January 11, 2021 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Pelosi says House will impeach President Trump, pushes Vice President Pence to oust him – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pelosi-says-house-will-impeach-trump-pushes-vp-to-oust-him/9551154/

CBS2
— State Rep. Darren Bailey Recovering After Collapsing During House Session
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/10/state-rep-darren-bailey-recovering-after-collapsing-during-house-session/

WGN RADIO
— Social media ban: Who’s next? – Bob Sirott
https://wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/social-media-ban-whos-next/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Democrats vow to move forward with Trump impeachment if Vice President Mike Pence won’t invoke 25th Amendment – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-congress-trump-impeachment-20210111-py2ic672ufas3bycta2qhge5aq-story.html
— Illinois House Democrats wrangle over Madigan’s future behind closed doors as criminal justice overhaul dominates public debate – JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-lame-duck-session-20210111-rnj4rzyv4zatzkt6m3c6m43mk4-story.html
— Carjackings more than double in Chicago during 2020, police say, perhaps as criminals blended in with masked public – JEREMY GORNER and JONATHON BERLIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-2020-carjackings-jump-20210111-rf2prz67are4tmddx5zjjagati-htmlstory.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “The Capitol riot shows the growing danger of right-wing extremism.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-capitol-riot-right-wing-extremism-chapman-20210111-rygjyo7ohzb6ld5pm53ukuwts4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled White-hating White-hater says “White privilege — and the American caste system — was on display during the insurrection.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-capitol-insurrection-caste-20210111-qfdy3hy3rbeapdm77wmoyc5pmq-story.html
— Reject political ‘woke’ training for teachers – NATHAN HOFFMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-education-training-standards-reject-20210108-fm7m44duarcwrdjp2oky346pdi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Madigan doesn’t have enough votes’ as longtime Speaker’s post debated in closed caucus meeting. In their first round of voting, Democrats chose between Madigan and Reps. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, and Kathleen Willis, D-Addison, with Madigan the lead vote-getter but without enough to remain speaker. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/10/22223878/madigan-doesnt-have-enough-votes-as-longtime-speakers-post-debated-in-closed-caucus-meeting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “For the first time, the U.S. is not having a peaceful transfer of presidential power.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/10/22224042/not-peaceful-transfer-of-presidential-power-rep-mike-quigley-trump-impeachment-25th-amendment

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Officials pin hopes on Buttigieg as he prepares to steer U.S. transportation – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210111/officials-pin-hopes-on-buttigieg-as-he-prepares-to-steer-us-transportation

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘If Michigan Avenue is dead, Chicago is dead’ With the exit of Macy’s and other retailers, the Mag Mile needs to be reinvented. – ALLY MAROTTI
(DIERSEN: Will pot pushers push for pot shops on every corner? Will booze pushers push for bars on every corner? Will gambling pushers push for gambling parlors on every corner? Will prostitutes push for brothels on every corner? Will homeless advocates push for homeless shelters on every corner?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/if-michigan-avenue-dead-chicago-dead

WTTW
— Lightfoot Extends Stay-at-Home Order Until Jan. 22 – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2021/01/10/lightfoot-extends-stay-home-order-until-jan-22

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Let the media do its job, legislators – Editorial
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the adverse actions that RINO candidates, their RINO major donors, their RINO political consultants, their RINO campaign managers, their RINO campaign staff members, and their RINO campaign volunteers have taken against me since 2000.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-let-the-media-do-its-job-legislators/article_ad8eb304-2676-569e-bfa1-7224c443d100.html

— Police unions, others air concerns over criminal justice proposal pushed by Illinois Legislative Black Caucus – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/police-unions-others-air-concerns-over-criminal-justice-proposal-pushed-by-illinois-legislative-black-caucus/article_0f794dc4-4fa1-5c7e-b1f9-3a010a569e56.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois State House continues to debate police reform omnibus – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://qctimes.com/illinois-state-house-continues-to-debate-police-reform-omnibus/article_ca67c49e-1c02-5ff4-9880-6d7926612557.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Black caucus wants to move fast in lame-duck session – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-black-caucus-wants-to-move-fast-in-lame-duck-session/article_d733297c-067e-570e-bae7-7ca4258d7d38.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases decrease with 207 infections reported Sunday, four deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/11/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-decrease-with-207-infections-reported-sunday-four-deaths/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Supreme Court rejects fast track for Trump election cases – AP
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters will control all three branches of the federal government.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/supreme-court-rejects-fast-track-for-trump-election-cases
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that social media companies can boot Trump. Constructively, social media companies are communication utilities. Utilities cannot boot their customers with giving them “due process.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/can-social-media-companies-boot-trump-yes

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Economic equity bill draws scrutiny – PETER HANCOCK
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Whites for the problems that minorities have, and especially Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/economic-equity-bill-draws-scrutiny

WIREPOINTS
— The Capitol Building, Illinois And The Suppression Of Political Dissent – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-capitol-building-illinois-and-the-suppression-of-political-dissent-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Twitter, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon Collude to Crush Conservatives – Laurie Higgins
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who promote Twitter, Facebook, Google, Apple, and/or Amazon and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives, that is, who demonize, denigrate and condemn Republicans. I would focus on those who lead/led the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or Illinois Republican Party.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/twitter-facebook-google-apple-and-amazon-collude-to-crush-conservatives/

CAPITOL FAX
— House Speaker election coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/11/house-speaker-election-coverage-roundup/
— Rep. Villa wants to add pledge not to join white supremacist and hate groups to optional state loyalty oath for candidates
(DIERSEN: Unless your group promotes hatred against Republicans, Democrats call it a hate group.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/11/rep-villa-wants-to-add-pledge-not-to-join-white-supremacist-groups-and-hate-groups-to-optional-state-loyalty-oath/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters say “When gradually reducing state funding for municipalities because of non-compliance with a state law is called defunding the police.”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/11/when-gradually-reducing-state-funding-for-municipalities-because-of-non-compliance-with-a-state-law-is-called-defunding-the-police/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Wipe people out’: Republicans blast Big Tech’s bid to ‘erase’ Trump, supporters – Ryan Lovelace
(DIERSEN: How will the following respond to efforts by hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to wipe the following out: a) the 2,446,891 in Illinois who voted for Trump, b) the 193,611 in DuPage County who voted for Trump, c) the 20,080 in Milton Township who voted for Trump, and d) the 157 in my precinct who voted for Trump? Will Trump supporters buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/10/marco-rubio-rips-big-tech-attempts-erase-trump/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Organizations Linked to Chinese Military Are a Cash Cow for American Colleges. Universities received $88 million from CCP entities behind cyber attacks and espionage. – Yuichiro Kakutani and Jack Beyrer
https://freebeacon.com/campus/organizations-linked-to-chinese-military-are-a-cash-cow-for-american-colleges/

GOPUSA
— Pelosi Blames ‘Whiteness’ For Protest In DC
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100324

DAILY CALLER
— Marco Rubio: The Left Is Using The Capitol Riot As ‘An Opportunity To Destroy The Right’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
(DIERSEN: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the following will use the Capitol Riot to get rid of conservatives, that is, to get rid of Republicans, in the following once and for all: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and c) Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/10/marco-rubio-left-using-capitol-riot-destroy-right/
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger Doesn’t Think Impeachment ‘Is The Smart Move’ – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/10/adam-kinzinger-impeachment-donald-trump-abc-george-stephanopoulos-capitol-riot/
— Maricopa County Republicans Vote To Censure Jeff Flake, Arizona GOP Schedules Cindy McCain Vote – SCOTT MOREFIELD
(DIERSEN: I should write a book those who tried in 2006 to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on a) candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, b) their major donors, c) their political consultants, d) their campaign managers, e) their campaign staff members, and f) their campaign volunteers. Better yet, I should sue them. They saw me as being an “easy target” a) because the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce reject me and reject my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, ICRC, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter rejected me and rejected my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/10/maricopa-county-republican-committee-censure-jeff-flake-cindy-mccain/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden: ‘Priority’ For Economic Business Relief To Be Made Based In Part On Race, Gender – Ryan Saavedra
(DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America succeed in getting rid of the remaining Republican residents, organizations, companies, and governments in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-priority-for-economic-business-relief-to-be-made-based-on-race-gender

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The claim that Parler represents some unique risk to public safety is a lie driven by politics – William A. Jacobson
(DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have claimed that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/democrats-and-their-tech-oligopoly-friends-are-drunk-with-internet-power/

EPOCH TIMES
— Pelosi Says House to Move Forward With Impeachment Attempt If Pence Doesn’t Respond – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/top-house-democrat-resolution-will-be-introduced-to-charge-trump-with-inciting-sedition_3650716.html
— Democrats Cannot Impeach Trump, and You Can’t Impeach Him After Leaving Office: Dershowitz
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-cannot-impeach-trump-and-you-cant-impeach-him-after-leaving-office-dershowitz_3650853.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Will Pence be able to escape the Trump stain?”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/533520-will-pence-be-able-to-escape-the-trump-stain
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Most of 120 arrested or identified at Capitol riot were longtime Trump supporters.” If you truly are a Trump supporter, you do not break laws.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/533579-most-of-120-arrested-or-identified-at-capitol-riot-were-longtime-trump

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A historic percentage of Americans want Trump removed from office.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/10/politics/poll-impeach-trump-historic-number/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Corporate America pulls the plug on President Trump.” How soon, if not already, will corporate America officially announce that it is going to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump faces shameful prospect of second impeachment with Democrats set to move quickly this week.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/donald-trump-democrats-impeachment-capitol-riot/index.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “House Democrats would impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/house-democrats-impeachment-plans/index.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign.”
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-media-social-media-coronavirus-pandemic-impeachments-f394a16b6f1c55042eb3531f5986a14e
— Capitol police were overrun, ‘left naked’ against rioters – COLLEEN LONG, MICHAEL BALSAMO and LISA MASCARO
https://apnews.com/article/politics-police-riots-michael-pence-capitol-siege-c3a5973a68c699ff6a57cdd76d675e29

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Inside a Deadly Siege: How a String of Failures Led to a Dark Day at the Capitol. Poor planning among a constellation of government agencies and a restive crowd encouraged by President Trump set the stage for the unthinkable.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/politics/capitol-siege-security.html
— Stripped of Twitter, Trump Faces a New Challenge: How to Command Attention. Mr. Trump became a celebrity through television, but Twitter had given him a singular outlet for expressing himself as he is, unfiltered by the norms of the presidency. – Maggie Haberman
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and my GAO employment in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/politics/trump-twitter.html
— Police Reassess Security for Inauguration and Demonstrations After Capitol Attack. In the wake of last week’s assault on the Capitol, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser of Washington called for officials to expedite security preparations for the inauguration. – Alan Feuer
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/inauguration-security-police.html
— How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech. The app has renewed a debate about who holds power over online speech after the tech giants yanked their support for it and left it fighting for survival. Parler went dark early on Monday. – Jack Nicas and Davey Alba
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails, that is, those who have worked the hardest to deny me my First Amendment rights. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/technology/parler-app-trump-free-speech.html

WASHINGTON POST
— House Democrats introduce article of impeachment charging Trump with ‘incitement of insurrection’ – John Wagner and Paulina Firozi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/11/trump-impeachment-biden-transition-live-updates/
— Outgoing Capitol Police chief: House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard – Carol D. Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis, Peter Hermann and Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sund-riot-national-guard/2021/01/10/fc2ce7d4-5384-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
— The Capitol mob: a raging collection of grievances and disillusionment. Drawn by Trump, the rioters came from all over, angered by masks, lockdowns and the election. – Amy Brittain, Julie Zauzmer, Jenn Abelson, David Willman and Nicole Dungca
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/10/capitol-rioters-identified-arrested/
— PGA of America pulls PGA Championship from Trump’s N.J. golf course – David A. Fahrenthold, Jonathan O’Connell and Barry Svrluga
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the following to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support Trump once and for all: a) foreign countries, b) those who lead America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, c) employers, d) organizations, e) etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pga-golf/2021/01/10/c0384264-51ea-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “As Trump leaves office weakened; Republicans wonder if his wounds are fatal.” What wounds have your critics/opponents inflicted on you? My critics/opponents ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and my GAO employment in 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-weak-mob-attack/2021/01/10/620f284a-5223-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— What the left wants to ignore about slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick – Matthew Schmitz
https://nypost.com/2021/01/10/what-the-left-wants-to-ignore-about-slain-capitol-police-officer/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Once Trump Leaves, Who’s Left to Blame? People of all political stripes can’t help but project every problem onto evil politicians. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/once-trump-leaves-whos-left-to-blame-11610314313
— The Progressive Purge Begins. Tech’s stampede against the right will lead to more populist anger. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-progressive-purge-begins-11610319376
— No, Trump Isn’t Guilty of Incitement. Inflaming emotions isn’t a crime. The president didn’t mention violence, much less provoke it. – Jeffrey Scott Shapiro
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-trump-isnt-guilty-of-incitement-11610303966
— Capitol Riot Prompts Some Big Banks and Companies to Pause Political Funding. JPMorgan and Citigroup to halt all PAC donations; Blue Cross and Marriott pause funding to Republicans who objected to Electoral College results – Emily Glazer, Theo Francis and Chip Cutter
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Big Business officially announce that it is going to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/capitol-riot-prompts-some-big-banks-and-companies-to-pause-political-funding-11610315288
— Parler Goes Dark After Amazon Kicks Site Off Its Servers. Move reflects growing efforts by big technology companies to restrict content they label as dangerous – Sam Schechner
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hypocritically viciously punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like, but who hypocritically have not taken any adverse action against those who wrote and published those articles. They see me as being an “easy target” a) because the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce reject me and reject my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter rejected me and rejected my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parler-goes-dark-after-amazon-kicks-site-off-its-servers-11610363052
— PGA Removes 2022 Championship From Trump’s N.J. Golf Course. The PGA of America said it had terminated the agreement to play the tournament, one of golf’s majors, at Trump’s Bedminister, N.J. course. The move comes in the aftermath of last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol. – Andrew Beaton and Louise Radnofsky
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the following to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support Trump once and for all: a) foreign countries, b) those who lead America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, c) employers, d) organizations, e) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pga-removes-2022-championship-from-trumps-n-j-golf-course-11610338857
— TikTok and Discord Are the New Wall Street Trading Desks. Pandemic has led to surge of day trading, helping push stocks like NIO and Tesla to records amid online buzz. – Caitlin McCabe, Gunjan Banerji and Mischa Frankl-Duval
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-and-discord-are-the-new-wall-street-trading-desks-11610361004
— Remote Work Eases Coming Out for Transgender Employees. Working from home has helped some transgender employees adapt to their new identities. – Francesca Fontana
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers officially get rid of their employees who do not promote LGBTQ, b) will organizations officially get rid of their members who do not promote LGBTQ, and c) will businesses officially refuse to do business with those who do not promote LGBTQ?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coming-out-to-co-workers-11610298000

BLOOMBERG
— Revoke Social Media’s Legal Shield, But for the Right Reason
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hypocritically viciously punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like, but who hypocritically have not taken any adverse action against those who wrote and published those articles. They see me as being an “easy target” a) because the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce reject me and reject my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter rejected me and rejected my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-10/revoke-shield-for-twitter-and-facebook-but-for-the-right-reason
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump plans defiant final week as many democrats urge his ouster.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-10/trump-plans-defiant-final-week-as-many-democrats-urge-his-ouster

USA TODAY
— What their selfie obsession revealed about the psychology of the pro-Trump rioters. “Social media groups can trick users into thinking that their real identities are concealed by virtual ones.” – Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/08/capitol-riot-selfies-why-washington-dc-rioters-used-social-media/6597504002/

NEWSWEEK
— Colin Powell Says He’s No Longer a Republican After Calling on Trump to Resign Like Nixon – CHRISTINA ZHAO
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be Republican, but talk and/or act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, or RINOs. The Democrat news media loves them.)
https://www.newsweek.com/colin-powell-says-hes-no-longer-republican-after-calling-trump-resign-like-nixon-1560350

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— How Biden Can Use Federal Power to Liberate Localities. Reversing the GOP’s war against municipal self-government would be good policy and good politics. – Daniel Block
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who want Wheaton’s Mayor and its City Council Members a) to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies in Wheaton 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and/or b) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, 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.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/january-february-march-2021/how-biden-can-use-federal-power-to-liberate-localities/

FORBES
— Conservative Social Media App Parler Is Pretty Much Dead – Abram Brown
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest conservative-haters in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/01/10/conservative-social-media-app-parler-is-pretty-much-dead/

OUR STATE
— How Mount Olive Welcomed Newcomers and Created Community – Jennifer Brookland
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the Republican DuPage County, the Republican Milton Township, and the Republican Wheaton have profusely welcomed Democrat newcomers who are 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, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, those Democrat newcomers are getting rid of Republican residents, Republican organizations, and Republican companies in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton once and for all.)
https://www.ourstate.com/mount-olive-welcomed-haitian-immigrants-created-community/

AXIOS
— All the platforms that have banned or restricted Trump so far – Sara Fischer, Ashley Gold
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest Trump-haters in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.axios.com/platforms-social-media-ban-restrict-trump-d9e44f3c-8366-4ba9-a8a1-7f3114f920f1.html

INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump supporters plotting second ‘insurrection’ before Biden’s inauguration, says Scaramucci. Former staffer says president ‘has to be taken away from the White House’ and warns of further attacks.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-biden-inauguration-capitol-riot-b1785382.html

January 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Rep. Darren Bailey collapses on House floor, taken to hospital Gov. Pritzker wished Bailey a speedy recovery
https://abc7chicago.com/9534487/
— Criminal Justice reform bill aims to end cash bail, expand police training, maintain police misconduct records – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/il-lawmakers-discussed-new-controversial-criminal-justice-reform-bill-/9506894/
— Pelosi: House ‘will proceed’ to impeachment of Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pelosi-house-will-proceed-to-impeachment-of-trump/9538199/
— Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Trump ‘worst president’ ever, ‘failed leader’ after Capitol riot – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-trump-worst-president-ever/9533922/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How Trump’s words, rhetoric have incited violence, including Capitol breach.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-trumps-words-rhetoric-have-incited-violence/9528818/

NBC5
— Illinois Rep. Darren Bailey Collapses on House Floor In a tweet, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he was “wishing a speedy recovery to Representative Bailey.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-rep-darren-bailey-collapses-on-house-floor/2412847/
— Pelosi Says House Will Impeach Trump Unless VP Forces Ouster. Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania on Sunday joined Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in calling for Trump to “resign and go away as soon as possible” – Darlene Superville, Alan Fram and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/pelosi-house-will-proceed-to-impeachment-of-trump/2412933/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Records Show Fervent Trump Fans Fueled US Capitol Takeover.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/records-show-fervent-trump-fans-fueled-us-capitol-takeover/2412968/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Lawmakers Who Voted Against Biden Are Denounced Back Home.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/lawmakers-who-voted-against-biden-are-denounced-back-home/2412860/

CBS2
— ‘I Don’t Want You In The Store, I Don’t Want You Near Me:’ Elmhurst Cigar House Owner Puts Up Sign Reading, ‘Biden Voters Keep Out’ – Jeremy Ross
(DIERSEN: If you oppose “Trump Voters Keep Out” signs you should oppose “Biden Voters Keep Out” signs.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/09/elmhurst-cigar-house-biden-voters-keep-out-sign/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Impeachment process to start Monday morning, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/impeachment-process-to-start-monday-morning-speaker-nancy-pelosi-says

WGN TV
— Illinois health officials report 4,711 new cases of COVID-19, 81 deaths
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-health-officials-report-4711-new-cases-of-covid-19-81-deaths/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign.”
https://wgntv.com/news/trump-remains-defiant-amid-calls-to-resign/

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters Congressmen allege that Trump-supporting Congressmen violate their oaths by supporting Trump.
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/oaths-questioned-as-trumps-backers-fight-against-loss/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Records show fervent Trump fans fueled US Capitol takeover.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-breach-who-was-there-20210111-l4zns2esifgoja2vx3fpttgnxm-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. 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.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-legal-weed-a-booming-business/article_78174ff8-4ace-5b37-8025-8e52edffedab.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois House continues to debate police reform omnibus – RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-continues-to-debate-police-reform-omnibus/article_76f85cd1-dffb-5eb4-8d6c-cfd7677f56bb.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Gun, ammo sales brisk; many items hard to find – Scott Cousins
https://www.thetelegraph.com/insider/article/Gun-ammo-sales-brisk-many-items-hard-to-find-15859748.php

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Illinois GOP leadership needs vision, tradition – Darren Bailey
(DIERSEN: Who wants to be the next Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman? I should write a book about IRP chairmen since 2002 — Judy Baar Topinka (2002–2005), Andrew McKenna (2005–2009), Pat Brady (2009–2013), Jack Dorgan (2013–2014), and Tim Schneider (2014–present). I would focus on how the aforesaid got elected. I would focus on how they have treated Republicans 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. In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day that the IRP State Central Committee elected McKenna. Attendees included candidates McKenna, Steve McGlynn, John Cox, and Jim Nalepa.)
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/darren-bailey-guest-columnist-illinois-gop-leadership-needs-vision-tradition/article_beafcfd0-5383-11eb-be60-73903f6adb8b.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s legacy on race shadowed by divisive rhetoric, actions.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-legacy-on-race-shadowed-by-divisive-rhetoric-actions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Schwarzenegger calls Trump ‘worst president ever.’
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/arnold-schwarzenegger-calls-president-trump-worst-president-ever

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-to-visit-u-s-mexico-border-tuesday/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Recalling Nazis From His Childhood, The Hate-filled Trump-hating Schwarzenegger Decries The Capitol Assault.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/recalling-nazis-his-childhood-arnold-schwarzenegger-decries-capitol-assault#stream/0
— Trump Is Leaving Office, But His Supporters Are Here To Stay – HANNAH ALLAM
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-leaving-office-his-supporters-are-here-stay#stream/0

NAPERVILLE REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— Opposition Defunding IL Police
https://www.facebook.com/NapervilleGOP/

ILLINOIS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
— Petition: Stop Bill HB 163 & Associated Defund the Police Legislation
https://www.ilfop.org/stop-bill-hb-163/

CAPITOL FAX
— House Speaker election updates
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/house-speaker-election-updates/
— Fireworks before vote on House Speaker
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/fireworks-before-vote-on-house-speaker/
— Indivisible Illinois, Chicago NOW, Women’s March Chicago, Illinois NOW join call *** Women’s groups urge vote for woman as new House Speaker – All 19 MJM opponents say they are still together
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/womens-groups-urge-vote-for-woman-as-new-house-speaker-all-19-mjm-opponents-say-they-are-still-together/
— Higher education reform bill unveiled in House; Bill filed to end state wagering prohibition on in-state college games
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/higher-education-reform-bill-unveiled-in-house-bill-filed-to-end-state-wagering-prohibition-on-in-state-college-games/
— AG Raoul lashes out at RAGA over robocalls urging march to US Capitol
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/ag-raoul-lashes-out-at-raga-over-robocalls-urging-march-to-us-capitol/
— Democrats will start voting today on House Speaker’s race
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/democrats-will-start-voting-today-on-house-speakers-race/
— Illinois State Bar Association touts benefits of criminal justice reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/illinois-state-bar-association-touts-benefits-of-criminal-justice-reform-bill/
— 4,711 new confirmed and probable cases; 81 additional deaths; 3,527 hospitalized; 740 in ICU; 7.9 percent case positivity rate; 9.1 percent test positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/4711-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-81-additional-deaths-3527-hospitalized-740-in-icu-79-percent-case-positivity-rate-91-percent-test-positivity-rate/
— Bailey collapses on House floor
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/10/bailey-collapses-on-house-floor/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pelosi sets timetable for likely Trump impeachment. House Democrats to push resolution pressuring Pence to trigger 25th Amendment. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/10/nancy-pelosi-sets-timetable-likely-trump-impeachme/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_campaign=pushnotify&utm_medium=push
— AOC: Dems consider barring Trump from future office in impeachment charges – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/10/aoc-dems-consider-barring-trump-from-future-office/

FOX NEWS
— Levin: Media ‘exploiting’ Capitol riot to ‘silence conservatives’ as Democrats work to ‘choke the system’ ‘The media have played a huge, huge role in what’s going on in this country,’ says ‘Life, Liberty & Levin’ host – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-capitol-riot-media-exploitation-silence-conservatives
— House vote on Trump impeachment ‘will happen this week’: Rep. Clyburn
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/house-vote-on-trump-impeachment-will-happen-this-week-rep-clyburn
— Big Tech censorship – the Left should be most worried about this conservative purge. Democrats celebrating censorship, and social media companies flaunting their decisions, should be wary. – Jason Rantz
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/big-tech-censorship-left-conservative-purge-jason-rantz
— Bozell: Social media giants ‘canceling conservatives,’ antitrust action needed. Amazon, Apple and Google have taken action against Parler, an alternative social media app drawing conservative users. – Evie Fordham
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/amazon-parler-apple-removal-download-aws-conservatives

BLAZE
— Antifa mob attacks Trump supporters in San Diego But Joe Biden said ‘Antifa’s an idea’ – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/antifa-attack-trump-supporters-san-diego

CBN NEWS
— Parler Suspended From Amazon, Apple, Google; CEO Says It’s a ‘Coordinated Attack by the Tech Giants’ – Andrea Morris
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/january/parler-suspended-from-amazon-apple-google-ceo-says-its-a-coordinated-attack-by-the-tech-giants

DAILY WIRE
— Left-Wing Reporters Demand Twitter Silence Conservative Reporters That Have Done Nothing Wrong – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/left-wing-reporters-demand-twitter-silence-conservative-reporters-that-have-done-nothing-wrong
— ACLU Worries About Social Media’s ‘Unchecked Power To Remove People From Platforms’ After Twitter, Facebook Ban Trump – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aclu-worries-about-social-medias-unchecked-power-to-remove-people-from-platforms-after-twitter-facebook-ban-trump

NEWSMAX
— Federalist Publisher: Big Tech Colluding to Destroy Conservative Speech – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bigtech-federalist-conservative-socialmedia/2021/01/10/id/1004993/

TOWNHALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “There’s a Better Alternative to Impeachment.”
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/10/why-rep-kinzinger-backs-invoking-the-25th-amendment-over-impeachment-n2582888
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL) on Sunday said he believes impeaching President Donald Trump isn’t a “smart move.” Instead, he would rather see Vice President Mike Pence invoke the 25th Amendment. “I honestly don’t think impeachment is the smart move because I think it victimizes Donald Trump again, Kinzinger explained to ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. “… He stirred up a crowd. It was an executive branch attack on the legislative branch, one of the worst days in American history.” The congressman said he would “vote the right way” on whatever articles of impeachment are brought forth. The issue he has is the small amount of time left in Trump’s administration. “I would think it’s the right move if we had more than basically 10 days left of the administration,” Kinzinger said. ” … We’re not going to be able to even get through a trial so, yeah, he’ll be impeached a second time, but also exonerated, in theory, a second time. It depends on how that trial goes. If they do it once he’s out of office, all that. I think there’s a lot of ideas with censor, with preventing him from being able to run again. The reality is we just don’t have a lot of time in this administration left, which is a good thing.”)
— Get Ready for the Biden Gun Grab – Andrew Pollack
https://townhall.com/columnists/andrewpollack/2021/01/10/get-ready-for-the-biden-gun-grab-n2582867

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Says He Will ‘Defeat the NRA’ While in Office – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-says-he-will-defeat-the-nra-while-in-office_3650623.html
— Rep. Nunes Calls for Racketeering Investigation Into Big Tech Companies Following Parler Ban – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rep-nunes-calls-for-racketeering-investigation-into-big-tech-companies-following-parler-ban_3650863.html

THE HILL
— Pelosi: Democrats will move to impeach Trump – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533572-pelosi-democrats-will-impeach-trump
— Lawmakers mount pressure on Trump to leave office – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/533542-lawmakers-mount-pressure-on-Trump-to-leave-office
— Kinzinger: Trump’s resignation would be ‘best thing for the country to heal’ – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/533529-kinzinger-trumps-resignation-would-be-best-thing-for-the-country
— GOP and nation grapples with what comes next – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533545-the-memo-gop-and-nation-grapples-with-what-comes-next

POLITICO
— Pelosi says Democrats will move forward with trying to remove Trump. “We will act with urgency,” she said. – HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRIS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/10/pelosi-says-democrats-will-move-forward-with-trying-to-remove-trump-457257
— GOP prepares for battle with new archvillain. Less than 24 hours after Trump’s ban from Twitter, Republicans seized on the issue for the midterm elections and beyond. – DAVID SIDERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/10/gop-trump-twitter-ban-big-tech-456866

ABC NEWS
— Trump should resign or be removed by 25th Amendment: Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Trump was a “clear and present danger,” should be impeached. – Adia Robinson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-represents-clear-present-danger-congress-country-ocasio/story

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Says It Will Move Swiftly With Impeachment If Pence Won’t Act
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/10/us/joe-trump-biden
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Narcissist in Chief Brings It All Crashing Down. An ending as terrible as it was predictable engulfs the president and the country.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/opinion/trump-narcissist-capitol-riots.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump scrambles to find new social network after Twitter ban, as White House prepares to blast big tech – Tony Romm and Josh Dawsey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/trump-twitter-banned-apps/
— Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot – Kim Bellware
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/01/09/investigating-police-rioters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House to Move to Impeach Trump After Push to Have Pence Remove Him From Office. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will introduce a resolution on Monday; ‘We will act with urgency’ – Andrew Restuccia, Brent Kendall and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-prepares-for-trump-impeachment-could-add-charges-on-georgia-allegations-11610295488

USA TODAY
— YouTube removes Rudy Giuliani podcast video and Steve Bannon’s channel as it cracks down on misinformation – Kelly Tyko
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/09/trump-twitter-ban-rudy-giuliani-youtube-podcast-video-removed/6611765002/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Schwarzenegger compares mob attack on Capitol to Nazi assault on Jews, calls Trump a ‘failed leader’ – Kellie Hwang
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Schwarzenegger-compares-mob-attack-on-Capitol-to-15859983.php

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn’t go quietly.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/no-surprise-trump-left-many-clues-he-wouldnt-go-quietly

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Adam Kinzinger Never Felt ‘Real Evil’ More Strongly Than During Pro-Trump Capitol Riot.”
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-never-felt-real-evil-more-strongly-during-pro-trump-capitol-riot-1560343
— Devin Nunes Complains on Fox News ‘Republicans Have No Way to Communicate’ if Parler Taken Down – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/devin-nunes-complains-fox-news-republicans-have-no-way-communicate-if-parler-taken-down-1560337

GUARDIAN
— Republicans and Democrats split over freedom of speech
(DIERSEN: RINOs side with Democrats against Republicans. Democrats and RINOs do not want anyone to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/09/trump-twitter-republicans-democrats

January 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump should be removed from office after Capitol riots.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/majority-of-americans-say-trump-should-be-removed-from-office-poll/9525912/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters “Call For President Trump To ‘Pack Up And Go’ Outside Trump Tower.”
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/09/activists-call-for-president-trump-to-pack-up-and-go-outside-trump-tower/
— Rally Held In Favor Of Ending COVID-19 Restrictions, Including School Closures
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/09/rally-held-in-favor-of-ending-covid-19-restrictions-including-school-closures/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois faces major challenges amid COVID fallout as Speaker Madigan struggles to hold onto power – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-future-20210110-hq32qs55nrdvbj52u3bgdvgl4u-story.html
— Police unions, others air concerns over criminal justice proposal pushed by Legislative Black Caucus: ‘This bill goes beyond reasonable reform’ – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-general-assembly-lame-duck-20210110-pxve2aleqbgzlitx3eafcm7y24-story.html
— Backlash from many fellow Republicans is swift for Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-josh-hawley-capitol-backlash-20210108-775mnvr2mbfmpofydrparxpuii-story.html
— Man killed in shootout with Evanston cops went on rampage in Chicago first, killing 3 — including University of Chicago student — and wounding 3 – ROSEMARY SOBOL, PAIGE FRY and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-evanston-police-shooting-20210110-fuuvp77odzcnbdpobhiztnthca-story.html

WBEZ
— Ives To Return Campaign Cash From CEO Bradley Rukstales Charged In Capitol Riot – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-politician-to-return-campaign-cash-from-ceo-charged-in-capitol-riot/467252da-3441-45b3-8a01-88eb9aea4a28

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Higher education reform bill unveiled – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/09/legislature-considers-higher-education-reform-bill/6612844002/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Though Trump may be leaving, fascism lingers.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-though-trump-may-be-leaving-fascism-lingers/article_7195582f-7dd5-561c-8dde-a16826c0cbe8.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Woman in her 40s among four COVID-19 deaths reported in DuPage County Saturday, 342 new cases – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/09/woman-in-her-40s-among-four-covid-19-deaths-reported-in-dupage-county-saturday-342-new-cases/

WSIL TV
— Advocates, opponents make their case to lawmakers on massive criminal justice proposal – Mike Miletich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/09/advocates-opponents-make-their-case-to-lawmakers-on-massive-criminal-justice-proposal/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/squelched-by-twitter-trump-seeks-new-online-megaphone

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trumpism Suffers Untold Damage In Its Collision With The U.S. Capitol.”
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/09/954891484/trumpism-suffers-untold-damage-in-its-collision-with-the-u-s-capitol
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Now The World Gets To See The Difference’ BLM Protesters On The Capitol Attack.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/now-world-gets-see-difference-blm-protesters-capitol-attack#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Race.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/lies-we-tell-ourselves-about-race#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— Measure creating reparations committee advances at Illinois statehouse – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/measure-creating-reparations-committee-advances-at-illinois-statehouse/article_fd40269c-52c9-11eb-9cb7-a76b09aa4b5b.html
— Sweeping last-minute changes to Illinois system of justice faces opposition from police groups – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/sweeping-last-minute-changes-to-illinois-system-of-justice-faces-opposition-from-police-groups/article_6d196cd6-52c4-11eb-998d-3b28e4dc43a3.html

WIRE POINTS
— The Illinois General Assembly finally meets, but won’t tackle what matters. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-illinois-general-assembly-finally-meets-but-wont-tackle-what-matters-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans slam Dems’ months-long ‘defund the police’ push in wake of Capitol attack – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/10/republicans-slam-dems-months-long-defund-police-pu/
— How to save the Republican Party. Trump has brought the party to the brink of extinction. – Alex Blecker
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/9/how-to-save-the-republican-party/

FOX NEWS
— Conservatives, others claim Twitter removed thousands of followers. The drop could be due to many users voluntarily leaving Twitter for Parler, as well. – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-celebrities-claim-twitter-removed-thousands-followers
— Twitter, Facebook banning of Trump continues crackdown on conservatives — censorship dangerous. People applauding the banning of President Trump by Big Tech would be outraged if the companies took the same action against radical Democrats. – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-twitter-facebook-patrice-onwuka
— Trump’s standing in GOP takes a hit after Capitol riots, Georgia loss: ‘This hurts,’ strategist says. A Republican strategist calls the suspension of Trump’s Twitter account ‘a major blow’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-standing-gop-takes-hit

BLAZE
— Top Republican senator declares President Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’ The highest-ranking Senate Republican to make such a declaration – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pat-toomey-trump-impeachable-offenses

NEWSMAX
— Because of Big Tech, ‘We Don’t Have a Free Country’ – Phill Kline
https://www.newsmax.com/us/phillkline-bigtech-trump-censorship/2021/01/09/id/1004921/

PJ MEDIA
— Big Tech Siege Continues: Amazon Follows Google and Apple in Getting Rid of Parler – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/victoria-taft/2021/01/09/big-tech-siege-continues-amazon-follows-google-and-apple-in-getting-rid-of-parler-n1327671

DAILY NEWS
— Political Director Of ABC News Talks About ‘Cleansing’ America Of Trump Supporters
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to cleanse Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://dailyheadlines.net/political-director-of-abc-news-talks-about-cleansing-america-of-trump-supporters/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Focus on What Matters – Tim Hetzner
(DIERSEN: I focus on putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email every morning and every evening. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on a) stopping me from putting together and sending out those emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2021/01/10/focus-on-what-matters/

EPOCH TIMES
— Amazon to Remove Parler From Its Web Hosting Service – JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/amazon-to-remove-parler-from-its-web-hosting-service_3650535.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “Republicans wrestle over removing Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533458-republicans-wrestle-over-removing-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Trump supporters organized the Capitol riot online.” Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/533450-trump-supporters-organized-the-capitol-riot-online
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater say “The fight for the Latino vote has just begun.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/533476-the-fight-for-the-latino-vote-has-just-begun

CNN
— Democratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era – Dan Merica
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.wicz.com/story/43149072/democratic-national-committee-eyes-new-mandate-in-post-trump-era

NBC NEWS
— Amazon suspends hosting Parler on its servers over violent content. Google and Apple suspended the conservative-oriented social media platform after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. – Ahiza García-Hodges and Dennis Romero
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/amazon-suspends-hosting-parler-its-servers-citing-violent-content-n1253648
— Travel security tightened for members of Congress after harassment. The new measures come after at least three lawmakers were confronted at airports by Trump supporters. – Alex Moe and Alicia Victoria Lozano
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/travel-security-tightened-members-congress-after-harassment-n1253647

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “Trump Isn’t the Only One. Facebook and Twitter should target others who have large followings and spread misinformation.” According to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails spread misinformation. According to them, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents viciously punish me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/technology/trump-misinformation-superspreaders.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “As Trump Reels, Fox News Has a Message for Viewers: Stick With Us. As allies abandon the president, his favorite network revives familiar villains for the Biden era. And the prospects for a Trump TV media venture are greatly diminished.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/business/media/fox-news-trump-tv.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Despite Chaos and Big Losses, Republicans Still Control Most of Georgia. Democrats had huge breakthroughs in winning the presidential vote and two Senate runoff elections. But power in the state’s government largely remains in the hands of Republicans.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/10/us/10georgia-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “The G.O.P.’s New Distancing Policy After years of excusing or ignoring President Trump’s most inflammatory rhetoric, many Republicans are backing away at the last minute.” Those who distance themselves from me a) reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, b) 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, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) focus on destroying those like me who do not glorify and praise them, do not pander to them, do not serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or do not give money to them, and/or e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/politics/republicans-trump-capitol.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Amazon suspends Parler, threatening to take pro-Trump site offline indefinitely – Tony Romm and Rachel Lerman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/amazon-parler-suspension/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Capitol siege was planned online. Trump supporters now planning the next one. Twitter cited dangerous talk and online planning in banning Trump’s account.” Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/trump-twitter-protests/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters says “This is the America that Black people know.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/09/cori-bush-capitol-mob-white-supremacy-government/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “For anti-Trump Americans, calamity spurs a muted sense of vindication.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-riot–vindication-trump/2021/01/09/4195a966-5216-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html

DESERET
— Who is the most trusted voice in America? – Dennis Romboy
(DIERSEN: I should ask the following who is their most trusted source for government and political news and commentary and why: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, d) Republican Precinct Captains in Cook County, and e) religious and conservative leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/1/9/21542674/trusted-voice-america-bill-gates-oprah-obama-dolly-parton-taylor-swift-tom-hanks

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Trump’s Twitter ban is a step toward ending the hijacking of the First Amendment. Tech companies and other digital advocates typically resist regulation by saying they’re standing up for freedom of speech. But they’ve been pushing a warped version of the idea.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/10/opinion/stretching-first-amendment/

BALTIMORE SUN
— More arrests: Men pictured carrying off lectern, chasing cop in QAnon shirt and the ‘Q Shaman’ all detained after Capitol mob – AP
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-mob-arrests-20210109-zpis5gsb4nfdvpsvvg43bxwxby-story.html

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “To save America, Republicans must show the way away from Trump. Some have begun.”
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/trump-conspiracy-theories-democrats-republicans-pennsylvania-maria-panaritis-20210110.html

UNION LEADER & PADUCAH SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “It’s a fallacy that Trump supporters haven’t been heard.” Who will take the lead in the following to get rid of Trump supporters once and for all: a) your precinct, b) your municipal district, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county district, f) your county, g) your congressional district, h) Illinois, i) America, j) your township/ward Republican organization, k) your Republican county party organization, and l) Illinois Republican Party? 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain.)
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-its-a-fallacy-that-trump-supporters-havent-been-heard/article_49877cee-dec5-5b34-b939-f30525473c92.html
https://www.paducahsun.com/opinion/columnists/it-s-a-fallacy-that-trump-supporters-haven-t-been-heard/article_c48b175f-b5f1-5332-9e40-5ec1ff525ed0.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “In wake of Trump and storming of the US Capitol, Republicans face uncertain future.”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/01/10/us-capitol-riot-republican-trump-michigan/6597373002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “United by disinformation, Trump’s supporters share dueling accounts of Jan. 6 insurrection.”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/01/10/trumps-lies-united-supporters-insurrection-left-them-divided/6603392002/

AKRON BEACON JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Capitol riots could lead to America’s rebound if we embrace facts and listen.”
https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2021/01/10/editorial-capitol-insurrection-could-fuel-americas-rebound-if-we-embrace-facts/6579511002/

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— AP’s anti-Trump commentary masquerades as news – Marvin F. Dugger
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/ap-s-anti-trump-commentary-masquerades-as-news/article_cc0b80ad-6faf-5940-91ac-6282c8ceeb4c.html

WATERLOO CEDAR FALLS COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Democracy-loving conservatives must split from GOP.”
https://wcfcourier.com/opinion/columnists/column-democracy-loving-conservatives-must-split-from-gop/article_4b55df8f-75fd-5fa0-9397-1abfdb0a3252.html

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— The conservative’s bad bargain with Donald Trump – CAL THOMAS
https://siouxcityjournal.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-the-conservative-s-bad-bargain-with-donald-trump/article_4afaaed0-146e-542c-b879-a0a231f5c5f3.html

UVALDE LEADER NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Assault on nation’s Capitol is Trump’s scarlet letter .”
https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/assault-on-nations-capitol-is-trumps-scarlet-letter/

HAVASU NEWS
— The sad legacy of Donald Trump – Michael Reagan
https://www.havasunews.com/opinion/the-sad-legacy-of-donald-trump/article_92a76286-531f-11eb-b8fb-833d4d31f2cc.html

GRAND JUNCTION SENTINEL
— What does the future hold for the GOP? – CHARLES ASHBY
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/what-does-the-future-hold-for-the-gop/article_65d16b06-51f0-11eb-a7ca-4ba70f9e62a1.html

USA TODAY
— Jake Angeli, who wore fur hat and horns as mob raided U.S. Capitol, arrested and charged – Richard Ruelas and Craig Harris
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/09/jake-angeli-qanon-man-fur-hat-horns-capitol-riot-arrested/6609039002/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A day before the riot at the Capitol, people received a call from a group of Republican attorneys general urging them to ‘march’ – Yelena Dzhanova
https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-ags-called-people-before-capitol-riot-and-said-march-2021-1

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HOW TO EXPAND DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE – LAUREN WEBER
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will not hire those who are the following and that they will get rid of their employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.wsj.com/articles/how-to-expand-diversity-in-the-workplace-11610204183
— In Capitol Riot, Communications Between Agencies Hampered Forceful Response. Calls for some reinforcements took hours to approve as police and federal agents tried to squelch uprising. Supporters of President Trump clashed with police and security forces as they stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. – Scott Calvert, Nancy A. Youssef and Sadie Gurman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-capitol-riot-communications-between-agencies-hampered-forceful-response-11610242709

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— More Arrests in Capitol Riot as More Video Reveals Brutality. Police have arrested more Capitol rioters as more graphic details of the insurrection emerge. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-01-09/man-accused-of-stealing-pelosis-lectern-charged-in-invasion

INQUISITR
— Conservative Candace Owens Calls On People To Boycott Apple Products In Tweet Sent From Her iPhone – Nathan Francis
https://www.inquisitr.com/6443488/candace-owens-apple-boycott/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Inequality, racism and polarization set stage for Trump’s ‘American carnage.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/trump-american-carnage-inequality-racism-polarisation
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Tyrants gaze with glee at what Trump has done to American democracy.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jan/10/tyrants-gaze-with-glee-at-what-trump-has-done-to-american-democracy

January 9 Morning Edition

KEVIN MCCARTHY
— A Statement from House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy
https://republicanleader.house.gov/a-statement-from-house-republican-leader-kevin-mccarthy/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: “Let me be very clear: the violence, destruction, and chaos that unfolded at the Capitol on Wednesday was unacceptable, undemocratic, and un-American. When I spoke to President Trump on Wednesday, I told him he had a great responsibility to intervene to quell the mob and start the healing process for our country. Over the coming weeks we will work with law enforcement to bring anyone responsible for the violence to justice. Lawlessness and extremism have no place in our way of life. “Our country is not just divided. We are deeply hurt. The task ahead for the next Congress and incoming Biden Administration couldn’t be more momentous. But to deliver a better America for all, partisans of all stripes first must unite as Americans and show our country that a peaceful transition of power has occurred. Impeaching the President with just 12 days left in his term will only divide our country more. I have reached out to President-elect Biden today and plan to speak to him about how we must work together to lower the temperature and unite the country to solve America’s challenges. The coronavirus is still coursing through our communities, businesses and workers are facing unprecedented stress, and children are falling behind. Threats from adversaries such as Russia, China, and Iran are increasing. As leaders, we must call on our better angels and refocus our efforts on working directly for the American people. United we can deliver the peace, strength, and prosperity our country needs. Divided, we will fail. “Each passing day will offer us an opportunity to heal and grow stronger—a responsibility from which we cannot shrink. The United States remains exceptional and extraordinary, and in the coming weeks and months, we must work to recharge the light of our shining city on a hill.”)


CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County GOP leader condemns ‘lawless behavior’ at Capitol, urges Republicans to focus on ideals – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-reaction-to-chaos-st-0108-20210107-qz5yqyhbhbcutiogzdgze56ifi-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— FROM THE DECEMBER 7, 2020 ARTICLE: Schneider has selected four members of the GOP State Central Committee to serve on a committee that on Jan. 9 will recommend a process and timeline for choosing his successor. The committee’s chairman will be Mike Bigger, a resident of the Stark County community of Wyoming in the 18th Congressional District, which includes parts of the Springfield area. The other members are Fred Floreth of Springfield from the 13th Congressional District, Char Foss-Eggemann from the 9th Congressional District and Judy Diekelman from the 2nd Congressional District.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/07/illinois-gop-party-chairman-quits/43261735/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rep. Darin LaHood opposes calls to remove President Trump by impeachment or 25th Amendment – ANDY KRAVETZ, CHRIS KAERGARD
(DIERSEN: Will the Republicans who represent you in in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality issue similar statements? I oppose calls to remove President Trump by impeachment or 25th Amendment.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rep-darin-lahood-opposes-calls-to-remove-president-trump-by-impeachment-or-25th-amendment/article_5e233efa-c2e7-5862-8af3-9c67f16a74c0.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: A pot pusher says that she is “Proud of marijuana law’s success.” 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.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/pamela-althoff-proud-of-marijuana-laws-success/article_df5448ba-9326-580c-b10c-2212bd07ddc0.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/kinzingers-current-actions-could-help-in-future/article_ca6f32ba-512c-11eb-924d-b35d5f411c0a.html
— Remap too important to leave to Madigan – Jim Nowlan
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/jim-nowlan-remap-too-important-to-leave-to-madigan/article_5e65264c-5014-11eb-9346-376f89e85caf.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Can Trump be charged with inciting a riot? Legal bar is high – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Can-Trump-be-charged-with-inciting-a-riot-Legal-15856350.php

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois lawmakers, experts weigh in on how GOP moves beyond violence at Capitol – Isaac Smith
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/southern-illinois-lawmakers-experts-weigh-in-on-how-gop-moves-beyond-violence-at-capitol/article_6fd0c056-d960-59df-9158-af0125918f00.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases continue to rise with 617 infections reported Friday, 4 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/09/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-continue-to-rise-with-617-infections-reported-friday-4-deaths/

WGLT
— LaHood, Bustos Condemn Wednesday’s Insurrection on Capitol Hill – TIM SHELLEY & JOE DEACON
https://www.wglt.org/post/lahood-bustos-condemn-wednesdays-insurrection-capitol-hill#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Capitol Police were hit in the head with lead pipes’ Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died Thursday from his injuries – Alexandra Limon
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/capitol-police-were-hit-in-the-head-with-lead-pipes/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s campaign against social media failed – JAMES ROSEN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to not visit www.gopillinois.com .)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-campaign-against-social-media-failed
— Michelle Obama blames Trump for Capitol terrorism, calls him ‘infantile and unpatriotic’ – JERROD KINGERY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/michelle-obama-blames-trump-for-capitol-terrorism-calls-him-infantile-and-unpatriotic

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Power, politics and police: Madigan maneuvers amid lame duck session – Mark Maxwell
https://fox2now.com/news/politics/power-politics-and-police-madigan-maneuvers-amid-lame-duck-session/

NPR ILLINOIS
— BLM Protesters Express Frustration Over Police Treatment Of Mob On Capitol Hill – LEILA FADEL
(DIERSEN: Prior to January 6, 2021, who predicted/warned that a mob would invade Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021?)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/blm-protesters-express-frustration-over-police-treatment-mob-capitol-hill#stream/0

EVANSTON PATCH
— Schakowsky Calls For Removal Of Trump, GOP Members Of Congress. The president should be impeached and deposed by his cabinet, with Republican supporters of Wednesday’s riot expelled, Rep. Schakowsky said. – Jonah Meadows
(DIERSEN: What will the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in the world, in America, in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, and in your precinct call for? Will they call for those who did any of the following to sign documents that disavow Trump and disavow his supporters: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) attended a Trump rally, f) gave money to Trump, and/or g) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?)
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/schakowsky-calls-removal-trump-gop-members-congress

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— House kicks off lame duck session; governor announces tax code change priority – JERRY NOWICKI, PETER HANCOCK and RAYMON TRONCOSO
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/house-kicks-off-lame-duck-session-governor-announces-tax-code-change-priority

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MORE ILLINOISANS COLLECT UNEMPLOYMENT AS NATION RECOVERS – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-illinoisans-collect-unemployment-as-nation-recovers/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— HB 163 Will Handcuff Illinois Law Enforcement – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/hb-163-will-handcuff-illinois-law-enforcement/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump briefly evades Twitter ban, tweets from @POTUS account: ‘We will not be SILENCED!’ – Dave Boyer
(DIERSEN: Twitter is a utility. What if the companies and/or governments that provide your phone, internet, television, radio, electricity, water, sanitary sewer, natural gas, etc. services cut your services off to force you to disavow Trump and to disavow Trump’s supporters?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/donald-trump-evades-twitter-ban-tweets-potus-accou/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Twitter ban denied the president of his primary method of communicating with 88 million followers on a platform that he had relied on since the start of his presidency. Mr. Trump said in one of the deleted tweets, “As I have been saying for a long time, Twitter has gone further and further in banning free speech, and tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me — and YOU, the 75,000,000 great patriots who voted for me.” The White House distributed his new tweets to the media on email after Twitter closed his “@POTUS” account. Allies such as campaign aide Boris Epshteyn also shared his tweets on their accounts. “Twitter is not about FREE SPEECH,” Mr. Trump said Friday night. “They are all about promoting a Radical Left platform where some of the most vicious people in the world are allowed to speak freely. STAY TUNED!” He also called again for the federal government should eliminate Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields the social media giants from lawsuits over how they police content on their platforms. “Twitter may be a private company, but without the government’s gift of Section 230 they would not exist for long,” Mr. Trump said.)
— Prominent conservatives blame Twitter for diminishing follower counts – Ryan Lovelace
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/prominent-conservatives-blame-twitter-diminishing-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter, Apple, and Facebook take coordinated action against conservatives – Kaylee McGhee White
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters in the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization want the aforesaid to use the Capitol Riot to banish conservatives once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/twitter-apple-and-facebook-take-coordinated-action-against-conservatives

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— As Dems Retake Government, Standoff With Party’s Left Flank Looms. First Dem-controlled gov’t in a decade means fights over filibuster, court packing, socialist agenda. – Charles Fain Lehman
(DIERSEN: What does the left flank of the Democrat Party in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in your congressional district, and in Illinois want? Will the Republican elected officials in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in your congressional district, and in Illinois fight against left flank demands or will they dump their Republican constituents?)
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/as-dems-retake-government-standoff-with-partys-left-flank-looms/

FOX NEWS
— Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on Trump to resign, questions her future with GOP. She is the first Republican to call on Trump to step down, although Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said he may support impeachment. – Morgan Phillips
(DIERSEN: One would expect that more and more and more Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs will leave the Republican Party. The aforesaid reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid focus on a) driving conservatives out of the Republican Party and b) destroying the Republican Party.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/alaska-sen-lisa-murkowski-trump-resign-future-as-republican

BREITBART
— ‘Dystopian’ ‘Big Tech Tyranny’: House Republicans React to Twitter Suspension of Trump – KRISTINA WONG
(DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs applaud efforts a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. They applauded efforts to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/08/dystopian-big-tech-tyranny-house-republicans-react-to-twitter-suspension-of-trump/

BLAZE
— Riot declared in Portland suburb – Black bloc vandals attack police precinct and businesses – Paul Sacca
(DIERSEN: How soon will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters riot in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-riot-protest-tigard-mcduff
— Trump tweets from other gov’t accounts after being banned — Twitter deletes them and restricts the accounts – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-banned-twitter-tweets-deleted

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Plan Lightning Trump Impeachment, Want Him Out Now
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/democrats-impeachment-trump-final-days/2021/01/09/id/1004886/
— Could the US Capitol Incident Be Prevented? – A. Benjamin Mannes
https://www.newsmax.com/abenjaminmannes/capitol-riot/2021/01/08/id/1004769/

CBN NEWS
— Calls for Trump’s Impeachment, Resignation or Ouster Grow – Paul Strand
(DIERSEN: Will the Republicans who represent you in in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality issue statements opposing such calls? I oppose calls to remove President Trump by impeachment or 25th Amendment.)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/january/calls-for-trumps-impeachment-resignation-or-ouster-grow

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rep. Kinzinger: We Need To Go Back To What Conservative Values Mean – Tim Hains
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters are using Kinzinger to get rid of conservatives once and for all.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/01/08/rep_kinzinger_we_need_to_go_back_to_what_conservative_values_mean.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Remember: leftist rioters killed people, ransacked D.C., while Democrats cheered them on. Riots throughout May and the start of June led to the injury of nearly 1,000 police officers in a matter of weeks.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/remember-leftist-rioters-killed-people-ransacked-d.c-while-democrats-cheered-them-on

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Twitter Permanently Bans Trump’s Personal Twitter Account so Trump joins Parler (Update – Google Suspends Parler App) – Mary Chastain
(DIERSEN: How soon will my critics/opponents officially call for banning me and for banning my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Previously, they called for ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/01/twitter-permanently-bans-trumps-twitter-account/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Responds to Twitter’s Permanent Account Suspension – MIMI NGUYEN LY
(DIERSEN: Twitter is a utility. What if the companies and/or governments that provide your phone, internet, television, radio, electricity, water, sanitary sewer, natural gas, etc. services cut your services off to force you to disavow Trump and to disavow Trump’s supporters?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-responds-to-twitter-account-suspension_3649738.html
— Black Lives Matter Activist Took Part in Storming of Capitol – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/black-lives-matter-activist-took-part-in-storming-of-capitol_3648749.html

REUTERS
— Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning – Elizabeth Culliford, Stephen Nellis
https://www.reuters.com/article/apple-parler/update-2-google-suspends-parler-social-networking-app-from-play-store-apple-gives-24-hour-warning-idUSL1N2JK00Z

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Punish Trump, lawmakers say.” and asks ” But what about Congress?” Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them?
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/08/punish-trump-lawmakers-say-but-what-about-congress/

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “This unhinged person” and “Democrats speed toward Trump’s impeachment. Outrage is widespread among House leaders after Trump encouraged the mob who breached the Capitol.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/08/katherine-clark-house-vote-trump-impeachment-456448

NBC NEWS
— Durbin, Schumer pledge quick Judiciary Committee hearings on right-wing extremist groups – Leigh Ann Caldwell
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition were right-wing extremist groups that caused Republicans to lose elections. I would focus on a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, b) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, and c) Republican leaders of Illinois, the 6th congressional district, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/2021-01-08-capitol-riots-electoral-vote-count-n1253384/ncrd1253572#liveBlogHeader
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Extremists made little secret of ambitions to ‘occupy’ Capitol in weeks before attack.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/extremists-made-little-secret-ambitions-occupy-capital-weeks-attack-n1253499
— Google Play suspends Parler until app develops moderation policies – Ahiza García-Hodges
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to moderate me and to moderate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, b) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, and c) Republican leaders of Illinois, the 6th congressional district, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/google-play-suspends-parler-until-app-develops-moderation-policies-n1253609

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Capital, a G.O.P. Crisis. At the R.N.C. Meeting, a Trump Celebration.  Party members at a gathering of the Republican National Committee endorsed President Trump as the man to lead the party forward, ignoring the turmoil in Washington.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/us/politics/trump-republican-national-committee.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/us/politics/trump-georgia-capitol-racism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider dumps U.S. Representative Mary Miller.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/us/mary-miller-hitler-remarks-controversy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Has Always Been a Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing. By enabling the president anyway, Republican elites helped make the storming of the Capitol possible.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/opinion/trump-capitol-protests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Running Out the Clock on Trump Is Cowardly and Dangerous. Forget the 25th Amendment. It’s Congress that was attacked and Congress that must act.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/opinion/trump-capitol-riot-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Impeach and Convict. Right Now. Trump is too dangerous to leave in office for even another minute.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/opinion/impeach-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A Long Lame-Duck Period: Plenty of Time for Mischief.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/briefing/elaine-chao-trump-capitol-neil-sheehan.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “At party retreat far from D.C. turmoil, Republicans still sing praises of Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rnc-amelia/2021/01/08/6cd0c730-51e6-11eb-b2e8-3339e73d9da2_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “How a second impeachment of Trump would work.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/08/trump-second-impeachment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Capitol riot shouldn’t have surprised us. Trump forecast it for five years. The president has praised and encouraged dress rehearsals for the Washington insurrection throughout his term.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/08/capitol-riot-trump-forecast-encouraged/

NEW YORK POST
— Mitch McConnell: Senate can’t consider Trump impeachment until after term is up – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2021/01/09/mcconnell-senate-cant-consider-impeachment-before-trump-leaves/

USA TODAY
— Rush Limbaugh deactivates his Twitter account after President Trump permanently banned – Kelly Tyko
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/08/rush-limbaugh-leaves-twitter-following-trump-ban/6605864002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Exodus and American Nationhood – Leon Kass
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to drive those who are the following out of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton: conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.wsj.com/articles/exodus-and-american-nationhood-11610121319
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Bring the Insurrectionists to Justice. The politicians who egged them on should also be made to pay a heavy price.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bring-the-insurrectionists-to-justice-11610065179
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump and His Allies Set the Stage for Riot Well Before January 6.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-his-allies-set-the-stage-for-riot-well-before-january-6-11610156283
— Mob’s Capitol Attack Unites a Nation in Horror—Though Not Entirely. Reactions on cause and effect of the violence show Americans are still divided at the end of Trump’s term and after a tumultuous 2020 – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mobs-capitol-attack-unites-a-nation-in-horrorthough-not-entirely-11610123883

DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Even after mob attack on Capitol Hill, Republicans cautious about cutting ties with Trump.”
(DIERSEN: How will the following respond to pressure to dump Trump and to dump Trump’s supporters: a) your Republican congressman, b) the next chairman of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), c) the IRP officers, d) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, e) the officers of your Republican county, township, and/or ward party organizations, f) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and g) the Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots?)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/01/08/even-after-mob-attack-on-capitol-hill-republicans-cautious-about-cutting-ties-with-trump/

NEWSWEEK
— Colin Powell Wishes Trump Would ‘Do What Nixon Did’ and Resign From Presidency – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
(DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors were furious about Nixon. They took their anger against Nixon out on me, one of their very few Republican employees.)
https://www.newsweek.com/colin-powell-wishes-trump-would-do-what-nixon-did-resign-presidency-1560068
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters promote a Capitol Rioter.
https://www.newsweek.com/jenny-cudd-capitol-rioter-brags-violence-says-shed-do-it-again-viral-video-1559904

BLOOMBERG
— Ronna McDaniel, Facing No Opponent, Re-Elected RNC Chairwoman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/trump-retains-grip-on-party-as-mcdaniel-re-elected-to-run-rnc
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Facebook Sorta Solves Its Trump Problem.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-01-08/facebook-sorta-solves-its-trump-problem
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Future in Right-Wing Media Seen Undimmed by Capitol Riot.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-08/trump-s-future-in-right-wing-media-seen-undimmed-by-capitol-riot

INQUISITR
— Donald Trump Floats Launching New Social Media Platform After Twitter Ban – Damir Mujezinovic
https://www.inquisitr.com/6442589/donald-trump-new-platform-twitter-ban/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Fears mount that Trump’s final 13 days in office pose a security threat.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/donald-trump-final-13-days-security-threat-politicians-activists-warn

January 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Dems Mulling Fast-Track Trump Impeachment With Possible House Vote Next Week House Democrats are set to hold a caucus meeting at noon, the first since Wednesday’s harrowing events at the Capitol – Zeke Miller and Mary Clare Jalonick
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/house-dems-eye-trump-impeach-vote-next-week/2411506/
— Illinois Lawmakers Part of Movement Pushing for Trump’s Removal from Office
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/illinois-lawmakers-part-of-movement-pushing-for-trumps-removal-from-office/2411257/
— Real Estate Company Fires Agent Who Posted on Social Media From Capitol Protest
(DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. What does the future hold for Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/real-estate-company-fires-agent-who-posted-on-social-media-from-capitol-protest/2410741/

WGN TV
— Chicago area residents arrested, lose jobs after riots at U.S. Capitol – Mike Lowe
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-area-residents-arrested-lose-jobs-after-riot-at-u-s-capitol/
— Chicago police union boss sympathizes with Trump protesters, rejects comparisons of Capitol riot to BLM – Ben Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-police-union-boss-sympathizes-with-trump-protesters-rejects-comparisons-of-capitol-riot-to-blm/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Capitol Police say cop, reportedly hit with fire extinguisher during Hill mob, dies of his injuries – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-police-officer-dies-20210108-f5sy2jrnj5d7jibygzcgiamtny-story.html
— Trump incited violence in the U.S. Capitol and NOW some Republicans disavow him? – REX HUPPKE
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-trump-mob-capitol-25th-amendment-impeach-republicans-huppke-20210108-4ymosmqkbzcxhg4zctllkaieum-story.html
— Casten, Underwood, Foster want Trump removed from office; other Congressmen condemn his actions – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-elected-officials-capitol-trump-reactions-st-0108-20210107-gwxq3u2sozafvmwjzmyd3bnkba-story.html
— Lake County representatives, pols condemn Capitol riot; ‘A mob of terrorists was trying to undo our Constitution’- STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-reps-react-st-0108-20210107-5ogpmsjs5fc5nppbltfhumj7pe-story.html
— U.S. Reps. Foster, Casten, Underwood, DuPage GOP chairman Jim Zay condemn ‘attempted coup’ at Capitol – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-elected-officials-capitol-reactions-st-0108-20210106-oxw3trfp4jf7tly3ihfg6snxza-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump rally fallout: Real estate agent fired, businesses ripped, vandalized after social media posts. The professional fallout came quickly for a few Chicagoans who attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in the nation’s capital that later devolved into chaos and violence. – Bob Chiarito
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that is true about you, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters will do to get rid of you once and for all: a) shared articles that were favorable to Trump, b) cast a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2020 primary, c) voted for Trump in the November 3, 2020 election, d) displayed a Trump yard sign, e) gave money to Trump, f) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and/or g) are running for an office as a Republican in the April 6, 2021 election.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/1/7/22219360/trump-rally-capitol-tank-noodle-insight-studios-properties
— Siege of U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump mob forces hard questions. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the police response “a failure.” – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/7/22218833/capitol-police-chief-defends-response-criminal-rioters
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Plenty of blame to go around for Capitol chaos” and “People in the establishment … made a Faustian bargain with an authoritarian figure. Nothing he is doing today he didn’t tell you about four-and-a-half years ago. Nothing,”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/1/7/22219317/capitol-riot-rahm-emanuel-trump-republicans-fran-spielman-show
— CTU proposed no in-person learning until all employees receive at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/1/8/22220540/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bipartisanship is when Democrats and RINOs work together to destroy Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210107/editorial-could-this-be-a-moment-for-true-bipartisanship

WBEZ
— Illinois Congressional Democrats — and 1 Republican — Call For Trump’s Forcible Removal – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-congressional-democrats-are-calling-for-trumps-forcible-removal/2ef56680-e271-4a0c-b46b-91490bff90f3

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Black Caucus introduces sweeping police legislation – Raymon Troncoso
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/black-caucus-introduces-sweeping-police-legislation/article_e7d66f56-51c4-11eb-a3a3-97532bece9b5.html

RIVER BENDER
— Illinois State Senator Jason Plummer Recently Named Assistant Republican Leader In Senate Leadership Team
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/illinois-state-senator-jason-plummer-recently-named-assistant-republican-leader-in-senate-leadership-team-46891.cfm

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases rise with 458 infections reported Thursday, 11 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/08/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-rise-with-458-infections-reported-thursday-11-deaths/

STATELINE
— Rep. Mary Miller apologizes for quoting Hitler, says “I’m passionately pro-Israel”
https://www.mystateline.com/news/rep-mary-miller-apologizes-for-quoting-hitler-says-im-passionately-pro-israel/

HERALD PUBLICATIONS
— Riots in Congress bring Illinois Capitol security concerns into focus – Sarah Mansur
https://www.heraldpubs.com/2021/01/08/riots-in-congress-bring-illinois-capitol-security-concerns-into-focus/

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Republicans decry mob violence at U.S. Capitol – Tom Barton, Sarah Hayden
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-republicans-decry-mob-violence-at-u-s-capitol/article_5d8c3c42-edc9-58d9-9c8c-acc8c5351b03.html

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: As marijuana sales top $1 billion in 2020, Illinois dispensary owner looks ahead to adding more locations, lower state tax.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/as-marijuana-sales-top-1-billion-in-2020-illinois-dispensary-owner-looks-ahead-to-adding-more-locations-lower-state-tax/526-23b6d688-fa46-4fb2-9fe0-e3b084de606f

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Capitol Hill rioters to paint police as being racists.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-police-handled-pro-trump-mob-compared-protesters-black-racial-justice#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/protests-white-and-black-and-different-response-law-enforcement#stream/0
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-storming-capitol-was-and-wasnt-about-police#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Attack Was ‘Culmination’ Of Trump’s Assaults On Democracy.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/biden-set-introduce-merrick-garland-his-attorney-general-pick#stream/0

DEPAULIA
— Don’t praise Kinzinger for wanting Trump out— his record says otherwise – Kierstin Cole
https://depauliaonline.com/51827/opinions/column-dont-praise-kinzinger-for-wanting-trump-out-his-record-says-otherwise/

JOLIET PATCH
— Joliet Police Candidate Rejected Because He Is Black: Lawsuit The brother of Joliet Police Detective James Sinnott filed a federal lawsuit against Joliet and Police Chief Al Roechner on Dec. 19. – John Ferak
(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.)
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/roechner-faces-discrimination-suit-black-officer-candidate

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Sees 121 Coronavirus Cases In Past Week. Since March, Wheaton has had 3,257 coronavirus cases, according to DuPage County Health Department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-sees-121-coronavirus-cases-past-week

WIREPOINTS
— “Illinois’ population losses add up. You need people for investment, entrepreneurship and a tax base…Illinois is losing all of that.” – Ted on WGN Radio 720 (DIERSEN: I should write a book those who have done the most to drive those who share my demographics out of my precinct, out of Wheaton’s East and West Districts, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County’s 4th District, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-population-losses-add-up-you-need-people-for-investment-entrepreneurship-and-a-tax-base-illinois-is-losing-all-of-that-ted-on-wgn-radio-720/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Lawmakers Want Mandatory Kindergarten in Illinois – David E. Smith
(DIERSEN: When did your critics/opponents start hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that you had unfair advantages in life? Starting in 1948, my critics/opponents stressed that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me. Starting in 1953, they stressed that my father made enough money that my parents could send me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. They stressed that my parents then sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete until 1961 when they sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/mandatory-kindergarten-in-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— Legislators are returning to do their jobs. They should let reporters do theirs
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/08/legislators-are-returning-to-do-their-jobs-they-should-let-reporters-do-theirs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The House has decreed that it will not allow reporters on the floor of the 40,000 square foot BOS Center because of public health and security concerns. When I’ve objected, I’ve been asked why I wanted to be on the floor if I was going to have to remain at least six feet away from everyone else anyway. But adding a relative handful of reporters to a huge hall like that shouldn’t significantly increase viral load. House press credentials are not easily available, so the security concerns are unfounded and even insulting. And folks who are wearing masks are allowed to be closer together than six feet, as should be abundantly clear from these photos taken during the May special session. . .I’ve been tested for COVID-19 and won’t be venturing forth until the results come back and would be happy to provide testing documentation. I never go anywhere in public without wearing a mask, I don’t go to indoor restaurants and bars and nobody comes into my house without wearing a mask. I’m more than willing to take what will hopefully be a relatively moderate risk to do my job, and most other reporters I know agree. We’re essential workers who do necessary work. And the next several days could be the most momentous in Illinois government since I do not know when. Let us in.)
— The far-right enablers at the Chicago Tribune
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/07/the-far-right-enablers-at-the-chicago-tribune/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Law enforcement breaks with Trump after officer’s death – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/law-enforcement-breaks-trump-after-officers-death/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Nikki Haley Slams Trump: Actions ‘Will Be Judged Harshly By History’ Former U.N. ambassador also praises Trump foreign policy and calls her service ‘the honor of a lifetime’ – Eliana Johnson (DIERSEN: How harshly will history judge Trump supporters?
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/nikki-haley-slams-trump-actions-will-be-judged-harshly-by-history/

GOPUSA
— Piling On: Lindsey Graham Says Trump’s ‘Actions Were The Problem’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100187
— Who Shot And Killed Air Force Veteran Ashli Babbitt Before Shouting ‘Do You Want To Be Next’?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100206
— Will Americans Ever Grow Wise To Alinsky?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=100219
(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, it needs to be established that while so much of the mayhem and vandalism occurring at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was perpetrated by antifa infiltrators with the intent of making real conservative patriots look bad, many of those who breached the boundaries and entered the Capitol were indeed on the right. Had that not been the case, the victim of the wanton police shooting would have been a leftist, and flags would be flown at half-mast for her from coast to coast, for at least a month. With emotions running so high, it may be risky to address the realities of the situation, and more specifically the deliberately stoked and overblown backlash from the media and the political class. Nevertheless the truth needs to be told. Unless people have a clear perspective on what actually happened in the aftermath, and how they were thoroughly emotionally manipulated by the “ruling class” and its media minions, they will never properly sort through all of the propaganda currently being dumped upon them. The left is in all of its evil “glory,” claiming indignation and fear, though its actual exuberance over its apparent “victory” can hardly be contained. On the basis of this single event, when magnified as shamelessly and hypocritically as only leftists can do, they believe all of their lies, corruption and treachery of the past four years, and particularly since Election Day, are somehow “vindicated.” Worst of all, RINO lackeys and even genuine Conservatives feel enormous pressure to genuflect at their feet and beg for absolution.)

FEDERALIST
— The Left Won’t Be Satisfied Until Conservatives Smear Trump Voters As Bigots. As expected, the left now insists conservatives who lashed out at Wednesday’s rioters are nothing more than greedy cynics. – Emily Jashinsky
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/08/the-left-wont-be-satisfied-until-conservatives-smear-trump-voters-as-bigots/
— The Consequences Of The Capitol Assault – Ben Domenech
https://thefederalist.com/2021/01/07/the-consequences-of-the-capitol-assault/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Critical Race Theory Undermines Racial Harmony – Ken Blackwell
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/01/08/critical-race-theory-undermines-racial-harmony

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Big Tech Launches Power Grab Cuts-Off Trump And MAGA – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/big-tech-launches-power-grab-cuts-off-trump-and-maga

DAILY SIGNAL
— Reporter Who Followed the Mob Into the Capitol Shares What He Saw – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/08/reporter-who-followed-the-mob-into-the-capitol-shares-what-he-saw/


DAILY HEADLINES
— WAS IT STAGED? “Viking” who stormed the Capitol Building previously photographed at BLM rally wearing the same outfit
https://dailyheadlines.net/was-it-staged-viking-who-stormed-the-capitol-building-previously-photographed-at-blm-rally-wearing-the-same-outfit/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Supporters Take Stock of Jan. 6, Feel Mischaracterized by Media – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-supporters-take-stock-of-jan-6-feel-mischaracterized-by-media_3648416.html

THE HILL
— Trump says he won’t attend Biden inauguration – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533322-trump-says-he-wont-attend-biden-inauguration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican senators now regret not doing more to contain Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533280-republican-senators-now-regret-not-doing-more-to-contain-trump

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Can Donald Trump Survive ‘Virtual Impeachment’?”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/08/donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-riot-impeachment-456352
— Trump staffers are worrying about their next job. Thursday was a day filled with horror, sorrow, a bit of self-pity and some resume revamping. – DANIEL LIPPMAN
(DIERSEN: What is on your resume that potential employers view negatively? Potential employers, and just about everyone else, view the following on my resume negatively: a) almost 18 years working for GAO, b) almost 9 years working for IRS, c) almost 3 years working for the Post Office, and d) my being a union member while I worked for IRS and for the Post Office.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/trump-staffers-next-job-456315
— Georgia just delivered Democrats their most powerful weapon. Control of the Senate will allow the party to deploy budget reconciliation and sidestep Republican filibusters. – CAITLIN EMMA
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/08/georgia-senate-democrats-powerful-weapon-budget-456116

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s desperate attempt to save his imploding presidency.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/donald-trump-impeachment-capitol-riot/index.html

REUTERS
— Trump’s fans condemn violence, but they aren’t about to blame him – Brad Brooks, Nathan Layne
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-supporters/trumps-fans-condemn-violence-but-they-arent-about-to-blame-him-idUSKBN29D1AL

NBC NEWS
— Woman killed in Capitol was Trump supporter who embraced conspiracy theories. Social media profiles connected to Ashli Babbitt were almost singularly focused on radical conservative topics and conspiracy theories. – Brandy Zadrozny and Mosheh Gains
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-killed-capitol-was-trump-supporter-who-embraced-conspiracy-theories-n1253285
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Dejected Trump supporters leave Washington, create new theories for Capitol violence. While thousands gathered Wednesday in support of the president, overwhelming and infiltrating the chambers of Congress, only dozens of die-hards returned Thursday.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dejected-trump-supporters-leave-washington-create-new-theories-capitol-violence-n1253407

CNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “President Trump’s business allies start to distance themselves from him after Capitol Hill riot.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/trump-business-allies-start-to-distance-themselves-from-him-after-capitol-hill-riot.html

CBS LOS ANGELES
— ‘A Noted Nazi Miscreant’: Extremist With SoCal Ties Identified In Riot At Capitol
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/07/us-capitol-riot-tom-gionet-baked-alaska/

YAHOO NEWS
— Capitol riots will be used to ‘go after’ Trump supporters: Ben Domenech
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them? )
https://news.yahoo.com/capitol-riots-used-trump-supporters-123836832.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters target Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html
— Facebook Bars Trump Through End of His Term (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Facebook to bar me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/technology/facebook-trump-ban.html

— 2 Websites Selling Trump Merchandise Are Shut Down
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/07/business/us-economy-coronavirus

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Seditious Republicans must be held accountable.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/07/seditious-republicans-must-be-held-accountable/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Social media is finally pulling the plug on Trump. We still must fight the lies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-facebook-trump-lies/2021/01/07/05fe7d5c-5116-11eb-bda4-615aaefd0555_story.html
— Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death – Jon Swaine
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/man-who-posed-at-pelosi-desk-said-in-facebook-post-that-he-is-prepared-for-violent-death/2021/01/07/cf5b0714-509a-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Tucker Carlson’s racist, riotous double standard.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/07/tucker-carlsons-racist-riotous-double-standard/
— Assessing the damage at the U.S. Capitol: ‘You can see the broken windows’ – Paul Schwartzman
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/capitol-cleanup-washington/2021/01/07/4497d4f4-50fe-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump supporters are standing by their man. ‘Nothing’s changed for me’ – STEVE LOPEZ
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates demand that Trump-supporters disavow Trump. How will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hates punish Trump-supporters who fail/refuse to disavow Trump? Will they a) fail/refuse to communicate with them, b) fail/refuse to return their phone calls, c) fail/refuse to send them emails, d) fail/refuse to read their emails, d) fail/refuse to respond to their emails, e) fail/refuse to do business with them, and/or f) otherwise blacklist them?)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-07/trump-supporters-capitol-riots

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A disgrace for the history books: Even before the Civil War, better leaders prevented chaos in the Capitol.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-this-was-a-historic-disgrace-20210107-wt27d7akpffjhpa2tka2axpt34-story.html

NEW YORK NEWS TIMES
— Adam Kinzinger requires Mike Pence to call the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump – Charlotte Larson
https://newyorknewstimes.com/adam-kinzinger-requires-mike-pence-to-call-the-25th-amendment-to-remove-donald-trump/72326/


WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans’ Fight Isn’t in Congress The rioters, and those challenging the electoral count, misunderstand how America elects presidents. – Dan Crenshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-fight-isnt-in-congress-11610061953
— Biden Says Rioters Who Stormed Capitol Were Domestic Terrorists. President-elect says Trump supporters who attacked legislative complex were insurrectionists, not protesters – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-says-mob-that-stormed-capitol-were-domestic-terrorists-11610046962
— Here’s Who Resigned From Trump’s Administration After Riot at the Capitol. The full list so far includes Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao and others.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-who-resigned-from-trumps-administration-after-riot-at-the-capitol-11610061311
— Trump Erases His Legacy He also destroyed any chance of a political future, all on a single Wednesday afternoon. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-erases-his-legacy-11610061766
— FRONT PAGE: Some CEOs Fire Rioters, Call for Trump’s Removal From Office Statements denouncing violence at Capitol give way to more action – Chip Cutter and Emily Glazer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-ceos-fire-rioters-call-for-president-trumps-removal-from-office-11610070410

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Capitol Riot Was Trumpism’s Essence on Display. This is what self-righteous ‘patriotism,’ devoid of any real commitment to the country’s form of government or its best traditions, looks like.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-07/capitol-riot-was-trumpism-s-essence-on-display

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Incites Mob,’ ‘Democracy Fractured’: World’s Newspapers Dominated By Coverage Of Capitol Hill Violence.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2021/01/07/trump-incites-mob-democracy-fractured-worlds-newspapers-dominated-by-coverage-of-capitol-hill-violence/

USA TODAY
— Fact Check: Face-painted Capitol Building trespasser in horns is a known QAnon supporter – Devon Link
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/07/fact-check-capitol-trespasser-in-horns-misrepresented-as-antifa/6581755002/

NPR
— ‘It’s Just A Shame’: Trump Voters React To Insurrection At U.S. Capitol – Marisa Penaloza
https://www.npr.org/2021/01/07/954535444/its-just-a-shame-trump-voters-react-to-insurrection-at-u-s-capitol

NEWSWEEK
— Parler CEO John Matze Calls Twitter ‘Cowardly Authoritarians’ for Blocking Donald Trump – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/parler-ceo-john-matze-twitter-cowardly-authoritarians-blocking-donald-trump-1559577
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “51 Percent of Americans Believe Capitol Riots Were Attempted Coup.”
https://www.newsweek.com/51-percent-americans-believe-capitol-riots-were-attempted-coup-poll-1559792

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Is the Nation’s First State to Extend Health Coverage to Undocumented Seniors. Illinois recently became the first state to provide public health insurance to all low-income noncitizen seniors, even if they’re in the country illegally.
(DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois encourage illegal immigration. How soon will Illinois file for bankruptcy?)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-01-07/illinois-is-first-in-the-nation-to-extend-health-coverage-to-undocumented-seniors

FED SMITH
— 2020’s Bull Market Leads to More Federal Employee Millionaires – Ian Smith
(DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and about the same as what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2021/01/06/2020s-bull-market-leads-more-federal-employee-millionaires/

GM AUTHORITY
— Most C8 Corvette Buyers Are New To Chevrolet Brand
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/01/most-c8-corvette-buyers-are-new-to-chevrolet-brand/

January 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago holiday weekend gun violence leaves 30 shot, 5 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/30-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-over-holiday-weekend/9342039/

CBS2
— At Least 29 People Shot, 5 Killed Over New Year’s Day Weekend In Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/03/at-least-24-people-shot-4-killed-over-new-years-day-weekend-in-chicago/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Republican effort to challenge Electoral College vote in Congress draws bipartisan rebukes.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-congress-electoral-college-trump-biden-20210104-7okafgf43nhdlauwa3kixryqyu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 33 aldermen ‘deeply concerned’ with CPS’ reopening plans as some teachers refuse to return. The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday that many of its members who are expected back Monday are telling their principals they won’t return and will continue to work remotely. – Nader Issa and Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/3/22211682/chicago-public-schools-cps-reopen-coronavirus-hybrid-remote-learning-aldermen-letter-lightfoot
— After Trump call, Republican Kinzinger says no member of Congress can object to election with a ‘clean conscience’ Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., calls for a Trump criminal probe after audio surfaces of the president muscling the Georgia secretary of state to overturn the election in that state.- Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/3/22212370/trump-geogia-call-adam-kinzinger-illinois-congress-election-clean-conscience-durbin-criminal-probe

WBEZ
— Here Are 9 — Maybe 10 (Or 11) — Illinois Republicans Mulling A Run For Governor – Tony Arnold
(DIERSEN: What have these potential candidates said and done a) to defend and advance the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) to discourage the promotion of 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, and age discrimination? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/which-republicans-may-run-for-illinois-governor/e8b6fd54-6391-43f1-996c-bdb54253402b

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 458 COVID-19 cases Sunday, 2 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/03/dupage-county-reports-458-covid-19-cases-sunday-2-deaths/

WEEK
— Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman says he was approached on appointment of Ill. Senate seat left vacant by Brady – Drew Veskauf
https://week.com/2021/01/04/tazewell-county-clerk-says-he-was-approached-to-fill-ill-senate-seat-left-vacant-by-brady-but-wont-accept/

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Tops 63K Coronavirus Cases. The risk of coronavirus transmission in DuPage County is “substantial,” according to the health department. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-tops-63k-coronavirus-cases

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ‘Last few months have exposed certain elected officials as unfit for office,’ Breen says – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/569149105-last-few-months-have-exposed-certain-elected-officials-as-unfit-for-office-breen-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: MORE SAD PROOF OF THE DECLINE OF OUR CULTURE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/rossi-more-sad-proof-of-the-decline-of-our-culture.html


— TEACHERS TOLD BY TRAINERS: YOU ARE RACIST
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/teachers-told-by-trainers-you-are-racist.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— McCarthy rebukes Democrats before handing gavel to Pelosi – Susan Ferrechio
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the leaders of the following to punish me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like and for my including my comments on those articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I should write a book about a) the aforesaid, b) what they have punished me for, and c) how they have punished me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/mccarthy-rebukes-democrats-before-handing-gavel-to-pelosi
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized the Democratic agenda and efforts to curtail the GOP in the coming Congress before handing over the gavel to newly-elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Democrats elected Pelosi to serve a fourth, nonconsecutive term as speaker, but before she addressed the House, McCarthy used the minority leader’s traditional remarks ahead of the speaker to chide Democrats over planned changes to the House rules that will limit the Republican minority and punish some social media activity. “Under these rules, all members are equal, but some are more equal than others,” McCarthy said. “As for our constituents, it means freedom of speech is silenced, good ideas are stifled, and dissent punished. Why would an American political party use this as their first action in a new Congress?” . . . Democrats will also adopt a rules change that will make it an ethics violation for any member to circulate certain social media messages that are considered “deep fakes.”)

BREITBART
— Democrats Claim Georgia Is the Next California Due to Mass Immigration – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, the future for Whites in America looks bleaker and bleaker and bleaker.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/03/democrats-view-georgia-next-california-due-mass-immigration/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Analysis by the Atlantic‘s Ronald Brownstein has previously revealed that congressional districts with a foreign-born population above the national average, a little more than 14 percent, have a 90 percent chance of being won by Democrats over Republicans. . . The drastic “demographics changes,” as described by multiple establishment media outlets, has made the electoral map increasingly easier for Democrats. The Washington Post, New York Times, the Atlantic, Axios, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal have all admitted that rapid demographic changes because of immigration are tilting the nation toward a permanent Democrat dominance. “The single biggest threat to Republicans’ long-term viability is demographics,” Axios acknowledged last year. “The numbers simply do not lie … there’s not a single demographic megatrend that favors Republicans.” At current legal immigration levels, the U.S. is on track to import about 15 million new foreign-born voters by 2040. Those 15 million new foreign-born voters include about eight million who will have arrived through the process known as “chain migration” where newly naturalized citizens can bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S.)
— Nancy Pelosi Promises to Advance Racial Justice, Environmental Justice in New Congressional Term – SEAN MORAN
(DIERSEN: To promote “justice” is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/03/nancy-pelosi-promises-advance-racial-justice-environmental-justice-new-congressional-term/

HOT AIR
— More Are Moving To Georgia Than Ever — And Bringing Dem Politics With Them
(DIERSEN: If realtors were asked about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/01/moving-georgia-ever-bringing-dem-politics/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump in ‘Good Position’ for Electoral Vote Showdown: Grennell – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-in-good-position-for-electoral-vote-showdown-grennell_3641812.html

RT
— A creeping black vs. black schism is dividing America as some descendants of slaves demand a special status over immigrants – Chris Sweeney
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/511252-ados-black-schism-us/

THE HILL
— Election fight tears at GOP – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532447-election-fight-tears-at-gop

YAHOO NEWS
— Georgia’s changing population is helping the state become more progressive
(DIERSEN: If realtors were asked about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-changing-population-helping-state-181959460.html

CNBC
— OCTOBER 6, 2020 FLASHBACK: Facebook is a social network monopoly that buys, copies or kills competitors, antitrust committee finds – Salvador Rodriguez
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the Democrat Facebook big time. They want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/06/house-antitrust-committee-facebook-monopoly-buys-kills-competitors.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Georgia Is Getting More Blue. The Senate Races Will Tell How Much. A reliably red state for almost two decades, Georgia no longer resembles its Deep South neighbors. President Trump and Joe Biden head there Monday to help rally the bases. – Jonathan Martin and Astead W. Herndon
(DIERSEN: If realtors were asked about political trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois, what would they say? What percent of those who bought homes in the aforesaid during the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50+ years have been Democrats? When Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/us/politics/georgia-senate-trump.html
— Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism. The creation of the union, a rarity in Silicon Valley, follows years of increasing outspokenness by Google workers. Executives have struggled to handle the change. – Kate Conger
(DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/technology/google-employees-union.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DECEMBER 18, 2020 FLASHBACK: Facebook and Google cases are our last chance to save the economy from monopolization. The antitrust lawsuits are belated recognition that U.S. courts and regulators failed to prevent dangerous concentration in the economy’s fastest-growing sector over the past two decades  – Steven Pearlstein
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the Democrat Facebook big time. They want everyone a) to spend all their time on Facebook, b) to stop reading emails including GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) to stop visiting websites including www.gopillinois.com . Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Google sends everyone to non-credible articles, written by non-credible authors, posted on non-credible websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/12/18/google-facebook-antitrust-lawsuit/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats are now paying the price for empowering Antifa – Jason Rantz
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who empower BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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/or hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. The aforesaid do not want me to seek or hold any kind of government or political office in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, or Illinois.)
https://nypost.com/2021/01/03/democrats-are-now-paying-the-price-for-empowering-antifa/

BOSTON HERALD
— Seizing the moment to confront troubled history – CHARLOTTE BACON AND BARBARA WILL
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame the past for the problems that minorities and women have today.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/01/03/seizing-the-moment-to-confront-troubled-history/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “The Election Rejectionists The GOP stunt over the Electoral College will hurt the country and the party.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-election-rejectionists-11609713506
— Do You Need to Get an M.B.A.? Applications to business schools are on the rise, but the management degree isn’t a good fit for everybody
(DIERSEN: The employee manual that IRS gave me when I started in 1971 when I was 22 years old as a GS-7 (currently $47,965/year) Revenue Officer encouraged Revenue Officers to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972 and earned an MBA in 1976. I started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul in 1976 and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. Notwithstanding the aforesaid encouragement, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the aforesaid courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my duties, c) prepared be for a “new trade or business,” d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and e) were a distraction. In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine disallowed the aforesaid courses that I had deducted. I won a split decision in Tax Court. The judge allowed all the business courses but disallowed the accounting courses asserting a new law that accounting courses are not deductible until after you have taken enough accounting courses to qualify to take the CPA examination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-need-to-get-an-m-b-a-11609678801
— Mayorkas’s Experience With Homeland Security Issues Fuels Backers and Critics Alike – Michelle Hackman
(DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997 as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980 as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; g) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; i) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; j) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; and k) serving 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mayorkass-experience-with-homeland-security-issues-fuels-backers-and-critics-alike-11609336801
— FRONT PAGE: Covid-19 Pandemic Likely Improved Your Commute to Work – Scott Calvert
(DIERSEN: What did you do to reduce your commute to work time? My wife and I had a home built in Wheaton in 1984 and bought one in Wheaton in 1978 that were in walking distance to train stations. I bought condos in 1974 and 1976 in downtown Chicago that were in walking distance to where I worked and took graduate business and accounting courses.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-pandemic-likely-improved-your-commute-to-work-11609669801

NEW JERSEY
— New Jersey workers face age discrimination – Dino Flammia
(DIERSEN: Who promotes age discrimination a) in the organizations that you are a member of and b) in the municipality, township, and county where you live? I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination in the organizations that I am a member of, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://nj1015.com/aarp-nj-workers-face-age-discrimination-heres-how-to-stop-it/

KTUL
— Broken Arrow residents call on city council to mandate masks in letter – Ashley Ellis
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in your municipality officially call on your city council to officially banish those who are the following from you municipality once and for all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, homeowners, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://ktul.com/news/local/broken-arrow-residents-call-on-city-council-to-mandate-masks

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— The Elephant in the Room for the New Education Secretary. The racial and wealth inequality built into our nation’s most viable system of opportunity — the education sector — should be at the forefront of any policy conversation, argues Stella M. Flores. – Stella M. Flores
(DIERSEN: How would Flores explain my being able to earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license? Would she say it was because I was born a White male? Would she say it was because my parents were rich?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/01/04/educations-racial-and-wealth-inequality-should-be-priority-new-education-secretary

January 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ted Cruz among senators to object to Electoral College certification of Joe Biden presidency
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ted-cruz-plans-objection-to-electoral-college-certification/9289536/
— Chicago holiday weekend gun violence leaves 17 shot, 3 killed across city
https://abc7chicago.com/17-shot-3-killed-in-chicago-over-holiday-weekend/9282783/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 4,762 cases, 29 coronavirus deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4762-covid-19-cases-29-coronavirus-deaths-/9289024/
— Better Government Association wants to know Illinoisans’ hopes for state in new year
(DIERSEN: Conservatives support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Conservatives want Illinois to stop promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination; the aforesaid drag Illinois down financially.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/bga-wants-to-know-illinoisans-hopes-for-il-in-2021/9285552/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Sen. Mitch McConnell’s home in Kentucky vandalized – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/sen-mitch-mcconnells-home-in-kentucky-vandalized

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats made history on election day in Kane County in 2020 – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-faces-pierog-st-0103-20210102-ivkkbwr5j5czvaulodslivv4gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Growing number of Republican lawmakers join Trump in effort to overturn the election. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 11 senators who have been enlisted for Trump’s effort to subvert the will of American voters. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/2/22210747/growing-number-of-republican-lawmakers-join-trump-in-effort-to-overturn-the-election

DAILY HERALD
— Condominiums are spoke on real estate cycle – David M. Bendoff
(DIERSEN: I owned condominiums 1972-1984 and now again stating last month.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20210102/condominiums-are-spoke-on-real-estate-cycle
— McConnell, Pelosi homes vandalized after $2,000 relief fails
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210102/news/301029933/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announces he’ll oppose certification of Biden victory, demands emergency audit – Russell Falcon
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/illinois-capitol-news/texas-sen-ted-cruz-announces-hell-oppose-certification-of-biden-victory-demands-emergency-audit/

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP senators to seek emergency audit of election results – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/gop-senators-seek-emergency-audit-of-election-results

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/02/thrive-shares-challenges-during-first-year-of-recreational-marijuana/

WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints has a comprehensive pension reform plan to help fix Illinois.
https://wirepoints.org/pensionsolutions/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14 – No Word on Oberweis Recount
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/02/il-14-no-word-on-oberweis-recount/
— First Vaccines in McHenry County Go to Medical Folks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/01/first-vaccines-in-mchenry-county-go-to-medical-folks/
— Another “Stop the Steal” Rally in Schaumburg on the 3rd
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/01/01/another-stop-the-steal-rally-in-schaumburg-on-the-3rd/
— More Unemployment Money for Illinois as Pritzker Administration Cannot Stop Fraud
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/31/more-unemployment-money-for-illinois-as-pritzker-administration-cannot-stop-fraud/
— Republican Federal Income Tax Law Cut Home Values in McHenry County Over 8%, Data for Other Metro Counties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/31/republican-federal-income-tax-law-cut-home-values-in-mchenry-county-over-8/
— Child Trafficking Charges Expanded against Illegal Aliens
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/12/30/child-trafficking-charges-expanded-against-illegal-aliens/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anonymous donor gives Central Illinois Foodbank $500K gift – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/2/anonymous-donor-gives-central-illinois-foodbank-50/

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters at Fox News give Donna Brazile a platform to promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/georgia-senate-runoff-donna-brazile

AMERICAN THINKER
— Stopping the Democrats – Tom Keltner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/01/stopping_the_democrats.html
— Dems plan rules changes for incoming House that weaken rights of GOP minority and eliminate ‘gendered terms’ – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/dems_plan_rules_changes_for_incoming_house_that_weaken_rights_of_gop_minority_and_eliminate_gendered_terms.html
— Antifa celebrates the new year by trashing downtown Portland – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/antifa_celebrates_the_new_year_by_trashing_downtown_portland.html
— The Stupid Party strikes again – Carol Brown
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/the_stupid_party_strikes_again.html
— Building your ‘digital ark’ for an age of techno-repression – Michael Devon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/01/building_your_digital_ark_for_an_age_of_technorepression.html

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois expunges nearly 500,000 cannabis-related records
(DIERSEN: To use pot illegally is to shout that you reject the rule of law.)
https://www.breitbart.com/news/illinois-expunges-nearly-500000-cannabis-related-records/

TOWNHALL
— 11 GOP Senators Refuse to Certify the Election Results Until One Requirement Is Met – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/02/cruz-is-leading-a-gop-senate-coalition-to-oppose-election-results-n2582448
— Why Antifa Decided to Vandalize Pelosi’s Home – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/01/02/antifa-targets-nancy-pelosis-house-n2582438

PJ MEDIA
— Black Man at Brown University Forced Out of His Job by Rich, White Leftists – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/01/02/black-man-at-brown-university-forced-out-of-his-job-by-rich-white-leftists-n1300799

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dems objected to electoral votes of 3 GOP presidents. Did you hear from Romney, Sasse or Kinzinger? – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/01/02/dems-objected-to-electoral-votes-of-3-gop-presidents-did-you-hear-from-romney-sasse-or-kinzinger-1011750/

EPOCH TIMES
— 11 More GOP Senators to Object to Electoral College Votes – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/11-more-gop-senators-to-object-to-electoral-college-votes_3641087.html
— Federal Court Rules Trump Can Bar Uninsured Immigrants From Entering United States – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/federal-court-rules-trump-can-bar-uninsured-immigrants-from-entering-united-states_3641039.html
— Facebook Shuts Down Page for GOP Senate Campaigns Just Before Georgia Runoffs – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/facebook-shuts-down-page-for-gop-senate-campaigns-just-before-georgia-runoffs_3640865.html

THE HILL
— 11 Senate Republicans say they will object to Electoral College results Wednesday – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532366-11-senate-republicans-say-they-will-object-to-electoral-college-results-on
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Why Democratic gains in the suburbs will outlast Trump.” Ever-increasingly, hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical Republican-haters hypocritically move in to DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532359-why-democratic-gains-in-the-suburbs-will-outlast-trump
— Biden VA pick faces ‘steep learning curve’ at massive agency – ELLEN MITCHELL
(DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS. GAO audits IRS. After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 level, currently $85,084-$96,431/year, in 1980, when I was 31 year old, I transferred from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985 and then from 1989 until they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/531950-biden-va-pick-faces-steep-learning-curve-at-massive-agency
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But service groups and unions worry that limited firsthand experience with the VA may lead to a slow start for McDonough, 51, if he ends up taking the helm of what’s considered one of the most difficult federal agencies to run due to its sheer size and scope. . .But you can only see and learn so much at a time,” said Joe Chenelly, executive director of Amvets, a veterans advocacy group with more than 250,000 members. “I do think there’s a steep learning curve to move into something so massive.”)

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats take early lead as early voting ends in Georgia runoffs – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/democrats-take-early-lead-as-early-voting-ends-in-georgia/
— Teaching ‘white fragility’ is bad for kids of color – Rav Arora
https://nypost.com/2021/01/02/teaching-white-fragility-is-bad-for-kids-of-color/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But then, in that same week, my 15-year-old brother told me he is learning about the concept of “systemic racism” in his English class. His teacher instructed her students that white people in our society are privileged and people of color are marginalized and disadvantaged. She went on to divide the class into groups and told them to discuss “white fragility” — the feeling of discomfort white people experience when forced to confront racial inequality. But the lesson actually left my brother, one of five people of color in his class, feeling awkward and discomforted. What he had been raised to see as a trivial and unimportant trait — the color of his skin — was suddenly spotlighted and politically charged, and all his white classmates were implicitly being told to see him as different from them, and vice versa. In the wake of protests after the police killing of George Floyd, the influence of Robin DiAngelo’s 2018 book “White Fragility” has spread far and wide. It has dominated Amazon and New York Times bestseller lists. It has been discussed on late-night TV, in workplace diversity seminars, and now even in children’s classrooms. Seattle Public Schools held training for teachers in which they were told the US is a “race-based white-supremacist society” and white teachers must “bankrupt [their] privilege in acknowledgment of [their] thieved inheritance,” according to documents recently obtained by journalist Christopher Rufo. . .The most troubling aspect of the White Fragility doctrine — and the broader “anti-racist” movement — is that race is considered the defining feature of human experience.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Trump Allies in Congress Plan to Challenge Joe Biden’s Electoral College Win. Effort on Jan. 6 to get House, Senate to overturn some states’ election results could force debate and votes. – Siobhan Hughes and Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-allies-in-congress-plan-to-challenge-joe-bidens-electoral-college-win-11609588800
— Several GOP Senators Plan to Contest Some Electoral College Results. The move by Trump allies isn’t expected to succeed in overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/group-of-gop-senators-plans-to-reject-some-electoral-college-results-11609613305

MORNING HERALD
— What are you doing in 2021? – CATHY BROWNFIELD
(DIERSEN: I will continue to put together a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and send it out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2021/01/what-are-you-doing-in-2021/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s Flagship Golf Resort Has Now Lost $61 million in Six Years – BRENDAN COL
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-golf-resort-turnberry-now-lost-61-million-six-years-1558490
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes a hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater.
https://www.newsweek.com/john-bolton-donald-trump-republicans-tear-apart-1558499

January 2 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 1 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

December 31 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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