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October 19 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 36 shot, 7 fatally in weekend shootings, 1 fatally stabbed 15-year-old boy among those fatally shot
https://abc7chicago.com/36-shot-8-killed–in-weekend-violence-/7151774/

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois Gov Says Trump Partly to Blame for COVID-19 Spike
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/illinois-gov-says-trump-partly-to-blame-for-covid-19-spike/2355670/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP Senate nominee Mark Curran on Mitch McConnell: ‘He should have gone a long time ago’ President Donald Trump gave Curran, a long shot to beat Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin, a shout-out at his Saturday rally in Janesville, Wisconsin. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/18/21522465/illinois-gop-senate-nominee-mark-curran-sen-mitch-mcconnell-he-should-have-gone-a-long-time-ago
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting women to hate Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/19/21520111/donald-trump-and-women-access-hollywood-tape-misogyny-laura-washington-2020-election

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Fair tax’ would give legislature flexibility that it would misuse – Raymond Peterman, Glen Ellyn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-101820-20201018-ed6zmzl2rvd5vgah2jbsgyfuq4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rising virus cases in DuPage County close Elmhurst schools – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201019/rising-virus-cases-in-dupage-county-close-elmhurst-schools

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-vote-like-your-life-depends-on-it-because-it-does/article_50f0b237-ac8d-5f26-a3ed-8e095dc5a300.html

STATELINE
— Local residents frustrated with constant vandalism of political signs
https://www.mystateline.com/video/local-residents-frustrated-with-constant-vandalism-of-political-signs/5949105/

HERALD & REVIEW
— It’s not just Illinois billionaires in ‘fair’ tax fight. Here’s who wants to sway your vote. – KELSEY LANDIS
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/its-not-just-illinois-billionaires-in-fair-tax-fight-heres-who-wants-to-sway-your/article_9cfa8793-5a1a-5a10-a975-da836f55ee36.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— What do Abe Lincoln and Donald Trump have in common? – BILL FLICK (DIERSEN: The more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. What demographics do you share with Trump? Both Trump and are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, overweight/obese, draft avoiders, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/flick-fact-what-do-abe-lincoln-and-donald-trump-have-in-common/article_1b15f92b-b6b5-553d-99f8-bd4069152802.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Chelsea Ward: ‘My diversity is a plus’ – Anthony Watt (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I am not diverse. They stress that I am White, male, born in 1948, draft avoider, non-poor, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran,100% German American, conservative, Republican, Trump supporter, gun owner, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Employers, including GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office, have always known that their hiring me, their retaining me, and their promoting me would not help them meet their Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, or Inclusion quotas, goals, or targets. Organizations, including the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), have always known that their giving me leadership positions would not help them meet their AA, Diversity, or Inclusion quotas, goals, or targets. But nevertheless, I survived as a GAO employee for almost 18 year, IRS employee for almost 9 years, Firestone Stores employee for almost 2 1/2 years, Post Office employee for almost 3 years, MTRO webmaster for 6 years), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, WCC Government Affairs Committee member for 8 years, ICRC Steering Committee member for 4 years, and AAPC MC board member for 3 years.)
https://qctimes.com/news/chelsea-ward-my-diversity-is-a-plus/article_cd49cead-b03a-56fd-be0f-cb013eb1b73c.html

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Trump train faces Black Lives Matter counter protest in Carbondale – Emma Deeter
https://dailyegyptian.com/103511/news/gallery-trump-train-faces-black-lives-matter-counter-protest-in-carbondale/

HINSDALE PATCH
— State’s Richest Man Gives $200K To Hinsdale-Area Rep. Deanne Mazzochi Ken Griffin also donates $2 million to campaign against progressive income tax. – David Giuliani,
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/states-richest-man-gives-200k-hinsdale-area-rep

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating “Michigan Gov. Whitmer Says Trump Incites Domestic Terrorism.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/michigan-gov-whitmer-says-trump-incites-domestic-terrorism#stream/0
— Early Voting Analysis: Historic Turnout Drives Long Lines, Administrative Errors – MILES PARKS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/early-voting-analysis-historic-turnout-drives-long-lines-administrative-errors#stream/0

WGEM
— Group declares independence from Chicago – Charity Bell
https://wgem.com/2020/10/17/group-declares-independence-from-chicago/

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DePaul sided with Terry Smith in Smith v. IDOT, but DePaul did not side with alumnus David Diersen in Diersen v. GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors did not call me names, but they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://depauliaonline.com/50887/politics/amy-coney-barrett-ruled-that-using-n-word-didnt-make-workplace-hostile-in-former-depaul-professors-case/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Shia Kapos jabs Esther Joy King. I have lived in Illinois since 1948 and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978. My website is at www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/19/pritzker-thumps-trump-esther-joy-kings-business-property-tax-hikes-in-chicago-news-fakery-490640
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She doesn’t really mention living in Texas and Chicago before moving to the district, which lines the state’s northwest border with Iowa, a point Bustos seizes on in her latest ad: “Who is the real Esther Joy King? She just moved from Chicago to run for Congress.” Before running for office, King headed a social media marketing company called 364.Social, a company we couldn’t find online. King says that’s because it was folded into another marketing firm that she helped start: GRP21, which also has next-to-no presence online. A few years ago, King also billed herself as founder of Flashbulb Media — another company that appears to be non-existent. King doesn’t mention those companies on her LinkedIn page — she said she just chose not to — and didn’t supply any information about them. She told Playbook she “no longer has any ownership interest” in Flashbulb or GRP21.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Shia Kapos jabs Brian Timpone. (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me. No one calls my tunes. However, my critics/opponents can and do punish me. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service (twice), my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/19/pritzker-thumps-trump-esther-joy-kings-business-property-tax-hikes-in-chicago-news-fakery-490640
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NEWS FAKERY EXCLUSIVE: As local news dies, a pay-for-play network rises in its place — and its roots are in Illinois: The New York Times exposes Chicago-area businessman Brian Timpone’s media empire running websites across the country and in Illinois, including the “North Cook News,” which appear as news sites. In fact, the Times says Republican operatives pay Timpone’s company to order up stories they dictate to reporters. Jeanne Ives has paid Timpone $55,000 and received favorable stories in return, according to the Times. When asked if she had paid companies for pay-for-play news stories, she said: “Oh, no, there’s none of that going on. I assure you. Oh, my gosh, no. Oh, no, not at all.” Also linked to Timpone’s companies: conservative talk show host Dan Proft and John Tillman, an activist who once led the Illinois Opportunity Project and who is connected to groups that have paid “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to underwrite Timpone’s “news” operation. … How it works: “Editors for Mr. Timpone’s network assign work to freelancers dotted around the United States and abroad, often paying $3 to $36 per job. The assignments typically come with precise instructions on whom to interview and what to write, according to the internal correspondence. In some cases, those instructions are written by the network’s clients, who are sometimes the subjects of the articles.”)

CENTER SQUARE
— Pritzker says WHO vindicates his COVID-19 efforts while others question his motives – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-says-who-vindicates-his-covid-19-efforts-while-others-question-his-motives/article_2da04bae-0fe6-11eb-a136-5bf92daa28ee.html
— Paid family leave proposal would cost workers, businesses – Kevin Bessler (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/paid-family-leave-proposal-would-cost-workers-businesses/article_d139cd3a-0ffa-11eb-b7c4-271ada800764.html

WIREPOINTS
— A preview of Chicago’s 2021 budget: more taxes, phantom savings and no reforms. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/a-preview-of-chicagos-2021-budget-more-taxes-phantom-savings-and-no-reforms-wirepoints-quicktake/
— Pritzker told Congress his leadership got virus under control despite Trump, now he blames Trump for surge – Quicktake
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-told-congress-his-leadership-got-virus-under-control-despite-trump-now-he-blames-trump-for-surge-quicktake/

CAPITOL FAX
— NYT takes deep dive into Timpone’s operation (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me. No one calls my tunes. However, my critics/opponents can and do punish me. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service (twice), my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/19/nyt-takes-deep-dive-into-timpones-operation/

FOX NEWS
— Fauci ‘absolutely not’ surprised Trump got COVID-19 He said it doesn’t make sense that Trump sometimes equates wearing a face mask with weakness – David Aaro (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump-supporter and you contract coronavirus, what will your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do, that is, how viciously will they demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you and how strongly will they blame Trump? If you are a Trump-hater and you contract coronavirus, what will your operatives and your dupes do, that is, how strongly will they blame Trump?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/fauci-says-us-heading-in-wrong-direction-on-pandemic-absolutely-not-surprised-trump-got-covid-19

GOPUSA
— Thousands Greeted Trump In California As He Made His Way To A Fundraiser
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96501

BREITBART
— Think Tank Funded by U.S. And Foreign Governments Calls for Suppression of Breitbart, Fox, Conservative Media – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have called for suppression of me and for suppression of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/18/think-tank-funded-by-u-s-and-foreign-governments-calls-for-suppression-of-breitbart-fox-conservative-media/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bush Staffers Go All In for Joe Biden with Campaign Ads Attacking Trump – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/18/bush-staffers-go-all-in-joe-biden-campaign-ads-attacking-trump/

BLAZE
— With a handful of days until the election, press asks Biden: ‘What flavor milkshake did you get?’ The media is softer than that milkshake when it comes to asking Joe Biden tough questions – PAUL SACCA (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.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-ice-cream-milkshake-media-question

TOWNHALL
— How Big Tech is Working on Stealing the Presidential Election From Trump – Rachel Alexander|
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2020/10/19/how-big-tech-is-working-on-stealing-the-presidential-election-from-trump-n2578324

CHRISTIAN POST
— Wikipedia bans editors from expressing support for traditional marriage – Anugrah Kumar (DIERSEN: How strongly do those who promote LGBTQ dominate your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? One measure is how strongly the leaders of the aforesaid demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who express support for traditional marriage. I should write a book about the aforesaid who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.christianpost.com/news/wikipedia-bans-editors-support-traditional-marriage.html

OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
— 27 Million Americans Have Already Voted Election Day is increasingly a myth. – JAMES JOYNER
https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/27-million-americans-have-already-voted/

CNN
— Latest House and Senate ratings show Democrats increasingly competitive in Republican areas – Simone Pathe
http://www.wicz.com/story/42780688/latest-house-and-senate-ratings-show-democrats-increasingly-competitive-in-republican-areas

NBC NEWS
— Can ordinary Covid patients get the Trump treatment? It’s OK to ask What to consider before seeking experimental coronavirus treatments. – JoNel Aleccia
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/can-ordinary-covid-patients-get-trump-treatment-it-s-ok-n1243756
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight/obese, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/not-enough-or-double-prejudice-being-black-asian-american-2020-n1243353

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place A nationwide operation of 1,300 local sites publishes coverage that is ordered up by Republican groups and corporate P.R. firms. – Davey Alba and Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one pays me. No one calls my tunes. However, my critics/opponents can and do punish me. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service (twice), my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/technology/timpone-local-news-metric-media.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jeanne Ives, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House in Illinois, has had a direct financial relationship with the operation. Ms. Ives has paid Mr. Timpone’s companies $55,000 over the past three years, according to state and federal records. During that time, the Illinois sites have published overwhelmingly positive coverage of her, including running some of her news releases verbatim. In an interview, she said her payments were to create her website and monitor her Wikipedia page. One $14,342 payment included the note “Advertising-newspaper.” Ms. Ives initially could not explain why. She later called back to say Mr. Timpone had bought Facebook ads for her. Asked if she was paying for positive coverage, she replied: “Oh, no, there’s none of that going on. I assure you. Oh, my gosh, no. Oh, no, not at all.” Ms. Ives is listed as a “story watcher.” She said she did not know why.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Twitter and Facebook were right to suppress a Biden smear. But they should tell us why they did. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, articles that do not glorify and praise them are smears and articles that are critical of them are libelous. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the articles that they consider smears and libelous, and c) the adverse actions that they have taken against me for my including links to those articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-and-facebook-were-right-to-suppress-a-biden-smear-but-they-should-tell-us-why-they-did/2020/10/18/e6a6fd36-0fdd-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Fauci ‘absolutely not’ surprised Trump contracted coronavirus after ‘superspreader’ event.” If you are a Trump-supporter and you contract coronavirus, what will your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do, that is, how viciously will they demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you and how strongly will they blame Trump? If you are a Trump-hater and you contract coronavirus, what will your operatives and your dupes do, that is, how strongly will they blame Trump?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/19/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “We’ll protect their right to vote: How election officials are preparing for voter intimidation tactics.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/17/election-officials-see-voter-intimidation-threats-harassment-tactics/3677238001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Partisan Sites Posing as Local News Expand Ahead of Election As local news outlets suffer cuts, political donors see an opportunity to influence coverage – Emily Glazer and Keach Hagey (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media falsely claims to be nonpartisan; it acts as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties. According to the mainstream news media, Google, Facebook, etc., to be a news website, it has to claim to be nonpartisan.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/partisan-sites-posing-as-local-news-expand-ahead-of-election-11603077119
— Auto Makers Grapple With Battery-Fire Risks in Electric Vehicles Incidents involving electric vehicles made by GM, Ford and others highlight dangers of lithium batteries – Ben Foldy
https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-makers-grapple-with-battery-fire-risks-in-electric-vehicles-11603099800
— No Quick Fix for Social Media Bias Stripping sites of their liability protection might spur more unfair censorship. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-quick-fix-for-social-media-bias-11603048637

FORBES
— Twitter Removes Face Mask Tweet From Trump’s Covid-19 Coronavirus Advisor Scott Atlas – Bruce Y. Lee (DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to mandate that the following wear masks 100% of the time forever: those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight/obese, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/10/18/twitter-removes-face-mask-tweet-from-trumps-covid-19-coronavirus-advisor-scott-atlas/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Forbes makes it clear that it is 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-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2020/10/18/with-their-freakout-over-twitter-amazon-and-google-conservatives-sound-like-liberals/

UNION LEADER
— When is a mask mandate warranted? – Andrew Cline (DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to mandate that the following wear masks 100% of the time forever: those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, overweight/obese, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/andrew-cline-when-is-a-mask-mandate-warranted/article_7b6f3040-591c-5f79-b3cb-4e7aad44dece.html

NAPA VALLEY REGISTER
— The choices for American Canyon City Council (DIERSEN: Questions to ask Wheaton City Council 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://napavalleyregister.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-the-choices-for-american-canyon-city-council/article_66ae634b-e110-501d-adfe-2ea2a5b8e0a9.html

MSN
— Are you a chronic apologizer? Why saying ‘I’m sorry’ too much sets you back – Andrea S. Kramer and Alton B. Harris (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want me to apologize and what they want me to apologize for.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/are-you-a-chronic-apologizer-why-saying-im-sorry-too-much-sets-you-back/ar-BB19Rzqp

PBS
— Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election? (DIERSEN: Facebook, Google, etc. are under tremendous pressure a) to defeat Republicans including Trump and b) to elect Democrats including Biden.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/is-facebook-really-ready-for-the-2020-election

NEWSWEEK
— Fauci Says Trump Equates Wearing Masks With Weakness, and It Doesn’t Make Sense – KASHMIRA GANDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you, not only if you do not promote wearing a mask, but if you merely express displeasure about wearing a mask. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-says-trump-equates-wearing-masks-weakness-it-doesnt-make-sense-1540165

THE CUT
— The Sorority That Tried to Abolish Itself How the anti-Greek life movement upended Zeta Tau Alpha at Northwestern. – Brock Colyar (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who succeeded in abolishing TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, b) about their operatives, and c) about their dupes.)
https://www.thecut.com/2020/10/anti-greek-movement-sorority-zeta-tau-alpha.html

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Trending: Expect to See More Misinformation and Regulation Hit Social Media Platforms – Evelyn Mateos (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
http://editorandpublisher.com/stories/trending-expect-to-see-more-misinformation-and-regulation-hit-social-media-platforms,175522

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against Republicans. To promote LGBTQ is to promote hatred against Republicans. How strongly do those who lead your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county promote LGBTQ, that is, how strongly do they promote hatred against Republicans?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/gop-one-tool-left-hang-onto-power-voter-suppression/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/10/even-woman-found-donald-trump-handsome-voting-joe-biden/

October 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 28 shot, 5 fatally in weekend shootings 15-year-old boy among those fatally shot
https://abc7chicago.com/28-shot-5-fatally-in-weekend-shootings/7124873/

NBC5
— United Steelworkers Union Shines ‘Batlight’ Style Biden-Harris Logo on Trump Tower
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/united-steelworkers-union-shines-batlight-style-biden-harris-logo-on-trump-tower/2355528/

CBS2
— Hundreds Gather For Women’s Marches In Chicago, Suburbs, And Around Country (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, 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://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/17/hundreds-gather-for-womens-marches-in-chicago-suburbs-and-around-country/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At large Wisconsin rally, President Trump downplays pandemic as state’s coronavirus cases hit record levels – BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do not want Republican candidates to hold rallies.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-janesville-20201017-3glbofqlvzhzzalx3u6cvsdfaa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rather than hitting the road to knock on doors, progressives sitting on Zoom to open their wallets For those who need to ‘do something’ in an election year limited by pandemic, Movement Voter Project has the ticket. And pants are optional, they joke. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520114/progressives-virtual-fundraising-campaign-work-battleground-states-movement-voter-project
— Illinois’ coronavirus testing positivity rate rises for 13th consecutive day
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/17/21520589/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Amazon robots, workers speed stuff to you A look behind the scenes at MDW7, the gigantic Amazon robotic fulfillment center in Monee. – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21511470/amazon-monee-robots-fulfillment-center-online-shopping-steinberg

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, 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.dailyherald.com/news/20201017/suburban-women-march-calling-attention-to-voting-racial-and-gender-rights

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers promote pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201018/springfieldrsquos-third-pot-dispensary-preps-for-opening

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Police diversity in the Illinois Quad-Cities: Diversity on the force brings new perspectives – Sarah Hayden (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to not hire and to get rid of those 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 (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 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.)
https://qctimes.com/news/local/police-diversity-in-the-illinois-quad-cities-diversity-on-the-force-brings-new-perspectives/article_375b78ec-b96e-59f6-91ef-94ca64e15def.html

STATELINE
— ‘Illinois could use a new governor.’ Trump rips Pritzker, says schools should re-open
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-could-use-a-new-governor-trump-rips-pritzker-says-schools-should-re-open/

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois on track to lose congressional seats, electoral votes – Darren Iozia
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/illinois-on-track-to-lose-congressional-seats-electoral-votes/article_c085a4e8-d4de-56f8-9569-7323abcb6298.html

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
— Dueling rallies held in South Bend area over Amy Coney Barrett nomination – Jeff Parrott
https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/dueling-rallies-held-in-south-bend-area-over-amy-coney-barrett-nomination/article_7536f146-10b0-11eb-9c9c-bbe2b8fe76ac.html

BELOIT DALY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Thousands turn out for Trump rally – NEIL JOHNSON
https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/thousands-turn-out-for-trump-rally/article_8e0cbe93-f4f4-5933-9bb5-291f37a5cfcc.html

CHANNEL 3000
— Thousands defy requests of medical officials, attend Trump rally in Janesville – Adam Duxter
https://www.channel3000.com/thousands-defy-requests-of-medical-officials-attend-trump-rally-in-janesville/

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump in Janesville: ‘We Win Wisconsin, We Win The Whole Ballgame’ – Rob Mentzer
https://www.wpr.org/trump-janesville-we-win-wisconsin-we-win-whole-ballgame

CHIPPEWA HERALD
— Trump touts economy in Janesville, a community still rebuilding from the 12-year-old loss of GM – MITCHELL SCHMIDT
https://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/trump-touts-economy-in-janesville-a-community-still-rebuilding-from-the-12-year-old-loss/article_24d9c1f0-a223-52b7-8634-a9523ddba88d.html

SOUTHERN
— Counter-protesters greet Trump parade in Carbondale – Brian Munoz
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/photos-counter-protesters-greet-trump-parade-in-carbondale/collection_7416696f-e09b-52be-9afb-d19962006c5c.html#1

WPSD
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather for Trump rally in Marion – Shamarria Morrison
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/hundreds-gather-for-trump-rally-in-marion-illinois-organizers-say/article_3d56010c-10ee-11eb-8aa4-83b0957fc848.html

WGEM
— Munger feels lawmakers can’t be trusted with Pritzker’s tax plan – Mike Miletich
https://wgem.com/2020/10/16/munger-feels-lawmakers-cant-be-trusted-with-pritzkers-tax-plan/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Pritzker’s Shameless No Flush No Blush Political Scheme Governor is Buying Candidate Votes So He Won’t Pay Same Tax He’s Pushing on Illinois – Lori Solyom
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/pritzker-s-shameless-no-flush-no-blush-political-scheme

WHEATON PATCH
— Coronavirus Positivity Rate Rises Fastest In Kane-DuPage Region The positivity rate rose by 2.3 points to 7.4 percent this week, with the positivity rate increasing 10 days in a row. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/coronavirus-positivity-rate-rises-fastest-kane-dupage-region

ILLINOIS NEWS ROOM
— Champaign-Urbana Hosts Only Downstate Women’s March – Dana Cronin
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/champaign-urbana-hosts-only-downstate-womens-march/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Democratic Party Chair Files Complaint Against Willie Wilson’s Radio Ads
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/mchenry-county-democratic-party-chair-files-complaint-against-willie-wilson/
— Sign Seeking Any Functioning Adult for President
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/message-of-the-day-a-sign-85/
— GOP Gives County Board Chairman Mike Buehler $5,000
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/gop-gives-mike-buehler-5000/
— Woodstock Franks Sign Ends Up in Garbage Same Day Hit Piece from Buehler Arrives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/woodstock-franks-sign-ends-up-in-garbage/
— Franks’ Google “Jack Franks Investigation” Sign Seems to Come in Two Sizes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/franks-google-it-signs-seems-to-come-in-two-sizes/
— When a Tax District Takes “New Growth,” What Does That Mean?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/when-a-tax-district-takes-new-growth-what-does-that-mean/
— Steve Reick Outspending Brian Sager in State Rep. Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/steve-reick-outspending-brian-sager-in-state-rep-race/
— Sager Campaign Report
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/sager-campaign-report/
— Harvard: Mike Beuhler Gains Support of Strong Democrat
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/17/harvard-mike-beulhler/
— IL-14: “False” Rating on Jim Oberweis’ “Beautiful Protests” Ad with Discernment
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/bga101620/
— McHenry County Republican Finances – 1st Quarter of 2020
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/16/mchenry-county-republican-finances-1st-quarter-of-2020/
— IL-06: Sean Casten Playing Cowardly Lion for Halloween
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/18/casten101820/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden Talked of Attending Black Church As a Teen, But Members Don’t Recall It Biden campaign trail anecdote called into question – Alana Goodman (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist and even worse things. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have had little or no interaction with Blacks. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my coworkers and subordinates were Black. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, in Park Forest 1966-1969, in Harvey 1972-1973, at 63rd and Halsted in Chicago in 1973, and in Joliet 1973-1974. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976 and rented it out 1976-1984.)
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/members-dont-recall-bidens-attendance-at-black-church-as-teen/

FOX NEWS
— Trump calls NBC’s Kristen Welker ‘terrible and unfair’ before she moderates next debate The third and final debate is scheduled for Oct. 22 – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-calls-nbcs-kristen-welker-terrible-and-unfair-before-she-moderates-next-debate
— Free speech rally marred by violence as counter protesters storm event, beat pro-Trump demonstrators An organizer of the protest had a tooth knocked out – Paul Best (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together sending them out. They want to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/free-speech-rally-marred-by-violence-as-counterprotesters-storm-event

AMERICAN THINKER
— How The Mainstream Media Covered For Joe Biden – David Keltz (DIERSEN: What do you say a) to those who expect me to cover up their wrongdoing and b) to those who punish me for my not covering up their wrongdoing? I should write a book about the aforesaid. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/10/how_the_mainstream_media_covered_for_joe_biden.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pandering Loses Necessary White Votes, Wins Few Minority Votes – Pedro Gonzalez (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates run as Republicans, but who pander to voters who are 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-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about the aforesaid candidates. They do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/10/02/pandering-loses-necessary-white-votes-wins-few-minority-votes/

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Effingham: Community Gathers for ‘Back the Blue’ Appreciation Event in Illinois – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2020/10/17/community-gathers-for-back-the-blue-appreciation-event-in-illinois/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Twitter Locks Account of Republican Senate Candidate Lauren Witzke – Again – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/17/twitter-locks-account-of-republican-senate-candidate-lauren-witzke-again/
— Despite Stage-Two Virus Rules in D.C. Large Crowds Gathered for Women’s March – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/18/despite-stage-two-virus-rules-in-d-c-large-crowds-gathered-for-womens-march/
— Women’s March: ‘Defunding the Police Is a Feminist Issue’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/17/womens-march-defunding-police-feminist-issue/

DAILY CALLER
— Donald Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wounds Make For An Unlikely Reelection, Experts Say – ANDREW TRUNSKY (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I have the following self-inflicted wounds: a) my not glorifying and praising them, b) my not pandering to them, c) my not serving as one of their operatives or dupes, d) my not giving them money, e) my not covering up their wrongdoing, f) my including links to articles that they do not like in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and g) my having sued them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/17/trumps-self-inflicted-wounds-unlikely-reelection/

TOWNHALL
— Women’s March Unites Against a Woman: Amy Coney Barrett – Katie Yoder
https://townhall.com/columnists/katieyoder/2020/10/18/womens-march-unites-against-a-woman-amy-coney-barrett-n2578298

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Engages in Still More Islamopandering Biden: Muslims Will Serve ‘At Every Level’ of His Administration – ROBERT SPENCER (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or country without borders than a religion.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2020/10/17/biden-muslims-will-serve-at-every-level-of-his-administration-n1066190

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ABC goes dark after Biden town hall participant is discovered to be ex-Obama staffer, wife of top Dem – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/10/17/abc-goes-dark-after-biden-town-hall-participant-is-discovered-to-be-ex-obama-staffer-wife-of-top-dem-985852

POWER LINE
— CLASSROOM LEARNING FOR BLACKS, ONLINE LEARNING FOR WHITES? – PAUL MIRENGOFF (DIERSEN: Does your school district give preference to its students because they are Democrat, minority, female, low income, LGBTQ, in America illegally, have parent(s) who are in America illegally, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, drinkers, pot smokers, etc.?)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/10/classroom-learning-for-blacks-online-learning-for-whites.php

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s second term chances fade.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/521503-the-memo-trumps-second-term-chances-fade

POLITICO
— Trump amplifies allegations of bias against another presidential debate moderator – NICK NIEDZWIADEK (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be non-partisan, but who do everything that they can to destroy Republicans, and especially to destroy 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.politico.com/news/2020/10/17/trump-targets-presidential-debate-moderator-again-430027

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s rallies make no political sense. Here’s why he does them anyway.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/2020-campaign-trump-rallies/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump continues bizarre appeals to suburban women as he campaigns in Covid hotspots.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/18/politics/donald-trump-women-gretchen-whitmer/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump coronavirus adviser Scott Atlas undermines importance of masks as cases spike.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/17/politics/scott-atlas-face-masks-coronavirus/index.html

ABC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on getting women to hate not only Trump, but to hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, 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.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/womens-march-organisers-urge-women-to-vote-out-donald-trump/12779516

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/16/opinion/donald-trump-worst-president.html
— Their Bosses Asked Them to Lead Diversity Reviews. Guess Why. When corporations try to belatedly address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, they often drop the responsibility on their few Black employees. – Jennifer Miller (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to not hire and to get rid of those 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 (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/business/corporate-diversity-black-employees.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTOGRAPH: Joe Biden’s Non-Radical 1960s Trump has called Biden a tool of leftist agitators. Friends say that has never much been his way, even as a young man surrounded by protest. – Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, I doubt that UIC would have accepted me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968, I doubt that NIU would have accepted me in 1969. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended NIU 1969-1970, I doubt that Loyola would have accepted me in 1972. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976, I doubt that DePaul would have accepted me 1976. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended DePaul 1976-1980, I doubt that IIT would have accepted me in 1992. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended high school 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/joe-biden-college-1960s.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Supremacy’? Divide Grows Over a Phrase – Michael Powell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote hatred against Whites, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters get rid of you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/white-supremacy.html
— What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard As a college student, she wanted to have an impact. The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work/worked inside the following organizations to destroy the following organizations: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/politics/kamala-harris-howard.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump aides seek to set aside division and plan for final sprint to Election Day — Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout at candidates that if they lose, it is because of David Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-aides-seek-to-set-aside-division-and-plan-for-final-sprint-to-election-day/2020/10/17/09f8cf22-0fbf-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Multiple people involved in the Trump effort said the Thursday meeting at the RNC led to agreements on the way forward that have ended, for the moment, a mood that has at times grown grim inside the Trump operation, with finger-pointing over who should be responsible for a potential loss — and whether it should be attributed to an undisciplined message, the coronavirus pandemic or campaign spending and choices made by former campaign manager Brad Parscale.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— At USC, 2 determined women spoke out. Ugly attacks over racism, anti-Semitism, Zionism took over – TERESA WATANABE
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-18/social-media-attacks-usc-free-speech-debate-racism

USA TODAY
— Who’s undecided? Donald Trump’s toughest hurdle to pull off a win: Most minds are made up – Joey Garrison
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/18/donald-trumps-toughest-hurdle-2020-election-win-few-undecideds/3654305001/

EASTERN IOWA GAZETTE
— University of Iowa diversity training review nears its end Update comes amid nullified search for diversity head (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those 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 (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/university-of-iowa-diversity-training-review-nears-its-end-20201017

NORTH PLATE TELEGRAPH
— Lack of qualified candidates is biggest hiring problem for North Platte area law enforcement – Tim Johnson (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. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://nptelegraph.com/news/local/lack-of-qualified-candidates-is-biggest-hiring-problem-for-north-platte-area-law-enforcement/article_17cac88a-09bb-11eb-83a7-6366e5031c0b.html

STAR DEMOCRAT
— Big Tech: Facebook, Twitter, Google facing scrutiny over blocking, censoring Trump fans – MIKE SUNNUCKS
https://www.stardem.com/business/big-tech-facebook-twitter-google-facing-scrutiny-over-blocking-censoring-trump-fans/article_81243d9d-2cc1-5ef0-9364-41473592a265.html

ROANOKE TIMES
— Candidates for 3 seats on Roanoke City Council answer questions on issues ahead of Nov. 3 election – Ralph Berrier (DIERSEN: Questions to ask city council 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://roanoke.com/news/candidates-for-3-seats-on-roanoke-city-council-answer-questions-on-issues-ahead-of-nov/article_f2ed9f7f-a7e2-529b-96a3-6b7d07e10d00.html

NEWS GRAPHIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Don’t let the president discourage you from voting.” What do you do? I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out. Who has discouraged you from doing what you do? I should write a book about those who have focused on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.
https://www.news-graphic.com/opinion/don-t-let-the-president-discourage-you-from-voting/article_8ca9d4aa-0cc9-11eb-8ed6-d79d1ceeb402.html

BRYAN COLLEGE STATION EAGLE
— Area law enforcement agencies confront challenge of diversifying departments – MEGAN RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of those 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 (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://theeagle.com/news/local/area-law-enforcement-agencies-confront-challenge-of-diversifying-departments/article_85ed5ea8-10f6-11eb-bf53-0f64e0801302.html

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Conservatives staging free speech rally attacked by critics (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. They want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together sending them out. They want to stop everyone from reading those emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Conservatives-staging-free-speech-rally-attacked-15655736.php

NPR
— Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown – Shannon Bond (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Google, Facebook, etc. ban ads that discourage dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.?)
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/13/923331982/facebook-bans-ads-discouraging-vaccines-in-latest-misinformation-crackdown

October 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Wisconsin COVID-19: President Trump rally in Janesville, day after state reported record high 3,861 new coronavirus cases, 21 additional deaths Wisconsin sees record-high numbers this week – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/president-trump-rallies-in-wisconsin-day-after-record-high-number-of-covid-19-cases/7109583/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 3,629 new coronavirus cases, with 27 deaths DeKalb, Kane, McHenry and Will counties among 34 at Illinois’ COVID-19 warning level – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3629-new-coronavirus-cases-with-27-deaths/7107175/
— Chicago Board of Elections surpasses 500K Vote by Mail ballot applications, quadrupling the city’s all-time record – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-quadruples-all-time-record-for-vote-by-mail-applications-officials-/7103902/
— Cook County Jail detainees begin early voting; Sheriff Tom Dart calls effort ‘significant’ during 2020 election Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, Rev. Jesse Jackson also spoke at start of voting – Jesse Kirsch (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, people vote for candidates who promise use government to give them the most. If I did that, I would vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to defend/promote Civil Service Retirement System pensions and Social Security.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-jail-detainees-begin-early-voting/7103902/
— Pritzker, Rauner failed to enforce Illinois law meant to support minority-owned businesses, BGA says (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors enforced Affirmative Action laws, that is, they got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted 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 federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/law-meant-to-support-minority-owned-businesses-not-enforced-bga/7106502/

NBC5
— Life on the Line: Early Voters Wait ‘as Long as It Takes’ Many voters are finding long lines in their attempts to vote for the upcoming presidential election – Laurie Kellman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/life-on-the-line-early-voters-wait-as-long-as-it-takes/2355370/
— Trump Plays Down Virus as He Steps Up Pitch for Second Term On the campaign trail, Trump and his team often forgo wearing masks – Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/trump-plays-down-virus-as-he-steps-up-pitch-for-second-term/2355366/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/17/21520848/womens-march-chicago-loop-federal-plaza-trump-lightfoot
— Rather than hitting the road to knock on doors, progressives sitting on Zoom to open their wallets For those who need to ‘do something’ in an election year limited by pandemic, Movement Voter Project has the ticket. And pants are optional, they joke. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520114/progressives-virtual-fundraising-campaign-work-battleground-states-movement-voter-project
— Getting kids back in school must be America’s first priority But right now, as best we can tell, the country is more upset about closed bars than closed classrooms. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/16/21519679/pandemic-remote-learning-chicago-public-schools-cps-ctu-closed-schools-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-womens-march-chicago-rallies-20201017-cdo5thjiwjfcvn7tnipvba2jje-story.html
— CPS will phase students back into buildings starting with preschool and special education; union calls the plan ‘reckless’ and ‘illegal’ – HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-cps-second-quarter-plan-20201016-rbm2wibhxfafpks3kq2slutosu-story.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gambling spread shows loss of morality – Steve Schuler, Peotone
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-gambling-spread-shows-loss-of-morality/article_a5dc14a0-0eaf-11eb-8524-177dbf965087.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans try desperately to mask themselves from Trump political plague.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-republicans-try-desperately-to-mask-themselves-from-trump-political-plague/article_b7175a4f-321e-5c3a-ba8d-1e571c55958d.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Topics selected for next Trump-Biden presidential debate – Elyse Russo (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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/topics-selected-for-next-trump-biden-presidential-debate/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/womens-marches-being-held-washington-dc-cities-nationwide#stream/0

NORTHBROOK PATCH
— Chinese-Americans Plan Protest At Coronavirus Sign In Northbrook The word ‘China’ was spray-painted on the controversial sign earlier this week. – Eric DeGrechie (DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters make it officially illegal to blame China for COVID-19?)
https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/chinese-americans-plan-protest-coronavirus-sign-northbrook

HINSDALE PATCH
— Will Hinsdale-Area Democrat Back Madigan? State rep hopeful won’t say whether she would vote for Speaker Madigan, who is believed to be connected to the ComEd bribery scandal. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/will-hinsdale-area-democrat-back-madigan

BLAZE
— Pennsylvania rejects 372,000 mail-in ballots, leaving many voters confused: report One voter was alleged to have submitted 11 duplicates – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mail-in-ballots-rejected-pennsylvania-2020-election
— Joe Biden reads from a giant teleprompter at another sparsely attended rally The teleprompter is bigger than the crowd – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-teleprompter-crowd-size

NEWSMAX
— Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax TV: Twitter Acting as ‘Publisher’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alan-dershowitz-publisher-platform-social-media/2020/10/17/id/992445/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Deceptive: ABC Town Hall Questioners Included Dem Speechwriter, Ex-Dem Candidate’s Spouse – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/10/16/deceptive-abc-town-hall-questioners-included-dem-speechwriter-ex

LIFE ZETTE
— ABC Pulls in Ringers For Joe Biden at Town Hall Two were Democrat shills. – DAVID KAMIONER
https://www.lifezette.com/2020/10/abc-pulls-in-ringers-for-joe-biden-at-town-hall/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To try at being non-partisan I also feel like Joe Biden’s optimism if he is elected is just as likely not credible in the difference he can make. In other words — for the foreseeable future we seem to be almost for sure living in a continued COVID world for some period between months and years. And just when I thought things were bleak enough, I read the World Health Organization’s assessment back in May of 2020 to which I cannot find a change of opinion published anywhere: “This virus may never go away!”)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— University of Northern Iowa bans pro-life club, labels it a ‘hate group’ University of Northern Iowa Student Government engages in viewpoint discrimination against fellow students, school’s Supreme Court backs them up
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/university-of-northern-iowa-bans-pro-life-club-labels-it-a-hate-group

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘We Are Not Ahead by Double Digits,’ Biden Campaign Manager Reportedly Admits Polls Inflated – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/we-are-not-ahead-by-double-digits-biden-campaign-manager-reportedly-admits-polls-inflated_3542817.html

THE HILL
— Trump delivers remarks on supporting law enforcement in Wisconsin
https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/521556-watch-live-president-donald-j-trump-delivers-remarks-on-supporting-law
— Censoring the Biden story: How social media becomes state media – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/521517-censoring-the-biden-story-how-social-media-becomes-state-media

REUTERS
— Thousands protest Trump’s Supreme Court pick at Washington Women’s March
https://wtvbam.com/2020/10/17/thousands-protest-trumps-supreme-court-pick-at-washington-womens-march/

ABC
— ‘The tyranny of merit’ is tearing America apart – Stan Grant (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I was able to do the following a) only because my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were not poor and b) only because me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females: I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I was the first of my ancestors to earn a college degree notwithstanding the fact a) that neither of my outstanding parents attended college, b) that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that after fighting type 1 diabetes from age 14, he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, and d) that my mother never attended high school.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-18/us-tyranny-of-merit/12774726
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Regardless of who wins the US election, one thing is certain: it will be a victory for the meritocracy. The meritocracy are the elite, the richest, most privileged of Americans who have a stranglehold on power and wealth. Like the aristocracy of old they are distant from the rest of the population, often looking down on them, mocking them or exploiting them. Like the aristocrats they party together, live alongside each other in the same wealthy suburbs and attend the same weddings, even if they supposedly represent different sides of politics. Remember, Bill and Hillary Clinton were guests at the wedding of Donald and Melania Trump. The meritocracy has rigged the game to suit themselves, getting richer while the poor are getting poorer. Their children dominate entry to the best universities, a pathway to the richest careers ensuring this new royalty shores up its status for another generation. So entrenched and immovable is this elite that the Brookings Institution showed that, on current trends, “it would take six generations for family economic advantage to disappear”.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting A new administration policy, if upheld, would largely shift political power and federal money from Democratic states to Republican ones. – Adam Liptak (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that gerrymandering will be used against you: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, law enforcement officer, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/us/supreme-court-undocumented-immigrants-census.html

NEW YORK POST
— Twitter censoring Post’s Hunter Biden exposé is ‘election interference’: GOP leaders – Mary Kay Linge and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/10/17/twitter-censoring-posts-biden-expose-is-election-interference-gop/

USA TODAY
— Why ‘Karen’ memes and “OK, Boomer” insults stereotype people we don’t really know Memes like the overused “Karen” putdowns, aimed at middle-age white women, have become a socially accepted way of promoting stereotypes and bigotry. – Chloe Johnston (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters negatively stereotype those who are law enforcement officers, 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/17/why-ok-boomer-jokes-and-karen-memes-reinforce-unfair-stereotypes-column/3650065001/

MORNINGSTAR
— What the Coronavirus Means for the Future of Financial Planning It’s time to rethink what our financial goals can and should look like. – Christine Benz
https://www.morningstar.com/features/what-covid-means-for-the-future-of-financial-planning
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How Can You Accommodate Low Yields in a Financial Plan? Finally, retirees of all ages—early or otherwise—have a huge challenge today in the form of very low bond yields, the result of Federal Reserve activity designed to ignite an economy that would otherwise be struggling even more amid the pandemic-related slowdown. . .Moreover, the fact that safe securities yield so little today has contributed to the ascent of higher-risk assets, especially stocks. But even as retirees have gained on one side of the ledger as yields have declined, they’ve lost on the other. Not only do low yields reduce how much retirees can wring from their safe investments, but yields are also predictive of what bonds are apt to return over the next decade. The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Index currently has an SEC yield of about 1.3%, suggesting that investors will barely break even assuming even modest levels of inflation.)

NEWS AND TRIBUNE
— COVID future unpredictable – Lindon Dodd (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more Democrats who are elected in the November 3, 2020 election, the bleaker that future is for those who are following: 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 those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time)
https://www.newsandtribune.com/opinion/dodd-column-covid-future-unpredictable/article_0f24c63c-0f5a-11eb-9aec-3f379bb0c6a5.html

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Says Don’t Listen to ‘Pessimists’ as COVID Infections Set Records in at Least 21 States – JOCELYN GRZESZCZAK
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-dont-listen-pessimists-covid-infections-set-records-least-21-states-1540029

October 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use coronavirus against Trump.  Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stress that Wisconsin “coronavirus cases hit record levels” as President Trump returns to Wisconsin for a large campaign rally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-donald-trump-joe-biden-wisconsin-janesville-20201017-3glbofqlvzhzzalx3u6cvsdfaa-story.html
— House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: One could argue that corrupt people a) vote for corrupt politicians and b) give money to corrupt politicians.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-campaign-fundraising-legal-fees-20201016-2kuyt2bucfhq3fqg2hcyeeria4-story.html
— Gov. Pritzker? The kids want to play. – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-coronavirus-illinois-youth-sports-kass-20201017-nwxvn7fct5dyllua5ux3whjv54-story.html
— COVID-19 numbers are rising in Illinois. How worried should the Chicago area be? – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-rising-cases-concern-illinois-chicago-20201016-5qo3qhn7fnc5ve4al37oqn4boi-htmlstory.html
— DuPage incumbents deserve another term in office – Henry Thompson, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-1018-20201015-svbpi4p7hvcwxe73cucrlf2u5a-story.html
— DuPage County Board District 5: Candidates present their ideas, what makes them the better choice
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-board-district-5-st-1018-20201015-s6jbhfunyzeqlerwcdlcqff4gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat state rep Terra Costa Howard in a tight race with Peter Breen bites the hand — Mike Madigan’s — that feeds her No incumbent House Democrat has ever been so openly hostile to House Speaker Madigan in sustained paid advertising. Ever. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/16/21520220/terra-costa-howard-illinois-house-mike-madigan-comed-scandal-peter-breen-capitol-fax-rich-miller

WTTW
— 7 Officers Broke CPD Rules After Top Cop Found Drunk, Unconscious Behind Wheel – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/16/7-officers-broke-cpd-rules-after-top-cop-found-drunk-unconscious-behind-wheel-watchdog

WBEZ
— ‘Higher Ed Is Facing A Cliff’: After Years Of Disinvestment, Illinois Public Universities Bracing For More COVID-19 Damage “We thought the [state] budget impasse was bad. We didn’t know it was just bootcamp training for the pandemic,” one higher ed official said. – Kate McGee
https://www.wbez.org/stories/higher-ed-is-facing-a-cliff-after-years-of-disinvestment-illinois-public-universities-bracing-for-more-covid-damage/373522c0-bf8e-4f02-ad65-4d02e7fee6f9

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who are these ‘millionaires and billionaires’? – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: According to this, “1 out of every 18 households” is a millionaire household. What percent of the households in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county are millionaire households?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-who-are-these-millionaires-and-billionaires/article_442f6047-e5dd-5134-b96d-003e30435570.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Forbes magazine reports that its annual review of the super-wealthy in the United States revealed Illinois has just 18 billionaires out of a population of 12.5 million. Rapp was struck by two things — the small number of billionaires and the frequency of their last names. Of the 18, six are Pritzkers. “I thought that was kind of funny,” Rapp said. The statistic stands as stark testimony to the wisdom of making a good choice when picking one’s parents. The Pritzker family is the 15th wealthiest family in the world, with a combined $33.5 billion net worth. Celebrity Net Worth reports that “A.N. Pritzker was the son of Ukrainian immigrants” who invested “in real estate and companies in trouble while he worked for his dad’s law firm.” Thus began a family financial dynasty that is tied to the Hyatt Hotel chain. Past holdings include “the Superior Bank of Chicago (which collapsed in 2001), Braniff airlines, McCall’s magazine, the Trans Union credit bureau, and Royal Caribbean cruise line.” Brilliant estate planning has protected the family wealth, allowing major fortunes to be handed out to successive generations of Pritzkers. Forbes magazine reported in 2019 that of the 18 Illinois billionaires, Thomas Pritzker ranks No. 3 ($4.1 billion net worth), the governor is at No. 4 ($3.2 billion), Jean Pritzker is at No. 5 ($3.1 billion net worth), Penny Pritzker, No. 6 (2.6 billion net worth), Nicholas Pritzker, No. 7 ($2 billion) and Jennifer Pritzker, No. 8 ($1.9 billion). . .But it’s a different story when it comes to millionaires, meaning people with a net worth of at least $1 million, not necessarily an annual income of at least $1 million. Crain’s Chicago Business reported in 2016 that “the number of millionaire households in Illinois reached 280,265, up 5.2 percent from 2014.” In 2016, Crains reported, that number represented “1 out of every 18 households” — 5.5 percent. Pritzker’s proposed progressive income tax, however, is about income, not net worth.)

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois bars, restaurants continue to defy COVID-19 closure orders – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20201016/illinois-bars-restaurants-continue-to-defy-covid-19-closure-orders

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries; Lawmakers look for answers from banking executives, community advocates, researchers – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: Those experts would blast the banks and savings and loan that lent me money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. Those experts would blast the savings and loans that lent my wife and I money to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and to have one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/experts-testify-about-systemic-racism-in-illinois-home-loan-banking-industries-lawmakers-look-for-answers/article_48cbc264-f635-565c-80a7-3e8ec21c5d0e.html

SOUTHWEST NEWS HERALD
— GOP leader admits Madigan probe is political – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Government is political. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, they would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they would have promoted me beyond GS-13, they would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, they would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and they would not have forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, they would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and they would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. If I had been a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and they would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://swnewsherald.com/gop-leader-admits-madigan-probe-is-political-p6896-113.htm

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Incumbents hold big leads in fundraising – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/incumbents-hold-big-leads-in-fundraising
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “A town hall with Trump was testy, a forum with Biden was much quieter: Here are takeaways from each.”
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/town-hall-with-trump-was-testy-forum-with-biden-was-much-quieter-here-are-takeaways-from-each
— Attorneys argue over the extent of Pritzker’s emergency authority
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/under-dome-podcast-attorneys-argue-over-extent-of-pritzkerrsquos-emergency-authority
— Court says cities don’t have to close on Election Day – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20201016/court-says-cities-donrsquot-have-to-close-on-election-day

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue: Effingham event raises money for police – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/back-the-blue-effingham-event-raises-money-for-police/article_15ffe680-101d-11eb-9e26-db074059dc7f.html

CHANNEL 3000
— Pre-bunking falsehoods: How Wisconsin voters can avoid falling for election misinformation The best defense from rumors, hoaxes and propaganda is knowing what to expect. Here’s a preview of what voters might see ahead of Election Day (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is bunk except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.channel3000.com/pre-bunking-falsehoods-how-wisconsin-voters-can-avoid-falling-for-election-misinformation/

WSPY
— Dixon Republican Tom Demmer Seeking Fifth Term in Illinois House – Ethan Kruger
http://www.wspynews.com/news/election-dixon-republican-seeking-fifth-term-in-illinois-house/article_5aee8730-106b-11eb-bcca-83c4b475ebb6.html

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Voter Guide 2020 From voter registration to mail-in and early voting, here’s everything you need to know for what’s shaping up to be a historic election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-voter-guide-2020

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago just reported the largest enrollment drop in two decades. How that’s factoring into the reopening push School district officials called the losses unacceptable. – Cassie Walker Burke
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/16/21519560/chicago-public-schools-loss-of-14500-students-is-putting-reopening-pressure-on-district-leaders

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Garfield Park Businesses Forced To Close As Open Air Drug Market, Crime Scares Off Customers — With No Help In Sight, Owners Say Business owners, already struggling through the pandemic, said police aren’t trying to stop open-air drug markets along one of the West Side’s main commercial corridors. – Pascal Sabino
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/10/16/garfield-park-businesses-forced-to-close-as-open-air-drug-market-crime-scares-off-customers-with-no-help-in-sight-owners-say/

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since June – JERRY NOWICKI
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/covid-19-hospitalizations-top-2000-for-first-time-since-june
— Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/ArtMID/718/ArticleID/1402/preview/true

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Grant blasts unemployment agency’s ongoing issues as unconscionable: ‘We need hearings and an audit of IDES’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557079180-grant-blasts-unemployment-agency-s-ongoing-issues-as-unconscionable-we-need-hearings-and-an-audit-of-ides
— 32,000 Scientists Disagree with Sean Casten; Casten Loses His Mind – Citizens to Elect Jeanne Ives
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557902157-32-000-scientists-disagree-with-sean-casten-casten-loses-his-mind
— In God he doesn’t trust. DuPage congressman Casten leans into Atheism
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/557813769-in-god-he-doesn-t-trust-dupage-congressman-casten-leans-into-atheism

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Northwestern Medicine, Trader Joe’s and Microsoft top Illinois’ best-employer list (DIERSEN: Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are the following, those federal employees who are the following should rank the federal government as being a best-employer: Democrat, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, parents, non-married, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/557730401-northwestern-medicine-trader-joe-s-and-microsoft-top-illinois-best-employer-list

ILLINOIS POLICY JOURNAL
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS CHARGED $1.8M FOR MISLEADING ‘FAIR TAX’ AMENDMENT PAMPHLET – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-charged-1-8m-for-misleading-fair-tax-amendment-pamphlet/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Church Leaders Sell Their Souls to the Democratic Party – Dr. Everett Piper (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me the most for my not being a member of their church, for my not attending services in their church, and for my not giving money to their church. They focus on destroying those who like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. They use religion like it is a weapon. They give religion a bad name. They give their church a bad name.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/church-leaders-sell-their-souls-to-the-democratic-party/

FOX NEWS
— Rep. Budd introduces bill to limit Big Tech’s Section 230 immunity amid censorship outcry The bill would allow Americans to file lawsuits against Big Tech companies who breach good faith user agreements – Morgan Phillips (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-bill-limit-big-techs-section-230-immunity-censorship-outcry
— Facebook and Twitter trying to help Biden become president by suppressing NY Post story Social media companies are working to protect Democrats and destroy the Republican Party – Justin Haskins and Chris Talgo
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/social-media-hunter-biden-just-haskins-chris-talgo

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Touts Wall Street Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What does Wall Street think of those who share your demographics?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/joe-biden-touts-wall-street-support-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania/
— OUTRAGEOUS: No Immigration Question in Next Debate, Say Debate Organizers – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/16/no-immigration-question-in-next-debate-say-debate-organizers/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Democrat Imposed Lockdowns Force Residents To Flee San Francisco, Sending Tax Revenue Down 43 Percent
https://www.oann.com/dem-imposed-lockdowns-force-residents-to-flee-san-francisco-sending-tax-revenue-down-43-percent/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Pay-as-You-Go Route to Higher Education – MARY HUNT (DIERSEN: I took the pay-as-you-go route to higher education. I paid for undergraduate courses at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 with money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office. I paid for graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 with money that I earned working for IRS and for Firestone Stores. I paid for graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980 with money that I earned working for IRS and GAO. I paid for graduate finance courses at IIT 1992-1997 with money that I earned working for GAO.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/everyday-cheapskate-the-pay-as-you-go-route-to-higher-education_3502224.html

THE HILL
— GOP senator writing book criticizing Big Tech for ‘tyranny’ – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the following have treated me and treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff, campaign volunteers, etc. in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/521425-gop-senator-writing-book-criticizing-big-tech-for-tyranny
— Banks need to play their part in addressing racial inequality – PATRICK SOBERS (DIERSEN: Sobers would blast the banks and savings and loan that lent me money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23 years old, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976. Sobers would blast the savings and loans that lent my wife and I money to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and to have one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/521315-banks-need-to-play-their-part-in-addressing-racial-inequality

CNN
— Eye-popping turnout as more states begin in-person voting – Hannah Rabinowitz and Cat Gloria
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/us-election-news-10-16-2020/h_fec4c8ef251046abd6b8ab00fc6b5dbe

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-2020.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote hatred against Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/opinion/trump-women-gender-gap.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/politics/trump-women-voters.html
— In Reversal, Twitter Is No Longer Blocking New York Post Article The latest change underlined how rapidly social media platforms are shifting their positions in the days leading up to the election. – Kate Conger and Mike Isaac
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/technology/twitter-new-york-post.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use COVID-19 to get rid of Trump and to get rid of those who share his demographics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/health/coronavirus-testing-negative.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who work/worked for Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/16/where-will-all-trump-staffers-go-preparing-worst-gop-ponders-life-after-trump/
— FCC push to rethink legal protections for tech giants marks major turn amid months of political pressure Agency officials in public and private had raised concerns about regulating social media in the months before Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plans to take a look at Section 230. – Tony Romm (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/16/fcc-facebook-twitter-section-230/

NEW YORK POST
— By censoring The Post, Big Tech is begging for big-time reform – Josh Hammer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/16/by-censoring-the-post-big-tech-is-begging-for-big-time-reform/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-16/new-book-by-former-trump-aide-reveals-early-racist-comments

USA TODAY
— As cases spike, Trump’s ad strategy targeting senior citizens: I recovered from COVID-19, so can America – Bart Jansen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/17/election-2020-trump-touts-his-own-covid-recovery-pitch-seniors/5967676002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. Democrats see Blacks as being their soldiers in their Second Civil War to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/10/12/coronavirus-deaths-reveal-systemic-racism-united-states/5770952002/

NEW BOSTON POST
— What’s It Take To Get An Endorsement? – Tom Joyce (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have talked and/or acted like they were given endorsements, money, sign locations, etc. on the condition that they a) do everything they could to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and failing that, to everything that they could to stop everyone from reading those emails, b) do everything that they could to stop me from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman, c) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, d) end my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, e) end my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, f) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, g) end my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, and/or h) discourage Republican organizations, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, etc. from helping sponsor Wheaton Independence Day parades.)
https://newbostonpost.com/2020/10/10/whats-it-take-to-get-an-endorsement-10-organizations-unions-explain-how/

VERMONT DIGGER
— The privileges of being white and middle class – Tom McKone (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I have always had tremendous unfair advantages in life a) because I lived in Crete 1948-1972, b) because I am White, male, 100% German national origin, healthy, conservative, Republican, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, c) because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) because I avoided the draft, and d) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://vtdigger.org/2020/10/16/tom-mckone-the-privileges-of-being-white-and-middle-class/

TRACE
— A Surge of First-Time Gun Buyers in California as Residents Fear Pandemic-Related Violence
https://www.thetrace.org/rounds/daily-bulletin-a-surge-of-first-time-gun-buyers-in-california-as-residents-fear-pandemic-related-violence/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Alternative to a Bailout for Fiscally Mismanaged States If New York and Illinois spent like Florida and Texas, they’d save enough to put away the tin cup. – Jonathan Williams and Dave Trabert
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-alternative-to-a-bailout-for-fiscally-mismanaged-states-11602875844
— Effective Giving Requires Rolling Up Your Sleeves – Daniel S. Loeb (DIERSEN: What do my critics/opponents give you? I have given you, and everyone else, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. Those emails have included links to almost 381,800 articles and information on many upcoming events. According to critics/opponents, my emails are worthless, if not destructive. Again, what do my critics/opponents give you?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/effective-giving-requires-rolling-up-your-sleeves-11602886784
— More Americans Are Renouncing Their Citizenship Nearly 37,000 have expatriated over past decade – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-are-renouncing-their-citizenship-11602840602

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters encourage “Far-Right Political Violence.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-16/is-far-right-political-violence-getting-worse

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Holds Wisconsin Rally After His Covid Task Force Warns Of Preventable Deaths.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/17/trump-holds-wisconsin-rally-after-his-covid-task-force-warns-of-preventable-deaths/#73bb286037e1

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Over 160 business groups call on President Trump to withdraw executive order banning some diversity trainings – Marguerite Ward (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses make it clear that they are 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-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Protestants, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/business-nonprofit-groups-call-trump-withdraw-executive-order-diversity-training-2020-10

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— OFCCP Opens Hotline for Complaints of Race and Sex Stereotyping in Workplace Training (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats stereotype Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse thing who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrat especially stereotype Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, 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.natlawreview.com/article/podcast-ofccp-opens-hotline-complaints-race-and-sex-stereotyping-workplace-training

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Twitter Backs Down After Squelching New York Post’s Hunter Biden Story – Benjamin Hart (DIERSEN: Because Google refuses to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website, Google squelches each and every article linked in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/twitter-facebook-block-ny-post-hunter-biden-article.html

ATLANTIC
— JULY 21, 2020 FLASHBACK: Congress Is a Hostile Workplace – David A. Graham (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. I should write a book about how during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office increasingly became a hostile workplace for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made 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.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/congress-hostile-workplace/614443/

NEWSWEEK
— How Section 230 Changes Targeting Twitter and Facebook Could Backfire on Republicans – JASON MURDOCK (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to get rid of Section 230 so that they can sue me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, b) the authors of articles who my critics/opponents do not like, and c) the articles that my critics/opponents do not like.)
https://www.newsweek.com/section-230-changes-twitter-facebook-backfire-republicans-donald-trump-1539790

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The less that you promote LGBTQ, the more that LGBTQ-promoters destroy you.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Major-advocacy-organizations-mailing-to-highlight-candidate-Morrisons-record/69422.html

October 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 4,015 new coronavirus cases, highest 1-day increase, with 53 deaths – Ravi Baichwal and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4015-new-covid-19-cases-53-deaths/7052268/
— Kamala Harris suspends travel after staffer tests COVID-19 positive – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/harris-suspends-travel-after-staffer-tests-covid-19-positive/7048858/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/15/2020
— Chicago early voters, some elderly, brave long lines, chilly weather during election 2020 – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-early-voters-some-elderly-brave-long-lines-chilly-weather/7057757/

CBS2
— Officer Once Assigned As Former CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson’s Driver Sues Him For Sexual Assault, Harassment
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/officer-once-assigned-as-former-cpd-supt-eddie-johnsons-driver-sues-him-for-sexual-assault-harassment/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois’ largest ever daily COVID-19 caseload sparks fears worst is yet to come: ‘We’re headed for a new peak’ “Instead of this being a new peak, where the number of cases comes up and then goes back down again, I think what we’re seeing is more like a mountain: you go up, you come down halfway, then you keep climbing up,” Dr. Emily Landon said. “And this mountain looks even taller than the last one.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/15/21517754/illinois-covid-cases-highest-deaths-pritzker-coronavirus-oct-15
— Lightfoot’s ‘authenticity’ to be center of plan to re-brand Chicago “If you look at the mayor and what she represents — her history, her background, her personality — people are very intrigued by that. They might not agree with everything. But, they’re intrigued and believe she’s authentic,” Michael Fassnacht, the city’s chief marketing officer, said Thursday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/10/15/21518197/chicago-marketing-campaign-economy-travel-leisure-business-covid-coronavirus-looting-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville schools, districts tops in the state and U.S., new Niche.com ranking report says – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-niche-schools-districts-rankings-st-1016-20201015-xbsjjyuqtjbgnmovta743r7io4-story.html
— Wisconsin sets another daily record for coronavirus cases – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-wisconsin-coronavirus-cases-20201015-53jjgkv54ndtphhs4gy3elfgey-story.html
— Citing a ‘toxic atmosphere,’ a Black admissions employee resigns from Loyola University, prompting a discrimination probe and calls for racial justice on campus – ELYSSA CHERNEY (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office created a “toxic atmosphere” for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted 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.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-loyola-university-chicago-racism-complaint-20201015-v4jnl55c5bgbjp2faokehw5itq-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife’s state taxable income dropped to $2.4 million last year, partial tax records show – DAN PETRELLA (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” in today’s dollars, my income dropped $77,604/year (59%), from $131,532/year in GAO salary to $54,168/year in Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-2019-tax-returns-20201015-aqh44r2fardsxdbquupe6424ge-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk: Don’t procrastinate when it comes to mail-in voting – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/dupage-clerk-dont-procrastinate-when-it-comes-to-mail-in-voting
— Underwood dramatically outraised challenger Oberweis in third quarter, records show – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/underwood-dramatically-outraised-challenger-oberweis-in-third-quarter-records-show
— Oberweis campaign stands by ad targeting Underwood despite ‘false’ label – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/oberweis-campaign-stands-by-ad-targeting-underwood-despite-false-label
— Partisan battle over state Supreme Court race could exceed $6 million in spending – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/partisan-battle-over-state-supreme-court-race-could-exceed-6-million-in-spending
— Tollway revenue drop reflects how many staying at home during COVID-19 – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/tollway-revenue-drop-reflects-how-many-staying-at-home-during-covid-19
— Gun owners frustrated with FOID application backlog – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201015/gun-owners-frustrated-with-foid-application-backlog
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly the mainstream news media serves as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201015/news/310159966/
— Endorsement: A difficult “No” on graduated tax referendum
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20201015/endorsement-a-difficult-x201cnox201d-on-graduated-tax-referendum

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— United CEO: Biz travel demand won’t return to normal until late 2024 While Scott Kirby said today he “sees light at the end of the tunnel,” he acknowledged: “It’s a long way away.” Chicago, meanwhile, will feel the pain more keenly than other cities. Here’s why. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/airlines-airports/united-ceo-biz-travel-demand-wont-return-normal-until-late-2024

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— SCOTUS backs Trump, scuttles census after Illinois commits $1 million to outreach – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article246459820.html

STATELINE
— Niles says police officers can no longer use ‘Thin Blue Line’ masks
https://www.mystateline.com/news/national/illinois-town-says-police-officers-can-no-longer-use-thin-blue-line-masks/

WIFR
— Breaking it Down: Progressive Tax Amendment – Elaine Rojas-Castillo
https://www.wifr.com/2020/10/16/breaking-it-down-progressive-tax-amendment/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-political-violence-threatens-us-elections#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Will mailed-in ballots be delivered on time? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/will-mailed-in-ballots-be-delivered-on-time/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Rep. Lauren Underwood Answers Patch Candidate Survey Freshman lawmaker Underwood (D IL-14) is facing off against Jim Oberweis in November’s election. – Lisa Marie Farver (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://patch.com/illinois/naperville/rep-lauren-underwood-answers-patch-candidate-survey

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Embellished View of Her Legislation on Trump Administration Lowering Insulin Costs in New TV Commercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/underwood101520/
— Outside Woodstock Trump Rally Features Short Talk by Donald Trump, Jr.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/outside-woodstock-trump-rally-features-short-talk-by-donald-trump-jr/
— Question Raised as to Whether There Is Enough Money to Pay Algonquin Township Road District Employees
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/question-raised-as-to-whether-there-is-enough-money-to-pay-algonquin-township-road-district-employees/
— Sign that Will Keep Robbers Away
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/15/message-of-the-day-a-sign-83/
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Responds to Sean Casten’s Latest Twitter Rant
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/ives101420b/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Enters the Den of Vipers — Virtual Interview with MSNBC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/oberweis101420/
— Chicago Tribune Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board Chairman, plus Republicans Kathy Keefe, Michael Rein, Shannon Teresi, David Gervais, Justin Hansen and Mark Gerhardt
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/tribune-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board-chairman-plus-republicans-kathy-keefe-michael-rein-shannon-teresi-david-gervais-justin-hansen-and-mark-gerhardt/
— IL-14: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Endorses Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/14/il-14-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-endorses-jim-oberweis/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Election Interference: Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District Using Taxpayer Funds To Support Referendum – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/10/election-interference-darien-woodridge-fire-protection-district-using-taxpayer-funds-to-support-referendum/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Facebook Censors IFA Post and Illinois Candidate Exploits It for Fundraising
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/facebook-censors-ifa-post-and-illinois-candidate-exploits-it-for-fundraising/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WILL COUNTY BOARD DEMS AGREE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RACIAL REPARATIONS FOR “TRANSGENERATIONAL DAMAGE” (DIERSEN: I lived in Will County full-time 1948-1974 and part-time 1974-1976. My brother continues to live in Will County. My father lived in Will County 1922-1969 and my mother 1945-2016. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Will County since 1854.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/will-county-board-dems-agree-to-move-forward-with-racial-reparations-for-transgenerational-damage.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker releases personal income tax summary, says would’ve paid $3.7 million more with “Fair Tax”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/pritzker-releases-personal-income-tax-summary-says-wouldve-paid-37-million-more-with-fair-tax/
— 4,015 new cases, 53 additional deaths, 1,932 in hospitals, 4.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/4015-new-cases-53-additional-deaths-1932-in-hospitals-49-percent-positivity-rate/
— Illinois poll: 62 percent want high school sports restricted
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/illinois-poll-62-percent-want-high-school-sports-restricted/
— New unemployment benefit applications up nationally, rise sharply (again) in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/new-unemployment-benefit-applications-up-nationally-rise-sharply-again-in-illinois/
— State Rep. David Allen Welter, Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe test positive for COVID-19
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/15/state-rep-david-allen-welter-decatur-mayor-julie-moore-wolfe-test-positive-for-covid-19/

GOPUSA
— Biden Campaign Pulls Kamala Harris Off The Trail Through The Weekend
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96379

BLAZE
— Republicans declare war on Facebook and Twitter censorship of New York Post, announce Senate hearings next week – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/republicans-war-facebook-twitter-censorship
— Amy Coney Barrett’s sorority deletes tweet recognizing her Supreme Court nomination, apologizes for being ‘hurtful to many’ – DAVE URBANSKI (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, many organizations have moved left. I should write a book about the organizations that I am/was a member of that have moved left.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/barrett-sorority-deletes-scotus-tweet

DAILY CALLER
— Twitter Reportedly Suspends Trump’s Official Campaign Account Over Video Relating To NY Post’s Hunter Biden Report – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/15/twitter-suspends-trump-official-campaign-account-video-ny-post-hunter-biden-report/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/us-cases-rise-trump-s-policy-panned-dangerous-fallacy-n1243513

NBC NEWS
— While LGBTQ Americans have historically been a reliable Democratic voting bloc, some gay voters say they’re “100 percent on board” with Trump this year. – Dan Avery (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ do everything that they can to destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. I do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about those who have done everything that they could to destroy me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trump-pride-gay-republicans-why-they-re-backing-president-n1243469

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/there-remains-no-reason-trust-trumps-rhetoric-about-coronavirus-pandemic/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/15/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 65% Say They’re Likely To Vote Early If They Can
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/65_say_they_re_likely_to_vote_early_if_they_can

October 15 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois FOID card applications, background checks point towards boom year for gun sellers, makers – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/il–foid-card-applications-background-checks-show-boom-year/7033853/

CBS2
— Preckwinkle’s 2021 Budget Plan Avoids Tax Hikes, Counts On Extra Money From Online Sales Taxes, Marijuana, And Sports Betting
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/15/cook-county-toni-preckwinkle-2021-budget-plan-covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Election officials say voter turnout has been ‘incredible’ in Chicago – Nate Rodgers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/election-officials-say-voter-turnout-has-been-incredible-in-chicago

WTTW
— As Property Tax Hike Looms, Officials Expect Surge in Those Who Don’t Pay – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/14/property-tax-hike-looms-officials-expect-surge-those-who-dont-pay

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Women’s March Chicago to host ‘Zoom to the Polls’ on Saturday — one of hundreds of events across the country to encourage voting – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-womens-march-chicago-event-20201015-3v7bc4ne65doth27k3vpgv5eu4-story.html
— What I tell friends who ask my advice on the ‘fair tax’ vote – ANDY SHAW
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-graduated-income-tax-against-andy-shaw-20201014-oxxbodaoznf33n6lp6xs4w3nkm-story.html
— Chicago expands early voting to all 50 city wards: ‘I was fired up, I was ready to vote’ – KELLI SMITH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-election-early-voting-expansion-20201015-l355o4ccufbtrfdvmnq756lsd4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett grilled on Chicago, Illinois cases at Senate hearing Sen. Dick Durbin told Judge Barrett there is an “orange cloud over your nomination as it comes before us.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What happened to those who promoted you? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in doing that. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986. I might still be a GAO employee if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in doing that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/14/21517048/supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-senate-hearing-illinois-7th-circuit
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use COVID-19 to defeat Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/14/21516168/covid-19-flu-trump-coronavirus-danger-risk-editorial

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Preckwinkle’s good-news budget: No tax hikes, minimal layoffs The Cook County chief relies on some unusual factors to fight off a big financial hit from COVID. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/preckwinkles-good-news-budget-no-tax-hikes-minimal-layoffs

WBEZ
— Despite Problems With The State, Businessman In Line For Lucrative Pot Licenses The Illinois Gaming Board wants to put Jeffrey Rehberger Jr. out of business. But other state officials back his bid for cannabis shops. – Dan Mihalopoulos, Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/despite-problems-with-state-businessman-in-line-for-lucrative-pot-licenses/9c72e7ea-3fe1-41aa-88fc-0c0f7d191c4a

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Niles Police End Use Of ‘Thin Blue Line’ Masks Some See Symbol As Racially Divisive, Others As Healing For Fallen Officers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/niles-police-end-use-of-thin-blue-line-masks/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Money and Madigan keys to big judicial battle – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-money-and-madigan-keys-to-big-judicial-battle/article_1e423cd3-e1ad-5038-b407-de1a31c862c2.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— NFL will test for COVID-19 on game days, has no bubble plans – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/nfl-will-test-for-covid-19-on-game-days-has-no-bubble-plans-10-14-2020-102817660

NPR ILLINOIS
— Biden Vows To Ease Racial Divisions. Here’s His Record – STEVE INSKEEP
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-vows-ease-racial-divisions-heres-his-record#stream/0
— Despite Outbreak, Congress Takes Its Chances Without Widespread Coronavirus Testing – CLAUDIA GRISALES (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations get rid of their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems and who fail/refuse to get tested regularly?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/despite-outbreak-congress-takes-its-chances-without-widespread-covid-19-testing#stream/0

WCBU
— Curran’s Harsh Rhetoric A Major Shift For Statewide Illinois GOP Candidates – TIM SHELLEY & CHARLIE SCHLENKER
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/currans-harsh-rhetoric-major-shift-statewide-illinois-gop-candidates#stream/0

ELMHURST PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/lgbt-group-denounces-elmhurst-lawmaker

SOUTH SIDE PATCH
— ‘Yes, Prisoners Deserve A Stimulus Check’ (DIERSEN: Do you deserve a stimulus check? My critics/opponent hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, that I have had a Civil Service Retirement System pension for more than 23 years, that the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, that we did not become foster parents, that we have no debts, that we own a home and vehicles, that we have retirement savings, etc. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I unfairly benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females and that therefore, I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/south-side-weekly-yes-prisoners-deserve-stimulus-check

CHALKBEAT
— Chicago is weighing whether to reopen schools. Can it move forward without the consent of its teachers? Chicago schools officials have met regularly with the Chicago Teachers Union representatives, but they haven’t agreed on a road map or even on the need for one. – Yana Kunichoff and Mila Koumpilova (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, because GAO was not unionized, the Democrats who ran GAO made GAO’s employees who were the following suffer the negative impact of Republican-led budget cuts: conservative, Republican, White, male, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or those who they had not promoted 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 had made the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/14/21516623/chicago-is-weighing-whether-to-reopen-schools-can-it-move-forward-without-the-consent-of-teachers

WIREPOINTS
— Gov. Pritzker ignores Illinois’ expensive COLAs as he pursues multi-billion dollar tax hike – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-ignores-illinois-expensive-colas-as-he-pursues-multi-billion-dollar-tax-hike-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Social and Bureaucratic Violence Against Children and Conservatives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/10/social-and-bureaucratic-violence-against-children-and-conservatives/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 32,000+ SCIENTISTS SAY COVID POLICIES DEMANDING LOCKDOWNS UNTIL VACCINES AVAILABLE “DAMAGING” AND “HARMFUL”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/32000-scientists-say-covid-policies-demanding-lockdowns-until-vaccines-available-damaging-and-harmfu.html
— 32,000 SCIENTISTS AGREE ON WHAT CASTEN DEMEANS AS “A HEAPING, STINKING PILE OF JUNK SCIENCE”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/32000-scientists-agree-on-what-casten-calls-a-heaping-stinking-pile-of-junk-science-.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— America Has Fewest Cops in a Quarter Century, Data Find – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: When Democrats move in, crime and poverty increase.)
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/america-has-fewest-cops-in-a-quarter-century-data-find/

BREITBART
— Trump Hits Joe Biden’s Globalist Record: Sent Jobs Overseas While Flooding U.S. with Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/14/trump-hits-joe-bidens-globalist-record-sent-jobs-overseas-while-flooding-u-s-with-illegal-immigration/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden Has Had 50% Fewer Media Questions Than Trump Since Aug. 31 – DAVID KRAYDEN (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://dailycaller.com/2020/10/14/joe-biden-fewer-media-questions-donald-trump-august-31/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Wisconsin Rioters Toss Rocks Into Residential Homes, Bust Storefront Windows – JAKE DIMA
https://dailycaller.com/2020/10/08/wauwatosa-wisconsin-riot-rocks-homes-businesses-glass-shattered-alvin-cole/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Irrational, Erroneous Assumptions of Sanctuary Cities and States – Steven Bucci
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/14/the-irrational-erroneous-assumptions-of-sanctuary-cities-and-states/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Smithsonian promoting leftist ideals – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2020/10/15/smithsonian-promoting-leftist-ideals

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump says he ‘made the right choice with Amy’
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-anthony-fauci-2fd58e277934025c56d0c8d5d9e8816e

CBS NEWS
— Trump rallies his base in Des Moines, Iowa – KATHRYN WATSON
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-maga-rally-des-moines-iowa-watch-live-stream-today-2020-10-14/

NEW YORK TIMES
— From School Boards to the Senate, All Politics Is Virus Politics in 2020 The pandemic has inspired new candidates to run, and defined the debate in campaigns up and down the ballots. – Sarah Mervosh and Manny Fernandez
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/14/us/coronavirus-elections.html
— Tracking Viral Misinformation Ahead of the 2020 Election Every day, Times reporters will chronicle and debunk false and misleading information that is going viral online. (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is false and misleading except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions

WASHINGTON POST
— CBS is remaking its police shows for the Black Lives Matter era A novel partnership sends police reform advocates into the writers room. Can it work? – Steven Zeitchik
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/10/14/cbs-police-shows-black-lives-matter/
— Sen. Graham formally sets Oct. 22 committee vote on Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/10/15/amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-hearing-live-updates/

NEW YORK POST
— Social media influencers push voting misinformation – AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/report-social-media-influencers-push-voting-misinformation/

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— Why Trump and Biden may both be presidential ‘super-agers’ Biden is slightly healthier, study says, but both presidential candidates may be “super-agers.” – James Rainey (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, and you do make 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, the Democrats who run the federal government get rid of you. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.startribune.com/why-trump-and-biden-may-both-be-presidential-super-agers/572747331/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Starbucks sets ambitious goals for corporate diversity — and ties it to executive pay – Paul Roberts (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted 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 federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/starbucks/starbucks-sets-ambitious-goals-for-corporate-diversity-and-ties-it-to-executive-pay/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Has 11-Point Lead Over Trump Less Than Three Weeks to Election Day – Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: During the last 7 years that I worked for GAO 1990-1997, I gained extensive survey experience. SEE: OTC DERIVATIVES Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes GAO/GGD-98-5 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf and FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System GAO/GGD-94-133 at https://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf . I played a major role in the construction, administration, summary, analysis, and reporting of the many survey questionnaires that were sent out for each report.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-has-11-point-lead-over-trump-less-than-three-weeks-to-election-day-11602734461
— Amy Coney Barrett’s Character, Qualifications to Be Discussed by Witnesses On the final day of her Senate confirmation hearing, Judge Barrett won’t be in attendance – Lindsay Wise (DIERSEN: What have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hinted/implied/argued/shouted about you? I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted about me. I would focus on a) those who have called for me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who successfully called for me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barretts-character-qualifications-to-be-discussed-by-witnesses-11602754203
— Ahead of Covid-19 Vaccine, Half of Americans Indicate Reluctance, WSJ/NBC Poll Finds While 70% of those surveyed expressed willingness to get vaccinated, about half preferred to wait to make sure the shots are safe and 27% said they wouldn’t want to get vaccinated – Jared S. Hopkins (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations in Illinois advise their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems that they will be gotten rid of if they do not get vaccinated?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ahead-of-covid-19-vaccine-half-of-americans-indicate-reluctance-wsj-nbc-poll-finds-11602734460
— Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to 2025 Diversity Targets Goals coincide with Trump’s executive order barring federal contractors from having diversity training – Heather Haddon (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted 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 federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-ties-executive-pay-to-2025-diversity-targets-11602680401
— Facebook’s Conservative Emergency A report shows how fake news fears are exploited to promote censorship. – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-conservative-emergency-11602715997

FORBES
— Conservatives Bash Facebook And Twitter—Again—Over Complaints That They Censored A Controversial Story About Hunter Biden – Abram Brown
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/10/14/conservatives-bash-facebook-again-over-complaints-that-it-censored-a-controversial-story-about-hunter-biden/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and females to be pot pushers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathercabot/2020/10/14/latina-makes-history-rising-from-poverty-to-pot-entrepreneur/

AMERICAN RIVER CURRANT
— The crisis of identity and ethics facing journalists today – Alexander Musa (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, you are NOT a journalist unless you a) claim to be non-partisan, b) get paid for what you do, and c) have a degree in journalism. I should write a book about those who a) stress that I do NOT claim to be non-partisan, b) stress that I am NOT paid for what I do, c) stress that I do NOT have a degree in journalism, d) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and/or e) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.arcurrent.com/top-stories/2020/10/14/the-crisis-of-identity-and-ethics-facing-journalists-today/

FORD AUTHORITY
— New Study Details Ford’s Economic Impact In Chicago And Illinois – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2020/10/new-study-details-fords-economic-impact-in-chicago-and-illinois/

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Equality-Illinois-condemns-transphobic-posts-by-State-Rep-Deanne-Mazzochi/69412.html

October 13 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Averaging More Coronavirus Cases Per Day Than During Virus’ May Peak
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/data-illinois-averaging-more-coronavirus-cases-per-day-than-during-virus-may-peak/2352830/

CBS2
— Protesters Demand Faster Return To In-Person Learning In Lincolnshire – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/12/protesters-demand-faster-return-to-in-person-learning-in-lincolnshire/

WGN TV
— Italian-Americans rally on Columbus Day, call for Chicago to put statues of explorer back up – Jenna Barnes, Glenn Marshall
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/rally-to-be-held-as-result-of-cancelation-of-columbus-day-parade/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State leaders push for end to Columbus Day in Illinois
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/860013

WGN TV
— Illinois State Police seeks to diversify department to better reflect Latino population in state – Lourdes Duarte (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to make GAO’s Chicago office better reflect the Chicagoland minority and female populations, GAO got rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made 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://wgntv.com/hidden-history/hispanic-heritage-month-hidden-history/illinois-state-police-seeks-to-diversify-department-to-better-reflect-latino-population-in-state/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Collar county endorsements: DuPage and Kane
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-collar-county-endorsements-dupage-kane-20201013-5aryotz5vfcllbudwxtrjtwm4u-story.html
— One city, two celebrations: While some call for the preservation of Columbus Day, others want the holiday to honor Indigenous people – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA (DIERSEN: Soon, Democrats will take down statues of all those who were White, male, older, veterans, law enforcement officers, overweight/obese, non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, draft avoiders, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-columbus-day-car-caravan-indigenous-people-rally-20201013-3qghg4d7mjfobnackxmejt4464-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Defiant, proud Italian Americans celebrate Columbus Day Several hundred people gathered in Arrigo Park Monday to remember the Italian explorer. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/10/12/21513122/italian-americans-celebrate-columbus-day-arrigo-park
— Sen. Durbin tells Judge Amy Coney Barrett her Supreme Court nomination ‘comes before us under a cloud’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What “clouds” do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that you are under. According to my critics/opponents, the following are “clouds” that I am under: the traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/12/21513611/sen-durbin-amy-coney-barret-trump-supreme-court-nomination-affordable-care-act
— I am a second generation American. Mexican defines who I am. Ismael Pérez and two other Latinos of Mexican descent explain what made them choose their specific Latino identity. They share the same heritage but have different upbringings, values and skin tones. – Ismael Perez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want Americans to see themselves as being members of groups instead of seeing themselves a being Americans. Democrats especially want a) minorities to see themselves first and foremost as being minorities, b) women to see themselves first and foremost as being women, c) younger people to see themselves first and foremost as being younger people, d) those who have less money than others to see themselves first and foremost as being those who have less money than others, e) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, and liberals to see themselves first and foremost as being Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, moderates, and liberals, f) non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, and non-German Americans to see themselves first and foremost as being non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, and non-German American, and g) recent immigrants to see themselves first and foremost as being recent immigrants.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/12/21505352/hispanic-heritage-latinos-identity-ismael-perez

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois nears 9,000 COVID-19 deaths, as positivity rate, hospitalizations rise – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article246268205.html

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters say “Illinois College students say they feel silenced, support Black Lives Matter during protest>’
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Illinois-College-students-say-they-feel-silenced-15641446.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronvirus against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/utah-gop-sen-mike-lee-recently-infected-coronavirus-attends-scotus-hearing#stream/0

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston residents, organizations talk mail-in voting – Delaney Nelson
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/10/12/city/evanston-residents-organizations-talk-mail-in-voting/

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Report Examines the City of Evanston’s Practices That Impacted the Black Community, 1900-1960 – Larry Gavin (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. National origin discrimination is nasty. Religious discrimination is nasty. If you are White and you seek a government office or a political office, expect that your critics/opponents will use your parents and use their parents against you. What is your home town? What is/was your parents’ home town and your grandparents’ hometown? Crete was my hometown. I lived there 1948-1972. Crete was my father’s hometown and his parents’ hometown. Grant Park was my mother’s hometown and her parent’s hometown. I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used my parents, their parents, Crete, and Grant Park against me. They stress that both Crete and Grant Park were overwhelmingly German American and Missouri Synod Lutheran. They hint/imply/argue/shout that Crete and Grant Park were full of White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/Content/City-News/City-News/Article/Report-Examines-the-City-of-Evanston-s-Practices-That-Impacted-the-Black-Community-1900-1960/15/26/18688

CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois preparing for 80 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate as soon as vaccine available – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers and organizations in Illinois advise their employees and members who are older, overweight, and/or have health problems that they will be gotten rid of if they do not get vaccinated?)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-preparing-for-80-percent-covid-19-vaccination-rate-as-soon-as-vaccine-available/article_4c82f7a0-0cb3-11eb-b998-43bbad832949.html
— Progressive tax group funded by Pritzker pays more than $10,000 to promote fake tweet – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/fake-twitter-account-shared-by-pritzker-funded-progressive-tax-group/article_39c8e194-0ccf-11eb-82ce-633bc948212f.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 6-IL: Ives Castigates Lobbyist Casten – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/12/6-il-ives-castigates-lobbyist-casten/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW TRUMP ADS TOUT PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, HIGHLIGHT THREAT OF BIDEN’S PLANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/new-trump-ads-tout-president-leadership-throughout-the-pandemic-highlight-threat-of-bidens-plans.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board executive director forced out
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/13/illinois-property-tax-appeal-board-executive-director-forced-out/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois among worst states for voter representation, report finds – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/illinois-among-worst-states-for-voter-representation-report-finds

FOX NEWS
— Trump getting support from those most affected by ‘asymmetrical’ COVID lockdowns – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-asymmetrical-covid-lockdowns
— Trump rally-goers drown out Jim Acosta on-air while chanting ‘CNN sucks!’ Monday night marked the first campaign rally since Trump was diagnosed with the coronavirus – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-rally-goers-drown-out-jim-acosta-on-air-while-chanting-cnn-sucks
— News outlets not traveling with Trump over COVID-19 concerns ‘White House reporters had safety concerns and were not comfortable traveling with the president,’ NYT said – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/news-outlets-not-sending-staff-to-travel-with-trump-over-covid-concerns
— Antifa rioters who targeted Portland cafe ‘solidified’ his Trump vote, military veteran says – Louis Casiano
https://www.foxnews.com/us/antifa-rioters-veteran-portland-cafe

BREITBART
— NPR Questions Trump’s Virus Recovery, Mental Stability: ‘Not in the Right Sound Mind’ – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/10/12/npr-questions-trumps-virus-recovery-mental-stability-not-in-the-right-sound-mind/
— (Law Enforcement-Haters ) Deface Chicago Blackhawks’ Statue with Defund Police Message – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/10/12/vandals-strike-chicago-blackhawks-indian-chief-statue/

COLLEGE FIX
— Colleges begin to pull back on diversity programs over Trump’s executive order – JENNIFER KABBANY (DIERSEN: Democrat colleges use diversity to not admit Republicans, and especially to not admit Republicans who are White and/or male.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/colleges-begin-to-pull-back-on-diversity-programs-over-trumps-executive-order/

EPOCH NEWS
— White House Warns Against Lockdowns as ‘Extremely Harmful’ – EMEL AKAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-warns-against-lockdowns-calling-them-extremely-harmful_3536263.html

THE HILL
— Trump senior adviser: Polls have ‘massive oversampling of Democrats’ – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520676-trump-senior-adviser-polls-have-massive-oversampling-of-democrats
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden landslide creeps into view.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/520692-the-memo-biden-landslide-creeps-into-view

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/politics/donald-trump-election-2020-campaign/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump launches frenzied campaign offensive hoping for a turnaround.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/politics/trump-campaign-rallies/index.html

REUTERS
— As Trump holds rally, Fauci urges masks, avoiding mass gatherings
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-fauci/as-trump-holds-rally-fauci-urges-masks-avoiding-mass-gatherings-idUSKBN26X2K4

NBC NEWS
— Over 500 LGBTQ candidates to appear on November ballots, shattering records – Julie Moreau (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQ elected officials to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/over-500-lgbtq-candidates-appear-november-ballots-shattering-records-n1242961

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump doing everything in his power to disrupt the vote.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/pa-state-rep-trump-doing-everything-in-his-power-to-disrupt-the-vote-93720645781

NEW YORK TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Protesters in Portland Topple Statues of Lincoln and Roosevelt – Mike Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/portland-lincoln-statue-roosevelt.html
— As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance that basic precautions will be taken to protect reporters’ health. – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-journalists.html
— Fauci cautions Trump against holding large rallies, saying it is ‘asking for trouble.’ – Neil Vigdor and Sheila Kaplan (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have promoted/held BLM rallies?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/elections/fauci-cautions-trump-against-holding-large-rallies-saying-it-is-asking-for-trouble.html
— With Polling Sites Lacking Workers, a New Generation Steps Up Older volunteers are reluctant to work during the pandemic. High school students, who are increasingly politically engaged and have more time, are taking their place. – Hailey Fuchs
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/politics/poll-workers-teenagers-young-people.html
— FRONT PAGE: Pandemic Adds to Strain on Poor College Students – Dan Levin (DIERSEN: What helped you avoid financial problems while you were on campus? I spent three semesters and a summer session on campus at NIU 1969-1970. I paid for that with money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/us/covid-poor-college-students.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump says he feels ‘powerful’ and will ‘kiss’ supporters as infections surge in 17 states.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/10/13/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “When Trump goes after his own: Finding nearby scapegoats for his own failings.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-when-trump-goes-after-his-own-20201013-vvigaja6vbf4xgzs7nt5bl7bii-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Congrats, Illinois, You’ll Be 47th! A new progressive tax would send the state into New Jersey and New York territory. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congrats-illinois-youll-be-47th-11602541916
— Amy Coney Barrett Should Refuse to Recuse – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barrett-should-refuse-to-recuse-11602541968
— Dr. Fauci Protests Too Much He objects to a campaign ad, though Trump took his advice on Covid-19. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dr-fauci-protests-too-much-11602541864
— Personal Computer Demand During Pandemic Fuels Strongest U.S. Market Growth in a Decade – Maria Armental (DIERSEN: I have owned and used personal computers since the early 1980s.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pc-demand-during-pandemic-drives-strongest-u-s-market-growth-in-a-decade-11602537956
— Renters Flock to Suburbia, Upending Decadelong Urbanization Trend New suburban tenants say the shift to a work-at-home model removed a longstanding barrier to living in these neighborhoods – Peter Grant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/renters-flock-to-suburbia-upending-decadelong-urbanization-trend-11602581401

NORTH JERSEY
— Divides along race, class create different worlds for marijuana users – Karen Kurson (DIERSEN: To use pot is to put yourself on track to be a ward of the state.)
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2020/10/13/different-worlds-nj-legal-weed-divides-along-race-class-opinion/5936141002/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Rally Chants ‘CNN Sucks,’ Jim Acosta Says Getting Covid ‘also Sucks’ – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-rally-chants-cnn-sucks-jim-acosta-covid-1538516

October 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois mail-in ballot requests to vote by mail for 2020 election shatter records – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-mail-in-ballot-requests-shatter-records/6902530/

NBC5
— Florida GOP Fights to Animate Trump’s Base Without President The president’s campaign dispatched its available assets to Panama City Beach this week, including Donald Trump Jr., Gov. Ron DeSantis, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle – Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/florida-gop-fights-to-animate-trumps-base-without-president/2351991/

CBS2
— U of I Student Threatened With Dismissal After Refusing To Quarantine Says COVID-19 Tests Were Negative – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/09/u-of-i-student-threatened-with-dismissal-after-refusing-to-quarantine-says-covid-19-tests-were-negative/
— Student Athletes Protest Outside Home Of Dr. Ngozi Ezike
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/09/student-athletes-protest-outside-home-of-dr-ngozi-ezike/
— Scalia ‘Heir’ Barrett May Be Open To Reversing Roe V. Wade
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/09/scalia-heir-barrett-may-be-open-to-reversing-roe-v-wade/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Suburban high school athletes to Pritzker, Ezike: ‘Let us play’ – Tia Ewing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/suburban-high-school-athletes-to-pritzker-ezike-let-us-play

WGN RADIO
— Voting-related lawsuits pepper US before Election Day – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/voting-related-lawsuits-pepper-us-before-election-day/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Budget, transparency among issues in Kane auditor election – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-auditor-candidates-st-1011-20201009-eknl34msxrh7rk6kzh5vv37m5e-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Terry Hunt, 68, of Big Rock, is looking to continue in the position of county auditor, a job he has held since 2012. Looking at the county, Hunt says concerns include the pandemic and its impact, and concerns about taxes. “COVID has been front and center of everything and is on everyone’s list at this point,” Hunt said. “It impacts people’s lives on so many levels from personal health to the ability to buy food and work. It has overshadowed typical things like taxes.” Property taxes are still an issue, Hunt insists, “as everyone is aware of what they owe” as well as their obligation to pay. If re-elected, Hunt said he wants to continue to “increase financial transparency” as well as “audit each operation in an objective and fair way.” “The auditor’s function is that he’s the only elected official authorized to audit each county operation and it’s a responsibility to the people that elected us as opposed to someone that’s appointed,” he said. Hunt also wants to continue to work with the other team members “to balance the budget” and said he will continue to work on ad hoc committees and other tasks “that go beyond the office” and above “the lowest threshold” of just doing the auditor’s job.)
— Gen Z college grads struggle to launch careers in pandemic economy. ‘I chose the worst year to get my life together.’ – ABDEL JIMENEZ (DIERSEN: What hindered/hinders your job searches? My being draft bait hindered my job searches during 1970 and early 1971. My not being a minority, female, or veteran always hindered my job searches with employers that were under pressure to hire minorities, females, and/or veterans. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-recent-college-graduates-difficult-job-market-20201009-ncc73bu3yvhsbeu2bzbquii3xy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns Illinois’ improvements have ‘cooled down’ as 2,818 more people test positive for COVID-19
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/10/21510492/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Though lagging in polls, Trump could pull off a win. Instead of talking up a blue wave, Democrats should guard against complacency and put turnout strategies into overdrive.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/9/21509911/laura-washington-election-donald-trump-jie-biden

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County has more federal COVID-19 assistance money than requests for help – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201009/kane-county-has-more-federal-covid-19-assistance-money-than-requests-for-help
— Lake County exceeds state’s COVID-19 warning levels – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201009/lake-county-exceeds-states-covid-19-warning-levels

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. Chamber makes another Illinois congressional endorsement After backing Jeanne Ives over Sean Casten, the business group endorses Republican Mary Miller in the race to succeed retiring downstater John Shimkus. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/us-chamber-makes-another-illinois-congressional-endorsement

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield restaurants co-star in pair of political ads – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/subscriber/20201009/springfield-restaurants-co-star-in-pair-of-political-ads

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats pull plug on House’s puny Madigan-ComEd probe – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-democrats-pull-plug-on-house-s-puny-madigan-comed-probe/article_5e254385-9f4c-50c5-b497-d5f218127e78.html

HERALD NEWS
— National Rifle Association endorses Will County area state candidates
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/10/08/national-rifle-association-endorses-will-county-area-state-candidates/au0o7jz/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Outrage genuine, but Durkin still playing politics – Rich Miller
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-outrage-genuine-but-durkin-still-playing-politics/article_6f17f115-405a-5233-a705-4aab3b7106ff.html

BELLVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Profanity on large political sign ‘crossing the line,’ southwestern Illinois mayor says – LEXI CORTES
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article246353280.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Calls for Madigan to Step Down – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) those who have called for me to step down as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who successfully called for me to step down as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those a) who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois and b) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=312165#.X4GKDIh_OM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— Gun Control Groups Voice ‘Grave Concerns’ About Supreme Court Nominee’s Record – CARRIE JOHNSON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/gun-control-groups-voice-grave-concerns-about-supreme-court-nominees-record#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Challenger demands Lindsey Graham get COVID-19 test before debate – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you are older, overweight/obese, and/or have health problems, will your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demand that you get a COVID-19 test?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/challenger-demands-graham-get-covid-19-test-before-debate
— On radio and television, Trump sets out to get campaign back on track – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-sets-out-to-get-campaign-back-on-track

CHICAGO PATCH
— Free Virtual Diversity Career Fair for Chicago (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that if you are any of the following, they will not hire you: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/calendar/event/20201016/909752/free-virtual-diversity-career-fair-for-chicago-on-10-16-2020

WIREPOINTS
— Tests Show 20% Of Chicagoans Have COVID Antibodies. Surprised? You Shouldn’t Be. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/tests-show-20-of-chicagoans-have-covid-antibodies-surprised-you-shouldnt-be-wirepoints/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— IHSA adds hate speech and discrimination policy in effort to protect students – Trina Thomas (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, hate speech is any speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/553546386-ihsa-adds-hate-speech-and-discrimination-policy-in-effort-to-protect-students
— Illinois retirees could pay $3 billion in state income taxes under Pritzker graduated tax hike plan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are against retirees and especially against a) retirees who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) retirees who were government employees.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/557018358-analysis-illinois-retirees-could-pay-3-billion-in-state-income-taxes-under-pritzker-graduated-tax-hike-plan

ILLINOIS CAPITOL NEWS
— Black Caucus highlights racial health disparities – RAYMON TRONCOSO (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois and they especially run Chicago and Cook County.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/black-caucus-highlights-racial-health-disparities

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NFL launching initiatives throughout LGBTQ History Month – AP (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the sports industry officially bar you from watching sports unless you promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/9/nfl-launching-initiatives-throughout-lgbtq-history/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Data Reveal How Yale Discriminates Based on Race – Charles Fain Lehman (DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Firestone Stores fired me because I had sought and accepted that offer. The aforesaid directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/data-reveal-how-yale-discriminates-based-on-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Black applicants to Yale University are up to eight times more likely to be admitted than Asian applicants with the same level of academic skill, a disparity that the Department of Justice says violates federal law.)
— With No Tough Questions, Biden Still Bumbles Through Another Week – Paul Crookston (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://freebeacon.com/2020-election/with-no-tough-questions-biden-still-bumbles-through-another-week/
— China Exploits Students Abroad to Steal American Tech – Jack Beyrer
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-exploits-students-abroad-to-steal-american-tech-new-report-says/

PJ MEDIA
— Vote Trump or Have Your Freedom Die – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2020/10/09/the-morning-briefing-vote-trump-or-have-your-freedom-die-n1023827

CHRISTIAN POST
— The hostile takeover we’re resisting has to do with ideology not race – Michael Brown (DIERSEN: How successful have anti-conservatives been in taking over a) your municipal district, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county district, e) your county, f) the organizations that you are/were a member of, and g) the employers that your work/worked for? I should write a book about the success that anti-conservatives have had in taking over a) Wheaton’s West District, b) Wheaton, c) Milton Township, d) DuPage County’s 4th District, e) DuPage County, and f) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce.)
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/hostile-takeover-were-resisting-has-to-do-with-ideology-not-race.html

LIFE NEWS
— Joe Biden Supports Unlimited Abortions, Up to Birth, at Taxpayer Expense – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/10/09/joe-biden-supports-unlimited-abortions-up-to-birth-at-taxpayer-expense/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 9 people at Trump’s Minnesota campaign rally have tested positive for the coronavirus – MARY PAPENFUSS
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/10/9-people-at-trumps-minnesota-campaign-rally-have-tested-positive-for-the-coronavirus/24646687/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “How Long Should Trump Be in Isolation?” How soon, if not already, will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America demand that all Trump supporters go into isolation at least until after November 3, 2020?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/10/us/trump-covid-isolation.html
— Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds. – Reid J. Epstein, Nick Corasaniti and Stephanie Saul
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/us/politics/early-voting-swing-states.html
— Talk Radio Is Turning Millions of Americans Into Conservatives The medium is at the heart of Trumpism. – Paul Matzko
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/opinion/talk-radio-conservatives-trumpism.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Thursday presidential debate canceled; Trump appears on conservative media – John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: If Fox News and Rush Limbaugh are conservative media, then the mainstream news media is liberal media.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/10/09/trump-biden-live-updates/
— Kyle Rittenhouse extradition hearing delayed as lawyer claims a ‘political prosecution’ – Mark Guarino (DIERSEN: POLITICAL AFFILIATION DISCRIMINATION: If I had been a Republican, my Democrat superiors in the federal government would not have taken the adverse actions against me that they did. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, would have promoted me beyond GS-13, would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and would not have forced me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have forced me resign in 1969 and would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/kyle-rittenhouse-extradition-hearing-delayed-as-lawyer-claims-a-political-prosecution/2020/10/09/4977b690-0a47-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: More People Have Doorbell Cameras. That’s a Problem for Those Who Swipe Trump and Biden Lawn Signs. Sign-stealing ramps up ahead of presidential elections, but this time around, more homeowners have cameras; ‘growing like gangbusters’ – Madeleine Ngo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-people-have-doorbell-cameras-thats-a-problem-for-those-who-swipe-trump-and-biden-lawn-signs-11602282887
— Nancy Pelosi’s Insanity Plea Democrats introduce a radical bill to remove Presidents. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nancy-pelosis-insanity-plea-11602283493
— The Tyranny of the ‘Tolerant’ They’ll tear you down if you use the wrong word, have a flawed past, fail to salute the fashionable woke flag. – Joseph Epstein (DIERSEN: Those who claim to be tolerant are extremely intolerant. They 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-gun owners, ant-Christian, anti-Protestant, ant-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-the-tolerant-11602278220
— Is the Supreme Court Too Catholic? From Antonin Scalia to Amy Coney Barrett, opposition to Catholic nominees has been mainly about the politics of abortion, not their religious faith – Matthew J. Franck (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are extremely divisive. They do everything that can to turn Catholics against non-Catholics.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-supreme-court-too-catholic-11602167306
— The Crises of America’s Sick Presidents, From George Washington to Donald Trump The Founders didn’t anticipate how often presidential illness would become an issue – Ted Widmer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-crises-of-americas-sick-presidents-from-george-washington-to-donald-trump-11602272815
— Why Politicians Despise Us—Continued Among the fibs at the vice presidential debate, the worst is a bipartisan myth about the virus’s spread. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-politicians-despise-uscontinued-11602265429

FORBES
— Americans Are Split On Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett, CNN Poll Finds – Elana Lyn Gross (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being too conservative. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/10/07/americans-are-split-on-supreme-court-nominee-amy-coney-barrett-cnn-poll-finds/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An 83% majority of Republicans want Barrett confirmed compared to only 8% of Democrats, and independents were evenly split at 42%, according to the CNN poll conducted by the independent research company SSRS. The participants were split on Barrett’s judicial ideology, with 43% saying she would be too conservative and 41% being satisfied.)

REPORTERS COMMITTEE
— Reporters Committee examines Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record on press rights issues – GRAYSON CLARY
https://www.rcfp.org/amy-coney-barrett-press-rights/

October 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— In 25th Amendment bid, Pelosi mulls Trump’s fitness to serve after COVID diagnosis – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/in-25th-amendment-bid-pelosi-mulls-trumps-fitness-to-serve/6887500/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/9/2020
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump’s fitness to serve, announcing legislation Thursday that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution and remove the president from executive duties. Just weeks before the Nov. 3 election, Pelosi said Trump needs to disclose more about his health after his COVID-19 diagnosis. She noted Trump’s “strange tweet” halting talks on a new coronavirus aid package – he subsequently tried to reverse course – and said Americans need to know when, exactly, he first contracted COVID as others in the White House became infected. On Friday, she plans to roll out the legislation that would launch the commission for review. “The public needs to know the health condition of the president,” Pelosi said, later invoking the 25th Amendment, which allows a president’s cabinet or Congress to intervene when a president is unable to conduct the duties of the office. Trump responded swiftly via Twitter. “Crazy Nancy is the one who should be under observation. They don’t call her Crazy for nothing!” the president said. The president’s opponents have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment for some time, but are raising it now, so close to Election Day, as the campaigns are fast turning into a referendum on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 210,000 Americans have died and millions more infected by the virus that shows no signs of abating heading into what public health experts warn will be a difficult flu season and winter. Trump says he “feels great” after being hospitalized and is back at work in the White House. But his doctors have given mixed signals about his diagnosis and treatment. Trump plans to resume campaigning soon. Congress is not in legislative session, and so any serious consideration of the measure, let alone votes in the House or Senate, is unlikely. But the bill serves as a political tool to stoke questions about Trump’s health as his own White House is hit by an outbreak infecting top aides, staff and visitors, including senators. In a stunning admission, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he had stopped going to the White House two months ago because he disagreed with its coronavirus protocols. His last visit was Aug. 6.)
— Michigan governor says Trump’s words inspire extremists as 13 charged in kidnapping attempt Gov. Whitmer spoke out on ‘GMA’ Friday, calling out Pres. Trump’s attacks against her. – Grant Schulte and David Eggert (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled, Trump-hating, Trump-haters call you an extremist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, overweight/obese, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owner, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/michigan-governor-says-trumps-words-inspire-extremists/6888314/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/9/2020

NBC5
— NIU Cancels Spring Break Next Year A letter sent out from school officials Thursday outlines the changes to the upcoming academic calendar and announces a virtual commencement ceremony for December graduates
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/niu-cancels-spring-break-next-year/2351224/

WGN RADIO
— Jeanne Ives makes the case for getting your vote in Illinois’ 6th Congressional District
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/jeanne-ives-makes-the-case-for-getting-your-vote-in-illinois-6th-congressional-district/

WBEZ
— Chase Promises $600 Million To Repair Lending Practices In Black And Latino Chicago Communities Chase’s commitment to lend more on the city’s South and West Sides comes after WBEZ and City Bureau reporting showed disparities in the bank’s mortgage lending. – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chase-promises-600-million-to-repair-lending-practices-in-black-and-latino-chicago-communities/339b272a-e789-475a-bc2b-3b4c8b6f8db6

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— No parade on Columbus Day amid pandemic concerns and controversy over explorer’s legacy – JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ and HANNAH LEONE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-columbus-day-20201009-by5undcitjaojiwtgvumwurubu-story.html
— Hinsdale police blotter: More campaign signs stolen or vandalized – KIMBERLY FORNEK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/ct-dhd-hinsdale-blotter-tl-1015-20201008-4b2c5ycirbfwdpcuylgofegdbi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Lightfoot uses words to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against 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, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. But nevertheless, she says “words matter, and when you’re in public life, you have to choose your words carefully.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-whitmer-militia-kidnapping-trump-lightfoot-20201008-s5uo3g6u4fhj7mfyyolgymeugm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County launches $20 million mortgage assistance program: ‘We will feel the effects of COVID-19 for years to come’ The county’s COVID-19 recovery mortgage assistance program is funded by money from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. It follows a similar $20 million suburban renters assistance program set up in August. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/8/21507962/cook-county-20-million-mortgage-assistance-program-preckwinkle-covid-19-coronavirus

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that if you do not call for higher taxes, you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things and c) if you are not poor, it is because you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/racial-equity-illinois-can-start-fair-tax

HERALD WHIG
— ‘Rural Illinois really needs help’ – DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR
https://www.whig.com/news/illinois-news/rural-illinois-really-needs-help/article_8f7ed42e-c3f1-51e5-87f9-c0d2f5789ae5.html

LINCOLN JOURNAL STANDARD
— Effort to oust longtime justice is anything but just – Scott Reeder
https://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20201009/scott-reeder-effort-to-oust-longtime-justice-is-anything-but-just

SUBURBAN LIFE
— How to fill out and send a mail-in ballot in Illinois
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2020/10/07/c8175ae239d944aea52c801ddc651117/index.xml
— Illinois Has Had COVID-19 Outbreaks in 44 Schools but Won’t Say Where They’ve Occurred More children are testing positive for COVID-19 than they were between March and mid-August, when schools shut down. As parents weigh the safety of in-person learning, Illinois has not published information about the virus’s spread in schools. – Jodi S. Cohen
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/10/08/illinois-has-had-covid-19-outbreaks-in-44-schools-but-wont-say-where-theyve-occurred/a9fguef/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Voter ‘creeped out’ by Kane polling place conditions Lauzen takes officials to task for not returning phone calls – BRENDA SCHO
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/10/09/voter-creeped-out-by-kane-polling-place-conditions/ap7b62o/

FOX ILLINOIS
— JPMorgan puts $30B toward fixing banking’s ‘systemic racism’ – AP (DIERSEN: How guilty are you of systemic racism, systemic sexism, systemic bigotry, etc.? For example, have you not hired or not promoted someone because they were minority, female, and/or LGBTQ?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/jpmorgan-puts-30b-toward-fixing-bankings-systemic-racism
— Trump rips Pelosi, calls her ‘Crazy Nancy’ after she invokes using the 25th amendment – Christopher White
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-rips-pelosi-calls-her-crazy-nancy-after-she-invokes-using-the-25th-amendment

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Have American Billionaires Gotten Richer Despite Pandemic Recession? – AUDIE CORNISH
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-have-american-billionaires-gotten-richer-despite-pandemic-recession#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden Lead Widens Again With Less Than A Month To Go.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/npr-electoral-map-biden-lead-widens-again-less-month-go

CENTER SQUARE
— Senate committee discusses what students should learn in school about Black history – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/senate-committee-discusses-what-students-should-learn-in-school-about-black-history/article_46778818-08e8-11eb-9f05-f7a444cca2bd.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois’ Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Plan and Playbook – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN (DIERSEN: What will be denied those who fail/refuse to be vaccinated – education, employment, residency, etc.?)
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/10/illinois-covid-19-mass-vaccination-plan-and-playbook/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Forgetting the Command to Not Be Conformed to the World – Micah Clark (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly employers, governments, organizations, etc. require/force everyone to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage and family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly employers, governments, organizations, etc. require/force everyone to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/forgetting-the-command-to-not-be-conformed-to-the-world/

GOPUSA
— Cuomo Rants: Wear A Mask! That’s The Law! Blames Cops, Blames Jews, Blames Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96058
— Trump To Hold ‘Virtual Rally’ On Rush Limbaugh’s Radio Program Today
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96071

BREITBART
— Wikipedia Forbids User Profiles Expressing Opposition to Gay Marriage – T.D. ADLER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who run your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, your county, Illinois, America, the world, your employer if you are employed, and the organizations that you are a member of officially get rid of those who fail/refuse to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/08/wikipedia-forbids-user-profiles-expressing-opposition-to-gay-marriage/

DAILY WIRE
— Pelosi, Democrats To Hold ‘Event’ To Discuss The 25th Amendment, Suggesting They’ll Try Removing Trump From Office – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-democrats-to-hold-event-to-discuss-the-25th-amendment-removing-trump-from-office
— Nancy Pelosi Says White House Staff Should Stage An ‘Intervention’ Because ‘Something’s Wrong’ With President – Emily Zanotti
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nancy-pelosi-says-white-house-staff-should-stage-an-intervention-because-somethings-wrong-with-president

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Renowned historian: Evidence suggests COVID is ‘biological warfare’, part of communist’s ‘program’ ‘And why should we be surprised if this virus had its origins in Communist China, a country that still claims the ideals of Marx, Lenin, and Mao, making this their program for the future?’ – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/renowned-historian-evidence-suggests-covid-is-biological-warfare-part-of-communists-program
— Appeal court rules Minnesota schools must let boys claiming to be female into girls’ locker rooms The court ruled that ‘requiring a transgender student to use a different locker-room facility because of his sexual orientation is discrimination.’ – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/appeal-court-rules-minnesota-schools-must-let-boys-claiming-to-be-female-into-girls-locker-rooms

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Some Colleges Halting Diversity Programs Due to Trump’s Order – Mike LaChance (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/10/some-colleges-halting-diversity-programs-due-to-trumps-order/

THE HILL
— 574 openly LGBTQ candidates are on the ballot this year – ALEX GANGITANO (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQ elected officials to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/520213-574-openly-lgbtq-candidates-are-on-the-general-election-ballot-report
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say Trump is spreading ‘great deal’ of misinformation.” According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation, except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/520187-nearly-6-in-10-american-say-trump-is-spreading-great-deal-of-misinformation
— Democrats surge past Republicans in early voting – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/520306-democrats-surge-past-republicans-in-early-voting

POLITICO
— Trump campaign rallies restart, with few Covid safeguards – ADAM CANCRYN and DAN DIAMOND
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-pulse/2020/10/09/trump-campaign-rallies-restart-with-few-covid-safeguards-790914

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Michigan governor says Trump’s words inspire extremists – GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID EGGERT (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled, Trump-hating, Trump-haters call you an extremist, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, overweight/obese, Republican, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owner, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-race-and-ethnicity-donald-trump-kidnapping-health-816581f422e64c8fbb7ca119ed165b6e

CNN
— Donald Trump just got another excuse if he loses the 2020 election – Chris Cillizza (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted at candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections that their losses were cause by a) me, b) what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, c) what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois editor since 2000, and d) what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I should write a book about critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/08/politics/trump-biden-second-debate-virtual/index.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump: What you need to know about the Republican nominee for president.” From what I see, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. What demographics do you share with Trump? Both Trump and I are White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, Republican, gun owners, draft avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. While Trump is a federal employee, I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 23 years.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-republican-nominee-president/story?id=67473973

WASHINGTON POST
— Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation would be an LGBTQ rights emergency – Jim Obergefell and Alphonso David
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jim-obergefell-alphonso-david-amy-coney-barrett-lgbtq-rights/2020/10/08/41cde2c8-08cd-11eb-9be6-cf25fb429f1a_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— ’Wear a mask, that’s the law’: Cuomo demands coronavirus enforcement as unrest grows in Brooklyn – DENIS SLATTERY (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the following be forced to wear a mask 100% of the time when they are outside their residence: those who are older, overweight, have health problems, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-coronavirus-cuomo-shutdowns-20201008-jtqobplqqbf57k4ddm2wwagaka-story.html

USA TODAY
— Yelp launches alert that identifies businesses accused of racism – Dalvin Brown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more racist that you are: enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/08/yelp-launches-alert-identifies-businesses-accused-racism/5908599002/
— Pence denies systemic racism, Harris decries Trump administration ‘pattern’ of racism in historic debate – Nicquel Terry Ellis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more racist that you are: enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/07/pence-haris-spar-over-systemic-racism-breonna-taylor-vp-debate/5919398002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Buyout Offer Means Doing the Math. – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: Have you been “offered” a buyout? In 1993, when I was a 45 year old GS-13 GAO employee who had 25 years of federal service, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” a temporary $25,000 buyout to all their employees, including me, who had 25 or more years of federal service. They made it very clear that they wanted all eligible GAO employees to take their “offer” who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted 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. In 1997, after the buyout had expired, they succeeded in forcing me to take their “offer.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-you-consider-early-retirement-in-a-recession-11602149401

FORBES
— Chart Your Path To Become A Trusted Advisor – Cheryl Procter-Rogers (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, based on their words and based on their actions, leaders of Republican organizations are taking advice a) to get rid of those like me who 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, b) to get rid of those like me who oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) to get rid of those like me who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/10/09/up-your-game-chart-your-path-to-become-a-trusted-advisor/

NEWSWEEK
— VP Debate Marks Second Election Pence Was Not Asked About LGBTQ Rights Despite Requests From 13 Equality Organizations – KATHERINE FUNG (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQ elected officials to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.newsweek.com/vp-debate-marks-second-election-pence-was-not-asked-about-lgbtq-rights-despite-requests-13-1537568
— Organizations Donating the Most to Political Campaigns – ELLEN DEWITT
https://www.newsweek.com/organizations-donating-most-political-campaigns-1534736

October 7 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— The fastest recovery in history!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

ABC7
— Only half of Illinois eligible voters cast ballots in previous elections, data analysis shows U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia represents Illinois’ 4th congressional district, which had lowest 2018 IL turnout – Karen Jordan and Ross Weidner, Jonathan Fagg (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is there on the voter rolls in your precinct? How many registered voters in your precinct have not voted for the last 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30+ years? How many registered voters in your precinct are 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130+ years old?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/half-of-eligible-il-voters-cast-ballots-in-previous-elections-data-analysis/6850512/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 2,630 new coronavirus cases, 42 deaths; Gov. Pritzker says Metro East region could see mitigations removed
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2630-new-coronavirus-cases-42-deaths/6839617/

NBC5
— Questions Swell Over Graduated Tax as State Treasurer Abruptly Cancels Press Conference
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/questions-swell-over-graduated-tax-as-state-treasurer-abruptly-cancels-press-conference/2350415/

NBC5
— Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases in Wisconsin, Lightfoot Blasts Lawmakers Who ‘Politicized’ Response (DIERSEN: When the right promotes public safety, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, enforcement of drug laws, First and Second Amendment rights, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), etc., the left says the right is politicizing those issues. But when the left promotes defunding police, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, etc., the left denies that it is politicizing those issues.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/calling-covid-19-situation-chaos-lightfoot-blasts-wisconsin-republicans-for-rollback-of-restrictions/2350623/

CBS2
— Technical Glitches, Long Lines Plague Early Voting In Some Suburban Cook County Locations – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/07/technical-glitches-long-lines-plague-early-voting-in-some-suburban-cook-county-locations/
— As COVID Cases In Neighboring Wisconsin Surge, Mayor Lori Lightfoot Slams Republicans For Blocking Virus Restrictions – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/10/07/as-covid-cases-in-neighboring-wisconsin-surge-mayor-lori-lightfoot-slams-republicans-for-blocking-virus-restrictions/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump says COVID-19 diagnosis was ‘blessing in disguise,’ touts experimental antibody drug – Kelly Taylor Hayes
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-says-covid-19-diagnosis-was-blessing-in-disguise-touts-experimental-antibody-drug

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senior groups accuse rich foes of Pritzker’s income tax plan of running ‘dishonest ads to try and scare us’ In a Zoom news conference, members of AARP Illinois, the Illinois Alliance for Retired Americans and Jane Addams Seniors in Action said there’s “nothing more important” than voters passing the amendment that would change the state’s tax structure to a graduated-rate system. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/10/7/21506549/aarp-senior-advocates-graduated-income-tax-dishonest-ads-retirement-income-pritzker

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why the Pence, Harris showdown tonight ‘is the most important vice presidential debate’ ever | AARP, other senior groups say opponents of graduated tax are misleading older voters | Gambling tax revenues fall by $200M – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pence-harris-debate-trump-stimulus-pritzker-tets-negative-spin-20201007-itfj6nu5mzexlio7ld6xo3mlpa-story.html
— ENDORSEMENTS: For the Illinois House. Reick, Weber, Ugaste, Skillicorn, West, Keicher, McCombie, Swanson, Willis, Flynn, Haas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-house-endorse-districts-63-79-20201007-xn5vq2cve5hivgfayylz3lslfm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In its hardcopy edition, a hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Hate now is a pandemic brought on by the superspreader-in-chief.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-schmich-hate-trump-20201007-7kx4or6ldncqharp7m2tcor2xa-story.html
— 2,630 new known COVID-19 cases and 42 additional deaths reported as Pritzker says recent progress has ‘cooled off a bit’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201007-vqy6xh2bgvfsdowek2h7tpvi2y-story.html
— Notre Dame’s president faces an angry campus after getting the coronavirus – KATHLEEN GRAY AND SHAWN HUBLER (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do to you if you got coronavirus? How strongly would they hint/imply/argue/shout that you got it because of your age, weight, bad health, carelessness, bad judgment, recklessness, support for Trump, etc.? How strongly would they call for you to retire if you are still working, resign from any kind offices that you hold, resign from any organizations that you are a member of, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-notre-dame-president-covid-20201007-op5xbfbh2ba53o4dzpobm2xluq-story.html
— Planning to vote in person this year? What Illinois voters should know before heading to the polls. – KELLI SMITH (DIERSEN: What if you do not have a mail-in ballot and you develop strong COVID symptoms on the day of the election, and because of that, you are denied entry into your polling place?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cb-illinois-voter-rights-election-20201007-xebf6sgikjhblle46lxm2bnhbm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Why are Trump and Republicans the ones getting COVID-19?” and says “Must be a liberal conspiracy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-covid-trump-republicans-rose-garden-outbreak-conspiracy-huppke-20201007-xb4ictxl5nhcha7o5nhsumdwjy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— When to fill out the affidavit of delivery on mail-in ballots – Lauren Rohr and Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201007/when-to-fill-out-the-affidavit-of-delivery-on-mail-in-ballots
— Metra won’t raise fares but needs to cover $70 million gap – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201006/metra-wont-raise-fares-but-needs-to-cover-70-million-gap
— Retirees organized through the senior advocacy group AARP held a virtual news conference Wednesday to express support for a graduated tax constitutional amendment and opposition to a tax on retirement income — two things that they note are mutually exclusive. – Jerry Nowicki
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201007/aarp-other-senior-groups-stump-for-graduated-tax

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lightfoot: ‘I fear for the safety of Wisconsin’ Cases are surging along Illinois’ northern border. Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her health commissioner are both worried about Wisconsinites and potential spread here. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lightfoot-i-fear-safety-wisconsin

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— US coronavirus: Surgeon general urges Americans to not let guard down, Trump says don’t be afraid – Kellie Meyer
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/us-coronavirus-surgeon-general-urges-americans-to-not-let-guard-down-trump-says-dont-be-afraid/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER PROPOSES 7 WAYS TO LIBERALIZE ILLINOIS’ LEGAL SYSTEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/pritzker-proposes-7-ways-to-liberalize-illinois-legal-system-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,630 new cases, 42 additional deaths, 1,679 hospitals, 3.5 percent positivity rate, 6+ million tests conducted to date
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/07/2630-new-cases-42-additional-deaths-1679-hospitals-35-percent-positivity-rate-6-million-tests-conducted-to-date/

BLAZE
— Joe Biden makes cringeworthy remarks about wanting to see ‘beautiful young girls’ dancing when they’re 4 years older. Trump takes notice, and takes aim. Open mouth, insert foot Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/joe-biden-issues-cringeworthy-remarks-about-wanting-to-see-beautiful-young-girls-dancing-when-theyre-4-years-older-trump-takes-notice-and-takes-aim

TOWNHALL
— Here’s More Funny Business Regarding How Pollsters Sample Republicans for their Anti-Trump Polls – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/10/07/heres-more-funny-business-regarding-how-pollsters-sample-republicans-for-their-antitrump-polls-n2577654

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Free of COVID Symptoms, Has Developed Antibodies, Doctor Says – ZACHARY EVANS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-free-of-covid-symptoms-has-developed-antibodies-doctor-says/
— Newspaper Endorsements: A Pointless Ritual – ISAAC SCHORR (DIERSEN: Because newspapers overwhelmingly endorse Democrats, it is significant when they endorse Republicans.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/newspaper-endorsements-a-pointless-ritual/

CNN
— Officer charged with fatally kneeling on George Floyd’s neck posts $1 million bail, attorney says – Eliott C. McLaughlin
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/07/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd-bail/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Boeing says pandemic will cut demand for planes for a decade. The outlook assumes it will take about three years for air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels. – David Koenig
https://www.heraldnet.com/business/boeing-says-pandemic-will-cut-demand-for-planes-for-a-decade/

NBC NEWS
— NBC News misled viewers, presented Joe Biden supporters as ‘undecided’ voters. Where’s the truth in media? – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nbc-news-biden-supporters-undecided
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters crow about their success during the last 50 years in flooding America with citizens of foreign countries who are 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-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/mike-pence-kamala-harris-reflect-america-s-demographic-transformation-n1242434

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Not Superman. He’s Superspreader” and asked “Have his supporters seen the light?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/trump-coronavirus-superspreader.html
— Most Patients’ Covid-19 Care Looks Nothing Like Trump’s – Julie Bosman, Sarah Mervosh, Amy Harmon and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (DIERSEN: Trump and I are members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program SEE: https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/4440 If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that as a federal retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/us/trump-coronavirus-care-treatment.html
— Trump Took $70,000 in Tax Deductions for Hair Care. Experts Say That’s Illegal. It’s a small but telling detail in The Times’s exposé on the president’s taxes. – James B. Stewart
(DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats who ran Money Magazine and IRS painted my education deductions as being illegal. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the graduate business courses that I had taken at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I had taken at DePaul 1976-1977 a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to qualify me for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/business/trump-taxes-hair.html

NEW YORK POST
— Nancy Pelosi’s ‘COVID relief’ bill is mainly just a left-wing wish list – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2020/10/06/nancy-pelosis-covid-relief-bill-is-mainly-just-a-left-wing-wish-list/

USA TODAY
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Drowning our sorrows? American adults are drinking more alcohol amid COVID-19, study finds – Jessica Flores
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/05/us-alcohol-consumption-up-covid-19-jama-study/3633486001/

NEWSWEEK
— More Doctors and Scientists are Seeking Office Amid the Pandemic, Hoping Others Will Follow – RAMSEY TOUCHBERRY (DIERSEN: Amid the financial crisis that governments are in, I hope that more CPAs and Certified Internal Auditors seek government offices and political offices. On my first attempt, I passed the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year.)
https://www.newsweek.com/more-doctors-scientists-are-seeking-office-amid-pandemic-hoping-others-will-follow-1537221

CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Colleges Comb Diversity Programs for Content That Could Trigger Feds – Katherine Mangan (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans who are one or more of the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/colleges-comb-diversity-programs-for-content-that-could-trigger-feds

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 22% of Gun-Owning Households Have Added A Gun Since Anti-Police Protests Began
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/22_of_gun_owning_households_have_added_a_gun_since_anti_police_protests_began