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January 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Mitt Romney slams vaccine distribution roll out: ‘As incomprehensible as it is inexcusable’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-vaccine-mitt-romney-rollout-pfizer/9280958/

NBC5
— In Georgia, Biden’s Presidency Meets Early Defining Moment. In his last visit, Biden called Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler “roadblocks” – Bill Barrow
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/in-georgia-bidens-presidency-meets-early-defining-moment/2406371/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Name change for CPS’ Agassiz Elementary expected to be the first of many. The decision to rename the Lake View school for one of three Black women is expected to be followed by similar undertakings at dozens of CPS schools. – Nader Issa and Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/1/22197836/cps-louis-agassiz-elementary-name-change-expected
— Wisconsin police monitor recreational marijuana in Illinois. A 2017 report on the effect legal recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington had on neighboring states found “a sharp increase in marijuana possession arrests in border counties.” But checks with police along the Illinois-Wisconsin state line have shown no such rise, so far. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/1/2/22204742/marijuana-illinois-recreational-pot-sales-chicago-wisconsin-police-monitor-state-line-impact

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— End of the Lipinski era: A 45-year political reign on Chicago’s Southwest Side comes to a close – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dan-lipinski-william-chicago-southwest-side-20210102-vfetdanqx5foza5gvsa4nrszpa-story.html
— Old railroad corridors near Chicago transformed into all-weather trails for hiking, cycling and cross-country skiing – JEANINE BARONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-rails-to-trails-0103-20210102-bmkiqagstbgkbcfov7uq4do5du-list.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 61-mile Illinois Prairie Path (aka IPP) is one of the nation’s oldest rail-trails, dating to 1967. Following the right of way of the former Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, the IPP consists of three main branches, each making for a delightful day trip from Chicago. (Wheaton, the central trailhead for all three, is just 30 miles from the Windy City.) Along the more urban Main Branch, Villa Park is worth a stop. Its Historical Museum housed in a reclaimed train depot displays several old train signals outside. Other remnants of the route’s railroad past are found in Wheaton’s Volunteer Park, where a contemporary sculpture was created from spikes, bolts and part of the Roarin’ Elgin’s original third rail. The 13-mile Aurora Branch is especially leafy, owing to the necklace of forest preserves along the way, including the St. James Farm. This former equestrian estate displays many horse-related bronzes and reliefs that will enthrall art enthusiasts. It also makes for serene picnicking beside a parcel of prairie gardens and a cattail pond. Not far from Wheaton, the 14-mile-long Elgin Branch slips into the verdant Lincoln Marsh Natural Area, where a network of nature trails with observation points — including a floating boardwalk — offer birders the opportunity to spot great egrets, green herons and other species.)

WBEZ
— Look At Who’s Eyeing A Run To Replace Jesse White, The State’s Most Popular Democrat. Illinois’ long-serving secretary of state says he won’t be seeking reelection in 2022. – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/people-are-lining-up-to-replace-the-states-most-popular-democrat/5da39810-d8d4-406d-b503-89c2f537ea5c

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Embattled Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan gets backing for reelection from majority of Latinx Caucus – Rick Pearson
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/embattled-illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-gets-backing-for-reelection-from-majority-of-latinx-caucus/article_cee62f3f-3c46-5c2c-b847-bc7da94b02d8.html

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Breen fumes at governor’s latest mandates: ‘Small business has been left to die under Pritzker’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/568292999-breen-fumes-at-governor-s-latest-mandates-small-business-has-been-left-to-die-under-pritzker
— Curran criticizes governor’s handling of COVID-19 crisis: ‘The way we’ve closed the state is really a tragedy’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/568281879-curran-criticizes-governor-s-handling-of-covid-19-crisis-the-way-we-ve-closed-the-state-is-really-a-tragedy
— Dabrowski blasts governor’s COVID-19 response: ‘There is no data being presented that justifies it’ – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/568894205-dabrowski-blasts-governor-s-covid-19-response-there-is-no-data-being-presented-that-justifies-it

FOX NEWS
— Trump the clear Republican ‘front-runner’ in next White House race. Trump, Pence, other potential 2024 GOP contenders to attend major Republican Party meeting next week. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-clear-republican-frontrunner-2024-white-house-race

AMERICAN THINKER
— We Don’t Need To Accept The ‘New Normal’ The Left Is Forcing On Us – Caren Besner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, the ‘New Normal’ is the demise of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/we_dont_need_to_accept_the_new_normal_the_left_is_forcing_on_us.html

DAILY CALLER
— McConnell Again Blocks Standalone $2,000 Stimulus Check Bill – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/01/mcconnell-again-blocks-standalone-2000-stimulus-check-bill-new-years-covid-19-coronavirus/

EPOCH TIMES
— Proposed House Rules Seek to Erase Gendered Terms Such as ‘Father, Mother, Son, Daughter’ – MIMI NGUYEN LY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats promote the destruction of traditional marriage and the destruction of the traditional family.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/proposed-house-rules-seek-to-erase-gendered-terms-such-as-father-mother-son-daughter_3640653.html

THE HILL
— Congress overrides Trump veto for the first time – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532321-congress-overrides-trump-ndaa-veto
— Five GOP contenders — other than Trump — for 2024 – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/531796-five-gop-contenders-other-than-trump-for-2024

NEW YORK TIMES
— Immigrant Neighborhoods Shifted Red as the Country Chose Blue – Weiyi Cai and Ford Fessenden
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/20/us/politics/election-hispanics-asians-voting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Across the United States, many areas with large populations of Latinos and residents of Asian descent, including ones with the highest numbers of immigrants, had something in common this election: a surge in turnout and a shift to the right, often a sizable one. The pattern was evident in big cities like Chicago and New York, in California and Florida, and along the Texas border with Mexico, according to a New York Times analysis of voting in 28,000 precincts in more than 20 cities. Joseph R. Biden Jr. beat President Trump in almost all of these places en route to his record popular vote victory. But the red shifts, along with a wave of blue shifts in Republican and white areas, have scrambled the conventional wisdom of American politics and could presage a new electoral calculus for the parties.)
— Virginia Judge Won’t Try Black Man in Courtroom Lined With White Portraits. David Bernhard, a circuit court judge, wrote in his decision that the display of portraits of white judges “is based on a non-racial principle, yet yields a racial result.” – Derrick Bryson Taylor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that if Whites achieve more than minorities, it is because of Republican racism and b) that if men achieve more than women, it is because of Republican sexism.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/01/us/virginia-judge-white-portraits.html
— FAFSA’s Expected Family Contribution Is Going Away. Good Riddance. The dollar figure that the federal financial aid form spits out has long left families confused and despondent. And then there are those great expectations. – Ron Lieber (DIERSEN: How much money did you expect your parents to pay for your bachelor’s degree? I did not expect my parents to pay anything. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school and she never worked outside the home until after he died. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968 while I took classes at UIC, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/your-money/fafsa-expected-family-contribution.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump rips ‘Pathetic!!!’ Senate GOP for blocking $2,000 checks – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/01/01/trump-rips-pathetic-senate-gop-for-blocking-2k-checks/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s at Stake in Georgia. Here’s the difference between a Democratic and Republican Senate this year. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-at-stake-in-georgia-11609540879
— Never Think You’re Too Old to Become a Beginner – Tom Vanderbilt (DIERSEN: My Democrat and IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers and subordinates demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed late-coming beginner in accounting and in auditing. They stressed that I did not a) take and pass the CPA examination until I was 30 in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31, and c) take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32. They would have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-new-years-resolutions-never-think-youre-too-old-to-become-a-beginner-11609426707
— The Future Turns 50 This Year – Daniel Casse (DIERSEN: What did you do in 1971? I started the year when I was 22 years old a) working for Firestone Stores as the Retail Sales Manager in its Chicago Heights store, b) taking a graduate business course at UIC, c) pursuing a financial hardship draft deferment, and d) driving a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. Then, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, and that changed everything because Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint after my Firestone Store manager had rudely fired me for accepting that offer. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $47,965/year) Revenue Officer in Chicago. As an IRS employee, I was a member of the National Treasury Employees Union. I accepted my Firestone Store manager’s offer to come back and work part-time. I lived in Crete with my mother and brother. After my Charger was stolen in Chicago, I bought a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Bel Air. Late in the year, Loyola accepted me into its Graduate School of Business.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-future-turns-50-this-year-11609537573

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Fires Back at Fox News Host Mark Levin Who Called for His Defeat: ‘Outrage for Profit’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker-fires-back-fox-news-host-who-called-his-defeat-outrage-profit-1558473

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Nasdaq Proposed Rule Would Require Board Diversity and Transparency (DIERSEN: I should write a book about groups that are ever-increasingly in the minority in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). I would focus on groups that support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on how little if at all that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders defend or promote the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/nasdaq-proposed-rule-would-require-board-diversity-and-transparency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In its proposal, Nasdaq emphasized that this year’s “social justice movement has brought heightened attention to the commitment of public companies to diversity and inclusion.” The proposal also cites several academic publications that studied the relationship between diverse boards and improved financial performance and corporate governance. As a result, the proposal seeks to encourage companies to have boards of directors that better reflect the country’s diverse population. The proposal would accomplish this goal by requiring a few things from companies. Under the proposed rule, Nasdaq-listed companies, subject to certain exemptions, would be required to: report on their annual proxy statements or websites statistical information regarding the gender, race, and LGBTQ+ makeup of their boards; and have at least two diverse directors: one who self-identifies as female and one who self-identifies as “an [u]nderrepresented minority” or “a member of the LGBTQ+ community.” Companies with corporate boards that do not satisfy the diversity requirements would be required to explain in their annual proxy statements or on their websites why they did not meet the requirements. The term “underrepresented minority” will be construed in accordance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) definitions, which include: “Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian, Native American or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or Two or More Races or Ethnicities.” Gender, underrepresented minority status, and LGBTQ+ status would be self-identified. According to the proposal, requiring an explanation from companies that do not satisfy the diversity requirements would provide investors with additional information so they can make more informed investment decisions. Nasdaq would phase the rule in over a period of several years. The proposed rule would require at least one diverse director no later than two years after the rule’s approval, and two diverse directors no later than four years after approval for companies listed on two of Nasdaq’s tiers, or five years for a third tier.)

REASON
— “Diversity” Nonsense Cost Tens of Thousands of Lives. Moderna Delayed its Vaccine Trials to Ensure it had “Enough” Minority Representation. – DAVID BERNSTEIN (DIERSEN: How many protected groups are you a member of? Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/01/01/diversity-nonsense-cost-tens-of-thousands-of-lives/

NATION
— The Past and Future of the Left in the Democratic Party. Centrist Democrats who blamed the left for election losses would do well to remember the people who have fought for and shaped the party’s history. – Michael Brenes and Michael Koncewicz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about groups that are ever-increasingly in the minority in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). I would focus on those who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on how little if at all that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders defend or promote the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/left-history-democratic-party/

January 1 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Carjackings more than double in 2020
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/carjackings-more-than-double-in-2020

WGN TV
— Activists demand for Lightfoot’s resignation over botched raid as mayor, Young meet – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/activists-demand-for-lightfoots-resignation-amid-fallout-over-botched-raid/
— CTU board member facing criticism for vacationing in Caribbean while pushing remote learning – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/ctu-board-member-facing-criticism-for-vacationing-in-caribbean-while-pushing-remote-learning/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters deride Hawley’s plan to object to Electoral College results as being a political stunt.
https://wgnradio.com/news/hawleys-plan-to-object-to-electoral-college-results-derided-as-political-stunt/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Marchers urge city officials not to overlook ‘virus of violence.’ The Rev. Michael Pfleger and about 150 demonstrators marched along Michigan Avenue on Thursday. – Manny Ramos and Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/31/22208448/michael-pfleger-antiviolence-march-michigan-avenue-rainbow-push
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater blames Trump for Trump’s problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/29/22204988/trump-presidential-election-loss-jacob-sullum-loser

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Governor’s cuts get frosty welcome from taxpayers – Editorial
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Governor-s-cuts-get-frosty-welcome-15837600.php

WREX
— Illinois is facing a teacher shortage crisis due to the pandemic – Maggie Polsean (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Qualification problems included a) lacking required education, work experience, and/or professional certifications, b) failing to pass an employment examination, c) failing background investigations, and d) failing physical examinations.)
https://wrex.com/2020/12/31/illinois-is-facing-a-teacher-shortage-crisis-due-to-the-pandemic/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Objections to a presidential certification vote is not rare — Dems did the same to Trump. – CHRISTOPHER WHITE
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/objections-to-a-presidential-certification-vote-is-not-rare-dems-did-the-same-to-trump

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters deride Hawley’s plan to object to Electoral College results as being a political stunt.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/hawleys-plan-to-object-to-electoral-college-results-derided-as-political-stunt/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Teachers Union big shot says unsafe to teach live — from her pool side in Puerto Rico
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teachers-union-big-shot-says-unsafe-to-teach-live-from-her-pool-side-in-puerto-rico-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Janet Yellen made more than $7 million in speaking fees in 2019, 2020 – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/1/janet-yellen-made-more-7-million-speaking-fees-201/
— Trump’s media coverage among most censored stories of 2020 – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the articles that my critics/opponents do not want anyone to see.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/29/inside-beltway-trumps-negative-media-coverage-amon/
— Trump demand to ax Section 230 could alter Americans’ online lives – Ryan Lovelace (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on destroying me for my including links in GOPUSA emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, b) those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers, c) those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and d) those who are/were leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and/or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter. The aforesaid have focused on destroying me, but they have not sued the authors of the articles that they do not like.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/trump-demand-to-ax-section-230-could-alter-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump and his supporters want the legal protection stripped from companies such as Twitter and Facebook so that they can swing back at social media platforms that they believe censor or diminish conservative speech online. But removing the protection contained in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act would give Twitter and Facebook greater latitude to enforce broader restrictions because failing to do so could result in heavy fines and expensive legal disputes. Eliminating the legal protection would make Twitter liable for all of the content in users’ tweets, make Facebook liable for all the content across its various platforms including Instagram, and make Wikipedia liable for whatever edits users make and the content they post. The biggest tech companies can afford to lawyer up against the ensuing onslaught of complaints in a manner that their smaller competitors cannot, and they would move quickly to change the boundaries of what is acceptable to publish online.)

BREITBART
— Top 15 MAGA Moments for President Donald Trump in 2020 – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/31/top-15-maga-moments-for-president-donald-trump-in-2020/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Team Disables Chat On Virtual Press Conferences After Reporters Ask Tough Questions – Emily Zanotti (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-team-disables-chat-on-virtual-press-conferences-after-reporters-ask-tough-questions

TOWNHALL
— My Wish List for 2021 – Michael Brown (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents wish for? My critics/opponents wish a) for me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, for everyone to stop reading those emails, b) for me to resign as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and c) for those Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois who support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform to resign. Overwhelmingly, the aforesaid Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbrown/2021/01/01/my-wish-list-for-2021-n2582389

THE HILL
— Kinzinger criticizes Trump, colleagues for ‘trying to discredit’ the election – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/532286-gop-lawmaker-rebukes-trump-fellow-republicans-for-trying-to-overturn-2020-election

PROPUBLICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to this article, Trump purged of hundreds of VA staff members and that created a path to disaster. I should write a book about how Democrats used Republican-led budget cuts to destroy GAO. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/those-of-us-who-dont-die-are-going-to-quit-a-crush-of-patients-dwindling-supplies-and-the-nurse-who-lost-hope

NBC NEWS
— Gen Z Republicans see new era for party after Trump. We should be attempting to expand our reaches, even if it does cost us,” said one young Republican voter. – Nicole Via y Rada (DIERSEN: Those who will never vote for Republicans want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) platform planks and b) to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/gen-z-republicans-see-new-era-party-after-trump-n1252220

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting – Vivian Wang (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the articles that my critics/opponents do not want anyone to see.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/world/asia/china-Zhang-Zhan-covid-convicted.html
— Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats – Astead W. Herndon and Richard Fausset (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us/politics/georgia-senate-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Motavalli blasts collector car owners who put few miles on their cars. Motavalli would certainly blast me. In my defense, I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/business/low-mileage-supercars-lamborghini.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hawley’s plan to contest electoral college vote certification ensures drawn-out process – John Wagner and Rosalind S. Helderman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress-election-vote-certification-objection/2020/12/30/4dce936c-4ab6-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
— Pence seeks rejection of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn the election – Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sasse-letter-electoral-college-ploy/2020/12/31/44da8dba-4b65-11eb-a9d9-1e3ec4a928b9_story.html
— A New Year’s goal for progressives: Stop advocating bailouts for rich people – Catherine Rampell (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are conflicted. They want to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being both a failure and rich. Their answer is to hint/imply/argue/shout that I am rich a) because I avoided the draft, b) because I was grossly overpaid by the federal government, c) because of my wife’s income, d) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, e) because my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my and my wife’s federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies are way too generous, and f) because I do not give money to a church like they do.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/some-of-the-progressive-priorities-really-help-the-rich-more-than-the-poor/2020/12/31/f3e1a2ac-4b70-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A Republican in Joe Biden’s Cabinet? The president-elect should just say no. Naming a Republican is bad messaging and not necessary. And it wouldn’t signal strength or produce an envoy with persuasive powers over the opposition.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/31/joe-biden-cabinet-diverse-republican-not-needed-column/4083288001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How the Republican Party succumbed to Trump.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/23/surrender-to-donald-trump-republicans-slippery-slope-column/3989411001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi to Draw on Their History in Bid to Unite Fractious Democrats. The president-elect and House speaker share trust, faith and long experience legislating together. – Natalie Andrews and Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden? I share the following: old, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, Christian, past federal employee, our ancestors have been in America for a long time, and we both are Corvette owners. Will the aforesaid help save me when Democrats ramp up their efforts to destroy Republicans?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-nancy-pelosi-to-draw-on-their-history-in-bid-to-unite-fractious-democrats-11609506000
— Yellen Earned Millions in Speaking Fees After Leaving Fed, Disclosures Show. Former Fed chairwoman has spoken extensively on economic policy since leaving central bank in 2018. – Natalie Andrews and Nick Timiraos
https://www.wsj.com/articles/yellen-earned-millions-in-speaking-fees-after-leaving-fed-disclosures-show-11609458480
— Pence, House Seek to Dismiss GOP Suit Aimed at Letting Him Overturn Election. Justice Department called Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert’s suit a ‘walking legal contradiction’ – Sadie Gurman and Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-seeks-to-dismiss-gop-lawsuit-aiming-to-lethim-overturn-election-11609458671
— States of Growth and Decline. The latest Census population statistics show a shift from blue to red. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-of-growth-and-decline-11609460276
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Sixteen mostly coastal and Rust Belt states lost population from July 2019 to July 2020, according to the Census Bureau’s annual population survey, and Illinois, West Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Mississippi and Vermont have shrunk since 2010. At the same time, many low-tax Sun Belt states have continued to attract newcomers.)

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s New Year’s Resolution—Give Up Fox News? – DARRAGH ROCHE
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-new-year-resolution-fox-news-oan-newsmax-1558209
— Kinzinger Posts Video Debunking Donald Trump’s Election Fraud Claims – JEFFERY MARTIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters use Kinzinger to destroy the Republican Party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-posts-video-debunking-donald-trumps-election-fraud-claims-1558412
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Josh Hawley’s Biden Objection Divides Missouri GOP: I Guess He’s Running for President.”
https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-electoral-college-challenge-joe-biden-president-1558301

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Trump Returns to White House Early, Offers Year-End Message. President Donald Trump has delivered a year-end video message after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration’s work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID-19 and rebuild the economy. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-12-30/trump-to-return-to-white-house-early-from-florida-vacation

FORBES
— 5 Tips For Focusing Your Energy In 2021 – Lisa Bodell (DIERSEN: During 2021, I will continue to focus my energy on putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisabodell/2021/12/31/5-tips-for-focusing-your-energy-in-2021/

DAILY CARDINAL
— Censorship is simply gasoline on the fire – Ian-Michael Griffin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who censor me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2021/01/censorship-is-simply-gasoline-on-the-fire

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Real Republican Radicals.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-real-republican-radicals

MEDIATE
— Kinzinger Slams Mark Levin Over Calling Him A ‘Reckless Politician’: ‘Godfather Of Outrage For Profit’ – Zachary Petrizzo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about elected officials and party leaders who have turned on those like me who helped elect them. I would focus on Republican candidates who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those who have led the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000. I would focus on those who have led TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter since 2000.)
https://www.mediaite.com/news/gop-congressman-slams-mark-levin-over-calling-him-a-reckless-politician-godfather-of-outrage-for-profit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Adam Kinzinger is very devious and reckless politician. He was elected as a Tea Party candidate 10 years ago and quickly turned on them,” the Fox News host tweeted. “He is now an activist for the administrative state and against constitutionalists.” Levin proceeded to take additional swings at Kinzinger. “Unsurprisingly, he’s celebrated by the Dem-Party media. His attack on those earnestly trying to fix what the Dems broke during this election cycle & their efforts to prevent further usurpations of the Constitution (as they’ve announced their intentions), is unconscionable,” Levin added. “He should be defeated at the ballot box in the next Republican primary. Then he can join CNN or MSNBC as a full-time, conservative-trashing contributor,” Levin concluded. . .“I guess I hit a nerve. Don’t flatter yourself, Hollywood. And don’t worry about my finances. I pay your overpaid salary. Just do your damn job,” Levin tweeted.)

GUARDIAN
— Joe Biden to have new Secret Service team amid concern about Trump loyalty – Victoria Bekiempis (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents destroy those who are not blindly loyal to them and to them only. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/31/joe-biden-secret-service-team-trump-loyalty

JAKARTA POST
— US, EU urge release of Wuhan citizen journalist (DIERSEN: To deny me whatever protections that journalists have, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not a journalist. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am merely an operative or a dupe for those who they want to destroy. Most commonly, they want to destroy their opponents in Republican U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, and congressional primary elections.)
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/12/30/us-eu-urge-release-of-wuhan-citizen-journalist-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States and European Union on Tuesday demanded that China release a citizen journalist jailed for reports from Wuhan, with top US diplomat Mike Pompeo accusing Beijing of covering up COVID-19. Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer in custody since May, was Monday handed four years in prison over her early online accounts that provided a rare unvarnished glimpse of the city where the mysterious respiratory illness was first detected a year ago. Pompeo in a statement called on China to “release her immediately and unconditionally.” “The Chinese Communist Party has shown once again it will do whatever it takes to silence those who question the party’s official line, even regarding crucial public health information,” outgoing President Donald Trump’s secretary of state said. Zhang’s reports challenged Beijing’s official narrative that the government valiantly defeated the virus, questioning hospital capacity and access to virus testing in the early days and showing aggression on the part of Chinese authorities to her filming on her phone. The 37-year-old was sentenced by a Shanghai court for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” Pompeo is an outspoken critic of Beijing who has attacked China over its role in the origins of the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.)
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/12/30/us-eu-urge-release-of-wuhan-citizen-journalist-.html

ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters glorify and praise BLM.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/12/31/2020-the-year-black-lives-matter-shook-the-world

December 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 8,009 cases, 133 coronavirus deaths. New COVID-19 variant may already be circulating in Illinois, Dr. Arwady says.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-8009-covid-19-cases-133-coronavirus-deaths-/9229960/
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady announces resignation effective late Thursday night
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-announces-resignation-/9231043/

NBC5
— Sen. David Perdue Quarantines After Contact With Someone Infected With Covid, Days Before Georgia Runoff – Hannah Miao
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/sen-david-perdue-quarantines-after-contact-with-someone-infected-with-covid-days-before-georgia-runoff/2405886/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Patients are dying like flies’: California nurse in ICU begs the public to stop being careless
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/patients-are-dying-like-flies-nurse-in-icu-begs-community-to-stop-being-careless

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 133 more Illinois coronavirus deaths with positivity rate trending upward into new year. Since COVID-19 claimed its first Illinois victim March 16, an average of about 57 people have died with the virus every day — or about one fatality every 25 minutes. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/31/22208068/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-dec-31
— Illinois corruption wins if the players change but the rules remain the same. With two important votes on Jan. 13, the Illinois House can dismantle not just the Mike Madigan Machine, but the system that gave him his unprecedented power. – Matt Paprocki
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/31/22207045/illinois-politics-corruption-speaker-michael-madigan-springfield-house-matt-paprocki

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After giving up GOP leadership post, three-time candidate for governor Bill Brady resigns from the Illinois Senate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-bill-brady-resigns-illinois-senate-20201231-u5vv2lrrgvhnbg56arq2if2tou-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A fearless look ahead after a dreadful year.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-predictions-news-sports-2021-zorn-20201231-zrhr5q4dmndg3ddpjrlw442uha-story.html
— Stimulus will help, but problems remain for Lake County residents impacted by coronavirus downturn – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-stimulus-st-0101-20201231-jvdfl4gnmzgpnh4cgecdsdvjpm-story.html
— Illinois expunges nearly half a million cannabis cases as part of legalization – ROBERT MCCOPPIN (DIERSEN: What unfair advantages have you had in life? My critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that my not using pot gave me unfair advantages in life. If I had been a pot user, a) the Post Office would not hired me in 1966, b) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, c) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job and IRS would not have hired me in 1971, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) GAO would not have hired me 1980 and promoted me in 1986, f) UIC would not have admitted me in 1966, g) NIU would not have admitted me in 1969 and I would not have graduated in 1970, h) Loyola would not have admitted me in 1972 and I would not have graduated in 1976, i) DePaul would not have admitted me in 1976 and I would not have graduated in 1980, j) IIT would not have admitted me in 1992 and I would not have graduated in 1992, k) I would not have gotten married in 1978, l) I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, m) I would not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, n) I would not have bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc., o) I would not have bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, p) my wife and I would not have bought real estate in 1978, 1984, and 2020, q) I would not have bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, r) etc. I should write a book about pot users who hint/imply/argue/shout that I would have been much more successful in life if I had been a pot user.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-pardons-expungements-20201231-mrhs3n7tsvchthlfexg3c5zdwm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs seeing another uptick in COVID-19 cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201231/suburbs-seeing-another-uptick-in-covid-19-cases
— Is a slate a political party? The answer could decide fate for 2 Mount Prospect candidates – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201231/is-a-slate-a-political-party-the-answer-could-decide-fate-for-2-mount-prospect-candidates

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Dozens received COVID shots from spoiled vials. The vaccinations—part of a batch a “bad actor” pharmacist left out of refrigeration at a Wisconsin hospital—may not be effective, Advocate Aurora officials say. Now law enforcement is involved. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/dozens-received-covid-shots-spoiled-vials

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate minority leader resigns from office; Bill Brady won’t reveal reasons – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/31/illinois-senate-gop-leader-resigns-office/4102929001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bill Brady announces resignation from Illinois Senate
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/bill-brady-announces-resignation-from-illinois-senate/article_6c4454bd-6819-50e5-89ef-97e1384648da.html
— Reaction to state Sen. Bill Brady’s New Year’s Eve resignation – Kade Heather, Kelsey Watznauer
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/reaction-to-state-sen-bill-bradys-new-years-eve-resignation/article_6c4454bd-6819-50e5-89ef-97e1384648da.html

WGLT
— Bill Brady Resigns From Illinois Senate, Leaves Door Open For Another Run – RYAN DENHAM
https://www.wglt.org/post/bill-brady-resigns-illinois-senate-leaves-door-open-another-run#stream/0

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Whither the GOP in Illinois? – Jim Nowlan
https://www.cantondailyledger.com/story/opinion/2020/12/31/there-era-where-party-organization-mattered/4099368001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Written in quill pen (not literally; it was 1965), my master’s thesis was about “Leaderless Politics: The Illinois Republican Party.” Not much has changed. That was an era when party organization mattered. My thesis was that when Republicans lost control of the governorship, the party became leaderless. Not much has changed. Back then, political patronage provided party leaders with influence over elections. My research showed that under GOP Gov. Bill Stratton (1953-60), 83 of the state’s 102 Republican county chairmen held state jobs. Guess who ran the party? Without a governor and jobs, the party was rudderless. First, TV in the 1960s and now billionaire self-funders and donors have replaced political party organizations as the primary conduits to the voters. Patronage is mostly gone, by Supreme Court dictum. Political parties have traditionally had three basic functions: Set forth a platform of values and policies for voters to consider; Recruit attractive candidates, and Work to nominate the candidates in the primary and then get them elected, so they can implement the platform inside government. The Illinois Republican Party does little of this anymore. The role of party platforms has been underappreciated. Party leaders used to wrestle over platform planks at their conventions. The platforms, by a kind of osmosis and over time, provided helpful cues for voters. That is, the GOP favors small business, while the Dems are for the working stiffs. Most of that is gone today, and voters are adrift, captivated yet confused by a Tower of Babel issuing relentlessly from the internet. The Illinois state GOP is a paper tiger. It has no money nor clout over county parties. The county parties are mostly toothless as well. There are exceptions. For example, county GOP chairs Jan Weber in Henry and Aren Hansen in Grundy have in recent years almost singlehandedly turned local offices from Dem to GOP. Mary Brookhart in McDonough County also has a strong county party; her team knows how to get out the vote. The Illinois GOP is at present recruiting a new statewide party chair. Different from a number of states that have large, professional staff and paid chairs, the Illinois party has but one staffer (very sharp Derek Murphy) and a volunteer chair. With megabucks ex-Governor Bruce Rauner gone, the state party has barely two nickels to rub together. The struggle for party control, as if it mattered, is apparently between a Trump-thumping faction versus an “establishment” faction, neither with a clear platform. The old adage that “all politics is local” is no longer true. Successful local candidates in small town and rural Illinois tend to feel they must pay more than lip service to the Trump brand of nativist populism. This effectively leaves lifestyle tolerant, pro-choice, balanced budget, free market, business-friendly folks like me outside the party, or so I feel. What does the future hold for the Illinois GOP? I expect to see Trump 2024 signs soon replacing the thousands of the 2020 versions on lawns and farmyards across mid-America; however, insiders I talk with predict the Trump brand will fade rather quickly, as he likely becomes ensnarled in nasty tax and legal problems. Over the past half century, Republican leaders have also seen their base slip away, literally. Since about 1970, two million or so whites have departed the state in net terms, replaced largely by Latinos and, to a lesser extent, Asian-Americans. When I was a state legislator in 1970, 12% of Illinois residents were of a minority group; today, it is 36%. From 1977 to 2003, the Illinois GOP enjoyed a 26-year, unbroken string of Republican governors. In contrast, this year Joe Biden clobbered Trump in Illinois 57-40 percent, in what pundits call a firmly Blue state. The big prize in 2022 will be the governor’s mansion, not that anyone lives there anymore. Gov. JB Pritzker is considered vulnerable, following his botched, disastrous campaign for increased taxes on high earners, and because of the unenviable role he has in trying to corral COVID-19. In a district on the edges of metropolitan Chicago, GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger has been critical of Trump while supportive of his policies. He appears to be positioning himself for a run for higher office – governor, close observers report. I also find state Senators Jason Barickman of Bloomington and Sue Rezin of Morris attractive. Both are smart and capable, and might have some appeal in the suburbs. But they and other aspirants from the political ranks must nowadays almost expect outsider megabucks sorts to crash into the GOP’s party. The race will be wide open, and the leaderless state GOP will be but a bystander.)

WILLIAM J KELLY
— 2021 is the Year Americans Take Their Country Back
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/#kelly-2021-is-the-year-americans-take-their-country-back

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sangamon County allows indoor dining to governor’s chagrin – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/1-illinois-county-allows-indoor-dining-to-governor/
— Mitch McConnell: Democrats want ‘socialism for rich people’ with $2,000 checks – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/mitch-mcconnell-democrats-want-socialism-rich-peop/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN chief admits he will not cover Biden administration fairly – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-chief-biden/
— Biden, Harris ignore Black Lives Matter after campaigning on racial justice. Only using them for winning? – Julia Johnson
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/biden-harris-ignore-blm/

BREITBART
— Over 4,100 People Shot in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago in 2020 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/31/over-4100-people-shot-in-mayor-lightfoots-chicago-in-2020/

BLAZE
— Republican congressman claims Trump’s base is turning against him, calls fundraising from election a scam. Kinzinger accused politicians of raising money by giving Trump supporters false hope. – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kinzinger-trump-claims-scam

DAILY CALLER
— New Jobless Claims Decrease To 787,000, Economists Expected 828,000 – THOMAS CATENACCI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/31/new-jobless-claims-decrease-below-economists-expectations/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Enough Already With Using Cartoons and Cookies to Sell LGBTQ Agenda to Kids – Nicole Russell
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/30/enough-already-with-using-cartoons-and-cookies-to-sell-lgbtq-agenda-to-kids/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Democrats Destroyed All the Savings of Americans Three Times Over And added a Broken Glass Belt to the Rust Belt. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/12/democrat-destroyed-all-savings-americans-three-daniel-greenfield/

THE HILL
— Pence asks judge to toss GOP lawmaker’s bid to overturn election results – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/532273-pence-asks-judge-to-toss-gop-lawmakers-bid-to-overturn-election

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump 2024? Only one president has returned to power after losing reelection. If President Trump runs again in four years, he would be trying to follow in Grover Cleveland’s footsteps. – Ronald G. Shafer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/12/28/grover-cleveland-trump-non-consecutive-terms/
— The first millennials turn 40 on Jan. 1. That’s old enough to sue for age discrimination. – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had a) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) made it clear that they would never promote me beyond GS-13, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 9 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who run GAO get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/29/millennial-age-discrimination/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans won half of California’s U.S. House seats they lost in 2018. Here’s how – JENNIFER HABERKORN
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-20/republicans-recaptured-half-of-californias-u-s-house-seats-lost-in-2018-heres-how

USA TODAY
— ‘Wild Protests:’ Police brace for pro-Trump demonstrations when Congress meets Jan. 6 to formalize Biden’s win – David Jackson and Matthew Brown
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/31/elections-protest-dc-police-brace-donald-trump-demonstrators/4097472001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Senator Josh Hawley Says He Will Force Votes on Joe Biden’s Win. Joint session of Congress to meet next week to certify electoral votes. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senator-says-he-will-force-votes-on-bidens-win-11609348249
— Trump Administration Extends Ban on H-1B and Other Work Visas, Green Cards. Renewal of a policy criticized by businesses leaves incoming Biden administration with another immigration dilemma. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-extends-ban-on-h-1b-and-other-work-visas-green-cards-11609455695

NEWSWEEK
— As Trump Supporters Plan Mass Election Protest, Businesses Prepare for Possible Violence – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-supporters-plan-mass-election-protest-businesses-prepare-possible-violence-1558334

ABC HARRISBURG
— The states people left in 2020 — and why (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. They focus on driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/the-states-people-left-in-2020-and-why/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois experienced a similar population decline, dropping from 12,667,017 residents to 12,587,530 in 2020 — a nearly 80,000-person decrease. It’s the seventh year in a row the state has seen such a decline, and the Census Bureau estimates that more than a quarter-million people have left the state in the past decade — about triple the losses of other states. “Illinois’ record population loss is a symptom of declining public and private investments. Rising pension debt coupled with an increasing tax burden have raised costs for Illinoisans,” Illinois Policy Institute chief economist Orphe Divounguy told The Pantagraph. “It’s become clear that Illinois leaders are not committed to changing course. Every year taxes go up, and yet there are fewer and less reliable services.” Other theories attribute the decrease to a general decline in national population growth, thanks to lower birth rates, less immigration and, perhaps, deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

STATEHOUSE FILE
— Social media played a big role in connecting candidates with voters – LaMonte Richardson Jr. (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://thestatehousefile.com/43667/social-media-played-a-big-role-in-connecting-candidates-with-voters/

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Will Biden Presidency Change Age, Gender Stereotypes?
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2020-12-30/womens/will-biden-presidency-change-age-gender-stereotypes/a72646-1

GOVERNING
— Democrats Need Progressive Voters. Blaming Them Should Stop. – JABARI SIMAMA (DIERSEN: One could say “Republicans need conservative voters. Blaming them should stop.”)
https://www.governing.com/now/Democrats-Need-Progressive-Voters-Blaming-Them-Should-Stop.html

RHOADES TEAM
— FOR SALE: 534 WEST ROOSEVELT ROAD, WHEATON – $750,000
http://www.rhoadesteam.com/homes-for-sale-details/534-W-ROOSEVELT-ROAD-WHEATON-IL-60187/10164188/34/

December 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Pandemic, civil unrest likely contributed to more than 50% increase in Chicago homicides in 2020.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-year-end-gun-violence-20201231-33wbrdh44jbr7h5u77sunwj2pu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Parent leaders at first Chicago school shuttered by coronavirus push back against reopening. “What we ask for is to have a conversation with CPS and the school community, where we’re involved together,” said Josh Radinsky, a member of the local school council at Vaughn Occupational High School. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/30/22207081/cps-reopening-coronavirus-vaighn-lsc-resolution-stop-chicago-public-schools

WGN RADIO
— How Congress will count Electoral College votes – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/explainer-how-congress-will-count-electoral-college-votes-3/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 387 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 10 deaths, region’s positivity rate rises to 8.8% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/31/dupage-county-reports-387-covid-19-cases-wednesday-10-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-rises-to-88/
— Downers Grove Township is seeking input on how to best utilize the nearly finished Township Multipurpose Senior (55 or older) Center. (DIERSEN: I am 72 years old. Are you 55 or older? If you are, do you fit the negative stereotype of seniors? Do you have health problems? Do you have financial problems? Do you have other problems? Are you “out of touch, useless, feeble, incompetent, pitiful and irrelevant?” SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/getting-rid-of-the-negative-stereotypes–and-biases–about-aging/2017/11/03/e731e034-bfd3-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html In my defense, I stress that no health, financial, or any other kind of problem has stopped me from a) putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every morning since 2004 or b) putting a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email together and sending it out each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/downers-grove/2020/12/29/downers-grove-township-seniors-asked-to-complete-survey/

RIVER BENDER
— Durbin Calls On Mcconnell To Bring $2,000 Direct Payment Measure To The Floor For A Vote
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/durbin-calls-on-mcconnell-to-bring-2000-direct-payment-measure-to-the-floor-for-a-vote-46758.cfm

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump supporters are mindless fools. How are Trump supporters treated by a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, d) Republican candidates on ballots for your precinct, and e) Republican municipal, township, county, and state elected/appointed officials who represent your precinct?
https://www.galesburg.com/story/opinion/2020/12/30/letter-trump-supporters-mindless-fools/4073137001/

WEEK
— ‘Real winner’ of 2020 election is President Trump, McLean County GOP chair says – Howard Packowitz
https://week.com/2020/12/31/real-winner-of-2020-election-is-president-trump-mclean-county-gop-chair-says/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump to return to White House early from Florida vacation – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-to-return-to-white-house-early-from-florida-vacation

DAILY ILLINI
— Young people surmount barriers to entering politics – AIDAN FINN
https://dailyillini.com/uncategorized/2020/12/30/young-people-surmount-barriers-to-entering-politics/

WIREPOINTS
— “Nobody has a plan to fix the state. Not Republicans. Not Democrats. But that’s what we need in 2021.” – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/nobody-has-a-plan-to-fix-the-state-not-republicans-not-democrats-but-thats-what-we-need-in-2021-ted-dabrowski-on-the-illinois-channel/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “NO ETHNIC SELF-IDENTIFICATION!”–Command Leftists to Hilaria Baldwin – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have urged me to pretend that I am of Swedish national origin to avoid the German sigma? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/no-ethnic-self-identification-command-leftists-to-hillary-baldwin/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ Digital Democracy Task Force wrong direction for online democracy. Following the ‘roadmap’ would give government more control to determine what information passes muster. – Randolph J. May (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to control what I put in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: a) Milton Township Republican Organization officers, DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party officers, b) the Republican elected/appointed officials who represent my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots for my precinct, d) Republican major donors, e) Republican political consultants, f) Republican campaign managers, g) Republican campaign staff members, h) Republican campaign volunteers, and i) Republicans who I have sued. Everyone sees how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/29/democrats-digital-democracy-task-force-wrong-direc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The roadmap’s premise is that “many Americans are ill-equipped to recognize and sift through false, misleading or emotionally manipulative posts” on social media platforms. So, to confront what they see as the combination of “ill-equipped” Americans and rampant disinformation and misinformation, the House Democrats propose a number of measures. . .For example, the Democrats propose creation of a new multiagency Digital Democracy Task Force, comprised of officials from across the federal government, with dedicated funding. The task force would be charged with developing communications strategies for the government to counter “disinformation and misinformation.” Because social media platforms seldom act as “responsible information gatekeepers,” the roadmap urges the government to prioritize grant funding to “experienced organizations” so that they can teach “vulnerable audiences” to spot propaganda and to “provide counter-narratives.” By now it should be evident why adoption of the Democrats’ roadmap likely poses a greater danger to democracy than ignoring it. This is not to say “misinformation” or “disinformation” on the social media platforms which are the roadmap’s primary targets doesn’t exist. It does. But there are serious disagreements every day — really, every hour — regarding what news and information on social media should be pinned with a Scarlet Letter. And it should be obvious too that the disagreements regarding claimed misinformation and disinformation extend to what the roadmap calls the “traditional news media,” which the House Democrats claim have higher editorial standards.)
— Zuckerberg-tied nonprofit helps finance Georgia runoff election workers, poll supplies. Critics suspect dubious motivation behind grants. – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/30/mark-zuckerberg-tied-nonprofit-helps-finance-georg/
— Combating hate without championing censorship – Joel Griffith and Emilie Kao (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Those who promote hatred against the aforesaid want to censor me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/30/combating-hate-without-championing-censorship/

FOX NEWS
— Georgia Republicans recruit over 8,000 poll watchers for Senate runoff elections. Republicans spotlight ‘largest and most aggressive ballot security, voter integrity operation’ in state history. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-republicans-recruit-over-8000-poll-watchers-for-senate-runoff-elections
— Census Bureau to miss deadline, threatening Trump’s attempt to exclude illegal migrants from census. The Census Bureau did not confirm that the figures would be submitted prior to Biden entering office. – Caitlin McFall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/census-bureau-misses-deadline-threatening-trumps-plan-to-exclude-illegal-migrants-from-appropriating-congres
— 10 New Year’s resolutions for Biden. Biden sometimes sounds like the old geezer at the bar who’s mired in the past. – Liz Peek (DIERSEN: Of course, because I am 72 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue shout that I am “mired in the past.” They stress that I support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They stress that I use emails to communicate rather than Facebook. They stress that I own only American-nameplate vehicles.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/joe-biden-new-years-resolution-liz-peek

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hey, GOP: This is Your Do or Die Moment – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/hey_gop_this_is_your_do_or_die_moment.html

BREITBART
— Census Bureau to miss deadline for House apportionment data – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/census-bureau-to-miss-deadline-for-house-apportionment-data/
— Hawley: Dems Exercised ‘Right’ to Object to Electoral College Certification, Why Can’t GOP? – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/12/30/hawley-dems-exercised-right-to-object-to-electoral-college-certification-why-cant-gop/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— List Of GOP Lawmakers To Object During Electoral College Certification Process Grows
https://www.oann.com/list-of-gop-lawmakers-to-object-during-electoral-college-certification-process-grows/

EPOCH TIMES
— Car Caravans Forming for ‘Historic’ Protest in Washington – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/car-caravans-forming-for-historic-protest-in-washington_3636696.html

THE HILL
— The fight begins over first primary of 2024 presidential contest – B.J. RUDELL (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532059-the-fight-begins-over-first-primary-of-2024-presidential-contest
— The Memo: Toxic divide grew deeper in 2020 – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) renters against homeowners, v) etc. against etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532158-the-memo-toxic-divide-grew-deeper-in-2020

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Abruptly Cuts Short Florida Vacation To Return To White House. The White House announced the schedule change hours after a GOP senator said he will object to the election certification process next week. – AP
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-leaving-mar-a-lago-early_n_5fedcaedc5b6fd33110d013b

NEW YORK TIMES
— McConnell Says Senate Won’t Unhitch $2,000 Checks From Other Demands
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/30/us/biden-trump
— Early Voting Numbers in Georgia Senate Races Put G.O.P. on Edge – Astead W. Herndon and Richard Fausset (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates promise members of protected groups that they will use government a) to give them even more preference and b) to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/us/politics/georgia-senate-early-voting.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Dale Washburn, a Republican state legislator who introduced Ms. Loeffler at the event, had another warning. This one was based not on ideology, but on numbers that suggest Democrats are outpacing Republicans in early voting turnout — which means that Republicans may need a tremendous election-day performance on Jan. 5 if they are to win the state’s two high-stakes runoff races and maintain control of the Senate. “We’re fully aware of the energy on the other side, and think we’ve been reminded about that,” Mr. Washburn said. “We know demographics have changed in recent years. And if our side hasn’t been aware of that, they’re rapidly becoming aware of that. The Biden victory had a big part.”)
— What Biden and Harris Owe the Poor – William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis (DIERSEN: To get votes from those who have less money than others, Democrats and RINOs promise to use government a) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities and that money to those who have less money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/25/opinion/biden-harris-agenda-poverty.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Jan. 6 protests multiply as Trump continues to call supporters to Washington – Marissa J. Lang (DIERSEN: How are Trump supporters treated by a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee, d) Republican candidates on ballots for your precinct, and e) Republican municipal, township, county, and state elected/appointed officials who represent your precinct?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-january6-dc-protest/2020/12/30/1773b19c-4acc-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
— NOVEMBER 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: Getting rid of the negative stereotypes — and biases — about aging – Judith Graham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/getting-rid-of-the-negative-stereotypes–and-biases–about-aging/2017/11/03/e731e034-bfd3-11e7-97d9-bdab5a0ab381_story.html

USA TODAY
— Are you willing to pay for email? How about podcasts? Here are our tech predictions for 2021 – Jefferson Graham (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents make it clear that they not only want you to a) stop reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but that want you to stop reading all emails and b) rely on the Democrat Facebook for all communication. They want Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to rely on the Democrat Facebook for all communication from a) officers of their Republican township/ward/county party organizations, b) their representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) Republican candidates, and e) Republican elected/appointed officials.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/12/30/could-you-paying-email-2021-here-our-tech-predictions/4064371001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President-elect Joe Biden has complained to the social network many times about all the disinformation coming out about him on Facebook, and the company declined to act. That certainly isn’t likely to play well in the Biden years.)
— NAACP: Biden-Harris must create Cabinet position to focus solely on racial justice mandate. The incoming administration says racial justice is a top priority. Only a top-level adviser will be equipped to fight ‘crisis unparalleled in the modern era.’ – Derrick Johnson (DIERSEN: To promote racial justice is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/2020/12/30/naacp-biden-harris-must-create-cabinet-position-racial-justice-column/4065685001/
— California voters failed to repeal ban on affirmative action. What signal does that send the rest of the nation? – Elinor Aspegren (DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Action is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/30/affirmative-action-prop-16-california-supreme-court/6473023002/

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— City Hall: 21 questions for 2021 in Lincoln – Riley Johnson (DIERSEN: Questions to ask candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-hall-21-questions-for-2021-in-lincoln/article_5a8e3594-9792-5c00-b107-f0a22ccb79ae.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump’s Embarrassing Electoral College Hustle. It is doomed to fail but would still set a destructive precedent.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-embarrassing-electoral-college-hustle-11609371708
— The Tyranny of Diversity. Its monomaniacal pursuit undermines other values—true equality among them. – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-diversity-11609347729
— $2,000 Checks for the Affluent. Schumer and Trump want to write checks to the non-needy. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, if you are a Republican, you are affluent if you are not on welfare.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2-000-checks-for-the-affluent-11609371467

FORBES
— Equality Expected To Be Front And Center For New Administration – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: To promote equality is to get rid of those who are older, White, male, heterosexual, married, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2021/12/30/equality-expected-to-be-front-and-center-for-new-administration-heres-a-word-of-advice/
— The Lesson Of 2020: Don’t Bother With Predictions For 2021 – Ellen R. Wald (DIERSEN: What do you predict that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries will do next year to get rid of those who are the following once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Will employers ramp up their efforts to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid? Will organizations ramp up their efforts to get rid of their members who are the aforesaid?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2021/12/30/the-lesson-of-2020-dont-bother-with-predictions-for-2021/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Fox News Used To Be President Trump’s Favorite Network. It Will Do Just Fine Without Him In 2021.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2021/12/31/fox-news-used-to-be-president-trumps-favorite-network-it-will-do-just-fine-without-him-in-2021/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Agencies begin to receive compliance checks on diversity executive order – Jessie Bur (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Federal agencies exist to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, disabled, liberal, moderate, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2020/12/29/agencies-begin-to-receive-compliance-checks-on-diversity-executive-order/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Mustang Not Endangered By Rising Popularity Of Trucks, SUVs, Crossovers – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/ford-mustang-not-endangered-by-rising-popularity-of-trucks-suvs-crossovers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The sports car segment is still a healthy 1.2 percent of the industry, and we’re continuing to be the market share leader with the best-selling sports car for several years running, globally and in the United States. We’re confident in the sports car market.”)

December 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,374 cases, 178 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7374-covid-19-cases-178-deaths/9201389/
— Trump’s $2,000 stimulus checks all but dead as GOP Senate refuses aid – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-$2000-checks-all-but-dead-as-gop-senate-refuses-aid/9192620/

NBC5
— $600 Stimulus Payments Have Started Going Out, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says – Amanda Macias
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/600-stimulus-payments-will-start-going-out-tuesday-night-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-says/2404572/
— Census Bureau to Miss Deadline, Jeopardizing Trump Plan. Once in office, Biden could rescind Trump’s presidential memorandum directing the Census Bureau to exclude people in the country illegally – Mike Schneider
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/census-bureau-to-miss-deadline-jeopardizing-trump-plan/2405250/
— Missouri Senator to Contest Electoral College Win for Biden. President Donald Trump has, without evidence, claimed there was widespread fraud in the election. – Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/missouri-senator-to-contest-electoral-college-win-for-biden/2405047/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/12/30/new-recreational-cannabis-dispensary-opens-in-prospect-heights/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois reports 126,211 COVID-19 vaccinations administered throughout the state – JAMIE MUNKS and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-vaccination-distribution-20201230-thqpp4w7mjflje5ghq733dsit4-story.html
— Volunteers create Black Lives Matter memorial under the Red Line in Rogers Park with the names of people killed by police – DARCEL ROCKETT (DIERSEN: What about the names of police killed by criminals?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-blm-memorial-rogers-park-1230-20201230-sl4mouqhhbhtfew7ljqwoqnhly-story.html
— Illinois House set to reconvene in January for the first time in months; state senators asked to reserve time – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-house-session-schedule-2021-20201230-5tjsjrd2frcunk56pj4qud4nyu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Politics in 2021” and asks “Will the blurring of reality and fantasy continue?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-trump-proud-boys-joan-didion-page-20201230-7x5js2b55zfctepkzbqpiml47m-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sixty-one percent of Americans say they trust the results of the November elections, including two-thirds of independents, according to a November NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, but only 24% of Republicans — compared with 95% of Democrats — believe Democrat Joe Biden won.)
— Should Lake County Democrats support Michael Madigan? – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-madigan-st-1231-20201230-elvegkdw4bd3bitnhbg3g2rzia-story.html
— Pandemic, politicians make Jan. 1 reset difficult | An ‘inflection point’ for police reform? | Illinois’ minimum wage goes up $1 next month – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-pritzker-biden-trump-year-ahead-new-laws-spin-20201231-vkzwc4lptzfa7hoyxf5erh646e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lipinski’s exit interview: What’s next for the departing Democratic House member. “In public life, I didn’t fit neatly into the Democratic Party, and you know a large part of that is because of a lot of my belief, shaped by my Catholic faith.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: I do not “neatly fit” into the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I did not “neatly fit” into MTRO webmaster service, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board because I support the aforesaid planks.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/30/22206354/lipinskis-house-representatives-democrat-exit-interview-congress-third-district-catholic-sweet
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger says that he plans to “read less news” next year. If Kinzinger read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, how strongly would he demonize, denigrate, and condemn me?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/30/22206807/new-years-resolutions-adam-kinzinger-brad-garrett-se-cupp-column
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Can we ‘lower the temperature?” and says “We’ll find out soon. Regardless of what delusional schemes Donald Trump puts into play over the next couple of weeks, he’s done. The center will hold.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/30/22206920/post-trump-politics-president-joe-biden-lower-temperature-gene-lyons
— Hey, Northwestern students, choose your own grade point average! A new pandemic-era policy on class grades puts the bow on Northwestern University’s gifting of degrees, not education. – Jackie Stevens and Jorge Coronado
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/30/22203509/hey-northwestern-students-choose-your-own-grade-point-average

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County officials call for resignation of treasurer – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201230/kane-county-officials-call-for-resignation-of-treasurer
— Competitive school board races set in DuPage County – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201230/competitive-school-board-races-set-in-dupage-county
(FROM THE ARTICLE: District 200 The election for four open spots on the District 200 board will be a 10-way race. School board President Brad Paulsen and board member Rob Hanlon are facing challenges from eight hopefuls vying to serve more than 12,500 students in the Wheaton and Warrenville areas. Kevin Nickell, Angela L. Blatner, Michael Evans and Amanda J. Spans filed petitions before the deadline Dec. 21. They join the two incumbents, as well as candidates Mary Yeboah, Anjali Bharadwa, Steven E. Gross and Tom Paulsen, who is not related to the sitting president.)

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “LaHood has shown poor judgment.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely critical of the judgment that I use a) to select articles for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) for my comments that I include in my emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They a) reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, b) blame me and my emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and/or for everyone’s problems, c) focus on destroying those like who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or d) despise/hate my demographics.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/letter-lahood-has-shown-poor-judgment/article_c0f0485b-4fa7-5786-a5fe-e62891083529.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Here’s why this Illinois county is back to allowing limited indoor dining – Steven Spearie
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2020/12/30/springfield-area-bucks-illinois-indoor-dining-ban-resumes-service/4094544001/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Shimkus successor Mary Miller promises to object to certifying 2020 presidential election results – LEXI CORTES
https://www.bnd.com/article248173205.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Uncensored: Social Media Alternatives for Christian Conservatives – David E. Smith (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to articles posted on https://illinoisfamily.org/ .)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/uncensored-social-media-alternatives-for-christian-conservatives/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry Township Road District loses Appeal on TRO – Township Board’s $905,000.00 Reduction in Road District Levy Stands – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/mchenry-township-road-district-loses-appeal-on-tro-township-boards-905000-00-reduction-in-road-district-levy-stands/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. KINZINGER STRICKEN WITH POTOMAC FEVER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/rep-kinzinger-stricken-with-potomac-fever.html
— NEW DOWNSTATE CONGRESS MEMBER ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO OBJECT TO 2020 ELECTORAL COLLEGE RESULTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/new-downstate-congress-member-announces-intention-to-object-to-2020-electoral-college-results.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? COVERING MORE PROTESTS, RALLIES, & MARCHES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/wheres-weyermuller-covering-more-protests-rallies-marches.html
— THORNER: WILL 2021 BE POLITICALLY WORSE THAN 2020?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/thorner-will-2021-be-politically-worse-than-2020.html
— OPPONENTS OF LIBERTY REMAIN MISGUIDED SORE WINNERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/opponents-of-liberty-remain-misguided-sore-winners.html
— SMITH: SOCIAL MEDIA ALTERNATIVES FOR CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails drive lots of traffic to articles posted on https://illinoisfamily.org/ and www.illinoisreview.com/ .)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/smith-social-media-alternatives-for-christian-conservatives.html
— ONCE UPON A TIME EVERYDAY PEOPLE WERE REQUIRED TO OWN MODERN MILITARY WEAPONS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/once-upon-a-time-everyday-people-were-required-to-own-modern-military-weapons.html

CAPITOL FAX
— House to return January 8 for lame duck session
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/30/house-to-return-january-8-for-lame-duck-session/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Politico appoints left-wing journalist to head ‘objective’ White House coverage – Ella Carroll-Smith
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/politico-hire-wh/

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Base Is Starting to Turn on Trump.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/12/30/rep-kinzinger-the-base-is-starting-to-turn-on-trump/
— Canada Offers to Take Illegal Aliens from the U.S. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/12/30/good-news-canada-offers-to-take-illegal-aliens-from-the-u-s/

PJ MEDIA
— The 10 Worst Legacy Media Abuses in 2020 – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/30/the-10-worst-legacy-media-abuses-in-2020-n1293042

EPOCH TIMES
— Sidney Powell: ‘Every Republican’ Should Stand Up for Trump If ‘RNC Hopes to Survive’ – JACK PHILLIPS (DIERSEN: How do the following treat Trump supporters: a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party/county organizations, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP leaders, e) the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2020 ballot for your precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, and f) the Republican leaders of your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sidney-powell-every-republican-should-stand-up-for-trump-if-rnc-hopes-to-survive_3637943.html

THE HILL
— McConnell signals House $2,000 stimulus checks bill won’t pass Senate – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532135-mcconnell-signals-house-2k-stimulus-checks-bill-wont-pass-senate
— Here are the Republicans planning to challenge the Electoral College results – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532149-here-are-the-republicans-planning-to-challenge-the-electoral-college-results

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Loyalty is one way with President Trump.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/30/adam-kinzinger-trump-gop-loyalty-newday-vpx.cnn

24/7 WALL STREET
— Conservative Newsmax TV Becomes Top 10 News App – Douglas A. McIntyre
https://247wallst.com/media/2020/12/30/conservative-newsmax-tv-becomes-top-10-news-app/

December 30 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Despite improving COVID metrics, no end in sight for restrictions in Chicago, suburbs – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/despite-improving-covid-metrics-no-end-in-sight-for-restrictions-in-illinois/

WTTW
— A Look at Illinois’ Marijuana Expungement Efforts – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Those who have used pot illegally have demonstrated their disrespect for the rule of law.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/29/look-illinois-marijuana-expungement-efforts

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As medical doctors, we believe reopening Chicago’s schools is essential and safe. We cannot understate the serious psychological harm that prolonged virtual school has had on many children. – An open letter from 17 Chicago physicians
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/29/22204984/chicago-medical-experts-in-person-learning-optimal-safe-opinion
— Illinois’ positivity rate creeps up as coronavirus kills 106 more residents. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s health team has warned of a potential increase in cases and positivity due to transmission at holiday gatherings, but it could take a few weeks for that to show up in the data, experts say. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/12/29/22205175/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-vaccine-pritzker-covid-19-dec-29
— 30 public schools in Chicago are named for slaveholders; surprised CPS promises changes. Sun-Times also found that schools named for white people — mostly men — outnumber those named for African Americans by 4-1, Latinos 9-1 and indigenous people 120-1. – Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: In my defense, none of my ancestors owned slaves. While they immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany, they stayed in northeast Illinois. They worked in a brick factory in Chicago and were farmers in Crete and Grant Park.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/30/22189499/cps-school-names-slaveholders-chicago-public-schools-maurice-swinney-john-marshall-agassiz-acero
— Nearly a third of first CPS staffers scheduled to return to schools asked to work from home or take leave — but most rejected. More than 2,000 employees applied to work from home or take leave, with the school district granting 861 of those requests and rejecting 1,149 others. – Mitchell Armentrout and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/12/29/22204749/cps-classes-return-teachers-chicago-public-schools-coronavirus-work-home

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Property taxes among top concerns as candidates file for high school board elections – TED SLOWIK (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-high-school-candidates-st-1230-20201229-rigjpxbz7vbazgcguekm5bo4r4-story.html
— New year brings new laws, including insulin price limit, while minimum wage goes up another dollar – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS (DIERSEN: My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. Because of the high cost of insulin, he and his father had less money to spend on other things.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-2021-illinois-new-laws-20201230-vsy4geh6tvcsfmf2yfl52ep2zi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote “inequality awareness,” that is, they promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-ent-what-to-keep-2020-covid-19-1228-20201229-3pxebctm5raypenyqajkqr3jhi-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that COVID-19 death rates are higher for minorities because of Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201223/how-covid-19-affected-suburbs-minority-communities

WBEZ
— 83% Of Expected CPS Staff To Return On Monday After Many Requests To Stay Home Denied. The first wave of CPS staff are due back on Monday. About 29% of these preschool and special education staff asked for accommodations. – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/stories/83-of-expected-cps-staff-to-return-on-monday-after-many-requests-to-stay-home-denied/5d83e546-23b0-4a22-947f-c30f1bd39805

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 460 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 5 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 8.6% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/29/dupage-county-reports-460-covid-19-cases-tuesday-5-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-86/

CHANNAHON PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kinzinger Fed Up With Trump’s Election Conspiracy Theories.”
https://patch.com/illinois/channahon-minooka/kinzinger-fed-trumps-election-conspiracy-theories

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois Legislature canceled around 70 percent of scheduled days in 2020 – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-legislature-canceled-around-70-percent-of-scheduled-days-in-2020/article_7cf5fd16-49f7-11eb-ab29-6f624d15249b.html

WIREPOINTS
— True inequality: In-class education at Chicago’s Catholic schools but remote learning at public schools – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/true-inequality-in-class-education-at-chicagos-catholic-schools-but-remote-learning-at-public-schools-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG

— $2,009,500 McHenry Township Road District Levy Filed, Down $905,000–over 30%–from Commissioner’s $3 Million Request

http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/2009500-mchenry-township-road-district-levy-filed-down-905000-over-30-from-commissioners-3-million-request/

— Circuit Clerk Does Heavy Lifting on Expungement of 1,877 McHenry County Pot Convictions Completed about Eleven Months Ago

http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/expungement-of-mchenry-county-pot-convictions-completed-about-eleven-months-ago/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Rep-Elect Mary Miller (IL-15) will “Object to Tainted Election Results” – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/12/rep-elect-mary-miller-il-15-will-object-to-tainted-election-results/

MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Wall Street investors believe stock market will TANK under Biden (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? Which members of those organizations are authorized to Tweet for those organizations?)
https://twitter.com/TheMTRCC/status/1343911440193875968

CAPITOL FAX
— OCTOBER 23, 2020 FLASHBACK: Milton Township GOP warns voters of “an election day surprise” because Pritzker is putting restrictions “on predominately Republican counties” (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? Which members of those organizations are authorized to speak for those organizations?)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/23/milton-township-gop-warns-voters-of-an-election-day-surprise-because-pritzker-is-putting-restrictions-on-predominately-republican-counties/

ABC NEWS
— At odds with fiscal conservatism, Georgia’s GOP candidates support Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks Their stance could impact their electoral prospects in the January runoffs. – Quinn Scanlan
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/odds-fiscal-conservatism-georgias-gop-candidates-support-trumps/story?id=74948837

CNBC
— GOP pollster says Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks is a nightmare for Republicans in Georgia – Tyler Clifford
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/29/gop-pollster-luntz-trump-2000-stimulus-check-demand-is-nightmare-for-republicans.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Jails a Covid Reporter ‘Why can’t I show the truth?’ Zhang Zhan dared to ask. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to jail me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. Failing that, my critics/opponents want the aforesaid to do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about all the adverse actions that the aforesaid, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have taken against me a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-jails-a-covid-reporter-11609285472
— ‘FRONT PAGE: There Was a Piece Missing—We Were All White’: One Bank Targets Racial Inequity. Companies across the U.S. are pledging to hire and promote more women and people of color, in many cases saying they want to make their workplaces reflect their customers. Boston-based Eastern Bank has made sustained efforts yet still says ‘we have a long way to go.’ – Ruth Simon (DIERSEN: Will the WSJ publish such articles on GAO, IRS, and USPS? The Democrats who run those agencies could brag about their success in getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they did not promote to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/there-was-a-piece-missingwe-were-all-white-one-bank-targets-racial-inequity-11609272710
— Covid-19 Deals Different Hands for Family Finances Going homeless or shopping for a second home; three stories from the coronavirus economy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-deals-different-hands-for-family-finances-11609237812

USA TODAY
— Colleges say SAT, ACT score is optional for application during COVID-19, but families don’t believe them – Chris Quintana
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/12/29/sat-act-score-test-optional-covid-college-application/3992269001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The ways Donald Trump and Republicans have tried to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 win.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/29/how-trump-and-republicans-have-tried-overturn-2020-election/4064558001/

FOX40
— Political consultants discuss California’s new US senator (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO political consultants who advise their candidates to get votes from those who are moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, veteran, non-gun owners, non- Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or recent immigrants by hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that they are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-non-veterans, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, ant-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have talked and/or acted like they took the aforesaid advice. I would focus on a) the aforesaid political consultants, b) those candidates who took the aforesaid advice the most, and c) the adverse actions that the aforesaid political consultants and candidates have taken against me since 2000.)
https://fox40.com/news/political-connection/political-consultants-discuss-californias-new-us-senator/

NEW YORKER
— The Deep Origins of Latino Support for Trump – Geraldo Cadava (DIERSEN: Democrats want Latinos to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-homeowners, anti-gun owners, anti-American nameplate vehicles and their owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-deep-origins-of-latino-support-for-trump

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— We invite ALL news publishers—print, digital, television and radio—to send in a nomination for our “10 News Publishers That Do It Right Challenge.” (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they want me to do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, their campaign volunteers, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/ten/

GUARDIAN
— Newt Gingrich: Democrats are trying to ‘brainwash the entire next generation’ – David Smith (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-homeowners, anti-gun owners, anti-American nameplate vehicles and their owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/29/newt-gingrich-democrats-brainwash-next-generation-trump-us-politics

December 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Stimulus update: Fate of Trump’s $2,000 checks now rests with GOP-led Senate – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fate-of-trumps-$2k-checks-rests-with-gop-led-senate/9164433/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana legalization 1st year marked by rapid growth, persisting inequality – Will Jones (DIERSEN: To push pot on a country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual is to destroy that country, state, county, township, municipality, or individual.)
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-weed-marijuana-dispensary-near-me/9148988/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE OF KINZINGER: Kinzinger has battled Trump and his fellow Republicans. In deep blue Illinois, could that be a strategy for higher office? – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters want Kinzinger to drive out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-future-20201228-2loaj74cwrcnhl2ell7ffz5a3e-story.html
— Norridge mayor faces challenger in April election; seven trustee candidates force primary election Feb. 23 – ANNA KIM (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/ct-nhh-candidates-tl-1231-20201229-otr4lw443bcm5akitnv7c256zy-story.html
— Moraine Township board taps longtime volunteer to serve as trustee – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-moraine-township-new-trustee-tl-1231-20201228-atm3sq2byre6to2akr54xkkyzi-story.html
— Fate of $2,000 payments now rests with GOP’s Senate, which meets today – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-covid-19-stimulus-check-updates-20201229-6ejivct7wncvpayin7sdylln5i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Dan Lipinski one of two Democrats to vote against boosting COVID payments to $2,000. Twenty Democrats voted to uphold Trump’s Defense spending veto, including Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, D-Ill. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/12/28/22204095/rep-dan-lipinski-covid-payments-bill-congress-trump

DAILY HERALD
— Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has ‘existentialist’ crisis – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201228/transit-predictions-for-2021-air-travel-rebounds-metra-has-existentialist-crisis

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot pushers.
https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/28/illinois-pot-program-falls-short-social-equity-promises

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Fewer polling places for the upcoming consolidated elections – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-fewer-polling-places-for-the-upcoming-consolidated-elections/article_8fa7d9b7-5f2d-5413-b9a6-1db32405b691.html

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— April election taking shape as candidates emerge New, previous candidates emerge – Charles Bolinger (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/April-election-taking-shape-as-candidates-emerge-15831492.php

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 407 COVID-19 cases Monday, 10 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/29/dupage-county-reports-407-covid-19-cases-monday-10-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu – NINA TOTENBERG
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/religion-abortion-guns-and-race-just-start-new-supreme-court-menu#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— No Changes After 4 Discovery Recounts In DuPage County. “I am confident of the results of the recounts, just as I am confident of the results that were certified last month,” Kaczmarek said. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/four-discovery-recounts-conducted-dupage-co-clerks-office

BUFFALO GROVE PATCH
— Local Candidates Kick Off Campaigns In Buffalo Grove. Who is running for village board in Buffalo Grove? – Eric DeGrechie (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/buffalogrove/local-candidates-kick-campaigns-buffalo-grove

OAK FOREST PATCH
— School Board Candidates In Oak Forest, See Who Is Running. 693 candidates filed to run for suburban Cook County school boards. See who is running in Oak Forest school districts. –
Yasmeen Sheikah (DIERSEN: What offices will be on the April 3, 2021 ballot in your precinct, who are the candidates running for those offices, what are their qualifications, and if elected, would they encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://patch.com/illinois/oakforest/school-board-candidates-oak-forest-see-who-running

WIREPOINTS
— 2017 Federal Tax Cut Turned Out To Be Progressive. A Few Lessons For Illinois And Beyond – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/2017-tax-federal-cut-turned-out-to-be-progressive-a-few-lessons-for-illinois-and-beyond-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Don’t miss it’: Trump hints at Jan. 6 intrigue – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/27/trump-stage-rally-david-perdue-and-kelly-loeffler/

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Trump’s Behavior Has ‘Definitely Been Erratic at the End.’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/28/gop-rep-kinzinger-trumps-behavior-has-definitely-been-erratic-at-the-end/
— Support for Trump’s Working Class Agenda Surges Among Immigrants – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/28/analysis-support-for-trumps-working-class-agenda-surges-among-immigrants/
— Franklin Graham: Christians Need to Save ‘Soul of Our Nation’ by Voting for Republicans in Georgia – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/12/28/franklin-graham-christians-need-to-save-soul-of-our-nation-by-voting-for-republicans-in-georgia/

FEDERALIST
— What Big Tech Didn’t Want You To See On The Federalist In 2020. Google, Facebook, and Twitter ultimately don’t want you to see anything from The Federalist. They also hope you don’t notice. – Joy Pullmann (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the articles that they do not want you to see.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/29/what-big-tech-didnt-want-you-to-see-on-the-federalist-in-2020/

PJ MEDIA
— This Brave Woman Reported on COVID-19 in Wuhan. China Will Lock Her Up for Years – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate of dominate. They are furious that I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension for life. They are furious that the federal government will pay 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance for life. They are furious that I have the time, money, and motivation needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/12/28/this-brave-woman-reported-on-covid-19-in-wuhan-china-will-lock-her-up-for-years-n1288641

NEWS BUSTERS
— Twitter Censors Trump and Campaign 583 Times, Still Never Biden – Heather Moon
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/heather-moon/2020/12/28/twitter-censors-trump-and-campaign-583-times-still-never

THE HILL
— Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) sues Pence in bid to overturn Biden win – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/531823-gop-lawmakers-sue-pence-in-bid-to-overturn-biden-win
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making “women of color” hate Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/531773-juan-williams-the-gops-problem-with-women-of-color
— Dominion sends cease-and-desist letter to witness who appeared with Giuliani – JUSTINE COLEMAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those who I should have sent cease-and-desist letters to. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I would focus on those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/531858-dominion-sends-witness-who-appeared-with-giuliani-cease-and-desist

CNN
— Trump lashes out at Republicans after they override his veto – Zachary B. Wolf,
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/donald-trump-house-votes/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “This is why Trump continues election rhetoric.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/29/kinzinger-intv-gop-election-trump-money-fraud-sot-ac360-vpx.cnn

REUTERS
— Russian lawmakers vote for jail penalties for online slander
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-law-defamation/russian-lawmakers-vote-for-jail-penalties-for-online-slander-idUSKBN28X1RX

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Pandemic Is Imperiling a Working-Class College – Matt Richtel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1`997. 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. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/28/us/college-coronavirus-tuition.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He moved to Breezewood, Pa., a turnpike town near Maryland and West Virginia, where he worked as a waiter and cashier, or took odd jobs. Sometimes he turned to welfare and unemployment, food stamps and food banks. Ms. Foor pitched in, starting at the age of 14, working at Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s. “I saw the middle-aged people working there and I thought, ‘If I don’t go to college, that’s going to be me,’” she said. “I don’t think how I grew up is necessarily a bad thing,” she continued. “It taught me the value of a dollar and what it means to work hard and I never look down on another person. But college is the light at the end of the tunnel that will make everything OK.”)

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Fewer rejected ballots seemed to be a win for voter access. Trump and others disagree. – Pat Beall, Catharina Felke, Jackie Hajdenberg, Elizabeth Mulvey, Aseem Shukla and Sarah Gelbard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2020/12/28/trump-and-others-not-happy-lower-2020-rejected-ballot-numbers/3964007001/
— What watchdogs? Trump leaves office with inspector general jobs vacant across government – Kevin Johnson (DIERSEN: All the audits of all the federal agencies that I worked on for GAO 1980-1997 required coordination with those agency’s Inspector Generals (IG). I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. I served on Executive Committee (EC) of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years 1983-1996. Almost all the other EC members were employees of IG offices.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/25/key-inspector-general-offices-vacant-trump-administration-ends/4008278001/

SPOKESMAN REVIEW
— The ugly world of vaccination politics – Robert A. George
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/dec/26/robert-a-george-the-ugly-world-of-vaccination-poli/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater slams ‘Erratic’ Trump for ‘Focusing on Grievances than Finishing Strong’
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-lawmaker-slams-erratic-trump-focusing-grievances-finishing-strong-1557623

FORTUNE
— The fate of $2,000 stimulus checks gains momentum, increasing the pressure on Senate Republicans – AP
https://fortune.com/2020/12/29/2000-stimulus-checks-gain-momentum-senate-republicans/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— China Jails Citizen Journalist for Her Accounts of Covid-19 in Wuhan. Prosecution underscores the lengths to which Beijing is willing to defend its official narrative of the pandemic. – Chun Han Wong (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate of dominate. They are furious that I have a Civil Service Retirement System pension for life. They are furious that the federal government will pay 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance for life. They are furious that I have the time, money, and motivation needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-jails-citizen-journalist-for-her-accounts-of-covid-19-in-wuhan-11609158353
— Tiny Changes Can Help You Achieve Savings Goals for Retirement. Easy habits make bigger financial accomplishments possible and help overcome waning motivation. – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension a) is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) is about equal to what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiny-changes-can-help-you-achieve-savings-goals-for-retirement-11609160400

FORBES
— Five Questions To Gauge Your Commitment To The Job Search – Dana Manciagli (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my job search that followed my Democrat GAO superiors’’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years. What my Democrat GAO superiors told potential employers prompted me to sue my Democrat GAO superiors. But even if they had said nothing, the adverse actions that they had taken against me would stop any potential employer from offering me a job. In addition to forcing me to retire, they had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. )
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/12/28/five-questions-to-gauge-your-commitment-to-the-job-search/
— Use This Three-Step Formula To Answer “Tell Me About Yourself?” – Kyle Cromer Elliott (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want anyone to know a) that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, b) that I became a licensed CPA, c) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance from Loyola, DePaul, and IIT, d) that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, e) that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, and f) that I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years. I have been one of the most active members of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) since 1999. Yet, extremely few of my fellow MTRO members know any the aforesaid about me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/12/28/use-this-three-step-formula-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself/

ATLANTIC
— The Life in The Simpsons Is No Longer Attainable The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence. – Dani Alexis Ryskamp (DIERSEN: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He fought type 1 diabetes from age 14 and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. My mother never attended high school and never worked outside of the home until after my father died.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/life-simpsons-no-longer-attainable/617499/

AXIOS
— Five trends that will shape America in 2021 (DIERSEN: How successful will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters be in driving out of the Republican Party the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and the157 in my precinct who voted for Trump?)
https://www.axios.com/five-trends-america-2021-ce91ffe4-4739-4b78-9f43-cb9fa0ff56d0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump’s expected announcement that he’ll run for president again in 2024 allows him “to freeze the Republican Party in place,” Axios’ Jonathan Swan reports. The timing isn’t imminent, but when it happens, “he will try to control the Republican National Committee … and he’s going to try to squash the prospective 2024 Republican field.” And to those Republicans who want to run in 2024 themselves and hope Trump will walk off into the sunset: “He ain’t doing that.”)

December 28 Morning Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Statement from the President – BUDGET & SPENDING
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-from-the-president-122720/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: As President of the United States it is my responsibility to protect the people of our country from the economic devastation and hardship that was caused by the China Virus. I understand that many small businesses have been forced to close as a result of harsh actions by Democrat-run states. Many people are back to work, but my job is not done until everyone is back to work. Fortunately, as a result of my work with Congress in passing the CARES Act earlier this year, we avoided another Great Depression. Under my leadership, Project Warp Speed has been a tremendous success, my Administration and I developed a vaccine many years ahead of wildest expectations, and we are distributing these vaccines, and others soon coming, to millions of people. As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the American people in the form of $2,000 checks per adult and $600 per child. As President I am demanding many rescissions under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The Act provides that, “whenever the President determines that all or part of any budget authority will not be required to carry out the full objectives or scope of programs for which it is provided, or that such budget authority should be rescinded for fiscal policy or other reasons (including termination of authorized projects or activities for which budget authority has been provided), the President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message” describing the amount to be reserved, the relevant accounts, the reasons for the rescission, and the economic effects of the rescission. 2 U.S.C. § 683. I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed. I will send back to Congress a redlined version, item by item, accompanied by the formal rescission request to Congress insisting that those funds be removed from the bill. I am signing this bill to restore unemployment benefits, stop evictions, provide rental assistance, add money for PPP, return our airline workers back to work, add substantially more money for vaccine distribution, and much more. On Monday the House will vote to increase payments to individuals from $600 to $2,000. Therefore, a family of four would receive $5,200. Additionally, Congress has promised that Section 230, which so unfairly benefits Big Tech at the expense of the American people, will be reviewed and either be terminated or substantially reformed. Likewise, the House and Senate have agreed to focus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3 Presidential election. The Senate will start the process for a vote that increases checks to $2,000, repeals Section 230, and starts an investigation into voter fraud. Big Tech must not get protections of Section 230! Voter Fraud must be fixed! Much more money is coming. I will never give up my fight for the American people!)

ABC7
— Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill, avoids government shutdown after nearly weeklong delay – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-signs-pandemic-relief-bill/9109496/
— Chicago lawmakers, healthcare professionals encourage Black community to get coronavirus vaccine. ‘I guarantee that if I had thought it would in any way harm myself, or any other people, I would never, ever recommend it,’ Rep. Danny Davis said. – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-19-vaccine-coronavirus-chicago-black-community-rep-danny-davis/9122543/
— Chicago weekend gun violence leaves 27 shot, 7 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/27-shot-7-killed-in-chicago-so-far-over-holiday-weekend/9108084/

NBC5
— Rally Outside Chicago Police Headquarters Supports Anjanette Young. At Sunday’s demonstration, local leaders and politicians called for full transparency into the wrongful raid on a Chicago social worker’s home.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rally-outside-chicago-police-headquarters-supports-anjanette-young/2403154/
— Trump Signs Off on $600 Stimulus Checks, But a Vote on $2,000 Direct Payments Is Still Happening – MacKenzie Sigalos
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-signs-off-on-600-stimulus-checks-but-a-vote-on-2000-direct-payments-is-still-happening/2403201/
— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Metrics in Each Region, Chicago Officials to Discuss Vaccine Plan
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-chicago-officials-to-discuss-vaccine-plan-metrics-in-each-region/2403273/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump signs COVID relief bill and government funding measure that he called a ‘disgrace’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-signs-covid-relief-bill-and-government-funding-measure-that-he-called-a-disgrace
— Women protest outside Chicago Police HQ, demanding justice for victim of botched raid – Natalie Bomke
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/women-protest-outside-chicago-police-hq-demanding-justice-for-victim-of-botched-raid

WGN TV
— Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/ap-sources-trump-signs-funding-measure-averts-shutdown/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump signs pandemic relief and government-funding measure, averting government shutdown – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201227-lcuwnmemifapxht4f7jcltmjmi-story.html
— Pot legalization was to bring expungements to many with records in Illinois. Numbers so far are low, but more are expected to be on the way. – ROBERT MCCOPPIN (DIERSEN: To have used pot when it was illegal, you shouted your disrespect for the rule of law.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-expungements-20201228-e37a73r7jzfijn2a7ia64amreq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vaccine’s unbalanced rollout: Few South, West side residents get COVID shots so far. The trend in the first weeks of vaccine distribution points to a challenge for Mayor Lightfoot and public health officials who want to emphasize racial equity throughout the process. – Brett Chase and Elvia Malagón
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/28/22199180/vaccines-covid-coronavirus-hospitals-equity-health-care-pfizer

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters ask “What’s holding our country together?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201228/news/312289988/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— VERY SAD: A new wave of girls won’t let gender norms keep them from playing football – Bill Welt
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2020/12/27/sarah-fuller-inspires-chatham-glenwood-girls-play-football/6533141002/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 256 COVID-19 case numbers Sunday, 4 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 9% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/28/dupage-county-reports-256-covid-19-case-numbers-sunday-4-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-9/

WREX
— More than 112,000 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Illinois – Andrew Carrigan
https://wrex.com/2020/12/28/more-than-112000-covid-19-vaccinations-have-been-administered-in-illinois/

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Three Laws Take Effect In Illinois In 2021, Down From Over 250. State lawmakers have convened for only four days of business since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of them want to work remotely. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/elgin/s/hd236/three-laws-take-effect-in-illinois-in-2021-down-from-over-250

OAK LAWN PATCH
— Oak Lawn Mayor Candidate’s Petitions Rejected. Tom Karones says he will run as a write-in candidate after his nomination petitions were rejected for having too few signatures. – Lorraine Swanson (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I have gathered signatures on candidate nomination petitions from Republican voters in my precinct since 2000. I should write a book about that. It is getting increasingly difficult a) because Republican voters in my precinct are moving into assisted living facilities, moving into nursing homes, moving out of Illinois, or dying and b) because their homes are being bought my nasty, if not hate-filled Democrats. Further, since 2000, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization have done everything that they could to turn Republican voters in my precinct against me. I should write a book about them. Further, in 2015, they succeeded in gerrymandering my precinct. I lost about 100 homes west of the Illinois Prairie path and gained about 100 homes east of Warrenville Road. Far more of the homes that I lost were Republican than the homes that I gained.)
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/oak-lawn-mayor-candidates-petitions-rejected

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SCHOOL CHOICE: BETTER THAN PROZAC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/school-choice-better-than-prozac.html
— THE LONG SHADOW OF THE IDENTITY POLITICS ‘CONSTITUTION’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/the-long-shadow-of-the-identity-politics-constitution.html
— NOW LINKEDIN CENSORING USER CONTENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/now-linkedin-censoring-user-content.html

BREITBART
— Concealed Permit Holder Allegedly Shoots Robbery Suspect Dead in Chicago Store – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/27/concealed-permit-holder-allegedly-shoots-robbery-suspect-dead-in-chicago-store/

BLAZE
— Fauci doubles down after being confronted over startling admission that he deceived the public about herd immunity. ‘Then, when newer surveys said 60 percent or more would take it, I thought, “I can nudge this up a bit,” so I went to 80, 85’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fauci-confronted-herd-immunity-comments

TOWNHALL
— The Year of Living Fearfully – Lawrence Meyers
https://townhall.com/columnists/lawrencemeyers/2020/12/28/the-year-of-living-fearfully-n2582177
— Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama? – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2020/12/28/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama-n2582172

PJ MEDIA
— The Elites in Congress Will Blame Trump for Stalling the COVID-19 Relief Bill—But He’s Not the Problem – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2020/12/27/the-elites-in-congress-will-blame-trump-for-stalling-the-covid-19-relief-bill-but-hes-not-the-problem-n1287472

COLLEGE FIX
— Activists threaten lawsuit if university does not hire slave descendant as next president – ADAM BURNETT (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, if not already, no one will get appointed to or elected to any office unless they are many of the following: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, Trump-hater, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/activists-threaten-lawsuit-if-university-does-not-hire-slave-descendant-as-next-president/

EPOCH TIMES
— High School Student Sues Over Leftist ‘Indoctrination’ in Nevada – MATTHEW VADUM (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, oppressed groups include include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/high-school-student-sues-over-leftist-indoctrination-in-nevada_3634084.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A high school senior of mixed race is suing a taxpayer-funded charter school in Nevada over the “coercive, ideological indoctrination” that is central to its Critical Race Theory-based curriculum that forces students to associate aspects of their identity with oppression. In the lawsuit, Clark v. State Public Charter School Authority, filed Dec. 22 in federal court in Nevada, the young plaintiff William Clark and his mother Gabrielle Clark claim their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights were being violated. Students were allegedly told that by refusing to identify with an oppressive group, they were exercising their privilege or underscoring their role as an oppressor. The lawsuit was filed by the Illinois-based group Schoolhouse Rights, whose website describes its mission as supporting “civil rights litigation in defense of students’ freedom of conscience in public education and the rights of parents to guide and direct the upbringing of their children.” The student at Democracy Prep in Las Vegas whose mother is black and deceased father was white, claims there was a hostile classroom environment, and that he felt discriminated against in the mandatory, year-long “Sociology of Change” course required for graduation. There is another required class, “Change the World,” in which students carry out a political or social work project.)

WASHINGTON POST
— America is as divided as ever – Dan Balz (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/elections-reckoning/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “At least we know Trump’s not serious about 2024.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/28/least-we-know-trumps-not-serious-about-2024/

NEW YORK POST
— New York State Democratic boss warns AOC not to challenge Chuck Schumer – Jon Levine (DIERSEN: What if Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider warned Kinzinger to stop demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump?)
https://nypost.com/2020/12/26/ny-democratic-boss-warns-aoc-not-to-challenge-chuck-schumer/
— Beware Section 230 Repeal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have focused on destroying me for my including links in GOPUSA emails to articles they do not like. I would focus on a) those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, b) those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers, c) those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, and d) those who are/were leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and/or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/beware-section-230-repeal-and-other-commentary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those on the left and right calling for a complete repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act need to realize it would “return us to the legal no-man’s land” that prohibits even “good Samaritan” censorship, explain Sen. Ron Wyden and ex-Rep. Chris Cox in USA Today. Without the law, every one of the 200 million-plus Web sites available to Americans “will have to either stop publishing their users’ contributions, or let ‘anything go’ — no matter how gross or illegal.” Any “curating” will leave platforms liable for everything posted, so “hosting user-created content will be too costly and risky,” and “the many online avenues that ordinary citizens currently use to express themselves would be closed.” So while “Congress should examine whether it’s possible to amend Section 230 without doing more harm than good,” it must also remember that “sometimes those complaining about online speech are doing worse than crying wolf.”)
— The Left’s Drive To ‘Bias’ AI
https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/beware-section-230-repeal-and-other-commentary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having algorithms “incapable of bias” make decisions rather than humans should be cause to celebrate, reasons computer-science prof Pedro Domingos at Spectator USA. But “militant” liberals are scrambling to retake control. “A whole subfield of AI has sprung up” for the express purpose of “de-biasing” algorithms, and anyone who questions it, as Domingos has, is subject to the cancel culture, as he was. Yet algorithms “can’t be racist or sexist.” What “cleaning” them up really means is “inserting into them biases favoring specific groups” and establishing the “social controls” the political left wants.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Lawmakers Prepare for Battles Over Congressional Redistricting. With several states poised to gain or lose seats in the House, Republicans and Democrats gear up for fights in legislatures, courts. – Natalie Andrews (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-prepare-for-battles-over-congressional-redistricting-11609151400
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Signs Covid-19 Aid Bill Averting Government Shutdown – Natalie Andrews and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-signs-covid-19-aid-bill-averting-government-shutdown-11609117841
— Coronavirus Stigma Lingers Long After Disease Fades. Some people have recovered from Covid-19 only to find friends and colleagues shunning them, which can make it harder to fight outbreaks. — Miho Inada (DIERSEN: If you come down with COVID-19, the more of the following that you are, the more that you will be viciously stigmatized for the rest of your life: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-stigma-lingers-long-after-disease-fades-11609070403

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: What will 2021 bring? – Marco della Cava (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs will use COVID-19 to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/06/covid-19-2021-offers-vaccines-more-shut-downs-mask-mandates/6472360002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Donald Trump delivers an historic week of disarray from America’s Nihilist-in-Chief. As Trump enters his final days, he spent the past week pardoning, vetoing, and pointing fingers as he tries to leave chaos behind him.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/12/28/leading-up-christmas-trump-leaving-chaos-behind-him-column/4052924001/

NEWSWEEK
— Newsmax TV Chief Predicts Overtaking Fox News, Says IPO is Possible – PAUL BOND O
https://www.newsweek.com/newsmax-tv-chief-predicts-overtaking-fox-news-says-ipo-possible-1556747

DIGITAL INFORMATION WORLD
— Google’s Search Engine May Start Running On AI, But Not Anytime Soon – Arooj Ahmed (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts a) steer everyone to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party platforms; b) steer everyone to articles that promote hatred against individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time; and c) steer everyone to articles that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, 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, and even worse things.)
https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2020/12/googles-search-engine-may-start-running.html

INC.
— Waiting for Success to Strike? – LARRY ROBERTSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government. To get promoted, they focused on destroying their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Republican, and especially those who were conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about present and past Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Organization, 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 who focus/focused on destroying everyone around them to move up.)
https://www.inc.com/larry-robertson/waiting-for-success-to-strike-try-making-that-all-important-first-move-instead.html

December 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Lawmakers Press Trump on Relief Bill as Jobless Aid Expires. About 9.5 million people had been relying on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that expired altogether Saturday. – Jill Colvin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/lawmakers-press-trump-on-relief-bill-as-jobless-aid-expires/2403041/
— Illinois Reports 3,767 New Cases of Coronavirus, 104 Additional Deaths Sunday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-3767-new-cases-of-coronavirus-104-additional-deaths-sunday/2403072/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Biden: Reversing Trump’s immigration policies will take months – Alexandra Jaffe (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/biden-reversing-trump-border-policies-will-take-months

WGN TV
— Illinois health officials report 3,767 new cases of COVID-19, 104 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-health-officials-report-3767-new-cases-of-covid-19-104-deaths/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Second stimulus check updates: Legislators urge Trump to sign COVID-19 relief bill as unemployment benefits for millions of Americans expire – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-second-stimulus-check-updates-20201227-lcuwnmemifapxht4f7jcltmjmi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Kinzinger.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/27/22201581/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-trump-conspiracy-electoral-college-challenge-violence
— Another big assignment for post-pandemic America: Get young people back in college. An additional 560,000 young Americans opted against going to college this past fall, largely because of the pandemic. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/27/22197305/college-enrollment-decline-covid-19-national-student-clearinghouse-city-colleges-uic-editorial

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Tops 900 Coronavirus Deaths: Health Department. The risk of coronavirus transmission in DuPage County is “substantial,” according to the health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-tops-900-coronavirus-deaths-health-department

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Censorship, American-style: Big Tech speech control factored into Trump’s defeat – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/27/editorial-big-tech-speech-control-factored-into-tr/

TOWNHALL
— GOP Senator Warns Trump of Tarnished Legacy If the President Lets This Happen – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/12/27/gop-senator-warns-trump-of-tarnished-legacy-if-president-lets-this-happen-n2582161

PJ MEDIA
— ‘Racially Diverse’ Cops Dumping Portland in Favor of Lower Paying Jobs in Places Where They’re Appreciated – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2020/12/26/racially-diverse-cops-dumping-portland-in-favor-of-lower-paying-jobs-in-places-where-theyre-appreciated-n1286961

EPOCH TIMES
— Millions Lost Benefits as Congress Failed to Meet Trump Demand for $2,000 Stimulus Checks – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/estimate-millions-lost-jobless-benefits-on-saturday-as-congress-failed-to-meet-trump-demand-for-2000-stimulus-checks_3633554.html

THE HILL
— Dumping Abraham Lincoln? A word of advice to the ‘cancel culture’ – ABRAHAM COOPER AND HAROLD BRACKMAN
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/531382-dumping-abraham-lincoln-a-word-of-advice-to-the-cancel-culture

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger calls efforts to overturn election ‘a scam’ and says “It is a scam and it is going to disappoint the people that believe this election was stolen.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/27/kinzinger-trump-election-defeat-republicans-450826

YAHOO NEWS
— Chicago police raid: Protest held outside CPD headquarters calling for reform, support for Anjanette Young
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-police-raid-protest-held-002756452.html

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Kinzinger.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/27/sotu-kinzinger-full.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/12/27/kinzinger-sot-trump-veto-defense-bill-sotu-vpx.cnn
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s grievances leave Americans in need in limbo.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/politics/donald-trump-stimulus-bill-unemployment-benefits/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Nero fiddled. Trump plays golf.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/27/opinions/trump-golf-hate-america-obeidallah/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘This just has to get done’: Lawmakers push Trump to sign the relief bill. – Emily Cochrane, Hailey Fuchs and Lucy Tompkins
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/us/politics/this-just-has-to-get-done-lawmakers-push-trump-to-sign-the-relief-bill.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump has indicated he will sign stimulus and government spending bill into law, averting shutdown. The president had demanded changes to the stimulus bill but on Sunday signaled he would release the stimulus funds after all. – Seung Min Kim, Jeff Stein, Mike DeBonis and Toluse Olorunnipa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/27/trump-stimulus-shutdown-congress/
— Countdown to shutdown: Here’s what happens if Trump doesn’t enact the stimulus law by midnight Monday. Unemployment benefits, eviction protections, small-business aid and stimulus checks are all frozen — and a shutdown begins — if the bill isn’t signed. – Tony Romm and Rachel Siegel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/12/27/trump-shutdown-stimulus/
— Why these Fox News loyalists have changed the channel to Newsmax – Jeremy Barr
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/12/27/fox-news-viewers-switch-to-newsmax/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Lawmakers urge Trump to sign stimulus bill or be blamed for ‘chaos’ and ‘misery’ – LAURA KING
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-27/unemployment-benefits-expire-for-millions-as-trump-rages

AIR FORCE MAGAZINE
— Brown: ‘Shame on Us’ if Military Diversity Efforts Falter – Rachel S. Cohen (DIERSEN: “Up-or-out” is a “diversity effort,” that is, it is reverse discrimination and age discrimination if it is applied only to White males.)
https://www.airforcemag.com/brown-shame-on-us-if-military-diversity-efforts-falter/

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises Sanders.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/12/27/sanders-calls-trumps-stimulus-hold-up-cruel-urges-him-to-sign-bill-immediately-amid-looming-shutdown/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump supporter and Fox News star Geraldo Rivera said the president is acting like an ‘entitled frat boy’ since losing the election.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/geraldo-rivera-said-trump-acting-entitled-frat-boy-since-election-2020-12

LGBTQ NATION
— These queer organizers in Georgia are working overtime to flip the Senate blue – Molly Sprayregen (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote the destruction of the Republican Party.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/12/queer-organizers-georgia-working-overtime-flip-senate-blue/

DAILY MAIL
— ‘It’s a scam!’ Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Donald Trump is fueling ‘violence’ in his supporters ahead of Congress certifying Biden’s win and ’emboldening conspiracy theorists’ – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9090837/Its-scam-GOP-Rep-Adam-Kinzinger-says-Donald-Trump-fueling-violence-supporters.html

December 24 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republicans block $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks despite Trump demand. Democrats who also favor $2,000 checks will all but dare Republicans to break with Trump, calling up his proposal for a Christmas Eve vote. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-block-$2k-stimulus-checks-despite-trump-demand/9029074/
— Chicago COVID vaccine map shows how many have gotten vaccinated by zip code
https://abc7chicago.com/health/which-chicago-residents-are-getting-covid-vaccines-mapped-by-zip-code/9037991/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 7,037 cases, 96 coronavirus deaths. Illinois leads nation in distributing COVID-19 vaccines, Pritzker says. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7037-cases-96-covid-19-deaths/9035017/

NBC5
— United Airlines to Require Travelers From UK to Show Negative Test When Flying to Chicago. According to the airline, anyone traveling from London Heathrow to Chicago, Newark, Washington Dulles and San Francisco must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of their departure starting on Monday. (DIERSEN: How soon a) will employers require negative COVID tests from their employees, b) will organizations require negative COVID tests from their members, c) will businesses require negative COVID tests from their customers, and d) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries require negative COVID tests from their residents?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/united-airlines-to-require-travelers-from-uk-to-show-negative-test-when-flying-to-chicago/2402274/

WGN TV
— 7,037 new cases of COVID reported in Illinois, including 96 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/7037-new-cases-of-covid-reported-in-illinois-including-96-deaths/
— Republicans block $2,000 virus checks despite Trump demand – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/republicans-block-2000-virus-checks-despite-trump-demand/

WGN RADIO
— GOP rejects $2,000 stimulus checks; deal stalled – Raquel Martin
https://wgnradio.com/news/gop-rejects-2000-stimulus-checks-deal-stalled/

WBBM
— ‘Move to Michigan’ offer lures people from Chicago area – Andy Dahn (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What makes it hard for you to be optimistic about the future? For me, it is the ever-increasing invasion of hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.radio.com/wbbm780/news/local/move-to-michigan-offer-lures-people-from-chicago-area

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dark days: Experts fear the holidays will fuel the deadly COVID-19 outbreak across the US – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-covid-outbreak-holidays-20201225-udbc3ouorvhs3p4kvajokwmnca-story.html
— American Airlines sending recall letters to furloughed workers, even though stimulus not signed yet – KYLE ARNOLD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-american-airlines-recall-workers-covid-19-20201224-vaoskxgpljczbcsanr7ebxawpa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally, b) to illegally stay in America illegally, and c) to illegally bring others to America illegally. Democrats illegally see citizens of foreign countries as being their illegal soldiers in their illegal army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-dream-act-immigration-trump-chapman-20201224-cvjodsdmubbatlqtazvr44nyh4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump may kick and scream leaving the White House, but he’ll take his voters with him. He will have just one agenda over the next four years — to remain politically relevant and possible win election again.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/24/22199126/donald-trump-voting-base-maga-republican-politics-laura-washington

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Senator: Lawmakers should set an example for all Americans by getting vaccinated – Sarah Doiron and Morgan Wright (DIERSEN: How much pressure will there be on Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains to get vaccinated to set an example for the Republican voters in their precinct?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/senator-lawmakers-should-set-an-example-for-all-americans-by-getting-vaccinated/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Sunnyside Naperville, The City’s Third Cannabis Dispensary, Opens
https://www.nctv17.com/news/sunnyside-naperville-the-citys-third-cannabis-dispensary-opens/

CENTER SQUARE
— Pritzker says it will take time to reverse accelerated population decline – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Pritzker focuses on driving out of Illinois people who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-says-it-will-take-time-to-reverse-accelerated-population-decline/article_e2699708-455a-11eb-94be-c7e9e96ef860.html

WIREPOINTS
— “Illinois officials didn’t target those most at risk, but targeted restaurants and small businesses with shutdowns. It’s been a colossal mistake.” – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-officials-didnt-target-those-most-at-risk-but-targeted-restaurants-and-small-businesses-with-shutdowns-its-been-a-colossal-mistake/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fauci says he’s been intentionally moving goal posts on herd immunity estimates – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/24/anthony-fauci-says-hes-been-intentionally-moving-g/

GOPUSA
— Are ‘Never Trumpers’ The Future Of The GOP? – Patrick J. Buchanan (DIERSEN: Which hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will seek to lead the Illinois Republican Party: Adam Kinzinger, Joe Walsh, Pat Brady? How strongly will they promise to get rid of the 2,446,891 who voted for Trump in Illinois, the 193,611 who voted for Trump in DuPage County, the 20,080 who voted for Trump in Milton Township, and the157 who voted for Trump in my precinct?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99662
— Identity Politics Based On Skin Color Leave Some Democrats Unhappy With Harris’ Senate Replacement
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99667
— Preelection Suppression Of Hunter Biden Story Breaks Beltway Journalism – John Kass (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents punish me if I do not suppress negative stories about them, about their operatives, and about their dupes. I should write a book a) about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, b) about the stories about them that I did not suppress, and c) about how they punished me for my not suppressing those stories. I would focus on those who have been Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99550
— Tenn. Campus Opens Arms To Unqualified Anti-Semite Al Sharpton
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=99595

BLAZE
— NYT: Fauci admits to deceiving the public about herd immunity because he wanted more people to get vaccinated Fauci apparently thinks it’s appropriate to deceive the public for their own good – Leon Wolf
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ready-nyt-fauci-admits-to-deceiving-the-public-about-herd-immunity-because-he-wanted-more-people-to-get-vaccinated

DAILY CALLER
— 78% Of Republicans Believe Presidential Election Was Fraudulent – JORDAN LANCASTER (DIERSEN: What do you say to RINO candidates who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are anti-conservative to get elected? Everyone in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton sees how such RINO candidates, their RINO political consultants, their RINO major donors, their RINO campaign managers, their RINO campaign staff members, and their RINO campaign volunteers treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/24/poll-republicans-believe-presidential-election-fraudulent/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “50% Of Americans Say History Will Judge Trump As A Failure.” Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who paints you as being failed? I should write a book about those who paint me as being a failed Republican Precinct Committeeman, failed GOPUSA Illinois Editor, failed TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, failed Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, failed Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, failed Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, failed American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, failed GAO employee, failed IRS employee, failed Firestone Stores employee, failed Post Office employee, etc.
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/24/poll-half-americans-history-judge-trump-failure/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pelosi to Bring $2,000 Direct Payments to Vote on Monday – MASOOMA HAQ
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pelosi-to-bring-2000-direct-payments-to-vote-on-monday_3631753.html

THE HILL
— House GOP rejects unanimous consent on $2,000 direct payments – NAOMI JAGODA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/531565-house-gop-rejects-unanimous-consent-on-2000-direct-payments
— Trump’s final weeks create chaos for Congress – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531616-trumps-final-weeks-create-chaos-for-congress
— Congress served its own interests rather than ours with the relief bill – KRISTIN TATE
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/531589-congress-served-its-own-interests-rather-than-ours-with-the-relief-bill

REUTERS
— Netherlands to require negative COVID tests from air passengers (DIERSEN: How soon a) will employers require negative COVID tests from their employees, b) will organizations require negative COVID tests from their members, c) will businesses require negative COVID tests from their customers, and d) will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries require negative COVID tests from their residents?)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netherlands-require-negative-covid-tests-204951577.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “On Working With Congress, Biden Predicts Success Where Predecessors Failed. The president-elect insisted that his skills and his history would enable him to secure bipartisan support for bold initiatives.” How many RINOs will join with Democrats to harm Republicans?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/us/politics/biden-congress-deals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Gavin Newsom has given Republicans’ recall campaign against him a fighting chance – Dan Morain
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/24/gavin-newsom-republicans-recall-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speculation focuses on San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican who voted for Trump, and wealthy attorney John Cox, the Illinois transplant Newsom clobbered in 2018 and who has so far put $50,000 into the recall effort.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump gives America chaos for Christmas.””
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-gives-america-chaos-for-christmas/2020/12/24/6de2002a-4616-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump is trashing the government on his way out. Biden is confident he can fix it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-trashing-the-government-on-his-way-out-biden-is-confident-he-can-fix-it/2020/12/23/c69fc9c2-4553-11eb-b0e4-0f182923a025_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The Trump administration wants to take credit for a covid vaccine. Trump supporters are undermining it. Trump has been notably quiet while his allies push misinformation and conspiracies about the vaccine.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/24/trump-vaccine-misinformation/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Families on brink of eviction, hunger describe nightmare Christmas as $900 billion relief bill hangs in limbo. About 14 million Americans will lose unemployment aid on Saturday after President Trump and Congress were unable to reach a deal.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/24/trump-congress-stimulus-unemployment-reaction/
— Pence under pressure as the final step nears in formalizing Biden’s win – Colby Itkowitz and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/pence-biden-congress-electoral/2020/12/24/48f48da8-4604-11eb-a277-49a6d1f9dff1_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Warns Republicans Who Didn’t Back Election Fraud Claims: ‘I Will NEVER FORGET!’ – JEFFERY MARTIN
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-warns-republicans-who-didnt-back-election-fraud-claims-i-will-never-forget-1557273

BUFFALO NEWS
— Best places to live in the Midwest – Abby Monteil (DIERSEN: Naperville is #19. Wheaton is #73.)
https://buffalonews.com/business/investment/personal-finance/best-places-to-live-in-the-midwest/collection_76f63110-7e39-55e0-8d6e-37da73a5ca38.html

FORBES
— 70% Of Republicans Would Support Trump In 2024, Survey Says – Tommy Beer (DIERSEN: If/when leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois, in your county, and/or your township/ward get orders to purge their organizations of Trump supporters, what will they do?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/12/24/half-of-americans-say-trump-is-a-failed-president-but-70-of-republicans-would-support-him-in-2024-survey-says/

VAULT
— 6 Reasons to Look for a New Job in the New Year – Claire Adams (DIERSEN: Democrats a) run the federal government and b) create toxic work environments to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, conservative, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the toxic work environments that Republicans who worked in the Chicago area for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, and for the Post Office 1966-1969 had to suffer.)
https://www.vault.com/blogs/job-search/6-reasons-to-look-for-a-new-job-in-the-new-year
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 2. A toxic work environment High-stress jobs often lead to toxic company cultures where people don’t behave with the appropriate amount of respect and collaboration. Even if your current paycheck is great and you see yourself evolving at your company, if you spend your days dreading Mondays and avoiding your colleagues, you should consider looking for an employer that fosters collaboration, transparency, and healthy work relationships at the office—even if that office is at home.)