ABC7
— As Trump prepares Supreme Court pick, Roe v. Wade top of mind for many – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/as-trump-prepares-supreme-court-pick-roe-v-wade-top-of-mind-for-many/3710689/
— ‘Trump Baby’ balloon gets mayor’s approval to fly over London during POTUS visit – Danny Clemens
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/london-mayor-oks-trump-baby-balloon-during-potus-visit/3712725/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use citizens of foreign countries and their children to demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-orders-brazilian-boy-10-to-be-released-from-detention-reunited-with-mother/3711040/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes final Supreme Court cut: Trump ‘reveal’ on Monday – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/judge-amy-barrett-trump-final-supreme-court-cut-reveal-monday-night/
— The logic and anger behind stopping traffic on the Dan Ryan – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/logic-anger-dan-ryan-expressway-shutdown-pfleger/
— Amy Coney Barrett is a superb judge, not some glazed-eyed cultist – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/amy-coney-barrett-is-a-superb-judge-not-some-glazed-eyed-cultist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sirley-paixao-mother-chicago-judge-orders-son-release/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/as-an-immigrant-i-will-never-forget-the-pain-of-being-separated-from-my-father/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/myanmar-chicago-teenage-rohingya-muslim-refugee-journey-seeking-education-better-life-immigration-sullivan-high-school-rogers-park-ohare-airport-schaumburg-burma-ethnic-violence-crisis-asia-bangladesh/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/families-separated-another-mom-sues-doj-asks-judge-not-to-intervene-in-2-cases/
— How to avoid Dan Ryan shutdown Saturday – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/avoid-dan-ryan-shutdown-saturday/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Companies turning to standardized tests for hiring – Ally Marotti (DIERSEN: What standardized tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed standardized tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-data-science-standard-test-20180625-story.html
— How to get around Saturday if anti-violence protest blocks the Dan Ryan – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did from Crete to UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-dan-ryan-protest-alternative-routes-20180703-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican promote Pat Brady.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-supreme-court-20180705-story.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ordinance would ban people from overnight camping outside Lincoln Library – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: Democrats always blame Republicans for all homelessness.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180705/ordinance-would-ban-people-from-overnight-camping-outside-lincoln-library
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Letter Demanding Resignation In Maine Township Will Be Sent To Top Republicans – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/letter-demanding-resignation-in-maine-will-be-sent-to-top-republicans/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A letter which demands that Maine Township Republican Committeeman Char Foss-Eggemann of Park Ridge call for the resignation of Township Trustee Dave Carrabotta because of allegations that he inappropriately touched fellow Trustee Kim Jones, has not yet been sent to Eggemann. However, according to some people knowledgeable about the letter, it will soon be mailed to the committeeman as well as Cook County Republican Party leader Sean Morrison, state GOP leader Tim Schneider, and others. Meanwhile, an investigation into the sexual harassment claims by Jones, launched by the town board after May 22 when the charges first surfaced, will take another week and a half to complete, said township Supervisor Laura Morask. She indicated that one more person has to be interviewed by the lawyer assigned to perform the probe. Morask would not comment further. The letter insisting that Eggemann act on the matter was prompted in part by some Republicans demanding that House Speaker Mike Madigan step down because of harassment and bullying complaints leveled against several Democrats. Marilyn Smolenski, Republican candidate who’s running against incumbent Democrat Marty Moylan in the November General Election, has been one of those voices demanding Madigan’s resignation. She has been highly critical of Moylan for not standing up to Madigan by demanding that he resign. Eggemann is a strong supporter of Smolenski, who lives in Park Ridge. Moylan recently blasted Smolenski for backing “one of the biggest perverts in the U.S., Trump.” Added Moylan, “He’s one of the biggest pigs in the U.S. I’m not silent. Tell that Trump backing pistol packing Trump supporter that I back women’s rights and I voted for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).” Smolenski owns a company that sells pistol holders for women. On the advice of the township attorney, Jones confronted Carrabotta with her accusations of inappropriately touching her backside on May 22. Carrabotta flatly denied the allegations and demanded an immediate closed door meeting where the issue could be discussed. Jones accuses Carrabotta of touching her on three separate occasions during township events in late 2017 and 2018. According to people familiar with the letter, it’s believed that at least 10 local Republican women will sign it by the time it is mailed to Eggemann. Among the words used in the letter are “outrageous” and “disturbing.” It also says that Jones has a solid reputation in the community and was slated by committeeman Eggemann to run for the township position. Carrabotta has told the Journal & Topics that the matter is “confidential”. In a statement released yesterday (Tuesday) by State Republican chairman Tim Schneider, he said, “The Illinois Republican Party strongly believes that sexual harassment has no place in any workplace, public or private, and that allegations must be investigated swiftly by independent parties. If the allegations against the Maine Township trustee are true, he has violated the public’s trust and should step down. Until then, the investigation involving the allegations should proceed.”)
SOUTHERN
— Governor names Du Quoin woman, two others to Prisoner Review Board
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/governor-names-du-quoin-woman-two-others-to-prisoner-review/article_621797fb-6cb8-5af2-a6ca-8df4ef48b07f.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The release says that Patricia Wilson, of Du Quoin; Lisa Daniels, of Lansing; and Joseph Ruggiero, of Wheaton, will join the Prisoner Review Board, which is a quasi-judicial body that imposes release conditions, regulates good conduct credits, conducts parole hearings and makes executive clemency recommendations and other tasks.)
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Unions give workers a voice – Dino Leone (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/guest-view-unions-give-workers-a-voice/article_c0b8358b-a614-5c66-9623-b87637161655.html
WJBC
— Bloomingdale Police Department chief would decide whether to aid ICE agents on immigration issues – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/07/06/bpd-chief-would-decide-whether-to-aid-ice-agents-on-immigration-issues/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLL: WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO ‘BEING AMERICAN’? (DIERSEN: How many of the ten criteria to you meet? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) would stress that am a draft avoider, b) would stress that I do not promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, booze, gambling, pot, etc., and c) would hint/imply/argue/shout that I do not do enough to “help the vulnerable.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being a) champions of the disadvantaged, b) champions of the oppressed, and c) champions of those who want to be “free” to harm themselves with booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/poll-whats-important-to-being-american.html
— TRUMP’S LEAN WHITE HOUSE 2018 PAYROLL ON-TRACK TO SAVE TAXPAYER’S $22 MILLION (DIERSEN: Gingrich would stress all the many millions that he “saved” the taxpayers by gutting GAO. The agency is just a shell of what it once was. SEE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html and https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/trumps-lean-white-house-2018-payroll-on-track-to-save-taxpayers-22-million.html
DAILY CALLER
— MARXISTS AND EXTREME RADICALS SEEK TO TAKE OVER THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/marxist-radicals-democratic-party/
— TRUMP: A VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS IS A VOTE FOR ‘ANARCHY, AMNESTY AND CHAOS’ – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-democrats-anarchy-amnesty-chaos/
— ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER VICIOUS ATTACK ON A TRUMP SUPPORTER, LIBERAL MEDIA YAWNS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/vicious-attack-on-a-trump-supporter/
— TRUMP ON ICE: ‘THEY PROTECT US AND WE PROTECT THEM’ – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/05/trump-protect-ice/
BREITBART
— Poll: Liberals Hold Extreme Views on ‘Abolish ICE’ – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/07/05/poll-liberals-hold-extreme-views-on-abolish-ice/
GOPUSA
— Judge: Trump administration showed ‘bad faith’ in adding citizenship to census (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. To do the aforesaid 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/judge-trump-administration-showed-bad-faith-in-adding-citizenship-to-census/
NEWSMAX
— ‘Abolish ICE’ Movement Is Bad Politics – Rich Lowry
https://www.newsmax.com/richlowry/ice-enforcement-immigration-democrats/2018/07/05/id/870198/
— James Woods’ ‘Feeling Patriotic’ Agent Drops Him on July 4th – Bill Hoffmann (DIERSEN: Who has dropped you and why? I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have dropped me a) because I support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform, b) because I oppose the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and/or d) because I refuse to cover up their wrong doing.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/james-woods-agent-ken-kaplan-political-persecution/2018/07/05/id/870081/
TOWNHALL
— Will Jim Jordan Get Pinned With These Ohio State Wrestling Team Allegations? – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would make accusations against you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the accusations that they would have their operatives and their dupes make against me if I sought a government office or a political office. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/07/06/will-jim-jordan-be-pinned-by-these-ohio-state-wrestling-allegations-n2497679
POLITICO
— Mexico imposes retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. goods – SABRINA RODRIGUEZ
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/05/mexico-imposes-retaliatory-tariffs-670424
NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Are Having Fewer Babies. They Told Us Why. Women have more options, for one. But a new poll also shows that financial insecurity is altering a generation’s choices. – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/upshot/americans-are-having-fewer-babies-they-told-us-why.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans oppose key parts of Trump immigration plans.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/most-americans-oppose-key-elements-of-trump-immigration-policy/2018/07/05/36124360-7e3d-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: When Congress wiped an agency off the map – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/post/when-congress-wiped-an-agency-off-the-map/2011/11/29/gIQAIt0J9N_blog.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bartlett warns that history is repeating itself as lawmakers are pushing to cut the budget of the Government Accountability Office to demonstrate fiscal responsibility while Gingrich is reviving his calls to eliminate of the Congressional Budget Office, which he recently called “a reactionary socialist institution which does not believe in economic growth.” “It is essential that Congress not cripple what is left of its in-house expertise,” Bartlett writes. “Gutting the GAO and abolishing the CBO would be acts of nihilism. Any politician recommending such things is unfit for office.”)
ECONOMIX
— NOVEMBER 29, 2011 FLASHBACK: Gingrich and the Destruction of Congressional Expertise – BRUCE BARTLETT
https://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/gingrich-and-the-destruction-of-congressional-expertise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately, Gingrichism lives on. Republican Congressional leaders continually criticize every Congressional agency that stands in their way. In addition to the C.B.O., one often hears attacks on the Congressional Research Service, the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Government Accountability Office. Lately, the G.A.O. has been the prime target. Appropriators are cutting its budget by $42 million, forcing furloughs and cutbacks in investigations that identify billions of dollars in savings yearly. So misguided is this effort that Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma and one of the most conservative members of Congress, came to the agency’s defense. In a report issued by his office on Nov. 16, Senator Coburn pointed out that the G.A.O.’s budget has been cut by 13 percent in real terms since 1992 and its work force reduced by 40 percent — more than 2,000 people. By contrast, Congress’s budget has risen at twice the rate of inflation and nearly doubled to $2.3 billion from $1.2 billion over the last decade. Mr. Coburn’s report is replete with examples of budget savings recommended by G.A.O. He estimated that cutting its budget would add $3.3 billion a year to government waste, fraud, abuse and inefficiency that will go unidentified.)
USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Yet again, Chick-fil-A is favorite fast-food chain in U.S. – Dixita Limbachia
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/07/05/acsi-names-top-restaurants-customer-satisfactions/742826002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 50 cities where the most people are moving away from can primarily be found in the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast, particularly in states like Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and New York. Among the cities where people are leaving in droves are places such as Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, New York, and Los Angeles.)
— Population migration patterns: US cities Americans are abandoning – Michael B. Sauter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/07/05/cities-americans-abandoning-population-migration/35801453/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside Amy Coney Barrett’s ‘Cult’ If she is the nominee, get ready for a vicious anti-Catholic Senate smear campaign. – Adam O’Neal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-amy-coney-barretts-cult-1530833211
— FRONT PAGE: Walmart Takes a Stand on Guns, Gay Rights to Get People to Like It More Consumers and employees expect companies to voice opinions on hot-button topics, and the world’s largest retailer is weighing in – Sarah Nassauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies 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. Ever-increasingly, companies act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walmart-takes-a-stand-on-guns-gay-rights-to-get-people-to-like-it-more-1530805106
— IRS Nominee Rettig Says Rebuilding Trust is Priority Trump pick tells senators in confirmation hearing that better relationships would aid implementation of 2017 tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. They would hint/imply/argue/shout a) that everyone vehemently hates past, present, and future IRS employees, b) that IRS employees are cruel, vicious, lazy, stupid, losers, and even worse things, and c) that IRS employees are IRS employees because no one will hire them. They would stress that my 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would stress that my 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-nominee-rettig-says-rebuilding-trust-is-priority-1530202141
— U.S. Hiring Strong in June; Unemployment Rate Rises as More Enter Labor Force – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney (DIERSEN: Should I try to re-enter the labor force? QUESTION: What would discourage employers from hiring me? ANSWER: I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, federal retiree since 1997, union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc. Further, a) 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 an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. Further, I do not paint myself as being a yes-man and I am not a yes-man.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-hiring-strong-in-june-unemployment-rate-rises-as-more-enter-labor-force-1530880292
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Liberals Say Nominee Must Back Abortion Rights (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion. To vote for a Democrat is to promote abortion.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-07-05/the-latest-liberals-say-nominee-must-back-abortion-rights
