Tag: inclusion

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “At least 24 shot, 5 killed, in weekend shootings across city.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-weekend-shootings-violence-auburn-gresham-fatal-man-killed/13672560/

WTTW
— Democrats acknowledge that “Black Students Face Continuing Challenges in Chicago Public Schools.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/19/black-students-face-continuing-challenges-chicago-public-schools

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/lots-of-questions-few-answers-for-black-and-brown-high-schoolers-applying-to-college/3dfdab32-94a7-4708-a124-c094ce792f24

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) run America and especially Illinois and b) blame Republicans for bad weather and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-climate-st-0820-20230818-ez43ducdtzbxxb3xvpuv6uew5u-story.html
— JANUARY 6, 2017 FLASHBACK: Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville lets auto fanatics mingle, entertain, store collections in luxury. – Suzanne Baker (COMMENT: I recently bought a larger car condo in Iron Gate. If you share my interest in Chargers, Corvettes, Thunderbirds, and/or Mustangs, please let me know. Iron Gate is hosting a friends and family event today. Iron Gate is on Ferry Road just west of Route 59. If you might be interesting in attending, please phone me at 630-414-6079.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-iron-gate-condos-st-0108-20170106-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-migrants-asylum-seekers-illinois-children-deaths-pediatric-care-20230820-uwlj3n4lara3zahixnvaufypba-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-asylum-sekeer-migrant-children-back-to-chicago-public-schools-mental-health-20230819-bgxtrw6x4zglpkrxw66732v6ky-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-election-fraud-rudy-giuliani-ruby-freeman-page-20230820-eidbmaxhsjbvlojlgixwsaqpwi-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-fani-willis-gop-renounce-donald-trump-2024-20230820-fyjs3qrpqvb3npe2jxdmisbtqq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/8/20/23837103/cps-migrant-bilingual-students-public-schools
— Democrats say “Diving dispute: Park district says it floated permit requirement by Friday Morning Swim Club. Organizers of the hugely popular club that attracts thousands to Montrose Harbor every Friday previously said they hadn’t heard anything from the park district.” I should write a book about all the opposition that I had to overcome to organize Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005. I should write a book about all the opposition that I had to overcome to serve as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/19/23837782/friday-morning-swim-club-chicago-park-district-permit

DAILY HERALD
— Authoritarian policies on pregnancy centers – Kenneth Novak, Glen Ellyn
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230819/authoritarian-policies-on-pregnancy-centers
— Hate filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s lies tested limits of the bully pulpit. His right to say them is at core of criminal defense.” Since 2000, hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I fill my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters with links to articles that are full of lies. I should write a book about Diersen-haters. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230819/trumps-lies-tested-limits-of-the-bully-pulpit-his-right-to-say-them-is-at-core-of-criminal-defense

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrats ask “Will 500,000+ new GOP voters embrace mail-in ballots?”
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/opinion/columns/2023/08/19/eye-on-illinois-will-500000-new-gop-voters-embrace-mail-in-ballots/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://herald-review.com/life-entertainment/nation-world/technology/more-diversity-thanks-to-ai-generated-models/video_4729e16f-6904-53dc-93a4-dff490d3a1b4.html

SOUTHERN
— In 2020, how many illegals in Georgia used their false identifications to vote for Biden?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/08/19/trumps-false-claims-about-georgias-2020-election-long-debunked/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Political and racial discrimination in hiring practices of K-12 teachers – KAYLA GASKINS (COMMEMT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, or younger person who would take the job. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had taken graduate accounting courses at DePaul since 1976. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had worked for IRS since 1971 and at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year, since 1974. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. I had earned a high school diploma and I had passed the postal employment examination in 1966.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-report-highlights-possible-political-and-racial-discrimination-in-hiring-practices-of-k-12-teachers-political-social-views-woke-public-education-gender-identity-politics-parents-rights-oppression-inequity-racial-equity-conservative-backlash

WSIL TV
— Democrats say “Legal scholars increasingly raise constitutional argument that Trump should be barred from presidency.”
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/legal-scholars-increasingly-raise-constitutional-argument-that-trump-should-be-barred-from-presidency/article_4b9e5b70-4799-5231-a538-e9e06d176134.html

WTHI TV
— Indiana Republican Chairman Kyle Hupfer announces resignation after 6.5 years at helm (COMMENT: One could compare and contrast the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) with the Indiana Republican Party. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. But my critics/opponents have never blamed the leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Organization, or Milton Township Republican Organization. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who are/were leaders or the aforesaid organizations, b) who are and/or were dominated by the aforesaid leaders, c) who do and/or did glorify and praise the aforesaid leaders, d) who do and/or did pander to the aforesaid leaders, e) who do and/or did serve as operatives or dupes for the aforesaid leaders, f) who do and/or did cover up the wrong doing of the aforesaid leaders, and/or g) who give and/or gave lots of money to the aforesaid leaders. In my book, I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wthitv.com/news/indiana-republican-chairman-kyle-hupfer-announces-resignation-after-6-5-years-at-helm/article_fa386840-9b2d-5510-9960-e154dfb0ead9.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It comes as the party controls both of Indiana’s U.S. Senate seats, seven of the state’s nine congressional districts, has supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly and holds more than 90% of county-elected offices across the state. It also controls the governor’s office, and numerous Republicans are vying for the nomination to replace GOP Gov. Eric Holcomb, who cannot run again because of term limits. In 2019, 19 mayoral offices in Indiana flipped to Republicans, including in many Democratic strongholds such as Kokomo and Muncie. “The Indiana Republican Party is strong. And I believe that if we continue to deliver results that matter, Hoosiers will continue to place their trust in us and elect and reelect Republicans long into the future,” Hupfer said.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats crow that “DeSantis rivals sharpen knives for first debate.” If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents use against you? Mine would a) hint/imply/argue/shout that constructively, I have run Trump’s campaign in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2015. b) stress the many bad demographics that I share with Trump, and c) stress the success that they had rudely ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, rudely ending my bid to be selected to fill the Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, rudely gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, rudely ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, rudely ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, rudely ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, rudely ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, rudely almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, rudely ending my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasure in 2004, and rudely ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They would love it.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/desantis-rivals-sharpen-knives-for-first-debate/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Tracking Chicago’s migrant busing crisis, a year later.”
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/08/17/chicago-migrant-buses-texas-denver

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee Meets without Drama of No Confidence Vote Against Chairman Don Tracy – John Lopez
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/19/ilrscc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday, August 17, Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair took place. The various festivities by the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee (SCC), the governing body for Illinois Republicans under the leadership of Chairman Don Tracy included the August meeting of the SCC, where Tracy met with the 17 Republican state central committeepersons, the governing body of the Illinois Republican Party, plus various elected and appointed Republican officials. But unlike the last SCC meeting in April, when a “no confidence” vote on Chairman Don Tracy was called for and taken in executive session, and written up in several publications including McHenry County Blog, no such action was taken at the August SCC meeting, the first time the SCC met since April. Indeed, in the run-up to Thursday’s SCC meeting, there wasn’t even talk about a no confidence vote against Chairman Tracy, given the results of last November’s general election and the results of the April 4 elections went against conservative/grassroots candidates (with the exception of McHenry County-based School District 158). So has the grassroots conservatives given up on replacing Chairman Tracy? Or was all this talk of a grassroots conservative rebellion against Chairman Tracy just that, talk with a signal boost from Illinois Review? Or is it something else? It’s definitely something else going on, and here is what I’ve been able to piece together. As was written elsewhere, SCC Chairman Tracy formed a “Grassroots Task Force” of the SCC and tapped 14th Congressional District SCC Member Larry Smith, who’s the LaSalle County Republican Party chairman to lead the Grassroots Task Force. 8th Congressional District SCC Member Dean White of St. Charles was appointed as a co-chair/vice-chair, but the leader is Smith. From mid spring to late July, grassroots activists have been meeting with Smith and White to organize this SCC Grassroots Task Force into something productive, and not be a failed “outreach” effort as so many SCC initiatives became in the past. Political consultant Mr. Val Ojeda, who also publishes a blog he launched last December called The Illinois Republican, took a leading role to help Grassroots Task Force Chairman Smith organize the SCC Grassroots Task Force, including naming its members from among the grassroots. Ojeda stressed how it was important all sections of Illinois be represented on the Grassroots Task Force, meaning members from Chicago, Chicagoland suburbs/exurbs and downstate. In a July 27 op-ed on The Illinois Republican, Ojeda published three appointments to the Illinois Republican Party’s Grassroots Task Force, the first being the Illinois Freedom Alliance, which is based out of Moline and includes activists Annette Parchert, Nancy Hayes, Jennifer Luebbers, George Weckbacher and others. So the Moline-based Illinois Freedom Alliance represents downstate. Representing the city of Chicago is Christine Shanahan McGovern (R, Mt. Greenwood), who unsuccessfully ran for the state senate last fall, losing a close race to 5-term incumbent state Senator Bill Cunningham (D, Beverly).)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border chaos rises, undercutting Mayorkas’ claims of progress – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/18/border-chaos-rises-undercutting-mayorkas-claims-pr/
— Why send your kids to debauched universities? Understand exactly what they’re being taught. – Everett Piper (COMMENT: While I earned my four college degrees (IIT, MS, 1992; DePaul, MS, 1980; Loyola, MBA, 1976; and NIU, BS, 1970), I avoided Democrat, Libertarian, and Green propaganda by majoring in finance, accounting, business, and management.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/19/why-send-your-kids-to-debauched-universities/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California GOP seeks to reverse party platform on abortion and same-sex marriage – Cami Mondeaux (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Anticipate/expect that Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) will do everything that they can at the IRP State Convention next year to water down if not strike the following planks in the IRP platform: law and order, individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, that is, Republicans should demand in the strongest terms that their IRP State Central Committee member stop the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/california-gop-reverse-party-platform-abortion-same-sex-marriage

NEW YORK POST
— Biden quietly sells off border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them – Mary Kay Linge, Matthew Sedacca and Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2023/08/19/biden-sells-border-wall-parts-to-thwart-gop-push-to-use-them/

AMERICAN THINKER
— No, Ron DeSantis did not launch a missile at all Trump supporters – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/no_ron_desantis_did_not_launch_a_missile_at_all_trump_supporters.html
— Woke white air force colonel who claimed other white colonels were racists gets promoted to brigadier general – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. All those who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had no professional certifications or licenses or had fewer than I had. They all promoted Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, they all promoted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/woke_white_air_force_colonel_who_declared_other_white_colonels_racists_gets_promoted_to_brigadier_general.html
— Rioting, arson, and property theft may be viewed the same as violence to lawful voting rules: both are considered by the political left as a form of “reparations.” – Matthew G. Andersson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/stealing_elections_is_a_form_of_reparations.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Family forced to move as aggressive homeless men living in nearby shelter harass teen girls – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/08/19/family-forced-to-move-as-aggressive-homeless-men-living-in-nearby-shelter-harass-teen-girls-1388329/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor: We Have ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ with Migrants, ‘We’re Committed’ to Being a Sanctuary City – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/08/19/chicago-mayor-we-have-humanitarian-crisis-with-migrants-were-committed-to-being-a-sanctuary-city/
— Larry Elder Details Joe Biden’s Long History of Racism – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/08/19/watch-larry-elder-detailing-joe-bidens-long-history-of-racism-leaves-charlamagne-tha-god-speechless/
— Biden’s Deputies Welcomed 250,000 Border Migrants in July – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/08/20/bidens-deputies-welcomed-250000-border-migrants-july/

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Senator’s Hold On Pentagon Nominees Is Keeping Out Left-Wing ‘Diversity’ Advocates – JAKE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/19/pentagon-gop-diversity-nominees/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Vivek Ramaswamy Says Biden Is ‘Not Really the Person Running the Country,’ and He’s Taking on the People Who Are – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/08/19/vivek-ramaswamy-says-joe-biden-is-not-really-person-running-country-hes-taking-people-who-are/

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Rips Trump’s ‘Listless Vessels’ In Congress, Trades Barbs With Team Trump – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-rips-trumps-listless-vessels-in-congress-trades-barbs-with-team-trump

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Indictments Meant to Demoralize and Provoke Americans – James Lindsay (COMMENT: Adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me have motivated me. Adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me motivated me a) to earn four job-related college degrees, b) to earn six job-related professional certifications, and c) to become a licensed CPA. Adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me have motivated me serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. Adverse actions that they took against me motived me to serve as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, d) a Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, f) and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me. They would love it.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/trump-indictments-meant-to-demoralize-and-provoke-americans-james-lindsay-on-atl-now-5474967

FOX NEWS
— The shoplifting crisis is a nightmare. Here are 5 things this ex-NYPD inspector wants you to know. Terrifying spike in thefts like shoplifting has Americans wondering if this is the new normal. – Paul Mauro
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/shoplifting-crisis-nightmare-here-5-things-ex-nypd-inspector-wants-know
— NY Governor must ‘step up to the plate’ as migrants flood to NYC – Republican New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6334655155112

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Harvard’s End-Run Around Affirmative Action Could Backfire – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/08/harvards-end-run-around-affirmative-action-could-backfire/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Texas to Disassociate with American Library Association over Alleged Marxism, Gender Ideology – CAROLINE DOWNEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/texas-to-disassociate-with-american-library-association-over-alleged-marxism-gender-ideology/

PJ MEDIA
— Why Are So Many Republicans Cowering in the Face of Opposition? – LINCOLN BROWN (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Republican elected officials and party leaders fail/refuse to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly its law and order, individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many Republican elected officials and party leaders are really Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, or RINOs.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/08/18/if-republicans-are-going-to-cower-in-the-face-of-opposition-they-dont-stand-a-chance-in-2024-n1720347
— This Is Why Conservatives Must Get on Local School Boards – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/08/19/this-is-why-conservatives-must-get-on-local-school-boards-n1720478

TOWNHALL
— Biden Tries to Sink Gov. Abbott’s Border Buoys – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/08/19/biden-tries-to-sink-gov-abbotts-border-buoys-n2627257

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Christie. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Republican a) activists, b) elected officials, c) party leaders, d) candidates and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, f) religious leaders, g) etc. in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/politics/chris-christie-florida-debate-republican/index.html

MSN
— Woke university sacks lecturer for refusing to ‘indoctrinate students’ with trans policy
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/woke-university-sacks-lecturer-for-refusing-to-indoctrinate-students-with-trans-policy/ar-AA1ftNUg
— Democrats say “5 Cities Becoming Popular With Millennials.” Chicago has always been run by Democrats. I worked for Chicago Democrats 1973-1997. Chicago Democrats a) do not want to hire Republicans and b) waste the careers of Republicans and get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans like me who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/5-cities-becoming-popular-with-millennials-are-they-right-for-you/ar-AA1fu8RG

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push student loans. Not that I could have ever gotten a student loan, if I had gotten one, I would not have been able to buy a new 1972 Corvette 14 months after I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I would not have been able to buy a new townhome in University Park 25 months after I graduated.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/what-to-know-about-student-debt-18297719.php

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsweek.com/bisexual-men-lgbtq-amazon-netflix-heartstopper-1820898

NEW YORK TIMES
— To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career – David Brooks
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/opinion/marriage-happiness-career.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Trump to release taped interview with Tucker Carlson, skipping GOP debate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/19/trump-gop-debate-tucker-carlson/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Mexico sets up large tent shelter for hundreds of migrants in border city of Matamoros.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2023/08/19/mexico-tent-shelter-migrants-matamoros-brownsville/5462d994-3eb6-11ee-aefd-40c039a855ba_story.html
— Democrats say “Student loan borrowers approach payment restart with apprehension, confusion.” Not that I could have ever gotten a student loan, if I had gotten one, I would not have been able to buy a new 1972 Corvette 14 months after I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I would not have been able to buy a new town home in University Park 25 months after I graduated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/16/student-loan-payment-restart-confusions/

FORBES
— Democrats ever-increasingly make it clear that they reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mayarichard-craven/2023/08/19/chief-dei-officers-say-this-is-how-to-diversify-your-company/

KIPLINGER
— How Much Money Do You Need to Be Rich? Survey Reveals Wealth Goals. A new survey sets a financial threshold for being considered rich, while also questioning the very concept of “wealth.” – BEN DEMERS
https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/how-much-money-do-you-need-to-be-rich-survey-reveals-wealth-goals
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Respondents concluded that an average net worth of $2.2 million would be considered wealthy in 2023. This is unchanged from the $2.2 million mark recorded in Schwab’s 2022 survey, but still well below the high mark of $2.6 million recorded in its pre-pandemic 2020 survey. Schwab’s latest survey also reveals that roughly half of respondents say they already feel wealthy today, despite having an average net worth of only $560,000. This total represents only a quarter of the consensus threshold of being rich in America. So, what’s going on here?)

INC.
— Want to Live 20 Years Longer? A Massive New Study of 719,147 People Says Follow These 8 Habits  Actually, it’s 21 years of predicted extra lifespan for women and 24 years for men. – Bill Murphy Jr. (COMMENT: My putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning dramatically reduces my predicted lifespan. It reduces my “having positive social relationships,” it causes me lots of stress, it costs me lots of sleep, and it reduces my opportunities to exercise.)
https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/want-to-live-20-years-longer-a-massive-new-study-of-719147-people-says-follow-these-8-habits.html

FOX EL PASO
— Democrats say “El Paso plans dual-purpose shelter for asylum seekers and animals in proactive migrant strategy.”
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-plans-dual-purpose-shelter-for-asylum-seekers-and-animals-in-proactive-migrant-strategy

POWER NATION TV
— The Top 10 U.S. States with The Most Muscle Cars (COMMENT: Illinois is ranked 10th with 3.8%.)
https://www.powernationtv.com/post/u-s-state-has-the-most-muscle-cars
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One percent of all pre-owned vehicle sales in Texas were Ford Mustang models, which is near twice that of the number of Mustangs being purchased in Florida. . .In eight of the top 10 states, the Ford Mustang was ranked the most popular muscle car regarding pre-owned sales.)