfunction-constan/

 

IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/gillibrand-first-trip-iowa-trump-corrupting-soul-country#stream/0

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2019-01-19/the-women-s-march-from-new-york-to-los-angeles

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fast-Growing, Outer-Ring Suburbs Can Be Fertile Ground For Racism In Youth Sports.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2019/01/20/fast-growing-outer-ring-suburbs-can-be-fertile-ground-for-racism-in-youth-sports/#65c4c922b2ef

 

NEWSWEEK
— ANN COULTER BLASTS DONALD TRUMP OVER BORDER WALL PROPOSAL: ‘WE VOTED FOR TRUMP AND GOT JEB!’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-blasts-donald-trump-over-border-wall-proposal-we-voted-trump-and-1298425
— POLITICAL FIGURES DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM WOMEN’S MARCH AMID ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM – NICOLE GOODKIND
https://www.newsweek.com/womens-march-anti-semitism-kamala-harris-kirsten-gillibrand-1298210
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ PROMOTES HATRED OF CONSERVATIVES AND HATRED OF MEN
https://www.newsweek.com/video-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-conservatives-calls-women-shake-table-1298413

 

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Offer Is a Joke.”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/01/19/trumps-offer-is-a-joke/

 

INSIGHT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters, White-haters, and America-haters promote hatred of Trump, Whites, and America.
https://www.insightnews.com/news/the-house-rejects-white-nationalism-and-white-supremacy-in-long/article_ed9c1b44-1b60-11e9-8d78-87a1aa82fafa.html

 

GUARDIAN & DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans and anti-men promote woman’s marches in America.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/jan/19/womens-march-2019-london-new-york-berlin-washington-dc-live
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6611771/Sam-Frost-wears-powerful-slogan-T-shirt-Womens-March-Sydney.html

 

GUARDIAN & NOLA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hated of Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/20/steve-king-is-representative-of-the-problem-with-donald-trump
https://www.nola.com/opinions/2019/01/why-republicans-have-to-keep-disavowing-racists.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Federal Financial Regulators Expensed $2,500 for Booze (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Will Trump ask GAO for help? I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year. During the last 5 of those years, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-federal-finance-regulators-expensed-dollar2500-for-booze-report

January 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Stava-Murray stands by comment that Naperville has ‘white supremacist policies’ – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who hint/imply/argue/shout that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots while I lived there 1948-1972. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stava-murray-white-supremacist-claims-st-0120-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City officials reacted strongly to Stava-Murray’s claims about Naperville’s policies. “I don’t think that the city can be fairly characterized in that way. In fact, it’s very much the opposite,” Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico said. “It’s a very loving city and a very welcoming city.” Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne said the community celebrates diversity and welcomes people of all ethnicities. “Rep. Stava-Murray’s comments were reckless and unfounded,” Coyne said. “She should apologize to her constituents in Naperville who she has embarrassed with these disparaging and patently false comments.” Stava-Murray said Friday she is glad her comment, which was posted about two weeks ago, is getting attention. “I think this is a very necessary conversation people need to be having in Naperville and the Chicago area because we are still so segregated,” she said. “There are many schools in Naperville that have almost no black students in them and many schools where there is not a single black teacher teaching.” She also said Naperville makes no effort to educate residents on the city’s history as it relates race disparities and the city’s lack of a race-based bullying policy is “one of the areas where a lack of policy is a white supremacist policy.” Her preference for Oak Park is based on the fact that “they actually have a history of actively working to desegregate their area,” she said. “This reaction of caring more about appearance than reducing the negative impact on white active denial of white supremacy, that’s what made me want to move to Oak Park in the first place,” she said. Chirico said that while he understands some opinions can be based on experiences, he doesn’t see how a blanket statement regarding white supremacy could be applied to Naperville. “I certainly don’t think there’s any government policy that could even be interpreted that way,” Chirico said.)
— Patti Blagojevich ‘speechless’ Van Dyke sentence is shorter than her husband’s — and sends up flare to Trump on social media – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-patti-blagojevich-van-dyke-reaction-20190119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Chicago: 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-coverage-20190119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Geneva: 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.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-geneva-womens-march-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Chicago: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-young-womens-march-rally-activists-snow/
— Shutdown leads to delays in lawsuits against government – AP (DIERSEN: Have you sued the federal government? I have. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf I should write a book about the lawsuit.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shutdown-leads-to-delays-in-lawsuits-against-government/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Geneva: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190119/committed-to-a-cause-weather-no-match-for-fox-valley-womens-march

 

ABC7
— Trump government shutdown announcement: Trump offers a ‘Dreamers’ deal for border-money proposal – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-offers-a-dreamers-deal-for-border-money-proposal/5097237/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote “Women’s March demonstrations around the United States.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/womens-march-2019-demonstrations-around-the-united-states-photos/5097250/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Former Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner apparently failed to ‘rip the economic guts out of Indiana’ – Joseph S. Pete
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/former-ill-gov-bruce-rauner-apparently-failed-to-rip-the/article_249e13a4-028c-57ca-aeca-38318a60ea99.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Thousands Gather Across U.S. For 3rd Annual Women’s Marches.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/thousands-gather-across-us-3rd-annual-womens-marches#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Craig Wilcox Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/craig-wilcox-reports/
— Pam Althoff Named Executive Director of Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/pam-althoff-named-executive-director-of-medical-cannabis-alliance-of-illinois/
— State Rep. David McSweeney Offers Road Map for Illinois GOP Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/state-rep-david-mcsweeney-offers-road-map-for-illinois-gop-future/
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-1/

 

GOPUSA
— Karen Pence begins teaching at Christian school amid media attacks
http://www.gopusa.com/karen-pence-begins-teaching-at-christian-school-amid-media-attacks/
— HS Basketball coach saw Trump banner in the stands as racism (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county do to you if you displayed a Trump banner?)
http://www.gopusa.com/hs-basketball-coach-saw-trump-banner-in-the-stands-as-racism/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Laura Loomer Brings Illegal Immigrants To Nancy Pelosi’s Home. Pelosi Has Police Remove Them. – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO (DIERSEN: What would the anti-Trumps in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county do if someone brought illegals to their homes?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/42171/watch-laura-loomer-brings-illegal-immigrants-nancy-amanda-prestigiacomo

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Grandstanding Gavin Newsom urges furloughed TSA workers to file for unemployment compensation, even though they will be paid eventually – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/grandstanding_gavin_newsom_urges_furloughed_tsa_workers_to_file_for_unemployment_compensation_even_though_they_will_be_paid_eventually.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump pitches new plan to reopen government amid Dem pushback – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426178-trump-pitches-new-plan-to-reopen-government-amid-dem-pushback
— Democrats signal they’ll reject Trump shutdown proposal – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426168-democrats-signal-theyll-reject-trump-shutdown-proposal

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s bid to negotiate on wall met by Democratic rejection The president’s remarks marked an attempt to end the 29-day shutdown, though Democratic lawmakers swiftly dismissed the approach. – ELIANA JOHNSON and BURGESS EVERETT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/19/trump-government-shutdown-deal-1116049

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-20/womens-march-returns-to-us-cities-fractured/10729924

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.N.C. Admissions Lawsuit Brings Another Attack on Affirmative Action – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would admit me today. My demographics are terrible in their eyes. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (Baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/unc-affirmative-action-lawsuit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill weighs race so heavily in its admissions process that it is the predominant factor in determining whether many black and Hispanic students get in, according to court papers filed on Friday by an anti-affirmative action group that is also suing Harvard. The group, Students for Fair Admissions, says the university is excluding white and Asian applicants in favor of less qualified black and Hispanic students. The plaintiffs accuse U.N.C., a public flagship university, of using race “at every stage” of the admissions process, in violation of the law, “even when the application gives no indication that race affected the student’s life in any way.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/world/europe/womens-march-europe.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump offers 3-year extension of protection for ‘dreamers’ in exchange for $5.7 billion for wall; Democrats call it a ‘non-starter’ – Katie Zezima,Erica Werner and David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-to-make-new-offer-to-democrats-as-government-shutdown-drags-on/2019/01/19/2cde029e-1bf3-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/womens-march-on-washington-thousands-expected-for-third-womens-march-after-year-of-controversy/2019/01/18/68044464-1b2b-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He Supports Temporary DACA Protections for More Wall Funding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the proposal a ‘non-starter’ – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-support-daca-protections-for-more-wall-funding-11547920247

 

FORBES
— ‘I Work; You Pay Me’: Repercussions Of The U.S. Government Breaking The First Rule Of Employment – Rodd Wagner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roddwagner/2019/01/19/i-work-you-pay-me-repercussions-of-the-u-s-government-breaking-the-first-rule-of-employment/#7c18ff27632d
— Stop Hiring: Self-Selection Is Better – Diane Bogino (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that they will be gotten rid of if they 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 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/01/15/stop-hiring-self-selection-is-better/#a78b4a94a5e6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Self-selection” is a relatively new phrase on the hiring scene. According to Personnel Today, “Self-selection is the process where a job seeker is given information about the negative aspects of a vacancy and employer as well as the good points, to better enable them to make an informed decision about whether to apply for a job.” Its transparency gives candidates the option upfront to withdraw themselves from being considered for a position, for whatever reason. However, self-selection has a longer history than one might imagine; and like every story, self-selection has two sides. The dark side of self-selection was in full bloom just a few decades ago. I’ve been on the planet long enough to remember help wanted ads that simply advised people of different races, nationalities or genders not to apply. None of those criteria determine anyone’s ability, talents, or attributes. Let’s not go back to the old days of discrimination — that’s never a good goal for your business, brand or candidates.)

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Pitts-The-enduring-problem-of-race-in-America-13545887.php

 

ATLANTA BLACK STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Tucker Carlson Tries and Fails to Make His Case for Why White People Are the Real Victims of Racism.”
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/01/19/tucker-carlson-makes-his-case-for-why-white-people-are-the-real-victims-of-racism/

January 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senator asks FBI for perjury investigation of Kirstjen Nielsen over family separation statements – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage “families” to invade America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-perjury-investigation-nielsen-20190118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you blast Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-will-trump-shabby-president-sad-0121-20190118-story.html
— DuPage County task force outlines 5 goals to address opioid crisis as death numbers continue to climb – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-opiod-deaths-will-dupage-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Patti Blagojevich ‘speechless’ Van Dyke sentence is less than half her husband’s
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/patti-rod-blagojevich-van-dyke-sentence-clemency-laquan-mcdonald/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Vote down bid to legalize marijuana – Bill Deckard, Winfield
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190119/letter-vote-down-bid-to-legalize-marijuana/1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Would calling for murder get Trump banned from Twitter?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190119/would-calling-for-murder-get-trump-banned-from-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-wont-say

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— OBAMA RALLIES BEHIND ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS – Allyna Mota Melville
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/__trashed/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis urges compromise to end shutdown – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190119/rep-davis-urges-compromise-to-end-shutdown

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘This is all political’: Decatur-area gun sellers say new law will hurt business but not make people safer – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/this-is-all-political-decatur-area-gun-sellers-say-new/article_b135cb55-e8b3-5bd9-8108-6cbae68daa9f.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Wants National Monument at Site of 1908 Springfield Race Riot – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278013#.XEL7ull_OM8

 

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois’ chief judge says court’s mission of ‘equal justice under the law’ threatened by lack of funding – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/southern-illinois-chief-judge-says-court-s-mission-of-equal/article_ada0a928-2ae7-5a3a-b929-186f6d139229.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray says Naperville has ‘white supremacist policies’ – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Who has charged you with benefitting from ‘white supremacist policies?’ My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that were it not for ‘white supremacist policies,’ I would never had been able to earn 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://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723792-stava-murray-says-naperville-has-white-supremacist-policies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just days into her new job as a state representative, Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville) has managed to cause a stir among her constituents by characterizing her hometown of Naperville as having “white supremacist policies.” Her remarks about Naperville came in a Facebook response to a post by Felicia Palumbo, who in early January wrote that “Naperville is the biggest bullies … horrible.” “I know and I am so sorry,” Stava-Murray replied on her “Anne Stava-Murray for U.S. Senate” Facebook page. “I actually wanted to move to Oak Park but stayed to work on my community. Our history of white supremacist policies is ongoing.” Stava-Murray did not respond to multiple requests from the DuPage Policy Journal seeking substantiation for her comments—any evidence that Naperville ever, or currently has, white supremacist policies. A white supremacist Naperville was news to Mayor Steve Chirico. “I would never characterize Naperville in this way,” Chirico told the Policy Journal, “but I realize that people have many different perceptions and views.” Twenty-three-year Naperville resident Richard Strawbridge said he couldn’t imagine where Stava-Murray’s comments were coming from. “I’m unaware of any so-called white supremacist policies,” Strawbridge, an attorney, said, “and I’m very active in the local community. “In fact,” he continued, “my impression is that the Naperville community as a whole tries to be very fair and inclusive. Are there individual idiots out there who buck this trend? I’m guessing there are. But to paint the entire community with this broad and defamatory characterization is unworthy of a public official in the absence of some actual evidence. These kinds of comments from any part of the political spectrum only serve to divide people and to impeded constructive dialogue.” Stava-Murray is expected to appear, with other members of the General Assembly, at a legislative forum hosted by the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation on Saturday at the Naperville Municipal Center. “Every January, we invite our local state senators and representatives to share their views on what we can expect from Springfield in the upcoming year,” an announcement of the event on the Homeowners website said. “With representatives from both sides of the political aisle, and several new faces, this should be a great opportunity to get to better know those who hold our statewide future in their hands.” The 32-year-old freshman lawmaker also announced before even being sworn in as a House member representing the 81st District that she would challenge U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin for his seat in 2020. She supports the full range of progressive causes, according to her Senate campaign website. That includes Medicare-For-All, “actually affordable healthcare reform that doesn’t give away money to for-profit millionaires” and Wear Red for Ed, Families, “proper education funding that doesn’t result in mass striking for teachers to receive basic resources.” She also endorses “providing support for the LGBTQIA community as they have among the highest rates of being murdered by a member of the public.” In November, Stava-Murray defeated incumbent David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) in a close race. The 81st District includes parts of Bolingbrook, Darien, Downers Grove, Naperville and Woodridge.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wirepoints president calls CTU’s proposal ‘irresponsible’ – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511723767-wirepoints-president-calls-ctu-s-proposal-irresponsible

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wirepoints president says Pritzker can’t keep campaign promises – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511723760-wirepoints-president-says-pritzker-can-t-keep-campaign-promises
— Tom Morrison: Public colleges should make local, not Chinese, students a priority – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511722963-morrison-public-colleges-should-make-local-not-chinese-students-a-priority

 

TOWNHALL
— President Bush Failed to Deliver Border Security, Now Delivering Pizza to Furloughed Secret Service Members – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/18/president-bush-failed-to-deliver-border-security-now-delivering-pizzas-to-furloughed-workers-n2539300
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While President Bush brings an important and overlooked fact to light — hundreds of Americans in the secret service, law enforcement, and other heroes without pay during this time — it is curious he does not call upon Democratic leaders to agree to the necessary funding needed to help accomplish a goal he once sought during his time in office; a secure border.)

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Women’s March Is Melting Down, and It Makes Perfect Sense – Kelsey Harkness
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/18/the-womens-march-is-melting-down-and-it-makes-perfect-sense/

 

FEDERALIST
— How The Media Missed The Story On The Women’s March With more critical reporting on the Women’s March, we could have avoided elevating someone who sympathizes with an anti-Semite. – Emily Jashinsky
https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/18/how-the-media-missed-the-story-on-the-womens-march/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— National Review Continues to be a Trojan Horse Inside the Gates of Conservatism – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31222-national-review-continues-to-be-a-trojan-horse-inside-the-gates-of-conservatism
— Opening Salvo Calling for Trump’s Impeachment Launched by The Atlantic – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31223-opening-salvo-calling-for-trump-s-impeachment-launched-by-the-atlantic

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why the Citizenship Question Matters – Jesse Merriam
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/18/why-the-citizenship-question-matters/
— Giving Pelosi a Taste of Her Own Medicine – Karl Notturno
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/19/giving-pelosi-a-taste-of-her-own-medicine/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Puts Schumer and Pelosi in a Brilliant Vise Grip – Jim Davis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/trump_puts_schumer_and_pelosi_in_a_brilliant_vise_grip.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ARE LEFTISTS IMMUNE TO RACISM, BIGOTRY? Joseph Farah cites quintet of ‘progressives’ who have free rein to spew hate.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/are-leftists-immune-to-racism-bigotry/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ben Shapiro smashes pro-abortion arguments at March for Life podcast – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ben-shapiro-smashes-pro-abortion-arguments-at-march-for-life-podcast

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nancy Pelosi has a blank check, and she’d rather spite Trump than cash it – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nancy-pelosi-has-a-blank-check-and-shed-rather-spite-trump-than-cash-it
— Can Republicans dodge shutdown blame this time? – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/can-republicans-dodge-shutdown-blame-this-time

 

HOT AIR
— The Immorality Of The Open Borders Party – GEORGE NEUMAYR (DIERSEN: Mass/illegal immigration a) makes rich Americans richer and b) makes poor Americans poorer.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/immorality-open-borders-party/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Fact Check Fails To Discredit Trump’s Claim That Walls Work – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-fact-check-fails-to-discredit-trumps-claim-that-walls-work/

 

BREITBART
— Billionaire Kochs: Shutdown Is ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Amnesty for Illegals – John Binder (DIERSEN: Mass/illegal immigration a) makes rich Americans richer and b) makes poor Americans poorer.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/billionaire-kochs-shutdown-is-golden-opportunity-for-amnesty-for-illegals/
— Trump to Offer Fix for Shutdown and Border ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/18/trump-to-offer-fix-for-shutdown-and-border-humanitarian-crisis/
— Educating Illegal Aliens and Their Children Costs L.A. Schools Hundreds of Millions Per Year – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/18/pollak-educating-illegal-aliens-and-their-children-costs-l-a-schools-hundreds-of-millions-per-year/
— Democrats’ Shutdown Deal: Amnesty for 1.5M Illegal Alien Farm Workers – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/democrats-shutdown-deal-amnesty-for-1-5m-illegal-alien-farm-workers/
— Poll: Trump’s Support Among Hispanics Soars Amid Fight for Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/poll-trumps-support-among-hispanics-soars-amid-fight-for-border-wall/
— Poll: Near Majority of Republicans View Romney Unfavorably – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/poll-near-majority-of-republicans-view-romney-unfavorably/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— The Wall Will Pay for Itself, and Then Some – Eric Bolling
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-wall-will-pay-for-itself-and-then-some_2771247.html
— Cutting Government Waste Could Provide Border Wall Funding – WILLIAM PATRICK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/cutting-government-waste-could-provide-border-wall-funding_2770782.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit states that the U.S. government made $141 billion in “improper payments” in fiscal year 2017, the most recent data available. Improper payments are defined as payments that should not have been made or were made in incorrect amounts under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. The GAO described the issue as a “long-standing, significant problem in the federal government.”)

 

THE HILL
— America: The new Socialist frontier – ALEXANDER G. MARKOVSKY
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/425970-america-the-new-socialist-frontier
— Women’s March expecting smaller crowds amid controversy over alleged anti-Semitism – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426111-womens-march-to-take-place-amid-controversy-over-alleged-anti

 

ROLL CALL
— Marching abortion opponents have message for Trump administration: Do more Advocates push fetal tissue, family planning changes – Sandhya Raman
https://www.rollcall.com/news/marching-abortion-foes-have-a-message-for-trump-administration-do-more

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Most Republicans Don’t Want To See GOP Criticism Of Trump The “never Trump” faction of the GOP remains a distinct minority.
headshot – Ariel Edwards-Levy
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-republican-trump-support_us_5c425275e4b0bfa693c38bcc

 

CNN
— ‘Major Announcement’: Is Donald Trump Preparing to Declare a National Emergency to Gain Wall Funding? – MARK EMEM
https://www.ccn.com/major-announcement-is-donald-trump-preparing-to-declare-a-national-emergency-to-gain-wall-funding/

 

ABC NEWS
— How two years of Donald Trump have shaped women’s rights in the U.S. – Emily Olson and Zoe Daniel (DIERSEN: Tragically, Democrats have used Trump to make women more 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.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-19/donald-trumps-presidency-two-years-shaped-womens-rights-us/10728882

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: House Democrats Add $1 Billion in Border-Related Spending to Measures to Reopen Government – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/politics/pelosi-donald-trump-cancel-travel.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater wants Larry Hogan to run against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/trump-2020-republicans-larry-hogan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say Muslims are not entering the United States through Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/politics/fact-check-trump-prayer-rugs-border.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why you can be largely confident in public political polling.” Unless proven otherwise, everyone should always assume that surveys/polls are designed to generate the results that those who designed those surveys/polls want.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/faq-why-you-can-be-largely-confident-public-political-polling/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is moving the polls: His are down, and Pelosi’s are up.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/18/trump-is-moving-polls-his-are-down-pelosis-are-up/
— Tulsi Gabbard’s pivot on LGBT issues not uncommon for socially conservative Democrats – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats 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.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/tulsi-gabbards-pivot-lgbt-issues-not-uncommon-socially-conservative-democrats/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A man-hater says “The Women’s March has always been divisive. Here’s how we can fix that.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/19/womens-march-has-always-been-divisive-heres-how-we-can-fix-that/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Make your speech on your own turf, President Trump – David Limbaugh
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/19/limbaugh-make-your-speech-on-your-own-turf-president-trump/

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Gingrich, a shutdown vet, says this one still has legs – Jim Denery (DIERSEN: As Gingrich has always known full-well, the Democrats who run federal agencies like GAO use Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those like me who are White, male, and non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/capitol-recap-gingrich-shutdown-vet-says-this-one-still-has-legs/lGOBLfkOHoqAK3JUTZ1g4N/

 

FOX MEMPHIS
— Local disabled federal employee struggling to find work during government shutdown – Jeremy Pierre (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the disabled employees that they hired.)
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/local-disabled-federal-employee-struggling-to-find-work-during-government-shutdown/906770506

 

PENN LIVE
— Hundreds turn to Central Pa. food bank due to federal government shutdown
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/01/hundreds-turn-to-central-pa-food-bank-due-to-federal-government-shutdown.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvesting Democratic Votes Liberals want to impose the California voting model on all 50 states. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvesting-democratic-votes-11547856541
— Trump Plans ‘Major Announcement’ on Border, Shutdown
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/government-shutdown-2019/card/1547853285
— Shutdown Shock May Endure for Federal Workers Even short interruptions in pay can inflict a lasting financial and emotional toll, researchers have found – Michael Luca (DIERSEN: What workplace shocks have you suffered? 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://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-shock-may-endure-for-federal-workers-11547742617

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Vows Announcement on Border as Talks Remain Stalled – Erik Wasson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-19/trump-promises-announcement-on-border-as-talks-remain-stalled

 

FOX BUSINESS
— PayPal offers $500 credit to workers affected by government shutdown – Megan Henney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/paypal-offers-500-credit-to-workers-affected-by-government-shutdown

 

CNBC
— Just get another job? For federal workers, it’s not that simple – Annie Nova (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/federal-workers-can-find-it-difficult-to-pick-up-another-job.html

 

AMERICAN BANKER
— Women in Banking How Citi will shrink its pay gap, and beware those freshman renegades – George Yacik and Bonnie McGeer (DIERSEN: Will Citi follow GAO’s lead? For example, will Citi get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not making say $200,000/year by age 25, $300,000/year by age 30, $400,000/year by age 35, and $500,000/year by age 40?)
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/how-citi-will-shrink-its-pay-gap-and-beware-those-freshman-renegades
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citigroup disclosed that female employees globally earn 29% less than their male counterparts and that, among U.S. employees, people of color earn 7% less than whites, based on unadjusted figures. . .Leading male economists offered an unprecedented acknowledgment of sexual harassment and discrimination in the field at the American Economic Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, as female economists spoke up about their #MeToo experiences and called for change. “Economics certainly has a problem,” Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairman, who took over as AEA president this year, said during a panel discussion. The profession has “a reputation for hostility toward women and minorities,” he said.)

 

NEW YORKER
— How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Allies Supplanted the Obama Generation – Benjamin Wallace-Wells
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-allies-supplanted-the-obama-generation

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— 2020 Candidates Carry Heavy Baggage, and Trump Will Everything He Can to Exploit That – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: What heavy baggage do you carry? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I carry the following heavy baggage: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), rich, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/2020-candidates-have-heavy-baggage-trump-will-exploit-that.html

 

SLATE
— Does Trump’s Shutdown Illegally Target Democratic Federal Workers? – CHRISTOPHER KUTZ (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/trump-shutdown-targets-democratic-workers-illegal.html

 

RAW STORY
— Fox News host Laura Ingraham complains about the ‘minority privilege’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Shira Tarlo
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-complains-minority-privilege-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

HEAVY
— Women’s March in Chicago Canceled: Here Are Some Alternatives (DIERSEN: How successful would the following be in organizing marches in your municipality: those who 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://heavy.com/news/2019/01/womens-march-chicago-alternatives/

 

TIME
— Women First Marched to Challenge Trump. Now They Are Challenging Each Other – ABBY VESOULIS
http://time.com/5505787/womens-march-washington-controversy/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you unless you promote LGBTQ activity big time.
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-karen-pence-teaching-job-lgbt-students-1297624

 

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Americans view this shutdown much as they did past ones – negatively and with much anxiety – DREW DESILVER
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/18/americans-view-this-shutdown-much-as-they-did-past-ones-negatively-and-with-much-anxiety/

 

GUARDIAN
— Sorry Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, your ‘minority privilege’ is no longer secret Laura Ingraham’s whine about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rumbled our secret: once you ignore the facts, minorities are having a grand old time in America – Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/18/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fox-news-minority-privilege