FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Congressman Jonathan Jackson says he should be next Democratic National Committee chair
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dnc-chair-election-chicago-congressman-jonathan-jackson-says-he-should-democratic-national-committee-leader/15766225/
— McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans. Promotions are a zero-sum-game. All my Democrat superiors always had Affirmative Action and DEI quotas, goals, and targets to meet. They always made their Republican employees like me pay the price of meeting those quotas, goals, and targets. If I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mcdonalds-latest-company-roll-back-diversity-goals-citing-us-supreme-court-decision-outlawed-affirmative-action/15766985/
NBC5
— Congress certifies Trump’s electoral college win
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtNoFI3-R4
FOX32
— Political turmoil continues in Thornton Township after Tiffany Henyard skips meeting
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1572421
— ‘She is the threat’: Dolton meeting gets heated as Tiffany Henyard misses meeting
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1572389
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Donald Trump is certified as the 2024 election winner without challenge, in stark contrast to 2021 violence
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/06/trump-election-win/
— Judge restores opposition slate in Tinley Park after ‘clearly erroneous’ Electoral Board ruling
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/06/tinley-together-slate-ballot/
DAILY HERALD
— Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to be featured at Barrington event
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250106/nation-and-world-politics/former-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthy-to-be-featured-at-barrington-event/
WGN RADIO
— Why college sophomores panic (COMMENT: If I could do it over again, I would have majored in accounting when I transferred from UIC to NIU when I was 20 years old. IRS, GAO, and the accounting profession had no use for me a) because I did not take and pass CPA examination until I was 30, b) I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, c) I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and d) I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. I should write a book about age discrimination.)
https://wgnradio.com/jobs/career-vision/why-college-sophomores-panic/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s retires some diversity goals in latest corporate DEI retreat (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans. Promotions are a zero-sum-game. All my Democrat superiors always had Affirmative Action and DEI quotas, goals, and targets to meet. They always made their Republican employees like me pay the price of meeting those quotas, goals, and targets. If I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-changes-dei-goals
WSPY
— Oswego Township Republican Caucus Chaos
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/oswego-township-republican-caucus-chaos/article_4d2d4c6c-cc55-11ef-be40-73b3d3a829f2.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Tom Homan gives illegal migrants warning in final days of Biden admin: ‘You’re going home’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/tom-homan-gives-illegal-migrants-warning-in-final-days-of-biden-admin-youre-going-home-trump-border-czar-illegal-immigration-southern-border-wall
ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Four More Years: What will be the fate of federal workers under new administration? (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use Republican-led budget cuts first to get rid of any remaining Republican employees and then employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/four-more-years-what-will-be-the-fate-of-federal-workers-under-new-administration
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racists.
https://chicagocrusader.com/the-racist-legacy-of-january-6/
CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— Kirk Dillard, Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority, Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/5666/kirk-dillard
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Pilsen Church Moves Services Online Over Deportation Fears. Lincoln United Methodist Church moved its Spanish Sunday service online over fears it could be “a target” for mass deportations, pastor Emma Lozano said. (COMMENT: How strongly do the churches in your area promote illegal immigration?)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/06/pilsen-church-moves-services-online-over-deportation-fears/
— What Makes Day Labor So Difficult For Chicago Migrants. As asylum seekers navigate the day labor sector, labor organizations are stepping in to help them advocate for their rights.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/06/what-makes-day-labor-so-difficult-for-chicago-migrants/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Local journalism tax credit application window opens. Lawmakers approved the program last year. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I am not a journalist let alone a qualified one.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/local-journalism-tax-credit-application-window-opens/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: News organizations in Illinois can now apply to receive tax credits for journalists that were on their payroll in 2024. The application opened last week, about one year after the state’s Local Journalism Task Force proposed multiple solutions to the “local journalism crisis,” including tax credit incentives. Lawmakers approved the tax credit program last year as part of the fiscal year 2025 budget and included $5 million in funding. News outlets can apply on a first come, first served basis. “Qualified” journalists must average 30-hour work weeks and be responsible for producing original news content, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce. Outlets can apply for up to $15,000 per journalist that was employed last year and an additional $10,000 for new hires that expanded the organization’s staff. The news organization must also meet certain requirements that vary depending on what type of media it produces – television broadcast, radio, print or web. If an outlet needs help applying for the tax credit or has questions, the Illinois Press Foundation and other journalist trade groups have organized informational webinars that will include legal and accounting experts. Jeff Rogers, executive director of the IPF and founding editor at Capitol News Illinois, said in an email that the first webinar will be Tuesday, Jan. 7. For more information, contact Rogers at jrogers@capitolnewsillinois.com . Rogers said training will be available to members of the Illinois Press Association, Illinois Broadcasters Association, nonprofit news organizations, digital media, hyperlocal neighborhood news outlets and more. To apply for the tax credit program, visit the Illinois Department of Commerce’s website.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-430/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-222/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats’ Tax Hike Talking Points
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/07/democrats-tax-hike-talking-points/
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago’s Red Line Extension Cost Now Projected to Exceed $1 Billion Per Mile. Biden Trying to Lock it In.
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-red-line-extension-cost-now-projected-to-exceed-1-billion-per-mile-biden-trying-to-lock-it-in-wirepoints/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Don’t Be Surprised If There Is a Springfield Lame Duck Pension Grab (COMMENT: Federal employees like me who were hired before 1989 get Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions. But those hired after 1989 get Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pensions. Because FERS pensions are less generous than CSRS pensions, FERS employees despise if not hate CSRS employees.)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/06/dont-be-surprised-if-there-is-a-springfield-lame-duck-pension-grab/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accuses Biden of sabotaging presidential transition
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/6/donald-trump-accuses-joe-biden-sabotaging-presiden/
— Trump, seizing on Trudeau’s resignation, says Canada should merge with U.S. into a ‘great nation’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/6/trump-seizing-trudeau-resignation-says-canada-merg/
— ‘Woke’ American Medical Association ices out health care professionals with differing views (COMMENT: Soon, if not already, everyone in health care will be Democrats who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/6/woke-american-medical-association-ices-health-care/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Lawmakers introduce legislation to recall elected officials in Illinois
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3277876/lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-recall-elected-officials-in-illinois/
— Biden to leave having failed to get pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3258408/biden-failed-pathway-citizenship-millions-illegal-immigrants/
— McDonald’s rolls back DEI programs due to ‘shifting legal landscape’ (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/3278414/mcdonalds-rolls-back-dei-programs/
NEW YORK POST
— New York is seeing the hidden toll of legal weed: violence, psychosis and mayhem (COMMENT: Pot is poison.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/opinion/hidden-toll-of-nys-legal-weed-violence-psychosis-and-mayhem/
— GOP set to send ‘low-hanging fruit’ border security bills to Trump right out of gate
https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/us-news/gop-set-to-send-low-hanging-fruit-border-security-bills-to-trump-right-out-of-gate/
— Trump border czar Tom Homan floats ‘weekly White House briefings’ to share migrant arrest and deportation numbers (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrats and RINOs who run your county, township, municipality, and school district fight deportations?)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/06/us-news/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-floats-weekly-white-house-briefings-to-share-migrant-arrest-and-deportation-numbers/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Here Are Trump’s Options for Venezuelan Illegals. Will the administration be able to avoid past mistakes?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/here-are-trumps-options-for-venezuelan-illegals/
— Can Trump Stop the ‘Baby Factories’? Changing the enforcement and jurisprudence around the 14th Amendment has been a high priority for the president-elect.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/can-trump-stop-the-baby-factories/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Soros and Hillary deserve Biden’s tainted medals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/soros_and_hillary_deserve_biden_s_tainted_medals.html
BLAZE
— Biden downplays Quranic call to kill: ‘He was an American’
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/biden-downplays-quranic-call-to-kill-he-was-an-american
— Indiana Republicans want to extend ban on males in female sports to college athletics (COMMENT: Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only against other transgender athletes.)
https://www.theblaze.com/fearless/indiana-republicans-want-to-extend-ban-on-males-in-female-sports-to-college-athletics
BREITBART
— Chicago Archbishop: Deportation of Illegals ‘Would Be Intolerable’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly manipulate/dominate religious leaders.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/01/07/chicago-archbishop-deportation-of-illegals-would-be-intolerable/
CATHOLIC CITIZENS
— Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2024, Killing 73 Million People
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/109295/abortion-was-the-leading-cause-of-death-worldwide-in-2024-killing-73-million-people/
DAILY CALLER
— Immigration A Cash Cow For Latin America. Trump’s Crackdown Could Crash The Party
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/06/remittances-immigration-latin-america-trump/
DAILY WIRE
— Majority Of American Parents Oppose Teaching Kids Transgender Ideology
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-majority-of-american-parents-oppose-teaching-kids-transgender-ideology
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Chicagoans Ask, “Where Have All the Dollars Gone?”
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/01/07/chicagoans-ask-where-have-all-dollars-gone
— ICE Shuts Down Programs that Spent “Tens of Millions” on Services for Illegal Aliens
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/ice-shuts-down-programs-spent-tens-millions-services-illegal-aliens
— Mike Johnson Reelected as Speaker, Charts Upcoming Immigration Agenda
https://www.fairus.org/news/congress/mike-johnson-reelected-speaker-charts-upcoming-immigration-agenda
— Honduran President Threatens Non-Cooperation over Mass Deportations
https://www.fairus.org/news/misc/honduran-president-threatens-non-cooperation-over-mass-deportations
FOX BUSINESS
— Costco board member defends DEI practices, rebukes companies scrapping policies. Jeff Raikes, who sits on Costco’s board, called for ‘maximizing’ DEI policies at US companies. (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/costco-board-member-defends-dei-practices-rebukes-companies-scrapping-policies
FOX NEWS
— New guide helps parents protect kids against ‘woke’ ideologies in schools. Anti-CRT website unveils new ‘roadmap’ for concerned parents to take action.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-guide-helps-parents-protect-kids-against-woke-ideologies-schools
MRC TV
— Biden Snaps at Reporters In Profane, Bizarre Outburst
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/biden-snaps-reporters-profane-bizarre-outburst
TOWNHALL
— Delusional New Yorkers Celebrate Congestion Pricing Despite Subways Serving As a Death Trap
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2025/01/06/delusional-new-yorkers-celebrate-congestion-pricing-as-subways-are-a-death-trap-n2650055
— 2024 Election Certification Obliterates Another Anti-Trump Talking Point
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/01/06/2024-results-officially-certified-n2650052
— Michigan Democrat Blasts America for ‘Hinduphobia’ Over H-1B Visa Controversy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/01/06/michigan-democrat-blasts-america-for-hinduphobia-over-h-1b-visa-controversy-n2650042#google_vignette
TRUTH ABOUT GUNS
— Exposing the Bizarre Lack of Logic Behind the Illinois Assault Weapon Ban
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/federal-appeals-court-reviews-bizarre-illinois-assault-weapon-ban/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump transition falling short of hiring goals
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-transition-falling-short-hiring-goals/
MSN
— Many if not most of my Democrat GAO supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemitic. They held it against me big time that I volunteered to work for and did work for the office’s only Jewish group leader 1990-1997. They were furious when I got her a leadership position in IIT’s graduate financial markets and trading program. Needless-to-say, they did not come to my defense when she forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-term-antisemitism-is-being-weaponised-and-stripped-of-meaning-and-that-s-incredibly-dangerous/ar-AA1wUJQV
NEWSWEEK
–Map Shows Top 10 States for Illegal US Immigration (COMMENT: Illinois is included. How many illegals are in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Anticipate/expect that your Democrat and RINO leaders will fight tooth and nail to keep them there.)
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-illegal-immigration-2010192
NEW YORK TIMES
— Under the Democrats and under the RIINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the breaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and if your ancestors had been in America for a long time. I was born in 1948. If I had been born later, I doubt that I would have been able to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/us/politics/trump-us-disaster-numbers.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Lots to blame for Harris’ dismal finish, including blunders by Obama and Biden (COMMENT: Who blames you and for what? I knew that I did not have the votes to be the Milton Township Republican Central Organization (MTRO) Treasurer in 2004, but I ran anyway. I got only 13 votes while my opponent got 69. Back then, my fellow MTRO members blamed me, blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, blamed my Illinois TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois leadership, and blamed my Illinois Center Right Coalition leadership a) for George Ryan’s problems, b) for Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich, c) for Andy Mckenna’s primary loss to Jack Ryan, d) for etc. I should write about those MTRO leaders back then who promoted the most hatred against me. I would focus on those who continue to promote hatred against me.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-10/skelton-on-presidential-race-2024-election
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Unemployed Office Workers Are Having a Harder Time Finding New Jobs. More than 1.6 million unemployed workers have been job hunting for at least six months. (COMMENT: Since I was 49 years old in 1997, the following has frustrated my search for a job appropriate for someone with my job-related work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license: a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) prior to that, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (2!%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, c) none of my demographics help employers meet their Affirmative Action and DEI quotas, goals, an targets, d) I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, e) I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and d) I sued GAO fin 1998 or political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf )
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/job-search-workers-unemployment-months-5a4cfcee
— The Case for Subsidizing Electric Vehicles. Ending the tax credits would cede global leadership to China. (COMMENT: I am interested in the new Dodge Charger EV. If you share my interest, please let me know.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-case-for-subsidizing-electric-vehicles-47c76825
INC
— Best Workplaces: Kick Off the New Year by Showcasing Your Workplace (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Because GAO gives tremendous preference to its employees who are the following, they should want to showcase GAO: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. But because virtually all GAO employees are many if not most of the aforesaid, when things go bad, GAO needs scapegoats to blame its problems on. I should write about how my Democrat GAO superiors used me as a scapegoat.)
https://inc-bestworkplaces.secure-platform.com/a
ECONOMIST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow a) that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them, b) that they will immediately return, and c) that America is ever-increasingly dependent on them.)
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/01/06/can-americas-economy-cope-with-mass-deportations
HIGHER EDUCATION DRIVE
— House Republicans prioritize bill to restrict transgender students’ sports participation. Lawmakers reintroduced a proposal that would prevent transgender women from competing on college sports teams aligning with their gender identity. (COMMENT: Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete only against other transgender athletes.)
https://www.highereddive.com/news/house-republications-bill-limit-transgender-women-sports/736603/
DAILY BEAST
— Trump Struggles to Staff Ranks After Using Loyalty Tests to Vet Candidates (COMMENT: I take it as a badge of honor that my critics/opponents say that “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. I should write about them. I would focus on those a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and c) who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most biggest adverse actions against. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-struggles-staff-ranks-using-224500350.html
DAILY KOSS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage government employees to hate Trump. I should write about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who despised/hated Republicans like me the most.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/6/2295499/-An-open-letter-to-America-s-Civil-Servants
INDIA TODAY
— Indian tech firms in US secure 20% of H-1B visas in 2024, Infosys leads
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/indian-tech-companies-secured-one-fifth-of-h1b-visas-issued-us-infosys-tcs-hcl-america-2660866-2025-01-07
INDEPENDENT
— Bernie Sanders accuses Musk of seeking cheaper, not brainier, immigrant labor with H-1B visas
https://www.aol.com/news/bernie-sanders-accuses-musk-seeking-013103992.html
Tag: IRS
January 6, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a target (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration and paint themselves as protectors of their illegals.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/border-shelters-trump/
— No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump’s win boosts Republicans’ faith in elections — for now
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/no-jan-6-disruptions-expected/
— MAGA takes on Elon Musk’s ‘tech bros’ and their need for immigrant labor (COMMENT: Employers want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired immigrants instead of me if they could have. Immigrants work for less money and they are positively stereotyped. Those who share my demographics are negatively stereotyped. I fought against that negative stereotyping a) by earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) by earning six job-related professional certifications, and c) by earning a job-related professional license.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/column-h-1b-visas-elon-musk-maga-page/
— Chicago, once again, ranks among the worst in the nation for traffic congestion. (COMMENT: What Chicago traffic congestion have you faced? I commuted to/from UIC from my patents’ home in Crete 1966-1968, first in my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, and then in my 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/chicago-traffic/
— State senators file bills addressing school districts, veterans benefits and sex trafficking
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/state-senators-file-bills-addressing-school-districts-veterans-benefits-and-sex-trafficking/
— Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people in public service jobs from bill that Biden signed (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security while I washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/higher-social-security-payments/
FOX32
— Thornton Township schedules emergency meeting over insurance crisis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1571785
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— If your school is not in the Ivy League, it’s as if you don’t matter at all (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, a) my 1997 master’s degree from IIT in financial markets and trading is worthless, b) my 1980 master’s degree from DePaul in accounting is worthless, c) my 1976 MBA from Loyola is worthless, and d) my 1970 bachelor’s degree from NIU in management is worthless.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/06/opinion-universities-ivy-league-bias/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cheers to surgeon general’s plan for cancer warning labels on alcohol (COMMENT: Most, if not virtually all of my older White male critics/opponents are/were big drinkers. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, many of my older White male Democrat superiors were big drinkers. Their leader wasted my career and got rid of me. He forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. He gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. He turned my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. He delayed my promotions. He kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988. He forced my mentor to retire in 1987. He always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. He had his operatives and his dupes force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If he had not gone on extended sick leave in 1985 because of his very big drinking, my GAO mentor would not have been able to assign me to audits of IRS in 1986 or to promote me to GS-13 in 1986. But he came back in 1987 and forced my mentor to retire.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2025/01/06/cancer-warning-labels-alcohol-health-cigarettes-surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-dry-january
ABC7
— Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden is signing (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security while I washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/social-security-us-higher-payments-coming-millions-people-bill-biden-is-signing/15757648/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill rescinds two provisions – the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset – that limit Social Security benefits for recipients if they get retirement payments from other sources, including public retirement programs from a state or local government. The Congressional Research Service estimated that in December 2023, there were 745,679 people, about 1% of all Social Security beneficiaries, who had their benefits reduced by the Government Pension Offset. About 2.1 million people, or about 3% of all beneficiaries, were affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision. The Congressional Budget Office estimated in September that eliminating the Windfall Elimination Provision would boost monthly payments to the affected beneficiaries by an average of $360 by December 2025. Ending the Government Pension Offset would increase monthly benefits in December 2025 by an average of $700 for 380,000 recipients getting benefits based on living spouses, according to the CBO. The increase would be an average of $1,190 for 390,000 or surviving spouses getting a widow or widower benefit. Those amounts would increase over time with Social Security’s regular cost-of-living adjustments. The change is to payments from January 2024 and beyond, meaning the Social Security Administration would owe back-dated payments. The measure as passed by Congress says the Social Security commissioner “shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account” changes in the law. It’s not immediately clear how this will happen or whether people affected will have to take any action.)
NBC5
— Social Security Fairness Act signed into law by Biden, enhancing retirement benefits for millions
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fairness-act-signed-by-president-biden/
FOX32
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1571622
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/01/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-429/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Politicians expect Illinoisans to accept the unacceptable and believe the unbelievable, 2025 is the year to change that.
https://wirepoints.org/politicians-expect-illinoisans-to-accept-the-unacceptable-and-believe-the-unbelievable-2025-is-the-year-to-change-that-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/
— As Illinois politicians keep pushing progressive tax schemes, other states keep dumping them.
https://wirepoints.org/as-illinois-politicians-keep-pushing-progressive-tax-schemes-other-states-keep-dumping-them-louisiana-is-the-latest-wirepoints/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP says lame duck bill allows illegal immigrants to cloak name change
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_498a3068-cbbd-11ef-8c1f-3b04b211a1dc.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOOG
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/04/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-av-bo/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Bu-Ci
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/05/projected-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-bu-ci/
— U-Haul Annual Report Shows Illinois Moves Up from 49th to 48th Most Renters
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/05/u-haul-annual-report-shows-illinois-moves-up-from-49th-to-48th-most-renters/
— Russian Kidnapping of Ukrainian Children Echo of Communists’ Abduction of Children during the Greek Civil War after World War II
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/05/russian-kidnapping-of-ukrainian-children-echo-of-communists-abduction-of-children-during-the-greek-civil-war-after-world-war-ii/
— Former Public Official Predicts Tax Hike
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/05/former-public-official-predicts-tax-hike/
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Biden Gives Awards to Four Unfit Americans
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/01/02/biden-gives-awards-to-unfit-americans
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL House GOP Leader Tony McCombie Joins ‘Woke’ Left, Supports Insurance Coverage for Men’s ‘Cervical’ Exams and Women’s ‘Prostate’ Screenings
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/01/il-house-gop-leader-tony-mccombie-joins-woke-left-supports-insurance-coverage-for-mens-cervical-exams-and-womens-prostate-screenings.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
YAHOO
— 11 Politicians Who Worked In Fast Food (COMMENT: The list includes Rodney Davis, Rahm Emanuel, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, and Scott Walker. I worked in fast food 1964-1966. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966, that I used to commute to/from classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/11-politicians-worked-fast-food-133028407.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Francis is anti-Israel because he’s anti-Western civilization
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/5/pope-francis-anti-israel-anti-western-civilization/
— On fighting LGBTQ evil, it’s one step forward, two steps back
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/3/fighting-lgbtq-evil-one-step-forward-two-steps-bac/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DOJ civil rights division poised to fight ‘woke agenda’ under Trump administration (COMMENT: While worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and after, DOJ promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, it promoted patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3270981/doj-civil-rights-division-fight-woke-agenda-trump/#google_vignette
— Biden admin spent millions on DEI grants for K-12 schools
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3276822/biden-admin-spent-millions-on-dei-grants-for-k-12-schools/
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who have demographics that vote for Democrats are victims of those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3273101/will-trump-see-reduced-minority-crime-victimization-again/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A DEI FBI covers for terrorists and Biden (COMMENT: DEI Democrats run the federal government. To be DEI is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I worked for DEI Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Because I was all of the aforesaid, they did everything that they could to waste my career and get rid of me.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/a_dei_fbi_covers_for_terrorists_and_biden.html
— California is not only gaining illegal aliens; it’s still losing native Californians
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/california_is_not_only_gaining_illegal_aliens_it_s_still_losing_native_californians.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Kinzinger finally fesses up: ‘I’m probably closer to a Democrat now’ (COMMENT: For what I see, sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican will come out as Democrats.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/01/06/kinzinger-finally-fesses-up-im-probably-closer-to-a-democrat-now-1514020/
BREITBART
— Senate Majority Leader John Thune Told Trump Pete Hegseth Has Votes to Be Confirmed (COMMENT: I knew that I did not have the votes to be the Milton Township Republican Central Organization (MTRO) Treasurer in 2004, but I ran anyway. I got only 13 votes while my opponent got 69. Back then, my fellow MTRO members blamed me, blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, blamed my Illinois TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois leadership, and blamed my Illinois Center Right Coalition leadership a) for George Ryan’s problems, b) for Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich, c) for Andy Mckenna’s primary loss to Jack Ryan, d) for etc. I should write about those MTRO leaders back then who promoted the most hatred against me. I would focus on those who continue to promote hatred against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/05/report-senate-majority-leader-thune-told-trump-pete-hegseth-votes/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Curses At Reporters Amid Bizarre Rant About Immigrants
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/05/joe-biden-curses-rant-donald-trump-immigrants-white-house-reporters/
— Bourbon Street Massacre Is What ‘Globalize The Intifada’ Looks Like
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/05/opinion-bourbon-street-massacre-is-what-globalize-the-intifada-looks-like-hammer/
DAILY WIRE
— Thune: Republicans Need To Be ‘Realistic’ About How Many Deportations There Will Be. Thune said the top priority needed to be deporting all the criminal illegal aliens first.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/thune-republicans-need-to-be-realistic-about-how-many-deportations-there-will-be
— Tom Homan: Trump Will Deport Venezuelans Regardless Of Whether Or Not Venezuela Takes Them Back. Homan highlighted examples of when Trump put pressure on other countries to take their illegal aliens back.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homan-trump-will-deport-venezuelans-regardless-of-whether-or-not-venezuela-takes-them-back
FOX NEWS
— Musk renews harsh rebuke of Dems who rejected deporting sex offenders: Vote out ‘every one’ ‘There is no excuse,’ Musk posted to X.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/musk-renews-harsh-rebuke-dems-who-rejected-deporting-sex-offenders-vote-out-every-one
NEWSMAX
— Biden’s Own Data Debunks His Great Economy Narrative
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/economy-narrative-fraud/2025/01/05/id/1193916/
TOWNHALL
— New Orleans Collapsing Under the Weight of Wokeness
https://townhall.com/columnists/saraharnold/2025/01/06/new-orleans-collapsing-under-the-weight-of-wokeness-n2650009
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Pope appoints Trump critic to be archbishop of Washington, DC (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly the Pope paints himself as being anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/europe/robert-mcelroy-archbishop-washington-intl/index.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, a vocal defender of migrants and critic of Donald Trump’s first administration, as the next archbishop of Washington, DC. Cardinal McElroy, 70, is a strong supporter of Francis’ priorities on refugees, the environment and welcoming LGBTQ Catholics. He will succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory, 77, who was the first African-American Archbishop of Washington, DC. Francis also appointed on Monday the first female leader of a Vatican department. Sister Simona Brambilla will become prefect of the Holy See’s religious life office, which has responsibility for nuns, monks and friars. Early in Trump’s first term, then-Bishop McElroy gave a speech in Modesto, California, specifically referencing Trump and urging Catholics to become “disruptors” of the anti-immigrant agenda. “We must disrupt those who would seek to send troops into our streets to deport the undocumented, to rip mothers and fathers from their families. We must disrupt those who portray refugees as enemies rather than our brothers and sisters in terrible need,” he said. And after Trump’s first election victory in 2016, McElroy lamented “a profound sickness in the soul in American political life” and that it would be “unthinkable” for Catholics to “stand by while more than ten percent of our flock is ripped from our midst and deported.” Brambilla, who is from Monza, northern Italy, qualified as a nurse before entering her religious community, has a doctorate in psychology and has worked as a missionary in Mozambique. She has until now been serving as the number two at the Vatican office that she will now lead. The pope also appointed a cardinal, Ángel Fernández Artime, as “pro-prefect” of the department, who will work with Brambilla. During his pontificate, Francis has sought to appoint more female leaders inside the church’s central administration, although there have been calls for him to go further with the role of women in the church becoming an urgent topic of discussion. According to the Vatican, from 2013 to 2023 the percentage of women working for the Holy See and Vatican City State rose from 19.2% to 23.4%.)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington received the highest US civilian honor (COMMENT: I should write about those who the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have honored since 2000. I should write about the adverse actions that MTRO, DCRCC, and IRP have taken against me since 2000.)
https://apnews.com/article/biden-medal-of-freedom-clinton-soros-denzel-washington-4b19a363d3058ac3b8107e2002b93651
MSN
— 46% of U.S. College Students Oppose Mandatory DEI Courses (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, they required all their employees to take DEI courses. Those courses promoted hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/46-of-u-s-college-students-oppose-mandatory-dei-courses-new-study-reveals/ar-AA1wULUM
YAHOO
— Top states where Americans moved to – and from – in 2024 (COMMENT: Illinois not taxing retirement income is one reason for retirees to stay in Illinois.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-states-where-americans-moved-222125614.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: New Jersey, Illinois and New York had the highest outbound migration, with many leaving for retirement or to be closer to family.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/opinion/biden-administration-diversity.html
USA TODAY
— The Senate’s top Republican questioned on Sunday how easy it will be for President-elect Donald Trump to launch a “mass deportation” of at least 11 million immigrants living in the United States without authorization. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow a) that they have flooded America with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them, b) that they will immediately return, and c) that America is ever-increasingly dependent on them.)
https://www.aol.com/realistic-deport-everybody-top-senate-220448600.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Is it realistic to deport everybody? I mean, there’s a lot of people in this country who are here illegally,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” A mass deportation of 1 million people per year could cost $88 billion annually, according to the nonpartisan American Immigration Council. It would require an unprecedented ramp-up of law enforcement staffing, detention capacity, immigration courtrooms and flight accessibility. Pew Research estimates there are 11 million immigrants in the United States without authorization. The vast majority don’t have a criminal conviction, and their individual situations can vary dramatically, from asylum-seekers who crossed the border to people who flew in on a tourist visa and overstayed. Among them are some 1.3 million immigrants who have already been issued removal orders but remain in the country, either because of a lack of U.S. removal resources or because some countries refuse to take the immigrants back. Trump has promised the “largest deportation program in American history.” Mass deportations were the centerpiece of his reelection campaign.)
FREEMAN
— OCTOBER 4, 2024 FLASHBACK: Generac sends team to help residents of the Carolinas. Almost 1 million remain without power after hurricane. (COMMENT: I need electricity to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out every morning. My 13-year-old 20KW Generac failed and I have replaced it with a 24KW Generac. To assure that I can put the newsletters together and send them out every morning, I have a backup internet service provider and backup commuter systems.)
https://www.gmtoday.com/the_freeman/business/generac-sends-team-to-help-residents-of-the-carolinas/article_09605ef4-92a9-5dbf-bce0-9b8f02fccbd7.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys. Girls have suffered greater test-score declines than boys. (COMMENT: Far fewer females than males took the many tests that I passed. I took and passed the Post Office employment test in 1966 and the Federal Service Entrance examination in 1970. I took and passed all the tests needed to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I took and passed on my first attempt the CPA examination in 1979. I took and passed on my first attempt the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/test-scores-girls-boys-learning-loss-db020858
— Critical Race Theory Is an Inversion of History. Tribalism and racism were universal until Britons and Americans developed a new way of thinking. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, that is, those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. Further, since the 1960s, laws have ever-increasingly required everyone to give more and more and more preference to those who do not share my demographics, that is to discriminate more and more and more against those who share my demographics.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/critical-race-theory-is-an-inversion-of-history-tribalism-racism-empire-slavery-6334d784
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The accusations made in closed training sessions are astonishingly venomous: Arrogant white supremacy is ubiquitous; white rage results when that supremacy is challenged; whites hold money and power because they stole it from other races; systemic racism and capitalism keep the injustices going. All of this is based on categorically false assumptions about the past. We need only look at how the modern idea of our common humanity originated and developed to see that critical race theory has everything backward. A realistic history tells us that the thinkers and engineers of the Anglosphere, principally England and the U.S., are the heroes, not the villains, of this story, while the rest were laggards, not leaders. For most of recorded history, neighboring peoples regarded each other with apprehension if not outright fear and loathing. Tribal and racial attitudes were universal. That’s a long way from the orthodoxy of our own time, which holds that we are all one human family. Before that consensus arose, a charge of racism made no sense. By today’s standards, everyone was racist.)
FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paologaudiano/2025/01/05/costcos-rebuttal-reveals-the-mindless-cost-of-anti-dei-efforts/
FRONTIERS
— The Relationship Between Work During College and Post College Earnings (COMMENT: My GPA suffered because I worked my way through college. I graduated from NIU in 1970. My salary in today’s dollars was $55,850/year in 1971, $68,315/year in 1972, $82,655/year in 1973, $99,069/year in 1974, $112,280/year in 1980, $117,807/year in 1986, and $153,151/year in 1997. But I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997; job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997; and a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociology/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2019.00078/full
FED SMITH
— Legislation Repealing the WEP and GPO Signed Into Law. President Biden has signed legislation that repeals the WEP and GPO into law. What will this mean for retired federal employees?
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/01/05/legislation-repealing-the-wep-and-gpo-signed-into-law/
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Free College for the Working Class (COMMENT: Because I had to work my way through college, my GPA suffered. While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1970, I worked all the part-time hours that I could delivering mail in Park Forest.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/01/05/free-college-for-the-working-class/
January 5, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington receive the highest US civilian honor. With just days left in the Presidential office, Biden has issued awards and medals to valiant military veterans, courageous law enforcement officials and exceptional Americans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/joe-biden-medal-of-freedom/3637832/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago leaders, we have an antisemitism problem (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government forced my Jewish supervisors to take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/05/opinion-chicago-antisemitism-problem/
— Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/04/reminders-jan-6-attack-capitol-as-trump-retakes-power/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration and homelessness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/01/04/homelessness-rate-chicago-migrants-affordable-housing
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote the “Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.” Democrat and RINO leaders do not want Trump to deport their illegals. Democrats and RINO leaders have declared war on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO Army. Democrat and RINO leaders exploit illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250104/news/whats-the-role-of-local-police-in-feds-mass-deportations/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote the “Immigrant Solidarity DuPage.” Democrat and RINO leaders do not want Trump to deport their illegals. Democrats and RINO leaders have declared war on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO Army. Democrat and RINO leaders exploit illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250104/news/prepared-for-the-worst-suburban-immigrants-brace-for-mass-deportations/
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, mass violence ever-increasingly grows.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250104/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-staying-positive-determined-well-be-in-a-really-bad-place-if-we-accept-ma/
WGN RADO
— Democrat and RINO leaders do not want Trump to deport their illegals. Democrats and RINO leaders have declared war on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO Army. Democrat and RINO leaders exploit illegals.
https://wgnradio.com/lets-get-legal/will-president-trump-have-the-power-to-deport-illegal-immigrants/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Illinois Taxpayers to Pay Millions in Damages for Pritzker’s “Gender Affirming” Politics (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been promoting LGBTQ in your school district?)
https://johnkassnews.com/illinois-taxpayers-will-pay-millions-in-damages-for-pritzkers-gender-affirming-theme-parks/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. Ever-increasingly, Americans fail/refuse to take bad jobs like the ones I took. But would illegals stoop to take the bad jobs that I took? I doubt it. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Are/were you overpaid? According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, I earned $19.37/hour when I was 18 in 1966, $55,850/year in 1971, $68,315/year in 1972, $82,655/year in 1973, $99,069/year in 1974, $112,280/year in 1980, $117,807/year in 1986, and $153,151/year in 1997. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois drops to No. 39 in wages for entry level workers (COMMENT: When were you an entry level worker? GAO audits IRS. Much of what IRS Revenue Officers and GAO Analysts do is very similar. My Democrat GAO superiors let me transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, but only if I would take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut, that is, only if I would transfer in as an entry level worker. That shouted to my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that they considered the following to be worthless: a) what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) my almost having completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1093e1b8-ca06-11ef-a80b-277ed6c5f901.html
— State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, criticizes $20 million in tax funds for electric buses
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_451f691e-c9f9-11ef-948c-0b7882cdd2a8.html
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Drury, Proft reach deal to end 10-year-long defamation suit over campaign ads (COMMENT: My critics/opponents openly defame me less because I have filed lawsuits. Instead, they have their judgement proof operatives and dupes do their dirty work.)
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/667398636-drury-proft-reach-deal-to-end-10-year-long-defamation-suit-over-campaign-ads
WIREPOINTS
— It’s everyday Chicagoans that get hit by the new city budget. More taxes, more fees, more fines. (COMMENT: Have you lived and/or worked in Chicago? I lived in Chicago in 1971 and then 1974-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took college courses in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1980, and 1992-1997.)
https://wirepoints.org/its-everyday-chicagoans-that-get-hit-by-the-new-city-budget-more-taxes-more-fees-more-fines-wirepoints-on-univision-chicago/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Honduran president threatens to boot US military if Trump deports its citizens
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3276439/honduran-president-threatens-to-boot-us-military-if-trump-deports-its-citizens/
— U-Haul report places Illinois near the bottom of places people are moving to. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Illinois attract Democrats to Illinois a) who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally and/or b) who have severe health, financial, and/or other problems, lack education and/or work experience, and/or want/need/demand massive government assistance. The Democrats who run Illinois drive Republicans out of Illinois who are White, male, older, conservative, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3276470/u-haul-report-places-illinois-near-the-bottom-of-places-people-are-moving-to/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden honors Dem donor George Soros, Hillary Clinton with Presidential Medal of Freedom, sparking outrage: ‘A national disgrace’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/04/us-news/joe-biden-bestows-presidential-medal-of-freedom-to-george-soros-hillary-clinton/
BREITBART
— Mexican President Changes Mind on Receiving Deported Migrants from Other Countries
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/01/04/mexican-president-warms-to-possibility-of-receiving-deported-migrants-from-other-countries/
HOT AIR
— Trump and Musk Are Right: Legal Immigrants a Boon to US Economy (COMMENT: All my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me if they could have.)
https://hotair.com/stephen-moore/2025/01/05/trump-and-musk-are-right-legal-immigrants-a-boon-to-us-economy-n3798463
PJ MEDIA
— The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) reportedly drafted its standards of “care” with advice from members of a fetish forum founded by a convicted pedophile. Turns out all of us “conspiracy theorists” who said transgenders are sexually grooming kids were right.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/01/04/trans-health-assoc-took-advice-from-pedo-fetish-forum-n4935671
TOWNHALL
— Mexican President Shifts Stance on Accepting Deported Illegal Immigrants
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/01/04/mexican-president-changes-course-about-receiving-deported-illegal-immigrants-from-other-countries-n2649983
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— What the visa feud says about the coming Trump administration (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) want H-1B, that is, they want cheap labor and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as having been overpaid.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/30/politics/trump-musk-h1b-visa-analysis/index.html
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— The Pros and Cons of Working While in College (COMMENT: I should write about the pros and cons of my working all the part-time hours that I could while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969. The pros include my graduating debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. The cons include my GPA suffering.)
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/weighing-the-pros-and-cons-of-working-while-in-college
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/opinion/biden-trump-government-dei-diversity.html
— The Failures of the Health Insurance System (COMMENT: Because of my federal employment and retirement, since 1966 (except September 1969-June 1971), the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance, and since 1978, 72% of my wife’s health insurance. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/opinion/letters/health-insurance-failures.html
— My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. I should write about them. I would focus on those a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and c) who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most biggest adverse actions against. I would focus on the pretexts that they use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/opinion/trump-loyalty-cabinet-presidents.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California’s tech titans say H-1B visas are vital. Will Trump defy MAGA and support them? (COMMENT: My critics/opponents a) want H-1B, that is, they want cheap labor and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as having been overpaid.)
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-31/its-musk-vs-maga-on-immigrant-worker-visas-what-will-trump-do-on-the-h-1b
— Honduras leader suggests ending cooperation with U.S. military over Trump deportation threat
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-01-04/honduras-leader-suggests-ending-cooperation-with-u-s-military-over-trump-deportation-threat
BALTIMORE SUN
— To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/01/04/gop-must-not-be-held-hostage-by-right-wing-fringes-editorial/
FORBES
— 10 Jobs That Pay Six Figures In 2024 (COMMENT: I did not start earning $100,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 25 in 1974. By then, I had worked for IRS for 3 years and I had completed ten graduate evening business courses at Loyola.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/07/25/six-figure-salary-jobs/
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
— Comparing the Compensation of Federal and Private-Sector Employees (COMMENT: My GAO salary was $153,151/year in today’s dollars when was 49 years old in 1997. What would my salary have been if I had a private-sector job? I had a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. I had earned a) an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and c) a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I had become a Certified a) Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years and for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years before that.)
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60235
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government employs about 2.3 million civilian workers—or 1.4 percent of the U.S. workforce—in jobs that represent over 650 occupations at more than 100 agencies. It competes with private-sector employers for people who possess the mix of attributes needed to do the work of its various agencies. In fiscal year 2022, the federal government spent roughly $271 billion to compensate those civilian employees. About 60 percent of that total was spent on civilian personnel working in the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Homeland Security. Compared with private-sector workers, federal workers tend to be older, more educated, and more concentrated in professional occupations. To account for those differences, the Congressional Budget Office limited its comparisons to employees with a set of similar observable characteristics—education, occupation, years of work experience, geographic location, size of employer, veteran status, and certain demographic characteristics (sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, immigration status, and citizenship)—in this report. Even so, the estimates do not show precisely what federal workers would earn if they were employed in comparable positions in the private sector. Even among workers with similar observable characteristics, federal and private-sector employees may differ in other traits, such as motivation or natural ability, that are not easy to measure but that can greatly affect individuals’ compensation.)
PROPUBLICA
— If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours. A new data analysis by ProPublica and the Urban Institute shows more than half of older U.S. workers are pushed out of longtime jobs before they choose to retire, suffering financial damage that is often irreversible. (COMMENT: Because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is a) only 44% of what my salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/older-workers-united-states-pushed-out-of-work-forced-retirement
REASON
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://reason.com/2025/01/05/the-fragile-u-s-refugee-resettlement-system/
KFF
— Key Facts about the Uninsured Population (COMMENT: Because of my federal employment and retirement, since 1966 (except September 1969-June 1971), the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance, and since 1978, 72% of my wife’s health insurance. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that.)
https://www.kff.org/uninsured/issue-brief/key-facts-about-the-uninsured-population/
COMMON DREAMS
— Americans Are Angry About Their Health Insurance (COMMENT: Because of my federal employment and retirement, since 1966 (except September 1969-June 1971), the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance, and since 1978, 72% of my wife’s health insurance. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that.)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/americans-angry-health-insurance
January 4, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— IL Dems warn sanctuary city funding to support immigrants could be stripped if GOP rules bill passes. Illinois Democrats also preparing for possible mass deportations, starting with people who have criminal records
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-democrats-warn-sanctuary-city-funding-support-immigrants-could-stripped-republican-rules-package-passes/15749348/
— Thornton Township stops bus service for senior citizens amid government shutdown
https://abc7chicago.com/post/thornton-township-stops-bus-service-senior-services-amid-government-shutdown-tiffany-henyard-trustees-remain-stalemate/15748891/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Donald Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/03/mexico-receiving-non-mexican-deportees-trump/
— Downers Grove library board tables controversial proposal on leadership structure
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/03/downers-grove-library-board-tables-controversial-proposal-on-leadership-structure/
— Orland Park pastor indicted with Trump sees ‘eventual case collapse’ with Georgia court ruling
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/03/orland-park-pastor-trump-georgia-case/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican Rep. Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote. Johnson was able to flip two remaining holdouts who switched to support him, drawing applause from Republicans. The final tally: 218 to 215.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/01/03/republican-rep-mike-johnson-reelected-house-speaker-in-dramatic-floor-vote
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a ‘wakeup call’ for US. A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself just before an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was a stunt to serve as “wake up call” for the country’s ills.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/soldier-who-blew-up-tesla-at-trump-hotel-left-note-saying-blast-was-to-be/article_ed4ab416-6eaa-583f-924a-60c88d04eb1c.html
25 NEWS NOW
_ Illinois Democrat leaders mix in “reproductive healthcare decisions” to promote abortion.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/01/04/new-state-law-aims-prevent-discrimination-based-abortion-fertility-care/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-reminders-of-jan-6-attack-fade-in-the-capitol-as-trump-retakes-power/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Electric vehicle adoption rate slams into reverse in Illinois
https://wirepoints.org/electric-vehicle-adoption-rate-slams-into-reverse-in-illinois-wirepoints-quickpoint/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— What Republicans Are Doing in the U.S. House of Representatives
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/03/what-republicans-are-doing-in-the-u-s-house-of-representatives/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Johnson wins speaker’s gavel again on first vote in new Congress
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/3/mike-johnson-wins-house-speaker-gavel-delayed-firs/
— How Democrats, mainstream media used and abused Jan. 6 ‘insurrection’ Congress will again certify Electoral College result.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/3/democrats-mainstream-media-used-abused-jan-6-insur/
— Washington’s new majority party needs to stop acting like the minority party
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/3/editorial-washington-new-majority-party-needs-stop/
AMERICAN THINKER
— 1,100 anchor babies born every day in US
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/2024_1_100_anchor_babies_born_every_day_in_us.html
— The Immigration Battle Begins
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/the_immigration_battle_begins.html
— The Whites Who Deserve Reparations
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/the_whites_who_deserve_reparations.html
— Walt Disney Corporation: The journey from Fantasia to transgenderism
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/01/walt_disney_corporation_the_journey_from_fantasia_to_transgenderism.html
COMPACT MAGAZINE
— How the H-1B System Undercuts American Workers
https://www.compactmag.com/article/no-there-arent-good-h-1b-visas/
DAILY CALLER
— Judge Orders Trump Sentencing Before Inauguration Day
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/03/judge-orders-trump-sentencing-before-inauguration-day/
EPOCH TIMES
— Johnson Re-elected Speaker on 1st Ballot. In a 218–215 vote, Johnson was elected on the first ballot in spite of short-lived hiccups early in the vote.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/johnson-elected-speaker-on-1st-ballot-5785811
— New York Judge Orders Trump’s Sentencing for Jan. 10. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss the case.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/new-york-judge-orders-trumps-sentencing-for-jan-10-post-5785959
— US Health Insurance: What Are Its Problems and Potential Solutions? An overview of the chief complaints, root causes, and possible solutions to the United States’ health insurance dilemma. (COMMENT: Since 1966 (except September 1969-June 1971), the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance, and since 1978, 72% of my wife’s health insurance. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/us-health-insurance-what-are-its-problems-and-potential-solutions-5777354
FOX NEWS
— ‘Radical’ FBI practices on DEI ‘endangered’ Americans, Blackburn says in letter demanding answers from Wray. ‘Put simply, your focus on woke DEI initiatives at the FBI has endangered our national security and the lives of all Americans,’ Blackburn wrote to the FBI director. (COMMENT: Promoting DEI always was my Democrat superiors’ top priority.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/radical-fbi-practices-dei-endangered-americans-blackburn-says-letter-demanding-answers-from-wray
— Biden ripped for repeatedly saying ‘White supremacy’ is America’s greatest threat (COMMENT: To get more votes from minorities, Democrats ever-increasingly shout at minorities that Republicans are White supremacists.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366665849112
NEW AMERICAN
— Honduran President Will Close U.S. Military Base If Trump Deports Honduran Illegals
https://thenewamerican.com/world-news/honduran-president-will-close-u-s-military-base-if-trump-deports-honduran-illegals/
NEWSMAX
— Scalise Calls Out DEI in Law Enforcement Following Attack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/scalise-dei-fbi/2025/01/03/id/1193818/
TOWNHALL
— Mexican Immigration Officials Is Helping Illegals Enter US Through Taxi Scheme
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/01/03/report-mexican-immigration-officials-helping-illegals-enter-us-through-taxi-scheme-n2649942
— The West Does Not Even Know That It Is Committing Suicide
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2025/01/04/the-west-does-not-even-know-that-it-is-committing-suicide-n2649945
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump rips Biden for honoring Cheney, Thompson with ‘Fake Medals’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5065950-trump-biden-cheney-medal/
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5063897-black-americans-victims-crime/
NBC NEWS
— Trump is fixated on Abe Lincoln. The president-elect’s habit is to treat Lincoln not only as a giant of history, but something of a political contemporary. And a flawed one at that.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-fixated-abe-lincoln-rcna183475
REUTERS
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GLOBAL-RACE/USA/nmopajawjva/
MSN
— Generation Z Members Need a $500K-Plus Salary To Feel Successful (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being over grossly paid. But I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars even though I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional licenses, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-my/money/markets/one-generation-needs-a-500k-plus-salary-to-feel-successful-does-that-track-with-the-economy/ar-AA1wVM16
— Take a look inside a historic 54-room Gilded Age (1870-1910) mansion that belonged to one of America’s richest families (COMMENT: During the Gilded Age, my ancestors on my father’s side ran Crete’s only hardware store. In 1902, they had the 4,030 sq. ft. 1285 Main Street built in Crete ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ). My ancestors on my mother’s side bought a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/take-a-look-inside-a-historic-54-room-gilded-age-mansion-that-belonged-to-one-of-america-s-richest-families/ss-AA1nVP4N
AOL
— IRS cuts make Uncle Sam lose money — Reducing the enforcement budget is bad policy. (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use budget cuts first to get rid of their employees who are Republican and then those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aol.com/editorial-irs-cuts-uncle-sam-090000923.html
CBS NEWS
— Social Security Fairness Act set to get Biden’s signature
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fairness-act-biden/
USA TODAY
— Democrats always blur the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/02/trump-musk-immigration-h1b-visa-jobs/77317795007/
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/15/systemic-racism-what-does-mean/5343549002/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Has Reeled in More Than $200 Million Since Election Day
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/politics/trump-inaugural-donations.html
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/18/opinion/racism-christianity.html
— How the Democrats Lost the Working Class (COMMENT: I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/politics/democrats-working-class.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Harris to oversee electoral count, restoring norm that Trump shattered. The vice president on Monday is scheduled to certify the victory of a man she repeatedly called unfit for office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/04/harris-oversees-certification-trump-victory/
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-the-covid-19-world-systemic-racism-is-deadly/2020/07/14/aabe1672-c601-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html
BALTIMORE SUN
— Trump won despite the tremendous amount of hatred that the Democrat mainstream news media promoted against him.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/01/03/nation-badly-needs-a-better-informed-electorate-reader-commentary/
DESERT SUN
— Top 10 H-1B visas issued by California employers in 2024 (COMMENT: The list includes Google, Meta, Apple, Cisco, Qualcomm, and LinkedIn.)
https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/nation/california/2025/01/03/who-were-top-california-employers-for-h-1b-visa-workers-in-2024/77414421007/
HERALD REVIEW
— Trump’s Secret Weapon for Mass Deportations: E-Verify (COMMENT: How many illegals are employed in America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.myheraldreview.com/opinion/commentary/trumps-secret-weapon-for-mass-deportations-e-verify/article_a8468824-c9f4-11ef-9ee7-e32b924f3c4e.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Banning TikTok Would Violate America’s Free Speech Tradition, It’s up to the Supreme Court whether the U.S. will join China, Afghanistan and other authoritarian countries that have barred their citizens from using the popular social media app. (COMMENT: Back when I was young, that is, back in the good old days, I was able to a) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29, b) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35, c) earn master’s degrees when I was 27 and 31, d) get married when I was 29, e) pass the CPA examination when I was 30, and f) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/banning-tiktok-would-violate-americas-free-speech-tradition-a27bd88a
— What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up? As American 30-somethings increasingly bypass the traditional milestones of adulthood, economists are warning that what seemed like a lag may in fact be a permanent state of arrested development.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/what-happens-when-a-whole-generation-never-grows-up-d200e9ef
— I Traded My News Apps for Rumble, the Right-Wing YouTube. Here’s What I Saw.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/13/business/rumble-trump-bongino-kirk.html
— Musk’s Misinformation About Tech Visas
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/opinion/musk-h1b-visas.html
FORBES
— Government and politics are nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government a) stressed that I was conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America for a long time and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2020/06/29/systemic-racism-in-the-workplace-how-to-move-from-acknowledgment-to-lasting-change/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in pay-for-performance (PFP) first to get rid of their employees who were Republican and then their employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors had been in America for a long time. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes.
https://hbr.org/2024/10/research-pay-for-performance-doesnt-have-to-stress-workers-out
YAHOO FINANCE
— Net Worth for Retirees: How To Tell Whether You’re Poor, Middle Class or Rich (COMMENT: Since we got married in 1978, my wife and I always saved as much as we could for our retirement. We always lived on just one of our paychecks. My Democrat GAO superiors knew that and used that to justify in their minds forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. According to them, we could afford our losing $86,371/year (56%) annual income in today’s dollars. In today’s dollars, my salary was $153,151/year and my Civil Service Retirement System pension would be 44% of it or $66,780/year. They knew my wife’s salary, how much we had saved for our retirement, and how much more we were on track to save. They knew we had no dependents or debts. They knew we owned 915 Cove Court in Wheaton. They knew we owned three collector cars. They knew that the federal government would continue to pay 72% of our health insurance.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/net-worth-retirees-tell-whether-155106510.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Poor retirees: Poor retirees are in the lower 20th percentile, and may have a net worth of around $10,000. This is often without property ownership, forcing many to rely mainly on Social Security or minimal pensions. Middle-class retirees: Making up the 50th percentile, with a median net worth of approximately $281,000, this group usually includes home equity, retirement savings and a 401(k) plan. Upper-middle-class retirees: These retirees possess a net worth between $201,800 and $608,900. They have diversified assets and enjoy a comfortable retirement cushion. Rich retirees: In the 90th percentile, with net worth starting at $1.9 million, this group has much more financial freedom and is able to afford luxuries and legacy planning.)
WORKLIFE
— Can favoritism at work be a motivator? (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and supervisors required me to give preference big time to my Democrat coworkers and subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.worklife.news/leadership/can-favoritism-at-work-be-a-motivator/
TIME
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://time.com/5851855/systemic-racism-america/
BROOKINGS
— Government and politics are nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government a) stressed that I was conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America for a long time and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/women-are-advancing-in-the-workplace-but-women-of-color-still-lag-behind/
ACLU
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/ending-systemic-racism-requires-ensuring-systemic-equality
PBS
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/annual-report-shows-systemic-racism-continues-to-bring-down-black-peoples-quality-of-life
— Government and politics are nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. To turn my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government a) stressed that I was conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America for a long time and b) hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-the-pandemic-taught-us-about-racism-at-work-and-how-to-handle-going-back-to-the-office
BROOKINGS
— Ever since the Civil War, Democrats have ever-increasingly shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/learning-to-live-together-how-education-can-help-fight-systemic-racism/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— A slightly more sanguine view of the Department of Government Efficiency
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2024/12/a-slightly-more-sanguine-view-of-the-department-of-government-efficiency/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Absolutely. And that’s why Ramaswamy saying we’re going to eliminate 75% of federal employees is absurd, and frankly, won’t save much money. If you really do an efficiency examination of every agency you will find certain agencies that are actually understaffed. Like you mentioned, the IRS. Try calling the IRS and getting through. It’s nearly impossible. The IRS is likely understaffed and may need more employees. On the flip side, I would argue the Department of Agriculture is overstaffed with about 100,000 employees. So really you have to go agency by agency. You can’t just start out with a goal: I’m going to get rid of this many employees and do a good job. You really have to determine after reforming each agency. Do we need more or fewer people to do this work?)
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write my critics/opponents and their biggest bullies.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/resilience-to-bullying/202412/why-dr-phil-said-trump-is-not-a-bully
DAILY KOS
— Anticipate/expect that that Democrats and RINOs will do everything that they can to destroy Trump.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/4/2294706/-10-Suggestions-for-Surviving-the-Second-Trump-Regime
DAILY MAIL
— Chicago on verge of bankruptcy thanks to ultra-generous public sector pension scheme (COMMENT: I have been getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension (currently $66,780/year) since I was 49 years old in 1997 and my Democrat GAO superiors forced me into early retirement. To get that pension, I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, a) I earned a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) I earned professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) I earned a professional license in 1981.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14238303/chicago-pension-crisis-debt-public-sector.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Midwestern city has fostered a rocky financial situation by offering extremely generous retirement benefits to public workers.)
January 3, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Green Beret who died in Las Vegas Cybertruck shot himself in the head before explosion
https://abc7chicago.com/post/las-vegas-cybertruck-explosion-investigation-leads-police-colorado-sources-say/15740014/
FOX32
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly work to unify those who are the following against Trump: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, in America illegally, etc.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/majority-americans-think-trump-control-illegal-immigration-not-unify-country-poll
WGN9
— CTU says it’s pushing for district to address ‘systemic’ racial inequities in schools
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/ctu-cps-bargaining-update-01022025/
WTTW
— Chicago Police Increasing Patrols Near Trump Tower After Explosion Outside Las Vegas Hotel
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/02/chicago-police-increasing-patrols-near-trump-tower-after-explosion-outside-las-vegas
— Highly Decorated US Soldier Shot Self Before Cybertruck Exploded Outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas Hotel
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/02/man-who-died-tesla-cybertruck-explosion-front-trump-s-las-vegas-hotel-was-active-duty-us
— New Law Requires Many Illinois Companies to List Salary Range in Job Postings (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would have offered me a pay increase to transfer from IRS instead of a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/01/02/new-law-requires-many-illinois-companies-list-salary-range-job-postings
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Naperville Councilman Kevin Coyne named new DuPage County GOP chair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/02/naperville-city-council-dupage-county-republicans-election-politics/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage Republicans, though, are actively rebuilding, Coyne says, and shaping up to “run better campaigns and turn things around.” A part of that rebuilding process is defeating “this narrative out there that we are a deep-blue, progressive county,” he said. “We clearly are not. We have Republican mayors in virtually every notable city in DuPage, even after these terrible November elections. … If you’re truly a progressive county, you don’t have Republicans getting elected at anything.” Another focus will be “finding good people that are willing to give their time and energy to the cause here” despite the party facing strong headwinds “outside of our control,” Coyne said. He pointed, for instance, to Republicans being outspent at the state level. As chairman of DuPage Republicans, Coyne is tasked with working with township leaders across the county to execute “really well-done campaigns in November cycles,” he said. To that end, he says the party needs to modernize and “improve everywhere.” “The Republican Party for many, many, many decades in DuPage County really didn’t have competitive November races to worry about. This whole blue wave thing came about fairly fast,” he said. “I don’t think the campaign infrastructure, whether it be in everything from social media to email distribution to small donor bases and all these kind of grassroots and nuts and bolts campaign considerations, has been effectuated to the degree that they should.” Revamping how Republican candidates run and execute campaigns will be the priority, Coyne said. As the party rebuilds, changes will likely entail a larger presence on social media and a more aggressive approach to events and outreach, he said. Now’s an opportune time to rebuild, with Republicans taking back the White House and Senate in November, he added. “(There’s) a lot of national momentum that we’ve got to figure out how we capture and bring home here,” he said.)
— Porter County Indiana’s Republican officials take oath of office after party sweep of November elections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/02/porter-countys-republican-officials-take-oath-of-office-after-party-sweep-of-november-elections/
— Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Donald Trump’s support (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about them and those who could and should have come to my defense but failed/refused to do so.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/02/mike-johnsons/
— FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone, was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/02/new-orleans-attack-army-veteran-islamic-state/
DAILY HERALD
— Mayoral candidate back on Aurora primary ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250102/news/mayoral-candidate-back-on-aurora-primary-ballot/
— Plan for car condos in South Barrington up for public review (COMMENT: I own a unit in Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville ( https://www.irongatemotorcondos.com/ ). If you share my interest in cars I own, please let me know. I own a 1972 and 2005 Corvette, 2023 Mustang GT Premium, 2013 Charger R/T Max, and 1996 Thunderbird LX. I am interested in the 2025 Charger.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241230/business/plan-for-car-condos-in-south-barrington-up-for-public-review/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Surgeon General calls for cancer warnings on alcohol labels (COMMENT: Most, if not virtually all of my older White male critics/opponents are/were big drinkers.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/cancer-warnings-alcohol-labels?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-BreakingNews-20250103
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal, says DOGE has ‘no validity’ to enforce budget cuts. (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use Republican-led budget cuts first to get rid of their employees who are Republican and then their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I would not have survived for almost 18 years at GAO if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981, earned more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-01-02/rep-eric-sorensen-doge-has-no-validity-to-enforce-budget-cuts
— Trump points to Gilded Age (1870 to 1910) to push tariffs (COMMENT: During the Gilded Age, my ancestors on my father’s side ran Crete’s only hardware store. In 1902, they had the 4,030 sq. ft. 1285 Main Street built in Crete ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ). My ancestors on my mother’s side bought a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-01-02/trump-points-to-gilded-age-to-push-tariffs-experts-say-its-a-misreading-of-history
WAND TV
— The man who died in a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel was a member of the Army’s elite Green Berets
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-man-who-died-in-a-tesla-cybertruck-explosion-outside-a-trump-hotel-was-a/article_cd951d94-8055-571d-bcfe-bceb6723d2ad.html
ELMHURST PATCH
— Pension Plus Raise: Bensenville Leader May See $229K Yearly. Patch took a look at Frank DeSimone’s pension from the police department where he retired. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents are furious that I get a $66,780/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and that the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance.)
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/pension-plus-raise-bensenville-leader-may-see-229k-yearly
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— The Democratic Exodus Movement is a grassroots initiative spearheaded by community stakeholders and residents of Thornton Township, driven by a collective frustration with useless career politicians and the longstanding neglect of underserved Township communities.
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/the-newly-formed-league-of-independence-sparks-democratic-exodus-movement/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— No Restaurant Inspection Stories in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/no-restaurant-inspection-stories-in-mchenry-county/
— Intensive Efforts Mandated to Identify and Rectify High Infant Lead Concentrations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/intensive-efforts-mandated-to-identify-and-rectify-high-infant-lead-concentrations/
— Lincoln Way High School Marches in Rose Bowl Parade
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/lincoln-way-high-school-marches-in-rose-bowl-parade/
— Dorr Township Officials’ Salaries and Fringe Benefits for the Upcoming Term”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/dorr-township-officials-salaries-and-fringe-benefits-for-the-upcoming-term/
— Health Department Offers Virus Tests in Woodstock by Appointment Only
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/01/health-department-offers-virus-tests-in-woodstock-by-appointment-only/
Catalina Lauf Promoted to Replace Congressman Byron Daniels Should He Run for Florida Governor
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/03/catalina-lauf-promoted-to-replace-congressman-byron-daniels-should-he-run-for-florida-governor/
— “Bad” Things Democrats Banned
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/03/bad-things-democrats-banned/
— Jimmy Carter’s Post-Presidential Snuffing Out of Democracy in Venezuela
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/03/jimmy-carters-post-presidential-snuffing-out-of-democracy-in-venezuela/
— Sheriff Seeking Deputies Who Start at $78,872, Plus Normal Fringes and Take-Home Squad Car
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/03/sheriff-seeking-deputies-who-start-at-78872-plus-normal-fringes-and-take-home-squad-car/
— Wirepoints Takes Aim at Excessive Number of Illinois Local Governments
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/03/wirepoints-takes-aim-at-excessive-number-of-illinois-local-governments/
— Projected 2025 McHenry County Employee Compensation: Ab-Au
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/project-2025-mchenry-county-employee-compensation-ab-au/
— No Restaurant Inspection Stories in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/no-restaurant-inspection-stories-in-mchenry-county/
— Intensive Efforts Mandated to Identify and Rectify High Infant Lead Concentrations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/intensive-efforts-mandated-to-identify-and-rectify-high-infant-lead-concentrations/
— Lincoln Way High School Marches in Rose Bowl Parade
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/01/02/lincoln-way-high-school-marches-in-rose-bowl-parade/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sanctuary cities see increased defiance for Trump’s second term (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrats who run Chicago defy Trump?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/2/sanctuary-cities-see-increased-defiance-trump-seco/
— Republican ‘Revolution’ under way in new field — voter registration
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/2/inside-beltway-republican-revolution-way-new-field/
— Cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline will be his legacy (COMMENT: What shows your cognitive status? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/2/cover-biden-cognitive-decline-legacy/
— Bury wokeness: If leftist identity politics are dying, conservatives should act like it. (COMMENT: Will the extreme giving of preference to those who are the following diminish: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, in America illegally, etc.?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3273102/if-leftist-identity-politics-dying-conservatives-should-act-like-it/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— One-third of illegal migrants are no-shows at deportation hearings under Biden (COMMENT: Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3273001/one-third-illegal-migrants-no-shows-deportation-hearings-biden/
— Biden Justice Department spent over $100 million on DEI-related grants for K-12 (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3274755/biden-justice-department-100-million-dei-grants-parents-defending-education/
— Fixing Biden’s homelessness crisis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3274568/fixing-biden-homeless-crisis/
AMERICAN THINKER
— So-Called Transgenderism Is A Leftist Malady
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/so_called_transgenderism_is_an_imaginary_condition.html
— Jim Crow Education Comes to New York City
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/jim_crow_education_comes_to_new_york_city.html?ref=redicate.com
NEW YORK POST
— DOJ spent over $100M on DEI education programs over last four years (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/02/us-news/doj-spent-over-100-million-on-dei-programs-over-last-4-years/
— Boss put on leave for hiring based on merit (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, who assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
https://nypost.com/2024/10/14/us-news/top-oregon-official-put-on-leave-for-allegedly-prioritizing-qualified-job-candidates-over-gender-identity/
BLAZE
— Allstate’s wokeness under fire after CEO uses New Orleans massacre to lecture Americans about ‘divisiveness’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/allstates-wokeness-under-fire-after-ceo-used-new-orleans-massacre-to-lecture-americans-about-divisiveness
BREITBART
— Nearly 400K Anchor Babies Born in 2024, Exceeding Population of New Orleans
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/01/02/analysis-nearly-400k-anchor-babies-born-in-2024-exceeding-population-of-new-orleans/
DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigrants Are Scrambling To Lawyer Up Ahead Of Trump’s Swearing In
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/02/illegals-call-hotline-as-trump-returns/
— Tech Giants Secure Work Visas For Tens Of Thousands Of Foreigners While Kicking Existing Employees To The Curb
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/tech-giants-secure-work-visas-for-tens-of-thousands-of-foreigners-while-kicking-existing-employees-to-the-curb/ar-AA1wLaUr
— New Orleans’ FBI Office, Police Department Are Chock Full Of DEI Nonsense (COMMENT: The federal government is chock full of DEI nonsense. I should write about those Republican governments and political organizations in Illinois that are chock full of DEI nonsense.)
https://dailycaller.com/2025/01/02/new-orleans-police-department-fbi-office-dei-diversity-terrorist-attack-15-jabbar-new-years/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Resistance or Assistance? State and Local Governments Stake Out Positions as Trump Prepares to Take Office (COMMENT: How strongly will the Democrats and RINOs who run Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district defy Trump?)
https://www.fairus.org/resistance-or-assistance-state-and-local-governments-stake-out-positions-trump-prepares-take-office
FOX NEWS
— FLASHBACK: Biden downplays ISIS threat to US, repeatedly says White supremacy ‘most lethal’ danger. ‘Not ISIS, not al Qaeda — White supremacists,’ Biden said in 2021 of the primary terror threats to the country.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/flashback-biden-downplays-isis-threat-us-repeatedly-says-white-supremacy-most-lethal-danger
— Abuse of H-1B visa program, Americans ‘shouldn’t train their foreign replacements’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/eric-schmitt-blasts-abuse-of-h-1b-visa-program-says-americans-shouldn-t-train-their-foreign-replacements/ar-AA1wF8OZ
— Transgender athletes should only be allowed to compete against each other.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lawmakers-indiana-home-ncaa-hq-look-expand-transgender-sports-ban-include-college-programs
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— When They Say ‘Globalize The Intifada’ They Mean Like The New Orleans Terrorist Mass Murder. “The left loves to talk about intersectionality. Well talk about the intersectionality of violence and threats to our society that come from the pro-Palestinian movement.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/when-they-say-globalize-the-intifada-they-mean-like-the-new-orleans-terrorist-mass-murder/
— Lie of the Year: Joe Biden Is “Sharp, Intensely Probing, Detail-Oriented, and Focused” They were all complicit in a massive fraud against the American electorate.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/lie-of-the-year-joe-biden-is-sharp-intensely-probing-detail-oriented-and-focused/
— Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calls for creating Dem “war machine” to stop Republicans. While he didn’t threaten to use nukes, like Eric Swalwell once did, the military imagery and war-like rhetoric were no mistake. It’s a continuation of the type of rhetoric that almost got Brett Kavanaugh killed.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/sheldon-whitehouse-d-ri-calls-for-creating-dem-war-machine-to-stop-republicans/
— Chief Justice John Roberts Warns Against Defying Supreme Court Rulings, Politico Makes Story About Trump (COMMENT: My critics/opponents reject the Supreme Court’s abortion and affirmative action rulings.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/chief-justice-john-roberts-warns-against-defying-supreme-court-rulings-politico-makes-story-about-trump/
NEW AMERICAN
— H-1B Blues: Dividing MAGA, Americans From Their Jobs — and America From Americanism
https://thenewamerican.com/us/h-1b-blues-dividing-maga-americans-from-their-jobs-and-america-from-americanism/
PJ MEDIA
— They Can’t Blame the GOP for the Record Rise in Homelessness
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/01/02/they-cant-blame-the-gop-for-the-record-rise-in-homelessness-n4935604
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump’s Secret Weapon for Mass Deportations: E-Verify (COMMENT: How many illegals are employed in America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/01/03/trumps_secret_weapon_for_mass_deportations_e-verify_152153.html
TOWNHALL
— Bourbon Street Massacre Is What ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Looks Like
https://townhall.com/columnists/joshhammer/2025/01/03/bourbon-street-massacre-is-what-globalize-the-intifada-looks-like-n2649925
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— How ISIS inspired the deadly truck attack in New Orleans
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/how-isis-may-have-inspired-the-deadly-truck-attack-in-new-orleans/ar-AA1wTwFT
— 20 Reasons Americans No Longer Believe In Retiring at 65 (COMMENT: Democrats forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/retirement-doubts-20-reasons-americans-no-longer-believe-in-retiring-at-65/ss-AA1vjMNO
— California state lawmaker vows to get cash reparations for 1,800 families displaced when the LA Dodgers Stadium was built during the 1950s. (COIMMENT: What about reparations for descendants of soldiers in the Union Army?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-state-lawmaker-vows-to-get-cash-reparations-for-1-800-families-displaced-when-the-la-dodgers-stadium-was-built-during-the-1950s/ar-BB1kLCk8
NEWSWEEK
— Honduras Threatens US Military Bases Over Trump’s Mass Deportations (COMMENT: In WWIII, will Honduras side against America? Most countries, if not virtually all countries, want America to be the dumping ground for their problematic citizens.)
https://www.newsweek.com/honduras-threatens-shut-down-us-military-bases-mass-deportations-2009110
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Why Mike Johnson’s bid to remain House speaker could be a struggle despite Trump’s support (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about them and those who could and should have come to my defense but failed/refused to do so.)
https://apnews.com/article/house-speaker-mike-johnson-trump-mccarthy-0e0b5613f1d39f4e1405a475fdfea8ea
CBS NEWS
— New Orleans attacker posted videos declaring support for ISIS shortly before rampage
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-truck-attack-motive-possible-accomplices/
USA TODAY
— Notre Dame pounds Georgia in College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl for long-awaited glory
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2025/01/02/notre-dame-georgia-score-sugar-bowl-college-football-playoff/77319281007/
SEATTLE TIMES
— Alarming new car prices (COMMENT: What new cars are you interested in? I am interest in the new Dodge Charger. I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971. I owned a 1968 Charger R/T collector car 1994-2005. I currently own a 2013 Charger R/T Max .)
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/alarming-new-car-prices-push-buyers-toward-used-vehicles-but-theyre-pricey-too/
KLTV
— Harrison County GOP threatens Rep. Jay Dean with censure in push for conservative Speaker (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been “too conservative.”
https://www.kltv.com/2025/01/02/harrison-county-gop-threatens-rep-jay-dean-with-censure-push-conservative-speaker/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Speaker Johnson’s Foe Representative Massie Sees Little to Lose (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee last year, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, d) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, e) ended my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, f) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and g) ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/thomas-massie-needs-backup-to-take-out-mike-johnson-e5db12df
FORBES
— What You Need To Know To Edge Out The Internal Candidate
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2024/11/05/executive-hiring-what-you-need-to-know-to-edge-out-the-internal-candidate/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Bernie Sanders says Elon Musk is wrong about H-1B visas: ‘Low-wage indentured servants’ (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates painted me a being a bad external candidate to work on audits of IRS.)
https://www.aol.com/news/bernie-sanders-says-elon-musk-213741641.html
PBS
— Most countries, if not virtually all countries, want America to be the dumping ground for their problematic citizens.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-calls-the-u-s-a-garbage-can-for-the-world-at-campaign-event-in-austin-texas
AUTOMATION
— Enhancing Power Grid Resiliency (COMMENT: I need electricity to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out. My 20KW Generac failed and it will be replaced with a 24KW tomorrow.)
https://www.automation.com/en-us/articles/january-2025/enhancing-power-grid-resiliency
LADDERS
— How to deal with super-competitive people at work (COMMENT: What did your coworkers do to get promoted over you? My Democrat coworkers a) badmouthed my job-related work experience, b) badmouthed my job-related college degrees, c) badmouthed my professional certifications, d) badmouthed my professional license and/or e) stressed that they were Democrat, minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/competitive-people-work
HIGHER ED DRIVE
— Nearly half of companies say they plan to eliminate bachelor’s degree requirements in 2024. Many employers are dropping degree requirements to create a more diverse workforce and increase job candidate numbers. (COMMENT: To hire, retain, and promote young Democrat and RINO employees, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly lower requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and professional license (1981).)
https://www.highereddive.com/news/nearly-half-of-companies-plan-to-eliminate-bachelors-degree-requirements/702277/
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Reasons Why Most Companies Won’t Hire Older People. Ending ageism in the workplace is an uphill battle. (COMMENT: I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 years old in 1974 when my Democrat IRS superiors deemed me to be too old to be promoted to GS-13. I eventually did get promoted to GS-13 in 1986, but not until a) I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I transferred from IRS to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/boomers-30/202110/the-5-reasons-why-most-companies-wont-hire-older-people
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many companies are resistant to hiring older people. Discriminating against older workers is unethical and illegal. There are compelling reasons why discrimination against older workers exists.)
Ending ageism in the workplace represents a major challenge.
DON MOYNIHAN
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are liberal, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time and who despise/hate Trump and despise/hate those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/will-the-federal-government-become
December 30, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Two Thornton Township trustees say they won’t attend special board meeting, continuing stalemate
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-thornton-township-illinois-trustees-carmen-carlisle-christopher-gonzalez-say-attend-meeting/15724950/
CBS2
— Former President Jimmy Carter visited Chicago before, during, and after time in office
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-president-jimmy-carter-visited-041100523.html
— Remembering former President Jimmy Carter and his impact on Chicago (COMMENT: What happened in your life while Carter was President? Carter was President 1977-1981. During that time, my future wife and I were the subject of a nasty/vicious 4-page article in Money Magazine that had a nasty/vicious picture of Carter on the magazine’s cover in February of 1978, we got married and bought a house in Wheaton in 1978, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I suffered a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/remembering-former-president-jimmy-carter-chicago/
FOX32
— 2 Thornton Township trustees will skip Monday meeting amid tensions with Supervisor Tiffany Henyard
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/thornton-township-trustees-to-boycott-monday-meeting-amid-dispute-with-tiffany-henyard
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jimmy Carter’s 1979 visit to Thornridge recalled
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/29/jimmy-carters-1979-visit-to-thornridge-recalled-as-the-former-president-turns-100/
— AUGUST 10, 2021 FLASHBACK: Heated DuPage Assessment Battles Loom
https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/04/27/heated-du-page-assessment-battles-loom/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dave Diersen was among those fighting the tax assessor long before it became popular. He had a winning streak going, too, until this year, when Du Page County wouldn`t lower his assessment. Seven thousand Du Page County property owners challenged the value placed on their homes by township assessment procedures, and in the process tried to get their property tax bill lowered. It was a record-setting number, and because 1,000 have chosen to appeal losing on the county level, Du Page officials have asked for more time to get their cases together for the appeal hearing. When those hearings begin, Diersen will be ready to resume a battle that dates back to 1984, when his Wheaton home was built. ”We`re talking about a lot of money,” Diersen said. ”If it were just some little amount it probably wouldn`t be worth it.” His past battles haven`t been in vain. In 1987, for example, he convinced the county`s Board of (Tax) Review to reduce by $4,390, the assessment on which his tax bill was calculated. In Du Page, the assessment is supposed to equal a third of the estimated market value of a piece of property. Diersen`s argument has been this: There are some drainage and foundation problems with the house that would make it less valuable if he wanted to sell it. But he doesn`t want to sell, and pretty much likes his house the way it is. In any event, for seven years running, county review board members have agreed with his contention that the house was worth less than the assessment- which generally hovered around the $55,000 mark-claimed by the Milton Township Assessor`s office. But this year, Diersen, for the first time, was among those signing up to appeal their cases before a state panel, after the county review board refused to reduce his current assessment of $78,000.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jimmy Carter in Chicago — a look back in photos. The nation’s 39th president, who died Sunday at 100, was in Chicago many times over the years, as he rose from relative obscurity to capture the White House in 1976.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jimmy-carter-dies-chicago-photos-presidential-campaign
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/year-in-review-2024/2024/12/29/immigration-canada-toronto-democracy-solutions-project-chicago-asylum-migrants-refugees
LANSING JOURNAL
— Understanding Thornton Township — some context for the conflict (COMMENT: I have lived in Milton Township since 1978. I have had many interactions with Milton Township officials and employees, mainly with its Assessors. I have attended many Milton Township monthly meetings, but not recently. I have helped elect and reelect many Milton Township officials. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001 and served as its webmaster until 2003. I served as a trustee for the Milton Township Cemeteries Authority 2001-2004. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township since 1999. Many of my fellow precinct committeemen are/have been Milton Township officials.)
https://thelansingjournal.com/2024/12/29/video-understanding-thornton-township-some-context-for-the-conflict/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and Russia against America.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/29/sen-cardin-says-trumps-tough-talk-on-panama-canal-could-push-allies-to-china-russia/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Carter’s single White House term still stirs controversy after more than 40 years
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-29/carters-single-white-house-term-still-stirs-controversy-after-more-than-40-years
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump on Jimmy Carter’s passing: ‘He was a truly good man’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-on-jimmy-carters-passing-he-was-a-truly-good-man
CITY OF WHEATON
— JUNE 7, 2021 FLASHBACK: MEETING MINUTES: Mr. Dave Diersen, 915 Cove Ct., asked the City Council to direct the Wheaton Park District to return to their policy of accepting sponsorships for the 4th of July parade. (COMMENT: At this meeting, Milton Township Supervisor and fellow Republican Precinct Committeeman John Monino profusely praised Wheaton Park District Executive Director and registered Republican voter in my precinct Mike Bernard who had just ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.)
https://wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_06072021-1679
CWB CHICAGO
— At least 5 are robbed, carjacked during 45-minute crime spree in the West Loop
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/12/at-least-5-are-robbed-carjacked-during-45-minute-crime-spree-in-the-west-loop.html
ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Board Tosses Challenge In Orland Township, Candidates Kept On Ballot. American flags on nominating petitions were at the center of the challenge, with the objection likening the flags to slogans or messaging.
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/board-tosses-challenge-orland-township-candidates-kept-ballot
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How involved are you with your township and its officials? I have lived in Milton Township since 1978. I have had many interactions with Milton Township officials and employees, mainly with its Assessors. I have attended many Milton Township monthly meetings, but not recently. I have helped elect and reelect many Milton Township officials. I published Milton Township’s first website in 2001 and served as its webmaster until 2003. I served as a trustee for the Milton Township Cemeteries Authority 2001-2004. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Milton Township since 1999. Many of my fellow precinct committeemen are/have been Milton Township officials. – Dave Diersen
http://gopillinois.com
— What happened in your life while Carter was President? Carter was President 1977-1981. During that time, my future wife and I were the subject of a nasty/vicious 4-page article in Money Magazine that had a nasty/vicious picture of Carter on the magazine’s cover in February of 1978, we got married and bought a house in Wheaton in 1978, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I suffered a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
WIREPOINTS
— He was the real thing: A personal memory and a few surprises about Jimmy Carter
https://wirepoints.org/he-was-the-real-thing-a-personal-memory-and-a-few-surprises-about-jimmy-carter/
— It’s a bad deal to exchange long-time residents for illegal immigrants, yet that’s what Illinois is doing.
https://wirepoints.org/its-a-bad-deal-to-exchange-taxpaying-residents-for-illegal-immigrants-yet-thats-what-illinois-is-doing-wirepoints-joins-tom-miller-of-wjpf-carbondale/
— Chicago’s Southland residents keep getting hit with more debt and taxes while their politicians do nothing about it.
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-southland-residents-keep-getting-hit-with-more-debt-and-taxes-while-their-politicians-do-nothing-about-it-wirepoints-on-with-wvons-ladonna-raeh/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— More Warnings of Electric Power Adequacy Arriving with Data Centers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/29/more-warnings-of-electric-power-adequacy-arriving-with-data-centers/
— The Naughty Politician List
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/28/the-naughty-politician-list/
— New Rules for Drivers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/28/new-rules-for-drivers/
— Illinois Democrats Continue Push for Abortion
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/28/illinois-democrats-continue-push-for-abortion/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump calls H1-B visas ‘great’ amid feud between MAGA supporters and DOGE duo
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/29/donald-trump-calls-h1-b-visas-great-amid-feud-maga/
— Who is really to blame for the ills of society? (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, reparations, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/really-blame-ills-society/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gavin Newsom’s deportation defiance will ‘incur great cost’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3271754/pat-fallon-gavin-newsom-deportation-defiance-great-cost/
NEW YORK POST
— Save the H1-B debate for later — first, fully end the border crisis
https://nypost.com/2024/12/29/opinion/ramaswamy-got-the-h1-b-debate-wrongbut-so-did-his-critics/
— Donald Trump reacts to Jimmy Carter’s death with heartfelt statement: ‘We all owe him a debt of gratitude’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/29/us-news/donald-trump-reacts-to-jimmy-carters-death-with-heartfelt-statement/
— DC’s transportation agency scrambling to remove city ads likening MAGA supporters to garbage after uproar
https://nypost.com/2024/12/29/us-news/dc-scrambling-to-remove-city-transit-ads-likening-maga-supporters-to-garbage-after-uproar/
— Why Trump’s second-term start is vastly better than his first-term launch
https://nypost.com/2024/12/29/opinion/trumps-victory-spells-success-without-2016s-headwinds/
— We should fight for a color-blind society — not one separated by race
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/we-should-fight-for-a-color-blind-society-not-one-separated-by-race/ar-AA1mAGRU
AMAC
— What Elon and Vivek Get Wrong About The H-1B Visa Debate
https://amac.us/newsline/economy/what-elon-and-vivek-get-wrong-about-the-h-1b-visa-debate/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Our woke military
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/our_woke_military.html
— Oregon tweaks Trump’s nose
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/oregon_tweaks_trump_s_nose.html
— Brooklyn transit police chief says cop who walked by burning woman in subway case responded ‘perfectly’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have no problem with how the Democrats who run the federal government wasted my career and got rid of me, in fact, they applaud it.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/brooklyn_transit_police_chief_says_cop_who_stood_by_in_subway_burning_case_responded_perfectly.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He didn’t help her. What happened to standard person-on-fire measures, taught by emergency first responders to every school kid — stop, drop, and roll. Why didn’t he throw his coat on her to try to save her life? Based on the disturbing video, the cop just let her burn as the illegal who set her on fire literally fanned the flames. Nothing to see here, move along. (Which was what one cop pretty much told the illegal, unaware that he was the arsonist who set the woman on fire, and the illegal almost got away.) And according to the New York authorities, all was fine and dandy, as both the transit cop chief and the district attorney defended the police response.)
AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— ‘Straight white guy spotted in an ad!’
https://americanwirenews.com/straight-white-guy-spotted-in-an-ad/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump expresses support for specialty visas at heart of Maga v. Musk tiff
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/29/trump-expresses-support-for-specialty-visas-at-heart-of-maga-v-musk-tiff-1512658/
BREITBART
— J.K. Rowling: There Is No Such Thing as a Transgender Kid
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2024/12/29/j-k-rowling-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-transgender-kid/
CENTER SQUARE
— Trump faces federal employee unions in government efficiency battle (COMMENT: The National Treasury Employees Union came to my defense in IRS v. Diersen. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11 )
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f88d556e-c1a8-11ef-a585-174c14793c48.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Indiana University students required to ‘reflect’ on how their privilege oppresses ‘subordinate groups’ (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/indiana-u-students-required-to-reflect-on-how-their-privilege-oppresses-subordinate-groups/
FEDERALIST
— Deporting Illegal Alien Criminals Will Save Taxpayers More Than It Costs
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/30/contrary-to-media-claims-deporting-illegal-aliens-will-save-taxpayers-more-than-it-costs/
FOX NEWS
— Biden takes jab at Trump while applauding Jimmy Carter’s decency
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-takes-jab-trump-while-applauding-jimmy-carters-decency-shares-fondest-memory-late-president
PJ MEDIA
— Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Is Antisemitic
https://pjmedia.com/philip-carl-salzman/2024/12/29/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei-is-antisemitic-n4935513
— Could Michelle Obama Be More Insulting and Out of Touch?
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2024/12/28/could-michelle-obama-be-more-insulting-and-out-of-touch-n4935486
TOWNHALL
— Mexico Is Alerting Citizens About To Be Detained In U.S. Through an App (COMMENT: One could argue that citizens of Mexico who are in America are agents of the Mexican government.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/12/29/mexico-is-alerting-citizens-about-to-be-detained-in-us-n2649723
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— President-elect Trump pays tribute to Jimmy Carter
https://thehill.com/homenews/5059381-president-elect-trump-praises-former-president-carter/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more age discrimination.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5057951-trump-old-age-old-policy/
CNN
— Trump’s siding with Musk over visas for high-tech workers is the most significant example yet of the president-elect favoring powerful elements in his new MAGA coalition over his base’s anti-immigrant DNA that he twice tapped in his rise to power. (COMMENT: Trump’s base is against illegal immigration, not legal immigration.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/30/politics/trump-musk-h1b-visa-analysis/index.html
MSNBC
— Trump offers condolences to family of Jimmy Carter
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/trump-offers-condolences-to-family-of-jimmy-carter-228106309918
MSN
— Illinois certifies slate of electors for 2024 election
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/illinois-certifies-slate-of-electors-for-2024-election/ar-AA1w3lUS
— ‘All-out MAGA civil war’: How Trump’s 2024 coalition is ‘shattering before our very eyes’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/all-out-maga-civil-war-how-trump-s-2024-coalition-is-shattering-before-our-very-eyes/ar-AA1wAAoN
NEWSWEEK
— Jimmy Carter’s Judicial Legacy Reveals How He Reshaped America. He developed an affirmative action plan for the trial courts and courts of appeals.
https://www.newsweek.com/jimmy-carters-judicial-legacy-reveals-how-he-reshaped-america-opinion-2007220
CBS NEWS
— Trump’s statements on Jimmy Carter’s death
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jimmy-carter-death-donald-trump-statement/
— Trump reacts to news of Jimmy Carter’s death
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-reacts-to-news-of-jimmy-carters-death/
NEW YORK TIMES
— What’s the Matter With Chicago?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/opinion/chicago-illinois-pensions-debt.html
USA TODAY
— Is a six-figure salary enough to make anyone feel wealthy these days? How about a $500,000 salary? (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, I earned $19.37/hour when I was 18 in 1966, $55,850/year in 1971, $68,315/year in 1972, $82,655/year in 1973, $99,069/year in 1974, $112,280/year in 1980, $117,807/year in 1986, and $153,151/year in 1997. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/20/salary-money-americans-earn-to-feel-rich/77065514007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In this inflationary era, benchmarks of wealth are moving targets. Everything seems to cost more. Cumulative inflation has raised prices by 22% since early 2020, according to an analysis by the personal finance site Bankrate. Viewed another way, you would need to spend about $1,220 in late 2024 to leverage the same buying power that $1,000 got you in January 2020. The average American earns a little less than $60,000 a year, according to federal data. But most of us think you need two or three times that much to achieve financial security, let alone wealth. . .The best-paying jobs now deliver salaries in the $400,000 range. But a $400,000 salary won’t put you in the highest federal income tax bracket in 2025. Here are seven salaries that illustrate how American wealth looks at the close of 2024. . .$270,214 That is the average annual salary it takes “to be financially successful,” according to a Secret to Success survey by the financial services company Empower in September. . .The survey’s definition of success varied widely by age. The average Baby Boomer said a salary of $99,874 a year bespeaks success. For members of Gen Z, the figure was $587,797. “Younger generations are doing the math,” said Rebecca Rickert, head of communication for Empower. “They foresee a world in which they’ll need a big cushion in order to make it.”)
MIAMI HERALD
— Carter’s foreign policy toward Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti left huge marks on South Florida
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article272569966.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/business/corporate-dei-policy-changes-pull-back-33fdab87
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/journal-editorial-report/wsj-opinion-the-anti-woke-backlash/B839430F-799B-4C3C-B5D4-F39AD39121A1
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers paint citizens of foreign countries as being superior to citizens of America. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-is-right-on-h-1b-visas-immigration-work-jobs-e3e9ec71
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow that they have flooded American with so many millions of their illegals that it is futile to deport any of them.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/the-staggering-cost-needed-for-trumps-mass-deportation-plan/B4B447AE-E653-4225-8E5B-4B59B1D8508D
FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/29/history-of-dei-why-it-matters-for-the-future/
— Those who are anti-White and/or want cheap labor want more H-1B.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2024/12/29/think-dei-is-dead-enter-the-h-1b-visa-and-elon-musks-war/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/12/30/the-h-1b-visa-controversy-cheap-labor-racism-and-the-american-divide/
POLITICO
— How Donald Trump transformed mass culture
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/29/culture-wars-trump-woke-democrats-00195424
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— With Jimmy Carter’s passing, Donald Trump is now the oldest living ex-US President
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/with-jimmy-carters-passing-donald-trump-is-now-the-oldest-living-us-president-101735530697682.html
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO employers paint citizens of foreign countries as being superior to citizens of America. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/america-a-meritocracy-musk-reiterates-stance-on-h-1b-visa-debate/articleshow/116788957.cms
December 27, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Bears’ losing streak reaches historic mark
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-losing-streak-reaches-historic-mark/3632765/
FOX32
— A family of four in Illinois needs a salary of $100,332 to live comfortably. This includes $7,872 annually for groceries, $18,479 for housing, and $7,758 for healthcare. (COMMENT: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 27 in 1976. By then, I had worked for IRS for 5 years and I had earned an MBA from Loyola.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/whats-living-wage-needed-family-four-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded America with millions of illegals. What does your county clerk do to stop illegals from using their false identifications to vote?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/26/donald-trump-voting-changes/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/26/newberry-library-immigrants-printing-history-postcards-catalogs-mail-order-sears-montgomery-ward
JOURNAL COURIER
— Looking for waste? IRS should be the target. (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO. According to my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, because IRS had taken so many big adverse actions against me, it would be a conflict of interest for me to work on audits of IRS. They succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. In my defense, I stressed the many professional codes of conduct I was under because I was a CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, Licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. Of course, I should not have been and I was not assigned to audits of my IRS superiors who had taken adverse actions against me.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/looking-waste-irs-target-william-henck-19989165.php
WGEM
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/2024/12/27/illinois-adds-reproductive-health-choices-anti-discrimination-law/
CWB CHICAGO
— Felony shoplifting cases surge 154% under new state’s attorney
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/12/felony-shoplifting-cases-surge-154-under-new-states-attorney.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Minimum Wage Increase Touted by Pritzker as Unemployment Rate Remains High
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/minimum-wage-increase-touted-by-pritzker-as-unemployment-rate-remains-high/
— Aggrieved Employees Given Way to Complain without Going to Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/aggrieved-employees-given-way-to-complain-without-going-to-court/
— How to Identify & Treat Insect Bites
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/how-to-identify-treat-insect-bites/
— CORRETION: Nunda Township Sets Compensation for Next Term, MISSED $500 PER MEETING BONUS FOR ROAD
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/nunda-township-sets-compensation-for-next-term/
— Bears’ Lakefront Gambit Results in Much Lower Arlington Heights Real Estate Tax Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/bears-lakefront-gambit-results-in-much-lower-arlington-heights-real-estate-tax-bill/
— Pritzker: Defender of Illegal Aliens
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/pritzker-defender-of-illegal-aliens/
— How I Got the Name Calvin, It didn’t Come from Calvin Coolidge
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/26/how-i-got-the-name-calvin-it-didnt-come-from-calvin-coolidge/
— 2024 Christmas Letter
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/25/2024-christmas-letter/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— When Republican candidates on ballots in your precinct lose elections, who do you blame? I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. It is a thankless job. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They do not blame those candidates or the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). They have punished me by a) removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton City Council Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my service on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, k) etc.)
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Similarities between Reagan, Trump electoral victories (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for 8 years while Reagan was President. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in January of 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious that Reagan was elected. I was one of an extremely few Republicans in the office and they took their anger against Reagan out on me. They gave me bad job assignments and unfair performance expectations and appraisals. They delayed my promotions, did not promote me to GS-13 until 1986, and never promoted me to GS-14. They kept me off audits of IRS until 1986 and then after 1988. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. To deal with the aforesaid punishment, a) I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1990, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/inside-beltway-essayist-details-similarities-reaga/
— Who is really to blame for the ills of society? New York City’s indifference to violent attacks reveals a deeper breakdown from progressive policies. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems a) on me and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Steering Committee member 2003-2007, d) etc. They especially blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I should title it “The Scapegoaters.”)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/really-blame-ills-society/
— Biden protects the lives of murderers, but not babies. President is practicing ‘cafeteria Christianity.’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/biden-protects-lives-murderers-babies/
— Taking Christmas seriously. Taking Christmas seriously means rejecting abortion in all its forms because it is the killing of an innocent person.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/25/taking-christmas-seriously/
— Biden signs last-minute ban on gasoline-powered vehicles (COMMENT: Just kidding, but to curry favor with Democrat leaders, should I buy an electric car? Should I buy a 2025 Dodge Charger?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/26/editorial-biden-signs-last-minute-ban-gasoline-pow/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Legal immigration must be cut too (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3270230/legal-immigration-must-be-cut-too/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Trump wants to achieve his goals of lowering the cost of living, and ensuring that Americans have stable and good-paying jobs, expanding the H-1B visa program and other legal immigration pathways is not the way to do it. To begin with, H1-B visas have been grossly abused by companies eager to hire foreigners over American citizens. These visas are given out on a lottery basis every year to a maximum of 85,000 foreigners, out of hundreds of thousands of applicants. But in an attempt to game the odds, companies often submit multiple (and thus fraudulent) applications for the same individual to boost their chances of being selected.)
NEW YORK POST
— Sanctuary state Oregon rolls out program to help illegal migrants thwart ICE (COMMENT: How strongly is Pritzker going to thwart ICE?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/sanctuary-state-oregon-rolls-out-program-to-help-illegal-migrants-thwart-ice/
— Original ‘Home Alone’ house may be pricey — but the NYC sequel’s townhouse puts the McCallisters to shame.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/original-home-alone-house-may-be-pricey-but-the-nyc-sequels-townhouse-puts-the-mccallisters-to-shame/
— Mexico to open shelters to house over 12K of its own citizens deported in Trump’s illegal immigrant crackdown. (COMMENT: What if America dumped its unwanted citizens on foreign countries?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/mexico-plans-to-open-more-than-shelters-for-migrants-deported-by-trump/
— Ultra-progressive women fetishize Luigi Mangione because they’ve spent years shaming masculinity. (COMMENT: What do you say to those who promote Mangione?)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/26/us-news/feminists-who-demonized-masculinity-now-fetishize-luigi-mangione/
AMAC
— Merry Christmas, America – Mass Deportations Are Coming
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/merry-christmas-america-mass-deportations-are-coming/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Michigan won’t be Michigan for much longer (COMMENT: How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, and school district in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/michigan_won_t_be_michigan_for_much_longer.html
— A wishful version of Trump’s Inauguration Day
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/a_wishful_version_of_trump_s_inauguration_day.html
AMUSE
— The Death of Merit: How America’s Best Companies Lost Their Way (COMMENT: Because of Affirmative Acton and DEI and because of my bad demographics, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license because ever-increasingly worthless.)
https://amuseonx.substack.com/p/the-death-of-merit-how-americas-best
BLAZE
— California considers ‘support network’ to shield illegal aliens from Trump’s deportation sweep
https://www.theblaze.com/news/california-considers-support-network-to-shield-illegal-aliens-from-trumps-deportation-sweep
— Illegal aliens are stealing into the US in the final days of the Biden administration. Here’s how.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/exclusive-illegal-aliens-are-stealing-into-the-us-in-the-final-days-of-the-biden-administration-here-s-how
BREITBART
— Casten promotes illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/26/dem-rep-casten-on-chicago-migrants-most-illegals-have-been-here-a-while-theyre-contributing/
— Homan: Trump Will Immediately Bring Back ICE Worksite Raids, ‘Remain in Mexico’ Border Policy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/26/tom-homan-trump-will-immediately-bring-back-ice-worksite-raids-remain-in-mexico-border-policy/
CAMPUS REFORM
— The death of DEI started in 2024 and will accelerate in 2025 (COMMENT: Because of my bad demographics, my critics/opponents have always used Affirmative Acton and DEI to get rid of me.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/sturge-death-dei-started-2024-will-accelerate-2025/27100
DAILY CALLER
— Homan has a message for any individual or jurisdiction that directly impedes the work of an ICE agent: prepare to face the consequences. (COMMENT: Democrats, RINOs, and their illegals reject the rule of law.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/26/homan-ready-to-jail-those-blocking-ice/
DAILY WIRE
— Inside A ‘Social Justice Academy’ Where Third Graders Learn To Be Leftist Activists. California school district runs a summer course where students learn to disavow “whiteness” and embrace transgender ideology. (COMMENT: How strongly do Democrats and RINOs promote LGBTQ in your school district?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-a-social-justice-academy-where-third-graders-learn-to-be-leftist-activists-2
— The Year The DEI Tide Turned. DEI isn’t dead. But this year, we took major steps towards defeating its worst aspects.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-year-the-dei-tide-turned
EPOCH TIMES
— Sheriffs Say They Can Help ICE in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan (COMMENT: Will your county sheriff help ICE in Trump’s mass deportation plan?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/sheriffs-say-they-can-help-ice-in-trumps-mass-deportation-plan-5779191
FOX NEWS
— At least six cities have strengthened sanctuary laws since Trump’s 2024 win (COMMENT: Chicago is one of them.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366456729112
— Growing gap between hardworking Americans and ruling class (COMMENT: What does the ruling class in your county, township, and municipality think of you?)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366480158112
NEWSMAX
— Subway Burning Death Is A ‘Direct Result’ of Sanctuary Policies
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/burning-murder-subway/2024/12/26/id/1192927/
— Homan: Security Priceless Amid $86B Border Deportations (COMMENT: If illegal immigration is not stopped and reversed, America is doomed. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-security-border/2024/12/26/id/1192985/
PJ MEDIA
— Is Donald Trump Actually a Conservative?
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/12/26/is-donald-trump-actually-a-conservative-n4935442#google_vignette
TOWNHALL
— The German Christmas Market Attack Demonstrates Perils of Mass Migration Policies
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/12/27/the-germany-christmas-market-attack-demonstrates-perils-of-mass-migration-policies-n2649600
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— No ‘price tag’ for mass deportations, says incoming border czar (COMMENT: If illegal immigration is not stopped and reversed, America is doomed. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/5056883-no-price-tag-for-mass-deportations-says-incoming-border-czar/
— Most Americans want to reduce political news consumption due to fatigue (COMMENT: I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. It is a thankless job. My critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They do not blame those candidates or the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). They have punished me by a) removing me from the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee this year, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) ending my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy in 2019, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my membership on the Wheaton City Council Government Affairs Committee in 2011, g) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, h) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, i) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, j) ending my service on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors in 2004, k) etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5056424-americans-political-news-consumption-poll/
— Kay Granger revelation punctuates increasing scrutiny of aging officials (COMMRENT: What demonstrates your physical and mental health? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out every morning.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5056889-aging-public-officials-granger/
— The mainstream news media is an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5056890-trump-lawsuit-selzer-des-moines-register/
NEWSWEEK
— Next Year Will Be the Best America’s Had in a Long Time
https://www.newsweek.com/next-year-will-best-americas-had-long-time-opinion-2005161
MSN
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been woke, that is, they have always been anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/mindandbody/people-who-wear-their-wokeness-as-a-badge-often-say-these-16-things/ss-AA1vBzcG
— Where to Find High-Quality Men (COMMENT: Are you a man? Are you married? If yes and yes, what did you do before you got married that made you more attractive to women? I got married when I was 29 in 1978. I was earning $106,785/year in today’s dollars. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I had bought real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976. I had bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, and 1973. I am a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My wife is Catholic. We met at a Presbyterian singles social event.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/travel/where-to-find-high-quality-men/ar-AA1qjNYz
— To be woke is to be anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/when-did-woke-become-a-bad-word/ss-AA15iSxK
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/diversity-programs-cut-is-your-workplace-next/ss-AA1r7q3M
WASHINGTON POST
— Congress stripped IRS of another $20 billion in government shutdown fight. Republican lawmakers have now clawed back half the investment the Biden administration made in the tax agency. (COMMENT: The Democrats who run IRS will use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of any of their remaining Republican employees and next their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/26/irs-funding-cut-20-billion-shutdown/
— A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas. The online rift over the H-1B skilled-worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump’s core base and his new Silicon Valley supporters. (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/27/h-1b-visas-elon-musk-trump-immigration/
USA TODAY
— Democrat teachers ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/12/26/trump-mass-deportation-los-angeles-sanctuary-city/76890251007/
PRESS REPUBLICAN
— Applications for continuing unemployment benefits rise to 3-year high. (COMMENT: I have not been able to get a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, profession certifications, and professional license since I was 49 years old in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. I should write about what my critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout the reasons for that are.)
https://www.pressrepublican.com/ap/business/us-applications-for-unemployment-benefits-hold-steady-but-continuing-claims-rise-to-3-year-high/article_9eb04c2b-623e-5d21-95b1-48af42ddfdce.html
FLAGLER LIVE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://flaglerlive.com/birthright-citizenship-2/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It’s Struggling to Cope. Even before Christmas market attack, nation was straining under influx; economy needs new workers.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/germany-immigration-struggles-election-8dfd4b65
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Hostile Work Environment Claims Aimed at DEI Gain Early Traction (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success creating hostile work environments for their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. RINO and Democrat plant leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter have had great success creating hostile environments for their members who are conservative like me.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/hostile-work-environment-claims-aimed-at-dei-gain-early-traction
SALON
— Employers want cheap labor. Citizens of foreign countries work for less money than citizens of America. Citizens of foreign countries are much easier to exploit and to abuse. If my employers could have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me, they would have.
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/26/dire-shortage-elon-musk-sparks-maga-backlash-after-calling-for-more-workers/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% Favor FBI Probe of Liz Cheney
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/57_favor_fbi_probe_of_liz_cheney
INDEPENDENT
— More Americans believe health care is the government’s responsibility. MAGA is looking to end federal programs. Newfound belief in government health care comes as some Republicans are getting ready to push for cutting government spending on health care programs such as Obamacare and Medicaid.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/health-care-government-americans-donald-trump-b2666060.html
December 25, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Judge grants fired CPS CEO Pedro Martinez restraining order (COMMENT: The defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed and their attorneys continue to take adverse actions against me. I should have gotten retaining orders against them.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/fired-chicago-public-schools-cps-ceo-pedro-martinez-case-board-court-tuesday/15701839/
NBC5
— CPS CEO Pedro Martinez granted temporary restraining order against school board (COMMENT: The defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed and their attorneys continue to take adverse actions against me. I should have gotten retaining orders against them.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cps-ceo-pedro-martinez-granted-temporary-restraining-order-against-school-board/3631918/
SOUTHERN
— Democrats use reports of anonymous letters to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/24/letter-urging-residents-to-report-brown-folks-condemned-by-oregon-officials/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s deportation plans spark fear in construction industry (COMMENT: What percent of construction workers are illegals?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/president-elect-donald-trumps-deportation-plans-spark-fears-in-construction-industry-border-czar-tom-homan-immigrant-labor
WCIA
— Five years after legalization, what’s next for Illinois’ marijuana market? (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/five-years-after-legalization-whats-next-for-illinois-marijuana-market/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Unsafe Area West Of Elmhurst, With Large Crowds
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/unsafe-area-west-elmhurst-large-crowds-police
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/unsafe-area-west-of-elmhurst-with-large-crowds-police/ar-AA1wnWWD
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislators return Jan. 4 for ‘lame duck’ session
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d00e3540-c15d-11ef-8cdf-3fa42b87d0f5.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Summary of the Madigan Corruption Trial So Far
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/24/summary-of-the-madigan-corruption-trial-so-far/
— MODIFICATION: Christmas Eve Present for SOME Federal Employees
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/23/christmas-eve-present-for-federal-employees/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois to make $2.5B from alcohol, other sin taxes. You might celebrate the holiday season by indulging in not-so-healthy habits. State lawmakers are encouragingly discouraging you for the sake of their budget. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/eggnog-tax-illinois-to-make-2-5b-from-alcohol-other-sin-taxes/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Pope urges the faithful to embrace hope in Christmas Mass sermon. What are some things that you hoped for that did not happen? My dashed hopes include a) continuing to work for the Park Forest Post Office beyond 1969, b) getting a job that required a bachelor’s degree when I graduated from NIU in 1970, c) getting hired by Oldsmobile in 1971 and having a successful career in the automotive industry, d) getting promoted beyond GS-12 by IRS, e) being treated fairly by Money Magazine in its 4-page article on me in February of 1978, f) getting a promotion to GS-13 to transfer from IRS to GAO instead of having to take a downgrade in 1980, g) being assigned to audits of IRS during my entire GAO career instead of just 3 years 1986-1988, h) getting promoted sooner by GAO and beyond GS-13, i) being allowing to work at least to my regular retirement age of 55 in 2003, j) the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and TAPROOT Republicans to be run by conservatives, and k) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America to be run by conservatives. Some things that I did hope for that did happen include my a) my earning a bachelor’s degree (1970) and three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, 1997), b) my earing six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), c) my earning a professional license (1981), d) my being married to my outstanding wife since 1978, e) my buying new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., f) my buying real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, g) my wife and I buying a home in Wheaton in 1978 and having one built in Wheaton in 1984. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Avoiding the coming demographic cliff. Young couples are having children in states where religious faith is strong.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/24/avoiding-coming-demographic-cliff/
— U.S. needs a saner approach to immigration. Illegal aliens make up half of farmworkers, care for children and older adults. (COMMENT: Younger Americans ever-increasingly fail/refuse to take bad jobs. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Having bad jobs on your resume harms your ability to get good jobs.)
https://highergroundtimes.com/higher-ground/2024/dec/24/u-needs-saner-approach-immigration/
NEW YORK POST
— Incoming border czar Tom Homan says Trump admin will need $86B to ‘start’ mass deportations
https://nypost.com/2024/12/24/us-news/incoming-border-czar-tom-homan-says-trump-admin-will-need-86-billion-to-start-mass-deportations/
— Watchdogs target shadowy PAC with potential leftwing ties that worked to sabotage GOP candidates
https://nypost.com/2024/12/24/us-news/watchdogs-target-shadowy-pac-with-potential-leftwing-ties-that-worked-to-sabotage-gop-candidates/
— Ivy League schools silent as Trump packs his Cabinet with their grads
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/opinion/ivy-league-schools-silent-as-trump-packs-his-cabinet-with-their-grads/
— Bill Maher torches DEI efforts as meaningless ‘virtue signaling’ left uses to ‘make themselves feel better’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of conservatives like me who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should start writing about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/24/media/bill-maher-torches-dei-efforts-as-meaningless-virtue-signaling-left-uses-to-make-themselves-feel-better/
— Rand Paul’s annual ‘Festivus’ list of outrageous government waste (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1997, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.8 million in today’s dollars.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/24/us-news/cocaine-for-moody-rats-and-climate-focused-drag-show-on-ice-top-rand-pauls-annual-festivus-list-of-outrageous-government-waste/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal immigrants forming ‘action plans’ in response to planned Trump crackdown
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/24/illegal-immigrants-forming-action-plans-in-response-to-planned-trump-crackdown-1511898/
— ‘Daniel Penny effect’: Help never came for woman set ablaze on NYC subway by illegal migrant (COMMENT: Republicans help victims of crime, Democrats help criminals. If you try to help a crime victim, anticipate/expect that Democrats will prosecute you.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/24/daniel-penny-effect-help-never-came-for-woman-set-ablaze-on-nyc-subway-by-illegal-migrant-1511779/
— Top automakers to donate $1M to Trump inauguration
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/12/24/times-are-achanging-top-automakers-to-donate-1m-to-trump-inauguration-1511925/
BLAZE
— 12 times leftists have sought to twist, hijack, and stomp on
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-original-12-times-leftists-have-sought-to-twist-hijack-and-stomp-on-christmas
BREITBART
— We Also Have to Go After Sanctuary Campuses, Not Just Cities
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/24/gop-rep-tenney-we-also-have-to-go-after-sanctuary-campuses-not-just-cities/
— Subway Killer Got Benefits the Homeless Aren’t
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/24/homan-suspected-subway-killer-got-benefits-the-homeless-arent/
CAMPUS REFORM
— 5 examples of government waste in higher education
https://www.campusreform.org/article/2024-5-examples-government-waste-higher-education/26998
DAILY CALLER
— Removing Millions Of Illegal Immigrants Is Possible — Tom Homan Can Do It
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/24/millions-illegal-immigrants-deportations-logistics-tom-homan-border-czar-donald-trump/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden Ramps Up Search for DEI Hires Ahead of Trump Administration (COMMENT: All my superiors and supervisors who took adverse actions against me were Democrats who were minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about them and the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/24/biden-ramps-up-search-for-dei-hires-ahead-of-trump-administration/
FOX BUSINESS
— Homan says $86B from Congress will help ‘start’ protecting the border
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6366413377112
— Homan fired up over migrant crime: ‘You don’t want to help… don’t be pushing back against us’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n-mV8Isdl8
FEDERALIST
— Shunning Friends And Family For Their Political Beliefs Is An Affront To The Spirit Of Christmas
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/24/shunning-friends-and-family-for-their-political-beliefs-is-an-affront-to-the-spirit-of-christmas/
FOX NEWS
— ‘SNL’ faces backlash for audience cheers over suspected CEO killer Luigi Mangione
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366411823112
— Illinois city sparks complaints, petition by limiting Hanukkah menorah display to just a few hours. More than 6,500 sign petition calling for Lake Forest to allow a longer Hanukkah display.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-city-sparks-complaints-petition-limiting-hanukkah-menorah-display-just-few-hours
— NY Republican compares sanctuary states to Confederacy: ‘We had a Civil War’ over federal law.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ny-republican-compares-sanctuary-states-173058878.html
— Critics warn of ‘Daniel Penny effect’ after woman burned alive on NYC subway car as bystanders watched. Video of the horrifying murder showed several people standing by as the woman burned. (COMMENT: Republicans help victims of crime, Democrats help criminals. If you try to help a crime victim, anticipate/expect that Democrats will prosecute you.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/critics-warn-daniel-penny-effect-after-woman-burned-alive-nyc-subway-car-bystanders-watched
— Government waste report uncovers more than $1 trillion spent by Biden admin (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1997, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.8 million in today’s dollars.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/government-waste-report-uncovers-more-than-1-trillion-spent-by-biden-admin/vi-AA1wr7FK
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Non-detained illegal immigrants have convicted homicide rate 13 times higher than U.S.
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/report-non-detained-illegal-immigrants-have-convicted-homicide-rate-13-times-higher-than-u-s
LEGAL INSURECTION
— Younger Generation Support for Luigi Mangione Reflects “A Strong Anti-Capitalist Trend on Campuses” (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/younger-generation-support-for-luigi-mangione-reflects-a-strong-anti-capitalist-trend-on-campuses/
NEWSMAX
— Newsom Mulls ‘Immigrant Support Network’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gavin-newsom-california-illegal/2024/12/24/id/1192788/
— Sen. Paul’s 2024 ‘Festivus’ Report Shows $1T in Waste (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1997, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.8 million in today’s dollars.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rand-paul-government-waste-festivus/2024/12/24/id/1192782/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Trump’s Deportations Will Help U.S. Economy And American Workers
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/trumps-deportations-will-help-u-s-economy-and-american-workers/
REAL CLEAR DEFENSE
— While Navy Pushes DEI, 37% of Attack Subs Are out of Order
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/12/24/while_navy_pushes_dei_37_of_attack_subs_are_out_of_order_1080641.html
REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Divisive DEI Chief Gets Raise Instead of Demotion (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/12/25/waste_of_the_day_divisive_dei_chief_gets_raise_instead_of_demotion_1080812.html
TOWNHALL
— The Best Christmas Gift of All: Trump Saved The United States of America
https://townhall.com/columnists/douglasmackinnon/2024/12/25/the-best-christmas-gift-of-all-trump-saved-the-united-states-of-america-n2649446
— Illegal immigrant Charged in NYC Subway Murder Was Previously Deported (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/12/24/illegal-immigrant-charged-in-nyc-subway-murder-was-deported-from-us-in-2018-n2649528
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump border czar: 100K beds, more ICE agents needed for deportations
https://www.aol.com/trump-border-czar-100k-beds-160027709.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are going to do everything that they can to stop deportation of illegals. Anticipate/expect that they will help deported illegals to immediately return.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5051636-trump-immigration-crackdown-southern-border-mass-deportation/
YAHOO
— Pope urges faithful to embrace hope in Christmas Mass sermon (COMMENT: What are some things that you hoped for that did not happen? My dashed hopes include a) continuing to work for the Park Forest Post Office beyond 1969, b) getting a job that required a bachelor’s degree when I graduated from NIU in 1970, c) getting hired by Oldsmobile in 1971 and having a successful career in the automotive industry, d) getting promoted beyond GS-12 by IRS, e) being treated fairly by Money Magazine in its 4-page article on me in February of 1978, f) getting a promotion to GS-13 to transfer from IRS to GAO instead of having to take a downgrade in 1980, g) being assigned to audits of IRS during my entire GAO career instead of just 3 years 1986-1988, h) getting promoted sooner by GAO and beyond GS-13, i) being allowing to work at least to my regular retirement age of 55 in 2003, j) the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and TAPROOT Republicans to be run by conservatives, and k) Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and America to be run by conservatives. Some things that I did hope for that did happen include my a) my earning a bachelor’s degree (1970) and three master’s degrees (1976, 1980, 1997), b) my earing six professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), c) my earning a professional license (1981), d) my being married to my outstanding wife since 1978, e) my buying new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., f) my buying real estate in 1972, 1974, and 1976, g) my wife and I buying a home in Wheaton in 1978 and having one built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-urges-faithful-embrace-hope-203224651.html
MSNBC
— The mainstream news media is ever-increasingly an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-free-speech-hypocrisy-rcna184445
MSN
— 12 Companies Under Fire for Their ‘Woke’ Decisions (COMMEMT: All my employers were woke, that is, they all gave preference big time to their employees who were liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all discriminated big time against their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/12-brands-that-have-suffered-after-going-woke/ss-BB1muPms
— Trump Admin Expected to Fire Federal Employees Targeted by DOGE (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors force me to resign when I was 49 years old in 1997, that is, they fired me. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to reign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, that is, they fired me.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-admin-expected-to-fire-federal-employees-targeted-by-doge/ss-AA1worHc?ocid=00000000
NEW YORK TIMES
— If You’re Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It. Involvement in issues beyond the immediate scope of one’s personal life and work, undertaken for the greater good, is more important than ever. (COMMENT: I put a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter together and send it out every morning.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/opinion/civil-society-importance.html
— Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won’t Be Easy. (COMMENT: During the 1990s, Gingrich cut GAO’s budget dramatically. The Democrats who ran GAO used those cuts to get rid of the agency’s few remaining Republican employees including me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/business/trump-musk-ramaswamy-doge-government-spending.html
— Assist or Resist: Local Officials Debate Trump’s Mass Deportation Threat. Communities are divided on how much to cooperate with immigration agents. In San Diego, the sheriff has vowed to defy a new policy protecting migrants. (COMMENT: Will the leaders of your county, township, and municipality assist or resist deportation efforts?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/us/trump-deportations-migrants-san-diego.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Texas puts up billboards warning of rape, kidnapping to deter migrants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/24/texas-billboards-migrants-central-america-mexico/
USA TODAY
— Ford is latest company to kick in cash ($1 million) for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/23/donald-trump-inauguration-ford/77178326007/
BOSTON GLOBE
— In pricey Boston, choosing between your pet and housing is heartbreakingly common (COMMENT: One reason why I have more money is that I have never had pets. Pets are very time-consuming and expensive. Instead of pets, I invested my time and my money into earing a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/23/magazine/harsh-economics-of-pet-ownership-boston/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Trump Invade Panama? The President-elect threatens to retake the canal, but how?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-panama-canal-shipping-china-jose-raul-mulino-8e7729da
BARRON’S
— America Built the Panama Canal. Trump Wants It Back.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/panama-canal-trump-history-2bdd1b22
FORBES
— Trump’s Net Worth Rose $3.6 Billion This Year—Despite Wild Fluctuations In His Wealth
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenpastis/2024/12/25/trumps-net-worth-rose-36-billion-this-year-despite-wild-fluctuations-in-his-wealth/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/12/24/dei-isnt-going-anywhere-why-practitioners-are-doing-more-despite-backlash/
— Trump Repeatedly Warns Illegal Immigrants That Historic Deportation Effort Is Coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAtl-kRGiL8
FORTUNE
— Gen Zers may not have a house or kids, but data shows they’re spoiling their pets more than any other generation instead (COMMENT: One reason why I have more money is that I have never had pets. Pets are very time-consuming and expensive. Instead of pets, I invested my time and my money into earing a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://fortune.com/2024/12/25/gen-zers-may-not-have-a-house-or-kids-but-data-shows-theyre-spoiling-their-pets-more-than-any-other-generation-instead/
BUSINESS JOUNAL
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2024/12/24/dei-efforts-2024-backlash-tips-advice.html
MIT NEWS
— Empowering systemic racism research (COMMENT: My critics/opponents shout at those who are the following that me and those who share my demographics cause all their problems: moderate/liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://news.mit.edu/2024/empowering-systemic-racism-research-mit-and-beyond-1104
KFF HEALTH NEWS
— Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning causes me to relive the many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me?
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/lgbtq-aging-adults-going-it-alone-relive-trauma/
INNER BALANCE
— Blaming Others When Things Go Wrong (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame their problems not only on me, they also blame their problems on those who share my demographics.)
https://innerbalanceaz.com/blog/blaming-others-when-things-go-wrong
QUORA
— Who should I blame for all my problems? (COMMENT: My critics/opponents blame their problems not only on me, they also blame their problems on those who share my demographics.)
https://www.quora.com/Who-should-I-blame-for-all-my-problems
NIEMAN LAB
— Can AI help local newsrooms streamline their newsletters? ARLnow tests the waters. (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are 100% generated by me. I use what I learned a) putting those letters together and sending them out since 2000, b) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, c) serving as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades 2005-2019, d) serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, e) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, f) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, g) serving as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) working for GAO 1980-1997, i) etc.)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/05/can-ai-help-local-newsrooms-streamline-their-newsletters-arlnow-tests-the-waters/
RASMUSSEN
— 41% Blame Mental Health for Mass Shootings
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/41_blame_mental_health_for_mass_shootings
DAILY MAIL
— DOGE insider reveals the wildest government spending splurges in the sights of Elon’s agency (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1997, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.8 million in today’s dollars.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14214261/doge-insider-reveals-wildest-government-spending-splurges-sights-Elons-agency.html
December 23, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— At least 10 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-6-shot-2-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15687569/
— Democratic Senator Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to fail.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/
— Lara Trump withdraws herself as candidate to replace Marco Rubio
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lara-trump-withdraws-herself-candidate-replace-marco-rubio/15687899/
NBC5
— ‘It feels like Elon Musk is our prime minister’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/it-feels-like-elon-musk-is-our-prime-minister-the-fallout-from-the-funding-debacle/3630535/
— Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are an extremist? I should write about my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-says-hes-ready-to-face-extremist-darren-bailey-in-november/2869930/
CBS2
— Striking Starbucks workers walk picket line in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/striking-starbucks-workers-walk-picket-line-in-chicago-1/
FOX32
— Trump picks Catholic advocacy group head from Chicago suburb for Vatican ambassador
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-vatican-ambassador-chicago-area
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-officiant-host-inclusive-wedding-event-same-sex-couples-ahead-inauguration-day
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Corruption has burdened Illinois since its earliest days. But change is possible. Here’s how.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/illinois-corruption-solutions/
— Lake County Indiana Republican Party chairman tapped to serve on Trump transition team
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/lake-county-republican-party-chairman-tapped-to-serve-on-trump-transition-team/
— What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/trump-spending-fight/
— Musk takes on Washington, but can he take it over?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/column-elon-musk-donald-trump-federal-government-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More Illinois universities are covering tuition for low-income households, but issues with cost remains. Roosevelt University announced it will start offering a free tuition program this month, the Roosevelt Pledge, and in September, the University of Illinois Chicago announced its plans to launch its own version, UIC Aspire, next fall. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from there and classes at UIC and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In addition to enabling me to pay for my college expenses, that part-time job enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/12/23/illinois-universities-free-tuition-programs-roosevelt-university
DAILY HERALD
— Why Illinois lawmakers might change pension benefits for some employees (COMMENT: I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. Federal employees hired after 1987 get a Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) pension. CSRS is more generous than FERS and because of that, many FERS employees and retirees resent CSRS employees and retirees. By definition, CSRS employees and retirees are older than FERS employees and retirees.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241220/illinois-state-politics/why-illinois-lawmakers-might-change-pension-benefits-for-some-employees/
— To keep students in college, focus on their mental health (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I became and stayed a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 to get student draft deferments to avoid the Vietnam War draft.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241223/columns/to-keep-students-in-college-focus-on-their-mental-health/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Waiting for the Pritzker, Durbin dominoes to fall (COMMENT: Which Republicans do you want to run for U.S. Senate and for Illinois statewide offices in 2026?)
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/miller-waiting-for-the-pritzker-durbin-dominoes-to-fall/20241222063100/
SOUTHERN
— Democratic Senator Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want Trump to fail.)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/12/22/democratic-sen-fetterman-im-not-rooting-against-trump/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly use algorithms to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicagodefender.com/racism-by-design-how-algorithms-shaped-the-2024-election-and-endangered-democracy/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action. (COMMENT: What helped you afford college? For me, it was a) my living with my parents and brother in Crete during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and commuting to/from there and classes at UIC and b) working all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In addition to enabling me to pay for my college expenses, that part-time job enabled me to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-abortion-opponents-shift-focus-to-pills-with-lawsuits-proposed-laws-and-possible-federal-action/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois efforts to make higher education more affordable
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-12-20/statewide-illinois-efforts-to-make-higher-education-more-affordable
— Review by Senate Democrats finds more unreported luxury trips by Clarence Thomas (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS 1978-1980 and for GAO 1980-1992, I went on many “luxury trips” with my wife in conjunction with her business travel. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious about that if not furious about that. Further, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1973-1977, I went on “luxury trips” and my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious about that if not furious about that.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-12-22/review-by-senate-democrats-finds-more-unreported-luxury-trips-by-clarence-thomas
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— RINO leaders are closer to Democrat leaders than they are to Republican leaders. I should write about the biggest RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO? The Comptroller General’s term of office is statutorily set at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. Gerne Dodaro, GAO’s current head, was one of my superiors. He had no use for me. He was not impressed by my a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) my professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), c) my CPA license (1981), d) my almost 18 years working for GAO, or e) my almost 9 years working for IRS. He could have saved my GAO career, he could have stopped GAO from forcing me into early retirement, but he did not. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Politics and government are nasty/vicious. Have you considered running for a political office or a government office? If you do run, anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being failed. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress the adverse actions that the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County. and Illinois have taken against me, b) stress that GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and took other adverse actions against me, c) stress that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and took adverse actions against me, d) stress that the Post Office forced me to resign and took other adverse actions against me, and e) ignore/dismiss/belittle that I earned three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Plight of Illinois’ Regional Public Universities Analyzed by Governmental Expert Jim Nowlan
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/22/the-plight-of-illinois-regional-public-universities-analyzed-governmental-expert-jim-nowlan/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Limit of Trump’s influence on House Republicans revealed in government funding fight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/22/government-funding-fight-reveals-limits-donald-tru/
— Biden commutes sentences of 37 murderers on death row (COMMENT: Biden follows in George Ryan’s footsteps. George Ryan supporters have taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/23/joe-biden-commutes-sentences-37-murderers-death-ro/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No more welfare for illegal immigrants (COMMENT: What the Democrat and RINO leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district do to promote more illegal immigration?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3266555/no-more-welfare-for-illegal-immigrants/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump vows ‘largest deportation operation in American history’ on Day One
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/trump-vows-largest-deportation-operation-in-american-history-on-day-one/
— ‘Sanctuary’ cities, states including NY are like Confederate rebels and should lose all fed funding if they don’t change: ex-gov George Pataki
https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/sanctuary-cities-states-including-ny-are-like-confederate-rebels-and-should-lose-all-federal-if-they-dont-change-ex-gov/
— Trump wants to buy Greenland, again, after claiming US could take back ownership of Panama Canal: ‘Absolute necessity’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/us-news/trump-indicates-he-may-be-interested-in-buying-greenland-again/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Fixing the Biden Border. President Biden’s border policies created a humanitarian, economic, and legal crisis that dismantled immigration enforcement and overwhelmed American communities.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/23/fixing-the-biden-border/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Wokeness makes it so hard to catch criminals (COMMENT: What percent of criminals are members of protected groups?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/modern_requests_for_information_about_criminals_are_worse_than_meaningless.html
— Israel rebuts Pope Francis’s statements about Gaza
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/israel_rebuts_pope_francis_s_statements_about_gaza.html
BREITBART
— Trump Vows to ‘Stop the Transgender Lunacy’: ‘Only Two Genders, Male and Female’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-vows-stop-transgender-lunacy-two-genders/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘SNL’ Audience Cheers For Man Charged With Murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO. “You’re wooing for justice right?” asked “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost. (COMMENT: What does that say about SNL and its audience?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/snl-audience-cheers-for-man-charged-with-murdering-unitedhealthcare-ceo
FOX NEWS
— Trump: ‘We will keep men out of women’s sports’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6366352635112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— College Offering Course on ‘White Supremacy in the Age of Trump’ (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/smith-college-offering-course-on-white-supremacy-in-the-age-of-trump/
— Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/12/poison-ivies-dei-and-the-downfall-of-the-ivy-league/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Please Retire Sooner, Politicians
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/please-retire-sooner-politicians/
NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Woke Is BS’; ‘There Are Only 2 Genders’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/woke-gender-ideology/2024/12/22/id/1192592/
— Representative Sessions Asks GAO to Probe Pentagon’s Audit Failures (COMMENT: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO in Rock Island on an audit of the Department of Defense 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf My Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to this audit to throw me off audits of IRS and to punish me for becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in September of 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pete-sessions-house-oversight-pentagon/2024/12/11/id/1191351/
POST MILLENNIAL
— TPUSA crowd goes wild as Trump says woke is ‘bullsh*t,’ promises deportations on day one during first public speech since election win. He pledged “to stop woke,” calling it “bullsh*t,” saying that the US would bring in a new era of “peace, prosperity and national greatness” under his administration.
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-tpusa-crowd-goes-wild-as-trump-says-woke-is-bullsh-t-promises-deportations-on-day-one-during-first-public-speech-since-election-win
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Border Czar Tom Homan to Tren de Aragua: “Your Days Are Numbered, My Gang’s Bigger Than Your Gang”
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/12/22/border_czar_tom_homan_to_tren_de_aragua_your_days_are_numbered_my_gangs_bigger_than_your_gang.html
TOWNHALL
— What Happens When the Law No Longer Works?
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/12/22/what-happens-when-the-law-no-longer-works-n2649432
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump threatens to prosecute Google over search results (COMMENT: Google ever-increasingly steers everyone a) toward websites that promote the Democrat Party platform and b) away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.aol.com/trump-threatens-prosecute-google-over-214137348.html
— Voters rejected a ‘woke’ America — time for Democrats to listen and learn
https://www.aol.com/opinion-voters-rejected-woke-america-140000479.html
CNN
— Trump sets the stage for his presidency after US averts shutdown
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-transition-government-shutdown-12-22-24/index.html
— Trump rails against promoting transgenderism (COMMENT: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/video/donald-trump-transgender-denali-mt-mckinley-panama-canal-tpusa-digvid
MSN
— RINO leaders are closer to Democrat leaders than they are to Republican leaders. I should write about the biggest RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-sen-murkowski-says-she-s-not-attached-to-gop-label-but-is-still-a-republican/ar-AA1vOtEh?ocid=FW79805&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
— Musk Asks For Examples Of Government Waste: Twitter Exposes 28 Egregious Cases (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They wasted what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, c) earning three job-related master’s degrees, d) earning six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-asks-for-examples-of-government-waste-twitter-exposes-28-egregious-cases/ss-AA1w0Ux9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reported that wasteful spending can cost the federal government billions of dollars annually. Factors such as poor management, inadequate oversight, and ineffective processes all contribute to these losses.)
— NASA staff call on Musk after agency blew millions on DEI program
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/nasa-staff-call-on-musk-after-agency-blew-millions-on-dei-program/ss-AA1uf3xW
MSNBC
— Trump’s new team marked by failed candidates (COMMENT: If you seek a political office or a government office, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being failed. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress the adverse actions that the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County. and Illinois have taken against me, b) stress that GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and took other adverse actions against me, b) stress that IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and took adverse actions against me, c) stress that the Post Office forced me to resign and took other adverse actions against me, and d) ignore/dismiss/belittle that I earned three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-new-team-marked-ex-cons-billionaires-failed-candidates-rcna183461
— Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going to be president’
https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-addresses-elon-musk-s-growing-political-influence-he-s-not-going-to-be-president-227722821643
CBS NEWS
— Representative Tony Gonzales says “it feels as if Elon Musk is our prime minister” after funding chaos
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-gonzales-continuing-resolution-elon-musk-government-shutdown/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Previews Second Term in Sprawling Speech to Conservative Conference
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/politics/trump-speech-turning-point-arizona.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/resettlement-program-immigration-trump.html
— Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. (COMMENT: My retail jobs were a) pumping gasoline in 1966 and 1970-1972 and b) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliance 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/business/economy/retail-work.html
— Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions (COMMENT: Biden follows in George Ryan’s footsteps. George Ryan supporters have taken many adverse actions against me. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/politics/biden-commutes-37-death-sentences.html
— Men Are in Trouble. What Is the Cause? The declining ability of many boys and men to compete at school and in the workplace has become both a social and a political issue. (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, younger women are ever-increasingly given more preference over men. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me and all my fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen who leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party promoted over me who were women were younger than me and a) had less experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and d) had no professional license like the one I have.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/opinion/men-women-boys-girls-politics.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint themselves as being GOD-LIKE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opinion/christmas-jesus-power-humility.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump returns to rally stage before friendly crowd in Arizona. The president-elect addressed a youth-focused conference of Turning Point USA, jumping from Cabinet picks to Elon Musk to Panama Canal fees.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-rally-panama-canal/
— ‘Waiting list to nowhere’: Homelessness surveys trap Black men on the streets. Experts and community leaders say vulnerability questionnaires have worsened racial disparities among the unhoused.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/12/23/homeless-survey-racial-disparities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized housing. Did he use drugs? Had he ever been in jail? How many times had he been to an emergency room? Had he been attacked on the streets? Tried to harm himself? Engaged in sex for money?)
NEW YORK SUN
— Homan Says ‘Worksite Enforcement’ of Immigration Laws ‘Is Coming Back’ — and for Good Reason. ‘Let’s remember,’ he says, ‘it’s illegal to hire an illegal alien.’
https://www.nysun.com/article/tom-homan-says-worksite-enforcement-of-immigration-laws-is-coming-back-and-for-good-reason
USA TODAY
— It’s the end of the road for these cars: Models that won’t make it to 2025 (COMMENT: I am keeping a like new loaded 2021 Malibu Premier in storage as a backup daily driver.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/12/18/discontinued-models-cars-2025-round-up/76920188007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After 2025: Chevrolet Malibu After more than 10 million global sales, Chevrolet’s parent company General Motors will wrap up production of the Malibu by the end of this year. Introduced in 2016, the ninth generation of the midsize sedan will retire after the 2025 model year. The decision comes as GM invests approximately $390 million in its Fairfax assembly plant to produce Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles.)
— The last new car you can buy for less than $20,000 — and it’s going away soon (COMMENT: I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was in high school and 17 years old, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20. My critics/opponent could argue that if I had not worked so many hours to pay for the aforesaid, and instead, studied, my ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs would have been higher.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2024/12/14/last-new-car-under-20000/76931048007/
— As clock ticks down, Biden abandons student loan relief proposals he lauded (COMMENT: I never tried to get a student loan. I worked my way through college.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/12/20/biden-student-loan-forgiveness-relief-plan-scrapped/77105533007/
ABC17
— 6 key lines from Trump’s Sunday speech to conservative activists in Phoenix
https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2024/12/22/6-key-lines-from-trumps-sunday-speech-to-conservative-activists-in-phoenix-2/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Chicago Machine Meltdown. Mayor Johnson sacks the school’s chief for his teachers union funders.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-chicago-machine-meltdowna-chicago-machine-meltdown-teachers-union-ac3d28ae
— The Complicated Mourning of Brian Thompson. Friends and colleagues struggle to cope with the UnitedHealth executive’s death, while others cheer for the man accused of killing him. (COMMENT: What do you say to those who cheer for the man who killed Thompson?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-complicated-mourning-of-brian-thompson-d6af8d96
— Trump and the Fake Debt Limit. Rather than a restraint, it serves as an incentive for more spending. The time is ripe for lasting reforms.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-and-the-fake-debt-limit-policy-government-spending-7c8fd083
— They Helped Create DEI—and Even They Say It Needs a Makeover. The seeds of a backlash were sown when companies turned diversity into a corporate fad. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/dei-corporate-creators-program-changes-2db86ed8
— The Sanctuary State Migrant Boom. The latest Census report shows that foreign migration in the last year offset domestic flight in California, New York and other Democratic-run states.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-sanctuary-state-migrant-boom-population-census-ff2ac954
— Donald Trump’s Agenda Has New Enforcers: Charlie Kirk and a Legion of Influencers. On podcasts, posts and college campuses, conservatives push their worldview and the president-elect’s policies. (COMMENT: I am an influencer for conservative principles, that is, for the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-3f2dd898
— Democrats Are Adrift as Donald Trump Prepares to Take Power. Party has yet to land on a clear message or a leading messenger. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I am a bad messenger.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-democrat-reaction-party-challenges-93989794
— The Week the GOP’s High Hopes Collided With Reality. Musk’s new influence and Trump’s impulsive style threw the party into a familiar form of chaos.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/the-week-the-gops-high-hopes-collided-with-reality-cc93c414
— More Teens Are Using Dangerously Potent Pot for Intense Highs. Dabbing involves inhaling fumes from highly concentrated cannabis that is heated at high temperatures. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/health/dabbing-marijuana-health-risks-1e3aef6d
— FRONT PAGE: When the Pink Slip Comes Via Text and Email. Some companies, including GM, cut out human contact altogether when eliminating jobs. (COMMENT: I should write about exactly what my GAO superiors and supervisors said to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/fired-layoffs-text-email-companies-977f6cf5
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: America’s Private Prison Complex Gears Up for Trump Deportation Bonanza. Some are exploring the controversial practice of detaining unaccompanied minors. (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-deportation-private-prison-companies-49a18e3e
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/12/22/can-dei-survive-project-2025-strategies-to-consider/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2024/12/23/4-predictions-that-will-shape-the-future-of-dei-in-2025/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2024/12/22/the-supreme-court-case-that-will-fuel-the-corporate-dei-debate-in-2025/
— GAO Chief Gene Dodaro Testifies Before The House Oversight Committee (COMMENT: Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO? The U.S. Comptroller General’s term of office is statutorily set at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. Dodaro was one of my superiors. He had no use for me. He was not impressed by my a) master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) my professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), c) my CPA license (1981), d) my almost 18 years working for GAO, or e) my almost 9 years working for IRS. He could have saved my GAO career, he could have stopped me from being forced into early retirement, but he did not.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAnIxQl5skE
PERSONNEL TODAY
— Businesses should evaluate their DEI policies – and not backslide (COMMENT: My undergraduate major (NIU-1970) was personnel management and my first graduate major (Loyola-1976) was personnel management.)
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/businesses-should-evaluate-their-dei-policies-and-not-backslide/
DETROIT FREE PRESS
— 2025 Dodge Charger EV is America’s best new muscle car (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2024/12/12/2024-dodge-charger-daytona-electric-review/76837049007/
MOTOR TREND
— Dodge Charger EV Rollout Underway (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://www.motortrend.com/features/dodge-charger-durango-matt-mcalear-interview/
INSIDE EVs
— Inside Dodge’s Plan To Convert EV Skeptics. To win over the Mopar faithful, Dodge is about to lean on them actually experiencing the electric Charger. (COMMENT: I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971 and a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I have owned a 2013 Charger R/T Max since 2012. I am interested in the 2025 Charger EV.)
https://insideevs.com/news/745071/dodge-charger-ev-skeptics-roadkill/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dodge, perhaps alone among contemporary automakers, has seen immense success in translating the archaic 20th-century Muscle Car formula into the 21st. It has done this by stuffing increasingly outrageous iterations of its modern Hemi V8 into nearly every vehicle in its product line. Its fervent Hellcat-ing has been enough, surprisingly, to maintain steadily vigorous sales of its Challenger coupe and Charger sedan, 20-year-old cars aping 55-year-old designs and riding on platforms developed more than 30 years ago. But those vehicles are finally going away. They will be replaced by flexible-powertrain two- and four-door models, both called Charger, that will be motivated, at launch in early 2025, solely by a 100.5 kWh battery pack and a pair of electric motors. (And if you’re a Mopar nut but are committed to internal combustion, your muscle-car future means an inline-six engine, as if you were one of those guys whose entire wardrobe consists of ///M apparel. Can you imagine?) So how does Mopar’s methylized muscle-maker plan to convince potential consumers to buy into such a blasphemous switcheroo?
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Unemployed Should ‘Find Something New,’ Urge Heirs to Fred Trump’s Fortune (COMMENT: When I was 22 years old in 1971, I accepted a job offer from IRS because I was unemployed. My Firestone Store boss had rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I needed a job because I was helping support my mother and brother because my father had recently suddenly died.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/07/find-something-new-trump-donald-ivanka-unemployment.html
INDEPENDENT
— Trump Threatens To Retake Panama Canal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-threatens-retake-panama-180738934.html
December 22, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— At least 8 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-least-6-shot-2-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-updates/15687569/
— Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/senate-passes-social-security-benefits-boost-many-public-service-retirees/15686425/
— CPS CEO Pedro Martinez plans to fight board’s decision to fire him. Lawyers for Martinez told ABC7 they plan to go to court to reverse the decision to fire him without cause. (COMMENT: Because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, my attorney Walter T. Charlton ( https://www.lawyer.com/walter-charlton.html ) filed Diersen v. GAO in Washington DC in 1998. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf The suit was transferred to Chicago in 2000.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cps-board-meeting-today-pedro-martinez-responds-mayor-johnsons-interim-boards-vote-fire-chicago-public-schools-ceo/15685626/
WTTW
— Government Shutdown is Averted Just After Deadline as Congress Rejects Trump’s Debt Limit Demands
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/21/government-shutdown-averted-just-after-deadline-congress-rejects-trumps-debt-limit
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for Amazon and Starbucks Strikes
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/21/amazon-and-starbucks-workers-are-strike-trump-might-have-something-do-it
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/21/senate-passes-social-security-benefits/
— Tax reform, deficit reduction and a functional IRS all go hand in hand (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $115,439-$123,136/year.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/editorial-tax-reform-deficit-reduction-and-a-functional-irs-all-go-hand-in-hand/
— Corruption has burdened Illinois since its earliest days. But change is possible. Here’s how.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/22/illinois-corruption-solutions/?clearUserState=true
DAILY HERALD
— Trump taps West suburban Catholic school leader as next Vatican ambassador
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241220/nation-and-world/trump-taps-west-suburban-catholic-school-leader-as-next-vatican-ambassador/
— Illinois is ending its 1% tax on groceries. Will your town replace it?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241221/news/illinois-is-ending-its-1-tax-on-groceries-will-your-town-replace-it/
— Trump’s popularity is rising; what will the resistance do?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241222/syndicated-columnists/trumps-popularity-is-rising-what-will-the-resistance-do/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— As Trump looks to cut electric vehicle aid, Illinois is charging forward
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/business/as-trump-looks-to-cut-electric-vehicle-aid-illinois-is-charging-forward/article_134148ea-b8f1-11ef-bdfb-cfdbcc70af43.html
CITIES 92.9
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.
https://www.cities929.com/2024/12/21/state-immigration-advocates-plot-strategy-for-trumps-deportation-plans/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Now that Trump has won, how do you predict that the hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, your congressional district, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct will react? Will their hatred against Trump grow and grow and grow? From what I see, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are the easiest targets for their hatred. How strongly will the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party and your Republican county/township/ward organizations come to their defense? I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. 478 voted for Harris in my precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who will Trump appoint to be the next U.S. Comptroller General, that is, who will Trump appoint to be the next head of GAO? The U.S. Comptroller General’s term of office is set statutorily at 15 years and they are not eligible for reappointment. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GAO’S WEBSITE at https://www.gao.gov/about/comptroller-general : How the Comptroller General is Selected The Congress established the current procedure for nominating a Comptroller General when it passed the GAO Act of 1980. Under the act, the Comptroller General is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Comptroller General, the Congress establishes a commission to recommend individuals to the President. The commission consists of the following: The Speaker of the House of Representatives, The President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
The majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate, The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The commission must recommend at least three individuals to the President, and the President may request that the commission recommend additional individuals. The President then selects an individual from those recommended to nominate as the new Comptroller General. The President’s nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. Comptrollers general are appointed for one nonrenewable 15-year term. The commission process has thus been followed three times now, leading to the President’s nomination, and the Senate’s confirmation, of the sixth Comptroller General, Charles A. Bowsher in 1981; the seventh Comptroller General, David M. Walker, in 1998; and the eighth Comptroller General, Gene Dodaro, in 2010.)
— About GAO. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GAO’S WEBSITE AT https://www.gao.gov/about :GAO, often called the “congressional watchdog,” is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. GAO examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, non-partisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently. For example, we identified about $67.5 billion in financial benefits for the federal government in fiscal year 2024—a return of approximately $76 for every dollar invested. GAO’s average return on investment for the past 6 years is $123 to $1. We also identified 1,232 other benefits that led to program and operational improvements across the government. To learn more, read our press release about our fiscal year 2024 performance. . .GAO provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with timely, fact-based, non-partisan information that can be used to improve government and save taxpayers billions of dollars. Our work is done at the request of congressional committees or subcommittees or is statutorily required by public laws or committee reports, per our Congressional Protocols. . .GAO employees make a difference every day by providing Congress and federal agencies with objective, nonpartisan, fact-based information to help the government save money and work more efficiently on a wide range of issues and topics. Our work has national and international impact. We talk directly to the decision makers who can improve government and implement change.)
MARTIN LUTHER KING REPUBLICANS
— Why Birthright Citizenship Distorts the Spirit of 14A
martinlutherkingrepublicans.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— FOID Card Constitutionality Case at Appellate Court Level
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/foid-card-constitutionality-case-at-appellate-court-level/
— RTA Subsidies
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/rta-capital-subsidies-by-county-chicago/
— Small Business Hurting in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/small-business-hurting-in-illinois/
— Looks as if Illegal Aliens Boosted Illinois Population
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/21/looks-as-if-illegal-aliens-boosted-illinois-population/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois holiday shoppers pay sales taxes as high as 11.5%
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-holiday-shoppers-pay-sales-taxes-as-high-as-11-5-2/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump sues to stop Biden’s sale of border wall gear
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/21/donald-trump-sues-stop-joe-biden-sale-border-wall-/
— Senate gives final approval to restore Social Security benefits to government workers (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/19/senate-gives-final-approval-restore-social-securit/
NEW YORK POST
— White House aides were hiding Biden’s mental decline, but we all saw it in plain sight
https://nypost.com/2024/12/21/opinion/michael-goodwin-white-house-aides-were-hiding-bidens-mental-decline-but-we-all-saw-it-in-plain-sight/
— Spending mess shows Dems will try to stop Trump every step of the way — which is why he must act fast
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/opinion/dems-will-try-to-stop-trump-every-step-of-the-way-which-is-why-he-must-act-fast/
— Native-born US workforce totals dipped — as immigrant labor figures rose
https://nypost.com/2024/12/21/us-news/native-born-us-workforce-totals-dipped-as-immigrant-labor-figures-rose-report/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The unbounded arrogance of America’s illegal aliens and their allies
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/the_unbounded_arrogance_of_america_s_illegal_aliens_and_their_allies.html
BREITBART
— Biden’s Legacy: 390,000 Fewer Illegals Deported from U.S. than Under Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/21/biden-legacy-390000-fewer-illegals-deported-u-s-than-under-trump/
— Census Bureau: Biden’s Mass Immigration Drives U.S. Population to Over 340 Million
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/21/census-bureau-bidens-mass-immigration-drives-u-s-population-to-over-340-million/
FOX NEWS
— Report highlights prevalence of DEI at Ivy League institutions: ‘Dominant ideology’ A new report documented how the elite schools use DEI (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/report-highlights-prevalence-dei-ivy-league-institutions-dominant-ideology
NEW AMERICAN
— Deportation: Do We “Please Migrants” — or Muster Up the Guts to Save America?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/deportation-do-we-please-migrants-or-muster-up-the-guts-to-save-america/
REAL CLEAR POLLONG
— Demographics Are Never Destiny (COMMENT: From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-reminder-that-demographics-are-never-destiny/ar-AA1weCIw
TOWNHALL
— Doing Some Last Minute Christmas Shopping? Make Sure to Avoid Woke Companies.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/12/21/avoiding-woke-christmas-companies-n2649262
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats’ hard 2024 lesson: Demographic change and identity politics aren’t enough (COMMENT: To win future elections, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly a) promote more hatred against Republicans and b) promise even more preference for voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, have health, financial, and/or other problems, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5012659-democratic-party-alienating-minorities/
NBC NEWS
— The year of newly minted Indian American GOP stars. Indian Americans are the perhaps most well represented minority in the Trump administration this cycle. Some find that surprising, but experts say the group has long been poised to slip into the current Republican mold.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/indian-americans-most-represented-minority-trump-2024-administration-rcna183503
CBS NEWS
— Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration for Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lara-trump-removing-herself-from-consideration-marco-rubio-florida-senate-seat/
CNN
— Liberal leaders say they have a plan for a new, more effective anti-Trump resistance in 2025
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/resistance-trump-liberal-groups/index.html
REUTERS
— Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-he-might-demand-panama-hand-over-canal-2024-12-22/
NEWSWEEK
— Elon Musk’s Journey from Obama to Trump Aligns With Many Americans
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-journey-obama-trump-aligns-americans-2004490
AP & U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Isolated Chicago Communities Secure Money for a Coveted Transit Project Before Trump Takes Office (COMMENT: If Crete had commuter rail service like Wheaton has, I might still be a Crete resident. If Crete had commuter rail service, I would have used it to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and UIC classes 1966-1968. Because Crete did not have commuter rail service, I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and the summer in between 1964-1966 to earn enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and UIC classes 1966-1968.)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-transit-infrastructure-grant-roseland-7ff01930f390300db86877428c37bf89
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2024-12-22/isolated-chicago-communities-secure-money-for-a-coveted-transit-project-before-trump-takes-office
NEW YORK TIMES
— Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees. The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the $196 billion cost will speed up the program’s insolvency. (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/congress-social-security.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill eliminates two provisions set up decades ago to shore up Social Security’s solvency. Projections show the Social Security fund will run out of money in 2038 and, if no action is taken before then, beneficiaries would see a 27 percent cut in benefits. Passage of the measure speeds up that timeline by six months. Twenty-seven Republicans joined Democrats in support. The two provisions were designed to prevent what is known as “double dipping” on retirement benefits by certain public employees and their relatives. It primarily affects two groups. One is public employees who receive pensions that are exempt from Social Security payroll taxes, but who also worked at least 10 years in jobs that required them to pay into the system. Such workers appear in the Social Security system as though they earned far less over their lifetimes than they actually did, and since the program pays out a higher proportion of low earners’ incomes in benefits, they receive a larger retirement benefit than they otherwise would. Another is people who receive public pensions but also become eligible for Social Security survivor benefits upon the death of a spouse or family member. Under the current law, both groups face a reduction in their benefits. The legislation on its way to enactment would allow them to receive the full amount. “We have spent decades working to pass this legislation, and tonight is a victory for all the public servants who will finally get the Social Security they have earned,” said Senator Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat who was a lead co-sponsor of the bill. The bill marked Mr. Brown’s final legislative achievement, after he lost a brutal and expensive re-election bid last month. “Tonight, Congress ensured that police officers, firefighters, teachers and public servants across Ohio will be able to retire with the Social Security they spent their lives paying into,” he said. Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine and a lead sponsor of the measure, framed the issue as a “long overdue” matter of fairness affecting teachers, firefighters and police officers as well as some federal employees who were hired before 1984, when the federal pension system was brought under the Social Security system. In a floor speech Wednesday, Ms. Collins cited one of her constituents, a retired female schoolteacher who had to return to work at age 72 after her husband’s death to make financial ends meet. The woman’s husband was a Navy veteran who paid into Social Security for 40 years, but since she received a public pension from the school system, her surviving spousal benefits through Social Security were reduced by two-thirds. “This is an unfair, inequitable penalty,” Ms. Collins said. Public sector workers who are currently being penalized, she said, “have earned these benefits.” Public sector retirees and their allies on Capitol Hill in both parties have pressed for the measure for decades. It has sailed through Congress over the last several weeks, bypassing the usual committee process after proponents in the House collected 218 signatures on a so-called “discharge petition” to force it to the floor. Senate leaders also skipped committee consideration. But it faced vocal pushback in the Senate from fiscal conservatives. Several senators, mostly Republicans, warned that the bill could set off a chain reaction of unintended consequences by eliminating the two provisions. “We all agree the status quo is unfair, and it penalizes millions of hardworking Americans,” said Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, an independent who railed against the federal debt. “But we also have an obligation to honor our promises to ensure that Social Security is going to be there for the people who have paid into it and have earned it, and also those generations who come after.” Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, argued that a bill affecting the financial integrity of Social Security was too important to rush through at the end of the year without debate. The nearly $200-billion setback for the trust fund, he argued, would only make it more difficult to fix the longer-term issue of Social Security’s solvency. “There’s so much riding on us getting this right and having the courage to fix Social Security over the next few years,” he said. Other Republicans said the legislation righted a wrong that should have been addressed a long time ago. “I’m just glad we’re finally getting it done,” said Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma and a close ally of Mr. Trump’s. “It should have been resolved years ago.” Senator John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, said he had pushed the issue for 30 years in Congress and has repeatedly heard lawmakers promise, “We’ll fix it next year.” “They never have,” Mr. Kennedy said in an interview Wednesday. “People are entitled to receive every penny that they earn, and the way the law works now, they’re not.”)
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/opinion/democrats-trump-opposition.html
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will exploit their illegal employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/immigration-undocumented-workers-jobs.html
— Justice Thomas Did Not Disclose Additional Luxury Trips (COMMENT: While I worked for IRS 1978-1980 and for GAO 1980-1992, I went on many luxury trips with my wife in conjunction with her business travel. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely envious of that if not furious about that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/politics/clarence-thomas-trips-disclosure-investigation.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote mor illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/politics/biden-trump-deportation-protection.html
— Trump Moves to Replace Officials Whom New Presidents Traditionally Leave Alone. Congress devised some positions to stay on during changes in administrations. But Donald Trump has declared his intent to replace at least three; the director of the F.B.I., the commissioner of the I.R.S. and the director of Voice of America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/politics/trump-replace-officials.html
— Illegals Take Dangerous Jobs to Feed America (COMMENT: None of the jobs that I had were dangerous, but according to my critics/opponents, I was grossly overpaid and all the jobs that I had were bad jobs a) that they would never stoop to take and b) that should have been given to young minorities and to young females. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/immigration-undocumented-workers-jobs.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/23/nicholas-eberstadt-demographics-united-states-immigration/
— Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media. Press freedom advocates say they fear that the second Trump administration will ramp up pressure on journalists, in keeping with the president-elect’s combative rhetoric. (COMMENT: How does the Trump Administration view GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? Of course, my critics/opponents shout at the Trump Administration that my newsletters cause all the administration’s problems in Illinois including getting only 2.4 million votes in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/22/trump-abc-news-settlement-george-stephanopoulos/
— Elon Musk’s wish list for DOGE (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They use budget cuts to get rid of any remining Republican employees. Then they get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/20/elon-musk-doge-priorities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ‘Delete’ the IRS As Trump supporters have pushed for a broad overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service — or to eliminate the tax collector entirely — Musk polled his followers on X about the future of the agency, asking whether the IRS’s budget should be increased, maintained, decreased or “deleted.” Among more than 200,000 respondents, “deleted” won handily, though the poll didn’t exactly use rigorous methodology. Eliminating the IRS would be a radical move. IRS tax collections are the primary source of federal funding. In fiscal 2023, when spending approached $6.2 trillion, the IRS collected nearly $4.7 trillion in gross taxes. So without the IRS, Washington would need a different source of cash. Like a lot of ideas Musk muses about, this change would need approval by Congress. . .shrink the federal payroll Musk and Ramaswamy have repeatedly emphasized their desire to bring federal workers back to the office full-time. Musk has long been an opponent of remote work, telling employees of his companies to report to the office or resign well before pandemic telework habits ended at many firms. “Those who farm or build or drive can’t work from home and will be very sympathetic to this requirement,” Musk posted recently. Musk and Ramaswamy have also pledged “mass headcount reductions” in the federal workforce, saying they would work to “identify the minimum number of employees” needed to carry out essential functions. The goal isn’t to save money, Ramaswamy recently told the Aspen Security Forum. It’s to align the size of government with its functions — which Musk and Ramaswamy hope to greatly reduce.)
TAMPA BAY
— America is not a meritocracy because it gives tremendous preference to those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or are citizens of foreign countries and those who have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less work experience, less education, and/or no or fewer professional certifications and licenses than others, etc.
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2024/12/22/america-meritocracy-is-eye-beholder-letters/
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— If/when Hispanics start voting for Republicans, Democrats will dump them like a hot potato.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/latino-voters-trump-marijuana-texas-elon-musk-19900039.php
SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
— More than 40,000 people in S.F. face deportation. Here’s how we can — and must — protect them. San Francisco must bolster its defenses to protect vulnerable immigrants. (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election.)
https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/12/21/how-sanctuary-cities-can-prepare/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Bad Jobs (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, was grossly overpaid and all the jobs that I had were bad jobs a) that they would never stoop to take and b) that should have been given to young minorities and to young females. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://muddyrivernews.com/opinion/daily-dirt-think-your-job-is-bad-maybe-you-should-try-being-an-odor-judge-or-pet-food-taster/20241219065000/
WIFN
— Report highlights prevalence of DEI at Ivy League institutions: ‘Dominant ideology’ (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://wfin.com/fox-national-news/report-highlights-prevalence-of-dei-at-ivy-league-institutions-dominant-ideology/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump’s Agenda Has New Enforcers: Charlie Kirk and a Legion of Influencers. On podcasts, posts and college campuses, conservatives push their worldview and the president-elect’s policies.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-3f2dd898
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2024/12/21/the-dismantle-dei-act-of-2024-is-here-what-to-know–6-ways-to-win/
PATHEOS
— Listen to Your Employees to Achieve DE&I Goals (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors always listened to their Democrat employees. Those Democrat employees wanted their superiors to get rid of their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/intentionalinsights/2024/12/listen-to-your-employees-to-achieve-dei-goals/