January 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City of Elgin, nonprofits offering help to furloughed federal workers; Martin Luther King food drive underway – Gloria Casas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-help-furloughed-workers-st-0118-story.html
— Ocasio-Cortez schools the GOP on how progressive taxes really work – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-aoc-progressive-taxation-walker-ocasio-cortez-0118-20190117-story.html
— For the first time, Will County board receives invocation from a Muslim leader, officials say – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-county-prayer-st-0118-story.html

 


CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayoral hopefuls want conversation on racism, but topic leaves some tongue-tied – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nabj-forum-national-association-black-journalists-mayoral-forum-race-racism/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups to march in Geneva Saturday: 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/20190117/what-to-know-about-saturdays-womens-march-in-geneva
— Trump staffing up to fend off potential primary challenge – ZEKE MILLER (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who talk/act like I might seek a government office or a political office. Of course, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and even worse things. Of course, 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. They focus on promoting hatred against me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in Wheaton’s West District, in the Wheaton Park District, in Wheaton’s School District 200, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in the 42nd Illinois House District, in the 21st Illinois Senate District, and in the 6th Congressional District.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190118/news/301189943/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— He’s a furloughed federal employee. So he’s driving Uber in Springfield. – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future federal employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190117/hes-furloughed-federal-employee-so-hes-driving-uber-in-springfield

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Gun Advocates Eye Court Challenge – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278030#.XEG2dVxKiM8

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove officials consider banning retail sale of dogs, cats – BOB RAKOW
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/01/15/downers-grove-officials-consider-banning-retail-sale-of-dogs-cats/a34k5qx/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hawaii’s Gabbard apologizes for past LGBTQ statements (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/hawaiis-gabbard-apologizes-for-past-lgbtq-statements

 

WSIL TV
— Gun advocates express concern over gun shop licensing bill – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39811485/gun-advocates-express-concern-over-gun-shop-licensing-bill

 

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Casten Selected For House Financial Services Committee – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Will Casten 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://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/casten-selected-house-financial-services-committee

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Senator Terry Link Pledges Township Abolition Bill Will Pass Again and Likely Be Signed by Governor JB Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/18/senator-terry-link-pledges-township-abolition-bill-will-pass-again-and-likely-signed-by-governor-jb-pritzker/
— New State Rep. Tom Weber Refuses Pension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/17/new-state-rep-tom-weber-refuses-pension/
— Will Illinois Integrity Fund Frontmen, Jack Franks Face More Court Action?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/17/will-illinois-integrity-fund-fronts-jack-franks-face-more-court-action/

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— We Will Look Back and View Abortion as We View Slavery Today – Star Parker
https://catholiccitizens.org/views/83050/we-will-look-back-and-view-abortion-as-we-view-slavery-today/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Should Illinois politicians resign before they run for another office? – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/should-illinois-politicians-resign-before-they-run-for-another-office/article_30f5dfd6-1a9b-11e9-bedd-0375ab42c425.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Marijuana: A Second Drug Wave is Coming – James A. Avery, MD
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Marijuana-CE-Article.pdf

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tulsi Gabbard blames prior anti-LGBT views on ‘socially conservative’ father – Caitlin Yilek (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-blames-prior-anti-lgbt-views-on-socially-conservative-father

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CONGRESS EARNS ‘NERO AWARD’ FOR FIDDLING WHILE AMERICA IS INVADED Why Democrats’ actions are especially egregious. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272576/congress-earns-nero-award-fiddling-while-america-michael-cutler

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Credit Card Companies Have No Business Playing Second Amendment Censors – Frank Miniter
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/credit_card_companies_have_no_business_playing_second_amendment_censors.html
— Center for Immigration Studies sues SPLC demanding they stop referring to them as a ‘hate group’ – Rick Moran (DIERSEN: What groups are you a member of? Sooner or later, if not already, if those groups do not promote mass/illegal immigration, SPLC will call your groups hate groups.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/cis_sues_sdplc_demanding_they_stop_referring_to_them_as_a_hate_group.html
— There is one group of federal employees (Congressional interns) that doesn’t get paid a dime and won’t when the shutdown is over – Jack Hellner (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinated did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $32,978/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had 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, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/there_is_one_group_of_federal_employees_that_doesnt_get_paid_a_dime_and_wont_when_the_shutdown_is_over.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SQUASH ATTEMPT BY FELLOW PARTY MEMBERS TO PUNISH STEVE KING MORE SEVERELY – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: In the organizations that you are/were a member of, which leaders determine/determined how severely members are punished? I should write a book about a) past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter leaders, b) which members were punished, c) what their punishments were, d) the stated reasons why those members were punished, and e) the real reasons why those members were punished. One of the mildest forms of punishment is to not ask a member to a) serve on a committee, b) chair a committee, or c) be an officer.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/17/house-democrat-king-censure/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Extremism Will Continue to Drive Support for Trump – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/17/the-lefts-extremism-will-continue-to-drive-support-for-trump/

 

CNS NEWS
— Rep. Ilhan Omar Says She’s ‘Pretty Sure’ Sen. Lindsey Graham Is ‘Compromised’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents talk/act like they are compromised. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/rep-ilhm-omar-says-shes-pretty-sure-sen-lindsey-graham-compromised

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Have A Bizarro, Contra-Reality View Of The World – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/democrats-have-a-bizarro-contra-reality-view-of-the-world/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Courts Say Trump Can’t Block Twitter Followers Good. So when will the First Amendment be used to protect the rest of us from censorship and de-platforming? – PETER VAN BUREN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-courts-say-trump-cant-block-twitter-followers-facebook-deplatforming-censorship/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hey, Liberal Media, Remember When You Said There Was No Migrant Invasion Happening? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/01/17/hey-liberal-media-remember-when-you-said-there-was-no-migrant-invasion-happening-n2539229
— The Shutdown Necessarily Continues – Erick Erickson
https://townhall.com/columnists/erickerickson/2019/01/18/the-shutdown-necessarily-continues-n2539237
— Stripping Rep. Steve King of His Committee Assignments Is a Mistake – Nicholas Waddy
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2019/01/18/stripping-rep-steve-king-of-his-committee-assignments-is-a-mistake-n2539212

 

FOX NEWS
— Freshmen Dems stumble in quest to confront McConnell on shutdown – Lukas Mikelionis
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/freshmen-dems-stumble-in-quest-to-confront-mcconnell-on-shutdown
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The group of Democrats, which included Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, California Rep. Katie Hill, and Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood, carried a letter – reportedly signed by over 30 House freshmen – urging McConnell to reopen the government and bring the House-approved funding package to a vote in the Senate.)
— Jonah Goldberg: ‘So much stupidity’ surrounding battle over border wall – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/so-much-stupidity-surrounding-battle-over-border-wall-jonah-goldberg
— Hoyer claims GOP congressman cast ‘aspersion on a Hispanic’ by saying ‘go back to Puerto Rico’ – Gregg Re (DIERSEN: Crete is my hometown. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. I moved to Wheaton in 1978. I should write a book about those in Wheaton who since 1978 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should go back to Crete. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. They paint Crete as being full of Missouri Synod Lutheran German Americans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hoyer-bristles-at-racial-undertones-after-gop-rep-yells-go-back-to-puerto-rico
— Why the press praises Pelosi, hailing her ‘badass’ moves against Trump – Howard Kurtz (DIERSEN: Of course, 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, anti-federal retirees, anti-former union members, anti-American nameplate vehicle owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time love it when anyone moves against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-the-press-praises-pelosi-hailing-her-badass-moves-against-trump

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GIVE YOUR SPEECH ON YOUR OWN TURF, MR. PRESIDENT David Limbaugh envisions PowerPoint spotlighting ‘Democrats’ specious arguments’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/give-your-speech-on-your-own-turf-mr-president/
— WHY TRUMP’S RIGHT. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BORDER NOW Joseph Farah calls shutdown battle ‘our last chance to save America’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-trumps-right-its-all-about-the-border-now/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN, Politifact Downplay 2,000 Homicides Committed by Illegals – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/17/cnn-politifact-downplay-2000-homicides-committed-illegals

 

NEWSMAX
— Ocasio-Cortez Seeks Out McConnell Over Shutdown – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ocasio-cortez-mcconnell-shutdown/2019/01/17/id/898587/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “He seems to be running away from us,” Ocasio-Cortez, 29, commented to the media, reports The New York Post. “Eight-hundred thousand people don’t have their paychecks, so where’s Mitch?” However, a spokesperson for McConnell denied the Kentucky Republican was hiding from Ocasio-Cortez, who was joined by Reps. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut, Lauren Underwood of Illinois and Katie Hill of California.)
— Shutdown Shutting Down Immigration Court Cases: 42,000 Canceled So Far – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/government-shutdown-asylum-illegals-catch-and-release/2019/01/17/id/898730/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Pence Lashes Out: Media ‘Attacks on Christian Education Must End’ Vice president responded after liberal outlets slammed his wife for returning to teaching art at a Bible-based school – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/pence-lashes-out-media-attacks-on-christian-education-must-end/

 

POLITICO
— ‘We’re not going to sit idly by’: Freshman Dems look to seize shutdown optics The new class of House lawmakers is finding creative ways to pressure the GOP into reopening the government. – MELANIE ZANONA
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/17/freshman-house-democrats-government-shutdown-1110462
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The freshmen’s moxie has caught some veteran lawmakers by surprise. “I was talking to a senator last night. He said he was here 16 years in the House and never stepped foot on the Senate side,” Underwood said. “We’ve been here for two weeks, and I’ve been over twice, searching all around for Sen. McConnell to say: ‘Sir, do your job.’” The campaign hasn’t been flawless. At one point during their journey to McConnell’s office, they realized they had run out of copies of their letter and asked for one back. McConnell’s office was nice enough to print them extra copies. The day before, the group of lawmakers hit a snag when some of their staffers forgot their ID badges and couldn’t get into the Senate after the news conference. But members involved in the strategy sessions said they are used to the more on-the-fly approach, and dismissed the notion that their effort was simply a publicity stunt.)

 

NBC NEWS
— Rep. Tulsi Gabbard apologizes for past anti-LGBTQ views The Hawaii Democrat and 2020 presidential hopeful released a video saying her “past positions” on gay rights are “at odds” with her current values. – Ben Kesslen (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rep-tulsi-gabbard-apologizes-past-anti-lgbtq-views-n959941
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/gabbard-new-video-i-m-deeply-sorry-about-past-lgbt-n959911

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Worsens the Border Crisis.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/trump-border-crisis.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/family-separation-border-trump.html
— Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Apologizes for Anti-Gay Past – Liam Stack (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity crow that ever-increasingly, to get elected/reelected, politicians promote LGBTQ activity. Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-gay-lgbtq.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anti-Catholic bigotry is alive in the U.S. Senate – Michael Gerson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anti-catholic-bigotry-is-alive-in-the-us-senate/2019/01/17/e0ad0a14-1a8f-11e9-8813-cb9dec761e73_story.html

 

THE WEEK
— Trump: Without a strong border America is defenseless, vulnerable
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2019/01/18/Without-a-strong-border-America-is-defenceless-vulnerable-Trump.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN: UNPAID FEDERAL WORKERS ARE NOW TURNING TO FOOD BANKS TO FEED FAMILIES – KATHERINE HIGNETT
https://www.newsweek.com/government-shutdown-food-banks-federal-employees-charity-missed-pay-1295181

 

CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Democrats put illegals ahead of citizens – Larry Colucci, Inverness
https://www.chronicleonline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/dems-put-illegals-ahead-of-citizens/article_105112ba-1aa9-11e9-8fa0-6f0bc24d5a95.html

 

WORCESTER TELEGRAM
— Illegal immigrants cost taxpayers billions – Joan A. Comeau, Webster
https://www.telegram.com/news/20190118/letter-illegal-immigrants-cost-taxpayers-billions

 

BENEFIT NEWS
— Protect your company from age discrimination lawsuits – Kayla Webster (DIERSEN: In the federal government, Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are older, White, male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/protect-your-company-from-age-discrimination-lawsuits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination is a very common problem in the workplace, and it’s almost always about money,” says Gary Gwilliam, an Oakland, Calif.-based attorney representing all of the plaintiffs in the Farmers Insurance case.)

 

DAILY MAIL
— Almost 1,000 migrants successfully enter Mexico – CONNOR BOYD
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6605695/Nearly-1-000-Central-American-migrants-new-caravans-enter-Mexico.html

January 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State agencies can no longer ask job candidates for salary history, and employers across Illinois are probably next – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: One reason to not become or stay a government employee is that your salary and benefits are public record. Government employees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-pritzker-illinois-no-salary-history-20190116-story.html

— Free City Colleges tuition, free CTA rides and more backed by five Chicago mayoral candidates at packed West Side forum – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: When you were young, what did you do to get to/from school and work? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir when I was 16 in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 and a 1962 Chevy BelAir in 1971. I paid for those cars and my college expenses with money that I earned delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline in 1971; and collected delinquent taxes in 1971.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-west-side-candidate-forum-20190116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you demonize, denigrate, and condemn men, those who are anti-men glorify and praise you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-gillette-me-too-ad-0115-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “End the shutdown; give Trump his wall. We need a monument to American stupidity.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-shutdown-trump-wall-democrats-huppke-20190116-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Will political infighting delay Cook County property assessment appeals? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190117/will-political-infighting-delay-your-cook-county-property-tax-assessment-appeals
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190116/you-need-to-try-to-right-that-wrong-freedom-rider-urges-buffalo-grove-students-to-fight-racism

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Local House members chosen for GOP leadership positions – Cassie Buchman
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190117/local-house-members-chosen-for-gop-leadership-positions

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Wheeler appointed to Assistant House Republican Leader State Rep. to take leadership position in House
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/01/16/wheeler-appointed-to-assistant-house-republican-leader/ahgw9wx/

 

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— Can the Illinois GOP still be effective as a superminority? – Chris Kaergard (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois now have even more power to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Will they work even harder with the Democrat plants and the RINOs in your Republican township/ward and county party organizations and in the Illinois Republican Party to drive out of Illinois the remaining individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20190116/can-illinois-gop-still-be-effective-as-superminority

 

SOUTHERN
— Furloughed IRS worker forced to sell belongings on eBay (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn past, present, and future IRS employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years 1971-1980.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/furloughed-irs-worker-forced-to-sell-belongings-on-ebay/video_17a7928c-98eb-5a5c-956e-c918128b39fe.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP dismisses suggestion that State of Union be postponed – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gop-dismisses-suggestion-that-state-of-union-be-postponed

 

HANSON FOR NAPERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
— CAMPAIGN KICKOFF
https://hansonfornaperville.com/campaign-kickoff/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Medicare-for-All’ Would Take Most of Your Paycheck
http://www.gopusa.com/medicare-for-all-would-take-most-of-your-paycheck/
— Masculinity’s not the problem
http://www.gopusa.com/masculinitys-not-the-problem/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Beto O’Rourke questions relevance of Constitution, principles ‘set down 230-plus years ago’ – Jessica Chasmar (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.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/16/beto-orourke-questions-relevance-constitution-prin/

 

BLAZE
— Get ready for much more Ocasio-Cortez social media — she’s teaching Democrats how to tweet just like her This is the future that liberals want
https://www.theblaze.com/news/get-ready-for-much-more-ocasio-cortez-social-media-shes-teaching-democrats-how-to-tweet-just-like-her

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Be Grateful for God’s Grace – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me the most for my not being grateful enough. They are cruel, nasty, and vicious and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They stress that they have graciously let me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They stress that they graciously let me serve as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 3003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/17/be-grateful-for-gods-grace/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump “is favoring politically advantageous policies.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/16/trump-free-government-labor-shutdown-1106637
— What Happens if Ruth Bader Ginsburg Remains Too Sick to Work? Nothing! History is full of Supreme Court justices who were incapacitated—or worse. That’s the price of life tenure, and it’s worth paying. – DANIEL HEMEL
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/16/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court-health-224014

 

THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez, freshmen poised to take on Wall Street – SYLVAN LANE (DIERSEN: Will Ocasio-Cortez ask GAO to help her take on Wall Street? 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.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425764-ocasio-cortez-freshmen-poised-to-take-on-wall-street

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Many Federal Employees Can’t Afford Diapers Due To Trump’s Government Shutdown A pantry dedicated to Coast Guard families in need went through three months’ worth of diapers in two weeks. – Eleanor Goldberg
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-employees-diapers-government-shutdown_us_5c3f6714e4b0a8dbe16ce0dc
— Ex-RNC Chair Puts Trump-Supporting Senators On Notice: ‘It’s All Collusion’ Michael Steele calls out GOP lawmakers for giving “cover to this president.” – Ed Mazza (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and State of Illinois leaders, members, and employees who collude to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that a) support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform, b) support the illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, and/or c) support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-steele-collusion_us_5c4003f1e4b0a8dbe16d9402

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a West Wing in Transition, Trump Tries to Stand Firm on the Shutdown – Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/trump-shutdown-west-wing-shake-up.html
— White House Redefines Who Is Essential to Get Parts of Government Moving Again – Katie Rogers and Alan Rappeport (DIERSEN: Are/were you essential? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being non-essential. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/white-house-essential-shutdown.html
— The Easy (and Free) Way to Make a Budget Spreadsheet With a little time, typing and easy-to-use software, you can quickly see your financial picture much more thoroughly and better plan for the future. – J. D. Biersdorfer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/technology/personaltech/the-easy-and-free-way-to-make-a-budget-spreadsheet.html
— Veterans of the News Business Are Now Fighting Fakes – Edmund Lee
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/business/media/media-steve-brill-fake-news.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the internet, conspiracy theories, propaganda and plain old inaccuracies can stump even the most thoughtful readers, spreading faster than you can say “fake news.” A small start-up, NewsGuard, says it may have a solution. The effort is led by a pair of veteran news executives — Steven Brill, an author and the founder of the magazine The American Lawyer, and Gordon Crovitz, a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal. On Wednesday the company announced that it had signed Microsoft as its first major client. NewsGuard has created the equivalent of nutrition labels for news organizations, rating more than 2,000 news and information sites with tags: red for unreliable, green for trustworthy. A team of roughly 50 journalists and analysts is making the evaluations. NewsGuard has given its stamp of approval to established publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as later entrants like BuzzFeed and Newsmax. FoxNews.com, The Hill, The Daily Beast and HuffPost have also gotten green lights. Sites to watch out for, according to NewsGuard, include Infowars and Breitbart on the right, and Daily Kos on the left. Media Matters, a left-leaning advocacy organization with a prolific media-watchdog blog, has received a green rating, but scores negatively on four of the nine criteria used by NewsGuard. The start-up hopes to become a regular part of the reading experience on the web. Its premise is that it is more efficient to rate news organizations than the endless stream of articles rolled out each hour. The service, free to readers, offers a browser extension that shows a news operation’s rating when a reader lands on its site. The NewsGuard tag also appears in search results next to article links for those who have the extension.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Government Shutdown Shakes Stability of Jobs That Are Often the Best Around – Natalie Kitroeff and Robert Gebeloff (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/business/economy/federal-workers-shutdown.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democratic leaders bottle up effort to censure Iowa Rep. Steve King – Mike DeBonis (DIERSEN: Who has tried to censure you and why? I should write a book about those who tried to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me in 2006 because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the 2009 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.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/house-democratic-leaders-try-to-avert-censure-vote-on-rep-steve-king/2019/01/16/22c7a6ce-19b5-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kascich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans, and especially those Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/14/john-kasich-republican-party-adapt-new-america-solve-problems-column/2564182002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Shutdown and the Next Election Both parties need to think bigger than this fight—they should be thinking of 2020. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shutdown-and-the-next-election-11547682985
— Masculinity Isn’t a Sickness A denial of biology in the American Psychological Association’s new report on men and boys. – Erica Komisar (DIERSEN: Who focuses/focused on getting rid of men a) where you work/worked and b) in the organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those man-haters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/masculinity-isnt-a-sickness-11547682809
— Fed Says Student Debt Has Hurt the U.S. Housing Market Student loans prevented 400,000 young Americans from buying homes, Fed says in paper covering 2005 to 2014 – Josh Mitchell and Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from for you to buy your first home? I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. The money came from what I earned a) working full-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, b) working part-time for that store 1971-1972, and c) working full-time for IRS 1971-1972 in Chicago and Harvey.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-says-student-debt-is-u-s-hurting-housing-market-11547657473

 

FORBES
— Is Chicago The Next Detroit? – Elizabeth Bauer
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ebauer/2019/01/16/is-chicago-the-next-detroit/#44479ec56894

 

YAHOO FINANCE
— ‘Blue flu’: TSA agents are no-show amid shutdown because they ‘cannot afford to work for free’ – Yahoo Finance (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked many more hours because my coworkers had called in sick. In 1970, Chrysler hired me to work Mondays because many Chrysler employees called in sick on Mondays.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/blue-flu-tsa-agents-skip-cannot-afford-work-free-212415393.html

 

DESMOINES REGISTER
— Is shutdown merely a ploy to make the federal government smaller? – Steffen Schmidt (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Republicans did everything that they could to make GAO smaller. Of course, the Democrats who ran GAO were beyond furious and took their anger out on GAO employees like me who were Republican. They especially took their anger out on Republican GAO employees like me who were White, male, older, and non-veteran.)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2019/01/16/shutdown-ploy-make-federal-government-smaller/2597259002/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— A wall won’t do what E-Verify can to reduce illegal border crossings – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who has called for making E-Verify mandatory in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) stress that illegals are minorities, are female, are younger, lack education, lack job skills, have dependents, have financial problems, have health problems, and/or have other problems and b) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who call for making E-Verity mandatory as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/A-wall-won-t-do-what-E-Verify-can-to-reduce-13539080.php

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Business leaders want politicians to stop fighting over wall and make this deal – JIMENA TAVEL
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article224644570.html

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— Now a 2020 candidate, Gillibrand builds campaign on gender (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, candidates build their campaigns on their 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.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/now-a-2020-candidate-gillibrand-builds-campaign-on-gender/

 

SKYLINE VIEW
— The Unfortunate Truth of College Graduates – Kendrick A. Rojas (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 non-White in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a non-White could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a non-White in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted non-Whites in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a non-White in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a non-White in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a non-White could have my job and my preferred corner office.)

The Unfortunate Truth of College Graduates


(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many college attendees struggle to find jobs which are both fitting for their careers and also have a respective income. Money magazine took the findings of labor economist Stephen Rose, who uncovered discoveries in his new analysis regarding the overqualification that has burdened college graduates entering the workforce. Money writer Kaitlin Mulhere deduced from Rose’s findings that “…no matter how the economy is faring, the overqualification rate is disproportionately high for workers who are just out of college and in their early 20s”. This means that many employers have handed down less-than-exemplary jobs, making it so that college graduates must crawl their way to the top regardless of their degree. Is this the kind of treatment that is deserved by hardworking students, spending countless hours educating themselves through the means of their own will? It should also be noted that the percentage of overqualification rates for Hispanics and African Americans increased by “…7 and 10 percentage points, respectively, than the rate for white college-educated workers”. This not only highlights the inconsideration of the educated workforce but also reveals the effects of racism that still segregate several demographics from gaining equal pay. Not only are college graduates being short-cut of their pay, but if you are part of a non-white racial group, then the likelihood that your efforts will be overlooked increase.)

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Governor Orders Worker-Training Investment Review – AP (DIERSEN: Between 1992 and 1997, I paid for my own “retraining.” In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office a) made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS and b) assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1992 and 1997, I took graduate finance courses at IIT, and in 1997 earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2019-01-17/illinois-governor-orders-worker-training-investment-review

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Impeach Donald Trump.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/impeachment-trump/580468/

 

FED SMITH
— President Trump Signs Back Pay Bill – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/01/16/president-sign-back-pay-bill/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Leak claims Google staff regularly DO manually intervene in controversial searches despite CEO’s testimony the search engine NEVER does it – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6599341/Leak-claims-Google-regularly-intervenes-YouTube-search-results.html

 

NEWS GUARD
— Criteria for and Explanation of Ratings (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, www.gopillinois.com should get a green rating.)
https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/criteria-for-and-explanation-of-ratings/
(FROM THE POSTING: THE 9 FACTORS Here are the 9 criteria that NewsGuard uses in determining if a provider is rated red. A site that fails to adhere to a preponderance of these criteria, as described in the weighted criteria definitions below, are rated red. No site must adhere to all of the criteria to be rated green. In every case the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site (by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the 9 criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating. The 9 criteria below are listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example, failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—will be more influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information about content creators.

 

Credibility

 

Does not repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points gets a red rating.)

 

Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those that present direct, firsthand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)

 

Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and corrections. (12.5 Points)

 

Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5 Points)

 

Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)

 

Transparency

 

Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)

 

Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for and which is not. (7.5 Points)

 

Reveals who’s in charge, including any possible conflicts of interest: Information about those in charge of the content is made accessible on the site, including any possible conflicts of interest. (5 Points)

 

Site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact information or biographical information: Information about those producing the content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points)

January 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How to control the overwhelming fire hose of news – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-news-anxiety-vladimir-putin-shutdown-0116-20190115-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What can we do about “news anxiety,” which many in the psychiatric community say is a real malady, particularly in recent years? If you feel afflicted by it, mental health professionals advise limiting news or social media exposure, especially of the more sensational anxiety-inducing sort. Psychologist Deborah Serani of Adelphi University, writing in Psychology Today, advised steering yourself away from sensational headlines and cable TV news and toward stories that offer depth, explanations and possible solutions to problems at hand. That’s healthy advice. After reporting the latest scandal or atrocity, it is reassuring to know that there is a rational path out of the problem at hand, if only we can persuade our political leaders to follow it.)
— Chirico adds $27K to campaign fund; challenger Caylor nets $7K, state filings show – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mayor-chirico-rocky-campaign-funds-st-0116-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— The Burke case and the need for property tax reform in Illinois – Tim Schneider
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190114/the-burke-case-and-the-need-for-property-tax-reform-in-illinois
— Pritzker’s plan to match top staffers’ salary is problematic – Editorial (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190116/editorial-pritzkers-plan-to-match-top-staffers-salary-is-problematic

 

WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://news.wttw.com/2019/01/15/what-legalized-marijuana-could-mean-illinois

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Rep. McSweeney refiles township consolidation bill Proposed legislation almost identical to vetoed version – ED KOMENDA
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/15/rep-mcsweeney-refiles-township-consolidation-bill/afiv56r/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— HB 4637 and consolidation: Rauner’s parting acts contradict his words – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-01-15/jim-dey-rauners-parting-acts-contradict-his-words.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Congressman Rodney Davis meets with Trump, says Democrats are thwarting shutdown talks – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/congressman-rodney-davis-meets-with-trump-says-democrats-are-thwarting/article_59efbe03-00e0-519b-8340-23cacbcb8269.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Leadership necessary to turn Illinois around – Sen. Jason Barickman
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190115/sen-barickman-leadership-necessary-to-turn-illinois-around

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger is right to call out shutdown stupidity – Editorial
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/15/our-view-kinzinger-is-right-to-call-out-shutdown-stupidity/anhqfla/

 

NOW DECATUR
— Pritzker Restores Wage Increases Frozen by Rauner – Joe Deacon
http://www.nowdecatur.com/2019/01/15/pritzker-restores-wage-increases-frozen-by-rauner/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Governor Pritzker, the MLA, and the wealth gap Very different solutions to the same problem all come down to the size of the pockets involved. – Deanna Isaacs
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/governor-pritzker-the-mla-and-the-wealth-gap/Content

 

PROPUBLICA
— How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost Legalizing video poker and slots was supposed to generate billions of dollars for the state. A decade later, that hasn’t happened. Now, legislators want to double down on gambling. – Jason Grotto, Sandhya Kambhampati, and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://features.propublica.org/the-bad-bet/how-illinois-bet-on-video-gambling-and-lost/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s First Day Giveaway On Step Pay Will Cost $200 Million Per Year – Mark Glennon
https://www.wirepoints.com/pritzkers-first-day-giveaway-on-step-pay-will-cost-200-million-per-year/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Why is our state saddled with such State House mediocrities? – Jeffrey Leef
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511720976-opinion-why-is-our-state-saddled-with-such-state-house-mediocrities

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois to issue February food stamp benefits this week – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-to-issue-february-food-stamp-benefits-this-week/article_14f953d2-18c3-11e9-8789-5fb9988aae9e.html
— Political investing decisions hurt public finances, lead to tax hikes – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/report-political-investing-decisions-hurt-public-finances-lead-to-tax/article_b8043dca-1842-11e9-9704-c7617d695b17.html

 

GOPUSA
— NeverTrumper John Kasich hires talent agent, joins CNN
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63467
— When socialism is romanticized
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63451
— Competing women’s marches undercut by infighting, anti-Semitism scandal
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63293

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— POLITICS OF IMMIGRATION – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/politics-of-immigration/

 

NEWSMAX
— Charlie Daniels: Dems Oppose Wall So Illegals Can Vote For Them – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/charlie-daniels-wall-democrats/2019/01/15/id/898296/
— Coast Guard Snares Five Times as Many Illegals Off West Coast Compared to 2017 – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coast-guard-illegals-migrants-california/2019/01/15/id/898369/

 

BREITBART
— Victims of Illegal Immigration Storm Nancy Pelosi’s Office – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/victims-of-illegal-immigration-storm-nancy-pelosis-office/
— Rasmussen Poll: Nearly 6-in-10 Swing Voters Say Border Wall Not ‘Immoral’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/rasmussen-6-10-swing-voters-border-wall-not-immoral/
— Mo Brooks: ‘Democrat Strategy’ of Importing Foreign Voters will Turn America into California – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/15/exclusive-mo-brooks-democrat-strategy-of-importing-foreign-voters-will-turn-america-into-california/

 

TOWNHALL
— The ‘Not Racist’ Drama of Congressman Steve King – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/16/the-not-racist-drama-of-congressman-steve-king-n2539059

 

DAILY CALLER
— FACEBOOK’S NEW RULES BAN EMPLOYEES FROM CHANGING COLLEAGUES’ MINDS – Chris White (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not try turn me into a Democrat. If I had become a Democrat, I would have been just one more Democrat employee who the Democrats who ran the federal government had to give preference to. My being a Republican enabled/emboldened them to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was lazy, stupid, overpaid, a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. My being a Republican enabled/emboldened them to blame me for everything that went wrong in the office.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/15/facebook-censorship-internal-memo/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Victims Of Illegal Immigration Storm Pelosi’s Office, Chant ‘Build The Wall’ – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/42253/watch-victims-illegal-immigration-storm-pelosis-ryan-saavedra

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Progressives and Their Surrogate Children – Steven W. Mosher
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/15/progressives-and-their-surrogate-children/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Chicago Woman With Concealed-carry Permit Shoots, Kills Armed Robber – Michael Tennant
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/31189-chicago-woman-with-concealed-carry-permit-shoots-kills-armed-robber

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Is President Trump Weakening On His Pledge To Protect American Workers? – JENNIFER G. HICKEY (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “America worker?” I was an American worker 1964-1997. From what I see, all the employers that I worked for would rather have hired a citizen of a foreign country than me. Employers can exploit citizens of foreign countries much easier than they can exploit citizens of America.)
https://immigrationreform.com/2019/01/15/is-president-trump-weakening-on-pledge-to-protect-american-workers-immigrationreform-com/

 

FOX NEWS
— New migrant caravan swells to thousands amid shutdown; Democrats’ 2020 caravan grows
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-new-migrant-caravan-swells-to-thousands-amid-shutdown-democrats-2020-caravan-grows
— Yes, the border crisis is real and it’s black Americans who bear the brunt of it – Diamond and Silk
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/diamond-and-silk-yes-the-border-crisis-is-real-and-its-black-americans-who-bear-the-brunt-of-it

 

EPOCH TIMES
— The Real Reason Democrats Won’t Budge on Border Security – Brian Cates
https://www.theepochtimes.com/__trashed-438_2767150.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Drugs and illegal immigration – Tom Rice
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/calculating-the-disastrous-consequences-of-america/
— Trump dispels wall fight as being about keeping a campaign promise: ‘We need this for our country’ – Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What campaign promises motivate you to help elect candidates? For me, it is their promising to defend and advance all the planks in the Republican Party platform and in Illinois Republican Party platforms including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is their promising to oppose anything that promotes welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, weakening of First or Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, or other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/trump-reaffirms-border-wall-need-call-supporters-w/


— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: E-Verify absent from immigration policy talks – S.A. Miller (DIERSEN: To oppose E-Verify is to oppose enforcement of America’s immigration laws. To oppose E-Verify is to shout a) that you are a Democrat or a Democrat plant, a Libertarian or a Libertarian plant, a Green or a Green plant, or a RINO and b) 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/15/e-verify-absent-from-immigration-policy-talks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: E-Verify has existed since 1996 and is mandatory in eight states. A 2016 study published in the IAZ Journal of Development and Migration found reduced numbers of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally in states with mandatory E-Verify. “E-Verify is a much more efficient way to achieve the goals that are claimed for the border wall,” said Edwin Rubenstein, chief researcher for the nonpartisan Negative Population Growth. An estimated 11.3 million immigrants live in the U.S. illegally with about 8 million working, accounting for about 5 percent of the workforce, according to a 2016 analysis by the Pew Research Center. Compared to their share of the workforce, immigrants living in the U.S. illegally were overrepresented in the agriculture (17 percent) and construction (13 percent) sectors, and in the leisure and hospitality industry (9 percent), the center found. The Chamber of Commerce dropped its opposition to E-Verify in 2013 but only with the stipulation that current employees be exempt. The agriculture industry’s reliance on labor from immigrants living in the U.S. illegally has long kept farm state Republicans from backing mandatory E-Verify without a major expansion of guest worker programs. The farm lobby was divided last year when mandatory E-Verify was included in a House GOP package of immigration reforms, the Securing America’s Future Act. The bill was defeated 192-231, with 41 Republicans joining every Democrat in voting no. While making his border security pitch Monday to the American Farm Bureau Foundation’s annual convention in New Orleans, Mr. Trump stressed that a border wall wouldn’t keep out seasonal workers. “I’m going to make that easier for them to come in and to work the farms,” he said. “But we’re keeping the wrong ones out, OK?” But he’s not talking about E-Verify the way he did on the 2016 campaign trail, when he pledged to “strengthen and expand” the program. With Mr. Trump in the White House, the system has gotten short shrift. It was left out of Mr. Trump’s “four pillars” plan to combat illegal immigration. Only a handful of the 565 companies in the Trump Organization, the president’s business empire, have signed up to use E-Verify, according to a Washington Times analysis. At times, Democrats touted E-Verify as a solution. Mr. Schumer last week listed E-Verify among the top measures for border security that he said were “ironically” suspended during the partial government shutdown. “Border patrol agents are going without pay, E-Verify is off-line, immigration cases are on hold, new immigration judges are not being hired,” he said. In 2009, Mr. Schumer said a “biometric-based employer verification system with tough enforcement and auditing is necessary to significantly diminish the job magnet that attracts illegal aliens to the United States.”)

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Ohio State University Professor Allegedly Told Student Not to Use the Phrase ‘Illegal Immigrant’
https://www.academia.org/ohio-state-university-professor-allegedly-told-student-not-to-use-the-phrase-illegal-immigrant/

 

COMMUNITY DIGITAL NEWS
— New Honduras caravan makes the wall fight President Trump’s finest hour – Randy Lancaster-Short
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/new-honduras-caravan-makes-the-wall-fight-president-trumps-finest-hour-111788/

 

THE HILL
— Trump snubs highlight Pelosi’s grip on Dems – MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: He who pay the piper calls the tunes. In Illinois, Pritzker has the power to destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that he might want to.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425536-trump-snubs-highlight-pelosis-grip-on-dems
— King rips GOP leadership after criticism over ‘white supremacist’ remarks – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425545-king-rips-gop-leadership-after-criticism-over-white-supremacism-remarks

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “NBC Isn’t The Only Network Sugarcoating Steve King’s Racism While some have outright called the Iowa representative’s white supremacy remarks racist, others hesitated.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-king-network-coverage-racist_us_5c3e2832e4b0e0baf541b878

 

POLITICO
— Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address – HEATHER CAYGLE
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/16/pelosi-asks-trump-to-reschedule-state-of-the-union-address-1103047
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gillibrand promotes hatred against men.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/15/kirsten-gillibrand-2020-women-voters-1102697

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater asks “Republicans Rebuke Steve King but Face Vexing Question: Why Not Sooner?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/us/politics/steve-king-white-supremacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “As Republicans Rush to Condemn Steve King, Some Ask: Why Not Trump?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/us/politics/trump-steve-king-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater asks “Republicans, Racism and Steve King So now the party abhors bigotry? How convenient.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/opinion/republicans-racism-steve-king.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ms. Blair duQuesnay promotes sexism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/opinion/business-economics/new-year-resolution-investor-gende-gap.html
— El Chapo Trial: Former Mexican President Peña Nieto Took $100 Million Bribe, Witness Says – Alan Feuer
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/15/nyregion/el-chapo-trial.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Only Republicans show for working lunch with Trump during shutdown – Nikki Schwab Janua
https://nypost.com/2019/01/15/only-republicans-show-for-working-lunch-with-trump-during-shutdown/

 

USA TODAY
— Democrats refuse to compromise on border wall funding to end the shutdown – Mike Pence
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/16/mike-pence-democrats-border-wall-humanitarian-border-crisis-compromise-column/2565284002/

— Government shutdown: Food banks worry about having enough supplies if stalemate drags on – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: What about those who would never take a job working for the federal government because the pay is too low, but nevertheless viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn federal employees as being grossly overpaid?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/12/government-shutdown-food-banks-worry-running-out-food/2547271002/
— Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants – John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/09/new-york-city-care-comprehensive-health-care-plan-concerns/2522924002/

 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “GOP hard on King, soft on Trump.”
https://pittnews.com/article/139358/opinions/editorial-gop-hard-on-king-soft-on-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Pinned to a Wall Few Americans Want. A grand immigration deal may be his only way to end the crisis and deliver to his base.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-pinned-to-a-wall-few-americans-want-11547596437
— White House Looks to Chip Away at Democrats’ Resolve as Shutdown Rolls On So far, it isn’t working; Democrats don’t show for luncheon for House members at White House hosted by Trump – Peter Nicholas and Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-looks-to-chip-away-at-democrats-resolve-as-record-shutdown-rolls-on-11547548204
— Think College Is Expensive? Wait Until It’s Free Higher-education costs have risen every time student aid has been made more generous – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-college-is-expensive-wait-until-its-free-11547596302
— Visions of a 70% Tax Rate The new socialists need a refresher course in government math. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/visions-of-a-70-tax-rate-11547596675
— ‘El Chapo’ Bribed Former Mexican President, Former Drug Trafficker Tells Court Testimony from cooperating witness implicates Enrique Peña Nieto in alleged bribe paid by drug lord in 2012 – Zolan Kanno-Youngs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/el-chapo-bribed-former-mexican-president-former-drug-trafficker-tells-court-11547595893

 

FORBES
— America’s Best Employers For Diversity 2019 – Vicky Valet (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickyvalet/2019/01/15/americas-best-employers-for-diversity-2019/#6cacde402bda
— Assessing Trump’s First 2 Years For Older Americans – Chris Farrell
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/01/15/assessing-trumps-first-2-years-for-older-americans/#571177c3583f

 

PRESTON BUSINESS REVIEW
— Pelosi calls cops to remove illegals from her home – Caroline Biscotti
https://prestonbusinessreview.com/pelosi-calls-cops-to-remove-illegals-from-her-home/56010/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Steve King’s Road Map for Racist Republicans.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/steve-king-roadmap.html

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “How Can the G.O.P. Condemn Congressman Steve King but Not Donald Trump?”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/how-can-the-gop-condemn-congressman-steve-king-but-not-donald-trump

 

ATLANTIC
— The Racial Wealth Gap Could Become a 2020 Litmus Test With black votes in the balance in the Democratic primary, would-be candidates are already developing aggressive policies to target inequality. – VANN R. NEWKIRK II (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 Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/new-litmus-test-2020-racial-wealth-gap/579823/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Letting criminals across the border is good for her base!’ Donald Trump Jr posts video showing mothers of Americans killed by illegal immigrants storming Nancy Pelosi’s office – ARIEL ZILBER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6597179/Donald-Trump-Jr-blasts-Pelosi-refusing-meet-mothers-Americans-killed-illegal-immigrants.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are political consultants advising candidates to do? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com


(THE ARTICLE: In Illinois, “Republican” political consultants who are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, or RINOs want Republicans to lose. What are they advising Republican candidates to do? From what I hear/see, they are advising Republican candidates to:

 

— Demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, but if not that, distance yourself from Trump,

— Distance yourself from Trump supporters, the Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), your Republican county party organization, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the traditional family plank in the IRP platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the right to life plank in the IRP platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the immigration plank in the IRP platform

— Do not promise to defend or advance the Second Amendment plank in the IRP platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform,

— Do not promise to defend or advance the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of abortion,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of mass/illegal immigration,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of the abolition or the First and Second Amendments,

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and

— Do not promise to oppose the promotion of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination.)

January 14 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Thousands join ‘March for Life’ to call for abortion restrictions, organizers say – DANA REBIK
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/13/thousands-join-march-for-life-to-call-for-abortion-restrictions/
— J.B. Pritzker set to take over as governor of Illinois – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/13/j-b-pritzker-set-to-take-over-as-governor-of-illinois/

 

ABC7
— Thousands gather in Chicago for March for Life event against abortion – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/thousands-gather-in-chicago-for-march-for-life-event/5071520/
— Judge blocks Trump administration birth control coverage rules in 13 states – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-blocks-trump-administration-birth-control-coverage-rules-in-13-states/5071202/
— JB Pritzker to be sworn in as Illinois governor on Monday – Craig Wall and Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/jb-pritzker-to-be-sworn-in-as-illinois-governor-on-monday/5071084/

 

WBBM780
— Pro-Life Advocates Rally Downtown
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/news/pro-life-advocates-rally-downtown

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Graham urges Trump to reopen government, but declare national emergency if border deal remains elusive – Felicia Sonmez and Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-border-wall-government-shutdown-20190113-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote women in Congress.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20190114/281895889404137
— ‘Dry January’ can be a healthy resolution, but don’t expect dramatic results – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) did drink lots of booze, d) make money selling booze, e) want to make money selling booze, and/or f) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dry-january-chicago-not-drinking-healthy-20190108-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-20190111-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Midwest groups fill the Loop at annual March for Life – Maudlyne Ihejirika
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-fill-the-loop-at-annual-march-for-life/
— A split black vote could undo Preckwinkle’s front-runner status – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/laura-washington-chicago-mayoral-election-petition-toni-preckwinkle/

 

DAILY HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Casten: Thousands affected locally by government shutdown – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: Includes 3:37-minute video.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190113/us-rep-casten-thousands-affected-locally-by-government-shutdown
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thousands of federal workers and constituents in the 6th Congressional District are being directly burdened by the partial federal government shutdown, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said, and there’s no immediate end in sight. Addressing a standing-room-only crowd Sunday at the Wheaton VFW Post 2164, Casten said ending the standoff has been top priority for the 116th Congress since taking office more than a week ago. He focused on legislative procedure and services affected by the shutdown, rather than President Donald Trump’s demand for a wall along the southwestern border.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: After predecessor tried to evict it, new DuPage sheriff moves to expand jail rehab program  Mendrick not cutting but helping expand jail rehabilitation program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/after-predecessor-tried-to-evict-it-new-dupage-sheriff-moves-to-expand-jail-rehab-program
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who promotes women’s marches? ANSWER: 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-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190114/how-the-womens-march-left-a-lasting-impact-on-these-suburban-activists-
— Once sidelined, women and minorities are returning to the workforce – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: According to my critics/.opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs. Because all the jobs that I had were BAD jobs, my superiors had an extremely hard time hiring and retaining women and minorities. Qualified women and minorities could always get better jobs working for other employers. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190113/once-sidelined-women-and-minorities-are-returning-to-the-workforce

 

NORTHERN STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are counting on women to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://northernstar.info/opinion/history-made-by-number-of-women-sworn-into-congress/article_419e660a-177b-11e9-9b88-dbd60a4ecdec.html

 

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Former Illinois lawmakers, politicos form data analysis, voter engagement center – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/press-release-former-illinois-lawmakers-politicos-form-data-analysis-voter-engagement-center
— Breaking barriers after Byrne: Diverse field of female candidates dominate Chicago mayoral race The top female candidates for Mayor of Chicago—all of whom, for the first time, are women of color—have amassed their war chests in markedly different ways – Kerry Lester
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/femalefundraising

 

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Is Personally Subsidizing The Wrong Salaries – Quicktake
https://www.wirepoints.com/pritzker-is-personally-subsidizing-the-wrong-salaries-quicktake/

 

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— With nothing left to lose, Ford Heights property taxpayers revolt
https://southcooknews.com/stories/511720665-with-nothing-left-to-lose-ford-heights-property-taxpayers-revolt
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Chicagoland’s poorest suburb, just three miles from the Indiana border, property owners have discovered the most effective strategy yet for avoiding Illinois’ highest-in-the-nation property taxes. Stop paying. Facing astronomical bills on real estate that’s now worthless at best, Ford Heights home and business owners have literally nothing to lose by ignoring them. Nearly 1,000 Ford Heights property tax bills totaling $2.3 million weren’t paid last year, according to an analysis of Cook County Treasurer records by South Cook News. That’s in a village of just 2,763 people, 987 households and 729 residential properties. More perspective: the village’s total 2017 budget was $1.8 million. The 996 Ford Heights properties with delinquent taxes will be up for public auction in May; willing buyers can take them off the owners’ hands by making good with Cook County on what’s in arrears. That none will both explains the strategy’s genius, and the tragedy it reveals. In Ford Heights, real estate equity has ceased to exist. The concept of “homeownership” has been explicitly, violently eviscerated in this community. And it’s hardly the only one. Effective Tax Rate: 48% The 20 most expensive properties in Ford Heights in 2017 amounted to $6.6 million in alleged, collective property value and $1.07 million in property taxes due, according to Cook County. An analysis by South Cook News found that 13 of those 20 bills have not been paid, totaling $737,630 of the $1.07 million. The non-payers have their reasons.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
– The “Trans”-Identifying Pritzker Issues Ultimatum to GOP – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/the-trans-identifying-pritzker-issues-ultimatum-to-gop/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Democrats Oppose The Wall: Trump Will Actually Build It – Peggy Ryan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/why_democrats_oppose_the_wall_trump_will_actually_build_it.html
— Just in time for Democrats arguing walls don’t work: New caravan readies to roll in – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/just_in_time_for_democrats_arguing_walls_dont_work_new_caravan_readies_to_roll_in.html
— Democrats undermine the special-ness of becoming an American – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/democrats_undermine_the_specialness_of_becoming_an_american.html
— Is Anti-Trump Hysteria America’s Most Ridiculous Moment? – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/is_antitrump_hysteria_americas_most_ridiculous_moment.html
— Free Speech Is Dead in Canada: The Persecution of Christian Activist Bill Whatcott – Amy Contrada (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, which “Republicans” worked/work the hardest to abolish the First Amendment? I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who worked/work the hardest to abolish the First Amendment. They focused/focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They talked/talk and/or acted/act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/free_speech_is_dead_in_canada_the_persecution_of_christian_activist_bill_whatcott.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Do the Math: Trump’s Wall Is $25 Billion, Illegals Cost $165 Billion – Spencer P. Morrison
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/13/do-the-math-trumps-wall-is-25-billion-illegals-cost-165-billion/

 

TOWNHALL
— Congress Shouldn’t End Shutdown Until They Shut Down the Border – Arthur Schaper
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2019/01/14/congress-shouldnt-end-shutdown-until-they-shut-down-the-border-n2538993
— Walls Work and Belong in any Comprehensive Immigration Policy – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2019/01/14/walls-work-and-belong-in-any-comprehensive-immigration-policy-n2538845
— Why Democrats Allow Illegal Aliens to Enter America – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2019/01/13/why-democrats-allow-illegal-aliens-to-enter-america-n2538979
— Here’s Why Ocasio-Cortez Just Picked a Fight With CBS News – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/01/13/heres-why-ocasiocortez-just-picked-a-fight-with-cbs-news-n2538975

 

BREITBART
— Gov. Jan Brewer: ‘Our Country Is Going to Collapse’ Without Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/exclusive-gov-jan-brewer-our-country-going-collapse-without-border-wall/
— Democrat Presidential Contender Tulsi Gabbard Under Fire for Past Traditional Marriage Support – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/democrat-presidential-contender-tulsi-gabbard-under-fire-for-past-traditional-marriage-support/
— OUTSTANDING: Wyoming Republicans Push to Eliminate Gun-Free Zones in Public Places – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/13/wyoming-republicans-push-eliminate-gun-free-zones-public-places/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SCHUMER AND PELOSI SHOULD TRY TREATING TRUMP AS THEY DID OBAMA – Cora Mandy
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/schumer-pelosi/
— SEN. TIM KAINE DOESN’T WANT TO ‘WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY’ ON BORDER WALL ‘VANITY PROJECT THAT’S INEFFECTIVE’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is a vanity project that is ineffective and b) the only thing that is effective is what they do. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would highlight past/present Milton Township Republican Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and Illinois Center Right Coalition members who worked/work harder against me than against any Democrat. They say that I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “to feed my ego.”)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/dem-senator-calls-wall-vanity-project-ineffective/
— PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SHUTDOWN DIFFERS GREATLY FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA’S: HERE ARE A FEW WAYS HOW – Molly Prince
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/13/russell-vought-omb-shutdown-trump/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Has a Strong Legal Argument That He Can Declare National Emergency at Border – John G. Malcolm
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/13/trump-has-a-strong-legal-argument-that-he-can-declare-national-emergency-at-border/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Assault on America, Day 12: Since when is David Hogg qualified to assess national emergencies? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29474-assault-america-day-12-when-david-hogg-qualified-assess-national-emergencies

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— IMMORAL DEMOCRAT WOMEN MISLEADING THE YOUNG Jesse Lee Peterson blasts new crop of leftist radicals in government
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/immoral-democrat-women-misleading-the-young/

 

HOT AIR
— Trump Is Right: Walls Work On The Southern Border – FORD O’CONNELL
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/trump-right-walls-work-southern-border/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump on Border Crisis: Other Presidents Have Called National Emergencies For Less Than This – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/13/trump_on_border_crisis_other_presidents_have_called_national_emergencies_for_less_than_this.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A crisis when it suits them – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/13/democrats-are-in-denial-about-the-border-crisis/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Border security is a fight we must not lose – Rep. Ralph Norman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-ralph-norman-border-security-is-a-fight-we-must-not-lose

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve King will face disciplinary ‘action’ for white supremacy comments, GOP leader McCarthy says – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/steve-king-will-face-disciplinary-action-for-white-supremacy-comments-gop-leader-mccarthy-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House minority leader then took a shot at Democratic leaders, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who refused to condemn Michigan freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib for making what Republicans charged was an anti-Semitic slur. Tlaib, who accused some Republicans of having a “dual loyalty” to Israel, had called Trump a “motherf–er” just days earlier — also without drawing condemnation from Pelosi. GOP leaders have also criticized Democrats for continuing to back former Minnesota Democratic Rep. and Democratic National Committee (DNC) deputy chair Keith Ellison, who became the state’s Attorney General earlier this year despite being accused of domestic violence. Ellison said his ex-girlfriend fabricated the accusations, even as Democrats argued that now-Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers should be believed.)

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Ocasio-Cortez takes us back to big-spending, big-taxing Democratic Party – Joe Lieberman
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-takes-us-back-to-big-spending-big-taxing-democratic-party-joe-lieberman

 

PJ MEDIA
— De Blasio Says the ‘Wrong People’ Have All the Money – RICK MORAN (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 poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/de-blasio-says-the-wrong-people-have-all-the-money/

 

THE HILL
— Obama ‘new blood’ remark has different meaning for Biden – AMIE PARNES (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination big time a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are the biggest age discriminators.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424987-obama-new-blood-remark-has-different-meaning-for-biden
— Kaine on Trump border wall: Democrats don’t want to ‘waste taxpayer money on a vanity project that’s ineffective’ – MICHAEL BURKE (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor is a vanity project that is ineffective and b) the only thing that is effective is what they do. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would highlight past/present Milton Township Republican Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members, and Illinois Center Right Coalition members who worked/work harder against me than against any Democrat. They say that I send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails “to feed my ego.”)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/425097-kaine-on-border-wall-democrats-dont-want-to-waste-taxpayer-money

 

POLITICO
— Exasperated Democrats try to rein in Ocasio-Cortez The effort is part carrot, part stick. But it’s far from clear the anti-establishment political novice can be made to play ball. – RACHAEL BADE and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: The Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who dominate the Illinois Republican Party use sticks, not carrots.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-democrats-establisment-1093728
— Forget Mexico: Democrats turn focus to porous Canadian border While the White House is asking for more money and manpower at the southern border, staffing at the U.S.-Canada boundary is floundering. – LAUREN GARDNER
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/11/congress-canada-mexico-border-security-terrorism-1071243

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters say “Most Americans blame Trump for shutdown.”
https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/US/start-here-americans-blame-trump-shutdown-canada-takes-saudi/story?id=60348307

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Democrats to the Left, Whether They Like It or Not – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/nyregion/ocasio-cortez-democrats-congress.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “What’s the Best Way to Dump Trump?” and says “Impeachment is tempting. But there’s a stronger case for waiting for the 2020 election.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/opinion/trump-impeachment-2020-election.html
— Chilling Notion for 2020: Disinformation Will Be Homegrown – Jim Rutenberg (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for what they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/business/media/democrats-disinformation-election-interference.html
— A New Migrant Caravan Forms, and Old Battle Lines Harden – Jeff Ernst, Elisabeth Malkin and Paulina Villegas
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/world/americas/migrant-caravan-honduras.html
— Overlooked No More: Laura de Force Gordon, Suffragist, Journalist and Lawyer Gordon was speaking from experience when, in 1893, she described in a speech how “society has sneered at learned women.” She spent decades trying to change that. – Jillian Rayfield (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? For me, the answer is 1844. According to the Democrats, if you are a White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you benefitted from your ancestors’ discrimination against women and against minorities and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/obituaries/laura-de-force-gordon-overlooked.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The ill-fated symbolism of Trump’s wall.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/14/ill-fated-symbolism-trumps-wall/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Joe Lieberman takes another dig at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Brian Niemietz
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-joe-lieberman-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-20190113-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “National emergency declaration would be a misguided and destructive overreach.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/13/national-emergency-declaration-destructive-overreach-editorials-debates/2566066002/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/01/10/chefs-cannabis-food-drinks-2019-s-hottest-dining-trend/2520890002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Fault Lines’ Review: How Did We Get Here? There is plenty of evidence that Americans have become increasingly divided and embittered in recent years. It is harder to say why. Barton Swaim reviews “Fault Lines” by Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A promote hatred against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fault-lines-review-how-did-we-get-here-11547411882
— Two Tacos and a B.A., Please When the economy is good, even fast-food joints pay for college. – Editorial (DIERSEN: None of the employers that I worked for 1964-1997 reimbursed my educational expenses, except for token amounts that GAO reimbursed 1992-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-tacos-and-a-b-a-please-11547411773
— Women Don’t Belong in Combat Units The military is watering down fitness standards because most female recruits can’t meet them. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, to hire, to retain, and to promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, the federal government has dramatically watered down its hiring, retention, and promotion standards.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-dont-belong-in-combat-units-11547411638
— As Demand for Small Cars Weakens, More Auto Makers Drop Them From U.S. Lineups Lower gasoline prices and better-quality used vehicles drive changes; fewer choices under $20,000 – Chester Dawson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-demand-for-small-cars-weakens-more-auto-makers-drop-them-from-u-s-lineups-11547391601
— Money ‘in the Wrong Hands’ Let’s compare who does more public social good with their money. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What “social good” to you promote with your time and money? I use my time and money to promote the Republican Party platform, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents 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 MTRCC 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.wsj.com/articles/money-in-the-wrong-hands-11547411831

 

FORBES
— How The Shutdown Is A Win For Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda – Steve Denning
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2019/01/13/how-the-shutdown-is-a-win-for-trumps-authoritarian-agenda/#74f21b37250f

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Congress passes guarantee to pay feds after shutdown – Jessie Bur
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2019/01/11/congress-passes-federal-pay-guarantee-after-shutdown/

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A White-hater says “The President’s Pursuit of White Power.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/trump-embraces-white-supremacy/579745/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Refuses to Soothe a Wounded Nation.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/donald-trump-doesnt-console-the-nation/579799/

 

MEDIATE
— 2020 Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Once Worked For Anti-LGBT Group, Railed Against ‘Homosexual Extremists’ – Tamar Auber
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/2020-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-once-worked-for-anti-gay-group-railed-against-homosexual-extremists/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Protesters across the US defy Trump’s federal shutdown blackmail – Alistair Farrow
https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/47727/Protesters+across+the+US+defy+Trumps+federal+shutdown+blackmail

January 12 Morning Edition

WLS AM
— Pritzker says he appealed to Trump voters – Emma Seslowsky
http://www.wlsam.com/2019/01/11/this-progressive-democrat-says-he-appealed-to-trump-voters/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF TERRA COSTA: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters crow about their success in a) promoting hatred of Trump and b) getting voters to punish Trump by voting for Democrat women.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190112/anger-action-election-how-democratic-women-in-dupage-mirrored-national-trend-and-gained-representation

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois event to simulate homelessness, raise awareness – AP (DIERSEN:  Overwhelmingly, people who have financial, health, and other problems vote for Democrats. Democrats promote patronage big time. Democrats have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article224342775.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— GoFundMe will refund over $20M in donations made to border wall campaign – Alyssa Roberts
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gofundme-will-refund-all-donations-made-to-veterans-border-wall-campaign
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the goal has not been met, it appears Kolfage is changing tactics, and a GoFundMe spokesperson says the company will refund all donations to the campaign, INSIDER reports. On the campaign’s page, Kolfage wrote that he, and a team of advisers, had decided instead to form a 501(c)(4) nonprofit to raise money for a border wall instead.)

 

WJBD
— Governor Rauner discusses plans after leaving office – Toby Gullion
http://www.southernillinoisnow.com/2019/01/11/governor-rauner-discusses-plans-after-leaving-office/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Amendatory Vetoes Abolition of McHenry County Townships by Referendum Bill Killing Vote This Year
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/11/governor-amendatorily-vetoes-abolition-of-mchenry-county-townships-by-referendum-bill-killing-vote-this-year/

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Ex-GOP state rep candidate: Opponent Corrigan’s campaign ads, backed by IL House GOP, defamed her – Scott Holland
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511719822-ex-gop-state-rep-candidate-opponent-corrigan-s-campaign-ads-backed-by-il-house-gop-defamed-her

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Market Watch: Owners of golf pioneer’s Wheaton estate lose $670K on sale
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511718519-market-watch-owners-of-golf-pioneer-s-wheaton-estate-lose-670k-on-sale

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State lawmakers feeling pressure to pass gas tax hike, IPI warns – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511716678-state-lawmakers-feeling-pressure-to-pass-gas-tax-hike-ipi-warns

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Transgender Juggernaut Threatens God’s Design for Male and Female – Timothy J. Dailey
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-transgender-juggernaut-threatens-gods-design-for-male-and-female/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Politics of Racial Grievance – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/01/spotlight-the-politics-of-racial-grievance/

 

BREITBART
— Longest Shutdown Ever: With No End in Sight, Battle for Border Wall Rages, Democrats Continue Opposition – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/11/longest-shutdown-ever-with-no-end-in-sight-battle-for-border-wall-rages-democrats-continue-opposition/
— Another Honduran Caravan Starts Next Week – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/11/washpost-another-honduran-caravan-starts-next-week/

 

FOX NEWS
— Millions of US jobs are about to vanish, so why does DC want to import more unskilled workers? – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-millions-of-us-jobs-are-about-to-vanish-so-why-does-dc-want-to-import-more-unskilled-workers

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Islam Enters Congress – Valerie Greenfield
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/islam_and_congress.html

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Ryan Redux: Romney Assumes the Missionary Position – Bill Thomas
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/11/ryan-redux-romney-assumes-the-missionary-position/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Will New “Migrant Caravan” From Honduras Invite Emergency Declaration From Trump? – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31168-will-new-migrant-caravan-from-honduras-invite-emergency-declaration-from-trump

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— This is what Democrats thought about illegal immigration not so long ago – Nate Madden
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-this-is-what-democrats-thought-about-illegal-immigration-not-so-long-ago/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To be in America illegally is to shout that you a) disrespect the “rule of law,” b) disrespect America, and c) disrespect Americans.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/11/limbaugh_even_if_stat_that_illegals_commit_fewer_crimes_is_true_it_still_doesnt_mean_let_em_in.html

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Pelosi: A border wall is immoral because it discriminates against illegals entering the country – Dag Barkley
https://canadafreepress.com/article/pelosi-a-border-wall-is-immoral-because-it-discriminates-against-illegals-e

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Seek to Glorify God – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that to glorify God, you should 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?)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/11/seek-to-glorify-god-part-1/
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2019/01/12/seek-to-glorify-god-part-2/

 

CNN
— Unemployment claims by federal workers skyrocket – Vanessa Yurkevich (DIERSEN: What about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/politics/shutdown-workers-unemployment/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups say that there is no border crisis: 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/interactive/2019/01/11/us/politics/trump-border-crisis-reality.html


— ‘Deciding How to Decide’: Even the Rich Need Advice on Budgeting – Paul Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/your-money/budgeting-for-wealthy-rich.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Opportunity in Cities Falls to the Educated – Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui (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.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/upshot/big-cities-low-skilled-workers-wages.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Trump to represent a) 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 and b) those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-the-president-of-the-republican-base–not-the-country/2019/01/11/3862aa9c-150f-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html
— Reinstating the SALT deduction is a matter of fairness – Nita M. Lowey, Washington
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/reinstating-the-salt-deduction-is-a-matter-of-fairness/2019/01/11/8ba7c038-1461-11e9-ab79-30cd4f7926f2_story.html

 

STAR TELEGRAM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Democrat uses anti-Catholics to promote Islam.
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/cynthia-m-allen/article224239815.html

 

SALEM NEWS
— IRS workers: ‘We want to go back to work’ – Paul Tennant
https://www.salemnews.com/news/irs-workers-we-want-to-go-back-to-work/article_4426d798-412e-5135-9cd0-657bee77f9f0.html

 

STAR TRIBUNE
— Top tips for older job seekers – Todd Nelson
http://www.startribune.com/tips-for-older-job-seekers/504173712/

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bloomberg wants Trump “to represent entire country,” that is, to represent a) 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 and b) those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/bloomberg-trump-supposed-to-represent-entire-country/video_7c3f3d9f-f62a-5637-8e19-060e53b8ffed.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— People Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills Because of the Government Shutdown – JULIA GLUM (DIERSEN: What about those who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being lazy, stupid, and grossly overpaid?)
http://time.com/money/5499602/government-shutdown-medical-bills/

January 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald, Nancy and Chuck prove to be lousy sausage-makers – John Kass
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-pelosi-schumer-kass-20190109-story.html
— Jennifer Pritzker: I’m a transgender Republican, but my party is marginalizing me out of existence – Jennifer N. Pritzker (DIERSEN: At least since the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party have focused on marginalizing conservatives out of existence, that is, they have focused on marginalizing the base of the party out of existence.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-transgender-republican-jennifer-pritzker-military-gender-0110-20190109-story.html
— In Illinois, only 1 percent of public school teachers are black men. Here’s why that’s hurting students. – Ted Gregory
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-male-black-teacher-first-year-chicago-20190103-story.html
— ‘Traditional masculinity’ officially labeled ‘harmful’ by the American Psychological Association – Jessica Schladebeck
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ny-news-traditional-masculinity-harmful-psychological-association-20190109-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former state Rep. Nick Sauer indicted for allegedly sharing ex’s nude photos – Luke Wilusz and Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/former-state-rep-nick-sauer-indicted-sharing-ex-girlfriends-nude-photos-online-revenge-porn/
— Adler Planetarium offers free admission to government workers during shutdown – Alice Bazerghi
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/adler-planetarium-free-admission-shutdown-government-workers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190109/elderly-conservatives-shared-more-facebook-fakery-in-2016

 

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Many LGBTQ students feel unsafe in Illinois schools, report says (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in Illinois.)
https://abc7chicago.com/education/many-lgbtq-students-feel-unsafe-in-illinois-schools-report-says/5042336/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What strings is Pritzker putting on his investments? The incoming governor releases details on blind trusts and other controls he says will be the strongest allowed by law to keep his money and state duties separate. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/what-strings-pritzker-putting-his-investments
— Trump condo prices hit a new high in 2018 Two big penthouse sales sparked a record in the high-profile Chicago River-side tower. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/trump-condo-prices-hit-new-high-2018

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Floreth and future On the issue of what direction state GOP should take, FRED FLORETH of Springfield, the Republican State Central Committeeman from the 13th Congressional District, will meet next week with GOP county chairmen or their representatives from counties in the district. “It was a very bad election for Republicans statewide, but much better for us here in the 13th,” Floreth said. “So I want to solicit their input for recommendations for the state party.” The state party also has an online survey on the subject, which Floreth thinks is a good idea. “After the thumping we took statewide, I think you’ve got to reassess,” he said. “It’s never wrong to reach out to your supporters.” – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What congressional district do you live in? Has your Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee member scheduled a meeting like Floreth has?)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190109/bernard-schoenburg-edgar-ives-respond-to-rauner
— Edgar, Ives respond to Rauner – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190109/bernard-schoenburg-edgar-ives-respond-to-rauner

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Proft To Speak At Wheeling Township GOP Meeting
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/proft-to-speak-at-wheeling-township-gop-meeting-2/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gun enthusiasts back sanctuary – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gun-enthusiasts-back-sanctuary/article_af9d0116-138e-11e9-b2ca-570d48ed60ca.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Many LGBTQ students feel unsafe in Illinois schools – Leslie Moreno (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in Illinois.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/many-lgbtq-students-feel-unsafe-in-illinois-schools
— Expenses you can’t write off under this year’s tax code – Nikki McGee
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/expenses-you-cant-write-off-under-this-years-tax-code

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups will march in Geneva on January 19: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/county-committee-oks-parking-for-jan-19-womens-march-in-geneva/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Day of service to replace Chicago Women’s March this year – Sophia Scanlan
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2019/01/10/city/day-of-service-to-replace-chicago-womens-march-this-year/

 

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Stop Blocking Voters On Twitter, Ethics Board Warns Aldermen But aldermen can delete comments posted to their pages if they are “profane” or “libelous,” according to the new opinion. – Heather Cherone
https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/01/09/stop-blocking-voters-on-twitter-ethics-board-warns-aldermen/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Foster challenges Trump to make a deal on the wall – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-congressman-challenges-trump-to-make-a-deal-on-the/article_2bc8d772-144a-11e9-89ec-df2386548c97.html
— Capitol building will remain ‘unsafe workplace’ as long as Madigan is speaker – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-capitol-building-will-remain-unsafe-workplace-as-long/article_ce2469dc-12c4-11e9-93ef-5b616fd94898.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— “Families” set new record for illegal immigration – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/families-set-new-record-illegal-immigration/
— Losing the drug war to foreign smugglers – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/losing-the-drug-war-to-foreign-smugglers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Each illegal immigrant costs US $82G, conservative think tank claims – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.foxnews.com/us/each-illegal-immigrant-cost-us-82k-conservative-think-tank-claims

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Choose Trump Vengeance Over the Lives of Women and Children – Joy Overbeck
https://townhall.com/columnists/joyoverbeck/2019/01/10/democrats-choose-trump-vengeance-over-the-lives-of-women-and-children-n2538810
— The Ironies of Illegal Immigration – Victor Davis Hanson
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2019/01/10/the-ironies-of-illegal-immigration-n2538762

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE TRUMP ‘RESISTANCE’: RIGHT-WING RACISTS BAD, LEFT-WING RACISTS NOT SO MUCH – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-trump-resistance-right-wing-racists-bad-left-wing-racists-not-so-much/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Cable News Repeats Myth Illegals Commit Less Crime Than Citizens – Brad Wilmouth (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally not only shows a gross disrespect for the “rule of law,” it shows a gross disrespect for America.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/09/cable-news-repeats-myth-illegals-commit-less-crime-citizens

 

DAILY CALLER
— CONSERVATIVES DONATE TO NEW PRO-TRUMP FACEBOOK ALTERNATIVE – Ron Johnson  (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/09/conservatives-donate-to-new-pro-trump-facebook-alternative/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The creators of TrumpTown.com — a new Facebook alternative for conservatives — have launched an emergency initiative through GoFundMe to help fund their fight against the extreme censorship of mainstream social networks like Facebook and Twitter. While TrumpTown.com’s soft launch in November was a roaring success, just like any other internet start-up, securing funding to help maintain the site and more importantly, aid its growth, became a top priority according to the site’s founder, Addison Riddleberger. “Facebook, Twitter, and Google have sold their souls to the liberal left and will fight to put Democrats in power — even if that means censoring conservatives and purging them from their social networks,” Riddleberger stated. “The revolution isn’t in the streets, it’s on the internet — we’re finally fighting back and we need your support today.” He explained that Silicon Valley, angel investors, and venture capital groups are either afraid or opposed to this upcoming “social media revolution.” Because of the corporate opposition, they’ve launched an exclusive GoFundMe that will allow Americans fed-up with Facebook, Twitter, and Google to assist in funding development and exponential growth of TrumpTown.com. “Facebook and Twitter are under heavy fire for what they’ve done to their conservative users. Individuals are mad and rightfully so. We have an extremely rare and unique window of opportunity to turn the tables and give conservatives a place to express their ideas without fear of being censored and de-platformed like I was,” Riddleberger stated. Riddleberger and his small team launched TrumpTown after Facebook purged his political pages that had over 2.5 million conservative followers and cost him north of $50,000 to build over the course of several years. Even worse, the banning came just 24 hours before the 2018 mid-term elections with no explanation from Facebook whatsoever. “Unless we act right now, the kind of censorship and blacklisting that I experienced will eventually happen to every conservative publisher on social media, which will have serious ramifications for future elections. Facebook and Twitter’s war against the right is happening right this moment, and unless we do something, it’ll get even worse,” he stated.)

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— The Democrat Who Banned Guns in Chicago Had 23 Guns – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272461/democrat-who-banned-guns-chicago-had-23-guns-daniel-greenfield
— THE DEMOCRATS’ SEISMIC SHIFT ON IMMIGRATION Erasing boundaries, embracing chaos. – Jules Gomes
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272466/democrats-seismic-shift-immigration-jules-gomes

 

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Illegal Immigrants ‘More American’ Than Trump Supporters – Joshua Caplan (DIERSEN: To be in America illegally not only shows a gross disrespect for the “rule of law,” it shows a gross disrespect for America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/09/ocasio-cortez-suggests-illegal-immigrants-more-american-than-trump-supporters/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— MLK Jr. gets the SJW treatment A black conservative activist says far-left activists have hijacked the annual Martin Luther King. Jr. Day at a private Illinois university. – Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/09/mlk-jr-gets-the-sjw-treatment
— Families of victims killed by illegals: Trump not faking a crisis – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2019/01/09/families-of-victims-killed-by-illegals-trump-not-faking-a-crisis

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Liberals Think America Is Stolen Land (DIERSEN: How did your ancestors acquire land? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded land in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/09/liberals-think-america-is-stolen-land/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— With illegals flipping elections now, Democrats’ opposition to a wall is all about their grip on power – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/with_illegals_flipping_elections_now_democrats_opposition_to_a_wall_is_existential.html
— What was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doing, making a third Democratic response to Trump’s wall speech? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/what_was_alexandria_ocasiocortez_doing_making_a_third_democratic_response_to_trumps_wall_speech.html
— For Trump, Pelosi-Schumer clown show is the gift that keeps on giving – Elad Hakim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/for_trump_pelosischumer_clown_show_is_the_gift_that_keeps_on_giving.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Mitt Romney, Commander of the Fake Internationalists Newly-inaugurated Senator has been promoted to standard-bearer for the bipartisan War Party, filling in for John McCain. – DOUG BANDOW
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/mitt-romney-commander-of-the-fake-internationalists/

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— America’s Southern Border Isn’t Just a Crisis, It’s a Disgrace – Chris Buskirk
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/09/americas-southern-border-isnt-just-a-crisis-its-a-disgrace/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— NYC Mayor de Blasio Says City Will Guarantee Healthcare for All, Including Illegals – Warren Mass
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/31147-nyc-mayor-de-blasio-says-city-will-guarantee-health-care-for-all-including-illegals

 

HOT AIR
— How Americans Became Addicted To Illegal Immigration
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/americans-became-addicted-illegal-immigration/

 

LIFEZETTE
— ‘Real Collusion’ Is Between Media and ‘Open Borders’ Dems – Kathryn Blackhurst
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/real-collusion-is-between-the-media-and-open-borders-democrats/

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— College Students at Notre Dame Push for Blocking Pornography on WiFi
https://www.academia.org/college-students-at-notre-dame-push-for-blocking-pornography-on-wifi/
— Illinois Wesleyan to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr. with LGBT Themed ‘Teach-In” Event
https://www.academia.org/illinois-wesleyan-to-honor-martin-luther-king-jr-with-lgbt-themed-teach-in-event/

 

ABC NEWS
— Democrats’ resolve grows as Trump hits border – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/note-democrats-resolve-grows-trump-hits-border/story?id=60269749

 

CNN
— 4 signs a company is a good employer for women – Katherine Klein, Shoshana Schwartz and Sandra Maro Hunt (DIERSEN: The federal government is a “good” employer for women, and especially for women who are Democrat, minority, and/or younger, because the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are male, and especially males who are Republican and/or White, who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/09/perspectives/corporate-gender-diversity/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/opinion/trump-border-speech.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/opinion/jorge-ramos-trump-wall.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say that Trump is a “gut politician” and that his “negotiating tactics aren’t working in shutdown standoff.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hes-a-gut-politician-trumps-go-to-negotiating-tactics-not-working-in-shutdown-standoff/2019/01/09/c7bb5ff2-142b-11e9-b6ad-9cfd62dbb0a8_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Black Americans are hurt most by illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/09/trumps-claim-that-black-americans-are-hurt-most-by-illegal-immigration-gets-pushback/
— Pancho Villa, prostitutes and spies: The U.S.-Mexico border wall’s wild origins As President Trump heads to the border to demand $5.7 billion for a wall, it marks another chapter in the boundary’s tortured history, which began unfolding a century ago – Michael E. Miller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/01/10/pancho-villa-prostitutes-spies-us-mexico-border-walls-wild-origins/

 

USA TODAY
— DHS secretary: We face a humanitarian and security crisis – Kirstjen Nielsen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/09/dhs-we-face-humanitarian-and-security-crisis-editorials-debates/2531535002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/10/donald-trump-border-wall-birtherism-racial-resentment-column/2526917002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats’ Cynical ‘No’ on Immigration They could strike a deal for reform but would rather posture for political points. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-cynical-no-on-immigration-11547078900
— The Right’s Resistance They are unalterably supportive of Donald Trump’s presidency, flawed vessel or not. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-rights-resistance-11547078513

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want cheap illegal labor say “There Is No Border Crisis.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2019/01/10/there-is-no-border-crisis/#60e4f3556a52
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males and anti-Whites say “More Women And Diversity In Congress Can Lead To Better Decisions.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimcassidy/2019/01/03/more-women-and-diversity-in-congress-can-lead-to-better-decisions/#46989d3430fb
— All-Female Networks And Spaces: A Step Back For Equality? – Dr. Pragya Agarwal
https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2019/01/09/all-female-networks-and-spaces-a-step-back-for-equality/#614d650c7691

 

AMERICAN BANKER
— House, Senate Dems introduce bill to encourage diversity among Fed presidents – Neil Haggerty
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/house-senate-dems-introduce-bill-to-encourage-diversity-among-fed-presidents

 

USA TODAY
— No other Congress has ever looked this much like me. Now how will female lawmakers use that power? To continue to smash the old boys’ club, female lawmakers in the historically diverse 116th Congress must embrace each other, and their differences. – Sophia A. Nelson (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the “old boys’ club?” I never was.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2019/01/10/diversity-congress-ocasio-cortez-nancy-pelosi-women-column/2516537002/

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— In increasingly diverse Texas, the Legislature remains mostly white and male – ALEXA URA AND DARLA CAMERON (DIERSEN: How soon will Republican organizations prohibit people from holding leadership positions unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40? How soon will Republican organizations refuse to back candidates unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40?)
https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2019/texas-lawmakers-legislature-demographics/

 

WBUR
— Democrats Shouldn’t Rule Out Candidates Because Of Race Or Gender — That Includes White Men – Rich Barlow (DIERSEN: How soon will Republican organizations prohibit people from holding leadership positions unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40? How soon will Republican organizations refuse to back candidates unless they are a) minority, b) female, and/or c) under age 40?)
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2019/01/10/democratic-presidential-nominee-2020-rich-barlow

 

JOURNAL NEWS
— Paying attention to politics – Editorial (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on getting my fellow Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) members to NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overjoyed when MTRCC members a) make uninformed statements at MTRCC meetings, b) ask uninformed questions at MTRCC meetings, and c) cast uniformed votes at MTRCC meetings that show that they do NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.journal-news.net/journal-news/paying-attention-to-politics/article_0fb03e1d-7dce-543e-b778-9fa06e760bdd.html

 

CONVERSATION
— White right? How demographics is changing US politics – Monica Duffy Toft (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A are overjoyed about the demise of those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://theconversation.com/white-right-how-demographics-is-changing-us-politics-107872

 

REGISTER
— IBM insists it’s not deliberately axing older staff. Internal secret docs state otherwise… Laid-off Big Blue sales ace suing over ‘age discrimination’ demands end to stonewalling – Thomas Claburn
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/09/ibm_age_iayoffs/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— LGBTQ elected officials call on Congress to act on equality goals
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/LGBTQ-officials-call-on-Congress-to-act-on-equality-goals/65169.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— Majority of America still identifies as conservative, but the number of Democrats who call themselves liberal rises to above 50 percent for the first time – ARIEL ZILBER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6575433/More-Americans-identify-conservative-liberals-make-majority-Democrats.html

January 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Trump declare a national emergency in order to build his wall? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-national-emergency-wall-20190107-story.html
— New legislation would let Pritzker give agency heads a 15 percent raise, replace Illinois Tollway board – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislature-tollway-agency-raises-20190107-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Speaker’s tone more relaxed — Madigan seems to enjoy new political landscape – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/speaker-mike-madigan-relaxed-lame-duck-rauner-defeat/
— Four ways to make our elections more fair – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/madeleine-doubek-ballot-access-elections-petition-signatures/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who sides with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? ANSWER: 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://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-administration-civil-rights/

 

ABC7
— The most expensive real estate rentals in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/realestate/the-most-expensive-real-estate-rentals-in-chicago/5029068/
— Joe Biden expected to announce plans for 2020 election in coming weeks
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-biden-expected-to-announce-plans-for-2020-election-soon/5028523/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Charges against Ald. Burke prompt calls to prohibit city council members from having other jobs – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/charges-against-ald-burke-prompt-calls-to-prohibit-city-council-members-from-having-other-jobs

 

WBEZ
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: City Council Receives F In Racial Justice, Says Center For Racial And Gender Equity – Susie An
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/city-council-gets-an-f-on-racial-justice-scorecard/af422579-de83-4765-a1ca-c23f7e497aab

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘We have a big swath of people … who are just very concerned about putting food on their plates’: Government shutdown hits Chicago-area workers – MORGAN GREENE
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/we-have-a-big-swath-of-people-who-are-just/article_4defd8e7-1a4a-5290-b418-67ee9784b1fe.html

 

WGEM
— Illinois officials propose gas tax increase
https://wgem.com/2019/01/07/illinois-officials-propose-gas-tax-increase/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to take over airwaves, and Democrats demand equal time – AP (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-take-over-airwaves-and-democrats-demand-equal-time

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Sees Border Wall As Another Boost For U.S. Steel Industry – JIM ZARROLI
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-long-fan-big-steel-wants-border-wall-be-made-steel#stream/0
— Pritzker Wants Higher Pay For His Cabinet – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: What do those who shout that government employees are overpaid have to say about this?)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/pritzker-wants-higher-pay-his-cabinet#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Truckers association warns against gas tax hike without debate – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/truckers-association-warns-against-gas-tax-hike-without-debate/article_2eb07d60-12c3-11e9-bf4a-6f952b3a8ef1.html

 

BREITBART
— Prime Time: Donald Trump Bets It All in Televised 8-Minute Address from Oval Office – Matthew Boyle (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/prime-time-donald-trump-bets-it-all-in-televised-8-minute-address-from-oval-office/
— 7 Points Trump Should Make in Oval Office Address About Border – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/seven-points-trump-must-make-in-oval-office-address-about-border/
— A Wall Stops Illegal Immigration, ‘Drones and Sensors’ Don’t – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/exclusive-kris-kobach-a-wall-stops-illegal-immigration-drones-and-sensors-dont/
— ‘Enough Is Enough,’ Time to Secure the Border – Mike Braun
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/07/exclusive-mike-braun-enough-is-enough-time-to-secure-the-border/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pelosi, Schumer, and anti-Trump hysteria – Rick Hayes
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/pelosi_schumer_and_antitrump_hysteria.html
— Ending the reconquista of America’s Southwest – Fritz Pettyjohn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/ending_the_reconquista_of_americas_southwest.html
— Mitt Still Does Not Get It – Christopher Chantrill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/mitt_still_does_not_get_it.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump to make case for wall in primetime address; Illegals to get more benefits in California
https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-news-first-trump-to-make-case-for-wall-in-primetime-address-illegals-to-get-more-benefits-in-california
— VIDEO: The true cost of illegal immigration and the ongoing border crisis
https://video.foxnews.com/v/5986981369001/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— RNC won’t take further steps to protect Trump from primary challenge – David M. Drucker
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/rnc-wont-take-further-steps-to-protect-trump-from-primary-challenge

 

TOWNHALL
— Congressional Democrats Support Discrimination Against Jews? – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/01/08/congressional-democrats-support-discrimination-against-jews-n2538656
— Confirmed: Trump Impeachment Syndrome Is Definitely Real – Zachary Petrizzo
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/zacharypetrizzo/2019/01/07/confirmed-trump-impeachment-syndrome-is-definitely-real-n2538619
— No, This Is Not JFK’s Democratic Party – Pat Buchanan
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2019/01/08/no-this-is-not-jfks-democratic-party-n2538643

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— It’s as if the media ‘take their script from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’ – Jordan Schachtel
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/levin-its-as-if-the-media-take-their-script-from-nancy-pelosi-and-chuck-schumer/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— OPPOSITION TO A BORDER WALL IS OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC SAFETY Open borders cost innocent lives. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272473/opposition-border-wall-opposition-public-safety-michael-cutler
— THE 2020 DEM PRIMARIES WILL BE DEFINED BY IDENTITY POLITICS Three white men on top and some struggling diverse candidates. – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-White? What do you say to men who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-men? What do you say to old people who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-old people? What do you say to Americans who paint themselves as being champions for those who are anti-American?
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272449/2020-dem-primaries-will-be-defined-identity-daniel-greenfield
— THE ANATOMY OF TRUMPOPHOBIA Why NeverTrumpers should reflect on what makes Trump attractive to voters. – Bruce Thornton
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272448/anatomy-trumpophobia-bruce-thornton

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— What Kind of Year Is It Going to Be?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/01/07/what-kind-of-year-is-it-going-to-be/

 

DAILY CALLER
— AN UNDENIABLE REALITY — BORDER WALLS WORK – Dave Ray
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/07/border-walls-work/
— REP. BIGGS: IT’S TIME FOR THE PRESIDENT TO DECLARE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON THE BORDER – Rep. Andy Biggs
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/07/national-emergency/

 

NEWSMAX

— Pelosi’s Trump ‘Hate’ Fueling Wall Opposition – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-tom-homan-ice-nancy-pelosi/2019/01/07/id/897205/
— NY Times: Migrants Seek Illegal Entry to US as a Last-Ditch Effort – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/migrants-illegals-asylum-border-wall/2019/01/07/id/897226/
— Coulter to Trump: Border Visit ‘Beyond Moronic’ – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-conservative-critic/2019/01/07/id/897230/

 

HOT AIR
— Liberals To Broadcast Networks: Don’t Air Trump’s Big Speech On The Shutdown And The Wall
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/01/07/liberals-broadcast-networks-dont-air-trumps-big-speech-shutdown-wall/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRIBALISM? IT’S ALIVE AND WELL IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY Pat Buchanan asks: Are progressives inviting an eventual Balkanization of America? (DIERSEN: If you are a Democrat, you are a member of one or more of the following tribes: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more of the aforesaid tribes that you are a member of, the more of a Democrat that you are.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/tribalism-its-alive-and-well-in-democratic-party/
— WHY THE MITT ROMNEY CROWD HATES TRUMP Mychal Massie wallops ‘elitist cabal’ seeing globalist agenda crippled
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/why-the-mitt-romney-crowd-hates-trump/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump Bites the Beltway Back The president is starting to take risks to keep his anti-establishment campaign promises. But is it too late? – W. JAMES ANTLE III
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/trump-bites-the-beltway-back/
— The Coming Balkanization of the Democratic Party – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/the-coming-balkanization-of-the-democratic-party/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— White House Slams Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Ignorance’ After She Claims There’s ‘No Question’ Trump Is a Racist – Madison Dibble
https://ijr.com/ocasio-cortez-claims-theres-no-question-trump-is-racist/

 

CITY LAB
— Elizabeth Warren’s Housing Crisis Plan Hints at Reparations – KRISTON CAPPS (DIERSEN: To display a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more “Hate Has No Home Here” signs that are displayed in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the fewer who will buy homes there who 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.citylab.com/equity/2019/01/elizabeth-warren-housing-plan-redlining-racial-justice-reparations/579268/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats demand air time to counter Trump’s border speech – JORDAIN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/424258-democrats-demand-air-time-to-counter-trumps-border-speech
— De Niro: Democrats ‘have to be more aggressive’ – JUDY KURTZ (DIERSEN: As Democrats get more aggressive, what do you predict they will do to the Republicans in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What should Republicans do in their self-defense?)
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/424227-de-niro-democrats-have-to-be-more-aggressive
— GOP operatives dig for dirt against rising star O’Rourke – AMIE PARNES
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/424240-gop-operatives-dig-for-dirt-against-rising-star-orourke

 

CNN
— The geographic and demographic separation between the two political parties, and the two Americas, has reached a new peak in the House of Representatives. – Ronald Brownstein (DIERSEN: To “reach out” to those who will never vote for Republicans, will RINOs officially require Republican candidates and Republican party leaders to be a) anti-Trump, b) female, c) minority, and/or d) young? From what I see as a Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the more of the following that you are, the harder that RINOs work to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, draft avoider, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/08/politics/republicans-democrats-divide-party-demographics-districts/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/opinion/editorials/trump-border-shutdown.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters ask “What happens when friends and allies can’t take the commander in chief at his word?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/opinion/editorials/trump-syria.html
— How to Dodge a Market Dip That Threatens Your Retirement The recent volatility in the stock market can make older investors feel vulnerable. Here are some strategies to make sure your money lasts as long as you do. – Tara Siegel Bernard
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/your-money/stock-market-retirement.html


— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How About Free College For a Cut of Your Income? – Andrew Ross Sorkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/business/dealbook/education-student-loans-lambda-schools.html
— He Disparaged the Police on Facebook. So They Arrested Him. – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/us/politics/criminal-libel-laws-lawsuit.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Pope promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/world/europe/francis-nationalism-immigration.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: ‘I Love My Skin!’ Why Black Parents Are Turning to Afrocentric Schools While New York City schools are deeply segregated, some black families are choosing an alternative to integration. – Eliza Shapiro
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/08/nyregion/afrocentric-schools-segregation-brooklyn.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s government was a very bleak workplace for many. Then it shut down. – Avi Selk and Ellen McCarthy (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The federal government has always been a “very bleak workplace,” and especially “bleak” for federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trumps-government-was-a-very-bleak-workplace-for-many-then-it-shut-down/2019/01/07/bf46a872-1296-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “If Trump declares a state of emergency, he might actually cause one.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/08/if-trump-declares-state-emergency-he-might-actually-cause-one/
— The strongest case for giving Democrats airtime after Trump’s border wall address comes from abroad – Rick Noack (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/08/strongest-case-giving-democrats-airtime-after-trumps-border-wall-address-comes-abroad/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Pelosi, Schumer demand Dems get equal air time after Trump address – Joe Tacopino (DIERSEN: Will the Democrats pick Ocasio-Cortez to speak for them?)
https://nypost.com/2019/01/07/pelosi-schumer-demand-dems-get-equal-air-time-after-trump-address/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters argue that Trump is a racist. Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-racist-20190107-story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— To build border wall as a national emergency, Trump would need to tap existing military budget – Paul Sonne
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/01/07/build-border-wall-national-emergency-trump-would-need-tap-existing-military-budget/n5nEMqwwt0Wgpy4OqmJJ4M/story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Software developer tops list of U.S. News & World Report’s annual best jobs rankings – Ben Tobin (DIERSEN: You will not find any of the jobs that I had on any such lists. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/01/08/software-developer-tops-list-u-s-news-best-jobs-2019-rankings/2471576002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. News draws data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify jobs with the greatest hiring demand to calculate the best jobs. Jobs are then scored using seven component measures: median salary, employment rate, 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth percentage, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance.)

 

PARKERSBURG NEWS AND SENTINEL
— Marietta residents say ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ signs a message of inclusivity – MICHAEL KELLY (DIERSEN: To display a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more “Hate Has No Home Here” signs that are displayed in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the fewer who will buy homes there who 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.)
http://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/local-news/2019/01/marietta-residents-say-hate-has-no-home-here-signs-a-message-of-inclusivity/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “9 things you should know before Trump starts spewing lies in Tuesday address to the nation.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/01/08/facts-donald-trumps-border-wall-address-nation-immigration-shutdown-column/2503981002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Can’t Afford to Lose The cost of defeat would be higher for President Trump than for Speaker Pelosi. – William McGurn (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans want Trump to lose.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-cant-afford-to-lose-11546909031
— Lying Prices Keep America Hooked on Spending When politicians hide the cost of government, ‘free college’ and ‘Medicare for all’ sound like bargains. – Steve H. Hanke and Stephen J.K. Walters
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lying-prices-keep-america-hooked-on-spending-11546908833

 

YAHOO FINANCE
— Will 2019 Be The Year of the Millennial Homebuyer? – Maryalene LaPonsie (DIERSEN: To display a “Hate Has No Home Here” sign 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. The more “Hate Has No Home Here” signs that are displayed in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, the fewer who will buy homes there who 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://finance.yahoo.com/news/2019-millennial-homebuyer-182443146.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Increasingly Likely to Invoke Emergency Powers to Fund the Wall – Matt Stieb
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/trump-considering-emergency-powers-to-fund-the-wall.html

 

DAILY AMERICAN
— News networks should not air Trump Wall speech without fact-checking first – Kurt Bardella (DIERSEN: What are your qualifications to be a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.dailyamerican.com/news/usa_today/news-networks-should-not-air-trump-wall-speech-without-fact/article_9471ded6-1062-598c-9b9d-99e1156891a4.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— JIMMY KIMMEL PLEDGES TO HIRE FURLOUGHED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO WORK ON ‘JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE’ – DONICA PHIFER
https://www.newsweek.com/jimmy-kimmel-pledges-hire-furloughed-federal-employees-work-jimmy-kimmel-live-1283142
— ANN COULTER BLASTS TRUMP’S ‘BEYOND MORONIC’ DECISION TO VISIT THE BORDER, COMPARES IT TO CANCER RESEARCH – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-blasts-trumps-beyond-moronic-decision-visit-border-compares-it-1283046

 

GLOBE AND MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans oppose The Wall.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-how-trumps-wall-is-burying-the-middle-ground-of-us/

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans promote illegal immigration.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/01/08/immi-j08.html

January 7 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Preckwinkle Demands Burke Resign Amid Federal Investigation Burke is facing federal charges over an alleged extortion attempt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/toni-preckwinkle-demands-burke-resign-over-federal-probe-503980331.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The economy looks great. Will politics mess it up? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How far down will they drive the economy to elect Democrats on April 2, 2019 and on November 3, 2020?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-jobs-trump-democrats-20190104-story.html

— Does intelligence offer immunity against fake news? It’s debatable – Faye Flam (DIERSEN: According to critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-fake-news-smart-people-gullible-0107-20190103-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— New Year’s resolution for Illinois employers: Hire more people with disabilities and veterans – Janet P. Szlyk (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 disabled person or a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disabled person or veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted disabled people or veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a disabled person or veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disabled person or a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. While I worked for GAO’s Chicago Office 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO supervisors a) assigned me to supervise virtually all their newly hired disabled persons, veterans, minorities, and females and b) made it clear to me that they were to be given preference.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190107/new-years-resolution-for-illinois-employers–hire-more-people-with-disabilities-and-veterans

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Many of state’s worst-performing schools are outside Chicago – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190105/many-of-states-worst-performing-schools-are-outside-chicago

 

DAILY CALLER
— RESEARCHERS CREDIT RIGHT TO CARRY LAW WITH REDUCTION IN CHICAGO PROPERTY CRIMES
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/06/researchers-credit-right-to-carry-law-with-reduction-in-chicago-property-crimes/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How about a taxpayer shutdown? – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/how-about-a-taxpayer-shut-down/
— The many meanings of AOC, also known as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/inside-the-beltway-the-many-meanings-of-aoc/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How immigration makes us all irrational – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/dan-hannan-how-immigration-makes-us-all-irrational

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Senator Lindsey Graham Makes A Great Point
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29430-senator-lindsey-graham-makes-great-point
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Graham warned that the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over border wall funding cannot end as long as the “radical left” insists on reflexively calling Republicans racist for supporting immigration officials. Democrats who want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deride Border Patrol agents for using tear gas hold too much power in the ongoing shutdown negotiations, Graham said. “We’re having to negotiate with people who want to abolish ICE, not support ICE,” Graham said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “We’re having to negotiate with people who see border patrol agents gassing children, rather than defending our borders as professional law enforcement officers.” He continued: “And we’re negotiating with people who will accuse all of us who support a wall as part of border security as racists. As long as the radical left is in charge, we’re not going to get anywhere. … The goal is to fix a broken immigration system, to bring reality to this table.” Sen. Graham is right but fixing our broken immigration system or safeguarding the border is the last thing the Democrats are interested in now that Donald Trump is President.)

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— What Will Democrats Do When….. – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/what-will-democrats-do-when/

 

BREITBART
— Golden Globes: Anti-Gun Hollywood Surrounded By Security Walls and Armed Guards – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/06/golden-globes-anti-gun-hollywood-surrounded-by-security-walls-and-armed-guards/
— Mitt Romney Finally Condemns Trump Being Called ‘Motherf**ker – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/06/nolte-mitt-romney-finally-condemns-trump-being-called-motherfker/

 

TOWNHALL
— Enabling Criminal Aliens – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/01/07/enabling-criminal-aliens-n2538577
— Caravan Riders Remain Hopeful They’ll Receive Asylum. Here’s What They’re Doing In The Meantime. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/06/caravan-riders-remain-hopeful-theyll-receive-asylum-heres-what-theyre-doing-in-the-meantime-n2538561
— Conservatives Hate Dancing, Strong Women So Much! – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/01/07/conservatives-hate-dancing-strong-women-so-much-n2538566

 

LIFEZETTE
— Lindsey Graham Calls Out ‘Radical Left’ for Seeing Wall Supporters as ‘Racists’ ‘We’re having to negotiate with people who want to abolish ICE’ – Gregg Re
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/lindsey-graham-calls-out-radical-left-for-seeing-wall-supporters-as-racists/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Trump a Racist, ‘No Question’ – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/racism-donald-trump-ocasio-cortez-charlottesville/2019/01/06/id/897056/
— Ocasio-Cortez: Being Morally Correct More Important Than Precise Accuracy – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-mistakes/2019/01/06/id/897061/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “No Question” That President Trump Is A Racist – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/06/rep_alexandria_ocasio-cortez_no_question_that_president_trump_is_a_racist.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Great Wall of America Will Break the Democrats – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_great_wall_of_america_will_break_the_democrats.html
— Mounting Indications that a Civil War 2.0 May Be Very Close at Hand – Peter Barry Chowka (DIERSEN: Constructively, members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/mounting_indications_that_a_civil_war_20_may_be_very_close_at_hand.html
— The Ruling Class Redefines Character for Donald Trump – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_ruling_class_redefines_character_for_donald_trump.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RASHIDA TLAIB IS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY Jesse Lee Peterson rips new breed of ‘lowlife’ radicals out to destroy America
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/rashida-tlaib-is-a-threat-to-national-security/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/world/americas/mexico-migrants-smugglers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s Worse Than Facebook? China has made social media an instrument of oppression. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: Because Facebook is a Democrat website, those religious, conservative, and/or Republican activists, candidates, organizations, and companies that rely on Facebook are headed for disaster. They should have websites, keep those websites current, and send out emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-worse-than-facebook-11546804406
— Who’s to Blame for Ad Clutter If you’re determined to get free content, commercials are going to find you one way or another. – Peter Funt (DIERSEN: You will never see ads, commercials, pictures, or any other clutter at www.gopillinois.com or in GOPUSA Illinois emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-to-blame-for-ad-clutter-11546804590
— Impeachment Pretense Rep. Tlaib offends fellow Democrats by telling the truth in public. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-pretense-11546805677
— Shutdown Is Felt as Negotiators Dig In Over Border Wall Federal workers brace for missed pay as Trump reiterates suggestion of declaring an emergency – Natalie Andrews, Rebecca Ballhaus and Harriet Torry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-officials-congressional-staffers-talk-to-try-to-end-shutdown-11546717930

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Will Your Job Drive You Into Early Retirement? – Motley Fool (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/will-your-job-drive-you-into-early-retirement

(FROM THE ARTICLE: At some point during your career, you’re apt to reach a point where the notion of retirement becomes less of a dream and more of a reality. So, you might start planning to retire at a certain age, and that, in turn, might dictate the extent to which you save year after year until that point. But what happens when changes at your company or job compel you to retire early? It’s not a highly unlikely scenario. An estimated 56% of today’s retirees left the workforce sooner than planned, according to recent data from Transamerica, and among that 56%, 54% cited job-related reasons. Specifically, 24% reported having lost their jobs, while 22% said that organizational changes within their companies caused them to leave unexpectedly. And let’s not forget the 15% of seniors who retired sooner than expected due to unhappiness with their jobs. Seeing as how just 40% of the overall workforce is content at present, that’s not a shocking statistic. All of this leads to one key point: While you might plan on retiring at a certain age, circumstances at your place of work might result in a scenario where you’re leaving your career behind earlier than expected. And if you don’t plan for that possibility, you’ll inevitably put your retirement at risk. Many folks aim to retire at some point in their 60s, once Social Security eligibility begins and Medicare follows suit. But if things go sour at your job, you might find yourself out of work and unable or unwilling to start over much earlier in life. Remember, the older you are, the more challenging it can be to find work, since age discrimination has a tendency to rear its ugly head. Therefore, if you’re planning to do a bunch of nest egg padding during your 60s, you might want to ramp up sooner.)

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & INDEPENDENT & YAHOO & HUFFINGTON POST & DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating Robert De Niro promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.businessinsider.com/de-niro-trump-racist-white-supremacist-2019-1
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/robert-de-niro-trump-racist-white-supremacist-interview-a8714276.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/robert-de-niro-calls-trump-real-racist-shame-164854596.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-de-niro-donald-trump-racist-white-supremacist_us_5c32ac07e4b0bcb4c25d08b2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6563427/Robert-Niro-calls-Donald-Trump-real-racist-artist.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION & DAYTON DAILY NEWS & YAHOO NEWS & INDEPENDENT & CBS NEWS & DAILY MAIL & HUFFINGTON POST & THE HILL & COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD & WASHINGTON POST & HOUSTON HERALD & BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-a-racist-and-claps-2019-1
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-question-trump-racist/HxOaMoaZd6K8mTTsPpC30N/
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-question-trump-racist/HxOaMoaZd6K8mTTsPpC30N/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-explains-believes-trump-racist-053815434.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-racist-cbs-news-interview-anderson-cooper-a8715096.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-rookie-congresswoman-challenging-the-democratic-establishment-60-minutes-interview-full-transcript-2019-01-06/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6563875/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-says-theres-no-question-President-Trump-racist.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-60-minutes-trump_us_5c32bce0e4b0bcb4c25d2179
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424099-ocasio-cortez-says-its-no-question-that-trump-is-a-racist
https://wkuherald.com/news/national/ocasio-cortez-there-s-no-question-trump-is-racist/video_0e41bc37-5837-51e3-9af4-40dc81bf8b31.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/07/does-ocasio-cortez-think-trump-is-racist-yeah-no-question/
https://www.houstonherald.com/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-there-s-no-question-trump-is-racist/video_2e80f275-606c-5eef-a22d-898753b48888.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/01/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-racist-outlines-radical-policies-minutes/rDVNYZZP0WbarwdDE0arAI/story.html

 

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Tax dollars should go toward border wall, not illegal immigrants – Russ Larsen, Smithfield
https://www.standard.net/opinion/letters/letter-tax-dollars-should-go-toward-border-wall-not-illegal/article_1dd36fa8-9d9a-5d63-88ec-5f0b54029b0c.html

 

NEW NOW NEXT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who do not promote LGBTQ activity are discriminated against.
http://www.newnownext.com/nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-lgbtq-equality-act/01/2019/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/border-patrol-texas-immigration.html

 

JERUSALEM POST
— UP TO 50,000 JEWISH FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY SHUTDOWN Hebrew Free Loan Society preparing emergency assistance for Jewish workers going without paychecks. – MICHAEL WILNER
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Up-to-50000-Jewish-federal-employees-affected-by-shutdown-576543

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegals.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6564427/Honduran-caravan-migrants-pass-children-barbed-wire-fence-border-Mexico-US.html

January 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Federal workers in Chicago face uncertainty as shutdown continues – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/03/federal-workers-in-chicago-face-uncertainty-as-shutdown-continues/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only one of every six Federal employees actually works in Washington, leaving the rest spread across the U.S., including some 29,000 who work in the Chicago region. Among them are about 900 administrators, attorneys, scientists and engineers at the EPA’s Chicago regional office.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds: Burke thought he was ‘playing nice with ’em,’ then came the squeeze – Jon Seidel, Tim Novak, Mitch Dudek, Fran Spielman, Stefano Esposito and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-federal-court-case/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pelosi-underwood-casten-garcia-sworn-in-new-dawn-in-the-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hated of Trump, Trump supporter-haters promote hatred of Trumps supporters, Protestant-haters promote hated of Protestants, conservative-haters promote hated of conservatives, patriotic people-haters promote hatred of patriotic people, Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans, America-haters promote hatred of America, White-haters promote hatred of Whites, male-haters promote hatred of males, older people-haters promote hatred of older people, rich people-haters promote hatred of rich people, gun owner-haters promote hatred of gun owners, German American-haters promote hatred of German Americans, draft avoider-haters promote hatred of draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time-haters promote hatred of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/heres-story-tweet-white-house-trumps-border-wall-completed/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Only 20 percent of Naperville’s city employees live in town, far less than cities of similar size – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-employees-residents-st-0104-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: To address growing Chinese population, District 203 translates school documents into Mandarin language
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-translations-st-0104-story.html
— Chicago Catholics struggle to build future with fewer priests as parishes shrink, cash dwindles – Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-catholic-church-20181228-story.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190103/us-rep-cheri-bustos-details-priorities-for-new-congress

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Glacier-like movement toward consolidation – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-02/editorial-glacier-movement-toward-consolidation.html

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Annual levy to go up to help pay for pensions – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20190102/annual-levy-to-go-up-to-help-pay-for-pensions

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Romney rebuff of President Trump criticized by fellow Republicans – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/romney-rebuff-of-president-trump-criticized-by-fellow-republicans
— Day 13: Dems pass funding plan without wall, Trump digs in – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-one-of-first-acts-for-democratic-majority-house-passes-bills-to-re-open-government-wit

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HOW IS KANE COUNTY AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/how-is-kane-county-affected-by-the-government-shutdown/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ hemp rules: No pot, at least $1,100 to grow – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/illinois-hemp-rules-no-pot-at-least-to-grow/article_086c7cc0-0e8c-11e9-b74c-739895f5887d.html
— Tourism official says local sites still open while Illinois among least impacted by partial shutdown – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/tourism-official-says-local-sites-still-open-while-illinois-among/article_9e674e76-0f9f-11e9-b7b2-53999b6d4c42.html

 

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— What’s in Is Out in Illinois Just how intolerable is Illinois? A look at what’s behind the Land of Lincoln’s outmigration problem. – NATALIE ROONEY
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/whats-in-is-out-in-illinois
— Decoding the Democrats’ Sweep What’s in store for Illinois tax policy after Democrats sweep November’s election? – Keith Staats
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/decoding-the-democrats-sweep
— Illinois in Transition What will one-party rule bring to Illinois? – Marty Green
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/illinois-in-transition
— COVER STORY: Finding Direction on Diversity and Inclusion The accounting and finance profession must find a new path forward if it’s ever to achieve lasting diversity and inclusion across organizational levels. – ANNIE MUELLER
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/finding-direction-on-diversity-and-inclusion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A cohesive, practical approach to driving diversity is a desperately needed step forward: Despite ongoing efforts, diversity lags in the accounting and finance world. A 2017 data analysis from the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative shows diversity trending in the wrong direction: Promotion rates for African-American and Latino talent became consistently lower from 2014 to 2017. In fact, the Financial Accounting Foundation will tell you that 75 percent of professional accounting positions, and a staggering 90 percent of partner positions, are still held by non-minorities — and the numbers are nearly as bleak for women when looking at gender disparities alone.)
— How Volunteerism Shapes Your Future – MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ, CPA WITH DERRICK LILLY (DIERSEN: I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996. I served on the Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee 1989-1998. I have been an Illinois CPA Society member since 1979.)
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/gen-next-how-volunteerism-shapes-your-future

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT IS THE COST OF MEDICARE FOR ALL?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/what-is-the-cost-of-medicare-for-all.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump defends border stance, notes Pope Francis has ‘biggest wall of them all’ – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-defends-border-stance-notes-pope-francis-has-biggest-wall-of-them-all
— Democrats take control of House, immediately introduce bill to fund abortions worldwide – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrats-seek-to-undo-trump-ban-on-foreign-abortion-funding-with-budget-bi

 

DAILY CALLER
— PLEASE, NO MORE ‘BORDER SECURITY’ – ANN COULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/03/coulter-no-more-border-security/

 

GOPUSA

— Republicans relinquish Congress with whimper: ‘More missed opportunities than anything’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61899

— Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat, says ‘authoritarian’ Trump like Hitler in pulpit speech
http://www.gopusa.com/hank-johnson-georgia-democrat-says-authoritarian-trump-like-hitler-in-pulpit-speech/
— Kellyanne Conway jabs Pelosi: ‘Nothing screams youth and energy like a 78-year-old speaker’ (DIERSEN: What shows that you have “energy?” For me, it my having enough energy to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. What Pelosi has is experience. According to Wikipedia, “A two-time House Speaker, Pelosi previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011. She is currently in her 17th term as a member of the House of Representatives, first being elected in a 1987 special election. Pelosi is also a two-time House Minority Leader, serving from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2019. Between her alternating stints as Minority Leader and Speaker (depending on which party had the majority), Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats since 2003.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61894
— Michael Savage target of death threats, called ‘crypto Jew’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61830
— Mitt Romney’s Dance with Disgrace
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61884

 

TOWNHALL
— Rep. Hank Johnson Compares Trump to Hitler, Says His Supporters Are Uneducated and Have Short Lifespans – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/01/03/rep-hank-johnson-compares-trump-to-hitler-n2538437
— President Trump Isn’t the Enemy, Mr. Romney – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2019/01/04/president-trump-isnt-the-enemy-mr-romney-n2538479

 

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Trump Should Give ‘Oval Office Address’ Explaining Immigration Crisis Like Reagan Did for Tax Cuts – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/03/ann-coulter-trump-should-give-oval-office-address-explaining-immigration-crisis-reagan-did-tax-cuts/
— Donald Trump Surprises Reporters with Border Officials to Demand a Wall – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/donald-trump-surprises-reporters-with-border-officials-to-demand-a-wall/
— GOP/Dems Consider DACA Amnesty-for-Wall Deal Backed by Billionaire Donors – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/gop-dems-consider-daca-amnesty-for-wall-deal-backed-by-billionaire-donors/
— DACA Illegal Aliens Surged Hispanic Vote, Flipping GOP Counties Blue – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/daca-illegal-aliens-surged-hispanic-vote-flipping-gop-counties-blue/
— Pelosi: Amnesty for ‘Patriotic’ Dreamers Will ‘Make America More American’ – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/pelosi-amnesty-for-patriotic-dreamers-will-make-america-more-american/
— 12 Percent: Paul Ryan’s Favorability Bottoms Out as Former Speaker Leaves Congress – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/12-percent-paul-ryans-favorability-bottoms-out-as-former-speaker-leaves-congress/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SPLC SUED FOR TARGETING, DESTROYING LAWYER’S CAREER $6.5 million sought in complaint against ‘anti-hate’ group
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/splc-sued-for-targeting-destroying-lawyers-career/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PELOSI RULES THE HOUSE AGAIN Leftist agenda – and hate – to be on full display. – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272453/pelosi-rules-house-again-joseph-klein
— THE RACIST, ANTI-SEMITIC BLACK LEFT How racial tribalism became the defining hallmark of the black Left. – John Perazzo
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272405/racist-anti-semitic-black-left-john-perazzo

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hank Johnson brings ‘Trump is Hitler’ into the House of Representatives – Elad Hakim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/hank_johnson_brings_trump_is_hitler_into_the_house_of_representatives.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Whose Side is Mitt Romney On? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/whose-side-is-mitt-romney-on/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Agents Repelled New Year’s Migrant Invasion – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31084-border-agents-repelled-new-year-s-migrant-invasion
— Loon Congressman: Trump Is Hitler, Blacks Better Watch Out – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31090-loon-congressman-trump-is-hitler-blacks-better-watch-out

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Immigrants turn Orange County blue in 4 decades – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/03/immigrants-turn-orange-county-blue-in-4-decades
— The ‘purpling’ of America It’s no surprise to see people moving from high-tax to low-tax states – but the resulting political impact is gaining some attention.- Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/03/the-purpling-of-america

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MICHAEL SAVAGE GETS DEATH THREATS, MOVES TO SECRET LOCATION Email threatens massacre if restaurant lets him dine
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/savage-gets-death-threats-moves-to-secret-location/


— COLLUSION WITH THE WASHINGTON POST: WHOSE SIDE IS MITT ON? Pat Buchanan looks at Romney’s ‘audition’ for the role of Jeff Flake
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/collusion-with-wapo-whose-side-is-mitt-on/

 

HOT AIR
— Calm Down Already. Mitt Romney Is Allowed To Criticize Trump.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/calm-already-mitt-romney-allowed-criticize-trump/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Barely Touch Mob of Illegals Attacking Border Agents – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/03/nets-barely-touch-mob-illegals-attacking-border-agents

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Liz Cheney Urges Democrats to ‘Keep Talking’ so Americans Know How ‘Radical’ They Are – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/liz-cheney-urges-democrats-keep-talking-americans-know-how-radical/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Keep Their Promises
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29422

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Romney looks forward to a ‘trusting relationship’ with Trump – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/3/romney-looks-forward-trusting-relationship-trump/
— Numbers: Congress is 88 percent Christian – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/3/a-new-pew-research-center-analysis-reveals-that-88/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals that 88 percent of the members of the 116th Congress are Christian. This finding prompted the pollster to declare that “Christians are overrepresented in Congress.” But let us examine the numbers. Of that 88 percent, 55 percent of the lawmakers are Protestant, 30 percent Catholic, 13 percent Baptist, 8 percent Methodist, and 5 percent each say they are Episcopalian, Presbyterian or Lutheran. . .“In the 116th Congress, just two of the 253 GOP members do not identify as Christian: Reps. Lee Zeldin of New York and David Kustoff of Tennessee are Jewish,” the analysis says. “By contrast, 61 of the 281 Democrats do not identify as Christian. More than half of the 61 are Jewish (32), and 18 decline to specify a religious affiliation. Congressional Democrats also include Hindus (3), Muslims (3), Buddhists (2), Unitarian Universalists (2) and one religiously unaffiliated member.”)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Democrats will restore the promise of our democracy.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/423763-democrats-will-restore-the-promise-of-our-democracy
— New Dem lawmaker hangs trans flag outside office on Capitol Hill – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423714-new-dem-congresswoman-hangs-trans-flag-outside-office-on-capitol-hill
— Undocumented worker claims Trump golf club hid her from Secret Service review – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/423705-former-undocumented-worker-at-trump-golf-club-alleges-management

 

CNN
— Federal worker: I worry everyday about food (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/03/federal-employee-rebecca-maclean-government-shutdown-impact-sot-vpx-nr.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Government Shutdown Leaves Workers Reeling: ‘We Seem to Be Pawns’ – Campbell Robertson, Mitch Smith and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/government-shutdown-workers-pay.html
— As Trump Holds Firm on Shutdown, He Never Mentions One Group: Federal Workers – Annie Karni (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html
— What Is and Isn’t Affected by the Government Shutdown – Niraj Chokshi and Christina Caron
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/whats-affected-government-shutdown.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The I.R.S. Under the shutdown, most Internal Revenue Service operations have stopped. According to a contingency plan covering the final weeks of December, about seven in eight of the agency’s nearly 80,000 employees have been sent home. That plan does not make clear, though, what the I.R.S. will do as the shutdown extends into January. (Tax filing season has not yet begun, but the agency will no doubt face plenty of questions from filers over the recent tax law changes.) [President Trump and Democrats could not break an impasse over his request of funding for a border wall.] The agency, which did not respond to a request for comment, may bring in more workers to prepare for tax season, but it generally does not answer taxpayer questions or pay tax refunds during a shutdown, according to The Wall Street Journal. If the shutdown ends within a few weeks, it is unlikely to seriously affect most taxpayers.)
— Five Ways Elizabeth Warren (and Other 2020 Hopefuls) Will Campaign When There’s No Campaign Yet – Maggie Astor and Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-2020-candidates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago Council alderman Ed Burke charged with attempted extortion – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/chicago-council-alderman-charged-with-attempted-extortion/2019/01/03/2567eca0-0a50-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
— Evangelicals have hired their own Goliath – Michael Gerson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/evangelicals-have-hired-their-own-goliath/2019/01/03/c04b1a86-0f90-11e9-831f-3aa2c2be4cbd_story.html
— Unpopular Trump pushes unpopular wall as federal employees, services suffer – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/04/unpopular-trump-pushes-unpopular-wall-federal-employees-services-suffer/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want open borders.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-wall-shutdown-medieval-castle-20190104-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Forget the wall — Democrats now hate the border itself – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/forget-the-wall-democrats-now-hate-the-border-itself/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Pelosi promises ‘different world’ – Nicole Gaudiano and Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. House Democrats will do everything that they can to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/03/nancy-pelosi-trump-can-expect-different-world-new-congress/2391622002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than You Think As legalization spreads, more Americans are becoming heavy users of cannabis, despite its links to violence and mental illness – Alex Berenson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marijuana-is-more-dangerous-than-you-think-11546527075
— ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ Review: Bitter Is Better Grudges are natural and human, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about having them. “The past matters,” the author tells us. Jenny Allen reviews “How to Hold a Grudge” by Sophie Hannah. – Jenny Allen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems and b) hold tremendous grudges against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-hold-a-grudge-review-bitter-is-better-11546559895
— More First-Time Home Buyers Are Turning to the Bank of Mom and Dad Among borrowers using FHA loans, which come with low down payments, more than 26% tap relatives for financial help. That’s up from 22% in 2011. – Ben Eisen (DIERSEN: Where did the down payment come from for your first real estate purchase? For me, in 1972, when I was 24 years old, it came from a) my IRS salary since 1971 and b) my Firestone Stores salary since 1970 (full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-first-time-home-buyers-are-turning-to-the-bank-of-mom-and-dad-11546597800

 

BLOOMBERG
— The Courts Run Out of Cash Next Friday. Here’s What Happens Then – Erik Larson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-04/the-courts-run-out-of-cash-next-friday-here-s-what-happens-then

 

FORBES
— Job Market Predictions To Watch Out For In 2019 – Jack Kelly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/01/03/frightening-predictions-for-the-job-market-in-2019/#68980c3374ad
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination will become rampant. It is one of the few areas where prejudices are overlooked and condoned. It is not necessarily because companies don’t like older workers; it’s that they have more experience, so they earn more money compared to younger colleagues, their insurance costs are presumed higher and they’re not as easily manipulated as younger employees with mountains of debt to pay off. It will be convenient for management to target experienced and well-paid personnel with specious claims about their work product, in an effort to bully them into leaving.)

 

NEWS OK
— Evangelicals falsely believe they have found a champion in Trump – MICHAEL GERSON
https://newsok.com/article/5619302/michael-gerson-evangelicals-falsely-believe-they-have-found-a-champion-in-trump

 

NEW YORKER
— Is Optimism Dead in the Trump Era? – Susan Glasser (DIERSEN: Because of Democrat Party gains on November 6, 2018, members of the following groups are optimistic: 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.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/is-optimism-dead-in-the-trump-era

 

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN COMPARES DONALD TRUMP TO HITLER, CALLS PRESIDENT ‘RACIST STRONGMAN’ – TIM MARCIN
https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-congressman-donald-trump-hitler-racist-strongman-1278901
— TRUMP BORDER WALL GOFUNDME HITS $18M, MORE THAN PARKLAND AND MARCH FOR OUR LIVES CAMPAIGNS COMBINED IN 2018 – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/gofundme-trumps-border-wall-closes-19-million-second-largest-2018-1277898
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ HITS BACK AT GOP BOOING: ‘DON’T HATE ME CAUSE YOU AIN’T ME, FELLAS’ – SHANE CROUCHER
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-booed-video-aoc-twitter-1279099

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Brings Federal Employee Union to White House to Make Case for Shutdown – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/01/trump-brings-federal-employee-union-white-house-make-case-shutdown/153919/

January 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— U.S. Fires Tear Gas Across Mexico Border to Stop Migrants – Andrew Johnson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/migrants-customs-border-protection-clash-tear-gas-rocks-fence-503763431.html
— Congress Leaders Invited to White House for Border Briefing The partial government shutdown began Dec. 22 after Trump bowed to conservative demands that he fight to make good on his vow and secure funding for the wall – Zeke Miller and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Government-Shutdown-503751921.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 shot in Chicago during first 6 hours of 2019
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/4-shot-in-chicago-during-first-6-hours-of-2019
— Hillary Clinton calls 2018 ‘a dark time for our country’ (DIERSEN: In Illinois, 2018 was an especially dark time because of all the defeats that Republican candidates suffered in the November 6, 2018 election.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hillary-clinton-calls-2018-a-dark-time-for-our-country-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wisconsin: Additional auditors generate $72 million more in revenue – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–extra-auditors-tax-revenue-20190101-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Paying for Medicaid, schools will be priority for lawmakers – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/paying-for-medicaid-schools-will-be-priority-for-lawmakers/

 

SOUTHERN
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/forbes-list-says-illinois-is-one-of-the-next-states/article_abe3ad31-d818-5be8-8945-8d10ece34046.html

 

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Scott Walker plans to give speeches, advocate for conservatives
http://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_6e5a9506-aec0-5501-9bdb-7cba05ed8727.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— A year of gun violence in Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/inn-investigation-a-year-of-gun-violence-in-chicago/article_9d3ea610-0532-11e9-883f-3b9b4faec4ae.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Sovereignty Is the Defining Issue’: Malkin Says Trump Must ‘Hold the Line’ on Border Wall Funding ‘It’s national security, it’s economic security, it’s public safety.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/01/michelle-malkin-president-trump-must-stand-strong-demand-border-wall-funding-amid

 

GOPUSA
— Jerry Brown: Climate change ‘devastating in a similar way’ to the Nazis
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61658
— Women’s March anti-Semitism charges split Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61651

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: House Dems Showing They Don’t Care About Border – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-wall-government-shutdown-democrats-resist/2019/01/01/id/896476/

 

BREITBART
— Washington Post Fact-Checks Trump: Obama Built a ‘Fence’ on Top of a Wall, Not a ‘Wall,’ at His New Home – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/01/washington-post-fact-checks-trump-obama-built-a-fence-on-top-of-a-wall-not-a-wall-at-his-new-home/
— Nearly 400 Migrants Died Crossing Unsecured U.S. Border in 2018 – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/01/nearly-400-migrants-died-crossing-unsecured-u-s-border-in-2018/

 

TOWNHALL
— ICE Was Forced to Use Tear Gas on Another Load of Caravan Riders – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/01/ice-was-forced-to-use-tear-gas-on-another-load-of-caravan-riders-n2538338

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RECORD NUMBER OF ILLEGALS TRYING TO BUY GUNS FBI says figure outpacing those with mental-health issues
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/record-number-of-illegals-trying-to-buy-guns/

 

PATRIOT POST
— Costs of Illegal Immigration Demand Significant Reform Measures – James Shott
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60271-costs-of-illegal-immigration-demand-significant-reform-measures
— The Left Will Make 2019 a Dark Year – Dennis Prager
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/60266-the-left-will-make-2019-a-dark-year

 

POLITICO
— How the shutdown is reaching a breaking point Many of the departments and agencies hit by the partial shutdown are running out of carryover cash and time to prep checks for the midmonth pay period. – JENNIFER SCHOLTES, CAITLIN EMMA and BERNIE BECKER
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/how-the-shutdown-is-reaching-a-breaking-point-1053885
— House Democrats to push for more diversity in top corporate ranks – ZACHARY WARMBRODT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/01/house-democrats-corporate-diversity-1040900

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Trump Tax Cut: Even Worse Than You’ve Heard Skeptical reporting has still been too favorable – Paul Krugman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/01/opinion/the-trump-tax-cut-even-worse-than-youve-heard.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals encourage U.S. citizens to vote for Democrats.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-midterm-elections-dreamers-20190101-story.html

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs promote “tech immigrants.”
http://www.startribune.com/canada-scoops-up-tech-immigrants-who-are-nervous-about-working-in-the-u-s/503666892/

 

CASPER STAR TRIBUNE
— Will: In Illinois, Cheri Bustos, a sign of intelligent life in the Democratic Party – George Will
https://trib.com/opinion/columns/will-in-illinois-a-sign-of-intelligent-life-in-the/article_b07247c7-ad64-5479-8aa6-d8406e1538bd.html

 

HARTSBURG NEWS
— If you forget to take your required minimum distributions, you could face a big tax penalty (DIERSEN: What will your required minimum distributions (RMD) be? My RMDs will be much smaller because of the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://hartsburgnews.com/if-you-forget-to-do-this-before-the-end-of-the-year-you-could-face-a-big-tax-penalty/206576/

 

NPR
— Partial Government Shutdown Continues With No Solution In Sight – KELSEY SNELL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/partial-government-shutdown-continues-no-solution-sight#stream/0
— Federal Workers, Burdened By Shutdown, Face Trump-Ordered Pay Freeze – SCOTT HORSLEY
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/01/681361905/federal-workers-burdened-by-shutdown-face-trump-ordered-pay-freeze

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Invites Congressional Leaders for Meeting Amid Shutdown Republicans and Democrats both invited to Wednesday meeting; topics to include border security – Peter Nicholas and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-invites-congressional-leaders-to-meet-with-trump-wednesday-11546374858

 

FORBES
— HUD Housing Realities: Female-led And Feeling The Financial Burn – Aly J. Yale
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alyyale/2019/01/01/hud-housing-realities-female-led-and-feeling-the-burn/#687891036aac
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rising rents and increasing mortgage rates are squeezing housing affordability for everyone. But for residents of HUD-subsidized housing? Housing has never been more expensive. According to a new analysis from Porch.com, HUD residents are putting a whopping 29% of their income toward housing — up from 27.9% in 2009. Monthly, that equates to about $315 in contributions per resident. Compared to the national average rent (which was over $1,400, as of December), it might seem a small number, but HUD residents make just a fraction of the average American’s income. Nationally, the median HUD household makes just $12,906 per year. The average household makes nearly five times that — $61,372.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Can the administration end its battles with employee unions and find civil service compromises in 2019? – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2019/01/can-the-administration-end-its-battles-with-employee-unions-and-find-civil-service-compromises-in-2019/

 

GUARDIAN
— ‘We are not robots’: Amazon warehouse employees push to unionize Workers announced launch of union push in response to working conditions as company says it does not recognize allegations – Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/01/amazon-fulfillment-center-warehouse-employees-union-new-york-minnesota

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.newsweek.com/which-states-legalization-marijuana-2019-1275736