Tag: inclusion

January 21 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Government Shutdown 2019 goes on as Trump offer doesn’t budge Democrats – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-offer-doesnt-budge-democrats-on-government-shutdown-day-31/5099152/

 

CBS2
— MLK Holiday Offers Stage For 2020 Democratic Hopefuls (DIERSEN: How strongly will the 2020 Democratic Hopefuls viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/01/21/mlk-holiday-offers-stage-for-2020-democratic-hopefuls/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois marijuana dispensaries on a hiring binge as access expands
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-marijuana-dispensaries-on-a-hiring-binge-as-access-expands
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Actress and activist Alyssa Milano compared supporters of President Trump to members of the Ku Klux Klan.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/alyssa-milano-the-red-maga-hat-is-the-new-white-hood-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Sunbeam pledges jolly days ahead for Illinois – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-pritzker-st-0122-story.html
— Underwood, Foster, others praise work of Martin Luther King at NCC breakfast – David Sharos
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mlk-breakfast-ncc-naperville-st-0123-story.html
— Former top cop Garry McCarthy stirs controversy on police union: ‘They can’t be operating like it’s 1950 in Birmingham, Ala.’ – Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing during the 1950s? My outstanding parents lived in Crete. My father worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights and worked second jobs to help pay the family’s bills. My mother stayed home to raise my brother and me. They sent us to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. My grandparents on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My grandparents on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-mlk-fourm-20190121-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rabbi rep: Orthodox clergyman chosen to replace Lou Lang in Illinois House – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/orthodox-rabbi-yehiel-kalish-replacement-lou-lang-illinois-house-representatives/
— Past MLK critics face Twitter backlash after celebrating his legacy today – Evan F. Moore
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/martin-luther-king-mlk-cia-fbi-nra-blowback-twitter/
— Citing depiction of Native Americans, Notre Dame will cover murals of Columbus – AP (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, if you are a White Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who discriminated against minorities and against females and b) you as be being a beneficiary of their discrimination who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/notre-dame-christopher-columbus-murals-native-americans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Notre Dame will cover murals in a campus building that depict Christopher Columbus in America, the school’s president said, following criticism that the images depict Native Americans in stereotypical submissive poses before white European explorers. The 12 murals created in the 1880s by Luis Gregori were intended to encourage immigrants who had come to the U.S. during a period of anti-Catholic sentiment. But they conceal another side of Columbus: the exploitation and repression of Native Americans, said the Rev. John Jenkins, president of Notre Dame.)
— We have a right to better transparency from our governments – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO’s Chicago Office 1980-1997. The lists of GAO employees in that office to be gotten rid of that newly assigned GAO managers were given were not published. But it was obvious that all those employees on those lists were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/government-transparency-pritzker-illinois-chicago-open-meetings-freedom-information/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cook County Board controversy is symptom of greater problems in property assessment – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190121/editorial-board-controversy-is-symptom-of-greater-problems-in-property-assessment
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek asylum in America. Trump-haters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/churches-in-dupage-will-counties-collecting-items-for-asylum-seekers
— Blackberry Township supervisor stepping down – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/blackberry-township-supervisor-stepping-down
— Crespo appointed assistant majority leader in state House
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190121/crespo-appointed-assistant-majority-leader-in-state-house
— DuPage Sheriff offering two $500 scholarships
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190121/sheriff-offering-two-500-scholarships–

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kraft takes out newspaper ad supporting furloughed workers amid shutdown The foodmaker walks the line between supporting families and making a political statement. – JESSICA WOHL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/kraft-takes-out-newspaper-ad-supporting-furloughed-workers-amid-shutdown

 

HERALD NEWS
— Rezin to serve in Republican Senate leadership – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/01/18/rezin-to-serve-in-republican-senate-leadership/a7gcrrd/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Disruptions Expected As Furloughed IRS Workers Called Back To Work Without Pay
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/disruptions-expected-furloughed-irs-workers-called-back-work-without-pay#stream/0

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Pritzker extends early olive branch to Illinois GOP Representative McCombie signals optimism after meeting new governor – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/pritzker-extends-early-olive-branch-to-illinois-gop/1713625629

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Rauner administration reduced number of state patronage jobs – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://fox2now.com/2019/01/21/rauner-administration-reduced-number-of-state-patronage-jobs/

ABC ST. LOUIS

— Illinois Gov. Pritzker still determining how much raises will cost taxpayers
https://abcstlouis.com/news/local/illinois-gov-pritzker-still-determining-how-much-raises-will-cost-taxpayers

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Analysis: How The Rise Of The Far Right Threatens Democracy Worldwide – PALLAVI GOGOI (DIERSEN: What about the rise of the far left?)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/analysis-how-rise-far-right-threatens-democracy-worldwide#stream/0

 

MILLENNIAL POLITICS
— Meet Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, Dick Durbin’s Millennial Primary Challenger
https://millennialpolitics.co/anne-stava-murray/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chicago Has Stricter Revolving Door Lobbying Rules than General Assembly
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/chicago-has-stricter-revolving-door-lobbying-rules-than-general-assembly/
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-3/
— Racist Ballot Plan Now Being Promoted to Deny Republican Ballot Access
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/racist-ballot-plan-now-being-promoted-to-deny-republican-ballot-access/
— Kane and McHenry County GOP Plan “Getting to Know You” Bowling
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/21/kane-and-mchenry-county-gop-plan-getting-to-know-you-bowling/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 8 candidates file to run for office in Hinsdale
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511726566-8-candidates-file-to-run-for-office-in-hinsdale

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— GOP chair Schneider not reassured after Pritzker inaugural speech – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511721046-gop-chair-schneider-not-reassured-after-pritzker-inaugural-speech
— Former Kendall County GOP chair: AG Madigan should have done more – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511724700-former-kendall-county-gop-chair-ag-madigan-should-have-done-more
— Wheatland trustee: AG Madigan failed to go after Blagojevich – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511724696-wheatland-trustee-ag-madigan-failed-to-go-after-blagojevich

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AFTER 18 MONTHS, PALOS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE REFUSES TO BOW TO ARAB COMMUNITY’S DEMANDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/hindu-community-rises-to-support-palos-township-trustee-.html
— PLANNED PARENTHOOD PRESIDENT: ABORTION IS ‘OUR CORE MISSION’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/planned-parenthood-president-abortion-is-our-core-mission.html
— TWO SIDES OF A HOLOCAUST: A MARCH FOR LIFE & A RETREAT FROM CONSCIENCE – James M. Kushiner
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/two-sides-of-a-holocaust-a-march-for-life-a-retreat-from-conscience-.html
— THORNER: PRO-LIFERS CHALLENGE CHICAGO PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S ROE VS. WADE CELEBRATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/thorner-pro-lifers-challenge-chicago-planned-parenthoods-roe-vs-wade-celebration.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and White-haters promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/bernice-king-rips-resurgence-nationalistic-and-whi/

 

GOPUSA
— MLK’s lessons not fully learned today (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63763
— Battery cars pose significant hazards
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63733
— She’s ‘winning’: The press protects Pelosi
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63760
— Too easy to legally buy a gun? U.S. study says few criminals buy them in stores
http://www.gopusa.com/too-easy-to-legally-buy-a-gun-u-s-study-says-few-criminals-buy-them-in-stores/
— The hair-raising cost of socialism
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63650

 

TOWNHALL
— Democrats’ Rejection of Reasonable White House Offer Exposes Their Top Priority: Reflexive Resistance – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2019/01/21/analysis-trump-gave-a-good-speech-and-made-a-fair-offer–democrats-must-negotiate-n2539331

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why I’m not attending any pity parties for furloughed federal workers – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: According to this article, federal employees with professional degrees get 18% less in wages and benefits than similar employees in private sector jobs. I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/why_im_not_attending_any_pity_parties_for_furloughed_federal_workers.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If they care about their country, Democrats need to make a counteroffer – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-they-care-about-their-country-democrats-need-to-make-a-counteroffer

 

EPOCH TIMES
— GOP Punishes Steve King, Anti-Semitic Dem Gets Choice Committee – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gop-punishes-steve-king-anti-semitic-dem-gets-choice-committee_2774145.html

 

THE HILL
— Give federal workers a voice to break the impasse – THOMAS KOCHAN (DIERSEN: I wonder what Casten thinks of me. The record shows that those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Central Committee want to get rid of me. The record shows that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/426260-give-federal-workers-a-voice-to-break-the-impasse

 

POLITICO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/01/21/marijuana-legalization-congress-224031

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Business and Governing, Trump Seeks Victory in Chaos.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/us/donald-trump-leadership-style.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His lack of public empathy for unpaid federal workers echoes his treatment of some construction workers, contractors and lawyers whom he refused to pay for their work on his real estate projects. The plight of the farmers and small-business owners wilting without the financial support pledged by his administration harks back to the multiple lenders and investors who financed Mr. Trump’s business ventures only to come up shortchanged. And his ever-changing positions (I’ll own the shutdown; you own the shutdown; the wall could be steel; it must be concrete; then again, it could be steel) have left heads in both parties spinning. Even after his televised proposal on Saturday to break the deadlock, Mr. Trump has no progress to show.)

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Steve King to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/opinion/steve-king-iowa.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use MLK to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-king-king-20190121-story.html

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— These groups offer housing, financial shutdown assistance to unpaid feds – Amelia Brust
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2019/01/these-groups-offer-housing-financial-shutdown-assistance-to-unpaid-feds/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Have Bleak Outlook on Race Relations This MLK Day (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/january_2019/americans_have_bleak_outlook_on_race_relations_this_mlk_day

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Voice of America’s Journalists Aren’t Getting Paid. But They’re Still Reporting the News – Brian Stelter (DIERSEN: Since 2004, I have spent more than 51,300 unpaid hours putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out. At $50/hour, that is $2,565,000, and at $100/hour, that is $5,130,000.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/voice-of-americas-journalists-arent-getting-paid-but-theyre-still-reporting-the-news/

January 20 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Democrats aren’t buying Trump’s shutdown-ending ‘compromise’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/democrats-aren-t-buying-trump-s-shutdown-ending-compromise-

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Day 30 of shutdown: Trump lashes out after Democrats reject offer – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-shutdown-daca-20190120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans take stock of shutdown’s everyday effects.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-government-shutdown-20190120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State’s video-gambling bust a cautionary tale for Chicago – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-video-gambling-revenues-propublica-wbez/
— New lawsuit against Pritzker campaign alleges sexual discrimination – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lawsuit-sexual-discrimination-j-b-pritzker-sue/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater uses Steve King to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-steve-king-iowa-racist-remarks/

 

DAILY HERALD
— President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to threaten to target millions of people living in the country illegally if he doesn’t get funding for his border wall. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190120/news/301209963/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190120/editorial-honoring-the-dream-of-martin-luther-king-jr
— Are we missing a bet on older workers? – Jim Kendall (DIERSEN: You are an “older worker” a) if you are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, b) if you work for the federal government, and c) if you did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190120/are-we-missing-a-bet-on-older-workers

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Leadership necessary to turn state around – JASON BARICKMAN
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2019-01-20/guest-commentary-leadership-necessary-turn-state-around.html

 

SOUTHERN
— How Illinois bet on video gambling and lost Legalizing video poker and slots was supposed to generate billions of dollars for the state. A decade later, that hasn’t happened. Now, legislators want to double down on gambling. – JASON GROTTO, SANDHYA KAMBHAMPATI, AND DAN MIHALOPOULOS
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/how-illinois-bet-on-video-gambling-and-lost/article_c54fc60a-a47f-50f9-be05-40f97efcc5b2.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 2
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/20/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-2/
— Transcript of Judge Kevin Costello’s August 23, 1918, Decision in the Case Seeking to Uncover Whose Behind the Illinois Integrity Fund’s Mailings Smearing Joe Tirio
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/20/transcript-of-judge-kevin-costellos-august-23-1918-decision-in-the-case-seeking-to-uncover-whose-behind-the-illinois-integrity-funds-mailings-smearing-joe-tirio/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Plainfield Township; $69,951.80 in self-dealing – Investigations continue – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/plainfield-township-69951-80-in-self-dealing-investigations-continue/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SEN. DURBIN CO-SPONSORED PLAN TO PROTECT DREAMERS — NOW THAT TRUMP WANTS IT, HE’S AGAINST IT – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/sen-durbin-protect-dreamers-trump/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Women’s March protesters aim message of anger, defiance at Trump White House – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/20/womens-march-aims-message-anger-defiance-trump-whi/

 

CNN
— Kinzinger: This is an idiotic shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/20/rep-adam-kinzinger-trump-democrats-government-shutdown-sot-nr-vpx.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In Trump’s Immigration Announcement, a Compromise Snubbed All Around – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-immigration-conservatives-democrats.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The grass-roots progressive activism of the past two years has been inspiring. But it’s still a shadow of what the country needs.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/20/opinion/shutdown-resistance-trump.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House, Democrats Float Proposals to End Shutdown, but Wide Gaps Remain Sides show no signs of movement on funding border wall or agreeing on related immigration overhauls, as Pelosi calls Trump’s offer to delay deportation of some undocumented immigrants a ‘nonstarter’ – Thomas M. Burton and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-democrats-float-proposals-to-end-shutdown-but-wide-gaps-remain-11548010772
— Women’s Marches Aimed to Rev Momentum Ahead of 2020 Third annual wave of marches took place Saturday – Jennifer Levitz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/womens-marches-aim-to-rev-momentum-ahead-of-2020-11547899201

 

BLOOMBERG
— Employees Use Workplace as Source of Trust as Pessimism Persists – Benedikt Kammel (DIERSEN: Who have you had been reluctant to trust? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was reluctant to trust any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates because I knew that they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of those who shared my demographics: a) Republican, b) White, c) male, d) non-veteran, and e) an employee who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-20/employees-use-workplace-as-source-of-trust-as-pessimism-persists

 

FORBES
— Trump Can Act On Immigration Reform Where Obama Refused By Approving State-Run Guest Worker Programs – Patrick Gleason
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2019/01/20/trump-can-act-on-immigration-reform-where-obama-didnt-by-approving-state-run-guest-worker-programs/#380b72e35a0f

 

NIU
— Prepare to Earn the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Credential with NIU. (DIERSEN: I passed the CIA examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old and a) after I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) after I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) after I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, d) after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and e) after I had worked for GAO for just over 1 year. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. I do not recall that any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates took the examination, let alone passed it on their first attempt. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned the certification as being worthless and not job-related. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
https://niu.edu/continuing-professional-education/professionals/internal-audit/index.shtml

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January 20 Morning Edition

LISLE TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
— The Lisle Township Republican Organization is outraged by recent comments made by our newly elected State Representative Anne Stava-Murray. Impugning the residents of Naperville who have worked tirelessly to make Naperville a great place to live for people of all races and religions is reprehensible. Rep. Anne Stava-Murray’s baseless attacks on Naperville highlight her lack of interest in serving her constituents. She has stated that she is already running for another office even before she begins her term in the General Assembly. If she is so disinterested in serving and holds her constituents in such disdain she should resign and let someone who wants to work for all the residents be the State Representative from the 81st District. On behalf of her constituents and all the residents of the City of Naperville, we demand an apology from Rep. Stava-Murray and call on her colleagues in the General Assembly to publicly
censure her extremist attacks. – Jay Fisher, Chairman, LTRO
https://lislegop.org/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray committee reports nearly $7K in contributions during third quarter (DIERSEN: One could ask AFSCME Illinois Council No. 31 Political Action Committee, Amy Hunckler, Andrea Molina, Debra Stava, and Timothy Heverin if they agree with Stava-Murray.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511657892-stava-murray-committee-reports-nearly-7k-in-contributions-during-third-quarter

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville police equip every patrol car with bean-bag shotgun – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-beanbag-shotguns-st-0120-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mcgrath-column-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump immigration plan DOA — can Kushner-Durbin relationship lead to deal? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-immigration-plan-doa-can-kushner-durbin-relationship-lead-to-deal/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield police set to start camera program with public – Crystal Thomas
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190119/springfield-police-set-to-start-camera-program-with-public
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Springfield will soon join several Illinois cities that have a voluntary program in which residents can register their private cameras to help out police. Police Chief Kenny Winslow told the City Council this past week that the registration will be available through the Springfield Police Department’s website in February. Residents who own private exterior cameras would enter information, like their address and a way to contact them, into a portal on the website. That information would be uploaded into a spreadsheet, which would plot all of the registered private security cameras on a map. Police officers would have access to this information and would be able to contact camera owners afterward if a crime occurred nearby. “We can send an alert via email or have detectives just call,” Winslow said. Winslow said the camera owners would be able to send in the footage through evidence.com, which is an encrypted hosting site that the city already uses. Or, a police officer could review the footage with the homeowner. Winslow said police are more likely to apprehend a suspect if they get information quickly after a crime. Plus, Winslow said the camera network could act as a deterrent to crime happening in the first place. “It will hopefully lead to more investigatory leads on crimes, or hopefully a better apprehension rate or maybe even a reduction (in crime),” Winslow said. “We just have to figure it out how to better market it to have good participation.”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Central Illinois student Emily Kuhn at March for Life in D.C.: ‘Too many unborn lives are taken’ – DONNETTE BECKETT
https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/central-illinois-student-at-march-for-life-in-d-c/article_37cb5140-fd81-5448-8540-0de79afa95ee.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20190119/editorial-mlks-message-still-resonates—and-needs-to-be-realized

 

INDIANA GAZETTE
— White supremacists ate my homework – Ann Coulter
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/columnists/white-supremacists-ate-my-homework/article_d55b89a7-056c-598f-88ad-22b72fdf7e5b.html

 

SIOUX CITY JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/steve-king-blames-unhinged-left-for-white-supremacy-uproar-defends/article_05dc3d75-fc30-54ea-b886-8802791b8d2a.html

 

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters march in Rockford.
https://wrex.com/category/2019/01/19/rockford-joins-other-cities-in-annual-womens-march-on-saturday/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters march in Geneva.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/women-march-and-rally-northern-illinois-snow

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democratic Party is extinct but for illegal immigration – Andrew Solomon
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/the_democratic_party_is_extinct_but_for_illegal_immigration.html
— Good fences make good neighbors – Timothy Rosen
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/good_fences_make_good_neighbors.html
— The Tables Turn on Pelosi and the Media – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_tables_turn_on_pelosi_and_the_media.html
— Jew-Hatred in the Democratic Party – Eileen F. Toplansky
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/jewhatred_in_the_democratic_party.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PELOSI AND THE DEMS CAN’T COMPROMISE ON PATHWAY TO DEMOGRAPHIC MAJORITY – Daniel Greenfield (DIERSEN: Because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, to get in power and to stay in power, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/272606/pelosi-and-dems-cant-compromise-pathway-daniel-greenfield

 

TOWNHALL
— To Win in 2020, Trump Must Build the Wall – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2019/01/20/to-win-in-2020-trump-must-build-the-wall-n2539326
— Harry Reid Exposes Greatest Liberal Scam of All-Time – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2019/01/20/harry-reid-exposes-greatest-liberal-scam-of-alltime-n2539256
— Conservative Heavyweights React to President Trump’s DACA Offer – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Who are the “conservative heavyweights” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? What are they doing and what have they done to defend and advance the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/19/conservative-heavyweights-react-to-president-trumps-daca-offer-n2539318

 

CNS NEWS
— Trump Offers 3 Years of Legal Status for Dreamers for 230 Miles of ‘See-Through Steel Barrier’
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cnsnewscom-staff/trump-offers-3-years-legal-status-dreamers-230-miles-see-through-steel

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump’s compromise immigration deal is a good one but Dems will do anything to deprive him of a win – Kayleigh McEnany
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-compromise-immigration-deal-is-a-good-one-but-dems-will-do-anything-to-deprive-him-of-a-win

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘VOTED FOR TRUMP AND GOT JEB’ — COULTER, OTHER IMMIGRATION HAWKS AREN’T HAPPY WITH TRUMP’S PLAN – Scott Morefield
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/19/coulter-immigration-hawks-trump-compromise/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pelosi Shuns Trump Offer to Swap Amnesty for Wall – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/19/pelosi-shuns-trump-offer-to-swap-amnesty-for-wall/
— Trump Must Go to the Mat Over Liberal Judge’s Ruling On Census Question – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/19/trump-must-go-to-the-mat-over-liberal-judges-ruling-on-census-question/

 

NUMBERS USA
— Pres. Trump Offers Amnesty for Border Wall Trade
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/pres-trump-offers-amnesty-border-wall-trade

 

BLAZE
— Houston homeowner shoots burglars attempting to break in, kills three Homeowner says he grabbed his gun in self-defense – Teri Webster (DIERSEN: If you break into a home, you should expect to leave that home in a body bag.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/houston-homeowner-shoots-burglars-attempted-to-break-in-kills-three

 

BREITBART
— Pirro to Pelosi: ‘Are You Working for Americans or Illegals … or Is It That You Don’t Give a Damn?’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/01/19/pirro-to-pelosi-are-you-working-for-americans-or-illegals-or-is-it-that-you-dont-give-a-damn/
— Anti-Trump Women’s March in D.C. – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/watch-live-anti-trump-womens-march-in-d-c/
— Reformers Worry DACA Work Permit Amnesty-for-Wall Funding will Encourage More Caravans – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/reformers-worry-daca-work-permit-amnesty-for-wall-funding-will-encourage-more-caravans/
— Flashback: Prominent Democrats Open to Wall for DACA Amnesty Deal – Katherine Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/19/flashback-democrats-open-to-wall-for-daca-amnesty-deal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, to get in power and to stay in power, Democrats want to flood America with immigrants. Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse thing who should gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/19/watch-nyt-writer-explains-why-nation-immigrants-needs-open-borders/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Losing the drug war to foreign smugglers – Joe Arpaio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/9/losing-the-drug-war-to-foreign-smugglers/
— Navigating the great divide Can red state and blue state America coexist? – Stephen Moore
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/can-red-state-and-blue-state-america-coexist/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Trump groups blast Trump’s ‘embarrassing surrender,’ ‘betrayal’ on wall, ‘Dreamers’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/pro-trump-groups-blast-trumps-embarrassing-surrender-betrayal-on-wall-dreamers

 

NEW AMERICAN
— When They Can’t Go Up, They Go Down. Nearly 400 Illegals Dig Under Border Barrier Into Arizona – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31237-when-they-can-t-go-up-they-go-down-nearly-400-illegals-dig-under-border-barrier-into-arizona
— Fearing Loose Cannons of Their Own, Democrats Collapse on King Censure – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31229-fearing-loose-cannons-of-their-own-democrats-collapse-on-king-censure

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— My Day at the Women’s March – Belle Kendle
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/19/quityerbitchin-my-day-at-the-womens-march/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Study: Desiring ‘authentic’ food supports … white supremacy
https://www.thecollegefix.com/study-desiring-authentic-food-supports-white-supremacy/

 

THE HILL
— Rove warns Senate GOP: Don’t put only focus on base – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: Since at least the 1970s, those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party have focused on destroying the party’s base. They have especially focused on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426154-rove-warns-senate-gop-dont-put-only-focus-on-base
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426173-ocasio-cortez-speaks-about-justice-at-womens-march
— Trump defends immigration proposal against ‘amnesty’ criticism from conservatives – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426198-trump-defends-immigration-proposal-against-amnesty-criticism-from

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s unhappy anniversary.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/20/opinions/end-of-trumps-second-year-in-office-weekly-opinion-roundup-wiedenkeller/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/womens-march-2019-01-19-washington-dc-nyc-boston-protest-signs-pro-life-live-stream-updates-today/

 

YAHOO NEWS & CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Man-haters promote hatred of men. Those who have less money promote hatred of those who have more money.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/aoc-women-march-speech-fierce-212256250.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/most-americans-support-alexandria-ocasio-191922906.html

https://www.ccn.com/why-wall-street-should-fear-the-rise-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Offers Temporary Protections for ‘Dreamers’ in Exchange for Wall Funding – Annie Karni and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/trump-proposal-daca-wall.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be a man-hater.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/trump-ocasio-cortez-dowd.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After I’d been writing a column for a few years, a male boss gave me a T-shirt depicting the Furies swooping. He didn’t mean it as a compliment. The three sisters, the “infernal goddesses” of ancient mythology born from the blood shed by Uranus when he was castrated by his son, were known for relentlessly hounding men. But the Furies took vengeance on wicked men who hurt women and swore false oaths. So I took it as a compliment. The capital has suddenly been infused with the spirit of the Furies. After many false springs and discouraging backlashes, we are finally experiencing a revolutionary assertion of women’s power that is transforming Congress. “Kill Bill”-style, the fiery Democratic women keep coming, driven by vengeance against the wicked man in the White House with the history of hurting women and swearing false oaths.)
— In Iowa, Gillibrand Uses Small-Town Roots to Sell Electability – Shane Goldmacher (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn have made it very clear that if I ever sought a government office or a political office, they would shout from their rooftops that that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots while I lived there 1948-1972. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/us/politics/kirsten-gillibrand-iowa-president.html
— Crazy Rich Progressives Elizabeth Warren’s brushback pitch was aimed at candidates rich enough to self-fund their campaigns. But this kind of binary thinking is a slight to history. – Timothy Egan
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/crazy-rich-progressives.html
— Why Do People Fall for Fake News?   Are they blinded by their political passions? Or are they just intellectually lazy? – Gordon Pennycook and David Rand (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They do not want me to bring any news or any commentary to anyone’s attention, including the news and commentary that they put out or bless. They want to be the sole source of news and commentary for everyone.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/opinion/sunday/fake-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to not hire Republicans, b) to not retain Republicans, c) to not promote Republicans, and d) to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/20/most-young-white-men-are-much-more-open-diversity-than-older-generations/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Shutdown damages way of life (for federal employees) (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors damaged my way of life big time when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” My federal pension is 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/working-for-the-federal-government-used-to-promise-stability-the-shutdown-threatens-to-change-that/2019/01/15/5ebaba8e-1836-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Why can’t Trump make deals?” and says “No one trusts him anymore.”
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-credibility-20190118-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ‘Not a 2,000-mile concrete structure from sea to sea’: Is Trump scaling back border wall plan? – Christal Hayes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/19/trump-wall-wont-2-000-mile-concrete-structure-sea-sea/2627378002/

 

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Steve King to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
http://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/bipartisan-berating-is-loud-and-clear-for-steve-king/article_35f56534-198f-58dc-b4d6-ec51084c4a64.html

 

BOSTON HERALD & BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/19/hundreds-show-up-to-boston-womens-march/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/01/19/are-not-divided-amid-cold-and-controversy-women-march-draws-crowd-common/7ZEE7Ar0CIpMe9IvEJ6SxN/story.html

 

CBS NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4012900-womens-march-calls-for-equal-representation-in-government/

 

DENVER POST
— Womxn’s March in Denver draws an estimated 80,000 protesters Last year, about 100,000 people attended the march – JESSICA SEAMAN (DIERSEN: To participate in a women’s march is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/19/womxns-march-denver-2019/

 

GAINESVILLE TIMES
— How younger generations get their news and why that matters – Shannon Casas (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO website. Those who run Facebook want those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican to lose. Nevertheless, ever-increasingly, and outrageously, religious, conservative, and Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. rely on Facebook to communicate. Ever-increasingly, they erroneously assume that if they post something on Facebook, everyone will see it. Ever-increasingly, they stop publishing websites, stop updating their websites, and stop sending out emails. That is exactly what Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want them to do.)
https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/columnists/shannon-casas-how-younger-generations-get-their-news-and-why-matters/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A little more than 10 years ago, distributing news by way of Facebook, Snapchat or any other social media was unheard of; it’s one of the most transformational shifts in the way we consume news. And it’s a driving force in how vastly different news consumption habits are and will be for millennials and younger. Older generations seek out news, for example setting aside time to read the morning paper, while millennials’ are more likely to bump into a story on social media. They don’t necessarily spend less time reading news. Some 85 percent of them report that keeping up with news is at least somewhat important to them and 69 percent get news daily, according to the American Press Institute. But they consume that news throughout their day across multiple platforms — a click on a Facebook link here, viewing an Instagram post there, watching a video on YouTube their friend shared, and so forth. And the large majority of it is done on their cellphones. I’ll point out here that much of this column was tapped out on my phone. “News and information are woven into an often continuous but mindful way that Millennials connect to the world generally, which mixes news with social connection, problem solving, social action, and entertainment,” according to the American Press Institute research. This trend continues with the next generation, those born after 1995: “Media consumption for Gen Z’s is embedded in their daily lives so they are not even consciously making a decision to consume content,” according to a Forbes article.)

 

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Age discrimination: a moral embarrassment – HELAINE OLEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Republicans, Whites, men, and non-veterans should be advised that they will be flushed down the toilet if they are not earning at least $100,000/year by age 25, $200,000/year by age 30, $300,000/year by age 35, $400,000/year by age 40, $500,000/year by age 45, $600,000/year by age 50, $700,000/year by age 55, $800,000/year by age 60, $900,000/year by age 65, and $1,000,000 year by age 70.)
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/jan/20/age-discrimination-a-moral-embarassment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When you dive into popular literature on retirement, you could be forgiven for thinking there are hordes of Americans in their late 50s or early 60s desperate to leave the paid workforce as soon as they can. Blog posts and academic studies beg people to hold off on collecting Social Security until the age of 70 so they can maximize their benefits. There is Bloomberg Businessweek’s article “Not prepared for retirement? Here’s a solution. Don’t retire.” And Inc.’s “Want to Retire Early? Here are 3 Reasons You Probably Shouldn’t.” Few listen. The most common age to file for Social Security is 62. Why? Well, many of these people are not downscaling their professional lives or exiting the workforce entirely because they want to do so. They are likely victims of age discrimination. That’s the searing conclusion that can be drawn from a recently released joint Urban Institute-ProPublica analysis of data from the Social Security Administration and National Institute on Aging’s joint longitudinal Health and Retirement Study. The researchers behind the report found a majority of workers over the age of 50 are likely at some point to be shoved out of their jobs, either via an overt firing or resignation under pressure of demotions, loss of future benefits or deteriorating work conditions. The damage to their bottom line is often permanent. When many find new positions, they are often jobs that are significantly below both their skill levels and previous pay grades, such as the former corporate executive ProPublica discovered working at a print shop, as a bartender, and staffing the front desk at a local gym. Making matters worse: The retirement prospects for many younger baby boomers and members of Generation X look dismal as the shift from workplace pensions to the do-it-yourself 401(k) has left millions of people without the resources to maintain even a semblance of their current lifestyle in retirement. As a result, surveys say a majority of Americans plan to work well past the traditional retirement age, with many claiming they will collect a paycheck till they drop.)

 

FOX MEMPHIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/president-trump-policies-protested-at-memphis-womens-march/907102536

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Two years of Trump: Dizzying dysfunction, controversies, mark first half of president’s first term.”
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jan/20/two-years-under-trump-dizzying-dysfunction-constan/

 

IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/gillibrand-first-trip-iowa-trump-corrupting-soul-country#stream/0

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters and man-haters promote Trump-haters and man-haters.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2019-01-19/the-women-s-march-from-new-york-to-los-angeles

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fast-Growing, Outer-Ring Suburbs Can Be Fertile Ground For Racism In Youth Sports.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2019/01/20/fast-growing-outer-ring-suburbs-can-be-fertile-ground-for-racism-in-youth-sports/#65c4c922b2ef

 

NEWSWEEK
— ANN COULTER BLASTS DONALD TRUMP OVER BORDER WALL PROPOSAL: ‘WE VOTED FOR TRUMP AND GOT JEB!’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO
https://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-blasts-donald-trump-over-border-wall-proposal-we-voted-trump-and-1298425
— POLITICAL FIGURES DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM WOMEN’S MARCH AMID ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM – NICOLE GOODKIND
https://www.newsweek.com/womens-march-anti-semitism-kamala-harris-kirsten-gillibrand-1298210
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ PROMOTES HATRED OF CONSERVATIVES AND HATRED OF MEN
https://www.newsweek.com/video-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-conservatives-calls-women-shake-table-1298413

 

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Offer Is a Joke.”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/01/19/trumps-offer-is-a-joke/

 

INSIGHT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters, White-haters, and America-haters promote hatred of Trump, Whites, and America.
https://www.insightnews.com/news/the-house-rejects-white-nationalism-and-white-supremacy-in-long/article_ed9c1b44-1b60-11e9-8d78-87a1aa82fafa.html

 

GUARDIAN & DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans and anti-men promote woman’s marches in America.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/jan/19/womens-march-2019-london-new-york-berlin-washington-dc-live
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6611771/Sam-Frost-wears-powerful-slogan-T-shirt-Womens-March-Sydney.html

 

GUARDIAN & NOLA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters promote hated of Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/20/steve-king-is-representative-of-the-problem-with-donald-trump
https://www.nola.com/opinions/2019/01/why-republicans-have-to-keep-disavowing-racists.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump’s Federal Financial Regulators Expensed $2,500 for Booze (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. Will Trump ask GAO for help? I worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, the last almost 8 years of which at the GS-13 Step 4-10 levels, currently $106,044-$125,325/year. During the last 5 of those years, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-federal-finance-regulators-expensed-dollar2500-for-booze-report

January 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Stava-Murray stands by comment that Naperville has ‘white supremacist policies’ – Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn who hint/imply/argue/shout that my hometown Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots while I lived there 1948-1972. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-stava-murray-white-supremacist-claims-st-0120-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City officials reacted strongly to Stava-Murray’s claims about Naperville’s policies. “I don’t think that the city can be fairly characterized in that way. In fact, it’s very much the opposite,” Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico said. “It’s a very loving city and a very welcoming city.” Naperville City Councilman Kevin Coyne said the community celebrates diversity and welcomes people of all ethnicities. “Rep. Stava-Murray’s comments were reckless and unfounded,” Coyne said. “She should apologize to her constituents in Naperville who she has embarrassed with these disparaging and patently false comments.” Stava-Murray said Friday she is glad her comment, which was posted about two weeks ago, is getting attention. “I think this is a very necessary conversation people need to be having in Naperville and the Chicago area because we are still so segregated,” she said. “There are many schools in Naperville that have almost no black students in them and many schools where there is not a single black teacher teaching.” She also said Naperville makes no effort to educate residents on the city’s history as it relates race disparities and the city’s lack of a race-based bullying policy is “one of the areas where a lack of policy is a white supremacist policy.” Her preference for Oak Park is based on the fact that “they actually have a history of actively working to desegregate their area,” she said. “This reaction of caring more about appearance than reducing the negative impact on white active denial of white supremacy, that’s what made me want to move to Oak Park in the first place,” she said. Chirico said that while he understands some opinions can be based on experiences, he doesn’t see how a blanket statement regarding white supremacy could be applied to Naperville. “I certainly don’t think there’s any government policy that could even be interpreted that way,” Chirico said.)
— Patti Blagojevich ‘speechless’ Van Dyke sentence is shorter than her husband’s — and sends up flare to Trump on social media – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-patti-blagojevich-van-dyke-reaction-20190119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Chicago: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-womens-march-coverage-20190119-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Geneva: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-geneva-womens-march-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Chicago: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-young-womens-march-rally-activists-snow/
— Shutdown leads to delays in lawsuits against government – AP (DIERSEN: Have you sued the federal government? I have. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf I should write a book about the lawsuit.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shutdown-leads-to-delays-in-lawsuits-against-government/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups march in Geneva: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190119/committed-to-a-cause-weather-no-match-for-fox-valley-womens-march

 

ABC7
— Trump government shutdown announcement: Trump offers a ‘Dreamers’ deal for border-money proposal – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-offers-a-dreamers-deal-for-border-money-proposal/5097237/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote “Women’s March demonstrations around the United States.”
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/womens-march-2019-demonstrations-around-the-united-states-photos/5097250/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Former Ill. Gov. Bruce Rauner apparently failed to ‘rip the economic guts out of Indiana’ – Joseph S. Pete
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/former-ill-gov-bruce-rauner-apparently-failed-to-rip-the/article_249e13a4-028c-57ca-aeca-38318a60ea99.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Thousands Gather Across U.S. For 3rd Annual Women’s Marches.”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/thousands-gather-across-us-3rd-annual-womens-marches#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Craig Wilcox Reports
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/craig-wilcox-reports/
— Pam Althoff Named Executive Director of Medical Cannabis Alliance of Illinois
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/pam-althoff-named-executive-director-of-medical-cannabis-alliance-of-illinois/
— State Rep. David McSweeney Offers Road Map for Illinois GOP Future
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/state-rep-david-mcsweeney-offers-road-map-for-illinois-gop-future/
— Reader Reaction to Woodstock Independent Editorial Hit Piece on Joe Tirio – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/19/reader-reaction-to-woodstock-independent-editorial-hit-piece-on-joe-tirio-part-1/

 

GOPUSA
— Karen Pence begins teaching at Christian school amid media attacks
http://www.gopusa.com/karen-pence-begins-teaching-at-christian-school-amid-media-attacks/
— HS Basketball coach saw Trump banner in the stands as racism (DIERSEN: What would the Trump-haters in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county do to you if you displayed a Trump banner?)
http://www.gopusa.com/hs-basketball-coach-saw-trump-banner-in-the-stands-as-racism/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Laura Loomer Brings Illegal Immigrants To Nancy Pelosi’s Home. Pelosi Has Police Remove Them. – AMANDA PRESTIGIACOMO (DIERSEN: What would the anti-Trumps in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county do if someone brought illegals to their homes?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/42171/watch-laura-loomer-brings-illegal-immigrants-nancy-amanda-prestigiacomo

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Grandstanding Gavin Newsom urges furloughed TSA workers to file for unemployment compensation, even though they will be paid eventually – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/grandstanding_gavin_newsom_urges_furloughed_tsa_workers_to_file_for_unemployment_compensation_even_though_they_will_be_paid_eventually.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump pitches new plan to reopen government amid Dem pushback – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/426178-trump-pitches-new-plan-to-reopen-government-amid-dem-pushback
— Democrats signal they’ll reject Trump shutdown proposal – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/426168-democrats-signal-theyll-reject-trump-shutdown-proposal

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s bid to negotiate on wall met by Democratic rejection The president’s remarks marked an attempt to end the 29-day shutdown, though Democratic lawmakers swiftly dismissed the approach. – ELIANA JOHNSON and BURGESS EVERETT
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/19/trump-government-shutdown-deal-1116049

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-20/womens-march-returns-to-us-cities-fractured/10729924

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.N.C. Admissions Lawsuit Brings Another Attack on Affirmative Action – Anemona Hartocollis (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt that they would admit me today. My demographics are terrible in their eyes. I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (Baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/unc-affirmative-action-lawsuit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill weighs race so heavily in its admissions process that it is the predominant factor in determining whether many black and Hispanic students get in, according to court papers filed on Friday by an anti-affirmative action group that is also suing Harvard. The group, Students for Fair Admissions, says the university is excluding white and Asian applicants in favor of less qualified black and Hispanic students. The plaintiffs accuse U.N.C., a public flagship university, of using race “at every stage” of the admissions process, in violation of the law, “even when the application gives no indication that race affected the student’s life in any way.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/19/world/europe/womens-march-europe.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump offers 3-year extension of protection for ‘dreamers’ in exchange for $5.7 billion for wall; Democrats call it a ‘non-starter’ – Katie Zezima,Erica Werner and David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/trump-to-make-new-offer-to-democrats-as-government-shutdown-drags-on/2019/01/19/2cde029e-1bf3-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-men promote anti-men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/womens-march-on-washington-thousands-expected-for-third-womens-march-after-year-of-controversy/2019/01/18/68044464-1b2b-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says He Supports Temporary DACA Protections for More Wall Funding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the proposal a ‘non-starter’ – Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-to-support-daca-protections-for-more-wall-funding-11547920247

 

FORBES
— ‘I Work; You Pay Me’: Repercussions Of The U.S. Government Breaking The First Rule Of Employment – Rodd Wagner
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roddwagner/2019/01/19/i-work-you-pay-me-repercussions-of-the-u-s-government-breaking-the-first-rule-of-employment/#7c18ff27632d
— Stop Hiring: Self-Selection Is Better – Diane Bogino (DIERSEN: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised a) that they will be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 and b) that extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2019/01/15/stop-hiring-self-selection-is-better/#a78b4a94a5e6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Self-selection” is a relatively new phrase on the hiring scene. According to Personnel Today, “Self-selection is the process where a job seeker is given information about the negative aspects of a vacancy and employer as well as the good points, to better enable them to make an informed decision about whether to apply for a job.” Its transparency gives candidates the option upfront to withdraw themselves from being considered for a position, for whatever reason. However, self-selection has a longer history than one might imagine; and like every story, self-selection has two sides. The dark side of self-selection was in full bloom just a few decades ago. I’ve been on the planet long enough to remember help wanted ads that simply advised people of different races, nationalities or genders not to apply. None of those criteria determine anyone’s ability, talents, or attributes. Let’s not go back to the old days of discrimination — that’s never a good goal for your business, brand or candidates.)

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Pitts-The-enduring-problem-of-race-in-America-13545887.php

 

ATLANTA BLACK STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Tucker Carlson Tries and Fails to Make His Case for Why White People Are the Real Victims of Racism.”
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/01/19/tucker-carlson-makes-his-case-for-why-white-people-are-the-real-victims-of-racism/

January 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senator asks FBI for perjury investigation of Kirstjen Nielsen over family separation statements – Eli Rosenberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage “families” to invade America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-fbi-perjury-investigation-nielsen-20190118-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you blast Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-will-trump-shabby-president-sad-0121-20190118-story.html
— DuPage County task force outlines 5 goals to address opioid crisis as death numbers continue to climb – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-opiod-deaths-will-dupage-st-0120-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Patti Blagojevich ‘speechless’ Van Dyke sentence is less than half her husband’s
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/patti-rod-blagojevich-van-dyke-sentence-clemency-laquan-mcdonald/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Vote down bid to legalize marijuana – Bill Deckard, Winfield
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190119/letter-vote-down-bid-to-legalize-marijuana/1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Would calling for murder get Trump banned from Twitter?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190119/would-calling-for-murder-get-trump-banned-from-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-wont-say

 

MEDILL REPORTS
— OBAMA RALLIES BEHIND ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS – Allyna Mota Melville
https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/__trashed/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Davis urges compromise to end shutdown – Brenden Moore
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190119/rep-davis-urges-compromise-to-end-shutdown

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— ‘This is all political’: Decatur-area gun sellers say new law will hurt business but not make people safer – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/this-is-all-political-decatur-area-gun-sellers-say-new/article_b135cb55-e8b3-5bd9-8108-6cbae68daa9f.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Davis Wants National Monument at Site of 1908 Springfield Race Riot – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from their discrimination against minorities and against women, and the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=278013#.XEL7ull_OM8

 

SOUTHERN
— Southern Illinois’ chief judge says court’s mission of ‘equal justice under the law’ threatened by lack of funding – MOLLY PARKER
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/southern-illinois-chief-judge-says-court-s-mission-of-equal/article_ada0a928-2ae7-5a3a-b929-186f6d139229.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Stava-Murray says Naperville has ‘white supremacist policies’ – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Who has charged you with benefitting from ‘white supremacist policies?’ My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that were it not for ‘white supremacist policies,’ I would never had been able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723792-stava-murray-says-naperville-has-white-supremacist-policies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just days into her new job as a state representative, Anne Stava-Murray (D-Naperville) has managed to cause a stir among her constituents by characterizing her hometown of Naperville as having “white supremacist policies.” Her remarks about Naperville came in a Facebook response to a post by Felicia Palumbo, who in early January wrote that “Naperville is the biggest bullies … horrible.” “I know and I am so sorry,” Stava-Murray replied on her “Anne Stava-Murray for U.S. Senate” Facebook page. “I actually wanted to move to Oak Park but stayed to work on my community. Our history of white supremacist policies is ongoing.” Stava-Murray did not respond to multiple requests from the DuPage Policy Journal seeking substantiation for her comments—any evidence that Naperville ever, or currently has, white supremacist policies. A white supremacist Naperville was news to Mayor Steve Chirico. “I would never characterize Naperville in this way,” Chirico told the Policy Journal, “but I realize that people have many different perceptions and views.” Twenty-three-year Naperville resident Richard Strawbridge said he couldn’t imagine where Stava-Murray’s comments were coming from. “I’m unaware of any so-called white supremacist policies,” Strawbridge, an attorney, said, “and I’m very active in the local community. “In fact,” he continued, “my impression is that the Naperville community as a whole tries to be very fair and inclusive. Are there individual idiots out there who buck this trend? I’m guessing there are. But to paint the entire community with this broad and defamatory characterization is unworthy of a public official in the absence of some actual evidence. These kinds of comments from any part of the political spectrum only serve to divide people and to impeded constructive dialogue.” Stava-Murray is expected to appear, with other members of the General Assembly, at a legislative forum hosted by the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation on Saturday at the Naperville Municipal Center. “Every January, we invite our local state senators and representatives to share their views on what we can expect from Springfield in the upcoming year,” an announcement of the event on the Homeowners website said. “With representatives from both sides of the political aisle, and several new faces, this should be a great opportunity to get to better know those who hold our statewide future in their hands.” The 32-year-old freshman lawmaker also announced before even being sworn in as a House member representing the 81st District that she would challenge U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin for his seat in 2020. She supports the full range of progressive causes, according to her Senate campaign website. That includes Medicare-For-All, “actually affordable healthcare reform that doesn’t give away money to for-profit millionaires” and Wear Red for Ed, Families, “proper education funding that doesn’t result in mass striking for teachers to receive basic resources.” She also endorses “providing support for the LGBTQIA community as they have among the highest rates of being murdered by a member of the public.” In November, Stava-Murray defeated incumbent David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) in a close race. The 81st District includes parts of Bolingbrook, Darien, Downers Grove, Naperville and Woodridge.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wirepoints president calls CTU’s proposal ‘irresponsible’ – Karen Kidd
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511723767-wirepoints-president-calls-ctu-s-proposal-irresponsible

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Wirepoints president says Pritzker can’t keep campaign promises – Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511723760-wirepoints-president-says-pritzker-can-t-keep-campaign-promises
— Tom Morrison: Public colleges should make local, not Chinese, students a priority – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511722963-morrison-public-colleges-should-make-local-not-chinese-students-a-priority

 

TOWNHALL
— President Bush Failed to Deliver Border Security, Now Delivering Pizza to Furloughed Secret Service Members – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/01/18/president-bush-failed-to-deliver-border-security-now-delivering-pizzas-to-furloughed-workers-n2539300
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While President Bush brings an important and overlooked fact to light — hundreds of Americans in the secret service, law enforcement, and other heroes without pay during this time — it is curious he does not call upon Democratic leaders to agree to the necessary funding needed to help accomplish a goal he once sought during his time in office; a secure border.)

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Women’s March Is Melting Down, and It Makes Perfect Sense – Kelsey Harkness
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/01/18/the-womens-march-is-melting-down-and-it-makes-perfect-sense/

 

FEDERALIST
— How The Media Missed The Story On The Women’s March With more critical reporting on the Women’s March, we could have avoided elevating someone who sympathizes with an anti-Semite. – Emily Jashinsky
https://thefederalist.com/2019/01/18/how-the-media-missed-the-story-on-the-womens-march/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— National Review Continues to be a Trojan Horse Inside the Gates of Conservatism – Steve Byas
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31222-national-review-continues-to-be-a-trojan-horse-inside-the-gates-of-conservatism
— Opening Salvo Calling for Trump’s Impeachment Launched by The Atlantic – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31223-opening-salvo-calling-for-trump-s-impeachment-launched-by-the-atlantic

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Why the Citizenship Question Matters – Jesse Merriam
https://amgreatness.com/2019/01/18/why-the-citizenship-question-matters/
— Giving Pelosi a Taste of Her Own Medicine – Karl Notturno
https://www.amgreatness.com/2019/01/19/giving-pelosi-a-taste-of-her-own-medicine/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Puts Schumer and Pelosi in a Brilliant Vise Grip – Jim Davis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/trump_puts_schumer_and_pelosi_in_a_brilliant_vise_grip.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ARE LEFTISTS IMMUNE TO RACISM, BIGOTRY? Joseph Farah cites quintet of ‘progressives’ who have free rein to spew hate.
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/are-leftists-immune-to-racism-bigotry/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Ben Shapiro smashes pro-abortion arguments at March for Life podcast – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ben-shapiro-smashes-pro-abortion-arguments-at-march-for-life-podcast

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nancy Pelosi has a blank check, and she’d rather spite Trump than cash it – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nancy-pelosi-has-a-blank-check-and-shed-rather-spite-trump-than-cash-it
— Can Republicans dodge shutdown blame this time? – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/can-republicans-dodge-shutdown-blame-this-time

 

HOT AIR
— The Immorality Of The Open Borders Party – GEORGE NEUMAYR (DIERSEN: Mass/illegal immigration a) makes rich Americans richer and b) makes poor Americans poorer.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/immorality-open-borders-party/

 

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— NYT Fact Check Fails To Discredit Trump’s Claim That Walls Work – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/nyt-fact-check-fails-to-discredit-trumps-claim-that-walls-work/

 

BREITBART
— Billionaire Kochs: Shutdown Is ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Amnesty for Illegals – John Binder (DIERSEN: Mass/illegal immigration a) makes rich Americans richer and b) makes poor Americans poorer.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/billionaire-kochs-shutdown-is-golden-opportunity-for-amnesty-for-illegals/
— Trump to Offer Fix for Shutdown and Border ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/18/trump-to-offer-fix-for-shutdown-and-border-humanitarian-crisis/
— Educating Illegal Aliens and Their Children Costs L.A. Schools Hundreds of Millions Per Year – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/01/18/pollak-educating-illegal-aliens-and-their-children-costs-l-a-schools-hundreds-of-millions-per-year/
— Democrats’ Shutdown Deal: Amnesty for 1.5M Illegal Alien Farm Workers – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/democrats-shutdown-deal-amnesty-for-1-5m-illegal-alien-farm-workers/
— Poll: Trump’s Support Among Hispanics Soars Amid Fight for Border Wall – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/poll-trumps-support-among-hispanics-soars-amid-fight-for-border-wall/
— Poll: Near Majority of Republicans View Romney Unfavorably – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/18/poll-near-majority-of-republicans-view-romney-unfavorably/

 

EPOCH TIMES
— The Wall Will Pay for Itself, and Then Some – Eric Bolling
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-wall-will-pay-for-itself-and-then-some_2771247.html
— Cutting Government Waste Could Provide Border Wall Funding – WILLIAM PATRICK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/cutting-government-waste-could-provide-border-wall-funding_2770782.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit states that the U.S. government made $141 billion in “improper payments” in fiscal year 2017, the most recent data available. Improper payments are defined as payments that should not have been made or were made in incorrect amounts under statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirements. The GAO described the issue as a “long-standing, significant problem in the federal government.”)

 

THE HILL
— America: The new Socialist frontier – ALEXANDER G. MARKOVSKY
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/425970-america-the-new-socialist-frontier
— Women’s March expecting smaller crowds amid controversy over alleged anti-Semitism – EMILY BIRNBAUM
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426111-womens-march-to-take-place-amid-controversy-over-alleged-anti

 

ROLL CALL
— Marching abortion opponents have message for Trump administration: Do more Advocates push fetal tissue, family planning changes – Sandhya Raman
https://www.rollcall.com/news/marching-abortion-foes-have-a-message-for-trump-administration-do-more

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Most Republicans Don’t Want To See GOP Criticism Of Trump The “never Trump” faction of the GOP remains a distinct minority.
headshot – Ariel Edwards-Levy
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-republican-trump-support_us_5c425275e4b0bfa693c38bcc

 

CNN
— ‘Major Announcement’: Is Donald Trump Preparing to Declare a National Emergency to Gain Wall Funding? – MARK EMEM
https://www.ccn.com/major-announcement-is-donald-trump-preparing-to-declare-a-national-emergency-to-gain-wall-funding/

 

ABC NEWS
— How two years of Donald Trump have shaped women’s rights in the U.S. – Emily Olson and Zoe Daniel (DIERSEN: Tragically, Democrats have used Trump to make women more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-19/donald-trumps-presidency-two-years-shaped-womens-rights-us/10728882

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: House Democrats Add $1 Billion in Border-Related Spending to Measures to Reopen Government – Julie Hirschfeld Davis
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/politics/pelosi-donald-trump-cancel-travel.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater wants Larry Hogan to run against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/opinion/trump-2020-republicans-larry-hogan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say Muslims are not entering the United States through Mexico.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/us/politics/fact-check-trump-prayer-rugs-border.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why you can be largely confident in public political polling.” Unless proven otherwise, everyone should always assume that surveys/polls are designed to generate the results that those who designed those surveys/polls want.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/faq-why-you-can-be-largely-confident-public-political-polling/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump is moving the polls: His are down, and Pelosi’s are up.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/18/trump-is-moving-polls-his-are-down-pelosis-are-up/
— Tulsi Gabbard’s pivot on LGBT issues not uncommon for socially conservative Democrats – Eugene Scott (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/18/tulsi-gabbards-pivot-lgbt-issues-not-uncommon-socially-conservative-democrats/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A man-hater says “The Women’s March has always been divisive. Here’s how we can fix that.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/19/womens-march-has-always-been-divisive-heres-how-we-can-fix-that/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Make your speech on your own turf, President Trump – David Limbaugh
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01/19/limbaugh-make-your-speech-on-your-own-turf-president-trump/

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Gingrich, a shutdown vet, says this one still has legs – Jim Denery (DIERSEN: As Gingrich has always known full-well, the Democrats who run federal agencies like GAO use Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, and especially those like me who are White, male, and non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/capitol-recap-gingrich-shutdown-vet-says-this-one-still-has-legs/lGOBLfkOHoqAK3JUTZ1g4N/

 

FOX MEMPHIS
— Local disabled federal employee struggling to find work during government shutdown – Jeremy Pierre (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, at one time or another, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the disabled employees that they hired.)
https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/local-disabled-federal-employee-struggling-to-find-work-during-government-shutdown/906770506

 

PENN LIVE
— Hundreds turn to Central Pa. food bank due to federal government shutdown
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/01/hundreds-turn-to-central-pa-food-bank-due-to-federal-government-shutdown.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harvesting Democratic Votes Liberals want to impose the California voting model on all 50 states. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvesting-democratic-votes-11547856541
— Trump Plans ‘Major Announcement’ on Border, Shutdown
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/government-shutdown-2019/card/1547853285
— Shutdown Shock May Endure for Federal Workers Even short interruptions in pay can inflict a lasting financial and emotional toll, researchers have found – Michael Luca (DIERSEN: What workplace shocks have you suffered? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,203 (26%) 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 in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shutdown-shock-may-endure-for-federal-workers-11547742617

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Vows Announcement on Border as Talks Remain Stalled – Erik Wasson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-19/trump-promises-announcement-on-border-as-talks-remain-stalled

 

FOX BUSINESS
— PayPal offers $500 credit to workers affected by government shutdown – Megan Henney
https://www.foxbusiness.com/financials/paypal-offers-500-credit-to-workers-affected-by-government-shutdown

 

CNBC
— Just get another job? For federal workers, it’s not that simple – Annie Nova (DIERSEN: Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/federal-workers-can-find-it-difficult-to-pick-up-another-job.html

 

AMERICAN BANKER
— Women in Banking How Citi will shrink its pay gap, and beware those freshman renegades – George Yacik and Bonnie McGeer (DIERSEN: Will Citi follow GAO’s lead? For example, will Citi get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not making say $200,000/year by age 25, $300,000/year by age 30, $400,000/year by age 35, and $500,000/year by age 40?)
https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/how-citi-will-shrink-its-pay-gap-and-beware-those-freshman-renegades
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Citigroup disclosed that female employees globally earn 29% less than their male counterparts and that, among U.S. employees, people of color earn 7% less than whites, based on unadjusted figures. . .Leading male economists offered an unprecedented acknowledgment of sexual harassment and discrimination in the field at the American Economic Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, as female economists spoke up about their #MeToo experiences and called for change. “Economics certainly has a problem,” Ben Bernanke, the former Federal Reserve chairman, who took over as AEA president this year, said during a panel discussion. The profession has “a reputation for hostility toward women and minorities,” he said.)

 

NEW YORKER
— How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Allies Supplanted the Obama Generation – Benjamin Wallace-Wells
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/how-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-allies-supplanted-the-obama-generation

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— 2020 Candidates Carry Heavy Baggage, and Trump Will Everything He Can to Exploit That – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: What heavy baggage do you carry? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I carry the following heavy baggage: Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), rich, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 21 years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that GAO forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/2020-candidates-have-heavy-baggage-trump-will-exploit-that.html

 

SLATE
— Does Trump’s Shutdown Illegally Target Democratic Federal Workers? – CHRISTOPHER KUTZ (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/trump-shutdown-targets-democratic-workers-illegal.html

 

RAW STORY
— Fox News host Laura Ingraham complains about the ‘minority privilege’ of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Shira Tarlo
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/fox-news-host-laura-ingraham-complains-minority-privilege-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

HEAVY
— Women’s March in Chicago Canceled: Here Are Some Alternatives (DIERSEN: How successful would the following be in organizing marches in your municipality: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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?)
https://heavy.com/news/2019/01/womens-march-chicago-alternatives/

 

TIME
— Women First Marched to Challenge Trump. Now They Are Challenging Each Other – ABBY VESOULIS
http://time.com/5505787/womens-march-washington-controversy/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you unless you promote LGBTQ activity big time.
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-karen-pence-teaching-job-lgbt-students-1297624

 

PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Americans view this shutdown much as they did past ones – negatively and with much anxiety – DREW DESILVER
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/18/americans-view-this-shutdown-much-as-they-did-past-ones-negatively-and-with-much-anxiety/

 

GUARDIAN
— Sorry Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, your ‘minority privilege’ is no longer secret Laura Ingraham’s whine about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rumbled our secret: once you ignore the facts, minorities are having a grand old time in America – Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/18/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fox-news-minority-privilege

January 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker signs gun dealer licensing bill into law – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-jb-pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-licensing-bill-into-law/5092894/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters of the bill say federal regulators are stretched too thin, but opponents say the new licensing is expensive, and could force small dealers out of business. The Illinois Rifle Association released a statement Thursday saying, “The state licenses for gun dealers measure was passed in the previous General Assembly but was never sent to Governor Rauner because 2nd Amendment rights opponents knew he would veto it. Political gamesmanship like this is just a typical day in Illinois politics. The Illinois State Rifle Association is deeply disappointed in the action taken today, but is certainly not surprised. The federal government already licenses gun dealers. There is no need to add yet another layer of bureaucracy on gun dealers. The only thing this measure is going to do is make it cost more money for gun dealers to do business in Illinois, which is going to hurt the smaller dealers. The action taken today is another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights. Nothing in this bill is going to enhance public safety in Illinois. The only thing that is being accomplished here is the creation of a bureaucratic nightmare for gun dealers. Rest assured, we will be challenging this new law in court.”)
— Smoking in car with kids could carry $1,000 fine in Indiana soon (DIERSEN: What about smoking pot in a car with kids?)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/$1000-fine-proposed-for-smoking-with-kids-in-car/5093429/

 

NBC5
— Pritzker Orders Worker-Training Investment Review (DIERSEN: How much of your time and your money have you invested in job-related education? I invested lots of my time and my money earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/pritzker-orders-worker-training-investment-review-504478272.html

 

CBS2
— Governor JB Pritzker Signs Gun Dealer Licensing Law – Mike Puccinelli
Governor JB Pritzker Signs Gun Dealer Licensing Law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Supporters have called it commonsense legislation, but opponents have said it’s classic government overreach. Gun rights advocates said the measure would run small dealers out of business due to the cost of the new regulations.)

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker signs bill allowing Illinois to license gun dealers – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/new-gov-pritzker-signs-oft-rejected-gun-dealer-licensing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The law affects about 2,400 firearms dealers and its provisions take effect in six months. Each must show it is licensed with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and purchase a five-year state permit — $1,500 for retail shops and $300 for independent dealers. Each must install videotaping in retail sections of the store, maintain an electronic inventory and require annual employee training in spotting so-called straw purchases. The Illinois State Rifle Association promised a lawsuit challenging the plan. “The federal government already licenses gun dealers. There is no need to add yet another layer of bureaucracy on gun dealers,” executive director Richard Pearson said in a statement. “The only thing this measure is going to do is make it cost more money for gun dealers to do business in Illinois, which is going to hurt the smaller dealers. “The action taken today is another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights.” Pritzker, who already this week reversed course on GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s policies toward labor with pro-union action, said gun-rights organizations are “just wrong” in their criticism of the licensing bill. He added, “I’m going to continue to make sure that we’re standing up to the voices like the Illinois State Rifle Association and the National Rifle Association to protect our families and our children.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law requiring state licensing of Illinois gun dealers; rifle association threatens lawsuit – Mike Riopell
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-signs-gun-legislation-20190117-story.html
— DuPage County fentanyl deaths up 76% in 2018, total opioid-related deaths up 3%, coroner says – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-opioid-deaths-2018-st-0118-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anti-abortion activist Matthew Wiersema, 26, of Wheaton, says Melrose Park cop chastised and left him in Maywood – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/anti-abortion-activist-says-melrose-park-cop-chastised-dropped-off-maywood/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wiersema told the Chicago Sun-Times Thursday that he was handcuffed, put in a police car and driven to nearby Maywood, where police released him but kept his camera. “This isn’t an arrest, so shut up with your bull—- and go show this garbage to somebody in f—— Wheaton,” a voice can be heard saying on Wiersema’s video. Hours later, Wiersema returned to the Melrose Park police station to file a complaint and retrieve his camera. He later posted the video online.)
— Pritzker signs ‘long overdue’ gun dealer licensing bill, vows ‘more work to do’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: ‘More work to do’ is code for abolishing the Second Amendment and confiscating all firearms from non-Democrats.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-licensing-measure/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois State Rifle Association said in a statement that the law will hurt small dealers by making them pay more. And they called it “another assault on our 2nd Amendment rights.” “Nothing in this bill is going to enhance public safety in Illinois,” the group said in a statement. “The only thing that is being accomplished here is the creation of a bureaucratic nightmare for gun dealers. Rest assured, we will be challenging this new law in court.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater asks “Two years in: Is American great again yet?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-trump-administration-two-year-anniversary-reelection/
— The dubious attack of psychologists on ‘traditional masculinity’ – Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-dubious-attack-of-psychologists-on-traditional-masculinity/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Construction to begin on long-awaited Jefferson center in District 200 – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190117/construction-to-begin-on-long-awaited-jefferson-center-in-district-200

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Kinzinger is right to call out shutdown stupidity – Editorial
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/16/our-view-kinzinger-is-right-to-call-out-shutdown-stupidity/ar2egxb/
— The future of the Republican Party in Illinois – David McSweeney
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/01/16/our-view-the-future-of-the-republican-party-in-illinois/axhgeni/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gov. Pritzker signs gun dealer certification bill – AP
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190117/gov-pritzker-signs-gun-dealer-certification-bill

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— People, not politicians, should hold power – Scott Reeder
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/scott-reeder-people-not-politicians-should-hold-power/article_5d788294-1905-11e9-9def-7b5c477e2714.html

 

TIMES
— Sen. Sue Rezin named to Republican leadership team
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/01/17/sen-sue-rezin-named-to-republican-leadership-team/ab67o9t/

 

  1. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
    https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2019/01/17/medical-marijuana-meet-seven-st-louis-players.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Party bosses, pols pick Illinois leaders – SCOTT REEDER
https://qconline.com/opinion/columnists/party-bosses-pols-pick-illinios-leaders/article_6009b7ee-bc54-5038-8bf0-1e7718435809.html

 

WSPY
— Local Legislators Appointed to House, Senate Leadership Roles
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/local-legislators-appointed-to-house-senate-leadership-roles/article_1541c458-1a5f-11e9-8da8-87e29b771b8b.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Cohen acknowledges rigging polls for Trump in 2014 and 2015 – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cohen-acknowledges-rigging-polls-for-trump-in-2014-and-2015
— 2020 Democrats face a choice: Fight Trump or ignore him? – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/2020-democrats-face-a-choice-fight-trump-or-ignore-him

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DuPage County Election Commission Dissolves
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-election-commission-dissolves/

 

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Face it America, racism is the trump card of the current presidency.” Typically, Trump-haters also hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicagocrusader.com/face-it-america-racism-is-the-trump-card-of-the-current-presidency/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives weighs in on DuPage Township corruption scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723648-ives-weighs-in-on-dupage-corruption-scandal
— Ives blasts Rauner for last-minute veto – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511723012-ives-blasts-rauner-for-last-minute-veto

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Benford hopes Mayer’s departure heralds new era for DuPage Township – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511723695-benford-hopes-mayer-s-departure-heralds-new-era-for-dupage-township

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— What We Want to See from Governor J.B. Pritzker
https://illinoisopportunity.org/what-we-want-to-see-from-governor-j-b-pritzker/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois congressman Rodney Davis wants site of Springfield Race Riot to be a National Historic Monument (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups benefitted from their parents’, their grandparents’, their great grandparents’, and the rest of their ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women and therefore should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressman-wants-site-of-springfield-race-riot-to-be/article_0e367af8-1a75-11e9-bc69-1308c9169d6f.html
— Illinois’ gubernatorial race sets national spending record – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-gubernatorial-race-sets-national-spending-record/article_81122c72-1a91-11e9-8ce1-438f59ef61ef.html
— Gun advocates eye court challenge after Pritzker signs gun dealer licensing bill – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gun-advocates-eye-court-challenge-after-pritzker-signs-gun-dealer/article_824a835e-1a7e-11e9-a31b-9f9391dc7aca.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner deletes his account
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/17/rauner-deletes-his-account/
— McSweeney’s path forward for the GOP
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/17/mcsweeneys-path-forward-for-the-gop/
— Edgar out front on horsemen gaming push
https://capitolfax.com/2019/01/17/edgar-out-front-on-horsemen-gaming-push/

 

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL): Senator Rand Paul Is A Very Weak Person Wanting To Retreat From The Middle East
https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/01/17/congressman-adam-kinzinger-r-il-senator-rand-paul-is-a-very-weak-person-wanting-to-retreat-from-the-middle-east/

 

BREITBART
— New York Times Op-Ed Urges Open Borders: ‘Let Them In’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2019/01/17/new-york-times-op-ed-urges-open-borders-let-them-in/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal employees need to prepare for the next government shutdown – Ryan Ellis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/federal-employees-need-to-prepare-for-the-next-government-shutdown

 

CNS NEWS
— GOP Congressman Introduces Bill to Prevent Government Shutdowns – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/gop-congressman-introduces-bill-prevent-government-shutdowns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill was also sponsored by Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Fred Upton (R-Mich.).)

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Feminism Destroys Lives (DIERSEN: What do you say to men who pander to feminists? I should write a book about men in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pander to feminists.)
https://eagleforum.org/publications/efr/jan19.html

 

GOPUSA
— NAACP, Maxine Waters and Ocasio-Cortez go after CBS for lack of black reporters; CBS caved (DIERSEN: How has EEOC impacted you? What did you want when you were young? I wanted a successful career in the automotive industry. EEOC ended all that in 1971 when I was 22 when 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 made me unemployed because Firestone had fired me for accepting that offer. I had to get a job fast because I had a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. Because of the aforesaid, I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63488
— Ed Case, Hawaii Democrat, claims he’s ‘an Asian trapped in a white body’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Whites act like they are minorities trapped in White bodies, men act like they are females trapped in male bodies, older people like they are younger people trapped in older people bodies, German Americans act like they are non-German Americans trapped in German American bodies, and Whites act like they are Democrats trapped in Republican bodies. Ever-increasingly, in America, it is unpopular to be White, male, older, German American, and Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63588
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, bringing ‘gangster’ to government
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63457
— Harry Reid hits Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% tax hike, warns Democrats not to push ‘radical change’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=63510

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Marines Hoist White Flag To Social Justice Warriors
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29502

 

THE HILL
— Trump fires back at Pelosi, cancels her foreign travel – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/425887-trump-fires-back-at-pelosi-cancels-her-foreign-travel

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Only an anti-American would say “There’s Nothing Wrong With Open Borders.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/open-borders-immigration.html
— As Shutdown Drags On, Some Step Up to Help Unpaid Federal Workers – Glenn Thrush, Julie Bosman and Kirk Johnson
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/politics/government-shutdown-security-net-.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Back pay approved for furloughed federal employees once shutdown ends – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/17/back-pay-approved-furloughed-federal-employees-once-shutdown-ends/?utm_term=.0c4e4b568d32
— The abortion issue is more polarized than ever, leading some to view March for Life as a Republican rally – Julie Zauzmer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who reject the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and b) who have worked the hardest to destroy those like me who support that plank.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/17/abortion-issue-is-more-polarized-than-ever-leading-some-view-march-life-republican-rally/

 

CAMPUS SAFETY
— GAO Report: Gov’t Must Do More to Combat Hunger on College Campuses A new report from the GAO found in 2016, two million college students who qualified for food assistance did not receive the benefits. – Amy Rock (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete while I attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/university/gao-hunger-on-college-campuses/

 

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Bills to protect federal employees, interns from sexual harassment pass House – Eric White
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2019/01/bills-to-protect-federal-employees-and-interns-from-sexual-harassment-pass-house/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Employees Rally to Highlight the Work They’re Not Doing During the Shutdown – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2019/01/federal-employees-rally-highlight-work-theyre-not-doing-during-shutdown/154258/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Government Shutdown: Pampered Federal Workers Don’t Deserve Anyone’s Pity – Editorial (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most since 1966 when I was 18 years old a) for my being a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) for my being a federal retiree for more than 21 years?)
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/federal-workers-government-shutdown/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: The worst thing about the government shutdown isn’t the — minimal — harm it’s causing. It’s all the misplaced hand-wringing about federal workers, most of whom are overpaid and underworked, and all whom will get their back pay once government reopens. As the shutdown goes on, news accounts of the alleged suffering of federal workers mount. They’re lining up at food banks! They’re forced to take odd jobs, or rent rooms out on Airbnb! They need help! This week, Kraft Foods announced that it was opening a “pop-up” store in Washington, D.C. to provide free food to federal workers so that none of them “have to worry about putting dinner on the table because they aren’t receiving a paycheck.” Whole Foods hosted a free spaghetti dinner at select stores. Other companies are chipping in. Keep in mind that the 800,000 federal workers affected by the shutdown have so far missed a grand total of one paycheck, which would have arrived five days ago. There’s no doubt that this is challenging for many workers, particularly those who don’t budget their money well. But Congress has already guaranteed they will be made whole once the shutdown ends. This is an inconvenience, not a hardship. In the meantime, let’s remember who we are talking about here. While there are certainly plenty of hardworking, dedicated federal workers, they are, for the most part, incredibly pampered. They get better pay and more generous benefits than private sector workers doing the same things. They work fewer hours. And they have far greater job security. Better Pay and Benefits An analysis of federal pay by the Congressional Budget Office found that when you combine pay and benefits, federal workers make as much as 52% more than their private sector counterparts, depending on their education level. It also found that this gap has widened in recent years, because even when the economy was in a recession, federal workers kept getting annual pay hikes. A more recent analysis by the Cato Institute found that federal employees make 76% more than private sector workers. Using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Cato report found that the average federal employee pulls down $123,160 a year in pay and benefits, compared with $69,901 in the private sector. It also found that this gap had increased since the 1990s, when it was 39%. They also get generous amounts of paid time off, including nearly two weeks of paid sick leave, 10 federal holidays and at least two weeks paid vacation. Less Productive Not only do federal workers make more, they work less than those in the private sector. A Heritage Foundation analysis found that federal employees put in an average 38.7 hours a week, compared with 41.4 in the private sector. Other reports show that government workers are 38% more likely to take time off work for illness or personal reasons, and miss 50% more hours than private sector workers. Here’s one case in point. After the Obama administration eliminated the International Labor Comparisons office, which employed 16 economists, the private sector Conference Board took on the work. But instead of 16 workers, the Conference Board needed only three to do the work. Project Veritas recently produced a series of undercover videos, in which federal workers bragged about how little they work, or how much time they spend at work on outside projects. Is it any surprise that the quit rate among federal workers is one-quarter the quit rate in the private sector? Unmatched Job Security What’s more, it is almost impossible to fire a federal worker. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the rate of layoffs and discharges among federal workers is one sixth the rate of the private sector. A Government Accountability audit found that it can take between five months to more than a year to fire a poor performing worker. Another GAO audit found that managers routinely hand out top performance ratings to federal workers. In fact, 99.5% got a “fully successful” rating or above. More than a third earned the highest rating of “outstanding.” At the other end of the spectrum, just 0.4% of federal workers got “minimally successful” and 0.1% “unacceptable” ratings. Worse still, federal workers who do cause serious problems at work often get put on paid administrative leave as punishment. Yet another GAO audit found that the government spent more than $3 billion in just two years for what amounted to paid vacations. Hundreds of federal workers had received a year or more of paid administrative leave. One Quarter Are ‘Non-Essential’ As we noted in this space earlier, government agencies affected by the shutdown furloughed about 400,000 workers. (The other 400,000 “essential workers” are at their jobs, but not currently getting paychecks.) Excluding the military (which is unaffected by the shutdown) and the Postal Service (which is self-financed), that means 25% of the total federal work force of just over 3 million is “nonessential.” At several agencies, the vast majority of workers are “nonessential.” Here’s a sampling compiled by Government Executive of the share of workers furloughed during the shutdown. NASA: 95.4% Housing and Urban Development: 95.4% Securities and Exchange Commission: 93.5% Commerce Department: 86% Federal Trade Commission 76.7% Department of the Interior: 76% Department of Agriculture: 66.5%. Collectively, just this sampling of government agencies spent more than $244 billion of taxpayer money last year. If nothing else, the shutdown has highlighted how bloated the federal workforce has become. Many Threatened To Quit Anyway Lastly, more than a quarter of the federal workforce threatened to quit if President Donald Trump got elected. A survey of federal employees by the Government Business Council and GovExec.com found that 14% said they would “definitely” consider quitting their jobs and another 13% said they might consider it. Just 65% said they’d stay on at their jobs no matter who wins. The shutdown provides these workers a perfect opportunity to live up to their promise. And the booming labor market means that there are plenty of jobs in the private sector. (Of course, that would mean giving up their cushy federal jobs.) The government will eventually reopen. All of these workers will be back on the job. And they’ll all get paid for the days they stayed home. So please, spare us the crocodile tears.)

January 7 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Preckwinkle Demands Burke Resign Amid Federal Investigation Burke is facing federal charges over an alleged extortion attempt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/toni-preckwinkle-demands-burke-resign-over-federal-probe-503980331.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The economy looks great. Will politics mess it up? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. How far down will they drive the economy to elect Democrats on April 2, 2019 and on November 3, 2020?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-economy-jobs-trump-democrats-20190104-story.html

— Does intelligence offer immunity against fake news? It’s debatable – Faye Flam (DIERSEN: According to critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-fake-news-smart-people-gullible-0107-20190103-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— New Year’s resolution for Illinois employers: Hire more people with disabilities and veterans – Janet P. Szlyk (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 disabled person or a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disabled person or veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted disabled people or veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a disabled person or a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a disabled person or veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a disabled person or a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office. While I worked for GAO’s Chicago Office 1980-1997, my Democrat GAO supervisors a) assigned me to supervise virtually all their newly hired disabled persons, veterans, minorities, and females and b) made it clear to me that they were to be given preference.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190107/new-years-resolution-for-illinois-employers–hire-more-people-with-disabilities-and-veterans

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Many of state’s worst-performing schools are outside Chicago – Corina Curry
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190105/many-of-states-worst-performing-schools-are-outside-chicago

 

DAILY CALLER
— RESEARCHERS CREDIT RIGHT TO CARRY LAW WITH REDUCTION IN CHICAGO PROPERTY CRIMES
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/06/researchers-credit-right-to-carry-law-with-reduction-in-chicago-property-crimes/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How about a taxpayer shutdown? – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/how-about-a-taxpayer-shut-down/
— The many meanings of AOC, also known as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/inside-the-beltway-the-many-meanings-of-aoc/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How immigration makes us all irrational – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/dan-hannan-how-immigration-makes-us-all-irrational

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Senator Lindsey Graham Makes A Great Point
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/29430-senator-lindsey-graham-makes-great-point
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Graham warned that the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over border wall funding cannot end as long as the “radical left” insists on reflexively calling Republicans racist for supporting immigration officials. Democrats who want to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deride Border Patrol agents for using tear gas hold too much power in the ongoing shutdown negotiations, Graham said. “We’re having to negotiate with people who want to abolish ICE, not support ICE,” Graham said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “We’re having to negotiate with people who see border patrol agents gassing children, rather than defending our borders as professional law enforcement officers.” He continued: “And we’re negotiating with people who will accuse all of us who support a wall as part of border security as racists. As long as the radical left is in charge, we’re not going to get anywhere. … The goal is to fix a broken immigration system, to bring reality to this table.” Sen. Graham is right but fixing our broken immigration system or safeguarding the border is the last thing the Democrats are interested in now that Donald Trump is President.)

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— What Will Democrats Do When….. – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/what-will-democrats-do-when/

 

BREITBART
— Golden Globes: Anti-Gun Hollywood Surrounded By Security Walls and Armed Guards – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/06/golden-globes-anti-gun-hollywood-surrounded-by-security-walls-and-armed-guards/
— Mitt Romney Finally Condemns Trump Being Called ‘Motherf**ker – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/06/nolte-mitt-romney-finally-condemns-trump-being-called-motherfker/

 

TOWNHALL
— Enabling Criminal Aliens – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/01/07/enabling-criminal-aliens-n2538577
— Caravan Riders Remain Hopeful They’ll Receive Asylum. Here’s What They’re Doing In The Meantime. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/06/caravan-riders-remain-hopeful-theyll-receive-asylum-heres-what-theyre-doing-in-the-meantime-n2538561
— Conservatives Hate Dancing, Strong Women So Much! – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/01/07/conservatives-hate-dancing-strong-women-so-much-n2538566

 

LIFEZETTE
— Lindsey Graham Calls Out ‘Radical Left’ for Seeing Wall Supporters as ‘Racists’ ‘We’re having to negotiate with people who want to abolish ICE’ – Gregg Re
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/lindsey-graham-calls-out-radical-left-for-seeing-wall-supporters-as-racists/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Trump a Racist, ‘No Question’ – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/racism-donald-trump-ocasio-cortez-charlottesville/2019/01/06/id/897056/
— Ocasio-Cortez: Being Morally Correct More Important Than Precise Accuracy – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-mistakes/2019/01/06/id/897061/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “No Question” That President Trump Is A Racist – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/06/rep_alexandria_ocasio-cortez_no_question_that_president_trump_is_a_racist.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Great Wall of America Will Break the Democrats – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_great_wall_of_america_will_break_the_democrats.html
— Mounting Indications that a Civil War 2.0 May Be Very Close at Hand – Peter Barry Chowka (DIERSEN: Constructively, members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/mounting_indications_that_a_civil_war_20_may_be_very_close_at_hand.html
— The Ruling Class Redefines Character for Donald Trump – Steve McCann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_ruling_class_redefines_character_for_donald_trump.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RASHIDA TLAIB IS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY Jesse Lee Peterson rips new breed of ‘lowlife’ radicals out to destroy America
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/rashida-tlaib-is-a-threat-to-national-security/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/world/americas/mexico-migrants-smugglers.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s Worse Than Facebook? China has made social media an instrument of oppression. – Crispin Sartwell (DIERSEN: Because Facebook is a Democrat website, those religious, conservative, and/or Republican activists, candidates, organizations, and companies that rely on Facebook are headed for disaster. They should have websites, keep those websites current, and send out emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-worse-than-facebook-11546804406
— Who’s to Blame for Ad Clutter If you’re determined to get free content, commercials are going to find you one way or another. – Peter Funt (DIERSEN: You will never see ads, commercials, pictures, or any other clutter at www.gopillinois.com or in GOPUSA Illinois emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-to-blame-for-ad-clutter-11546804590
— Impeachment Pretense Rep. Tlaib offends fellow Democrats by telling the truth in public. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/impeachment-pretense-11546805677
— Shutdown Is Felt as Negotiators Dig In Over Border Wall Federal workers brace for missed pay as Trump reiterates suggestion of declaring an emergency – Natalie Andrews, Rebecca Ballhaus and Harriet Torry
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-officials-congressional-staffers-talk-to-try-to-end-shutdown-11546717930

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Will Your Job Drive You Into Early Retirement? – Motley Fool (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/will-your-job-drive-you-into-early-retirement

(FROM THE ARTICLE: At some point during your career, you’re apt to reach a point where the notion of retirement becomes less of a dream and more of a reality. So, you might start planning to retire at a certain age, and that, in turn, might dictate the extent to which you save year after year until that point. But what happens when changes at your company or job compel you to retire early? It’s not a highly unlikely scenario. An estimated 56% of today’s retirees left the workforce sooner than planned, according to recent data from Transamerica, and among that 56%, 54% cited job-related reasons. Specifically, 24% reported having lost their jobs, while 22% said that organizational changes within their companies caused them to leave unexpectedly. And let’s not forget the 15% of seniors who retired sooner than expected due to unhappiness with their jobs. Seeing as how just 40% of the overall workforce is content at present, that’s not a shocking statistic. All of this leads to one key point: While you might plan on retiring at a certain age, circumstances at your place of work might result in a scenario where you’re leaving your career behind earlier than expected. And if you don’t plan for that possibility, you’ll inevitably put your retirement at risk. Many folks aim to retire at some point in their 60s, once Social Security eligibility begins and Medicare follows suit. But if things go sour at your job, you might find yourself out of work and unable or unwilling to start over much earlier in life. Remember, the older you are, the more challenging it can be to find work, since age discrimination has a tendency to rear its ugly head. Therefore, if you’re planning to do a bunch of nest egg padding during your 60s, you might want to ramp up sooner.)

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & INDEPENDENT & YAHOO & HUFFINGTON POST & DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating Robert De Niro promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.businessinsider.com/de-niro-trump-racist-white-supremacist-2019-1
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/robert-de-niro-trump-racist-white-supremacist-interview-a8714276.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/robert-de-niro-calls-trump-real-racist-shame-164854596.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-de-niro-donald-trump-racist-white-supremacist_us_5c32ac07e4b0bcb4c25d08b2
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6563427/Robert-Niro-calls-Donald-Trump-real-racist-artist.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER & ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION & DAYTON DAILY NEWS & YAHOO NEWS & INDEPENDENT & CBS NEWS & DAILY MAIL & HUFFINGTON POST & THE HILL & COLLEGE HEIGHTS HERALD & WASHINGTON POST & HOUSTON HERALD & BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez promotes hatred of Trump.
https://www.businessinsider.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-a-racist-and-claps-2019-1
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-question-trump-racist/HxOaMoaZd6K8mTTsPpC30N/
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/national/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-says-question-trump-racist/HxOaMoaZd6K8mTTsPpC30N/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-explains-believes-trump-racist-053815434.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-donald-trump-racist-cbs-news-interview-anderson-cooper-a8715096.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-rookie-congresswoman-challenging-the-democratic-establishment-60-minutes-interview-full-transcript-2019-01-06/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6563875/Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez-says-theres-no-question-President-Trump-racist.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-60-minutes-trump_us_5c32bce0e4b0bcb4c25d2179
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/424099-ocasio-cortez-says-its-no-question-that-trump-is-a-racist
https://wkuherald.com/news/national/ocasio-cortez-there-s-no-question-trump-is-racist/video_0e41bc37-5837-51e3-9af4-40dc81bf8b31.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/07/does-ocasio-cortez-think-trump-is-racist-yeah-no-question/
https://www.houstonherald.com/news/politics/ocasio-cortez-there-s-no-question-trump-is-racist/video_2e80f275-606c-5eef-a22d-898753b48888.html
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/01/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-trump-racist-outlines-radical-policies-minutes/rDVNYZZP0WbarwdDE0arAI/story.html

 

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Tax dollars should go toward border wall, not illegal immigrants – Russ Larsen, Smithfield
https://www.standard.net/opinion/letters/letter-tax-dollars-should-go-toward-border-wall-not-illegal/article_1dd36fa8-9d9a-5d63-88ec-5f0b54029b0c.html

 

NEW NOW NEXT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who do not promote LGBTQ activity are discriminated against.
http://www.newnownext.com/nancy-pelosi-house-speaker-lgbtq-equality-act/01/2019/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/01/border-patrol-texas-immigration.html

 

JERUSALEM POST
— UP TO 50,000 JEWISH FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY SHUTDOWN Hebrew Free Loan Society preparing emergency assistance for Jewish workers going without paychecks. – MICHAEL WILNER
https://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Up-to-50000-Jewish-federal-employees-affected-by-shutdown-576543

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote illegals.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6564427/Honduran-caravan-migrants-pass-children-barbed-wire-fence-border-Mexico-US.html

January 6 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump cites unlikely allies Clinton, Obama amid border wall showdown – Gregg Re
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-cites-unlikely-allies-clinton-obama-amid-border-wall-showdown

 

ABC7
— US food stamp program could run out of funding if shutdown continues
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/food-stamp-program-could-run-out-of-funds-if-shutdown-continues/5025610/

 

WGN RADIO
— Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady: “We know Illinois needs stability” – CASERA (CASH) HEINING
https://wgnradio.com/2019/01/06/senate-republican-leader-bill-brady-we-know-illinois-needs-stability/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ed Burke grew impatient waiting for his golden eggs to drop – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ed-burke-grew-impatient-waiting-for-his-golden-eggs-to-drop/
— Trump’s dealmaking faces test in shutdown standoff – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-dealmaking-tested-shutdown-standoff/
— Trump says he needs to deal with Dem leaders to end shutdown – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-talks-democrats-border-wall/
— Rahm on ending federal shutdown: ‘Chisel away at the will of the Republicans’ – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rahm-government-shutdown-wall-republicans-democrats-pelosi/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Sports betting no panacea for Illinois – Editorial
https://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20190106/our-view-sports-betting-no-panacea-for-illinois

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “How Trump’s constant lying might forever damage the presidency.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/commentary-how-trump-s-constant-lying-might-forever-damage-the/article_7e2c4edf-9314-52f8-94be-96021af87e34.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Democrats have control — can they get work done? – AP (DIERSEN: Who has had control over you? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat politicians had control over my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. They focused on using Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. They used the arguments that Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html) to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190106/illinois-democrats-have-control—can-they-get-work-done

 

SOUTHERN
— Trump: ‘I may declare a national emergency’
https://thesouthern.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/trump-i-may-declare-a-national-emergency/video_96716741-fb8d-5f3a-bbd3-011f484bd671.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Each side accusing other of giving no ground on shutdown – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/each-side-accusing-other-of-giving-no-ground-on-shutdown

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER
— Illinois posted 9th lowest individual income tax rate in 2018
https://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/by-the-numbers-illinois-posted-th-lowest-individual-income-tax/article_e55dfa6c-8ca5-5f24-82da-23b8c27cb78d.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New Kane County Board Member Attacks Health Benefits for Part-Time Colleagues
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/01/06/new-kane-county-board-member-attacks-health-benefits-for-part-time-colleagues/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPOSAL WOULD MAKE ILLINOIS GAS TAX BURDEN THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/proposal-would-make-illinois-gas-tax-burden-the-highest-in-the-nation/

 

TOWNHALL
— Top Dem: Trump Can Use National Emergency Declaration, Military to Build the Wall – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2019/01/06/top-dem-trump-can-use-national-emergency-declaration-and-military-to-build-the-wall-n2538580
— Cpl. Singh Was Laid to Rest. Guess Which Politicians Were Conveniently Absent. – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/01/06/cpl-singh-was-laid-to-rest-guess-which-politicians-were-conveniently-absent-n2538567

 

FOX NEWS
— Graham: As long as ‘radical left’ reflexively calls GOP racist, shutdown over border wall won’t end – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-leftists-who-want-to-abolish-ice-attack-border-patrol-make-shutdown-progress-impossible
— Trump cites unlikely allies Clinton, Obama amid border wall showdown – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cites-unlikely-allies-amid-border-wall-showdown-hillary-clinton-barack-obama
— Trump again threatens to declare state of emergency, says he can ‘relate’ to furloughed federal workers – Gregg Re
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-heading-to-camp-david-says-he-can-relate-to-furloughed-federal-workers-amid-shutdown
— Herman Cain: Dems Sound Like an Out-of-Tune Orchestra Playing the ‘Hate Trump’ Symphony
http://insider.foxnews.com/2019/01/06/herman-cain-democrats-sound-out-tune-orchestra-playing-hate-trump-symphony

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Vows Not to Bend in Shutdown Fight: ‘I Don’t Like Doing This, but We Have No Choice’ – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/06/donald-trump-vows-not-bend-shutdown-fight-dont-like-doing-we-have-no-choice/
— Trump Quotes Obama, Clinton ‘Build a Barrier’ to Fight Illegal Immigration – Michelle Moons
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/06/trump-quotes-obama-clinton-build-a-barrier-to-fight-illegal-immigration/

 

NEWSMAX
— Robert De Niro: Trump Shows He’s ‘a Real Racist’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/actor-robertdeniro-racism-whitesupremacist/2019/01/06/id/897034/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border walls shown to work – ARTHUR HORN, Boca Raton, Fla.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/letters-to-the-editor-border-walls-shown-to-work/
— Sen. Richard Durbin: Trump has ‘made it clear he doesn’t care’ about shutdown consequences – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/6/richard-durbin-donald-trump-doesnt-care-about-gove/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ann Coulter: Trump acting as if he wants to be impeached – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ann-coulter-trump-acting-as-if-he-wants-to-be-impeached

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Ocasio Cortez’s Wired Brain: Idiotic, Radical and Dangerous – Jim Clayton
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/01/ocasio-cortezs-wired-brain-idiotic-radical-and-dangerous/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— California admits it has no idea whether non-citizens voted in last primary – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/california_admits_it_has_no_idea_whether_noncitizens_voted_in_last_primary.html
— Democrat objections to border wall: dumb and dumber – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/dem_objections_to_border_wall_dumb_and_dumber.html

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Supporters Urge President to Stand Firm on Shutdown – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-supporters-urge-president-to-stand-firm-on-shutdown_2758462.html
— Hundreds Attend Funeral of ‘American Hero’ Gunned Down After Stopping Illegal Immigrant – DANIEL HOLL AND JANITA KAN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hundreds-attend-funeral-of-american-hero-gunned-down-by-alleged-illegal-immigrant_2757865.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— POLARIZING POLITICS Lowell Ponte examines some terrifying possibilities in government (DIERSEN: Democrats have made it clear that they are going to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries for once and for all that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/polarizing-politics/
— THE 8 BIGGEST LIES OF 2018 Joseph Farah nails brazen untruths circulating amidst mainstream media
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/the-8-biggest-lies-of-2018/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Seeks to Improve Trust in the Media … Among Democrats – Nicholas Fondacaro
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/01/06/cnn-seeks-improve-trust-media-%E2%80%A6-among-democrats

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Durbin: “I Can’t Say That We’re Close” On Shutdown Deal Because Trump “Doesn’t Care” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/01/06/durbin_i_cant_say_that_were_close_on_shutdown_deal_because_trump_doesnt_care.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump pushing for steel barrier instead of concrete wall at border – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/424080-trump-says-hes-pushing-for-steel-barrier-instead-of-concrete-wall-at
— Trump’s idea to declare national emergency raises legality questions – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/424069-lawmakers-shoot-down-trump-idea-to-declare-a-national-emergency-to
— Border lawmakers press Trump to beef up existing security – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/423974-border-lawmakers-press-trump-to-beef-up-existing-security

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The government shutdown makes Americans less safe.”
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/06/opinions/presidential-weekly-briefing-shutdown-vinograd/index.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats say Trump ‘doesn’t have the power’ to declare a national emergency – Mark Moore Janua
https://nypost.com/2019/01/06/dems-say-trump-doesnt-have-the-power-to-declare-a-national-emergency/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston mail carrier accused of pepper-spraying barking dog charged with animal cruelty – Jay R. Jordan
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Houston-mail-carrier-who-pepper-sprayed-barking-13508916.php

 

WASHINGTON CITY PAPER
— Workers Impacted by Government Shutdown Stretch Groceries, Cut Dining – LAURA HAYES (DIERSEN: Since 1966, I have been impacted by the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career. Since 1997, I have been impacted by the success that my Democrat GAO superiors had in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” Since 1997, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has only been 41% of what my GAO salary was in today’s dollars.)
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/21039749/workers-impacted-by-government-shutdown-stretch-groceries-cut-dining

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Renews Threat to Declare Emergency Over Border Wall – Mark Niquette and Justin Sink
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-06/trump-won-t-demand-concrete-wall-to-end-shutdown-mulvaney-says

 

FORBES
— The Best Places To Work In 2019 – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: The federal government is not on this list. Because the federal government gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, it might be a better place to work for the employees who have the aforesaid demographics. But a big problem for the aforesaid employees is that virtually all federal employees have one or more of the aforesaid demographics. Therefore, if a federal employee has only one of the aforesaid demographics, they may very well be unhappy. One thing is certain. If you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2018/12/07/the-best-places-to-work-for-2019/#626c8671528f

 

NEWSWEEK
— LINDSEY GRAHAM REJECTS ANY COMPROMISE WITH ‘RADICAL LEFT’ NANCY PELOSI IN DIVISIVE INTERVIEW – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-nancy-pelosi-one-dollar-radical-left-border-wall-trump-1280872
— TRUMP HAS AUTHORITY TO USE MILITARY TO BUILD HIS WALL, HOUSE ARMED SERVICES CHAIR ADAM SMITH SAYS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-border-wall-military-force-national-emergency-defense-department-1280819
— OCASIO-CORTEZ ACCUSES REPUBLICANS OF ‘HOSTAGE-TAKING’ WITH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/ocasio-cortez-republicans-hostage-taking-government-shutdown-1280807

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Mitt Romney the man to lead a Republican rebellion against Trump?”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/06/mitt-romney-republican-rebellion-trump

 

EXPRESS
— New migrant caravan heading for US set to be biggest yet
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1068122/migrant-caravan-us-mexico-border-honduras

January 4 Morning Edition

WGN TV
— Federal workers in Chicago face uncertainty as shutdown continues – MIKE LOWE
https://wgntv.com/2019/01/03/federal-workers-in-chicago-face-uncertainty-as-shutdown-continues/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only one of every six Federal employees actually works in Washington, leaving the rest spread across the U.S., including some 29,000 who work in the Chicago region. Among them are about 900 administrators, attorneys, scientists and engineers at the EPA’s Chicago regional office.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds: Burke thought he was ‘playing nice with ’em,’ then came the squeeze – Jon Seidel, Tim Novak, Mitch Dudek, Fran Spielman, Stefano Esposito and Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-alderman-ed-burke-federal-court-case/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pelosi-underwood-casten-garcia-sworn-in-new-dawn-in-the-house/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hated of Trump, Trump supporter-haters promote hatred of Trumps supporters, Protestant-haters promote hated of Protestants, conservative-haters promote hated of conservatives, patriotic people-haters promote hatred of patriotic people, Republican-haters promote hatred of Republicans, America-haters promote hatred of America, White-haters promote hatred of Whites, male-haters promote hatred of males, older people-haters promote hatred of older people, rich people-haters promote hatred of rich people, gun owner-haters promote hatred of gun owners, German American-haters promote hatred of German Americans, draft avoider-haters promote hatred of draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time-haters promote hatred of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/heres-story-tweet-white-house-trumps-border-wall-completed/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Only 20 percent of Naperville’s city employees live in town, far less than cities of similar size – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-employees-residents-st-0104-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: To address growing Chinese population, District 203 translates school documents into Mandarin language
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-203-translations-st-0104-story.html
— Chicago Catholics struggle to build future with fewer priests as parishes shrink, cash dwindles – Katie Galioto
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-catholic-church-20181228-story.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190103/us-rep-cheri-bustos-details-priorities-for-new-congress

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Glacier-like movement toward consolidation – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-01-02/editorial-glacier-movement-toward-consolidation.html

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Annual levy to go up to help pay for pensions – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20190102/annual-levy-to-go-up-to-help-pay-for-pensions

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Romney rebuff of President Trump criticized by fellow Republicans – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/romney-rebuff-of-president-trump-criticized-by-fellow-republicans
— Day 13: Dems pass funding plan without wall, Trump digs in – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-one-of-first-acts-for-democratic-majority-house-passes-bills-to-re-open-government-wit

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— HOW IS KANE COUNTY AFFECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN?
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/01/how-is-kane-county-affected-by-the-government-shutdown/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ hemp rules: No pot, at least $1,100 to grow – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/illinois-hemp-rules-no-pot-at-least-to-grow/article_086c7cc0-0e8c-11e9-b74c-739895f5887d.html
— Tourism official says local sites still open while Illinois among least impacted by partial shutdown – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/tourism-official-says-local-sites-still-open-while-illinois-among/article_9e674e76-0f9f-11e9-b7b2-53999b6d4c42.html

 

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— What’s in Is Out in Illinois Just how intolerable is Illinois? A look at what’s behind the Land of Lincoln’s outmigration problem. – NATALIE ROONEY
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/whats-in-is-out-in-illinois
— Decoding the Democrats’ Sweep What’s in store for Illinois tax policy after Democrats sweep November’s election? – Keith Staats
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/decoding-the-democrats-sweep
— Illinois in Transition What will one-party rule bring to Illinois? – Marty Green
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/illinois-in-transition
— COVER STORY: Finding Direction on Diversity and Inclusion The accounting and finance profession must find a new path forward if it’s ever to achieve lasting diversity and inclusion across organizational levels. – ANNIE MUELLER
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/finding-direction-on-diversity-and-inclusion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A cohesive, practical approach to driving diversity is a desperately needed step forward: Despite ongoing efforts, diversity lags in the accounting and finance world. A 2017 data analysis from the Financial Services Pipeline Initiative shows diversity trending in the wrong direction: Promotion rates for African-American and Latino talent became consistently lower from 2014 to 2017. In fact, the Financial Accounting Foundation will tell you that 75 percent of professional accounting positions, and a staggering 90 percent of partner positions, are still held by non-minorities — and the numbers are nearly as bleak for women when looking at gender disparities alone.)
— How Volunteerism Shapes Your Future – MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ, CPA WITH DERRICK LILLY (DIERSEN: I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996. I served on the Illinois CPA Society Membership Committee 1989-1998. I have been an Illinois CPA Society member since 1979.)
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/winter-2018/gen-next-how-volunteerism-shapes-your-future

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT IS THE COST OF MEDICARE FOR ALL?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/01/what-is-the-cost-of-medicare-for-all.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump defends border stance, notes Pope Francis has ‘biggest wall of them all’ – Martin M. Barillas
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-defends-border-stance-notes-pope-francis-has-biggest-wall-of-them-all
— Democrats take control of House, immediately introduce bill to fund abortions worldwide – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/democrats-seek-to-undo-trump-ban-on-foreign-abortion-funding-with-budget-bi

 

DAILY CALLER
— PLEASE, NO MORE ‘BORDER SECURITY’ – ANN COULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/01/03/coulter-no-more-border-security/

 

GOPUSA

— Republicans relinquish Congress with whimper: ‘More missed opportunities than anything’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61899

— Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat, says ‘authoritarian’ Trump like Hitler in pulpit speech
http://www.gopusa.com/hank-johnson-georgia-democrat-says-authoritarian-trump-like-hitler-in-pulpit-speech/
— Kellyanne Conway jabs Pelosi: ‘Nothing screams youth and energy like a 78-year-old speaker’ (DIERSEN: What shows that you have “energy?” For me, it my having enough energy to put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening too since 2015. What Pelosi has is experience. According to Wikipedia, “A two-time House Speaker, Pelosi previously served in the post from 2007 to 2011. She is currently in her 17th term as a member of the House of Representatives, first being elected in a 1987 special election. Pelosi is also a two-time House Minority Leader, serving from 2003 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2019. Between her alternating stints as Minority Leader and Speaker (depending on which party had the majority), Pelosi has been the leader of the House Democrats since 2003.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61894
— Michael Savage target of death threats, called ‘crypto Jew’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61830
— Mitt Romney’s Dance with Disgrace
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=61884

 

TOWNHALL
— Rep. Hank Johnson Compares Trump to Hitler, Says His Supporters Are Uneducated and Have Short Lifespans – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/01/03/rep-hank-johnson-compares-trump-to-hitler-n2538437
— President Trump Isn’t the Enemy, Mr. Romney – David Limbaugh
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2019/01/04/president-trump-isnt-the-enemy-mr-romney-n2538479

 

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Trump Should Give ‘Oval Office Address’ Explaining Immigration Crisis Like Reagan Did for Tax Cuts – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2019/01/03/ann-coulter-trump-should-give-oval-office-address-explaining-immigration-crisis-reagan-did-tax-cuts/
— Donald Trump Surprises Reporters with Border Officials to Demand a Wall – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/donald-trump-surprises-reporters-with-border-officials-to-demand-a-wall/
— GOP/Dems Consider DACA Amnesty-for-Wall Deal Backed by Billionaire Donors – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/gop-dems-consider-daca-amnesty-for-wall-deal-backed-by-billionaire-donors/
— DACA Illegal Aliens Surged Hispanic Vote, Flipping GOP Counties Blue – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/daca-illegal-aliens-surged-hispanic-vote-flipping-gop-counties-blue/
— Pelosi: Amnesty for ‘Patriotic’ Dreamers Will ‘Make America More American’ – Tony Lee
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/pelosi-amnesty-for-patriotic-dreamers-will-make-america-more-american/
— 12 Percent: Paul Ryan’s Favorability Bottoms Out as Former Speaker Leaves Congress – Matthew Boyle
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/03/12-percent-paul-ryans-favorability-bottoms-out-as-former-speaker-leaves-congress/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SPLC SUED FOR TARGETING, DESTROYING LAWYER’S CAREER $6.5 million sought in complaint against ‘anti-hate’ group
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/splc-sued-for-targeting-destroying-lawyers-career/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PELOSI RULES THE HOUSE AGAIN Leftist agenda – and hate – to be on full display. – Joseph Klein
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272453/pelosi-rules-house-again-joseph-klein
— THE RACIST, ANTI-SEMITIC BLACK LEFT How racial tribalism became the defining hallmark of the black Left. – John Perazzo
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272405/racist-anti-semitic-black-left-john-perazzo

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hank Johnson brings ‘Trump is Hitler’ into the House of Representatives – Elad Hakim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/01/hank_johnson_brings_trump_is_hitler_into_the_house_of_representatives.html

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Whose Side is Mitt Romney On? – PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/buchanan/whose-side-is-mitt-romney-on/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Border Agents Repelled New Year’s Migrant Invasion – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31084-border-agents-repelled-new-year-s-migrant-invasion
— Loon Congressman: Trump Is Hitler, Blacks Better Watch Out – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/item/31090-loon-congressman-trump-is-hitler-blacks-better-watch-out

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Immigrants turn Orange County blue in 4 decades – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/03/immigrants-turn-orange-county-blue-in-4-decades
— The ‘purpling’ of America It’s no surprise to see people moving from high-tax to low-tax states – but the resulting political impact is gaining some attention.- Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2019/01/03/the-purpling-of-america

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MICHAEL SAVAGE GETS DEATH THREATS, MOVES TO SECRET LOCATION Email threatens massacre if restaurant lets him dine
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/savage-gets-death-threats-moves-to-secret-location/


— COLLUSION WITH THE WASHINGTON POST: WHOSE SIDE IS MITT ON? Pat Buchanan looks at Romney’s ‘audition’ for the role of Jeff Flake
https://www.wnd.com/2019/01/collusion-with-wapo-whose-side-is-mitt-on/

 

HOT AIR
— Calm Down Already. Mitt Romney Is Allowed To Criticize Trump.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/01/calm-already-mitt-romney-allowed-criticize-trump/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Barely Touch Mob of Illegals Attacking Border Agents – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/01/03/nets-barely-touch-mob-illegals-attacking-border-agents

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Liz Cheney Urges Democrats to ‘Keep Talking’ so Americans Know How ‘Radical’ They Are – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/liz-cheney-urges-democrats-keep-talking-americans-know-how-radical/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Keep Their Promises
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29422

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Romney looks forward to a ‘trusting relationship’ with Trump – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/3/romney-looks-forward-trusting-relationship-trump/
— Numbers: Congress is 88 percent Christian – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/3/a-new-pew-research-center-analysis-reveals-that-88/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new Pew Research Center analysis reveals that 88 percent of the members of the 116th Congress are Christian. This finding prompted the pollster to declare that “Christians are overrepresented in Congress.” But let us examine the numbers. Of that 88 percent, 55 percent of the lawmakers are Protestant, 30 percent Catholic, 13 percent Baptist, 8 percent Methodist, and 5 percent each say they are Episcopalian, Presbyterian or Lutheran. . .“In the 116th Congress, just two of the 253 GOP members do not identify as Christian: Reps. Lee Zeldin of New York and David Kustoff of Tennessee are Jewish,” the analysis says. “By contrast, 61 of the 281 Democrats do not identify as Christian. More than half of the 61 are Jewish (32), and 18 decline to specify a religious affiliation. Congressional Democrats also include Hindus (3), Muslims (3), Buddhists (2), Unitarian Universalists (2) and one religiously unaffiliated member.”)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Democrats will restore the promise of our democracy.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/423763-democrats-will-restore-the-promise-of-our-democracy
— New Dem lawmaker hangs trans flag outside office on Capitol Hill – MORGAN GSTALTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423714-new-dem-congresswoman-hangs-trans-flag-outside-office-on-capitol-hill
— Undocumented worker claims Trump golf club hid her from Secret Service review – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/423705-former-undocumented-worker-at-trump-golf-club-alleges-management

 

CNN
— Federal worker: I worry everyday about food (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/01/03/federal-employee-rebecca-maclean-government-shutdown-impact-sot-vpx-nr.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Government Shutdown Leaves Workers Reeling: ‘We Seem to Be Pawns’ – Campbell Robertson, Mitch Smith and Alan Blinder
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/government-shutdown-workers-pay.html
— As Trump Holds Firm on Shutdown, He Never Mentions One Group: Federal Workers – Annie Karni (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/federal-workers-government-shutdown.html
— What Is and Isn’t Affected by the Government Shutdown – Niraj Chokshi and Christina Caron
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/whats-affected-government-shutdown.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The I.R.S. Under the shutdown, most Internal Revenue Service operations have stopped. According to a contingency plan covering the final weeks of December, about seven in eight of the agency’s nearly 80,000 employees have been sent home. That plan does not make clear, though, what the I.R.S. will do as the shutdown extends into January. (Tax filing season has not yet begun, but the agency will no doubt face plenty of questions from filers over the recent tax law changes.) [President Trump and Democrats could not break an impasse over his request of funding for a border wall.] The agency, which did not respond to a request for comment, may bring in more workers to prepare for tax season, but it generally does not answer taxpayer questions or pay tax refunds during a shutdown, according to The Wall Street Journal. If the shutdown ends within a few weeks, it is unlikely to seriously affect most taxpayers.)
— Five Ways Elizabeth Warren (and Other 2020 Hopefuls) Will Campaign When There’s No Campaign Yet – Maggie Astor and Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-2020-candidates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago Council alderman Ed Burke charged with attempted extortion – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/chicago-council-alderman-charged-with-attempted-extortion/2019/01/03/2567eca0-0a50-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html
— Evangelicals have hired their own Goliath – Michael Gerson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/evangelicals-have-hired-their-own-goliath/2019/01/03/c04b1a86-0f90-11e9-831f-3aa2c2be4cbd_story.html
— Unpopular Trump pushes unpopular wall as federal employees, services suffer – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/04/unpopular-trump-pushes-unpopular-wall-federal-employees-services-suffer/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want open borders.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-wall-shutdown-medieval-castle-20190104-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Forget the wall — Democrats now hate the border itself – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2019/01/03/forget-the-wall-democrats-now-hate-the-border-itself/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Pelosi promises ‘different world’ – Nicole Gaudiano and Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: House Democrats will do everything that they can to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. House Democrats will do everything that they can to promote welfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/03/nancy-pelosi-trump-can-expect-different-world-new-congress/2391622002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marijuana Is More Dangerous Than You Think As legalization spreads, more Americans are becoming heavy users of cannabis, despite its links to violence and mental illness – Alex Berenson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marijuana-is-more-dangerous-than-you-think-11546527075
— ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ Review: Bitter Is Better Grudges are natural and human, and we shouldn’t feel guilty about having them. “The past matters,” the author tells us. Jenny Allen reviews “How to Hold a Grudge” by Sophie Hannah. – Jenny Allen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents a) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems and b) hold tremendous grudges against me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-hold-a-grudge-review-bitter-is-better-11546559895
— More First-Time Home Buyers Are Turning to the Bank of Mom and Dad Among borrowers using FHA loans, which come with low down payments, more than 26% tap relatives for financial help. That’s up from 22% in 2011. – Ben Eisen (DIERSEN: Where did the down payment come from for your first real estate purchase? For me, in 1972, when I was 24 years old, it came from a) my IRS salary since 1971 and b) my Firestone Stores salary since 1970 (full-time 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-first-time-home-buyers-are-turning-to-the-bank-of-mom-and-dad-11546597800

 

BLOOMBERG
— The Courts Run Out of Cash Next Friday. Here’s What Happens Then – Erik Larson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-04/the-courts-run-out-of-cash-next-friday-here-s-what-happens-then

 

FORBES
— Job Market Predictions To Watch Out For In 2019 – Jack Kelly
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/01/03/frightening-predictions-for-the-job-market-in-2019/#68980c3374ad
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination will become rampant. It is one of the few areas where prejudices are overlooked and condoned. It is not necessarily because companies don’t like older workers; it’s that they have more experience, so they earn more money compared to younger colleagues, their insurance costs are presumed higher and they’re not as easily manipulated as younger employees with mountains of debt to pay off. It will be convenient for management to target experienced and well-paid personnel with specious claims about their work product, in an effort to bully them into leaving.)

 

NEWS OK
— Evangelicals falsely believe they have found a champion in Trump – MICHAEL GERSON
https://newsok.com/article/5619302/michael-gerson-evangelicals-falsely-believe-they-have-found-a-champion-in-trump

 

NEW YORKER
— Is Optimism Dead in the Trump Era? – Susan Glasser (DIERSEN: Because of Democrat Party gains on November 6, 2018, members of the following groups are optimistic: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/is-optimism-dead-in-the-trump-era

 

NEWSWEEK
— DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN COMPARES DONALD TRUMP TO HITLER, CALLS PRESIDENT ‘RACIST STRONGMAN’ – TIM MARCIN
https://www.newsweek.com/democratic-congressman-donald-trump-hitler-racist-strongman-1278901
— TRUMP BORDER WALL GOFUNDME HITS $18M, MORE THAN PARKLAND AND MARCH FOR OUR LIVES CAMPAIGNS COMBINED IN 2018 – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/gofundme-trumps-border-wall-closes-19-million-second-largest-2018-1277898
— ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ HITS BACK AT GOP BOOING: ‘DON’T HATE ME CAUSE YOU AIN’T ME, FELLAS’ – SHANE CROUCHER
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-booed-video-aoc-twitter-1279099

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Brings Federal Employee Union to White House to Make Case for Shutdown – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/01/trump-brings-federal-employee-union-white-house-make-case-shutdown/153919/

January 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— U.S. stocks suffer worst year since 2008 financial crisis – AP (DIERSEN: How far down will Democrats drive stocks to punish Republicans?)
https://abc7chicago.com/business/us-stocks-suffer-worst-year-since-2008-financial-crisis/4996489/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us-ye–legal-marijuana-banner-year-20181227-story.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Efficiency in government should be top priority in 2019 – Editorial (DIERSEN: The top priority for Illinois Democrats for 2019 is to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20181231/our-view-efficiency-in-government-should-be-top-priority-in-2019

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Think you’re too old to become an entrepreneur? Not in Fairview Heights. – TERI MADDOX (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran federal employee, the federal government thinks that you are “too old” and gets rid of you if you do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article223619025.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump waiting for Democrats to make move on ending shutdown – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-waiting-for-democrats-to-make-move-on-ending-shutdown

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Plan Vote To Reopen Government On Jan. 3, When They Take Over House – SUSAN DAVIS & ARNIE SEIPEL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-plan-vote-reopen-government-jan-3-when-they-take-over-house#stream/0

 

ABC ST. LOUIS
— Is Facebook Censoring Use Of Terms ‘Illegal Immigrant’, ‘Illegal Alien’? (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://abcstlouis.com/news/nation-world/is-facebook-censoring-those-who-use-terms-illegal-immigrant-or-illegal-alien-in-posts

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Absurdity of an Open Border – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/the_absurdity_of_an_open_border.html

 

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham Floats Deal: Trump Would Trade 700K Work Permits for $5 Billion for Wall, ‘Border Security’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/12/30/lindsey-graham-floats-deal-trump-would-trade-700k-work-permits-for-5-billion-for-wall-border-security/
— UK Buckles, Sends More Border Force Boats Despite Migrant ‘Magnet’ Warnings – Victoria Friedman
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/01/uk-buckles-more-border-force-boats-warnings-magnets-migrants/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— The media never cares when Americans are killed by illegal immigrants – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/the-media-never-cares-when-americans-are-killed-by-illegal-immigrants/
— Democrats put politics before safety – Dr. Tom Borelli
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/democrats-put-politics-before-safety/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama Used Walls To Shut Out Veterans, Opposes Walls To Stop Illegal Aliens – Jake Hoffman
https://townhall.com/columnists/jakehoffman/2019/01/01/obama-used-walls-to-shut-out-veterans-opposes-walls-to-stop-illegal-aliens-n2538316
— Borders Are Compassionate – Carl Jackson
https://townhall.com/columnists/carljackson/2019/01/01/borders-are-compassionate-n2538313
— Officer Ronil Singh Is The Immigrant We Want. His Alleged Murderer Is Not. – John Dempsey
https://townhall.com/columnists/johndempsey/2019/01/01/officer-ronil-singh-is-the-immigrant-we-want-his-murderer-is-not-n2538299

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S FAKE NEWS ABOUT PRE-CASTRO CUBA Pathetic media lies and Hollywood clichés. – Humberto Fontova
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/272407/lefts-fake-news-about-pre-castro-cuba-humberto-fontova

 

HOT AIR
— Shutdown Symbolism: Refighting The 2016 Election
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/12/shutdown-symbolism-refighting-2016-election/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. ‘A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS’? WHAT A CROCK Carl Jackson declares, ‘Borders are no different than your front door’ (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/u-s-a-nation-of-immigrants-what-a-crock/
— THE GREAT WALL OF AMERICA WILL BREAK THE DEMOCRATS Rich Logis calls project ‘padded-room inducing’ for Trump’s opponents
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/the-great-wall-of-america-will-break-the-democrats/
— THIS WALL CUT OFF FLOOD OF 55,000 ILLEGAL ALIENS Israeli gives lesson in how to close down borders, protect nation
https://www.wnd.com/2018/12/this-wall-cut-off-flood-of-55000-illegal-aliens/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Genocide, slavery and immigration – Richard W. Rahn (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to anti-Whites and White-haters in the Democrat Party, if you are White, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/31/genocide-slavery-and-immigration/

 

CNN
— Federal employees union sues government over lack of pay – Caroline Kelly (DIERSEN: All federal employees, and especially those who are not “essential” like I was, have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned. If I sought a government or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, and for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/31/politics/federal-workers-sue-government/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee labor union is suing the US government for requiring “essential” employees to work without pay during the partial government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees alleged Monday that the government is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by forcing employees deemed essential to work without pay. About a quarter of the government has been affected by the shutdown, including correctional officers, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and transportation security officers. Across different government agencies, about 380,000 federal employees will be furloughed and 420,000 will work without pay due to the shutdown continuing into the new year.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of Group B, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors caused all the problems that members of Group A have had, are having, and will have. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, 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 for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/joyful-headlines-about-race-and-equality.html
— In Search of Lost Screen Time Imagine what we could do with our money, and hours, if we set our smartphones aside for a year. – Paul Greenberg (DIERSEN: I do not own/use a smartphone. I spend 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Since 2004, those 6,200+ emails have included links to 321,500+ articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/opinion/smartphones-screen-time.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three-quarters of all Americans own a smartphone. In 2018 those 253 million Americans spent $1,380 and 1,460 hours on their smartphone and other mobile devices. That’s 91 waking days; cumulatively, that adds up to 370 billion waking American hours and $349 billion.)
— A $15 Minimum Wage Seemed Impossible. Now It’s Reality for a Million New Yorkers. – Patrick McGeehan (DIERSEN: I earned the minimum wage 1964-1966. If it had been $15/hour in today’s dollars, I might very well have bought a loaded Pontiac GTO in 1966, instead of a Pontiac Tempest Sprint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/nyregion/15-minimum-wage-new-york.html
— ‘Birth Tourism’ Is Legal in Canada. A Lawmaker Calls It Unscrupulous. – Dan Bilefsky (DIERSEN: What if China decided that it was not going to let citizens of Mexico take control of the United States? What if China sent many millions of its pregnant citizens into the United States to give birth?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/world/canada/china-birth-tourism.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘They’re not asking permission to do things’: Democrats brace for robust freshman class – Elise Viebeck and Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/theyre-not-asking-permission-to-do-things-democrats-brace-for-robust-freshman-class/2018/12/31/b10a9280-02da-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

— What’s in a name? Trump, allies back away from idea that the border wall needs to be a wall. – Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and
Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-he-never-abandoned-the-idea-of-a-concrete-wall-disputing-kelly/2018/12/31/85af147a-0cea-11e9-84fc-d58c33d6c8c7_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump: Happy New Year to everyone, including ‘haters’ – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/01/donald-trump-happy-new-year-haters/2456753002/

 

DESERET NEWS
— Pensions, pot and gambling? Not a Utah problem – Amy Joi O’Donoghue
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900048629/pensions-pot-and-gambling-not-a-utah-problem.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Poll: Federal Employees Overwhelmingly Oppose Shutdown, Only 30 Percent Support Wall – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/12/poll-federal-employees-overwhelmingly-oppose-shutdown-only-30-percent-support-wall/153863/

 

SALON
— FBI investigating Trump golf club for hiring undocumented workers after tip to Mueller Lawyer representing immigrants says Trump’s New Jersey club supplied fake green cards, Social Security numbers – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/01/fbi-investigating-trump-golf-club-for-hiring-undocumented-workers-after-tip-to-mueller/