Tag: immigration

January 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— STATE OF THE STATE: RAUNER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ILLINOIS’ FUTURE, DESPITE BUDGET CRISIS – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-to-fix-illinois-budget/1719943/
— CHICAGO LEADERS RESPOND TO TRUMP’S ‘I WILL SEND THE FEDS!’ TWEET ABOUT VIOLENCE – Sarah Schulte, Evelyn Holmes and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/news/chicago-leaders-respond-to-trump-violence-tweet/1719840/
— GOVERNMENT BITES BACK: CIVIL SERVANTS TROLL TRUMP, LEAK INFO – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/government-bites-back-civil-servants-troll-trump-leak-info/1720999/
— EPA CONTRACT FREEZE, MEDIA BLACKOUT LEAVE STATES CONFUSED – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/epa-contract-freeze-media-blackout-leave-states-confused/1720072/

 

NBC5
— After Trump’s Executive Order, Emanuel Says Chicago Will Stay a Sanctuary City  The Chicago City Council also approved a symbolic resolution Wednesday that looks to protect and honor all city residents regardless of race, ethnicity, immigration status, criminal record, sexual orientation and gender identity – Trina Orlando and Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-sanctuary-cities-rahm-chicago-city-council-411791625.html
— Illinois Gov. Rauner Continues Call for Balanced Budget in State of the State Address – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-to-Urge-Bipartisan-Deal-on-Illinois-Budget-Crisis-411738125.html
— Democratic Leaders Criticize Rauner’s State of the State Address  “House Democrats reject the idea that the only way to create jobs in Illinois is to cut wages and strip away workplace protections in order to pad the profits of big corporations,” Speaker Madigan said in a statement. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Democratic-Lawmakers-Criticize-Rauners-State-of-the-State-Address-411802905.html
— Emanuel to Trump: Chicago Would Welcome Federal Partnership to Quell Violence  Trump targeted Chicago in one of several tweets late Tuesday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/spicer-trump-rahm-emanuel-chicago-violence-feds-comments-411778625.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Defiant: Chicago Will Remain ‘Sanctuary City’ – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/emanuel-defiant-chicago-will-remain-sanctuary-city/
— Latest Trump ‘Wall’ Rhetoric Scares Immigrants In Chicago – Steve Miller (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/latest-trump-wall-rhetoric-scares-immigrants-in-chicago/
— Trump Claims Voter Fraud, Illinois Officials Say No Evidence – Pam Zekman
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/trump-claims-voter-fraud-illinois-officials-say-no-evidence/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago mayor welcomes help, warns against deploying troops – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231571665-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm: Chicago will remain sanctuary city despite Trump threat – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-chicago-will-remain-sanctuary-city-despite-trump-threat/
— Gov. Rauner to state senate leaders: ‘Please don’t give up’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-pushes-for-economic-growth-in-state-of-state/
— Trump wants ‘dialogue’ with Rahm on Chicago crime – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/spicer-trump-wants-dialogue-with-rahm-on-chicago-crime/
— Does Trump ‘Feds’ tweet mean National Guard? No thanks, some say – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/does-trump-feds-tweet-mean-national-guard-no-thanks-some-say/
— Service, employer taxes added to stalled Senate ‘grand bargain’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-grand-bargain-hits-speed-bump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump attacks Chicago’s values on sanctuary ordinances.” Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-attacks-chicagos-values-on-sanctuary-ordinances/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Trump signs immigration order, Emanuel vows Chicago will stay sanctuary city – Bill Ruthhart and Hal Dardick  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-chicago-sanctuary-cities-met-0126-20170125-story.html
— Trump moves to ‘build that wall’ with Mexico, curb refugees – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-moves-to-build-that-wall-with-mexico-curb-refugees/
— Rauner: A ‘moral obligation to work together’ – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-of-state-speech-met-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Garrison Keillor says “Republicans must save the nation from President Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republicans-garrison-keillor-20170124-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Looking back on the Blizzard of 1967 – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-blizzard-1967-20170125-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Recalling the Blizzard of ’67 – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-blizzard-of-1967-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps despise if not hate “rural voters” and especially those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-2018-election-rural-voters-20170124-story.html
— ‘American carnage’? Trump is dead right. – Justin Fox
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-american-carnage-murders-drugs-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want colleges to be sanctuaries are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-sanctuary-campus-st-0124-20170124-story.html
— Rauner is strikin’ an agreeable contrast to Trump – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rauner-is-strikin-an-agreeable-contrast-to-trump-20170125-story.html
— VERY SAD: Hundreds march in Evanston, Chicago to protest Trump – Elyssa Cherney and Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-protest-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Should Trump ‘send in the Feds!’ to Chicago? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-chicago-national-guard-edit-20170125-story.html
— National Park Service staff step up campaign against Trump
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-national-parks-trump-tweets-20170125-story.html
— Trump mandates EPA studies, data undergo review by political staff before release
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-epa-studies-20170125-story.html
— Rauner and Democrats clash over State of the State – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-of-state-speech-met-20170125-story.html
— UIC: Student sexually assaulted in men’s restroom on campus – Deanese Williams-Harris
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-uic-student-sexually-assaulted-tuesday-in-men-s-restroom-20170125-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The folly of Trump’s buy American and hire American.” Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-clueless-trade-jobs-trade-nafta-perspec-0126-20170125-column.html
— Trump tweet, immigration order give Chicago politicians crash course on how president will govern – Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-sanctuary-city-violence-20170125-story.html
— Anti-abortion activists have newfound optimism for this year’s March for Life – Julie Zauzmer, Sarah Pulliam Bailey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-march-for-life-abortion-trump-20170125-story.html
— Trump administration may cut funding to United Nations – Anne Gearan, Juliet Eilperin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-united-nations-funding-20170125-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Senate skips planned budget vote, will return Thursday – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129187/
— Rauner calls for lawmakers to resolve Illinois budget crisis – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/301259959/
— Fake news presentation addresses real concerns – Jamie Sotonoff  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, they and only they determine is or is not fake news.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129345/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We’re asking you to put on your Sherlock Holmes hats and investigate,” said presenter and Teen Librarian Alice Son. “Constantly play the devil’s advocate.” One evaluation method — which had an acronym that amused the crowd — was the CRAAP Test. It stands for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose — things a reader should consider. “There is a bias for certain sources, so consider both sides,” Son said. The presentation included discussions on reading news on social media and asking people to place different media outlets on a “political bias spectrum.” They encouraged people to read and evaluate articles before instantly sharing them online; to read stories on both side of the spectrum or something that challenges their opinions; to regularly clear the cookies from their internet browsers to prevent the same types of stories from showing up; and to fact-check information at credible websites like Snopes.com, Politifact.com and FactCheck.org. “It’s sad that libraries, and various other institutions, have to teach people how to protect themselves,” said attendee Ralph Blasko of Arlington Heights. “We are all being manipulated every day … we have to be wary of everything.” The library will host another presentation on the topic March 23, and similar events are being planned at other libraries around the suburbs.)
— Dying from cancer: Where you live could determine your fate – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/301249910/
— DuPage inmates face extra charges over ‘spraying’ urine at deputies – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129289/
— Mayor: Medical marijuana dispensary a ‘positive thing’ for Algonquin – Lauren Rohr  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Algonquin, you promote the destruction of Algonquin.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129244/
— Hearing in DuPage could ‘put to rest’ 4-town merger idea – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129213/
— Rutland Township supervisor reinstated on April ballot – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170125/news/170129219/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Defying Trump, Emanuel doubles down on sanctuary city talk – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/BLOGS02/170129899/defying-trump-emanuel-doubles-down-on-sanctuary-city-talk
— OUTSTANDING: Trump signs executive order to strip funding for sanctuary cities – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/NEWS02/170129905/trump-signs-executive-order-to-strip-funding-for-sanctuary-cities
— Wheels coming off Springfield’s grand budget deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/BLOGS02/170129911/wheels-coming-off-springfields-grand-budget-deal
— Rauner begins to make case for re-election – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170125/BLOGS02/170129904/rauner-begins-to-make-case-for-re-election

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner calls on lawmakers to fix Illinois budget – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-to-fix-illinois-budget/article_acf7f2d7-d4dd-54fd-b93b-0a97c7bedef6.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Organizations, Leaders Respond to Governor Rauner’s State of the State Address
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/organizations-respond-to-governor-rauners-state-of-the-state-address

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Bruce Rauner praises Senate compromise; Dave Syverson says it’s not ready for prime time – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170125/chuck-sweeny-bruce-rauner-praises-senate-compromise-dave-syverson-says-its-not-ready-for-prime-time

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— 7 Things You Need To Know About Incoming RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel – Aaron Bandler
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/01/7117/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— EMANUEL TO TRUMP: WE’RE GONNA STAY A SANCTUARY CITY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/emanuel-to-trump-were-gonna-stay-a-sanctuary-city.html
— REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR KYLE MCCARTER BLASTS PROPOSED BI-PARTISAN “MASSIVE TAX INCREASE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/republican-state-senator-blasts-proposed-bi-partisan-massive-tax-increase.html
— HOW IL CONGRESS MEMBERS VOTED ON ENDING TAXPAYER FUNDING OF ABORTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/how-il-congress-members-voted-on-ending-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reporters resort to begging federal employees to leak dirt on Trump – Kelly Riddell
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/25/reporters-beg-federal-employees-leak-dirt-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Graham, Ryan deny voter fraud; Trump calls for major investigation
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19786
— DNC Chair Candidates bash white people in racially-charged forum
http://www.gopusa.com/dnc-chair-candidates-bash-white-people-in-racially-charged-forum/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Matters Is Building A Creepy Database On White House Journos – RACHEL STOLTZFOOS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/media-matters-is-building-a-creepy-database-on-white-house-journos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Media Matters asked for help building a “comprehensive” database of reporters who “get to ask” questions at the White House Wednesday, sending a series of bizarre tweets in which the heads of various journalists are circled in red ink. “[Media Matters] is going to try to maintain a comprehensive database of who gets to ask questions at press briefings,” senior fellow Matthew Gertz tweeted. “We need your help to ID some!” Gertz then began tweeting out image after image of reporters asking questions in the White House briefing room, describing the question asked in each one and asking followers to identify the reporter. Each one’s head is circled in red ink. “Who is this?” he tweeted, along with one of the photos. “On Monday he asked about the Women’s March on Washington and the March for Life.” . . .White House press secretary Sean Spicer has switched up the pecking order in the first few briefings, opting to give outlets such as The New York Post and Christian Broadcasting Network an opportunity to ask questions, in addition to the more traditionally favored networks and wires.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Refusing Refugee Admissions Is Equivalent To Slavery.”
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/cair-refusing-refugee-admissions-is-equivalent-to-slavery/
— Democrats Unify Around Shutting Down White People – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/25/democrats-unify-around-shutting-down-white-people/

 

NEWSMAX
— OUTSTANDING: Trump Signs Border Wall Orders
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-sign-border-wall/2017/01/25/id/770380/

 

PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY EAGLES
— The Darkness of the Women’s March – John and Andy Schlafly
http://www.pseagles.com/The_Darkness_of_the_Women%E2%80%99s_March

 

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: It’s Done: Trump Signs Executive Orders For Border Wall, More Federal Immigration Agents, And Targets Sanctuary Cities – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/01/25/its-done-trump-signs-executive-orders-for-border-wall-more-federal-immigration-agents-and-targets-sanctuary-city-funding-n2276842

 

BREITBART
— Trump warns he’s ready to “send in the Feds’ to Chicago – AP
http://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-warns-hes-ready-to-send-in-the-feds-to-chicago/
— Donald Trump: Wall Construction Will Start ‘as Soon as We Can Physically Do It’ – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/25/donald-trump-wall-construction-will-start-as-soon-as-we-can-physically-do-it/

 

BLAZE
— Presumed source of Trump’s election-fraud data says he might publish names of illegal voters online – Sarah Lee
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/25/presumed-source-of-trumps-election-fraud-data-says-he-might-publish-names-of-illegal-voters-online/

 

THE HILL
— Trump stirs fear with voter fraud probe – JORDAN FABIAN AND JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois vote?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316213-trump-stirs-fear-with-voter-fraud-probe
— OUTSTANDING: Trump signs orders on border wall, immigration enforcement – RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316101-trump-orders-work-to-begin-on-border-wall
— OUTSTANDING: Trump to ask for ‘major investigation into voter fraud’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/316006-trump-to-ask-for-major-investigation-into-voter-fraud
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Hiring freeze: A mindless way to manage.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/the-administration/316165-hiring-freeze-a-mindless-way-to-manage
— Secret Service agent under fire for anti-Trump Facebook posts – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/316014-secret-service-agent-under-fire-for-anti-trump-facebook-posts

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with Mexico and with Mexico’s citizens, many of whom are in America illegally or legally, against America and against America’s citizens.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-mexico-border-wall-mexico-leaders-234159

 

DAILY CALLER
— Days Into Trump Admin, Corrupt Employees Are Already Being Fired At The VA – Luke Rosiak
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/days-into-trump-admin-corrupt-employees-are-already-being-fired-at-the-va/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— OUTSTANDING: Trump signs directive to start border wall with Mexico, ramp up immigration enforcement – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-pledges-to-start-work-on-border-wall-within-months/2017/01/25/dddae6ee-e31e-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html
— ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: China is planning internet crackdown – Emily Rauhala  (DIERSEN: Who wants to crackdown on you?  My critics/opponents always want crackdown on me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/forget-xis-defense-of-globalization-china-just-fortified-the-great-firewall/
— A new House rule is a gift to lawmakers trying to hide criminal acts – Anne Weismann and Patrice McDermott
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-new-house-rule-is-a-gift-to-lawmakers-trying-to-hide-criminal-acts/2017/01/25/acbbcb1e-e27e-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Changes ‘Trending Topics’ to Fight Fake News
http://www.wsj.com/video/facebook-changes-trending-topics-to-fight-fake-news/BDAD4FD9-8CFE-429F-835A-DDDBB0B941C0.html

 

MERCURY NEWS
— ‘Anti-American’ Madonna gets banned from Texas radio station – MARTHA ROSS
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/25/anti-american-madonna-gets-banned-from-texas-radio-station/

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Here’s How Much President Trump’s Wall With Mexico Could Cost.”
http://fortune.com/2017/01/25/donald-trump-mexico-wall-cost/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Democrats urge Trump to exempt veterans, VA from 90-day federal hiring freeze – NIKKI WENTLING
http://www.stripes.com/news/democrats-urge-trump-to-exempt-veterans-va-from-90-day-federal-hiring-freeze-1.450645

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump alarmists were right: Our worst fears about his presidency are coming true.”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140096/trump-alarmists-right-worst-fears-presidency-coming-true
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Radicals Can Help Each Other.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/140086/radicals-can-help

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Nationwide E-Verify an Unwelcome Step Towards a National ID.”
https://www.cato.org/blog/nationwide-e-verify-unwelcome-step-towards-national-id

January 25 Morning Edition

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Watch Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Today  Speech will be livestreamed from Springfield – James Sears
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/watch-gov-rauners-state-of-the-state-today/645312966

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump: If Chicago can’t fix ‘carnage’ will ‘send in the Feds’- Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-if-chicago-cant-fix-carnage-will-send-in-the-feds/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump doubles down on lie over what cost him popular vote.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-doubles-down-on-lie-on-what-cost-him-popular-vote/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump, pray for the grace of accuracy.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-donald-trump-pray-for-the-grace-of-accuracy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Support for Trump will fade when people feel the pinch.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-support-for-trump-will-fade-when-people-feel-the-pinch/
— Turning over rocks to show how cops are promoted – Editorial  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote patronage, that is, to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority and/or female to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.  My Democrat superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and the GAO manager who promoted me in 1986.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-turning-over-rocks-to-show-how-cops-are-promoted/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner to give his third State of the State speech at noon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-of-the-state-preview-story.html
— Wheels come off Senate budget plan, illustrating the state of state government – Monique Garcia, Rick Pearson and Haley BeMiller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-preview-senate-action-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Will County saw strong economic growth in 2016 – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-economic-report-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Chicago will get up to $3.4 million in grants to support diverse entrepreneurs – Amina Elahi  (DIERSEN: How diverse are you?  According to the Democrats and to the RINOs, you are NOT diverse if you are a member of any one of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, Whites, males, older people, non-poor people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-chicago-blackstone-foundation-grants-bsi-20170124-story.html
— Harvey diverted water money it owes Chicago to payroll, college fund – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-harvey-water-bill-met-20170124-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Parents demand answers after water in Balmoral Elementary School in Crete found with unsafe levels of bacteria – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231532882-story

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Restaurants: The next front for the immigration debate? – AP  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will restaurants post signs that say members of the following groups are not wanted: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/restaurants-the-next-front-for-the-immigration-debate/article_8d219951-6103-50e1-bce7-4aa5b78240aa.html

 

TIMES
— Joe Walsh says Dems not dead – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/walsh-says-dems-not-dead/article_174d5b48-f044-521e-909f-b1b2261bb5fa.html

 

WTTW
— Emanuel: Illinois ‘Rudderless’ Under Rauner – Nick Blumberg  (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for all problems.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/emanuel-illinois-rudderless-under-rauner
— Rauner Responds to Emanuel’s ‘Partisan Rant’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/rauner-responds-emanuel-s-partisan-rant

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans Unfazed by Controversies Surrounding Cabinet Nominees.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/24/republicans-unfazed-by-controversies-surrounding-cabinet-nominees

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Corruption worsens under populist leaders.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34339397/watchdog-group-corruption-worsens-under-populist-leaders

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Will This Be the Final Nail in Planned Parenthood’s Coffin? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/will-nail-planned-parenthoods-coffin/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: LATEST CONTENDER TO REPLACE SCALIA, JUDGE NEIL GORSUCH, IS NOT PRO-LIFE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-latest-contender-to-replace-scalia-judge-neil-gorsuch-is-not-pro-life.html
— FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE-COMMAND COUNCIL, RAUNER ADMINISTRATION REACH TENTATIVE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/fraternal-order-of-police-command-council-rauner-administration-reach-tentative-collective-bargainin.html

 

GOPUSA
— Conservative website gets first question at WH briefing; MSM attack follows
http://www.gopusa.com/conservative-website-gets-first-question-at-wh-briefing-msm-attack-follows/
— Trump tells auto companies he’ll ease regulations  (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-tells-auto-companies-hell-ease-regulations/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Admin. Orders Media Blackout for Federal Agencies – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: Are/were you blacked out?  My critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have ordered everyone in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to NOT read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, to NOT take or return my phone calls, to NOT read or respond to my personal emails, to NOT tell me anything, to NOT be scene with me anywhere, to NOT mention me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events or anywhere/anytime else, to NOT seek my advice or support on anything, to NOT donate money for Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, etc. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes, and those who comply with their blackout orders?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/administration-media-blackout-federal/2017/01/24/id/770282/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Study Claims Up To 2.8 Million Non-Citizens Voted In 2008 – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: How many non-citizens vote in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/study-claims-up-to-2-8-million-non-citizens-voted-in-2008/
— Trump Congratulates Fox For Top Inauguration Ratings, Blasts CNN As ‘Fake News’ – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/trump-congratulates-fox-for-top-inauguration-ratings-blasts-cnn-as-fake-news/

 

BLAZE
— ‘We are a pro-life Congress’: House votes to make Hyde amendment permanent – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/24/we-are-a-pro-life-congress-house-votes-to-make-hyde-amendment-permanent/

 

FOX NEWS
— Fox News Poll: Fake news hurting U.S. – Dana Blanton (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those in the paid news media promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/fox-news-poll-fake-news-hurting-us.html

 

TOWNHALL
— DNC Chair Candidates Lambaste White People During Forum – Leah Barkoukis
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/01/24/dnc-chair-candidates-trash-white-people-during-forum-n2276118
— LA Women’s March: All About Petty Vulgarities – Arthur Schaper
http://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2017/01/25/la-womens-march-all-about-petty-vulgarities-n2276178

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— SOROS AND MASTERCARD JOIN FORCES TO PROFIT FROM IMMIGRATION  The radical billionaire helped create the immigration crisis; now he wants to reap the rewards. – Matthew Vadum
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265583/soros-and-mastercard-join-forces-profit-matthew-vadum

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNIVERSITIES CAVE TO SNOWFLAKES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/universities-cave-to-snowflakes/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Public university: Don’t use ‘illegal alien’ or ask about immigration status – JEREMY BEAMAN
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/30882/

 

THE HILL
— Breitbart’s influence grows inside White House – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: I assert that for many, if not most, if not virtually all of those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they first learned of the Breitbart website by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315990-breitbarts-influence-grows-inside-white-house
— Don’t use the Holman Rule to hurt federal employee unions – Elizabeth McDArgh, Long Beach, Calif.
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/opinion/letters/315948-dont-use-the-holman-rule-to-hurt-federal-employee-unions

 

POLITICO
— Emanuel’s war of words escalates with Trump – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2017/01/rahms-war-of-words-escalates-with-trump-rauner-109021
— Trump acolytes mount campaigns of their own  Loyalists are looking to replicate his success with bids for Congress, governor and mayor. But copying a singular figure isn’t easy. – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-boosters-seek-office-234134
— Agencies interpret Trump regulatory freeze broadly – JOSH GERSTEIN (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats want Republicans to fail.)
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/01/agencies-give-trump-regulatory-freeze-broad-reach-234149

 

AOL
— Steve Bannon found registered to vote in two states amid Trump’s ‘voter fraud’ claims – ARIS FOLLEY
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/01/25/steve-bannon-found-registered-to-vote-in-two-states-amid-trumps/21662643/

 

CNN
— Trump calls for ‘major investigation’ into voter fraud – Dan Merica  (DIERSEN: Will Trump ask GAO to do the investigation?  But wait, virtually all GAO employees are Democrats. Look how those Democrats wasted Dave Diersen’s GAO career and how they forced him to retire in 1997 when he was 49 years old.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/trump-calls-for-major-investigation-into-voter-fraud/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Expected to Order Mexican Border Wall – JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/us/politics/wall-border-trump.html
— Don’t Expect the First Amendment to Protect the Media – RONNELL ANDERSEN JONES and SONJA R. WEST  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to abolish the First Amendment so that they can stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/opinion/dont-expect-the-first-amendment-to-protect-the-media.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO: ‘Care Chasm’ Forces Women to Forgo Jobs – PATRICIA COHEN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I was born a man, I have always had tremendous unfair advantages over women.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/business/economy/women-labor-force.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— What hiring freezes do to your other workers – Jena McGregor
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/01/25/what-hiring-freezes-do-to-your-other-workers/
— How the wealthy Obamas could become wealthier – Thomas Heath  (DIERSEN: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who are wealthy, but not Democrats who are wealthy.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/01/23/how-the-wealthy-obamas-could-become-wealthier/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Speaker? Professor? Author? Board member? Owner of a professional basketball team? Those are among the job prospects being bandied about for Barack Obama’s time post-presidency. All ex-presidents receive an annual pension of $205,700 annually, which is pegged to inflation. And Obama’s kicked in on Jan. 20. They also receive federal money for offices and administrative help. Beyond that, they are on their own. Obama is a relatively young man of 55, so the ex-president — who is kicking back for a few days near Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, Calif. — could spend decades making a living from several income streams. One safe bet is public speaking, which has enriched most former presidents. An ex-president can command $250,000 or more for a speech. “We don’t know what Obama is going to do, but I’m comfortable saying he isn’t going to go out and grab as many high-priced speeches as he can get,” said James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. “He’s going to lean toward book writing, writing his memoirs. He’s an intellectual who has had good success with two books and probably will have good success with future books.” In just 2009, Obama earned $5.1 million from those two books, “The Audacity of Hope,” and “Dreams From My Father.” The New York Times estimated that Obama and his wife, Michelle, could earn anywhere from $20 million to $45 million from future book contracts. And Obama said in his farewell news conference that he would like to write after leaving office. It worked for Ulysses S. Grant. The former president secured his family’s financial future when the Civil War hero finished his memoirs while suffering from terminal throat cancer. The Obamas are already wealthy. One report a year ago pegged the president’s net worth at $12.2 million. That and his pension should keep him comfortable as he rents a home in Washington’s upscale Kalorama neighborhood for $22,000 a month. Obama, an avid golfer, is also reportedly noodling around for a home in Rancho Mirage, where golf is akin to a religion. Obama could go back to teaching. He was a lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School for 12 years before he was elected to the U.S. Senate. The Harvard Law School graduate could return to Chicago, where the Obamas own a $1.5 million home, or teach in Washington, or at Columbia University in New York, where he studied as an undergraduate.)

 

USA TODAY
— Pope Francis calls on media to end ‘focus on bad news’ – Josephine McKenna  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the only bad news in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be for those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they want to manipulate, dominate, and/or destroy.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/24/pope-francis-calls-media-end-focus-bad-news/96992574/
— The best of the best U.S. jobs are tech, tech and tech, again – Marco della Cava
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/23/best-best-us-jobs-tech-tech-tech/96723738/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Sustaining the global anger of anti-Trump legions  (DIERSEN: Who sustains the anger of the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do the anti-Trumps target in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/sustaining-the-global-anger-of-anti-trump-legions/article_efe6416d-e47a-5adf-a5ed-6b2d9f594dbc.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why People Elect Crooks  They flaunt their rough edges as proof that they will fight for the people. And because many have experience subverting the system, they deliver. – RAYMOND ZHONG
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-people-elect-crooks-1485303029
— How the House Will Roll Back Washington’s Rule by Bureaucrat  We passed legislation to tighten the reins on federal agencies and will soon nix new Obama regulations. – KEVIN MCCARTHY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-house-will-roll-back-washingtons-rule-by-bureaucrat-1485302719
— Donald Trump vs. James Madison  The Founder knew all factions are equally part of ‘the people.’ Does the president? – WILLIAM A. GALSTON (DIERSEN: Members of the following factions want to rule America: Anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-vs-james-madison-1485303233
— Why Young Women Play Down Their Career Goals Around Men  Single women operate in both labor market and marriage market—and those spheres value different qualities, study finds – LAUREN WEBER  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/young-single-women-try-to-appear-less-ambitious-to-attract-a-mate-study-1485270001

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Is Running the White House Like a Democrat – Jonathan Bernstein
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-25/trump-is-running-the-white-house-like-a-democrat

 

WJLA
— Federal workers react to 90-day government hiring freeze – Richard Reeve  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://wjla.com/news/local/federal-workers-react-to-90-day-government-hiring-freeze

 

THE WEEK
— Reaganism is dead. Blood-and-soil nationalism lives. – Scott Galupo  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, RINOs, rule-or-ruin types, their operatives, and their dupes who succeeded in breaking up TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
http://theweek.com/articles/675187/reaganism-dead-bloodandsoil-nationalism-lives
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pat Buchanan, the intellectual architect of Trump’s triumph, saw the “breakup of the conservative-Republican coalition” long before anyone in the party had accepted this fate.)

 

GALLUP
— Obama Job Approval Ratings Most Politically Polarized by Far  Approval averaged 83% among Democrats, 13% among Republicans  70-percentage-point party gap in approval exceeds previous high of 61 points  From Eisenhower through Carter, average party gap was 34 points – Jeffrey M. Jones  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who say that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who talk and act like they approve of Obama far more than they approve of any religious person, conservative, or Republican.  These Obama-promoters promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, booze, pot, gambling, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.  The aforesaid talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.gallup.com/poll/203006/obama-job-approval-ratings-politically-polarized-far.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— Trump’s Hiring Freeze: How Significant Is It? – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/25/trumps-hiring-freeze-how-significant-is-it/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— Federal hiring freeze could hurt job-seeking veterans – NIKKI WENTLING  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, because I avoided the draft, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at veterans that I caused all their problems, that I am causing all their problems, and that I will forever cause all their problems. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.stripes.com/news/federal-hiring-freeze-could-hurt-job-seeking-veterans-1.450645

 

THE NATIONAL
— Trump’s EPA gag order is a big deal. And a bad one. – LeAnne Graves  (DIERSEN: What gag orders have your critics/opponents issued?  My critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have ordered everyone in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to NOT read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, to NOT take or return my phone calls, to NOT read or respond to my personal emails, to NOT tell me anything, to NOT be scene with me anywhere, to NOT mention me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails at Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events or anywhere/anytime else, to NOT seek my advice or support on anything, to NOT donate money for Wheaton’s Independence Day parades, etc. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes, and those who comply with their gag orders?)
http://www.thenational.ae/blogs/fuel-for-thought/fuel-for-thought-trumps-epa-gag-order-is-a-big-deal-and-a-bad-one

 

SALON
— Steve Bannon hires Breitbart writer Julia Hahn, one of Paul Ryan’s fiercest critics, as a White House aide  Julia Hahn has been a thorn in Paul Ryan’s side. Now she’s going to be a White House staffer – MATTHEW ROZSA
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/24/steve-bannon-hires-breitbart-writer-julia-hahn-one-of-paul-ryans-fiercest-critics-as-a-white-house-aide/
— Donald Trump’s watching a lot of television, and it’s worrying his aides  To understand the president’s erratic behavior, you must understand his media addiction – MATTHEW ROZSA
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/24/donald-trump-is-addicted-to-the-media-and-its-worrying-his-aides/

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— The left can’t be dismissive – Sarah Levy  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely dismissive. They not only dismiss me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, they dismiss just about everyone and everything.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/25/the-left-cant-be-dismissive

 

TELEGRAPH
— Trump administration removes apology for historic mass government discrimination against LGBTQ employees – Chiara Palazzo  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors got rid of their employees like me who did not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/25/trump-administration-removes-apology-historic-mass-government/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Inauguration: Four more journalists could face up to 10 years in prison after covering anti-Donald Trump protests  Arrests send out a ‘chilling message’ to reporters covering protests in the future, the Committee to Protect Journalists say – Caroline Mortimer
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/inauguration-four-more-journalists-face-10-years-felony-riot-cover-anti-donald-trump-protests-evan-a7544766.html

January 24 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to sign executive actions on immigration Wednesday, officials say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-actions-20170124-story.html
— VERY SAD: Evanston Township High School students stage anti-Trump administration protest – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-eths-student-walk-out-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— White House doubles down on Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally, but provides no evidence
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-illegal-votes-fraud-claim-20170124-story.html
— Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-epa-contract-freeze-media-blackout-20170124-story.html
— Sweeping Illinois budget plan faces new uncertainty – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-preview-senate-action-met-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee next week
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-supreme-court-nominee-20170124-story.html
— State legislation would ban red light cameras at Route 83 and 22nd Street – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-red-light-bill-tl-0126-20170124-story.html
— Trump to auto chiefs: environmental regulations ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-meets-with-auto-chiefs-20170124-story.html
— Naperville ranks tops for families in yet another survey – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-best-awards-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Trump’s budget nominee defends support for cuts to Social Security, Medicare – Ylan Q. Mui
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-budget-nominee-mulvaney-confirmation-hearing-20170124-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s bizarre cult of personality.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-pence-priebus-flattery-lies-20170124-story.html
— Sexist, vulgar posts on women’s marches rebound on officials – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-womens-march-social-media-posts-st-0125-20170124-story.html
— Liberals press Democrats to block Trump’s nominees, to little effect – David Weigel, Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-trump-nominees-20170124-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Emanuel disagree sharply on State of State – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-voice-optimism-in-state-of-state-address/

— Senate ‘grand bargain’ hits speed bump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-grand-bargain-hits-speed-bump/
— Playing the Trump card in Bolingbrook mayoral race – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Who are anti-Trumps punishing the most in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-playing-the-trump-card-in-bolingbrook-mayoral-race/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Longtime Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar hosted a big fundraiser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last fall at the fancy village-owned golf clubhouse known locally as the “Rog Mahal.”  Barely a month later, residents of the southwest suburban village voted 66 percent for Hillary Clinton to 27 percent for Trump. Will County board member Jackie Traynere, a Democrat, hopes to use that apparent political disconnect between Claar and his constituents to bring an end to his sometimes controversial 30 years in office. Since announcing her intention to run against Claar in the April 4 municipal elections, Traynere has sought to make the race in part a referendum on Claar’s support for the new president. “Trump isn’t the reason Roger should go. It really is his management of the village,” Traynere, 54, told me recently in a phone interview from Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was traveling on business in her role as a union organizer for the American Federation of Government Employees. But she adds: “The Trump support really pushed people over the edge.” Claar, just back from Trump’s inauguration, argued Tuesday that traditional party politics don’t belong in municipal elections and that he will gladly run on the record that has made him one of the longest serving mayors in the Chicago area. “I think people are generally pretty happy with what’s going on in Bolingbrook,” said the 71-year-old Claar, who aggressively steered the village’s growth from a population of about 33,000 when he took over to more than 75,000 today. Indeed, it’s a tricky business to inject national politics into a municipal election. Candidates don’t even run under party labels. And voter turnout is usually only a small fraction of what it is in a presidential election. But the fact is that Bolingbrook, an increasingly diverse community in every sense of the word, has been trending Democratic in statewide and national elections for the past decade. That suggests an opening for a Democrat mounting a serious campaign, and Traynere seems to be doing just that. She has hired a professional campaign manager and claims the endorsements of Sen. Dick Durbin and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle among others. Traynere was just re-elected to her third term on the Will County Board and served last year as a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Claar starts the election season with a campaign fund of more than $500,000, barely half of what he once kept on hand, but says he has what he needs. “This whole thing is about power. They see this as an opportunity to take over. They want to be in charge of Bolingbrook,” said Claar, who vowed that he will not seek endorsements from any Republicans, including Trump. That doesn’t mean Claar is backing down from his support for Trump, whom he describes as a “breath of fresh air” on the political scene. “He called it like it is. That’s kind of the way I operate,” said Claar. Claar operates as a full-time mayor and pays himself commensurately with a salary of $140,102, not including a $6,000 car allowance. He emphasizes that’s less than Bolingbrook paid the village administrator whose job he eliminated. Claar also is collecting two public pensions: $55,757 from his previous life as a school administrator and $4,532 from his tenure on the Illinois Tollway Authority. His total annual taxpayer compensation of $200,000 looms as a potential campaign issue. Claar resigned from the tollway board in 2000 after the Sun-Times reported he was raising campaign funds from tollway vendors. That was just one of many minor scandals that have dogged Claar through the years, but nothing that has turned the voters of Bolingbrook against him. “I have been vetted on numerous occasions over false accusations,” Claar declared. He predicts Traynere’s emphasis on Trump could backfire. I predict it will make for a more interesting than usual municipal election season.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— U-46 board member: New curriculum ‘glorifies communism,’ presents ‘pseudoscience’ – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/170129496/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A proposal for new digital literacy curriculum and resources has one Elgin school board member concerned about students being indoctrinated. The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night voted 5-2 to approve curriculum for prekindergarten through 12th grades. One school board member voting against, Jeanette Ward, objected to some of the materials that are part of the digital curriculum. “I will be voting ‘no’ on any curriculum proposal that relies on any text or resource that glorifies communism and denigrates capitalism, deliberately misrepresents Israel’s history and right to live in its own land, presents the pseudoscience of climate change as established scientific fact, or celebrates Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger as a champion for women when, in fact, she was a racist who believed in eugenics, more specifically in killing as many unborn African-American babies as possible,” Ward said.)
— Parents pack meeting to protest school board member’s misogynistic tweets – Chacour Koop and Doug Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Trump expands anti-abortion ban to all US global health aid – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/news/301249822/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New, wider tax plan rolls out in Springfield – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/new-wider-tax-plan-rolls-out-in-springfield
– Springfield budget deal hits a bump – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170124/BLOGS02/170129931/springfield-budget-deal-hits-a-bump
— How are home values doing where you live? – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: What drives home values up/down in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170124/CRED0701/170129937/how-are-home-values-doing-where-you-live
— Survey: Are you on a path to promotion?  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. They continue to be furious a) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GVYHZXZ

 

ABC7
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERS EPA MEDIA BLACKOUT, CONTRACT FREEZE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-admin-orders-epa-media-blackout-contract-freeze/1719161/

 

NBC5
— What You Need to Know About the Senate Budget Plan  The plan, which was devised by Senate President John Cullerton and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, is comprised of 13 interdependent bills. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Senate-Budget-Plan-411668155.html
— Sen. Duckworth Meets with Cubs Co-Owner Todd Ricketts  The senator said she had a “good conversation” with Ricketts Tuesday about supporting small businesses and creating good-paying jobs in Illinois. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Meets-with-Cubs-Co-Owner-Todd-Ricketts-411702915.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham hints/implies/argues/shouts that few if any illegals voted for Clinton.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/24/lindsey-graham-calls-trumps-voter-fraud-claims-inappropriate/
— Latest Target Of Mean Tweeting: Donald Trump’s 10-Year-Old Son – Mai Martinez
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/latest-target-of-mean-tweeting-donald-trumps-10-year-old-son/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Critics of Senate budget plan multiply; skepticism grows – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/231331665-story

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote environmentalists
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/24/chicago-activists-prepare-defend-environment-under-trump

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Some Illinois Senate Members Not Ready To Vote On Budget – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/some-illinois-senate-members-not-ready-to-vote-on-budget

 

MADISON RECORD
— ‘Independent’ legislators toe the Madigan line – Editorial (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that claim to be independent are NOT independent.)
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511076305-independent-legislators-toe-the-madigan-line

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Andersson speaks about Illinois budget woes – BRENDA SCHORY
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/01/23/andersson-speaks-about-illinois-budget-woes/ajan89j/

 

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— A new role for a qualified public servant  We congratulate former state Rep. Don Moffitt in his new position as assistant director of the state Agriculture Department
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/01/23/a-new-role-for-a-qualified-public-servant/akn2dy2/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Who said rules should be fair? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-01-24/who-said-rules-should-be-fair.html
— Farm Bureau sees bright future ahead – Tim Mitchell (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  How bright is your future?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-24/farm-bureau-sees-bright-future-ahead.html

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Some say budget being rushed, lacks spending controls
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/104926/some-say-budget-being-rushed-lacks-spending-controls

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Senate plans to plow ahead with its own budget plan – AP  (DIERSEN: What are you going to plow ahead with?  For me, its putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, raising money to support Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades, etc.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170124/illinois-senate-plans-to-plow-ahead-with-its-own-budget-plan

 

WAND
—  Service tax and higher income tax considered – AP
http://www.wandtv.com/story/34337032/the-latest-budget-opposition-arises-senate-still-pushing

 

WSIL TV
— U.S. Senate Democrats propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34329512/senate-democrats-propose-1-trillion-infrastructure-plan

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote diversity and social justice
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/on-common-grounds-dialogues-on-diversity-and-social-justice/

 

CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN
— Americans should not have to pay for abortions through Obamacare
http://hultgren.house.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/americans-should-not-have-to-pay-for-abortions-through-obamacare

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner to deliver his third State of the State Address
https://ilnews.org/11850/rauner-deliver-third-state-state-address/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortion Rate Decreases! Next: Defund Planned Parenthood – Chris Iverson
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-rate-decreases-next-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE 40 PERCENT STATE INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/springfield-weary-taxpayers-are-tired-of-working-hard-to-pay-taxes-when-at-the-state-level-both-republican-and-democrat.html
— THORNER: LAKE FOREST/LAKE BLUFF WOMEN’S REPUBLICAN CLUB SPONSORS TRUMP INAUGURATION PARTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-lake-forestlake-bluff-womens-republican-club-sponsors-trump-inauguration-party.html
— SKILLICORN FILES BILL TO ALLOW DEBT-RIDDEN MUNICIPALITIES TO SEEK BANKRUPTCY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/skillicorn-files-legislation-to-protect-taxpayers-by-allowing-debt-ridden-municipalities-to-seek-bankruptcy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Texas governor threatens funding cut over sanctuary cities  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  Illinois could easily balance its budget if it cut off funding for its sanctuary cities.  Sanctuary cites drag Illinois down.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19678
— Pope Francis warns against Hitler-like populism  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.  When will the Pope warn about that?)
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-warns-against-hitler-like-populism/
— Pro-Sharia law middle school worksheet angers parents
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19596
— Chicago: 29 people shot in about 24 hours
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19646
— Trump: America for the Americans! – Patrick J. Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that America belongs to foreign countries and to the citizens of foreign countries.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19693

 

BREITBART
— Idaho Dems Exec Director: DNC Should Train People In ‘How to Shut Their Mouths If They’re White’ – IAN HANCHETT
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/23/idaho-dems-exec-director-dnc-should-train-people-in-how-to-shut-their-mouths-if-theyre-white/
— Sen. Liz Warren Refuses to Disavow Madonna’s Wish to ‘Blow Up the White House’ – NEIL W. MCCABE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/23/sen-liz-warren-refuses-to-disavow-madonnas-wish-to-blow-up-the-white-house/

 

THE BLAZE
— Governor Greg Abbott hammers a Texas sheriff after she refuses to comply with immigration laws – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: When will Rauner do that?  How many illegals are there in Cook County?  How many illegals are there in your county?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/23/governor-greg-abbott-hammers-a-texas-sheriff-after-she-refuses-to-comply-with-immigration-laws/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service Agent: I Wouldn’t Take A Bullet For Trump – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/secret-service-agent-i-wouldnt-take-a-bullet-for-trump/
— That DC Limo Trump Protesters Torched Belonged To A Muslim Immigrant – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/that-dc-limo-trump-protesters-torched-belonged-to-a-muslim-immigrant/
— Dems Force Trump’s Ed. Nominee To Answer 1,397 Questions In Writing — Obama’s TWO Had 109, Combined – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/dems-force-trumps-ed-nominee-to-answer-1397-questions-in-writing-obamas-two-had-109-combined/
— Spicer Calls On A Conservative Outlet First And Pisses Off Reporters Yet Again – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com is a “conservative outlet.”)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/spicer-calls-on-a-conservative-outlet-first-and-pisses-off-reporters-yet-again/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Many Will Be Affected by Trump’s Government Hiring Freeze – Rachel Greszler  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/24/how-many-will-be-affected-by-trumps-government-hiring-freeze/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America’s Second Civil War – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444160/american-culture-new-civil-war
— Government Accountability Starts with Local Action – AUSTIN YACK  (DIERSEN: What have you done to promote government accountability?  I worked for the U.S. Government Accountability Office for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years. While I worked for GAO, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul; I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt; I became a licensed CPA; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Manager, and Forensic Accountant; and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444148/government-accountability-local-watchdogs-citizen-action-makes-big-difference
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The experience inspired Allen to co-found the Edgar County Watchdogs along with fellow Edgar County resident John Kraft, who was also frustrated with government officials. Since the small-town Illinoisans founded their group, they have forced out 185 public officials in the state, all of whom resigned or chose not to seek reelection. More impressive still, the pair has accomplished all of this without any funding, through the use of FOIA requests, pro se litigation, and comments at public government meetings. Due to their exemplary achievements, Allen and Kraft won the State Policy Network’s 2016 Unsung Hero Award, a cash prize of $25,000 that is sponsored by the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation. The award is part of the foundation’s citizenship program, “Lens of Liberty,” which encourages citizens to defend their rights and freedom.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump clamps down on federal agencies – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, Newt Gingrich clamped down viciously on GAO and on other legislative branch agencies.  If Gingrich had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 would not have forced me to retire on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old, and they would not have taken other adverse actions against me before that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315989-trump-clamps-down-on-federal-agencies
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Don’t let Trump roll back gains for workers.”  Are/were you a worker, that is, paid for what you do/did?  I was 1964-1997.  One could argue that my Civil Service Retirement System pension continues to pay me for my federal employment 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/labor/315742-dont-let-trump-repeal-union-gains

 

POLITICO
— Immigration hardliners angered by Trump’s softer tone on ‘Dreamers’  They worry he’s backtracking on a central campaign promise to reverse Barack Obama’s policy. – SEUNG MIN KIM
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-immigration-dreamers-234126

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump tells Detroit auto CEOs that environmental regulations are ‘out of control’ – Steven Overly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/01/24/donald-trump-tells-detroit-auto-ceos-environmental-regulations-are-out-of-control/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Conway gets Secret Service protection due to death threats – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2017/01/24/conway-gets-secret-service-protection-due-to-death-threats/

 

FORTUNE
— Marijuana and Labor Shortages Are Giving the Wine Industry a Headache – John Kell
http://fortune.com/2017/01/24/wine-industry-marijuana-labor/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Senators pepper OMB nominee on Trump hiring freeze – Carten Cordell (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/senators-pepper-omb-nominee-on-trump-hiring-freeze

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Hiring Freeze: Some Questions, Some Answers – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, frequent and lengthy hiring freezes frustrated their efforts to replace me with a Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger person because those freezes stopped them from hiring someone to replace me.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/24/federal-hiring-freeze-some-questions-some-answers/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are mad/furious that Trump won?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140070/case-unity
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party uses women as cannon fodder.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140065/myth-well-behaved-womens-march

 

RASMUSSEN REORTS
— Voters Strongly Share Trump’s Criticism of D.C. Establishment  (DIERSEN: What does The Establishment, that is, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, think of you? The Establishment wants to get rid of me because it cannot manipulate/dominate me. Operatives and dupes for The Establishment have succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2017/voters_strongly_share_trump_s_criticism_of_d_c_establishment

 

PEOPLE
— Get a First Look at the Palm Springs Home Where the Obamas Vacationed After Leaving Office – STEELE MARCOUX
http://people.com/home/president-obama-in-palm-springs-house/

January 24 Morning Edition

ABC7
— TRUMP ORGANIZATION: PRESIDENT TRUMP NO LONGER INVOLVED IN ILLINOIS BUSINESSES – Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-organization-president-no-longer-involved-in-illinois-businesses/1717202/

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Wrongly Blames Voter Fraud for Loss of Popular Vote.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those many millions who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Repeats-Unproven-Claim-of-Illegal-Votes-411597055.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago State University’s spending raises questions – AP  (DIERSEN: Who questions the federal government’s wasting my career and GAO’s forcing the Civil Service Retirement System to give me $983,216 in today’s dollars (232 months X $4,238) since September of 1997 when I was 49 years old to stop me from coming to work?  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, I earned a master’s degree accounting from DePaul in 1980;  I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; I became a licensed CPA in 1981; I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997; and  I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/231169776-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Women’s March may threaten Trump most.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-womens-march-may-threaten-trump-most/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump repeats unproven claim of illegal votes.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/president-donald-trump-repeats-unproven-claim-of-illegal-votes/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jesse Jackson wants Trump to listen to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-will-trump-learn-to-listen/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Whereabouts of Trump Chicago street signs a mystery – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-street-signs-story.html
— After tweets insulting women marchers, school board member resigns – Jennifer Johnson and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-park-ridge-protest-twitter-tl-0126-20170123-story.html
— Shootings, homicides in Chicago both higher than start of violent 2016 – Megan Crepeau
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-weekend-shootings-violence-chicago-2016-20170123-story.html
— Lake County losing 80 veteran employees to early retirement – Luke Hammill  (DIERSEN: Between 1993 and 1997, the Democrats who ran GAO used early retirement to get rid of GAO’s older employees, and especially those who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran.  I became eligible in 1993 when I was 45 years old because I had 25 years of federal service – almost 3 with the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 with IRS 1971-1980 and almost 14 with GAO 1980-1993.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-downsizing-effects-st-0121-20170123-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Gail Borden to host ‘Librarians vs. Fake News’ Tuesday  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that they determine what is news and what is fake news.  For them, if it makes them look good, it is news, and if it makes them look bad, it is fake news.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/submitted/170129506/
— Mayor: Naperville bar disturbance ‘pretty contained’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129527/
— Universities cave to snowflakes – Walter E. Williams
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170124/discuss/170129554/
— Demonstrators demand that Roskam address climate change – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129515/

 

DNA INFO
— 40 Murders In 22 Days: Chicago Violence Not Slowing After Bloody 2016 – Kelly Bauer and Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170123/downtown/chicago-january-murders-shootings-crime-rate

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Cullerton, Radogno say budget will be balanced – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170123/cullerton-radogno-say-budget-will-be-balanced
— Bound for college? New report suggests it’s not for everyone – Jason Nevel  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were college material?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170123/bound-for-college-new-report-suggests-its-not-for-everyone

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois farmers stood to benefit from TPP.”
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/23/our-view-illinois-farmers-stood-to-benefit-from-tpp/anxwrxi/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Frerichs promotes pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/treasurer-sends-letter-to-president-wants-to-protect-medical-marijuana-patients/644662347

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Democrats’ straw poll looks to assess possible Rauner challengers – Dennis Moran
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/illinois-dems-straw-poll-testing-backing-for-possible-gubernatorial-candidates/article_eb00fc89-2db6-50c8-ab5d-4a709f7d9ece.html
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois in 2017 – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois-in/article_a6f80ac6-3291-52fe-91a7-b239e1338d1b.html

 

TIMES
— Schock prosecutor pursues Mautino – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/schock-prosecutor-pursues-mautino/article_b00d8d6d-afa7-5ee6-86c1-a84c8bda92a7.html

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Randolph County GOP aims to focus on candidate recruitment
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511075108-randolph-county-gop-aims-to-focus-on-candidate-recruitment
— Illinois GOP targets Rep. Costello for his support of Madigan
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511074989-illinois-gop-targets-rep-costello-for-his-support-of-madigan

 

SANGAMON SUN
— How Rauner’s wish list has fared in the General Assembly – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511076357-how-rauner-s-wish-list-has-fared-in-the-general-assembly

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Warren Dixon III, Naperville Township assessor seeks reelection – Glenn Minnis
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511075168-warren-dixon-iii-naperville-township-assessor-seeks-reelection

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Trump likely to nominate Judge Bill Pryor to the U. S. Supreme Court in 14 days – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/01/trump-likely-to-nominate-judge-bill-pryor-to-the-u-s-supreme-court-in-14-days/

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump speech worrisome.”
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2017/01/isu-professor-ali-riaz-says-trump-speech-worrisome/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCarter: Package being rushed, taxpayers won’t support higher taxes without spending controls
https://ilnews.org/11830/mccarter-package-rushed-taxpayers-wont-support-higher-taxes-without-spending-controls/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS EXTENDS FAILED CORPORATE TAX CREDIT PROGRAM  Gov. Bruce Rauner signed an extension of the EDGE tax credit program, though the program has an unsuccessful record of using taxpayer money. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-extends-failed-corporate-tax-credit-program/
— THE ILLINOIS STATE SENATORS WHO PLEDGED NOT TO RAISE TAXES  As pressure mounts on state senators and representatives to vote in favor of multibillion-dollar tax hikes, lawmakers should remember the promises they’ve made to taxpayers. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-illinois-state-senators-who-pledged-not-to-raise-taxes/?linkId=33678902

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BATINICK: HEY DEMS, TIME TO RETURN POWER TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S RANK AND FILE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/batinick-.html
— STATE REP. BREEN FILES BILL TO STOP RED LIGHT CAMERAS AT OAK BROOK MALL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/state-rep-breen-files-bill-to-stop-red-light-cameras-at-oak-brook-mall.html
— ROSKAM TO MANUFACTURERS: TAX REFORM IS ON THE WAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/roskam-to-manufacturers-tax-reform-is-on-the-way.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: GENDER EQUALITY IN MILITARY UNDER GENERAL JAMES MATTIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorneroneil-gender-equality-in-military-under-general-james-mattis.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— New House rules proposed by Leader Durkin
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/24/new-house-rules-proposed-by-leader-durkin/

 

DAILY CALLER
— White Candidate For DNC Chair Says Her Job Will Be ‘To Shut Other White People Down’ – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who pander to anti-Whites and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/white-candidate-for-dnc-chair-says-her-job-will-be-to-shut-other-white-people-down-video/#ixzz4WgNm0OOs
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/white-candidate-for-dnc-chair-says-her-job-will-be-to-shut-other-white-people-down-video/
— The 7 Most Egregious Acts Of ‘Social Justice’ In Obama’s Military – Jonah Bennett  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Obama’s military ban those like me who were baptized, raised, and confirmed as Missouri Synod Lutherans?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/the-7-most-egregious-acts-of-social-justice-in-obamas-military/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Handbook tells soldiers not to criticize pedophilia. . .2. The Bible disrespects diversity. . .3. An Air Force base banned the greeting, “Have a blessed day.”. . .4. Army ROTC cadets pressured to walk around in bright red heels for social justice. . .5. DOD-approved training listed the Declaration of Independence as a document that perpetuates sexism. . .6. Navy domestic violence training said traditional gender roles are an example of male privilege. . .7. Navy tried to fire a chaplain for Biblical teaching on sexuality)

 

PJ MEDIA
— How the Women’s March Reinforced Every Negative Stereotype about Women EVER – Susan L.M. Goldberg
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/01/22/how-the-womens-march-reinforced-every-negative-stereotype-about-women-ever/

 

FOX NEWS
— After harsh scolding, Spicer and press avoid fisticuffs. Is this a truce? – Howard Kurtz
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/after-harsh-scolding-spicer-and-press-avoid-fisticuffs-is-this-truce.html
— Trump tells Congressional leaders 3-5 million ‘illegals’ cost him popular vote – Samuel Chamberlain
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/trump-tells-congressional-leaders-3-5-million-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote.html
— Conway: Reporters covering Trump ‘ought to think about what they’re really doing’  (DIERSEN: What do you say reporters who deny that they are Democrats, but who focus on electing Democrats and who focus on defending and advancing the Democrat Party platform?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/conway-reporters-covering-trump-ought-to-think-about-what-theyre-really-doing.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD DUMP THE MEDIA  Kick the press corps out of the White House. – Daniel Greenfield  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs a) pander to the Democrat media and b) discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/265566/president-trump-should-dump-media-daniel-greenfield

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— An idea for $60 billion per year in federal savings – Bob Fitzhenry  (DIERSEN: Does Fitzhenry approve or disapprove of the federal government’s wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH the federal government’s wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/an_idea_60_billion_per_year_in_federal_savings.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I dusted off an old idea of mine because of President Trump’s freeze on federal hiring, his tasking to create an attrition plan, and a statistic I read yesterday in a Washington Post article by Juliet Eilperin.  Eilperin reported that in the federal workforce, “there are nearly three times as many employees over age 60 as under age 30.”  Yikes.  That’s no way to run a railroad. The idea I’d roughed out gave a way to cut back the federal workforce by tempting people to retire or move on earlier than they would otherwise.  Depending on whom I’d run the idea past, I’d hear that it’s fantasy, fantastic, or the best sense of fantastical. The cliché to address what I’d like to see happen is, “You’ve got to spend money to make money.”  What if we spent a bunch of money offering departure incentives high enough to entice 750,000 feds to resign or retire?  Then, how about filling one third of the vacated positions with veterans, graduates, and the un- and underemployed?  We’d be spending billions to save billions more every year, and to get 250,000 people into careers they and the country need them to have.)

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Top Five Worst Speeches at the Women’s March on Washington – PAUL CROOKSTON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444154/womens-march-speeches-marked-left-wing-extremism-social-justice

 

THE HILL
— Republicans defend Trump on media coverage – CRISTINA MARCOS  (DIERSEN: The following defend my critics/opponents, defend their operatives, and defend their dupes: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/315792-republicans
— Trump told leaders ‘illegals’ cost him popular vote – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315791-trump-told-leaders-illegals-cost-him-popular-vote

 

REUTERS
— Far-reaching Illinois budget fix faces long odds
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-budget-idUSKBN1581OM

 

CNN
— Trump gets to work for his blue-collar base – Stephen Collinson  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps look down not only on those who are blue collar, anti-Trumps look down on those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/24/politics/donald-trump-unions-trade/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “In Meeting With Congressional Leaders, Trump Falsely Blames Illegal Immigrants for Loss of Popular Vote.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/23/us/politics/donald-trump-congress-democrats.html
— Trump’s Cabinet So Far Is More White and Male Than Any First Cabinet Since Reagan’s – JASMINE C. LEE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to get their votes, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors THAT DEMOCRATS WILL USE GOVERNMENT TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why Republican Trump won and Democrat Clinton lost.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/13/us/politics/trump-cabinet-women-minorities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The first days inside Trump’s White House: Fury, tumult and a reboot.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-first-days-inside-trumps-white-house-fury-tumult-and-a-reboot/2017/01/23/7ceef1b0-e191-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: White House urges media to back off its ‘negative narrative.’ – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: What prompts you to go negative?  For me, it is when individuals and organizations that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican say or do things that are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican, for example, promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/23/sean-spicer-donald-trump-white-house/96953692/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOY ARTICLE TITLE: Auto Makers in the Crosshairs – MIKE COLIAS, CHRISTINA ROGERS and JOANN S. LUBLIN  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate a) General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) those who own/owned General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler vehicles, c) unions, and d) past and present union members.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-industrys-no-1-preoccupation-trump-1485189599

 

FORBES
— Trump Nominee Ricketts And Family See Fortune Jump $700M Since Election – Dan Alexander
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/18/trump-nominee-ricketts-and-family-see-fortune-jump-700m-since-election/#6f1f64985bf2

 

MARKET WATCH
— Trump’s government hiring freeze: more symbolism than savings  Federal employment basically flat since end of Bush presidency – Jeffry Bartash  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-government-hiring-freeze-more-symbolism-than-savings-2017-01-23

 

THE BEAST
— Donald Trump Has Already Broken Promises on Immigration  Not only has the president failed to ‘immediately’ reverse Obama’s ‘executive amnesty’ protecting young Dreamers from deportation, his advisers are signaling he has no plans to do so. – Betsy Woodruff
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/23/donald-trump-has-already-broken-promises-on-immigration.html

 

THE WEEK
— Kellyanne Conway received death threats, reportedly has her own Secret Service detail
http://theweek.com/speedreads/675338/kellyanne-conway-received-death-threats-reportedly-secret-service-detail

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration wastes no time in fighting the press over facts.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/trump-administration-wastes-no-time-fighting-press-facts/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Unions: Trump’s hiring freeze ‘disastrous’ for public service – Carten Cordell  (DIERSEN: I was a union member for almost 12 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980.  Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise if not hate unions, union members, and former union members.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/unions-roiled-by-trumps-federal-hiring-freeze

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Hiring freeze result of Trump team’s review of federal agencies – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/hiringretention/2017/01/trump-team-review-federal-agencies-triggers-hiring-freeze/

 

GALLUP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/202811/trump-sets-new-low-point-inaugural-approval-rating.aspx

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Just work harder for Democrats?  Is an enemy of labor’s enemy in Illinois really a friend, asks Criage Lynnette Althage?  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that work against you or work for you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  Those that work against me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/24/just-work-harder-for-democrats
— The millions who said “Not our president”  Nicole Colson rounds up reports of massive demonstrations from around the country.  (DIERSEN: Obviously, those who say “Not our president” are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://socialistworker.org/2017/01/24/the-millions-who-said-not-our-president

January 23 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Election Commission director Robert Saar retiring – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129582/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Robert Saar, the longtime executive director of the DuPage County Election Commission, no longer is overseeing the day-to-day operation of the agency — and hasn’t been since mid-December. Election commissioners said Monday that Saar officially will retire March 14 but has not been in the office since Dec. 16, when he informed them about his plans to step down. He has been using accrued time off since then, they said, and has no plans to return to work. Joseph Sobecki, the commission’s assistant executive director, is serving in the agency’s top administrative role on an interim basis. “The election commission wishes Mr. Saar the best in his retirement,” said Cathy Ficker Terrill, chairwoman of the election commission board. Saar has been with the commission since 1981 and served as executive director since 1997. Pat Bond, the commission’s attorney, said retirement was on Saar’s “radar” in recent years. “As each election approaches, he doesn’t want to leave anybody in a lurch,” Bond said, “so he stuck around.” This year, the circumstances are different. Saar told commissioners about his retirement just days after DuPage officials announced a plan to ask state lawmakers to return election oversight power to the county clerk’s office by merging it with the election commission.)
— Park Ridge-Niles Elementary School District 64 board member resigns over offensive tweets about Women’s March – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/news/170129614/
— Suburban home sales drop 3.2 percent in December
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170123/business/170129611/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madonna clarifies ‘blowing up the White House’ comment: ‘Taken wildly out of context’ – Christie D’Zurilla
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/la-et-mg-madonna-womens-march-secret-service-20170123-htmlstory.html
— More than 100 Illinois architects publish open letter to Trump on climate change – Nausheen Husain (DIERSEN: When things are made in America, far less pollution is generated/allowed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-architects-advocate-letter-htmlstory.html
— Despite ‘white Republican’ gripes, Kirk invited on Air Force One: official – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-air-force-one-0124-chicago-inc-20170123-story.html
— Trump signs executive orders on TPP exit, federal hiring freeze, global abortion policy   (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-executive-orders-trade-tpp-20170123-story.html
— Abortion opponents hope Trump will support, help their cause
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-roe-v-wade-anniversary-20170123-story.html
— Leave Barron Trump alone – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-barron-trump-should-be-off-limits-balancing-0123-20170123-column.html
— Watchdog group files lawsuit alleging Trump’s business ties violate Constitution
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-lawsuit-business-ties-20170123-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Repealing Obamacare will kill more than 43,000 people a year.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obamacare-repeal-lose-health-insurance-deaths-20170123-story.html
— ‘SNL’ writer suspended after Barron Trump tweet – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-calls-for-firing-snl-writer-barron-trump-tweet-20170123-column.html
— The liberal tea party movement has begun. What will become of it? – James Hohmann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberal-tea-party-commentary-20170123-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 school official quits after tweets on Women’s March – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/suburban-school-board-member-quits-after-provocative-tweets/amp/
— Emanuel unloads Trump: Focus on jobs, education — not crowd size – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-unloads-trump-focus-on-jobs-education-not-crowd-size/amp/
— Lawsuit: Trump business ties violate Constitution – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawsuit-trump-business-ties-violate-constitution/
— City Council financial analyst not quitting after all – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-council-financial-analyst-not-quitting-after-all/amp/
— Illinois needs a grassroots protest like Women’s March – MADELEINE DOUBEK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/doubek-illinois-needs-a-grassroots-protest-like-womens-march/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Senate to Vote on Budget Compromise – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-budget-compromise-vote-411548145.html
— Marking Roe Anniversary, Abortion Foes Pin Hopes on Trump  Trump has said he would sign anti-abortion measures approved by the Republican-controlled Congress – John Hanna
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Marking-Roe-Anniversary-Abortion-Foes-pin-Hopes-on-Trump-411564485.html

 

CBS2
— Commissioner Proposes Free Homes For City Workers In High Crime Areas – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/commissioner-proposes-free-homes-for-city-workers-in-high-crime-areas/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who are Illinois Dems backing for governor? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/BLOGS02/170129955/who-are-illinois-dems-backing-for-governor
— Rauner team to Congress: Don’t be ‘hasty’ with Obamacare tweaks – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/BLOGS02/170129952/rauner-team-to-congress-dont-be-hasty-with-obamacare-tweaks
— Betsy DeVos, Bruce Rauner and the myth of ‘school choice’ – SUSAN SADLOWSKI GARZA  (DIERSEN: Did your parents have school choice?  My parents did.  They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.  Since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned my parents and me as being filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170123/OPINION/170129962/betsy-devos-bruce-rauner-and-the-myth-of-school-choice

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board chairman gets tiebreaker vote under new Illinois election law – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/01/23/mchenry-county-board-chairman-gets-tiebreaker-vote-under-new-illinois-election-law/an6uc8a/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Durbin, Rauner Denounce Proposals To Replace Obamacare With State-Run Medicaid
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/durbin-rauner-denounce-proposals-replace-obamacare-state-run-medicaid

 

WSIU
— WSIU to Carry Gov. Rauner’s State of the State Speech Live on Wed, Jan 25 – MONICA TICHENOR
http://news.wsiu.org/post/wsiu-carry-gov-rauner-s-state-state-speech-live-wed-jan-25#stream/0

 

WREX
— Illinois treasurer asks Trump to assure banks on marijuana  (DIERSEN: If you promote in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.wrex.com/story/34324283/illinois-treasurer-asks-trump-to-assure-banks-on-marijuana

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Months after her death, Phyllis Schlafly’s followers and family still battle over her legacy – Kevin McDermott
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/months-after-her-death-phyllis-schlafly-s-followers-and-family/article_512b5dff-2a73-5572-b78b-0a36ba3de306.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Chicago Supporters Gather, Gloomily, on Inauguration Night. The area’s sole “Deplora-ball” was meant to celebrate their candidate’s big day, but a stormy outlook dampened the party.”
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2017/Trump-Inauguration-Deploraball/

 

CHICAGO CURBED
— Why Chicago’s Thompson Center is worth saving  A sale of the James R. Thompson could mean the end for the Helmut Jahn-designed structure
– AJ LATRACE
http://chicago.curbed.com/2017/1/23/14354898/chicago-james-thompson-center-historic-preservation

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Harris responds to AFSCME scheduling strike vote – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511075369-harris-responds-to-afscme-scheduling-strike-vote

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Educator challenges meaning of diversity at New Trier High School – Giovanni Whaley  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use “Diversity” to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511075390-educator-challenges-meaning-of-diversity-at-new-trier-high-school

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER & DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Embattled auditor general told to step aside
http://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511076283-embattled-auditor-general-told-to-step-aside
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511076263-embattled-auditor-general-told-to-step-aside

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Judicial Politics Illinois style -Judge in Aaron Shock case recuses herself – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/judicial-politics-illinois-style-judge-in-aaron-shock-case-recuses-herself/
— Country Club Hills Sanctioned by Court -Possible Pornography on Fire Department Computers – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/country-club-hills-sanctioned-by-court-possible-pornography-on-fire-department-computers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— PODCAST: Women’s March for Death Deviance
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-womens-march-death-deviance/

 

CAPITOL FAX
—  Illinois Democratic County Chairman’s Association announces straw poll
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/23/chairmans-association-announces-straw-poll/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus: “We’re Going To Fight Back Tooth And Nail Every Day, And Twice On Sunday” – Ian Schwartz  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their nasty/troubled/failed/vicious operatives, and their nasty/troubled/failed/vicious dupes viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every day, but especially my sending them out on Sunday mornings when they are in church praying for GOD to send me to HELL.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/01/22/priebus_were_going_to_fight_back_tooth_and_nail_every_day_and_twice_on_sunday.html

 

BLAZE
— Statistics show women may actually have it better than men – Doc Thompson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/statistics-show-women-may-actually-have-it-better-than-men/
— Do Americans have a right to health care? – Glenn Beck  (DIERSEN: What do you believe you should be entitled to?  What do you believe others should be entitled to?  Who do you believe should pay for the aforesaid entitlements?)
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/do-americans-have-a-right-to-health-care/

 

GOPUSA
— You Don’t Speak for Me, Sister!  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives or dupes for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19601
— Amazon to begin accepting food stamps for USDA pilot program
http://www.gopusa.com/amazon-to-begin-accepting-food-stamps-for-usda-pilot-program/
— Liberal woman kicked off plane for berating Trump supporter
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19680

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Brent Bozell: Donald Trump Will ‘Knock’ the ‘Teeth Out’ of Old Media
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nb-staff/2017/01/23/brent-bozell-donald-trump-will-knock-teeth-out-old-media

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TRUMP’S NOMINEES FACE ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ DEMOCRAT OBSTRUCTIONISM
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/01/23/trumps-nominees-face-unprecedented-democrat-obstructionism/

 

CNS NEWS
— Ahead of March for Life, Congress Moves Legislation Forward to End Taxpayer Funding for Abortion – Penny Starr
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/ahead-march-life-congress-moves-legislation-forward-end-taxpayer-funding

 

NEWSMAX
— Gingrich: Madonna ‘Ought to Be Arrested’ for White House Comment – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Gingrich-Madonna-Arrested-White-House/2017/01/23/id/769961/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Liberal Media Has Declared War On President Trump – JACK KOCSIS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/daily-caller-wine-club-2/
— Journalists Whine After NY Post Gets First Question At Trump Press Briefing – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/journalists-whine-after-ny-post-gets-first-question-at-trump-press-briefing/
— Giuliani: 500,000 Women Who Marched Against Trump Didn’t Even Know What They Were Protesting – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/23/giuliani-500000-women-who-marched-against-trump-didnt-even-know-what-they-were-protesting/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Franklin Graham: It Wasn’t Donald Trump Who Divided This Nation  “Only God can fix this country.” – Randy DeSoto  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making everyone anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to do their dirty work.)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/franklin-graham-it-wasnt-donald-trump-who-divided-this-nation/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago Loses Another Gun Case
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444123/gun-control-ezell-v-city-of-chicago-gun-ranges

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP’s ‘sanctuary city’ crackdown bill takes meat-cleaver approach.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/315706-gops-sanctuary-city-crackdown-takes-the-meat-cleaver-approach
— Kinzinger: Trump off to a ‘rocky start’ – BEN KAMISAR
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315685-gop-rep-trump-off-to-a-rocky-start

 

POLITICO
— Trump revives funding ban to groups providing abortion overseas – JENNIFER HABERKORN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-revives-funding-ban-to-groups-promoting-abortion-overseas-234038
— Trump issues executive order freezing hiring for federal workforce – MATTHEW NUSSBAUM (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-issues-executive-order-freezing-hiring-for-federal-workforce-234037
— Trump administration signals no immediate reversal on Dreamer program
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2017/01/dreamers-applications-under-trump-administration-234046

 

CNN
— Kinzinger: Trump’s team ‘derailing’ message – Melissa Mahtani
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/23/politics/kinzinger-trump-team-derailing-message-cnntv/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Issues Executive Orders Freezing Federal Hiring  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-issues-executive-orders-freezing-federal-hiring-targeting-trade-n710886

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump names his Inauguration Day a ‘National Day of Patriotic Devotion’ – Abby Phillip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/23/trump-names-his-inauguration-day-a-national-day-of-patriotic-devotion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration just told a whopper about the size of the federal workforce.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/23/the-trump-administration-just-told-a-whopper-about-the-size-of-the-federal-workforce/
— What does a hiring freeze mean for the federal workforce? – Joe Davidson and Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/23/what-does-a-hiring-freeze-mean-for-the-federal-workforce/
— Trump freezes hiring of federal workers – Juliet Eilperin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-freezes-hiring-of-federal-workers/2017/01/23/f14d8180-e190-11e6-ba11-63c4b4fb5a63_story.html
— The first lawsuit: What can we learn about Trump’s income? – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: I wonder how much money my critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes to harass me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/23/the-first-lawsuit-what-can-we-learn-about-trumps-income/
— Protesters who destroyed property on Inauguration Day were part of well-organized group – Peter Hermann, Keith L. Alexander and Michael E. Miller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/protesters-who-destroyed-property-on-inauguration-day-part-of-well-organized-group/2017/01/21/096678c8-dfeb-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Trump’s hiring freeze will do the opposite of what he wants – Max Stier (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-hiring-freeze-wont-fix-government-it-will-do-the-opposite/2017/01/23/d325fbfa-e1af-11e6-a547-5fb9411d332c_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘SNL’ writer suspended, apologizes for Barron Trump tweet – Maria Puente
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/01/23/snl-writer-suspended-apologizes-barron-trump-tweet/96963720/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Protesters take control of Mexican border crossing with U.S. – AP
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/22/protesters-take-control-of-border-crossing-with-us/

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Issues Executive Order to Impose Federal Hiring Freeze – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under Republican-led hiring freezes and/or promotion freezes.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/trump-issues-executive-order-to-impose-federal-hiring-freeze/
— Grievances Can Make Things Worse… or Better – Robbie Kunreuther (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I should write a book about the grievances that I filed.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/grievances-can-make-things-worse-or-better/
— The Inaugural Address and Its Impact on Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/23/the-inaugural-address-and-its-impact-on-federal-employees/

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s hiring freeze angers federal workforce, unions.  President Trump may wind up regretting his federal hiring freeze.”
http://www.salon.com/2017/01/23/donald-trumps-hiring-freeze-angers-federal-workforce-unions/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP’S “CULTURE OF FEAR” DESCENDS ON WASHINGTON  Federal employees brace themselves to hear, “You’re fired”—and prepare to fight back. – TINA NGUYEN  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors fired me in 1997 when I was 49 years old when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”  I fought back.  My attorney Walter T. Charlton filed Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) in 1998.  The lawsuit was transferred to Chicago in 2000.)
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/donald-trump-federal-employee-purge

 

AUTOWEEK
— President Trump will keep Obama-era Cadillac presidential limousine for a while  NEW 2017 LIMOUSINE EXPECTED TO DEBUT LATER THIS YEAR
http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/president-trump-will-keep-obama-era-cadillac-presidential-limousine-while
— Last-minute reversal on President Trump’s inaugural license plates
http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/last-minute-reversal-president-trumps-inaugural-license-plates

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Agree With Trump That America Should Come First  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs want to put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.  That is a big reason why Clinton lost and Trump won.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/january_2017/voters_agree_with_trump_that_america_should_come_first

January 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 7 truths Democrats need to understand – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-7-truths-democrats-need-to-understand/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Party is on life support. . .We are now in a populist era. . .The economy is not working for most Americans. . .The Party’s moneyed establishment – big donors, major lobbyists, retired members of congress who have become bundlers and lobbyists – are part of the problem. . .It’s not enough for Democrats to be “against Trump,” and defend the status quo. . .The life of the Party – its enthusiasm, passion, youth, principles, and ideals – was elicited by Bernie Sanders’s campaign. . .The Party must change from being a giant fund-raising machine to a movement.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-teacher-at-d-c-march-were-not-going-to-be-ignored/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make clear that they are anti-America, but also that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-our-new-nationalist-president/
— ‘Hidden Figures’ pave way for next generation  Abbott Labs exec Corlis Murray didn’t have to see ‘Hidden Figures to appreciate the challenges the African-American women the movie portrayed faced. – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Are you a White male?  What jobs and promotions were you given that African-American women should have been given?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired an African-American woman in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired an African-American woman in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted African-American women in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired an African-American woman in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted an African-American woman in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that an African-American woman could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-hidden-figures-pave-way-for-next-generation/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump and the forgotten man – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-kass-0122-20170120-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cresco-labs-marijuana-bachtell-exec-qa-0122-biz-20170117-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “How to cover Trump?” and answers “Literally and seriously.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-media-coverage-twitter-perspec-0122-md-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote foreign countries and their citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-international-students-post-trump-met-20170112-story.html
— In ‘SNL’s’ first post-inauguration episode, Putin roasts Trump on crowd sizes – Elahe Izadi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-snl-post-inauguration-episode-putin-trump-20170122-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH THREE COLOR PHOTOS: Two officers injured in dispute at Bar Louie in Naperville – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170121/news/170129725/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The budget ball is in your court – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170121/ISSUE11/170129973/an-illinois-budget-breakthrough-is-in-house-gops-hands

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Lead testing joins long list of unfunded mandates imposed on Illinois schools – Matt Dutton  (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are unfunded mandates that have cost America many trillions of dollars. Those mandates a) require employers to hire, to retain, and to promote minorities and females and b) require employers to waste the careers of and to get rid of their employees who are White or male.)
http://www.whig.com/20170121/lead-testing-joins-long-list-of-unfunded-mandates-imposed-on-illinois-schools#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/springfield-area-group-makes-voices-heard-in-dc
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/unity-rally-draws-more-than-1000-to-old-capitol-plaza
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/womens-march-hundreds-of-thousands-protest-trump
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/over-1-million-join-anti-trump-womens-marches-worldwide
— Illinois Senate to try again on pension reform – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/illinois-senate-to-try-again-on-pension-reform
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Springfield not alone in seeing revenue shortfall – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170121/springfield-not-alone-in-seeing-revenue-shortfall
— Rauner’s lawyer takes comfort in high court budget decision – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170121/schoenburg-rauners-lawyer-takes-comfort-in-high-court-budget-decision
— Illinois treasurer seeks payout of unclaimed life insurance – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170122/illinois-treasurer-seeks-payout-of-unclaimed-life-insurance

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34316035/trump-offers-scattershot-response-to-global-protests

 

WJBD
— Trump Spokesman Slams Media Over Inauguration Coverage – Alex Wong  (DIERSEN: Since 2000 when I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always slammed me for my coverage of everything.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/21/trump-spokesman-slams-media-over-inauguration-coverage

 

WSIL TV
— European nationalists flaunt strength, buoyed by Trump win – AP  (DIERSEN: Will this slow down the Islamic conquest of Europe?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34312685/europes-nationalist-leaders-kick-off-year-of-election-hopes

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-21/womens-march-champaign.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/hundreds-gather-in-carbondale-to-march-for-human-rights/article_616ca5a9-dd07-57da-9a8e-ee3a9317bd05.html

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://dailyegyptian.com/64889/showcase/carbondale-womens-march-draws-hundreds-in-a-show-of-equality-solidarity/
http://dailyegyptian.com/64917/multimedia/gallery-southern-illinois-womens-march-daily-egyptian/

 

NAVIGATOR
— Democrats ‘joyless’ in Speaker vote – Rich Miller
http://www.navigatorjournal.com/opinion/article_d5867a9c-e0b4-11e6-8955-c7291acafc0c.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pawar not a serious Democratic contender for governor, Proft says – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say to Proft about you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge Proft get rid of me.  They want him to stop me from serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that Proft wanted to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511074515-pawar-not-a-serious-democratic-contender-for-governor-critic-says

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Political Experience – Dan Carden  (DIERSEN: What political experience do you have?  I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000.  I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.  What government experience do you have?  I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.  I served on the American Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/crossing-the-line/crossing-the-line-political-experience/article_23158a54-e9be-5697-88a9-c651ccbe05a8.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the first time in the nation’s history, the United States has a president, Republican Donald Trump, who never previously held elected office at any level or a government job of any kind. Similarly, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a multimillionaire Republican businessman elected in 2014, began his political career running for and winning the top office in the state.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on media: ‘We are going to fight back’ – Bradford Richardson  (DIERSEN: Should I start fighting back at those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me.  So far, I have believed in forgiving those who trespass against me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/22/reince-priebus-white-house-chief-of-staff-on-media/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Make Every Day Count – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you do to make every day count?  I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening, including Sundays.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/01/22/make-every-day-count/

 

THE BLAZE
— White House press secretary slams mainstream media journalist for always wanting to ‘tweet first check facts later’ – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want me to get their permission before I include links to articles in GOPUSA Illinois emails?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/21/wh-press-sec-slams-mainstream-media-journalist-for-always-wanting-to-tweet-first-check-facts-later/

 

NEWSMAX
— Madonna: ‘I Have Thought an Awful Lot About Blowing Up the White House’ – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/madonna-womens-march-washington-march/2017/01/21/id/769778/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “Evangelical groups” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-Evangelical Democrat Party.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-groups-urge-congress-to-codify-obamas-dreamers-action-for-undocumented-immigrants-173259/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Organizer Recently Met Ex-Hamas Operative, Has Family Ties To Terror Group – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-organizer-recently-met-ex-hamas-operative-has-family-ties-to-terror-group/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus slams media ‘obsession’ with undermining Trump – SARAH WESTWOOD  (DIERSEN: Who is obsessed with undermining you?  The following are obsessed with undermining me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-slams-media-obssession-with-undermining-trump/article/2612607

 

THE HILL
— Franken emerges as liberal force – LISA HAGEN  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who are emerging as liberal forces in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, patronage, booze, pot, gambling, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/315393-franken-emerges-as-liberal-force-in-hearings
— Priebus on media: ‘We’re not going to sit around and take it’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, when my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, my nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have counted on me to “sit around and take it.” Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address saw that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315520-priebus-on-media-were-not-going-to-sit-around-and-take-it

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Reince Priebus Complains About The Press Trying To Delegitimize Donald Trump  (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/reince-priebus-trump-birther_us_5884bfa3e4b070d8cad3200b

 

POLITICO
— Trump doling out plum adviser jobs to rich friends  The arrangement has worried ethics experts, especially because the advisers may sidestep conflict-of-interest rules. – JOSH DAWSEY and ISAAC ARNSDORF  (DIERSEN: Who does NOT ask for your advice?  The following do NOT ask for my advice: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-jobs-rich-allies-233975
— Priebus dismisses former CIA boss Brennan as ‘bitter’ – CONNOR O’BRIEN  (DIERSEN: Who dismisses you as being bitter?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss me as being bitter because I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-john-brennan-cia-233990
— Priebus charges media out to ‘de-legitimize’ Trump, vows to fight back – CONNOR O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: Who is focuses on delegitimizing you?  The following focus on delegitimizing me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/reince-priebus-inauguration-crowds-233987

 

CNN
— Trump says he has “running war” with media – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/21/media/donald-trump-war-with-the-media/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Americans Still Stand Together  A year of photographs from parades on the nation’s streets, where communities become visible to themselves. – GEORGE GEORGIOU  (DIERSEN: What do you know about Wheaton’s Independence Day Parades? I have attended and/or participated in them since 1978 and I have raised money from Republicans each and every year for them since 2006.  I should write a book about the Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who work against the parades and against patriotism, b) who work against Republican participation in the parades, and/or c) who work against my efforts to raise money from Republicans to support the parades. If their treatment of me at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address is any indication, now that Trump is our President, they are dramatically increasing their efforts a) to harm the parade and patriotism, b) to discourage/stop Republican participation in the parade, and c) to discourage/stop Republicans from donating for the parade.  They are fully aware that I will raise $2,500 for the parade this year from Republicans, even if that means that I donate all of that $2,500.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/19/magazine/parades-across-america-george-georgiou.html
— Politics’ Newest Empty Gesture: The Disavowal – WESLEY MORRIS  (DIERSEN: Who wants others to disavow you? The following want everyone to disavow me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Trump, anti-Rauner, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/magazine/politics-newest-empty-gesture-the-disavowal.html
— San Francisco Asks: Where Have All the Children Gone? – THOMAS FULLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/san-francisco-children.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-president-who-buried-humility.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/why-i-cannot-fall-in-line-behind-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-tempting-of-the-media.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/finding-myself-marching.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/the-america-we-lost-when-trump-won.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/racial-progress-is-real-but-so-is-racist-progress.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/opinion/sunday/how-to-listen-to-donald-trump-every-day-for-years.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/sunday/how-not-to-be-afraid.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/opinion/presidential-inauguration-2017/america-first-britain-frets
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/us/politics/trump-white-house-briefing-inauguration-crowd-size.html (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD)

 

NEW YORK POST
— How these unemployed people survive in America – John Crudele  (DIERSEN: Are you unemployed?  If so, how do you get by? As a 68-year-old unemployed retired federal employee, I have received a dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $50,856 a year) since 1997.  In addition, I have received dramatically reduced Social Security (currently $2,028 a year) since 2010.)
http://nypost.com/2017/01/22/how-these-unemployed-people-survive-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dear John: In a nutshell, I am getting by because I still have a good credit score (690, I believe). I am a 66-year-old retired civilian federal employee. I was able to retire when I was age 55 after 32 years of service and receive my full pension (currently about $3,600 net monthly). I retired to “pursue other interests,” as the cliche goes.)

 

USA TODAY
— Fake Muslim registry appears at women’s march – Sean Rossman
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/21/fake-muslim-registry-appears-womens-march/96885144/

 

NPR & WNPR
— Trump Administration Goes To War With The Media Over Inauguration Crowd Size – JESSICA TAYLOR  (DIERSEN: Has the Gresk Administration gone to war with me over my promotion of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Attendees at the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce January 19, 2017 State of the City Address would think so.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/21/510994742/trump-administration-goes-to-war-with-the-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size
http://wnpr.org/post/trump-administration-goes-war-media-over-inauguration-crowd-size

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://fortune.com/2017/01/21/womens-march-photos/

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Where Were All The Women’s March Protesters in November?” and say “It was huge. It was emotional. But it’s hard not to wonder what all these people were doing during the election, and what they will do after the protest has ended.”  What will the anti-Trump women in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois do to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trumps’s supporters?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/21/where-were-all-the-women-s-march-protesters-in-november.html

January 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— INAUGURATION DAY 2017: DONALD TRUMP IS USA’S 45TH PRESIDENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/inauguration-day-2017-donald-trump-is-usas-45th-president/1711736/
— TRUMP PROTESTERS RALLY IN DALEY PLAZA, MARCH THROUGH THE LOOP – Will Jones and Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-protesters-rally-and-march-through-the-loop/1712879/
— DONALD TRUMP PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE AFTER INAUGURATION; 6 OFFICERS INJURED, 217 ARRESTED – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-protesters-clash-with-dc-police-after-inauguration/1712406/
— PHOTOS: PROTESTERS AT DONALD TRUMP’S INAUGURATION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/photos-protesters-at-donald-trumps-inauguration/1711988/

 

NBC5
— President Donald Trump: ‘It’s Going to Be Only America First’  “We are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you the people,” Trump said
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/President-Donald-Trump-Inauguration-Day-Swearing-in-Parade-411273515.html
— Critics Zero in on Trump’s Inaugural Address  One Trump supporter called it the best speech he had ever heard – Noreen O’Donnell
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Critics-Zero-in-on-Trumps-Inaugural-Address-411349815.html
— From Protests to Pomp: Dramatic Moments of Inauguration Day  And more of the most talked-about moments of the Trump inauguration
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Inaugural-Moments-Trending-Inauguration-Cafe-411283695.html
— Protesters Block Traffic Near Trump Tower in Chicago  Organizers say the march has been endorsed by a number of groups including Black Lives Matter Chicago.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Protest-Planned-in-Chicago-After-Trumps-Inauguration-411341925.html
— Trump White House Bemoans Chicago Violence on Website  The city was mentioned on a section of the White House website titled “Standing up for our law enforcement community.” – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Trump-Administration-Takes-Aim-at-Chicago-Violence-411357795.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Administration Takes Aim At Chicago On White House Website
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-takes-aim-at-chicago-on-white-house-website/
— City Sells $1.16B In Bonds, But Pays A Heavy Price For CPS Crisis
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/city-sells-1-16b-in-bonds-but-pays-a-heavy-price-for-cps-crisis/
— Will Illinois Get Snubbed By Trump White House? Not Necessarily, Observer Says – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/01/20/will-illinois-get-snubbed-by-post-obama-white-house-not-necessarily-observer-says/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump takes office, pledging to empower America’s ‘forgotten men and women’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-president-20170120-story.html
— Trump White House names and shames Chicago on Day One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-trump-white-house-website-crime-0122-chicago-inc-20170120-story.html
— More than 200 D.C. protesters arrested in day of clashes with cops at Trump inauguration – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz, Peter Hermann
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-inauguration-protests-20170120-story.html
— Not much to like in proposal for budget woes – Scott Reeder
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-reeder-column-st-0122-20170120-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Vernon Hills upholds video gambling ban – Rick Kambic
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/vernon-hills/news/ct-vhr-video-gambling-rejected-again-tl-0126-20170119-story.html
— Ex-Sen. Kirk may become lobbyist, complains ‘white Republicans’ not invited on Air Force One – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-mark-kirk-to-open-lobbying-firm-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— Immigration, criminal justice top agenda for anti-Trump protesters in Chicago – Grace Wong and Gregory Pratt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-protest-chicago-met-20170120-story.html
— Give President Donald Trump a chance – Hugh Hewitt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-give-president-donald-trump-a-chance-20170120-story.html
— From Cullerton and Radogno, 2 choices for Illinois senators: Something or nothing. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-budget-madigan-rauner-cullerton-radogno-edit-0123-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois backers of Trump have their day in Washington.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-inauguration-illinois-reaction-0121-20170120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-chicago-buses-to-dc-met-20170120-story.html
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Suburbs see growth in tax revenue from video gambling – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-southland-video-gambling-st-0122-20170120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump misses chance to unite country in speech.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-president-trump-misses-chance-to-unite-country-in-speech/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump believes what he’s saying — and that’s what’s scary.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-trump-believes-what-hes-saying-and-thats-whats-scary/
— Small ray of hope for fairer school funding in Illinois – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: My parents helped Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) cut its expenses during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/kadner-small-ray-of-hope-for-fairer-school-funding-in-illinois/
— On Day One, Trump’s White House spotlights Chicago crime on web – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/on-day-one-trumps-white-house-spotlights-chicago-crime-on-web/
— Anti-Trump protesters fill Daley Plaza – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-trump-protesters-fill-daley-plaza/
— Alderman demands Emanuel relax police hiring standards now – Fran Spielman (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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-demands-emanuel-relax-police-hiring-standards-now/
— Wanted — again: City Council financial analyst – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Of course, applicants should/must be Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/wanted-again-city-council-financial-analyst/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cullerton, Radogno want to make sure tax hike is ‘adequate’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129888/
— Suburbanites reflect on witnessing historic Trump inauguration
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129871/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 20 ways to celebrate inauguration weekend in Chicago, whether you’re pro-Trump or protesting – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170120/NEWS07/170119819/celebrate-inauguration-weekend-in-chicago-pro-trump-or-protest

 

WTTW
— UIC Students Hold Protest During Trump Inauguration – Evan Garcia  (DIERSEN: UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 18 years old. If I was 18 years old today, I doubt that UIC would accept me.  From what I see, ever-increasingly, UIC is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/20/uic-students-hold-protest-during-trump-inauguration

 

WJDB RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/01/19/50k-people-expected-at-chicago-womens-march-on-saturday

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Local Reaction To Inauguration – Jordan Abudayyeh  (DIERSEN: In my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.  I wonder what their reaction to the inauguration is.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-reaction-to-inauguration

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— B-N residents: Inauguration ‘unbelievable,’ ’emotional’ – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/b-n-residents-in-d-c-inauguration-was-unbelievable/article_82c6dfd0-2308-5314-b1a8-b0b45e9befbd.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate leaders promise budget-deal vote Wednesday – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article127676499.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127731809.html
— Illinoisans get emotional during Trump’s inauguration – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127838684.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— What Trump, Congress can do for Illinois – Diana Rickert
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/what-trump-congress-can-do-for-illinois/article_54582df1-5ef5-5d93-86e2-5ea0c55c283c.html

 

SOUTHERN
— State Senate, House consider eliminating future lawmakers’ pensions – DEBBY HERNANDEZ  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned if you are in line to get a pension or if you are getting a pension.  The bigger that pension, the more that you are demonized, you are denigrated, and you are condemned.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/state-senate-house-consider-eliminating-future-lawmakers-pensions/article_47791d78-7aeb-51bd-8bfa-8de74afa6277.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Ballots taking shape for Downers Grove school district races – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/12/30/ballots-taking-shape-for-downers-grove-school-district-races/aqg21gn/
— Wheaton mayor: City bustling with business activity  Mayor Michael Gresk delivers State of the City address – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/01/19/wheaton-mayor-city-bustling-with-business-activity/aomnrsk/

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Lawmakers Defend Inauguration No-Shows, Slam Trump’s Speech.”
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/20/illinois_lawmakers_trump_inaugurati.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— Inauguration Day Protests: Chicago Police Gather At Trump Tower Shortly After President Sworn In  Demonstrators from other events across the city plan to march to President Donald Trump’s building for a joint rally Friday night. – Joe Vince
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/inauguration-day-protests-chicago-police-assemble-trump-tower-shortly-after

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— What’s at stake for Chicago and Illinois under President Trump – Curtis Black
http://chicagoreporter.com/whats-at-stake-for-chicago-and-illinois-under-president-trump/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Candidate Ghani removed from the ballot – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/college-of-dupage-candidate-ghani-removed-from-the-ballot/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Gives Jack Franks New Power – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/rauner-gives-jack-franks-new-power/
— Charles Thomas’ WLS Report on Jennifer Lawrence’s Trump Inauguration Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/charles-thomas-report-on-jennifer-lawrences-trump/
— ABC’s Charles Thomas Interviews Trump Supporters in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/abcs-charles-thomas-interviews-trump-supporters-in-crystal-lake/
— “Crook County,” the Movie
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/20/crook-county-the-movie/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T BE FORCED TO BAIL OUT POLITICIANS’ FAILURES  The Illinois Senate’s budget “compromise” hits Illinoisans with more than $5 billion in tax hikes, continued budget deficits and no real reforms. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-taxpayers-shouldnt-be-forced-to-bail-out-politicians-failures/?linkId=33599808
— SHRINKING MCHENRY COUNTY NEEDS TO CAP AND CUT PROPERTY TAXES  Local officials’ failure to address skyrocketing property taxes has pushed residents out of McHenry County at astonishing rates. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/shrinking-mchenry-county-needs-to-cap-and-cut-property-taxes/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SCHAKOWSKY: TRUMP’S HATEFUL RHETORIC WILL NOW LIVE IN WHITE HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/schakowsky-trumps-hateful-rhetoric-will-now-live-in-white-house.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— And now for a little bit of good news  (DIERSEN: What percent of films promote the Democrat Party platform – 70%, 80%, 90+%?)
http://capitolfax.com/2017/01/20/and-now-for-a-little-bit-of-good-news/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump rips into establishment, pledges to keep every campaign promise – Charles Hurt
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-rips-establishment-pledges-keep-every/
— Donald Trump: We will ‘eradicate’ ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ ‘from the face of the Earth’ – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/20/donald-trump-we-will-eradicate-radical-islamic-ter/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump pledges $10G to supporter from Illinois going to inaugural ball in donated suit
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/20/trump-pledges-10g-to-supporter-going-to-inaugural-ball-in-donated-suit.html

 

NUMBERS USA
— TRUMP INAUGURAL PLEDGE: IMMIGRATION POLICY WILL ‘BENEFIT AMERICAN WORKERS & AMERICAN FAMILIES’ – Roy Beck  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, but at the same time, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the jobs that I had should have been given to minorities, to women, to younger people, and to veterans instead of me.)
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/trump-inaugural-pledges-immigration-policy-serve-american-workers

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists Protest and Riot During Inauguration
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19522
— CNN Hires Inexperienced Daughter of Valerie Jarrett to Cover Trump DOJ
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19497

 

BREITBART
— Trump Offers Down on His Luck Illinois Father Shane Bouvet $10,000 Check at Inaugural Event – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/20/trump-offers-father-luck-10000-check-inaugural-event/
— Krauthammer: ‘They’re Quaking in Their Boots in Foreign Capitals’ – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: Foreign countries want America to be pro-foreign countries, not pro-America.  Many foreign countries see America as having been a useful idiot for them.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/01/20/krauthammer-theyre-quaking-boots-foreign-capitals/

 

THE BLAZE
— Obama leaving Trump with a massive debt crisis – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/commentary-obama-leaving-trump-with-a-massive-debt-crisis/
— Schools offer grief counseling to those upset by Inauguration Day – Glenn Beck
http://www.theblaze.com/podcasts/schools-offer-grief-counseling-to-those-upset-by-inauguration-day/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Can America’s Divides Be Healed? – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, they operatives, and their dupes focus on divides.  They pit individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Should I write a book about the leading dividers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/444064/donald-trump-political-polarization-challenging-problem

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Anti-Trump Rally Escalates Into Mayhem as Protesters Engage in Window Smashing, Police Confrontation… – KYLE BECKER
http://ijr.com/2017/01/782094-white-protester-screams-no-racist-cops-at-anti-trump-rally-fails-to-notice-guys-standing-right-in-front-of-him/

 

THE HILL
— MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: Trump inauguration speech ‘Hitlerian’ – JOE CONCHA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/315324-msnbcs-chris-matthews-trump-inauguration-speech-hitlerian
— Trump: We’re giving power back to the people – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Yes, but what about those people who want more power to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315275-trump-were-giving-power-back-to-the-people
— Trump fails to mention Clinton in inaugural address – TIM DEVANEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/315292-trump-fails-to-mention-clinton-in-inaugural-address

 

POLITICO
— White House orders ‘immediate regulatory freeze’  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion regulations and Republican-led budget cuts to justify their wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/white-house-orders-immediate-regulatory-freeze-233951

 

CNN
— Trump becomes 45th President of the United States – Stephen Collinson
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/donald-trump-inauguration-highlights/index.html
— Inaugural address: Trump’s full speech
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/trump-inaugural-address/index.html
— Here’s how much Obama’s pension is worth – Chris Isidore  (DIERSEN: On September 30, 1997, 49-year old David John Diersen succumbed to threats from his Democrat GAO superiors and became a federal retiree.  In today’s dollars, a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,720 and b) my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for my wife and I is $16,854.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be furious about that.  In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. In addition, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/34308844/heres-how-much-obamas-pension-is-worth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At noon on Friday, 55-year old Barack Obama became a federal retiree. His pension payment will be $207,800 for the upcoming year, about half of his presidential salary. Obama and every other former president also get seven months of “transition” services to help adjust to post-presidential life. The ex-Commander in Chief also gets lifetime Secret Service protection as well as allowances for things such as travel, office expenses, communications and health care coverage. All those extra expenses can really add up. In 2015 they ranged from a bit over $200,000 for Jimmy Carter to $800,000 for George W. Bush, according to a government report. Carter doesn’t get health insurance because you have to work for the federal government for five years to qualify. The pensions and other benefits were first created in 1958, when former President Harry Truman was experiencing financial trouble. The annual payments are currently the same as what cabinet secretaries earn in a given year, and those salaries are set by Congress. But the days of this kind of taxpayer support for ex-presidents may be numbered. Last year, the Republican Congress passed a bill that would have set a flat $200,000 a year in pension payments and capped other expenses at $200,000 a year per president. The cost of living increases for the pension would be tied to the same formula used to increase social security benefits. But that $400,000 could quickly disappear under the proposed law, which cuts the pension and expense payments by a dollar for every dollar that a former president earns above $400,000. So taxpayers are off the hook entirely once a president earns $800,000 a year. Given that most former presidents can earn significant incomes from speeches and writing books, it’s very possible that the taxpayer support of former executives could become a thing of the past. But Obama vetoed the legislation, telling Congress that he did so because the bill also would have terminated the salaries and benefits of former presidents’ staff, and made it harder for the Secret Service to protect former presidents. “If the Congress returns the bill having appropriately addressed these concerns, I will sign it,” he said. But the legislation never got back to his desk. The president’s salary is $400,000, but during the campaign President Trump said he would decline the pay.)

 

ABC NEWS
— Confrontation Near Parade Route Escalates, Pepper Spray Used – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/protesters-planning-disrupt-donald-trumps-big-day-44910969

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Revels and Glides Through First Day of Presidency – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/president-trump-day.html
— Donald Trump Inauguration: Protests Break Out in Downtown Washington – YAMICHE ALCINDOR, NICK CORASANITI and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/us/politics/donald-trump-inauguration.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A nasty anti-Trump says “Trump’s America is a rotten place.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/01/20/trumps-america-is-a-rotten-place/?utm_term=.0cb991ff769b
— Trump changes White House website, signaling policy priorities – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/20/moments-after-taking-the-oath-president-trump-transforms-white-house-website/
— Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’ – David A. Fahrenthold, Robert Costa and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-to-be-sworn-in-marking-a-transformative-shift-in-the-countrys-leadership/2017/01/20/954b9cac-de7d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Inauguration protesters vandalize city, try to disrupt Trump’s oath, police arrest nearly 100 – Theresa Vargas, Taylor Hartz and Arelis R. Hernández
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/protesters-bring-shouts-skirmishes-and-shutdowns-to-inauguration-celebration/2017/01/20/00ea4c72-df11-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump signs executive order that could effectively gut Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-signs-executive-order-that-could-lift-affordable-care-acts-individual-mandate/2017/01/20/8c99e35e-df70-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html
— Inaugural Balls: How the Trumps partied – Elahe Izadi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/20/inaugural-balls-how-the-trumps-partied/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Anti-Trump protesters smash windows, throw flares in DC – Stephanie Pagones and Gabrielle Fronrouge
http://nypost.com/2017/01/20/anti-trump-protesters-smash-windows-throw-flares-in-dc/

 

USA TODAY
— Horrified celebrities are live-tweeting Trump’s Inauguration Day – Maeve McDermott
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/01/20/horrified-celebrities-live-tweeting-donald-trump-inauguration/96834056/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Inauguration: Live Analysis  Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the U.S.
http://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/donald-trump-inauguration?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Some Protests in Washington Violent Ahead of Trump Swearing-In  Others were peaceful as they tried to shut down several entrances to the National Mall – BEN KESLING, BYRON TAU and DEVLIN BARRETT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/some-protests-in-washington-violent-ahead-of-trump-wearing-in-1484932391
— In Retirement, It’s Save Now or Pay (a Lot) Later  Strategies to motivate yourself to save more sooner, drawing on the latest behavioral research – ANNE TERGESEN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-retirement-its-save-now-or-pay-a-lot-later-1484908217
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Given a choice between satisfying our immediate needs and desires or focusing on the future, the here and now typically wins out. That impulse doesn’t bode well for retirement savings. The psychological tendency to prioritize the present over the future has troubling implications, especially in an era in which Social Security is underfunded and old-fashioned pension plans are falling by the wayside, leaving individuals increasingly responsible for creating their own retirement security. “Time, resources and attention are limited,” says Neil Lewis Jr., a Ph.D. candidate in social psychology at the University of Michigan and co-author of a recent study that examined ways to counteract the impulse to spend now instead of saving for retirement. “People allocate them to events that are pressing, rather than to events that may happen later.” . . . The bad news: The savings crisis is deepening as 52% of American households are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement, up from 45% in 2004, according to Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research. The center calculates a cumulative retirement savings shortfall of $6.4 trillion.)

 

FORBES
— Many Critical National Issues Go Missing In New Trump White House Website – Erik Sherman  (DIERSEN: Since 2009, members of the following groups have determined what the critical national issue were: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2017/01/20/critical-national-issues-go-missing-in-the-new-trump-white-house-focus/#2e34461a2c03

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— The coming storm for journalism under Trump – David Uberti and Pete Vernon
http://www.cjr.org/special_report/trump_media_journalism_washington_press.php

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Welcome to the Trump Dark Age.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/139969/welcome-trump-dark-age
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s inauguration speech was aimed at his supporters and no one else.”
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/140008/donald-trumps-inauguration-speech-aimed-supporters-no-one-else

 

LAW 360
— GAO Says It Saved $63B For Gov’t In 2016 – Daniel Wilson  (DIERSEN: After working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred to GAO in 1980.  GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS, wasted my career, and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.law360.com/tax/articles/883194/gao-says-it-saved-63b-for-gov-t-in-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Wednesday said it had helped save the federal government more than $63 billion in fiscal 2016, pointing to efforts such as helping to stem improper Medicare payments, cut procurement costs, and streamline tax collection. The efforts of the GAO’s nearly 3,000 employees collectively generated $63.4 billion in benefits for the federal government in FY2016, returning $112 for each dollar of its $555.3 million budget, the watchdog said in its annual report to Congress.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 325 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $279,900
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448242_zpid/

January 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois companies pony up to sponsor state’s inaugural ball – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-trump-inaugural-ball-sponsors-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slew of Illinois companies sponsored Thursday night’s Inaugural Heartland Ball, a gala put on by the D.C.-based state societies of Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Illinois State Society listed a series of sponsors: $25,000 from Abbott Labs and Motorola Solutions; $15,000 from ADM, Monsanto and CME Group; $10,000 from Constellation Brands and Molina Healthcare; and $5,000 from Abbvie and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. On Thursday morning, we noticed the sponsor list also included the Illinois Senate Democrats at the $5,000 level. The ball is a nonpartisan event, so that was a little odd. Senate Democrats said they would inquire. By the afternoon, the Senate Democrats had disappeared from the Illinois State Society website. Organizers expected as many as 1,5000 guests at the Marriott Marquis. Tickets were $500 for dinner and the ball and $300 for just the ball. You can read more about the event here. Among those Illinoisans in attendance who will have some clout with the new administration is Ron Gidwitz, a businessman who led Donald Trump’s Illinois campaign fundraising effort. Gidwitz has been in Washington for much of the week, attending major events featuring Trump, including a dinner with many of Washington’s foreign diplomatic corps in which he sat with Trump’s nominee for housing secretary, Dr. Ben Carson. Others scheduled to be part of the Illinois contingent include national and local conservative fundraiser Richard Uihlein; business consultant Robert Blackwell; state Republican chairman Tim Schneider, a Cook County commissioner; Richard Porter, Illinois’ Republican national committeeman; Trump assistant commerce secretary nominee Todd Ricketts of the Cubs-owning family; prominent Marion businessman Harry Crisp; and Jack Dorgan, a Rosemont trustee and member of the state GOP central committee. Also in town is Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, a member of the state GOP central committee, who hosted a Trump fundraiser; and David MacNeil, the CEO of Bolingbrook-based WeatherTech auto parts who backed Trump after initially supporting Jeb Bush.)
— Illinois prepares for diminished D.C. stature as Trump replaces Obama – Kim Geiger and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-inaugaration-politics-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— Trump taps low-profile Illinois GOP’ers to serve in his administration – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-roskam-aide-hired-by-trump-0120-chicago-inc-20170119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/redeye-womens-march-on-washington-20170118-story.html
— Illinois Senate leaders want to grab momentum for massive budget plan next week – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cullerton-radogno-meeting-met-0120-20170119-story.html
— ‘This is the greatest guy’: Trump meets FedEx courier Shane Bouvet from Illinois, offers him $10K – Justin Jouvenal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-inauguration-fans-20170119-story.html
— Trump boasts about his ‘big victory’: ‘I outworked anybody who ever ran for office’ – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-boasts-about-win-20170119-story.html
— New Illinois laws loosen employment restrictions for ex-offenders – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of those who glorify and praise ex-offenders demonize, denigrate, and condemn me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-laws-criminal-records-118-biz-20170117-story.html
— Local CEOs fight Trump’s immigration plan – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Democrats want mass/illegal immigration because immigrants vote for Democrats.  RINOs want mass/illegal immigration because they want cheap labor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-trump-ceo-immigration-letter-robert-reed-0122-biz-20170119-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-womens-march-dc-nolan-st-0120-20170119-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kinzinger warns about Russia. Kirk: No ‘white Republicans’ on AF1 – Lynn Sweet and Suzanne McBride
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kinzinger-warns-about-russia-kirk-no-white-republicans-on-af1/
— Rare and refreshing—Democrat, Republican working together – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-rare-and-refreshing-democrat-republican-working-together/
— Listen to Illinois Senate leaders and say uncle – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-listen-to-illinois-senate-leaders-and-say-uncle/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-inauguration-day-a-hard-rains-gonna-fall/
— Illinois Senate leaders push budget plan, won’t cap income tax hike – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/senate-leaders-push-budget-plan-wont-cap-income-tax-hike/
— Ditka a Trump fan, but Da Coach not attending inauguration – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ditka-a-trump-fan-but-da-coach-not-attending-inauguration/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and those who voted for him.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/discuss/170129963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries do not want Trump to succeed?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/discuss/170118687/
— 1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/301199904/
— Broda says he’s ‘as enthusiastic as ever about Lisle’s future’ – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170119/news/170118668/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-hater promote Trump-haters.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170120/news/170129945/

 

ABC7
— CPS TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS STAND UNITED AFTER DEVOS HEARING – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cps-teachers-students-parents-stand-united-after-devos-hearing/1709891/

 

NBC5
— ‘Why I Am Attending the Inauguration of Donald Trump’: Durbin Explains Decision to Attend Inauguration  “My presence is an acknowledgement that once again America has achieved what so many nations have failed to do: peacefully transition to new leadership,” Durbin said in a statement. – Tom Schuba  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Durbin-Explains-Decision-to-Attend-Trumps-Inauguration-411238385.html

 

CLTV
— Illinois contingent in Washington to celebrate Trump’s presidency
http://cltv.com/2017/01/19/illinois-contingent-in-washington-to-celebrate-trumps-presidency/

 

DNA INFO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170119/downtown/chicagos-womens-march-estimate-swells-50000

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Soldier from Springfield an emphatic part of inaugural ceremony – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170119/soldier-from-springfield-emphatic-part-of-inaugural-ceremony
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In high school, Wilcox was editor of Capitoline – the Springfield High yearbook. After he joined the Army, it was early in his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, that he was among people contacted by a recruiter for The Old Guard. At 6-foot-3, he said, he met the height requirement, which he said is about 6 feet, “but you can get away with 5-11.” General testing scores on subjects including math and literature also qualified him, he said.)

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Protesters make their mark on Trump’s inauguration.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305219/protesters-make-their-mark-on-trumps-inauguration

 

WIBQ AM
— Illinois’ ‘Grand Bargain’ Adds Two-Billion More In Unpaid Bills
http://wibqam.com/news/articles/2017/jan/19/illinois-grand-bargain-adds-two-billion-more-in-unpaid-bills/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Trump’s Illinois supporters are excited to watch him become president – NONA TEPPER
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article127555069.html

 

CARMI TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump women.
http://www.carmitimes.com/news/20170119/southern-illinois-solidarity

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Naperville councilman targets real estate taxes – Carol Ostrow
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511074486-naperville-councilman-targets-real-estate-taxes

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Inauguration trip chance to witness history for local residents – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/inauguration-trip-chance-to-witness-history-for-local-residents/article_f3a219ef-07eb-5f96-b084-6cd63037814b.html

 

JOURNAL STANDARD
— Teaching Trump: Educators look for teachable moments in tumultuous campaign, new presidency – Corina Curry  (DIERSEN: From what I see, teachers in America are overwhelmingly anti-Republican and overwhelmingly anti-Trump. How successful will they be in turning their students against Republicans and against Trump?  Further, based on the way the majority of their students talk and act, teachers in America are overwhelmingly anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170119/teaching-trump-educators-look-for-teachable-moments-in-tumultuous-campaign-new-presidency

 

CHICAGOIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://chicagoist.com/2017/01/19/how_to_prepare_yourself_for_friday.php

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/donald-trumps-inauguration-chicago-protests-marches-will-welcome-new-president

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rick Perry, Energy Nominee, Says He No Longer Wants To Dissolve Agency – JEFF BRADY  (DIERSEN: In 1981, Charles Bowsher left Arthur Andersen and ran GAO for the next 15 years. Many of his critics believed that he wanted to dissolve GAO and give the agency’s functions to Arthur Andersen.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rick-perry-energy-nominee-says-he-no-longer-wants-dissolve-agency#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Illinois now Purple Heart State (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were nasty. Beginning in 1966, when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, they used against me the fact that I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/illinois-now-purple-heart-state/642724469

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Congressmen say planned boycott and demonstrations distract from true meaning of inauguration
https://ilnews.org/11781/congressmen-say-planned-boycott-demonstrations-distract-true-meaning-inauguration/

 

CHICAGO MAROON
— Government employees are overly protected from employer sanctions. – Brian Dong  (DIERSEN: Dong should rail against patronage. Democrats run the federal government. I have always been a Republican. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat who would take the job.  Needless-to-say, those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who promote patronage would never hire me to do anything.)
https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/1/20/state-union/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is not a foreign concept that some government agencies are awfully slow and are experts at giving low quality service. Surely, in a private company that offers comparable services, effective managers could make a tangible impact on the quality of service. Alas, the solution will never be as simple for federal organizations with the current system. Lawmakers passed numerous government worker protection laws as part of the civil servant protection system to shield them from arbitrary or political terminations. Today, government employees have been afforded a staggering amount of job overprotection. An investigation by CBS News reported just how difficult it can be to fire a government employee. One official at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was allowed to keep his job after being caught watching porn for several hours per day. Two managers from General Services Administration (GSA) were rehired and even received bonuses after initially being terminated for spending almost $1 million on luxury goods for a conference. There is absolutely no reason why they should be allowed to avoid proper disciplinary action for their professional shortcomings. When employees are allowed to keep their job even when watching porn, performing poorly, slacking off, and participating in other unprofessional and unethical activities, it creates a toxic culture of apathetic mediocrity. There is very little incentive for people to do their jobs adequately if they are almost certain to not be fired. This morale-killing culture is exactly why agencies like the DMV are saturated with incompetent and rude staff. These protections not only make a high-performing federal employee a rarity, but also cause a lot of taxpayer money to be wasted. New York City’s infamous rubber room exemplifies this waste. Due to tenure and union agreements, teachers who are accused of criminal conduct are sent there until they receive hearings. While they wait for their hearings for an indefinite time in the Rubber Room, they continue to receive their salaries and increase their pensions while literally doing nothing. NYC hemorrhages $22 million per year from taxpayers’ wallets, keeping these teachers in limbo because union agreements make the firing process unbearably long and complicated. Clearly, the American public suffers from these practices. However, the intricate web of bureaucratic regulations and union decrees make it anything but easy to effect change. There may only be one Scott Walker, but more people should be cracking down on unions. Making it easy for a manager to fire an employee for simply doing a bad job shouldn’t be a liberal or conservative issue—it’s a common sense issue. The term “civil servant” implies a great amount of accountability and loyalty to one’s country. Indeed, public employees like soldiers, policemen, and firefighters risk their lives every day to defend peoples’ lives. The EPA strives to sustain a better planet to live in. The Food and Drug Administration serves to protect public health. These responsibilities were handed to federal agencies because they are presumably more trustworthy than private institutions and corporations. This greater purpose though, is often completely eroded by the sheer lack of accountability of federal agencies’ employees. With ghoulish bureaucratic procedures, strong union protection, and tenure, it can be very difficult to translate an individual agency’s mission to the United States down to its employees, and this undermines the honor the job is supposed to carry. It’s time government workers are held accountable for their actions and performance.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rachael Lawrence Trump Inaugural Fundraiser at Pablo’s Friday, Channel 7 May Come – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/19/rachael-lawrence-kicking-off-algonquin-township-trustee-campaign-day-trump-sworn-in-copy/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Audacity of Obama – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/the-audacity-of-obama/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Why Governor Rauner Must Veto SB 3319 – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/01/why-governor-rauner-must-veto-sb-3319/

 

GOPUSA
— CNN Report Speculates on Who Would Take Power If Trump Were Assassinated Today
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19492
— More speech, not less  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me or anyone else to say or do anything without first getting their specific permission.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19394

 

THE BLAZE
— Chicago gun control advocates dealt yet another major blow – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/chicago-gun-control-advocates-dealt-yet-another-major-blow/
— Rand Paul absolutely destroys Bernie Sanders’ talk about how uncompassionate America is – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: My nasty/troubled/failed/vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) stressed that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church, b) painted themselves as being extremely compassionate, and c) viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being not compassionate.  Should I write a book about the aforesaid. They talk and act like they want me to.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/19/rand-paul-absolutely-destroys-bernie-sanders-talk-about-how-uncompassionate-america-is/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Black Professor and CNN Mouth Calls All Blacks Who Dare Meet With Trump ‘Mediocre Negroes’ – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/01/19/black-professor-cnn-mouth-calls-blacks-dare-meet-trump-mediocre-negroes/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Archbishop: I ‘will not comply’ with law forcing Church to hire abortion activists – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-will-defy-proposed-st.-louis-law-forcing-church-to-hire-abortion

 

THE HILL
— The Trump era begins – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: From now on, how strongly will anti-Trumps blame Trump supporters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/315155-the-trump-era-begins

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Protesters, Trump supporters clash outside ‘DeploraBall’ in Washington, DC
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34304985/protesters-trump-supporters-clash-outside-deploraball
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration. Police used chemical spray on some protesters in an effort to control the unruly crowd. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the National Press Club in downtown Washington, where the “DeploraBall” was being held. The name is a play on a campaign remark by Hillary Clinton, who once referred to many of Trump’s supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” Protesters booed any time presumed ball-goers in suits, tuxedos or dresses came in or out of the event. One man waving a pro-Trump flag had debris thrown at him and was chased to the nearby Warner Theater, where Fox News Channel personalities Sean Hannity and Geraldo Rivera happened to be outside waiting to go into another event. Hannity engaged hecklers by raising his fist; Rivera laughed and smiled before entering the theater.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Russian political elites revel in Trump’s inauguration.”  If Putin ran the United States, I doubt that he would have let Mexico and other foreign countries invade the United States like Obama and Bush did.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34305030/russian-political-elites-revel-in-trumps-inauguration

 

NBC NEWS
— Democrats: Left in the Lurch  The curious decline and uncertain future of the Democratic Party – ALEX SEITZ-WALD and SAM PETULLA
http://www.nbcnews.com/specials/democrats-left-in-the-lurch

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump Wall Street women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/business/dealbook/womens-march-wall-street.html
— New Yorkers Rediscover Activism in the Trump Presidency Era – GINIA BELLAFANTE (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and counties do New York activists want to get rid of the most, those that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/nyregion/trump-presidency-new-york-city.html
— A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trump-cabinet-picks-inauguration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps and Trump-haters promote Trump haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/the-internal-invasion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/donald-the-unready.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/opinion/obama-shouldnt-go-quietly.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/opinion/how-the-womens-march-could-resurrect-the-democratic-party.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-actions-20170119-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Trump: ‘The next time we’re going to win the old-fashioned way’ – Gregory Korte
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/20/trump-next-time-were-going-win-old-fashioned-way/96817236/
— DIERSEN HEATLINE: Those who are anti-men promote those who are anti-men.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/19/womens-march-on-washington-survey-trump-clinton/96731542/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Companies Pony Up for Donald Trump’s Inauguration  UPS, Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola all didn’t give or reduced donations to last year’s GOP convention – REBECCA BALLHAUS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-pony-up-for-donald-trumps-inauguration-1484843370
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Seen Bringing ‘Deliberate Chaos’ to the White House.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-seen-bringing-deliberate-chaos-to-the-white-house-1484843995
— Protesters Look to Disrupt Trump’s Inauguration Weekend  Authorities prepare for hundreds of thousands of demonstrators; Women’s March is expected to be biggest –  BYRON TAU, JANET HOOK and BEN KESLING
http://www.wsj.com/articles/protesters-look-to-disrupt-trumps-inauguration-weekend-1484840632

 

BLOOMBERG
— Imagine a Gracious Trump – Albert R. Hunt  (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about the rudest activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois?  They would love it.  They are very proud of their rudeness.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-20/imagine-a-gracious-trump

 

FED SMITH
— Trump Administration Proposing Drastic Cuts to Federal Workforce – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican hate past, present, and future federal employees.  I was a federal employee for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.  What do you say to the aforesaid haters?)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2017/01/20/trump-administration-proposing-drastic-cuts-to-federal-workforce/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— I do solemnly swear that I will … – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated me as though I had failed/refused to carry out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger. They never charged me with the aforesaid because I never did the aforesaid; I always carried out their orders to give preference to their employees because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger.  Nevertheless, because I disagreed with the aforesaid and because I objected to the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/01/i-do-solemnly-swear-that-i-will/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People in the private sector do not take an oath of office when they get a job. They get an offer, report to work, and that’s it. For federal employees it is different. Reading so many articles about the inauguration that refer to the president-elect taking the oath of office on Jan. 20 got me thinking about oaths and what they mean. I have taken that oath of office as a civil service employee. Raising your right hand and swearing to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” is not something most people take lightly. It is a solemn oath and it means something to most people who take it. . .The oath is relatively straightforward, but what does it mean? I see the oath as having three important aspects. First, the employee swears to support and defend the Constitution against enemies. Second, s/he swears allegiance to the Constitution. Finally, the employee promises to do his/her job well. How does the oath manifest itself in day-to-day work? Does it provide any protection for an employee who refuses an order s/he believes would be a violation of the oath? That question is far more complex than the oath itself. Federal employees are required to follow lawful orders, even if they disagree with them. 5 USC 2302(b)(9)(D) gives employees the “right to refuse” with respect to unlawful orders. But what happens when an order violates a regulation or rule, but is not technically illegal? A 2015 Merit Systems Protection Board decision directly answered that question. MSPB outlined the issues in the case, writing “Specifically, the appellant asserted that the agency violated 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D), which protects employees from retaliation “for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law.” 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(9)(D). He alleged that the agency improperly stripped him of particular job duties and gave him a subpar performance rating for disobeying an order that would have required that he violate (1) a Federal Acquisition Regulation that limits the authority of a contracting officer’s representative (COR), and (2) “PA296: How to be a COR,” the agency’s training course for COR certification, which further clarifies the limitations to this authority.” MSPB’s final decision said “… we hold that the right-to-disobey provision at section 2302(b)(9)(D) extends only to orders that would require the individual to take an action barred by statute. Because the appellant in this case contends that he disobeyed an order that would have required him to violate an agency rule or regulation, his claim falls outside of the scope of section 2302(b)(9)(D).” The oath of office does not grant any protection for deciding that an order is a bad idea, bad policy, or morally or ethically wrong. In fact, the oath does not grant any protection from anything. It is an oath of allegiance and a promise to do good work. Employees who believe they are being ordered to act in a manner inconsistent with their oath of office may pursue other options, such as whistleblower complaints or any other avenue provided by law or regulation, but disobeying direct orders is generally not one of the available options. That means an employee who wants to argue that s/he is adhering to the oath of office by disobeying orders has a very tough hill to climb. There is also the option of going to the press, but that can bring its own set of risks.)

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rain, Mass Protests Loom for Trump’s Inauguration.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/20/trump-inauguration-crowds-gather-as-dc-braces-for-protests.html

 

BUZZFEED NEWS
— Lawyers Are Descending On Washington To Help Protesters  Hundreds of legal volunteers are fanning out across the city to document potential abuses of protesters and are ready to go to court if needed. – Zoe Tillman
https://www.buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/lawyers-descend-on-washington-to-aid-trump-protesters

 

NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
— CORVETTE MUSEUM AND MOTORSPORTS PARK ACHIEVE INCREASED ATTENDANCE FOR 2016
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/corvette-museum-and-motorsports-park-achieve-increased-attendance-for-2016/

January 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Martin Luther King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-martin-luther-king-day-huppke-20170116-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-mexico-krispy-kreme-2016-story.html
— Retailers talk hiring, blending in-store and online sales at trade show – Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that employers will hire you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, those who have health problems, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nrf-reinvent-retail-0117-biz-20170116-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 10 killed, 29 wounded in MLK Day weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-3-killed-5-wounded-in-shootings-to-start-mlk-day-weekend/
— Small town folks not only ones nostalgic for lost past – Sue Ontiveros  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my hometown of Crete and how it was when I lived there 1948-1972?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ontiveros-small-town-folks-not-only-ones-nostalgic-for-lost-past/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s D.C. clout exits with Obama – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What do they use that clout to accomplish?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE07/301149996/chicago-will-miss-president-barack-obama
— Trump and Blagojevich share much more than big hair – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes continue to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for George Ryan’s problems and for Jim Ryan’s problems.  Blagojevich beat Jim Ryan, not George Ryan.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE05/301149992/how-trump-and-blagojevich-are-alike-giant-ego-disregard-for-rules
— 10 in-demand Chicago jobs in 2017 – BRIGID SWEENEY  (DIERSEN: Do you hold an “in-demand” job?  Did you hold “in-demand” jobs?  GAO hired me in 1980 to be an Analyst because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 to be a Revenue Officer because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 to be a part-time substitute carrier/clerk because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  Back in 1980, in 1971, and in 1966, qualified Democrats, qualified minorities, qualified females, qualified younger people, and qualified veterans could always find better jobs in the private sector.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170114/ISSUE01/170119948/in-demand-chicago-jobs-in-2017

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Someone on the left argues that the Daily Herald is on the right.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170117/discuss/170119304/

 

WTTW
— What’s Behind State Workers’ Potential Strike? – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: Are you threatening to strike?  What if I threatened to strike to get a higher Civil Service Retirement System pension and more of my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidized?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/01/16/what-s-behind-state-workers-potential-strike

 

WBEZ
— Can schools make the American Dream real for poor kids? – Linda Lutton  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents as being filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://interactive.wbez.org/room205/

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— OUTSTANDING: Inauguration bound – Sandwich High School band and choir headed to D.C. – KATRINA J.E. MILTON
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/01/11/inauguration-bound-sandwich-high-school-band-and-choir-headed-to-d-c/akzhd0m/

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Lieutenant governor: Local governments showing interest in consolidation effort – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170116/lieutenant-governor-local-governments-showing-interest-in-consolidation-effort

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella says Trump doesn’t make him nervous and stresses that his company employs more than 113,000 people worldwide with more than 64,000 of them in the United States.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-doesnt-make-microsofts-ceo-nervous/641321616

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Plan prompts cheering for the Senators  Kudos to the forgotten legislative body in Illinois for making a major effort to negotiate a settlement to the state’s 18-month budget impasse. We hope Illinois’ state senators keep it up. – Editorial
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/01/16/svm-editorial-plan-prompts-cheering-for-the-senators/a1tcbr3/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— To strike or not? State workers to weigh in – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-01-17/jim-dey-strike-or-not-state-workers-weigh.html

 

MADISON RECORD
— AFSCME uses fake ‘compromise’ to set stage for state worker strike – Mailee Smith
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511074642-afscme-uses-fake-compromise-to-set-stage-for-state-worker-strike

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield Residents and Community Leaders March In Honor of MLK Junior – Brendan Cullerton
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mayor-police-chief-community-leaders-march-for-mlk-junior
— Mayor Langfelder, Gov. Rauner Talk Possibility of Annexing State Fairgrounds
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/mayor-langfelder-gov-rauner-talk-possibility-of-annexing-state-fairgrounds

 

WJBD
— Heavy Hitters Fund Trump’s Grand Production – ABC News  (DIERSEN: Who are the heavy hitters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they use their money/clout to a) promote and b) destroy?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/01/17/heavy-hitters-fund-trumps-grand-production

 

WSIL TV
— Rauner cites Texas as model for Illinois – Dennis Turner
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/34271492/rauner-cites-texas-as-model-for-illinois

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Kifowit, Manley targeted for casting ballots for Madigan – Ruth de Jauregui (DIERSEN: What have you been targeted for?  I should write a book about all the times that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have targeted me for supporting Republican candidates.)
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511072618-kifowit-manley-targeted-for-casting-ballots-for-madigan

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— State GOP targets Phelps for his support for Madigan – S. Laney Griffo (DIERSEN: What have you been targeted for?  I should write a book about all the times that Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have targeted me for supporting Republican candidates.)
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511074433-state-gop-targets-phelps-for-his-support-for-madigan

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Steve Reick Raises $1,108,661, Spends $1,108,661 in Winning State Rep. Race Over John Bartman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/17/steve-reick-raises-1108-661-spends-1108661-in-winning-state-rep-race-over-john-bartman/
— Campaign gimmick for folks running against long-time incumbents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/16/message-of-the-day-a-ruler/
— Hultgren Asks & Gets Advice on Obamacare
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/01/15/hultgren-asks-advice-on-obamacare/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Illinois Democrats rally in Chicago to fight for Affordable Care Act – David Fishman
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/16/city/illinois-democrats-rally-in-chicago-to-fight-for-affordable-care-act/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: JOIN THE EFFORT TO PRESERVE THE CONSTITUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/thorner-join-the-effort-to-preserve-the-constitution.html

 

COSERVATIVE HQ
— Yes, Anti-Trump Republicans Deserve To Be Blacklisted (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you and why? I should write a book about those who blacklist me and why.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/24915

 

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— We Will Not Pray For Donald Trump By Name Because He Is A ‘Trauma Trigger’ Says Christian Minister – Ruth Gledhill (DIERSEN: My name is not uttered at Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and events to avoid triggering trauma in those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/we.will.not.pray.for.donald.trump.by.name.because.he.is.a.trauma.trigger.says.christian.minister/103939.htm

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— The People’s Hostile Takeover of Their Government Begins 1/20/17
http://teriobrien.com/obamas-chicago-campaign-rally-subscriber-show-notes-the-teri-obrien-show-1-15-2017/

 

GOPUSA
— Anti-Trump protesters caught on camera planning acid attack on inauguration ball
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19334

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Explaining the Left’s Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/01/16/private-explaining-the-lefts-soft-bigotry-of-low-expectations-with-the-help-of-shelby-steele/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Gay rights sympathizer Scaramucci selected for role as key adviser to Trump – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/report-gay-rights-sympathizer-scaramucci-selected-for-role-as-key-adviser-t

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITES
— Look For Things to Be Grateful For – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not grateful enough for them.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/01/17/look-things-grateful/

 

NEWSMAX
— WSJ: GM to Invest $1 Billion in US Factories – Jason Devaney  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate unions, b) hate past, present, and future union members, c) hate General Motors, and d) hate past, present, future owners of General Motors vehicles.  What do you say to aforesaid haters?)
http://www.newsmax.com/US/US-factories-GM-jobs/2017/01/16/id/768854/

 

FOX INSIDER
— Ex-Black Panther: John Lewis ‘Presided Over Destruction Of Black America’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/16/former-black-panther-mason-weaver-john-lewis-turncoat-donald-trump-destruction-black

 

THE BLAZE
— Michelle Obama’s MLK tweet appears to encourage Trump inaugural boycott – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/16/michelle-obamas-mlk-tweet-appears-to-encourage-trump-inaugural-boycott/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— How the left’s tactic of mass hysteria against Trump is playing out with the general public – Rick Moran  (DIERSEN: The anti-Trumps look like they plan on getting rid of a) all those who voted for Trump, b) the precincts that Trump voters live in, c) the municipalities that Trump voters live in, d) the townships/wards that Trump voters live in, e) the counties that Trump voters live in, f) the states that Trump voters live in, and f) America.  How successful do you think the anti-Trumps will be?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/01/how_the_tactic_of_mass_hysteria_against_trump_is_playing_out_with_the_general_public.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— State Department Held Stress Workshops After Trump’s Win  ‘We can become paralyzed by fear’ – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: Have the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois already held such workshops and/or will they hold them soon?)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/state-department-stress-workshops-trump-win/
— Thousands of Criminal Illegal Immigrants Sent Home After Apprehension at Southwest Border  Audit faults Border Patrol for lax oversight of consequences for criminal illegal immigrants – Morgan Chalfant
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/thousands-criminal-illegal-immigrants-sent-home/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TERRORISTS, CARTELS PLAN BORDER ATTACK FOR INAUGURATION  ‘Trump is causing so much disruption in Mexico that they’re partnering to send a message’  (DIERSEN: Will the anti-Trumps officially join with the terrorists and the cartels to fight America?)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/01/report-terrorists-cartels-plan-border-attack-for-inauguration/

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Bannon: Trump Is Putting His Supporters First – Lauren Briggs
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/bannon-trump-will-put-american-citizens-first

 

THE HILL
— Martin Luther King’s daughter: ‘God can triumph over Trump’ – PAULINA FIROZI  (DIERSEN: What percent of churchgoers pray that GOD would send Trump supporters and members of the following groups STRAIGHT TO HELL: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/314499-martin-luther-kings-daughter-god-can-triumph-over-trump
— Ethics chief thrust into spotlight by Trump battle – JORDAN FABIAN  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that just about everything I did was unethical, including getting draft deferments, being conservative, being Republican, requesting sick leave, applying for promotions, filing partial day per-diem claims, deducting educational expenses, asking to be assigned to audits of IRS, giving up trying to have children, not adopting, not becoming a foster parent, and not succumbing to their efforts to get rid of me sooner than I did.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/314301-ethics-chief-thrust-into-spotlight-by-trump-battle

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Argument For Donald Trump’s Illegitimacy – Richard Greene
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-greene/the-argument-for-donald-t_b_14220416.html

 

ABC NEWS
— At Least 38 Democratic Congress Members Plan to Skip the Inauguration – JENNIFER HANSLER
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-congress-members-plan-skip-inauguration/story?id=44783997

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Confidence drops in Trump transition.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/trump-administration-approval-inauguration/index.html

 

CNBC
— GM adding jobs following Trump attack – Phil LeBeau
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/16/gm-adding-jobs-following-trump-attack.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Health Law’s Repeal Could Sharply Increase Uninsured and Raise Costs.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/congressional-budget-office-affordable-care-act.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want to destroy America push pot in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/scientists-to-government-make-it-easier-to-study-marijuana.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.  How should Trump and Trump’s supporters react to that?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-lord-of-misrule.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/opinion/the-most-successful-democrat-since-fdr.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/nyregion/neediest-cases-fund-rivera-el-salvador.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/us/politics/mexico-or-america-a-couple-one-of-them-undocumented-weigh-the-risks-of-where-to-live.html
— Job Listings That Are Too ‘Feminine’ for Men – Claire Cain Miller  (DIERSEN: My superiors were always been under tremendous pressure from anti-Republican politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women. Their efforts to hire women for the jobs that I had were frustrated by the fact that all the jobs that I had were “bad” jobs and qualified women could always get better jobs elsewhere. I had “bad” jobs doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.  Extremely few women wanted the “bad” jobs that I had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/upshot/job-disconnect-male-applicants-feminine-language.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Trump Era Arrives, a Sense of Uncertainty Grips the World – STEVEN ERLANGER  (DIERSEN: Foreign countries and their citizens always loved Obama because Obama always put the interests of foreign countries and their citizens ahead of the interests of America and its citizens.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/world/europe/trump-eu-nato-merkel-brexit-russia-germany-china.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump will take the oath of office as the least-popular president in the last four decades.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-draws-low-marks-for-transition-response-to-russian-hacking/2017/01/17/0926302a-dc25-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Just when you thought the Trump ethics disaster couldn’t get worse, it did.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/just-when-you-thought-the-trump-ethics-disaster-couldnt-get-worse-it-did/2017/01/16/001db550-dc04-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan – Robert Costa and Amy Goldstein (DIERSEN: One reason to become a federal employee is membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for you, your spouse, and your dependent children. One reason to stay a federal employee long enough to retire is continued membership in that program for you, your spouse, and your dependent children.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vows-insurance-for-everybody-in-obamacare-replacement-plan/2017/01/15/5f2b1e18-db5d-11e6-ad42-f3375f271c9c_story.html
— ‘Never Trump’ national-security Republicans fear they have been blacklisted –  David Nakamura  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who determines which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments are to be blacklisted?  ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/never-trump-national-security-republicans-fear-they-have-been-blacklisted/2017/01/16/a2fadf54-d9a3-11e6-b8b2-cb5164beba6b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rep. John Lewis Urges Young People to Stand Up to Injustice – ARUNA VISWANATHA  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to stand up to injustice?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were victims of injustice, that is, their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rep-john-lewis-urges-young-people-to-stand-up-to-injustice-1484590964

 

FORBES
— Tax Cheats Beware: IRS Whistleblower Awards Soar 322% – Robert W. Wood (DIERSEN: In its 4-page February 1978 article on me, Money Magazine did everything that it could to get IRS to disallow my education deductions.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2017/01/17/tax-cheats-beware-irs-whistleblower-awards-soar-322/#7f85a7a3568f

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: USA TODAY promotes protests against Trump, against Trump supporters, against Protestants, against conservatives, against Republicans, against Americans, against Whites, against males, against older people, against rich people, against gun owners, against German Americans, against draft avoiders, and against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/16/trumps-welcome-committee-gush-protesters/96574160/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Booker will go to inauguration, but pledges to fight Trump agenda.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/16/booker-go-inauguration-but-pledges-fight-trump-agenda/96637762/

 

THE NEW YORKER
— TRUMP AND THE PRESS – Ryan Lizza  (DIERSEN: The press continues to refuse to acknowledge that it is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/trump-and-the-press

 

THE REPUBLIC
— High school classmates saw Pence’s leadership 40 years ago – Julie McClure  (DIERSEN: When you were in grade school and in high school, who believed that you were college material?  I should write a book about my critics/opponents back then who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was NOT college material.  They stressed that neither of my parents had attended college, that my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother had never attended high school, and that I was a part-time dishwasher.  My critics/opponents were disappointed that I made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I scored 24 on the ACT test, and that I got accepted by UIC.)
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/01/17/high_school_classmates_saw_pences_leadership_40_years_ago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Classmates who traveled the halls of Columbus North High School in 1977 didn’t know then that one of them would one day hold the second highest office in the United States. But a few of them suspected Vice President-elect Mike Pence might be headed toward national office someday even as they voted him North’s senior class president that year. Bob Haddad Jr., now general manager of Harrison Lake Country Club, was one of Pence’s acquaintances who voted for him for senior class president. “Everybody did,” Haddad Jr. said of his classmates. “We knew even back then.”)

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Transition Approval Plummets.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2017/01/17/poll-trump-transition-approval-plummets.html

 

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— A Call for Activists for Journalism – Connie Schultz  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like electing Democrats and advancing the Democrat Party platform is their top priority.)
https://www.creators.com/read/connie-schultz/01/17/a-call-for-activists-for-journalism

 

INTELLIGENCER
— Trump’s overly ambitious agenda – Dan K. Thomasson
http://www.theintell.com/opinion/op-ed/trump-s-overly-ambitious-agenda/article_1317bbf1-5211-5237-b2dc-6b475ca5e671.html

 

ALTERNET
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps hate you.
http://www.alternet.org/immigration/nativism-american

January 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOV. RAUNER, POSSIBLE 2018 OPPONENTS ATTEND MLK BREAKFAST – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/news/gov-rauner-possible-2018-opponents-attend-mlk-breakfast/1705434/

 

NBC5
— Women’s March Chicago Shifts Location to ‘Protect Grant Park,’ Thousands Expected to Gather Day After Trump’s Inauguration
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Womens-March-Chicago-Shifts-Location-to-Protect-Grant-Park-410870125.html
— Chicago Honors MLK as Political Divide Heightens Across the Nation
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-martin-luther-king-jr-tribute-410869965.html
— Rauner, Duckworth Attend MLK Day of Service in Chicago  The event, hosted by non-profit City Year Chicago, looks to honor Dr. King’s birthday by commemorating his legacy of service. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Duckworth-Rauner-Attend-MLK-Day-of-Service-in-Chicago-410849425.html
— Chicago’s Father Michael Pfleger Delivers Fiery Martin Luther King Day Speech in Atlanta – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-father-michael-pfleger-atlanta-martin-luther-king-day-410877095.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Church removes Trump’s name from ‘prayers for leaders,’ claiming his name is a ‘trauma trigger’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/229323126-story
— Newspaper lists Trump inauguration ceremony in TV section as episode of “The Twilight Zone”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/229303650-story

 

WGN TV
— IL officials call for unity on MLK Day as partisan rhetoric heats up in Washington – TONYA FRANCISCO  (DIERSEN: Democrats call for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries to unite against those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/01/16/il-officials-call-for-unity-on-mlk-day-as-partisan-rhetoric-heats-up-in-washington/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pfleger calls Trump a ‘bully’ and ‘anchor of fake news’ at MLK event – Patricia Callahan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pfleger-speech-king-center-met-20170116-story.html
— Anti-Trump Loop protest on King holiday
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/92345719-132.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois women plan D.C. trips to oppose — or support — Trump – Alexandra Olsen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-women-plan-d-c-trips-to-oppose-or-support-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Holiday should honor Douglass – Phil Collins, Wheeling
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170116/discuss/170119454/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— MLK Breakfast audience challenged to improve society – Dean Olsen  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to improve society?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170116/mlk-breakfast-audience-challenged-to-improve-society

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois teachers embracing presidential inauguration – MARCUS JACKSON
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/illinois-teachers-embracing-presidential-inauguration/article_05982d2b-cc48-5472-9456-991e63d4e15e.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump’s Twitter milestone: 20 million followers  Trump is 68th-most-followed user on site – BRIAN STELTER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trumps-twitter-milestone-20-million-followers/641235357
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote “Women’s March on Washington.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/womens-march-on-washington-what-you-need-to-know/641015405

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— South Jacksonville Resident Kem Wilson Going to Trump Inauguration – Eric Feldman
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/south-jacksonville-resident-going-to-trump-inauguration

 

WREX
— Rauner, Duckworth attend King Day service event in Chicago – AP
http://www.wrex.com/story/34270391/rauner-duckworth-attend-king-day-service-event-in-chicago

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Critics point out hypocrisy in Madigan attack on Rauner regarding wealth and power – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511060323-critics-point-out-hypocrisy-in-madigan-attack-on-rauner-regarding-wealth-and-power

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? MARCHING WITH LIFE LOVERS IN CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/01/wheres-weyermuller-marching-with-life-lovers-in-chicago-.html

 

NUMBERS USA
— REP. SENSENBRENNER NAMED CHAIRMAN OF IMMIGRATION SUBCOMMITTEE
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/rep-sensenbrenner-named-chairman-immigration-and-border-security-subcommittee

 

GOPUSA
— Hillary and Bill: No Influence Left to Sell  (DIERSEN: Who are the influence sellers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19293
— USDA report shows 10 percent of food stamps go to buying soda
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19252
— Texas GOP leaders submit $2.8 billion tab to feds for border security  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that encourage people to come to America illegally, that encourage people stay in America illegally, and/or that encourage others to bring people to America illegally should pay all of America’s border security costs.  How many billions if not trillions of dollars in border security costs do the Democrat and RINO individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois owe?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=19274

 

DAILY CALLER
— Liberal Journalists Rediscover Mission As Obama Leaves Office – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/16/liberal-journalists-rediscover-mission-as-obama-leaves-office/
— Donald Trump And Martin Luther King Jr.’s Son Just Met. What They Talked About. – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight poverty?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/16/donald-trump-and-martin-luther-king-jr-s-son-just-met-what-they-talked-about/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When asked what his father’s message to Trump would be if he were alive today, King said, “I think my father would be concerned about the fact that there are 50 million people living in poverty in this country. We have to create a climate for all votes to be lifted. It’s insanity we have poor people in nation.”)

 

THE BLAZE
— Church won’t utter Trump’s name in prayers since he’s ‘literally a trauma trigger to some people’ – Dave Urbanski  (DIERSEN: My name is not uttered at Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) meetings and events to avoid triggering trauma in those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/01/16/church-wont-utter-trumps-name-in-prayers-since-hes-literally-a-trauma-trigger-to-some-people/
— If your sex life is none of my business, stop demanding that I finance it – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-your-sex-life-is-none-of-my-business-stop-demanding-that-i-finance-it/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— On MLK Day, Stand against Identity Politics – DAVID FRENCH  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible.  I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, ancestors have been in America since 1840s, retired federal employee, childless, American nameplate vehicle owner, etc.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443891/martin-luther-king-day-identity-politics-white-black-collaboration-civil-rights-abolition

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Where immigration has been heaviest in the Obama years – MICHAEL BARONE
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/where-immigration-has-been-heaviest-in-the-obama-years/article/2611946

 

POLITICO
— Trump Is Making Journalism Great Again  In his own way, Trump has set us free. – JACK SHAFER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, journalists talk, act, and write like they are paid by the Democrat Party.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have no problem with that.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/trump-is-making-journalism-great-again-214638

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Corporations Open the Cash Spigot for Trump’s Inauguration – NICHOLAS FANDOS  (DIERSEN: What percent of that cash is from corporations that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/15/us/politics/trump-inauguration-donations-corporations.html

 

WALL STREET JOUNAL
— Democrats’ Fissures Re-Emerge as Party Seeks New Leader  Officials fear hangover from Sanders-Clinton primary fight may threaten unity – REID J. EPSTEIN  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want a new leader who is even more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-leadership-race-exposes-party-division-1484583764

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— China Warns ‘Rookie’ Trump It May ‘Take Off the Gloves’ After One China Policy Comments – Adam K. Raymond  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps pander to Communist China.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/01/china-warns-rookie-trump-it-may-take-off-the-gloves.html

 

DUPAGE DEMOCRATS
— DuPage Democrats Energized! – Carrie Brasser  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for this. Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all losses that Republican candidates have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, many of whom hold/held leadership positions in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton?)
http://www.dupagedemocrats.com/cms2/dupage-democrats-energized/

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Why Trump’s plan to remove press from White House is anti-LGBT – Chris Johnson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the press promotes LGBTQ activity.  Ever-increasingly, the press demonizes, denigrates, and condemns individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/01/16/trumps-plan-remove-press-white-house-anti-lgbt/