August 19 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump reacts to Michelle Obama’s blistering DNC speech – Jordyn Phelps
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-reacts-to-michelle-obamas-blistering-dnc-speech/6376344/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville City Council votes to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries
https://abc7chicago.com/business/naperville-city-council-votes-to-allow-recreational-marijuana-dispensaries-/6377639/

NBC5
— Throw Out the Playbook: Candidates Have Had to Adapt on the Fly Politicking in a Pandemic How candidates have had to throw out campaign playbooks and innovate to win office – Noah Pransky (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I want to take campaign literature for the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct to the Republican and Independent homes in my precinct and encourage displaying yard signs ASAP. Those candidates are: U.S. President/Vice President – Donald Trump/Mike Pence; U.S. Senate – Mark Curran; U.S. Representative – Jeanne Ives; State Representative – Amy Grant; DuPage State’s Attorney – Robert Berlin; DuPage Circuit Court Clerk – Christopher Kachiroubas; DuPage County Auditor – Robert Grogan; DuPage Coroner – Richard Jorgensen; DuPage Recorder – Babette Holder Youngberg; DuPage County Board – Timothy Elliott; DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Timothy Whelan; DuPage Circuit Court Judge – Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/throw-out-the-playbook-candidates-have-had-to-adapt-on-the-fly-politicking-in-a-pandemic/2324798/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Naperville City Council Votes to Approve Recreational Marijuana Sales
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naperville-city-council-votes-to-approve-recreational-marijuana-sales/2324709/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago police release new batch of looting surveillance videos – Anthony Ponce
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-release-new-batch-of-looting-surveillance-videos

WGN TV
— Officials say Chicago police retiring at a rapid pace, raise concerns of staffing shortfalls – Kelly Davis
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/officials-say-chicago-police-retiring-at-a-rapid-pace-raise-concerns-of-staffing-shortfalls/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational pot sales in Naperville pass final hurdle with city council’s adoption of new zoning ordinance – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-recreational-marijuana-dispensary-zoning-st-20200819-a4qcfno6izaqrogcdyblis4pty-story.html
— Illinois Democrats celebrate women leaders at virtual convention, take aim at ‘bully boy’ Trump – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-democratic-national-convention-illinois-20200819-laeishmwqrbr7k7rpobyzoqkbq-story.html
— ‘Nothing less than criminal’: Fearing an undermined November election, Illinois Democrats sound alarm over US Postal Service – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-us-postal-service-november-election-illinois-trump-dejoy-20200818-og4zxxhxfrdj3pot65g5z2awpa-story.html
— Assault rifles and armored trucks: Illinois police agencies have obtained $4.7 million in military gear since Trump lifted Obama’s restrictions on a federal surplus program – JENNIFER SMITH RICHARDS and STACY ST. CLAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-watchdog-military-surplus-illinois-police-20200819-rcd3n7yt7zfj3klt36c2q74cwm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred not only against Trump, but against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-current-state-of-hate-in-america-st-0819-20200818-tbz7crn66ve45hr6g6n5emwlhe-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Assault rifles and armored trucks: Illinois police agencies have obtained $4.7 million in military gear since Trump lifted Obama’s restrictions on a federal surplus program – JENNIFER SMITH RICHARDS and STACY ST. CLAIR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-watchdog-military-surplus-illinois-police-20200819-rcd3n7yt7zfj3klt36c2q74cwm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Donald Trump finds way to crash the Dems’ virtual party Was the president’s pardon of Susan B. Anthony on the 100th Anniversary of women’s right to vote meant to open old wounds? – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/18/21374625/donald-trump-susan-b-anthony-womens-suffrage-democratic-national-convention-crash-virtual-party
— Illinois Democratic women tout ‘empathetic and resilient’ Biden over ‘woman-hater’ Trump Sen. Tammy Duckworth bemoaned the “malpractice by this president,” and contrasted it with the “educational experience” she got going through the vetting process by Biden’s campaign for the vice presidential position. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/18/21374723/illinois-democrats-women-delegation-national-convention-trump

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Arlington Heights letting recreational pot sales start in September – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200818/arlington-heights-letting-recreational-pot-sales-start-in-september
— Congressional Democrats in suburbs call for end to postal delays – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200818/congressional-democrats-in-suburbs-call-for-end-to-postal-delays

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Fighting Trump over Post Office is working to Dems’ advantage.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/fighting-trump-over-post-office-working-dems-advantage

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republican mailer causes confusion among county residents.”
https://www.pantagraph.com/community/wcj/news/republican-mailer-causes-confusion-among-county-residents/article_93c9dc5e-e180-11ea-bb2a-cb22a5aceec9.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote the hate-filled Trump-hating Bill Clinton.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/blame-bully-and-belittle-bill-clinton-delivers-stinging-remarks-on-trump

CHICAGO PATCH
— Chicago Area Protests To ‘Save The Post Office From Trump’ Activists staging nationwide peaceful, non-violent protests to #SaveThePostOffice this Saturday, Aug. 22. Join or host a local event. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-area-protests-save-post-office-trump

BGA
— Fact-Check: No, an Illinois Couple Who Received Five Vote-by-mail Applications Cannot Vote Five Times. A viral Facebook post incorrectly asserts an Illinois couple who received multiple unsolicited ballot applications can ask for them all and fraudulently vote with them all. They cannot, and neither can anyone else. – Samantha Putterman,
https://www.bettergov.org/news/fact-check-no-an-illinois-couple-who-received-five-vote-by-mail-applications-cannot-vote-five/

WIREPOINTS
— Ignorance About Covid-19 Risk Is ‘Nothing Short of Stunning,’ Research Report Says; Huge Age Variance – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/ignorance-about-covid-19-risk-is-nothing-short-of-stunning-research-report-says-huge-age-variance-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Madigan Finances (at least) Three Mailings, Staffer for Ness State Rep. Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/madigan-finances-at-least-three-mailings-staffer-for-ness-state-rep-campaign/
— Local 150 Files Paperwork Seeking Indirect Civil Contempt for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/local-150-files-paperwork-seeking-indirect-civil-contempt-for-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-andrew-gasser/
— State’s Attorney Declines to Act on Lakewood Board’s Request for Investigation of Trustee Bryan Younge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/states-attorney-declines-to-act-on-lakewood-boards-request-for-investigation-of-trustee-bryan-younge/
— FL-19: High Tech Last Minute Text Hit on Primary Election Day
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/fl-19-high-tech-last-minute-hit-on-primary-election-day/
— IL 14 – Oberweis and County Candidates Holding Marengo Meet and Greet Wednesday at Niko’s Pointers Saloon
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/il-14-oberweis-and-county-candidates-holding-marengo-meet-and-greet-wednesday-at-nikos-pointers-saloon/
— Joel Berg, 21st Century Judge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/joel-berg-21st-century-judge/
— Crystal Lake High School District 155 Teachers’ Union Email Considered “Threatening” by Board Member
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/18/district-155-teachers-union-email-considered-threatening-by-board-member/
— McHenry County Jail ICE Abolition Folks Encourage Phone Calls to Republican Board Members
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/17/mchenry-county-jail-ice-abolition-folks-encourage-phone-calls-to-republican-board-members/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Kankakee County Auditor sues Chairman Wheeler and County Board for Usurping His Duties – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/kankakee-county-auditor-sues-chairman-wheeler-and-county-board-for-usurping-his-duties/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— George Washington statue torn down, spray-painted in L.A.; six with laser pointer, gas mask arrested – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/18/george-washington-statue-torn-down-spray-painted-i/
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sells Catholics on abortion as ‘reproductive justice’ – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/18/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-sells-catholics-abortion-/

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign on Biden’s formal nomination: ‘His supervisors from the radical left are now formally in charge’ The Trump campaign fired back after the second night of the Democratic National Convention – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-biden-formal-nomination-radical-left
— BLM leader defends looters, says US government ‘steals’ and ‘pillages different countries’ ‘If you want to do something about reparations, cut the check,’ Hawk Newsome tells ‘The Story’ – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hawk-newsome-american-government-looters-terrorists
— Will BLM have role at Democratic convention? Program reflects tensions with movement ‘Most cops are good,’ Joe Biden said Monday – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blm-presence-at-dnc
— Tom Homan says Dems ‘want chaos’ because they think it helps them beat Trump Tom Homan told ‘Fox & Friends’ Democrats are ‘putting their election hopes ahead of the safety and security of America’ – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-biden-harris-trump-election-violence-chaos-tom-homan

BREITBART
— D.C. Mayor Accuses Trump of Fanning Flames of Racism – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/18/watch-d-c-mayor-accuses-trump-of-fanning-flames-of-racism/
— Chuck Schumer Promises Massive Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats encourage illegal immigration and shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2020/08/18/chuck-schumer-promises-amnesty/
— Goodyear Bans ‘Blue Lives Matter’ and MAGA Slogans, Allows Black Lives Matter – KYLE MORRIS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating employers make it clear that they also hate those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/19/goodyear-bans-blue-lives-matter-and-maga-slogans-allows-black-lives-matter/

DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s Plan To Increase Refugees Will ‘Overwhelm’ Cities, Trump Says – KAYLEE GREENLEE
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/18/joe-biden-donald-trump-refugee-immigration-increase/

NEWSMAX
— Congress’s Hypocritical Support for Postal Service – John M. DeMaggio
https://www.newsmax.com/johndemaggio/congress-postalservice/2020/08/18/id/982671/

FEDERALIST
— Black Lives Matter DC Calls Mayor Bowser ‘Hypocrite’ After DNC Speech – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/18/black-lives-matter-dc-calls-mayor-bowser-hypocrite-after-dnc-speech/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— BACK TO ACADEMIC BRAINWASHING – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/back-to-academic-brainwashing/

HOT AIR
— Trump Says His Biggest Opponent In 2020 Is The Media. He’s Right.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/08/trump-says-biggest-opponent-2020-media-hes-right/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER TV
— Michigan Primary: 846 Absentee Ballots Rejected ‘Because the Voter was Dead’ – Nick Kangadis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/michigan-primary-846-absentee-ballots-rejected-because-voter-was-dead
— MSNBC Blames Racism for Voters Preferring Trump on Economy – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/msnbc-blames-racism-voters-preferring-trump-economy

COLLEGE FIX
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Professors claim recent Chicago riots, looting ‘a long time coming’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professors-claim-recent-chicago-riots-looting-a-long-time-coming/

EPOCH TIMES
— Former Democratic Senate Staffer Prepared ‘Baseless and Baffling’ GAO Memo on Homeland Security Leaders’ Legitimacy – MARK TAPSCOTT
https://www.theepochtimes.com/former-democratic-senate-staffer-prepared-baseless-and-baffling-gao-memo-on-homeland-security-leaders-legitimacy_3466481.html
— Major US Media Outlets Help CCP Promote Marxist Journalism
https://www.theepochtimes.com/major-us-media-outlets-help-ccp-promote-marxist-journalism_3464575.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that if Trump wins, they will not accept it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/18/opinion/2020-voting-postal-service.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Huntington Beach City Council candidates participate in online forum – MATT SZABO (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2020-08-18/huntington-beach-city-council-candidates-participate-in-online-forum

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Do Swing Voters Still Exist? Conventions give candidates a chance to rally the base, but also to make their case to a shrinking pool of persuadable voters – Randy Yeip
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-swing-voters-still-exist-11597755600
— For Chicago Shop Owners, Delayed Insurance Payouts Follow Looting Small businesses worry unrest could occur again and insurers will view them as high-risk clients – Esther Fung
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-chicago-shop-owners-delayed-insurance-payouts-follow-looting-11597752000

USA TODAY
— The love story behind Joe Biden’s 1967 Corvette and its price tag today – Jamie L. LaReau (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Biden? Both Biden and I are Corvette owners, former federal employees, White, male, older, married, college graduates, Christian, non-poor, non-drinkers, gun owners, draft avoiders, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. Biden owns a 1967 Corvette that his father gave him as a wedding gift in 1966. My father died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21 years old. I own a 1972 Corvette that I bought in 1971 a) with an insurance settlement that I got for the theft in Chicago of my 1969 Dodge Charger SE and b) with money that I earned working full-time for IRS and part-time for Firestone Stores. I own a 2005 Corvette that I bought in 2005 with money that I got from selling my 1968 Dodge Charger R/T and my 1962 Chevy Impala SS. I had owned the Charger R/T since 1994 and the Impala SS since 1989.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/08/18/joe-biden-1967-chevy-corvette/3389570001/

HERNDON CONNECTION
— Twelve Candidates Run in Town of Herndon Election Candidates Discuss Their Priorities – Mercia Hobson (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2020/aug/19/twelve-candidates-run-town-herndon-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: My number one priority for the town is to listen to the people; listen to their questions and concerns. I’m going to make myself available. They can text 703-499-1103 and meet me informally. I’ll take part in round tables. I will come to the people. – Candidate for Town Council at Large – Bessie E. Denton, 71, retired Federal employee with law enforcement background – dentonlawn20170@gmail.com )

GREENWICH FREE PRESS
— Questions Abound for Local Republican Candidates – Sean Goldrick (DIERSEN: Questions for city council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://greenwichfreepress.com/letter-to-the-editor/goldrick-questions-abound-for-local-republican-candidates-144014/

August 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Democratic National Convention: Illinois delegates prepare for virtual DNC, after Wisconsin event postponed – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/dnc-2020-democratic-national-convention-robin-kelly-jan-schakowsky/6373346/
— Protesters demand apology from Chicago police after violent clash with police downtown – Alexis McAdams (DIERSEN: Who wants you to apologize to them? I should write a book about those who want me to apologize to them. I would focus Republican candidates who lost elections and/or almost lost elections, their campaign managers, their political consultants, their major donors, their staff members, their volunteers, etc. I would focus on those who a) blame me, b) blame what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and c) blame what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://abc7chicago.com/protesters-demand-apology-from-cpd-after-loop-clash/6373822/
— Chicago violence: 51 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/51-shot-5-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6373797/

CBS2
— Some Members Of Italian-American Community Want Columbus Statues Put Back On Display
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/16/some-members-of-italian-american-community-want-columbus-statues-put-back-on-display/

WGN TV
— Small business owner says ‘domino effect’ of looting hurting downtown shops – Sean Lewis
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/small-business-owner-says-domino-effect-of-looting-hurting-downtown-shops/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Democrats kick off virtual convention: ‘These certainly are some strange circumstances’ The inscrutable, scandalized Democratic Party of Illinois Chairman Michael Madigan, also the Illinois House Speaker, spoke for all of 18 seconds, or 47 words. – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/16/21371489/illinois-democrats-kick-off-virtual-biden-convention-these-certainly-are-some-strange-circumstances

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: For Illinois delegates, a ‘totally bizarre’ Democratic convention from the couch – BILL RUTHHART and RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-democratic-national-convention-illinois-delegates-milwaukee-20200817-p4xejd44afc3npuyuw5kmnbfre-story.html
— Ahead of national convention, Illinois Democrats push aside internal strife, call for united front to oust Trump – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-delegates-democratic-national-convention-opening-day-20200817-6ostwbz2srd2lm6pprq4pqawuu-story.html
— Reparations are about economic stability, not a looted pair of $120 Nikes – DAHLEEN GLANTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-looting-black-lives-matter-reparataions-20200817-xdxu4ipu5rhqzkbdl4fpslsnha-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot-pushing pot-pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20200817/jim-belushi-blazing-new-path-as-marijuana-farmer-in-new-discovery-tv-series

WBEZ
— Illinois Democrats Meet Virtually For DNC As Corruption Questions Surround Their Chairman Even though they’re meeting remotely, Illinois Democrats are facing a lot of questions about the future of their leader due to a sprawling corruption investigation. – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-democrats-meet-virtually-for-dnc-as-corruption-questions-surround-their-chairman/cee4e4cb-2280-4b22-9c64-78f1e5feea6d

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump resurrects birtherism to delegitimize Harris.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/quark-in-the-road/2020/08/trump-resurrects-birtherism-to-delegitimize-harris/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What Our Taxes Subsidize (Warning–It’s Creepy)
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-what-our-taxes-subsidize-warning-its-creepy/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO BLM ACTIVISTS TRY TO SHOW OFF THEIR TACTICS TO THE POLICE, IT DOESN’T END WELL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/chicago-blm-activists-try-to-show-off-their-tactics-to-the-police-it-doesnt-end-well.html
— DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED CHICAGO SPENT $66 MILLION ON A CORONAVIRUS FACILITY THAT TREATED 38 PATIENTS—TOTAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/democrat-controlled-chicago-spent-66-million-on-a-coronavirus-facility-that-treated-38-patientstotal.html

FOX NEWS
— Trump campaign to host nightly recap of Democratic Convention to highlight ‘radical socialism’ of the left The rebuttal, which will include panels and commentary from Team Trump, will take place at 11p.m. each night – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-campaign-recap-democratic-convention-radical-socialism
— Trump pushes back on Dem claims he’s trying to ‘sabotage’ the election by ‘manipulating’ Postal Service ‘This isn’t a Trump thing,’ he said, adding that the Postal Service has been ‘run horribly’ for years – Talia Kaplan
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/president-trump-make-post-office-great-again

GOPUSA
— Denver Councilwoman CdeBaca Will Propose Replacing Police Department With Peace Force (DIERSEN: Who represents you on your city council? Does he/she favor or oppose this? Does he/she favor or oppose promoting BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93499
— Portland’s ‘Peaceful Protesters’ Beat Driver Bloody
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93488

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— It’s Time for the Trump Campaign to Enter War Mode
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/16/its-time-for-the-trump-campaign-to-enter-war-mode/
— National Media Ignores Massive Pro-Trump Boat Parade Phenomenon Sweeping the Nation – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/16/national-media-ignores-massive-pro-trump-boat-parade-phenomenon-sweeping-the-nation/

BREITBART
— Peter Navarro: Dems Want USPS to Be ‘Ballot-Harvesting Service’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/16/peter-navarro-dems-want-usps-to-be-ballot-harvesting-service/

DAILY CALLER
— Mayor Lightfoot Continues To Blame Federal Gun Laws For Chicago Crime – NRA ILA
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/17/mayor-lightfoot-continues-to-blame-federal-gun-laws-for-chicago-crime/
— For The First Time In Over A Year, CNN’s Poll Has Trump Neck And Neck With Biden — Both Nationally And In Battleground States – CHRISTIAN DATOC
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/16/cnn-poll-trump-neck-and-neck-biden-nationally-battleground-states/

TOWNHALL
— Buy American – Dr. Nina Radcliffe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose “Buy American.”)
https://townhall.com/columnists/drninaradcliffe/2020/08/16/buy-american-n2574450
— Oprah: Strung Out on the White Stuff – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2020/08/17/oprah-strung-out-on-the-white-stuff-n2574460
— Mark Levin Blasts Harris’ Extreme Record: Most Anti-American Ever Stated – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/08/17/mark-levin-breaks-down-kamala-harris-extreme-record-n2574471

THE HILL
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Black Lives Matter movement to play elevated role at convention – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/511932-black-lives-matter-movement-to-play-elevated-role-at-convention
— Right-wing groups, (LEFT-WING GROUPS) clash in multiple states – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/512249-right-wing-groups-counter-protesters-clash-in-multiple-states
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Facebook to promote hatred of Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/512263-juan-williams-social-media-dodges-blame-for-spreading-hate

POLITICO
— Defund the police? It’s already happening thanks to the Covid-19 budget crunch The decision about how much spending needs to be cut, and from where, will be up to each state’s bank balance and the political makeup of its government. – REBECCA RAINEY and MAYA KING
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/15/defund-the-police-coronavirus-budget-395665

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s Campaign Coffers Low on Big-Dollar Checks – Glenn Thrush, Rebecca R. Ruiz and Karen Yourish (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress directly/indirectly to Republican candidates (including Donald Trump/Mike Pence, Mark Curran, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Robert Berlin, Christopher Kachiroubas, Robert Grogan, Richard Jorgensen, Babette Holder Youngberg, Timothy Elliott, Timothy Whelan, Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice) and Republican organizations (including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization) that I do not give them any money. In my defense, I give Republican candidates and Republican organizations a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening free of charge and without any advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000 a year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/us/politics/trumps-campaign-big-donors.html
— Welcome, Democrats, to Wherever It Is That We Are – Gail Collins and Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being full of hatred against individuals and organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/opinion/trump-biden-harris-democratic-convention.html
— Rolling Blackouts in California Have Power Experts Stumped Managers of the electric system argue that a lack of power prompted the decision to enact blackouts, though demand this weekend fell short of the state’s peak years. – Ivan Penn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my 2011 decision to have a whole-house natural-gas-fired backup electric generator installed.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/16/business/california-blackouts.html
— The Recession Is About to Slam Cities. Not Just the Blue-State Ones. Those with budgets that rely heavily on tourism, sales taxes or direct state assistance will face particular distress. – Emily Badger and Quoctrung Bui
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/upshot/pandemic-recession-cities-fiscal-shortfall.html
— Can a Virtual Convention Generate Excitement? – AP (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/08/17/us/politics/ap-us-election-2020-watch.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Violent clashes erupt between far-right groups and (FAR-LEFT GROUPS) in Portland and other cities – Katie Shepherd and Holly Bailey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/16/portland-extremists-protest-gunfire/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden, Harris hold double-digit lead over Trump, Pence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/post-abc-poll-shows-biden-harris-hold-double-digit-lead-over-trump-pence/2020/08/16/d5c9c312-dfe6-11ea-8dd2-d07812bf00f7_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters always paint citizens of foreign countries as being superior to citizens of America.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/99-reasons-to-dump-trump/ny-edit-a-skilled-con-man-20200817-xtlpwp2u4reibp2wiccmm5accm-story.html

USA TODAY
— Privileged parents form COVID pandemic pods that widen education gaps. We can do better. The coronavirus pandemic and privileged parents have broken an already unequal education system. What do we build in its place? – Tara Chklovski
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/08/15/coronavirus-covid-19-education-inequality-pandemic-pod-parents-column/3372309001/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Dueling demonstrations have become a weekly fixture in Appleton, Minn. Social justice advocates, Trump supporters face off in sidewalk war of ideas. – John Reinan
https://www.startribune.com/dueling-demonstrations-have-become-a-weekly-fixture-in-appleton-minn/572133872/

CBS MINNESOTA
— Protesters Rally Outside Governor’s Mansion To Demand Reparations For American Decedents Of Slaves (DIERSEN: So far, what demands have protesters, vandals, looters, and rioters made on your mayor and how has your mayor responded to those demands? Should mayors be required to issue press releases that detail a) the demands that have been made on them, b) the individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries that made those demands, and c) exactly how they responded to those demands?)
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/08/16/protesters-rally-outside-governors-mansion-to-demand-reparations-for-american-decedents-of-slaves/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— We’ll Protect America’s Suburbs We reject the ultraliberal view that the federal bureaucracy should dictate where and how people live. – Donald J. Trump and Ben Carson (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who want to fill your block, fill your neighborhood, fill your precinct, fill your municipal district, fill your municipality, fill your township, fill your county district, and fill your county with Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs? Overwhelmingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are BLM, LGBTQ, anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-traditional marriage, anti-traditional family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and have financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/well-protect-americas-suburbs-11597608133
— During Covid-19 Pandemic, Political Parties Go Without Conventional Perks Democratic and Republican conventions are usually a week of festivities graced by celebrities and ex- presidents. This year, that is all gone. – Julie Bykowicz (DIERSEN: What is the status of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/during-covid-19-pandemic-political-parties-without-conventional-perks-11597656601
— More Americans Go Hungry Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Census Shows Causes include higher food prices, school closings; expiration of federal jobless benefits deepens distress – David Harrison
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-americans-go-hungry-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-census-shows-11597570200
— California’s Blackout Warning Anti-fossil fuel mandates are leading to electricity shortages. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my 2011 decision to have a whole-house natural-gas-fired backup electric generator installed.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-blackout-warning-11597606724

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, a) will employers officially stop hiring heterosexuals and get rid of their heterosexual employees and b) will organizations officially stop admitting heterosexuals and get rid of their heterosexual members?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/grantfreeland/2020/08/17/culture-change-needed-for-lgbtq-employees-to-feel-at-home-at-work/

NORTHWEST
— Racist mob demands white Seattle homeowners kicked out of area – JASON RANTZ (DIERSEN: So far, what demands have protesters, vandals, looters, and rioters made on your mayor and how has your mayor responded to those demands? Should mayors be required to issue press releases that detail a) the demands that have been made on them, b) the individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or countries that made those demands, and c) exactly how they responded to those demands?)
https://mynorthwest.com/2094891/rantz-racist-mob-white-seattle-homeowners/?

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Hiring Tests Need Revamp to End Legal Bias – Ron Edwards (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/insight-hiring-tests-need-revamp-to-end-legal-bias

NEWSGUARD
— The big story … Popularity of politically-funded local “news” sites skyrocketed in first half of 2020 (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts are to non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors that promote a) Democrats and the Democrat Party platform, b) Libertarians and the Libertarian Party platform, c) Greens and the Green Party platform, and d) RINOs. Google and NewsGuard shout their hatred against those in Illinois who are Christian, conservative, and/or Republican by refusing to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://mailchi.mp/9f3ea3d744d4/stunning-popularity-of-fake-local-news-sites

August 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Suspects in recent Chicago looting will likely bail out of jail quickly; Kim Foxx weighs in – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-looting-suspects-likely-to-quickly-bail-out-of-jail/6367240/
— President Trump holds briefing at White House – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-holds-briefing-at-white-house-watch-live/6367438/
— Joe Biden, Kamala Harris make first joint appearance as running mates – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-harris-make-1st-joint-appearance-as-running-mates/6367005/

NBC5
— Pritzker Says Mask Mandate Applies Even While ‘Outside and Walking Around’ Across the state, health officials reported 1,645 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, along with 16 additional deaths attributed to the virus
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-says-mask-mandate-applies-even-while-outside-walking-around/2321390/
— Illinois Nears Threshold for Inclusion on Chicago’s Travel Order Requiring 14-Day Quarantine The 7-day rolling average number of new coronavirus cases in Illinois, adjusted for population and calculated excluding Chicago, has increased sharply in the last three weeks
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-nears-threshold-for-inclusion-on-chicagos-travel-order-requiring-14-day-quarantine/2321291/
— 5 Illinois Regions Seeing Increases in Positivity Rate, Pritzker Says Across the state, health officials reported 1,645 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, along with 16 additional deaths attributed to the virus
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-illinois-regions-seeing-increases-in-positivity-rate-pritzker-says/2321334/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago alderman says residents, businesses now looking to leave Magnificent Mile: ‘It’s really sad’ (DIERSEN: I walked the Magnificent Mile to graduate evening business classes at Loyola from my job at IRS’s Loop office and then to my studio condo in the Outer Drive East building 1974-1976. I walked to graduate evening accounting classes at DePaul from my job at IRS’s Loop office and then to my one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building 1976-1978.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-alderman-says-residents-businesses-now-looking-to-leave-magnificent-mile-its-really-sad
— Black Lives Matter Chicago co-founder says looting steps on message
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/black-lives-matter-chicago-co-founder-says-looting-steps-on-message
— ‘She’s ready to do this job on day 1’: Joe Biden introduces Kamala Harris as running mate – Bill Barrow and Will Weissert
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shes-ready-to-do-this-job-on-day-1-joe-biden-introduces-kamala-harris-as-running-mate
— Blame game picks up steam among Chicago’s leaders
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/839753

WTTW
— Looting, Unrest Give Way to Another Phase of Recovery in Chicago – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/11/looting-unrest-give-way-another-phase-recovery-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why Englewood residents told outside protesters to leave days after police shooting. ‘This is propped up. They’re throwing a party.’ – WILLIAM LEE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-englewood-police-station-protest-20200812-w5k4bsqbkjft3gddiawr55jopq-story.html
— Gold Coast residents push back against proposed marijuana dispensary. ‘The sheer number of people will be too much.’ – ALLY MAROTTI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-gold-coast-residents-still-oppose-dispensary-20200812-ptkvj6jelnboljdlmsybvplg34-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois is one step closer to awarding 75 marijuana dispensary licenses – ALLY MAROTTI (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-illinois-sets-marijuana-rules-20200812-6r3loxj37vdu5mvmjsim3qvqz4-story.html
— Lightfoot announces review of Chicago monuments as part of ‘a racial healing and historical reckoning project’ – GREGORY PRATT, BLAIR KAMIN and KORI RUMORE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-monuments-columbus-lightfoot-20200812-sa2bqqxa2jginpi2ommr6qscrm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Women have the power to steer this election” and asks “Can Kamala Harris drive them to the Democratic side?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-kamala-harris-women-coalition-20200812-tgm2tqjpgffkrdhfvkf2uorili-story.html
— How will Kamala Harris shape the election in the Midwest? – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-kamala-harris-biden-chicago-20200812-relrme43onda7o6euv4kwfzviy-story.html
— Joe Biden, Kamala Harris assail Trump as they campaign together for the first time – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-joe-biden-kamala-harris-campaign-debut-20200812-laf2c5d5efelfhlkhiemln4fnu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kamala Harris gut-punched Joe Biden, and now she’s his running mate in a historic pick Biden phoned V.P. contender Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Tuesday afternoon to personally tell her he was selecting someone else. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/11/21364385/kamala-harris-gut-punched-joe-biden-vice-president-running-mate-tammy-duckworth-historic-pick
— How Trump administration assault on Postal Service is slowing the delivery of your mail During this unprecedented time — the confluence of a deadly pandemic and an election where voting by mail will be more necessary than ever — an effective Postal Service is vital to public health and our democracy. – Sen. Dick Durbin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/12/21365010/usps-postal-service-budget-cuts-louis-dejoy-mail-in-elections-dick-durbin
— Illinois at ‘make-or-break moment?’ Despite high COVID-19 caseloads, troubling positivity rates, Pritzker says, ‘We can lick this thing’ Positivity rates have only dipped slightly in two of Illinois’ 11 regions over the last week, with the state poised to eclipse 200,000 total cases by Thursday. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/12/21365353/coronavirus-cases-deaths-pritzker-mask-business-covid-august-12
— Bleaker-than-ever picture for Illinois restaurants At least 20% of the state’s 24,000 restaurants “will never reopen,” said Illinois Restaurant Association President Sam Toia. Statewide, 321,000 restaurant employees have been laid off, and 86% of restaurants are “unlikely” to turn a profit within six months. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/8/12/21365452/illinois-restaurants-covid-outdoor-dining-coronavirus
— West Side political elders condemn looting, warn it could backfire U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said “things that were burned down and torn down 50 years ago … are still down. There are vacant lots that were created after the assassination” of Dr. Martin Luther King. “They were vacant then. They’re vacant now.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/8/12/21365567/chicago-looting-businesses-activists-elected-officials-business-west-side
— Police union urges drastic action on looters: ‘Bring tow trucks in. Take all the cars. Take away their escape.’ Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara says until looters realize “they’re not going to be allowed to just roam and destroy,” they’ll keep coming back. “Until you really get serious about putting the hammer down, they’re only gonna be bolder and bolder and bolder.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/8/12/21365072/chicago-looting-police-tactics-downtown-loop-gold-coast-curfer-catanzara-lightfoot
— Lightfoot on Kamala: Trump is underestimating ‘unifying factor that she’s going to bring to this election’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared on two MSNBC shows in the wake of Joe Biden picking California Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/8/12/21364958/lori-lightfoot-kamala-harris-donald-trump-joe-biden-vice-presidential-pick

DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker tells local leaders to step up or state will be forced to ‘roll things back’ – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200812/pritzker-tells-local-leaders-to-step-up-or-state-will-be-forced-to-roll-things-back
— Chicago Police post looting videos to identify suspects – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200812/news/308129909/
— US budget deficit climbs to record $2.81 trillion – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200812/business/308129931/
— Higher costs expected for April election, DuPage clerk warns – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200812/higher-costs-expected-for-april-election-dupage-clerk-warns

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Downtown aldermen balk at Foxx’s re-election bid Signs are growing that looting may take a political toll on the Cook County state’s attorney. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/downtown-aldermen-balk-foxxs-re-election-bid
— Message to mayor: ‘The homeowners we represent do not feel safe’ The head of a property management firm representing residents from Hyde Park to the Gold Coast blasts the Lightfoot administration: “This is not a way to live, not a way to work, and this is not the Chicago I know.” – WENDELL HUTSON
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/message-mayor-homeowners-we-represent-do-not-feel-safe

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Demonstrators celebrate Black Lives Matter mural in Berwyn – JOSHUA WELGE (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/08/12/demonstrators-celebrate-black-lives-matter-mural-in-berwyn/aos66a6/

WGIL
— SEN. TRACY JOINS GOP COLLEAGUES IN OPPOSING PRITZKER MASK RULE
https://www.wgil.com/2020/08/12/sen-tracy-joins-gop-colleagues-in-opposing-pritzker-mask-rule/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The Precedent for Cutting Off the Loop Cordons of entire neighborhoods have happened before, but this week’s was unusually swift and in response to comparatively small-scale disorder. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2020/Chicago-Riots-Bridges-CTA-Closed/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Police Close Down West Garfield Park Corridor After Confrontation With People Looting In The Area Businesses were looted along Madison Street, the main commercial area in West Garfield Park. – Pascal Sabino
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/08/12/police-close-down-west-garfield-park-corridor-after-confrontation-with-people-looting-in-the-area/
— Older Englewood Leaders To Young Protesters: Don’t ‘Disrupt Our Neighborhood’ And Leave Us With Angry Police The clash at a protest against police violence outside the Englewood police station highlighted a generational divide between activists. – Bob Chiarito
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/08/12/older-englewood-leaders-to-young-protesters-dont-disrupt-our-neighborhood-and-leave-us-with-pissed-off-police/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL 14: Oberweis Ice Cream Social in Huntley Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/il-14-oberweis-ice-cream-social-in-huntley-saturday/
— Nunda Township Board Selects Leda Drain to Replace Lee Jennings as Supervisor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/nunda-township-board-selects/
— Vandals in Chicago and Harvard
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/vandals-in-chicago-and-harvard/
— The Mary McClellan vs. McHenry County Blog & Cal Skinner Saga Continues
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/the-mary-mcclellan-vs-mchenry-county-blog-cal-skinner-saga-continues/
— IL-14: Kamala Harris’ Selection as Joe Biden Running Mate Draws Lauren Underwood Into Presidential Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/il-14-kamala-harris-selection-as-joe-biden-running-mate-draws-lauren-underwood-into-presidential-race/
— Navigating Medicare: Wilcox Event
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/navigating-medicare/
— Republican County Board Chairman Candidate Mike Buehler Unloads on Democrat Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/republican-county-board-candidate-mike-buehler-unloads-on-democrat-jack-franks/
— Richmond Village and Township Trucks Buy Fuel in Wisconsin
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/12/richmond-village-and-township-trucks-fill-tanks-in-wisconsin/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES SAYS 6TH CD HAS A CHOICE: LAW AND ORDER OR MOB RULE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/ives-says-6th-cd-has-a-choice-law-and-order-or-mob-rule.html
— CHICAGO LOOTING WAS “A REPARATION,” BLM ORGANIZER SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/chicago-looting-was-a-reparation-blm-organizer-says-families-with-ill-children-frightened.html
— NY PRIMARY ‘MESS’ SEEN AS OMEN FOR BIG PROBLEMS WITH MAIL-IN VOTING IN NOVEMBER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/ny-primary-mess-seen-as-omen-for-big-problems-with-mail-in-voting-in-november.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Tie-breaker rules adopted, allowing approval of 75 new cannabis dispensary licenses
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/12/tie-breaker-rules-adopted-allowing-approval-of-75-new-cannabis-dispensary-licenses/
— 59% SAY BIDEN’S RUNNING MATE LIKELY TO BE PRESIDENT WITHIN FOUR YEARS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/59-say-bidens-running-mate-likely-to-be-president-within-four-years.html
— CITING COVID, STATE CANCELS DOWNSTATE MAJOR SHOOTING, FIELD TRIAL EVENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/citing-covid-state-cancels-downstate-major-shooting-field-trial-events-.html
— OWN A BUSINESS IN ILLINOIS? YOU’RE NOW A COVID MASK ENFORCER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/own-a-business-in-illinois-youre-now-a-covid-mask-enforcer-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP’s attempt to have its gatherings treated the same as religious services met with skepticism by federal appellate court
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/12/ilgops-attempt-to-have-its-gatherings-treated-the-same-as-religious-services-met-with-skepticism-by-federal-appellate-court/
— 1,645 new cases, 16 additional deaths, 4.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/12/1645-new-cases-16-additional-deaths-41-percent-positivity-rate/
— Mask rule roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/12/mask-rule-roundup/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Chicago Looters Attack Charity – Alex Nester
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/chicago-looters-attack-charity-building/

GOPUSA
— Many Portland Rioters Will See Their Criminal Cases Dropped By Leftist DA
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93270
— Time For The Real World To Assert Itself – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=93211

BREITBART
— Black Lives Matter Activist Arrested at Portland Riot Released, Will Not Face Charges – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/08/11/black-lives-matter-activist-arrested-at-portland-riot-released-will-not-face-charges/

DAILY CALLER
— Black Lives Matter Organizer Equates Looting In Chicago With ‘Reparations’ – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/12/black-lives-matter-ariel-atkins-looting-chicago-reparations/
— Democrats And Their Media Organisms Finally Admit The Riots Are Violent – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/12/democrats-media-nyt-george-floyd-riots-violence-portland-chicago-seattle/

TOWNHALL
— Looters Target Chicago Charity for Sick Children, Knew ‘There Would Be No Consequences’ – Ellie Bufkin
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elliebufkin/2020/08/12/unacceptable-many-chicago-businesses-looted-twice-this-summer-n2574048
— Chicago Alderman: We Need Federal Help If ‘Unprepared’ Mayor Lightfoot Can’t Handle the Riots – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2020/08/12/chicago-alderman-want-federal-help-since-mayor-lightfoot-is-unprepared-to-handle-riots-n2574217
— Chicago’s Infamous Prosecutor Has Been Letting Thousands of Felons Walk Free – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2020/08/12/chicagos-infamous-prosecutor-hasnt-been-doing-much-prosecuting-of-criminals-n2574129

PJ MEDIA
— What’s Happening in Chicago Isn’t a Riot. It’s a Reckoning. – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/12/whats-happening-in-chicago-isnt-a-riot-its-a-reckoning-n780560

NEW AMERICAN
— BLM Says “Looting Is Reparations” and Is Harmless Because “Businesses Have Insurance” – Selwyn Duke
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/36699-blm-says-looting-is-reparations-and-is-harmless-because-businesses-have-insurance

CNBC
— Support for a program to pay reparations to descendants of slaves is gaining momentum, but could come with a $12 trillion price tag – Tala Hadavi (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/slavery-reparations-cost-us-government-10-to-12-trillion.html

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago store may shutter for good after looters wrecked it for second time – Lee Brown
https://nypost.com/2020/08/12/chicago-store-may-shutter-for-good-after-second-looting-attack/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters focus on uniting minorities against Whites.
https://highschool.latimes.com/the-literacy-guild/opinion-in-response-to-eileen-huangs-letter-to-the-chinese-community/
— Across L.A., Black Lives Matter murals appear like billboards for justice – Dorany Pineda (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://news.yahoo.com/across-l-black-lives-matter-130037823.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning law enforcement.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/12/americans-confidence-police-falls-new-low-gallup-poll-shows/3352910001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Comparing ‘Cancel Culture’ to McCarthyism We can only hope for another brave soul like Margaret Chase Smith, who stood up to the extreme element within her own party. – John M. Marmora, Spring Lake, N.J. (DIERSEN: Who takes/took the lead in canceling members of organizations that you are/were a member of? I should write a book about those who take the lead in canceling members of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. I should write a book about those who took the lead in canceling members of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/comparing-cancel-culture-to-mccarthyism-11597256559

FORBES
— $14.8 Billion In Federal Funding Flows Into Just Five Major U.S. Cities Where Civil Unrest Looms & Police Stand Down – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/08/08/148-billion-in-federal-funding-flows-into-just-five-major-us-cities-where-civil-unrest-looms–police-stand-down/
— Billionaire Robert Smith Urges Corporations To Take ‘Action’ On Reparations – Karen Robinson-Jacobs (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenrobinsonjacobs/2020/08/12/billionaire-robert-smith-urges-corporations-to-take-action-on-reparations/#6f96bfad6057

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Pandemic Benefit Seems So Great Because Actual Wages Are Insanely Low It won’t be enough to simply bring back jobs when people weren’t making enough in the first place. – J.C. Pan (DIERSEN: If I had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when I was 16 and 17 years old, I would have bought a loaded new 1966 Pontiac GTO instead of a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint to commute to classes at UIC. I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline when I was 16 and 17 years old.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/158790/pandemic-benefit-seems-great-actual-wages-insanely-low

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— It’s Illegal for Federal Officials to Campaign on the Job. Trump Staffers Keep Doing It Anyway. Trump administration officials have been cited 13 times for violating the Hatch Act, a New Deal-era law prohibiting government officials from engaging in campaigning. – Andrea Bernstein (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not campaign for candidates, but they did campaign for planks in the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2020/08/its-illegal-federal-officials-campaign-job-trump-staffers-keep-doing-it-anyway/167639/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 703 ‌Greenwood ‌Drive, ‌Wheaton – $110,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/2078273690_zpid/

August 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago looting: Mayor Lori Lightfoot tells looters ‘we are coming for you,’ but won’t bring in National Guard Access to the downtown area will be restricted from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-tells-looters-we-are-coming-for-you/6364053/

NBC5
— Republican Leader Jim Durkin Urges Chicago to Bring in National Guard, Lightfoot Says No More than 100 people were arrested following looting that erupted early Monday morning
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/republican-leader-urges-chicago-to-bring-in-national-guard-lightfoot-says-no/2320036/

CBS2
‘– Anger And Frustration In Loop After Night Of Looting – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/10/anger-and-frustration-in-loop-after-night-of-looting/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois expanded mail voting is partisan ‘scheme,’ lawsuit says
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-expanded-mail-voting-is-partisan-scheme-lawsuit-says
— Lightfoot blames Foxx’s lack of criminal charges for Chicago looting – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-blames-foxxs-lack-of-criminal-charges-for-chicago-looting

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Black Lives Matter to Lightfoot: Unrest won’t end until ‘the safety and well-being of our communities is finally prioritized’ “When protesters attack high-end retail stores that are owned by the wealthy and service the wealthy, that is not ‘our’ city and has never been meant for us,” the group said in a statement. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/10/21362612/black-lives-matter-lori-lightfoot-police-shooting-englewood-looting
— Latest looting leaves a lot to unpack: shock, anger, sadness — and heartbreak For the second time in barely two months, we are left to contemplate whether it has come to this: that criminals can act with impunity on what we have always believed to be the safest streets in Chicago. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/10/21362783/chicago-looting-shock-anger-sadness-heartbreak-downtown-foxx-obrien-lightfoot
— Chicago needs leaders, not elected officials looking for scapegoats Our city’s official response to looting and violent crime has been anything but organized. There has been a lack of teamwork, and we’re paying the price. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/10/21362022/chicago-looters-englewood-crime-lori-lightfoot-kim-foxx-tim-evans-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County GOP sues to block state’s enhanced vote-by-mail efforts – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-republican-lawsuit-mail-in-voting-20200810-4f5i6pwwnjbezkcxyntotmo65u-story.html
— Aftermath of looting in downtown Chicago: 13 cops injured, 2 people shot, more than 100 arrests, Mag Mile trashed – PAIGE FRY, JEREMY GORNER, GREGORY PRATT, MEGAN CREPEAU, STACY ST. CLAIR and CLAIRE HAO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-downtown-looting-20200810-3zwa3b7zzrc5vdyb4qjqywrjvu-story.html
— Stop comparing yourself to others – Amy Kan (DIERSEN: One could argue that those who you graduated with from high school and/or from college who shared your demographics would be the most relevant people to compare yourself to.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200810/281814286215839
— 6 traits that will make you indispensable at work – Martin Zwilling (DIERSEN: The most important trait that my Democrat superiors in the federal government looked for was success in getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200810/281857235888799
— ‘We had to have brick and mortar’; Black Lives Matters opens Waukegan office – STEVE SADIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-blm-lake-office-st-0811-20200810-bxylqv7fgngn3f2vvcv3cd7xri-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,319 new known COVID-19 cases reported as renters with coronavirus-related financial difficulty can now apply for up to $5,000 state grant
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200810-ey6eo275crblfpdtyhnfyhmsla-story.html
— Candidate petitions for 2021 Naperville City Council election available next week – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-municipal-election-city-council-petitions-st-20200810-v4ggoldlnfatheqkn7rlovwefi-story.html
— ‘There’s gonna be looting going on’: Long night of unrest follows Englewood shooting – PAIGE FRY, JEREMY GORNER, PETER NICKEAS, JOHN KEILMAN and SOPHIE SHERRY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-loop-englewood-looting-ticktock-20200811-rpyojxhy5feqhculr44pcobzge-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lightfoot, Brown lay blame for last night’s looting After a South Side shooting, the mayor and the police chief say, looters headed north—emboldened because looters earlier this summer weren’t prosecuted “to the fullest extent.” – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lightfoot-brown-lay-blame-last-nights-looting?utm_source=breaking-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200810&utm_content=hero-headline
— Enough already! Time for Foxx, Lightfoot, judges to do their jobs. After another night of looting, Chicago and particularly downtown will never recover unless the criminal justice system actually works. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/enough-already-time-foxx-lightfoot-judges-do-their-jobs
— McDonald’s: Ex-CEO Easterbrook lied and covered up wrongdoing The company sues the former chief to recover his payout, saying Steve Easterbrook’s termination last fall over a relationship with an employee shouldn’t have included severance pay because he “concealed evidence and lied about his wrongdoing.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-ex-ceo-easterbrook-lied-and-covered-wrongdoing
— Looting leaves Chicago ‘at a crossroads,’ chamber chief says “If we don’t get ahold of this right away, it’s going to have very serious consequences for our economy and jobs,” says Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce CEO Jack Lavin. “We need to get this under control as soon as possible.” – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/looting-leaves-chicago-crossroads-chamber-chief-says

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Republicans criticized for meet-and-greet without face masks Networking event draws allegations of COVID-19 safety violations – KELLI DUNCAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/08/10/mchenry-county-republicans-criticized-for-meet-and-greet-without-face-masks/a5rylxl/

CHICAGO NOW
— Anarchy clobbers Chicago. Had enough yet? – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2020/08/anarchy-clobbers-chicago-had-enough-yet/

CENTER SQUARE
— Pritzker sends state police to help in fight mass looting in Chicago – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-sends-state-police-to-help-in-fight-mass-looting-in-chicago/article_0de142c4-db24-11ea-921d-a72f73709f25.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Chicago Looting, Violence Gives More Reasons to Stay Out of Chicago
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/10/chicago-looting-violence-gives-more-reasons-to-stay-out-of-chicago/
— GOP Holding Algonquin Fundraiser Tonight Featuring Ives, Oberweis, State & Local Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/10/gop-holding-algonquin-fundraiser-august-10th-featuring-ives-oberweis-state-local-candidates-copy/
— Algonquin Village Board Putting Referendum on the Ballot to Abolish Elective Village Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/10/algonquin-village-board-putting-referendum-on-the-ballot-to-abolish-elective-village-clerk/
— Crystal Lake High School Board Goes with Herd Immunity
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/10/crystal-lake-high-school-board-go-with-herd-immunity/
— Dueling Signs
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/10/message-of-the-day-signs-12/
— Is This Something Trump Is Doing that Has Gone Largely Unnoticed?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/09/is-this-something-trump-is-doing-that-has-gone-largely-unnoticed/
— Opening Remarks at Wisconsin Gathering of Illinois Conservatives
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/09/opening-remarks-at-wisconsin-gathering-of-conservatives/
— ComEd Follows Decades of Practice of the “Illinois Way”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/09/comed-follows-decades-of-practice-of-the-illinois-way/
— Costs vs. Benefits of Educational Spending
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/09/costs-vs-benefits-of-educational-spending/
— Way to Lobby to Stop Pritzker’s $2,500 (Maximum) Fines for Businesses Who Do Not Force Customers to Wear Masks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/08/way-to-lobby-to-stop-pritzkers-2500-maximum-fines-for-businesses-who-do-not-force-customers-to-wear-masks/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Speaker Madigan / ComEd named as Defendants in $450 Million Racketeering (RICO) Lawsuit filed today – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/08/speaker-madigan-comed-named-as-defendants-in-450-million-racketeering-rico-lawsuit-filed-today/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP ASKS: IS PRITZKER COVERING UP MADIGAN PATRONAGE HIRING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/il-gop-asks-is-pritzker-covering-up-madigan-patronage-hiring-.html
— BUSINESS OWNERS ASK FOR SUPPORT IN STOPPING PRITZKER’S COVID MANDATE FINES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/business-owners-ask-for-support-in-stopping-pritzkers-covid-mandate-fines.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Cook County Republicans sue to stop new vote by mail law
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/10/another-day-another-lawsuit-cook-county-republicans-sue-to-stop-new-vote-by-mail-law/
— 1,319 new cases, 1 additional death, 4.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/10/1319-new-cases-1-additional-death-41-percent-positivity-rate/
— Civil RICO case filed against Madigan, ComEd and others
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/10/civil-rico-case-filed-against-madigan-comed-and-others/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lawsuit: Illinois expanded mail voting is partisan ‘scheme’ – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/10/lawsuit-illinois-expanded-mail-voting-is-partisan-/
— Thought control and cancel culture overtakes colleges and universities – Peter Wood and Pete Peterson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/10/thought-control-and-cancel-culture-overtakes-colle/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Black Lives Matter reached its high tide, and now it’s crashing
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/black-lives-matter-reached-its-high-tide-and-now-its-crashing

FOX NEWS
— Biden’s ‘diversity,’ ‘Are you a junkie?’ gaffes ignored by Sunday morning news shows His remarks were not mentioned on ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN’s weekend programs – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-diversity-junkie-gaffes-sunday-morning-news-shows

BREITBART
— Magnificent Mile Riots, Looting Hit Democrat-Run Chicago – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/10/nolte-magnificent-mile-riots-looting-hit-democrat-run-chicago/
— OUTSTANDING: South Dakota ‘Back the Blue’ Rally Sees Generous Turnout – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2020/08/09/south-dakota-back-blue-rally-sees-generous-turnout/
— Catholic League: BLM One of the ‘Greatest Threats’ to Black Americans – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/08/10/catholic-league-blm-one-greatest-threats-black-americans/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illinois school district to prioritize ‘black and brown students’ for in-person school reopening – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/08/10/illinois-school-district-to-prioritize-black-and-brown-students-for-in-person-school-reopening-958373

CNS NEWS
— Chicago Mayor: Rioting Was Sparked by False Twitter Info About Police Shooting an Unarmed Juvenile – Susan Jones
https://cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/chicago-mayor-rioting-was-sparked-false-twitter-info-about-police

DAILY SIGNAL
— Investigating the Prevalence of Left-Leaning ‘Fact-Checkers’ – Sharyl Attkisson (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/10/investigating-the-prevalence-of-left-leaning-fact-checks/

NEWSMAX
— Democrats Not Letting Covid Crisis Go to Waste – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/pelosi-schumer/2020/08/10/id/981415/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Going after the Employers of Illegal Aliens – MARK KRIKORIAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/going-after-the-employers-of-illegal-aliens/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— How the far-left Black Lives Matter movement promotes a revolution that will destroy America A deeper look into the Marxist goals of the leftists rioting across the country. – John Horvat II
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/how-the-far-left-black-lives-matter-movement-promotes-a-revolution-that-will-destroy-america

EPOCH TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds Turn Out for ‘Back the Blue’ Rally in Seattle Ahead of Defunding Vote – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hundreds-turn-out-for-back-the-blue-rally-in-seattle-ahead-of-defunding-vote_3456303.html

THE HILL
— Jesse Jackson: Chicago looting ‘humiliating, embarrassing & morally wrong’ – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/511334-jesse-jackson-chicago-looting-humiliating-embarrassing-morally-wrong

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A conservative-hater says “It’s a Tough Time for the Left. But I’m More Optimistic Than Ever. On both sides of the Atlantic, the signs of radical possibility are everywhere.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/09/opinion/left-politics.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters want open borders.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/migrants-border-repeat-crossings/2020/08/08/2fdbd97c-d9bf-11ea-b9b2-1ea733b97910_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— AG Barr calls lawmakers backing voting by mail ‘grossly irresponsible’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/08/10/william-barr-lawmakers-backing-vote-by-mail-grossly-irresponsible/

USA TODAY
— ‘I’m too old to find a new career’: More than half of Americans fear job losses – Jessica Menton
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/08/07/unemployment-benefits-more-than-half-americans-fear-job-losses/3301149001/
— COVID-19 thrown a wrench into retirement planning? Don’t panic. – Nancy Tengler
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2020/08/09/covid-19-messed-up-retirement-planning-dont-panic/3317928001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Coronavirus Heightens Housing Insecurity for Black and Hispanic Populations With little or no savings, a loss of income leaves many families on the brink of homelessness – Gwynn Guilford and Luis Melgar
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-heightens-housing-insecurity-for-black-and-hispanic-populations-11596965400

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 59% Think Biden Unlikely to Finish A Four-Year Term in White House
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/59_think_biden_unlikely_to_finish_a_four_year_term_in_white_house

August 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The ‘If Troop’ suffers another desertion, creating another crack in the wall around Fort Michael Madigan – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-commonwealth-edison-scandal-resignation-cassidy-zorn-20200804-gtl6jtrzrvdcxfrkb3krkxed3e-story.html
— Protecting Joe Biden from a debate, and Susan Rice, ‘by the book’ – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-susan-rice-kass-20200805-nu7kfwpzezgkzofgmxpozriedm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Retired Black Chicago firefighters decry removal of Black Lives Matter banner CFD members assigned to Station 45 have been accused of taking down a Black Lives Matter banner while on duty. Retired firefighters say a history of racism in the department stretches back generations. – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/4/21354788/cfd-black-lives-matter-blm-banner-removed-retired-firefighters

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County officials warn of possible cuts – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200805/dupage-county-officials-warn-of-possible-cuts

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS to start school year remotely The district announced the change after the Chicago Teachers Union moved to consider another strike. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/cps-start-school-year-remotely

HERALD & REVIEW
— Decatur school board passes resolution declaring racism a ‘public health crisis’ – Valerie Wells (DIERSEN: Will the next resolution officially declare that the following are NOT WELCOME in Decatur: those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/watch-now-decatur-school-board-passes-resolution-declaring-racism-a-public-health-crisis/article_524395b0-8e3e-58d5-9907-82bd5c6313ce.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The resolution calls for several remedies. Among them, changing the second Monday in October from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day; including Juneteenth on district calendars as a holiday; seeking out other groups represented in the community to ensure other important cultural holidays are noted on district calendars; developing curriculum and policies that are racially and culturally relevant; considering offering College African-American History as a general education course rather than an elective; examining art and imagery in district buildings and removing any that is deemed offensive; additional training for employees; aggressive recruitment of teachers and staff that reflect the racial makeup of the student body and community. Additionally, the board directed the superintendent to prepare an annual report on the academic achievement and discipline of minority students as a group, including educational outcomes, while protecting privacy rights, a report on successes inside and outside the classroom, and to track complaints of racial bias from employees, students and parents, including the resolutions. The discipline policies will be reviewed and updated with input from students and school resource officers and that will accompany the annual review of the contract with the school resource officers as the board considers their role.)

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Republican state House candidate Eric Wallace’s warning as governor revives shutdown talks: ‘Not only are you ruining businesses, you’re destroying spirits’ – Glenn Minnis
https://southcooknews.com/stories/544528813-wallace-s-warning-as-governor-revives-shutdown-talks-not-only-are-you-ruining-businesses-you-re-destroying-spirits

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Stealing or vandalizing political signs is a crime.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Political-yard-signs-targeted-15459837.php

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Officials Get Facts Wrong In Heated Debate Over Raises The sheriff cited attacks at Oak Brook mall, but there were none. A board member said she had heard of no looting, despite media reports. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-officials-get-facts-wrong-heated-debate-over-raises
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a heated June 9 finance committee meeting, DuPage County board member Ashley Selmon, D-Addison, accused Sheriff James Mendrick, a Republican, of “irresponsible rhetoric” about “looting and sledgehammers” that led Elmhurst and Addison to board up businesses amid a wave of Black Lives Matter protests across the county and around the country. Mendrick took exception, saying the sledgehammers and looting were facts, not rhetoric. “It’s an insult that you say that there were just peaceful demonstrations,” he told Selmon. “I am sorry, but they were not. We were being attacked at Oak Brook Mall. That’s just a fact. I was there. My staff was there. Don’t belittle what we just did for this county.” The exchange happened during a debate about “equity” raises — possibly as high as $25,000 — for sheriff’s department employees, and Patch found that neither Selmon nor Mendrick was entirely correct. According to police reports, there was no attack on officers or anybody else at Oak Brook Center mall on May 31 or in the days following, only minor property damage. According to Oak Brook police, a brick was thrown at a Neiman Marcus store window around 11 a.m. that day, causing a dozen punctures to the glass. A witness saw six men involved in the incident, but they sped away, according to police. In one case, police did report seeing a sledgehammer in plain view in a car’s back seat, according to a sheriff’s department after-action report. According to the report, officers tried to stop a number of cars at the mall that night, with some passengers mocking or swearing at officers and others fleeing from police. In an interview, sheriff’s department spokesman Justin Kmitch said when the sheriff mentioned “attacks,” he was referring to a number of instances in the days leading up to the committee meeting. “There were no physical assaults of officers at Oak Brook,” Kmitch said. “Protecting the mall was everyone’s priority out there.” He noted the sheriff set up a command center at the mall, which he called the “crown jewel of the DuPage County economy.” At the committee meeting, Selmon said she and other county board members had received regular reports of the protests around DuPage County from the county’s homeland security department. “Unless I’m illiterate, we did not get a single report of anything categorized as looting in this county,” she said. While she may not have received a report, it’s also inaccurate to say there were no cases of looting in the county. About a week before the meeting, more than 30 stores were looted and 11 people arrested in Naperville, according to police and media reports. The looting started around 9 p.m., following a peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration that had been held earlier in the day, according to Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall. The sheriff’s department report on the incident said “large explosive devices” were thrown at police officers, and at least one bystander was stabbed while trying to help police, according to Marshall. About the same time, stores in Downers Grove and Aurora were also looted, according to media reports. According to the sheriff’s after-action report, officers in a number of instances also found people with weapons near protests. In Roselle, for instance, a car stopped near a demonstration contained two rifles, six handguns, body armor and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, the report said. And in Elmhurst, police took into custody a man who was seen arriving at a June 1 protest with a rifle, bag, helmet and body armor, according to police. In an email, Selmon said that after the June 9 committee meeting, she and others were able to get more complete information both from the state’s attorney and the sheriff’s office. “As I said, the Homeland Security reports did not indicate those events, but the further information we received did elaborate and confirm a more complete picture, including some incidents of looting/theft/burglary, as was seen in other communities and nationally,” Selmon said. “Similarly, the events were, and thankfully continue to be, overwhelmingly peaceful.” The county board approved the raises for the sheriff’s department employees. Selmon and fellow Democrat Liz Chaplin, whose district includes Elmhurst, dissented.)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HAS YOUR ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ON MADIGAN TO RESIGN? – Ben Szalinski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/has-your-illinois-state-representative-called-on-madigan-to-resign/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NELSON: WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO BLM? AN ANALYSIS OF THEIR OWN WEB CONTENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/nelson-what-really-matters-to-blm-an-analysis-of-their-own-web-content.html
— BUSINESSES THREATENED: CAVE TO ‘DEMANDS’ FOR RACIAL REPARATIONS OR GET BAD ONLINE REVIEWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/businesses-threatened-cave-to-demands-for-racial-reparations-or-get-bad-online-reviews.html
— BECKMAN: CANCEL CULTURE? NO KIDDING (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who cancel me because I refuse to carry out their cancel orders.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/beckman-cancel-culture-no-kidding.html
— DISMANTLING STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM BEST PATH TO FIGHT ‘LEFTIST INDOCTRINATION’ ON CAMPUS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/dismantling-student-loan-program-best-path-to-fight-leftist-indoctrination-on-campus.html
— OUR SUMMER OF CULTURAL SUICIDE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/08/our-summer-of-cultural-suicide.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jersey sales for NBA player Jonathan Isaac skyrocket after he refuses to kneel for national anthem – Andrew Mark Miller (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that do not promote BLM?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jersey-sales-for-nba-player-jonathan-isaac-skyrocket-after-he-refuses-to-kneel-for-national-anthem

FOX NEWS
— Cancel culture is going to get worse before it gets better – Caleb Parke (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially publish lists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they are cancelling? How soon, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are being cancelled publish lists of those organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are cancelling them? I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, and companies a) that are canceling me and canceling my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) did cancel TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cancel-culture-biden-ben-domenech-fox-friends
— Facebook removes pro-Trump ad aimed at Joe Biden, claiming false information – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all ads are false except for the ads that they place or bless.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/facebook-removes-pro-trump-ad-false-information-claim
— Biden and Democrats falsely claim they’re entitled to Black vote, ignoring Trump’s pro-Black policies. Democrats assume Black people are too stupid to think for ourselves and judge candidates on their merits. – Shay Hawkins
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-vote-black-people-shay-hawkins

MICHELLE MALKIN
— Yes, the Mob Is Coming For You (DIERSEN: When the mob comes for you, who will come to your defense?)
https://www.creators.com/read/michelle-malkin/08/20/fact-check-yes-the-mob-is-coming-for-you

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Head of New York Times’ 1619 Project backs away from entire premise
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/head-of-ny-times-1619-project-backs-away-from-entire-premise/

BREITBART
— Mike Pence Tells ‘Silent Majority’ to ‘Let Your Voice Be Heard’ — ‘Polling Is Broken’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/08/04/mike-pence-the-silent-majority-doesnt-look-very-silent-to-me/
— Fear-Based Self-Censorship Has Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Afraid to Share Their Beliefs – KEVIN BURKE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/kevin-burke-fear-based-self-censorship-has-nearly-two-thirds-of-americans-afraid-to-share-their-beliefs/
— Media ‘Fact checkers’ Lean Left – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/04/report-media-fact-checkers-lean-left/
— Vice President Mike Pence on Breitbart News Daily: We’re Doing Our ‘Very Best’ to Preserve Free Speech Online – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: It would be great if Pence would talk to my critics/opponents a) who focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) who focus on stopping everyone from reading those emails. I should put a list together of my aforesaid critics/opponents and a) publish it and b) email it to Pence.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/08/04/vice-president-mike-pence-on-breitbart-news-daily-were-doing-our-very-best-to-preserve-free-speech-online/
— Joe Biden Snaps at Black Reporter over Cognitive Test Question: ‘Are You a Junkie?’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/05/watch-joe-biden-snaps-at-black-reporter-over-cognitive-test-question-are-you-a-junkie/

BLAZE
— Billionaire media maven Oprah encourages white people to admit that they are racist – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers refuse to hire Whites who do not admit that they racist, b) will employers get rid of their White employees who do not admit that they are racist, c) will organizations refuse to let Whites join if they do not admit that they are racist, and d) will organizations get rid of their White members who refuse to admit that they are racist?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/video-oprah-whites-admit-racism

CNS NEWS
— NYC Black Lives Matter Activist Calls Police ‘Big Babies,’ Quotes Bible – Bailey Duran
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/bailey-duran/nyc-black-lives-matter-activist-calls-police-big-babies-quotes-bible

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Biden And Democratic Party Now Completely Penetrated By Hardcore Communists – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/33027

DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘Wokeness’ Is a Product of Marxism – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/08/02/how-wokeness-is-a-product-of-marxism/

EAGLE FORUM
— Why Self-Censoring Has Become a Way of Life (DIERSEN: My having a Civil Service Retirement System pension and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance helps me avoid self-censorship.)
https://eagleforum.org/publications/insights/why-self-censoring-has-become-a-way-of-life.html

NEWS BUSTERS
— BLACKLIST: Oxford Director Says ‘Public Service’ to Take Down Conservative Sites – Corinne Weaver (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/corinne-weaver/2020/08/04/blacklist-oxford-director-says-public-service-take-down
— ‘Black-owned’: Google Unveils Program to Identify Business Owners by Race – Alexander Hall (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Google officially ban individuals, ban organizations, ban companies, ban governments, and ban countries that are White, male, older, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/alexander-hall/2020/08/04/black-owned-google-unveils-program-identify-business
— The Left, Media — And Now Google Too? — Are Out to Demonize Police – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/techwatch/kayla-sargent/2020/08/04/left-media-and-now-google-too-are-out-demonize-police

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump-haters shock black American with vicious behavior, while Trump-supporters embrace him – Andrea Widburg
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-haters-shock-black-american-with-vicious-behavior-while-trump-supporters-embrace-him

THE HILL
— Should Biden consider a veteran for vice president? – RORY E. RILEY-TOPPING (DIERSEN: Duckworth demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump as being a draft avoider. When will Duckworth demonize, denigrate, and condemn Biden as being a draft avoider? I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a draft avoider.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/510425-should-biden-consider-a-veteran-for-vice-president

POLITICO
— Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on 0. The diverging responses to Covid-19 could be a wild card in November — especially in close races up and down the ballot. – ALEX THOMPSON (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I want to take campaign literature for the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct to the Republican and Independent homes in my precinct ASAP. Those candidates are: U.S. President/Vice President – Donald Trump/Mike Pence; U.S. Senate – Mark Curran; U.S. Representative – Jeanne Ives; State Representative – Amy Grant; DuPage State’s Attorney – Robert Berlin; DuPage Circuit Court Clerk – Christopher Kachiroubas; DuPage County Auditor – Robert Grogan; DuPage Coroner – Richard Jorgensen; DuPage Recorder – Babette Holder Youngberg; DuPage County Board – Timothy Elliott; DuPage Forest Preserve Commissioner – Timothy Whelan; DuPage Circuit Court Judge – Ann Celine Walsh, Monique O’Toole, James McCluskey, and Richard Felice.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/04/trump-joe-biden-campaign-door-knockers-391454

CNBC
— After more than 1,000 firms boycotted Facebook, what’s next for ads on social media? – Lucy Handley (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will organizations, companies, governments, and countries officially publish lists of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they are boycotting? How soon, will individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are being boycotted publish lists of those organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are boycotting them? I should publish a list of individuals, organizations, and companies a) that are boycotting me and boycotting my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) did boycott TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/04/facebook-boycott-whats-next-for-advertising-on-social-media.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— W.N.B.A. Players Escalate Protest of Anti-B.L.M. Team Owner Led by the members of the Atlanta Dream, players have begun wearing T-shirts supporting a political opponent of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who co-owns the Dream and has spoken against the Black Lives Matter movement. – Sopan Deb (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will BLM officially announce that it has the power to destroy any individual, organization, company, government, or country that does not promote BLM?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/sports/basketball/wnba-dream-loeffler-warnock.html
— Interest Rates Are Low, but Loans Are Harder to Get. Here’s Why. Banks have tightened standards, becoming more choosy about their borrowers and asking a lot of questions. – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: What helped you get your first car loan? For me, it mainly was my having worked for IRS the previous 4 months, my having worked for Firestone Stores part-time the previous 8 months, my having worked for Firestone Stores full-time the 6 months before that, my taking graduate businesses courses at Loyola the previous 10 months, my having earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU 4 months earlier, and my no longer being subject to the draft. What helped you get your first mortgage? For me, it mainly was the aforesaid plus my having worked for IRS full-time for an additional 11 months, my having worked for Firestone Stores part-time for an additional 11 months, and my having taken graduate business courses for an additional 11 months.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/your-money/mortgage-loans-credit-cards-coronavirus.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, a) White-haters promote hatred against Whites and b) men-haters promote hatred against mem.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/05/black-women-biden-veep/
— JULY 15, 2020 FLASHBACK: Equal opportunity is not enough – Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked extremely hard against me and against my service as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about those who reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who do not reject the equal opportunity plank as being racists, sexists, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, bigots, and even worse things. They promote race and gender based preference giving. They want those like me, but not them, to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/15/equal-opportunity-is-not-enough/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to rioters who use “mothers” and use “moms” to help them riot?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/eleanor-holmes-norton-demands-info-from-secret-service-after-dc-moms-said-officers-held-them-at-gunpoint-on-mall/2020/08/04/e044aadc-d69a-11ea-aff6-220dd3a14741_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/05/portland-shows-that-white-allies-can-play-vital-role-social-justice-movements/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/05/fed-racial-inequality-democrats/

FORBES
— How To Protect Your Reputation Online In Today’s ‘Cancel Culture’ – Jeff Bell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to destroy my reputation. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/08/04/how-to-protect-your-reputation-online-in-todays-cancel-culture/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will all sports officially ban all players, all fans, all team owners, all etc. who do not promote BLM?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terencemoore/2020/08/04/nfl-has-more-reasons-to-avoid-playing-black-national-anthem-before-star-spangled-banner-for-opening-week/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sooner or later, BLMers and LGBTQers will destroy sports and destroy everything else.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/doylerader/2020/08/05/how-the-dallas-mavericks-are-promoting-racial-justice-nba-bubble-equal-justice-initiative/

WTSP
— ‘Back the Blue’ mural painted outside Tampa Police Department vandalized The mural was painted over the weekend as a show of support. On Wednesday morning, there was paint splashed over it.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/back-the-blue-mural-painted-outside-tampa-police-department-vandalized/67-5b1cc71d-9cff-4cc8-87b4-c1ce578e0101

SMITHFIELD TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Civic leagues to host rally for law enforcement – Stephen H. Cowles
https://www.smithfieldtimes.com/2020/08/04/civic-leagues-to-host-rally-for-law-enforcement/

NORTH STATE JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ rally in Raleigh draws hundreds of supporters LT. GOV. CANDIDATE FIRES UP THE CROWD, CALLS BLACK LIVES MATTER ‘HYPOCRITICAL’
https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/08/back-the-blue-rally-in-raleigh-draws-hundreds-of-supporters/

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Of Course, the GOP Thinks Fact-Checkers Are Biased Americans will never be able to settle policy differences if we can’t even acknowledge a baseline of truth. – Nancy LeTourneau (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What qualifications do I have to be a fact checker? ANSWER: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-$131,532/year, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/08/04/of-course-the-gop-thinks-fact-checkers-are-biased/

NEWSWEEK
— Most Americans Support Trump Closing U.S. Border and Banning Asylum Seekers Amid Pandemic: Poll – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/most-americans-support-trump-closing-us-border-banning-asylum-seekers-amid-pandemic-poll-1522963
— Conservatives Point Out Oprah’s Net Worth After She Attacks ‘White Privilege’ – EMMA NOLAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois, in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct , and in your neighborhood who promote hatred against Whites to curry favor with those who hate Whites? Those who hate Whites are anti-law enforcement officers, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/oprah-winfrey-white-privilege-oprah-conversation-twitter-conservatives-1522923
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Not all white people have power,” said one guest. “There’s plenty of poor, working-class white people. But I think that when we group all of white people together and we don’t recognize the fact that there’s a lot of white people that struggle, and it’s a different struggle as you mentioned because they’re not streaming upstream let’s call it…”I think that if we’re gonna come together and really attack racism and the inequities that are in this country and are in this world, that it’s important not to group all white people.”)
— Obama Is Trashing Trump, Reigniting an Old Feud. Will it Backfire on Biden? – JACOB JARVIS
https://www.newsweek.com/barack-obama-donald-trump-joe-biden-election-interventions-1522637

ATLANTIC
— The Princeton Faculty’s Anti-Free-Speech Demands – Conor Friedersdorf (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents not only want to limit my speech, they want end my speech. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who are/were leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/what-princeton-professors-really-think-about-defining-racism/614911

AMERICAN LAWYER
— Curb Your Enthusiasm for Diversity. Or You Could Be Sued. – Vivia Chen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about organizations, companies, governments, and countries that crow about their success in promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, that crow about their success in getting rid of those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-Christian, and/or non-German American, that is, that crow about their success in promoting political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination. My Democrat GAO superiors treated me like they wanted me to sue them. I should write a book about those who have treated me like they want me to sue them. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/08/04/curb-your-enthusiasm-for-diversity-or-you-could-be-sued/?slreturn=20200705080851

LAW
— The 2020 A-List: Amid Upheaval, Firms Focus on Finding Balance In a tumultuous time for the industry and the country, the leaders of firms on The American Lawyer’s annual A-List ranking are seeking to address both financial and social considerations. – Dan Packel (DIERSEN: To get on the 2020 A-List, how many of their employees who are the following will law firms dump: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2020/08/05/the-2020-a-list-amid-upheaval-firms-focus-on-finding-balance/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— New York Times calls for de facto racial quotas in classical music – Fred Mazelis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/08/05/nytc-a05.html

August 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 1,471 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths Gov. Pritzker announces face mask campaign
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1471-new-covid-19-cases-19-deaths/6353268/
— High school freshman, 14, Chicago’s youngest 40th ward Democratic Deputy Committeewoman – Jalyn Henderson
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-side-girl-14-youngest-40th-ward-democratic-deputy-committeewoman/6354022/

NBC5
— ‘Sobering’ Report Shows Hardening Attitudes Against Media Nearly half of all Americans describe the news media as “very biased,” the survey found – David Bauder
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/sobering-report-shows-hardening-attitudes-against-media/2316483/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State House GOP leader Jim Durkin says Pritzker overextending his executive authority in dealing with pandemic – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-durkin-legislature-20200804-tjo7hmcjojcsrfeqkgzvrzrnmi-story.html
— It’s now even easier to fire U.S. workers for what they say – JOSH EIDELSON AND HASSAN KANU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-bb-now-easier-to-fire-workers-speech-20200731-v3apjrik75fn7jjuulebjjhway-story.html
— 19 more deaths reported as sources say CPS expected to announce all-remote learning plan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200804-m3zisehutnbktj53i5x4axrwt4-story.html
— The gross politicization of school reopening plans – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-teachers-union-reopening-lightfoot-trump-20200804-ep74ugrfi5fr5l7wpzzfq3hwja-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Death toll expected to spike following Illinois’ rise in coronavirus cases: ‘We’re heading for another surge’ A rise in coronavirus cases in Illinois over the last month has not been accompanied by a rise in deaths. That’ll change soon, experts say. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/4/21354803/illinois-coronavirus-cases-deaths-lag-pritzker-covid
— Foxx joins coalition against Trump administration effort to block asylum seekers from working The group argues that states and cities will lose tax revenue, see increased social service costs and a reduction of their ability to self-govern. – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/4/21354689/kim-foxx-president-donald-trump-asylum-employment-working
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon will the Democrats in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America have enough votes to officially get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/3/21353115/voting-rights-act-vote-by-mail-2020-election-security-jesse-jackson

DAILY HERALD
— Browser may affect Kane County ballot request
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200804/browser-may-affect-kane-county-ballot-request

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bloomington council member Jenn Carrillo ticketed for blocking street during Black Lives Matter rally – ANALISA TROFIMUK
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bloomington-council-member-ticketed-for-blocking-street-during-black-lives-matter-rally/article_e1d410cb-ca00-55b6-93ce-53eb270bc156.html

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Black Lives Matter Mural Painted By 18 Artists Takes Over Uptown Street Each letter in the massive mural was painted by a different Chicago artist. – Joe Ward
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/08/04/black-lives-matter-mural-painted-by-18-artists-takes-over-uptown-street/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— As Usual, Springfield Democrats Drop the Ball on Real Estate Tax Relief
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/04/as-usual-springfield-democrats-drop-the-ball-on-real-estate-tax-relief/
— County Libertarians Pass Ballot Access Test Regarding Reduced Number of Required Signatures and On-line Signing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/county-libertarians-pass-ballot-access-test-regarding-reduced-number-of-required-signatures-and-on-line-signing/
— Second Version of Appointed Coroner’s Job Description
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/second-version-of-appointed-coroners-job-description/
— IL-14: The Silence of the Underwood on Mike Madigan, etc.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/il-14-the-silence-of-the-undewood/
— Harvard GOP Candidate Meet and Greet Wednesday, August 5th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/harvard-gop-candidate-meet-and-greet-august-5th/
— GOP Holding Algonquin Fundraiser August 10th Featuring Ives, Oberweis, State & Local Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/03/gop-holding-algonquin-fundraiser-august-10th-featuring-ives-oberweis-state-local-candidates/
— Mocking Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/02/mocking-madigan/

CAPITOL FAX
— Judy Baar Topinka posthumously inducted into Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/jbt-posthumously-inducted-into-chicago-lgbt-hall-of-fame/
— ILGOP takes aim at Kilbride
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/ilgop-takes-aim-at-kilbride/
— 1,471 new cases, 19 additional deaths, 3.9 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/1471-new-cases-19-additional-deaths-39-percent-positivity-rate/
— Republicans play the Madigan money card
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/04/republicans-play-the-madigan-money-card/

BREITBART
— Mike Pence on ‘Defund the Police’: ‘We’re Going to Back the Blue,’ ‘Give More Resources to Law Enforcement’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/08/04/exclusive-mike-pence-on-defund-the-police-were-going-to-back-the-blue-give-more-resources-to-law-enforcement/
— Back the Blue Rally Organizers Give Officers $1,500 in Gift Cards – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2020/08/04/video-back-blue-rally-organizers-give-officers-1500-gift-cards/
— Joe Biden Backs Creation of National American Latino Museum – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/04/joe-biden-backs-creation-of-national-american-latino-museum/

BLAZE
— Mail-in voting update: Due to massive postal failures, New York will count many mailed-in ballots even if they’re not postmarked by the deadline, or postmarked at all Six weeks after the primary, no result – Aason Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/ew-york-will-count-many-mailed-in-ballots-even-if-theyre-not-postmarked-by-the-deadline

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Your Quality Of Life In A Democrat-Run City – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/33024

STAR PARKER
— TRAGIC: The Collapse of the Traditional American Family
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/08/20/the-collapse-of-the-traditional-american-family

DAILY WIRE
— George Floyd Body Cam Footage Is Out. The Story Is Far More Complicated Than Media Led Us To Believe. – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-floyd-body-cam-footage-is-out

FEDERALIST
— Crazy Mob Calls Chicago Writer A Racist For Criticizing A Jew When conservative Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass was hit with baseless attacks from the leftist cancel mob, he didn’t cower — he pushed back and won. – Dennis Byrne
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/04/crazy-mob-calls-chicago-writer-a-racist-for-criticizing-a-jew/

TOWNHALL
— ‘Absolutely Unprecedented’: Leftist PAC Infiltrates Local Republican Primaries to Flip Them Blue – Madeline Peltzer
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelinepeltzer/2020/08/04/absolutely-unprecedented-leftist-pac-infiltrates-local-republican-primaries-to-flip-them-blue-n2573640

DAILY WEALTH
— Why Every Investor Should Be Rooting for Trump in November – C. Scott Garliss
https://dailywealth.com/articles/why-every-investor-should-be-rooting-for-trump-in-november/

THE HILL
— Biden rolls out plan to empower Latino community – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: To EMPOWER one group is to DISENFRANCHISE another group. To EMPOWER minorities, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, women, younger people, moderates, liberals, citizens of foreign countries, those who have less money than others, non-Christians, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time is to DISENFRANCHISE those who are White, Republican, White, male, older, conservative, citizens of America, those who have more money than others, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/510435-biden-rolls-out-plan-to-empower-latino-community

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book those who focus on canceling conservative individuals, conservative organizations, conservative companies, and conservative governments in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/cancel-culture-censorship-can-be-most-dangerous-those-who-promote-ncna1235671
— Husband of L.A. District Attorney charged for pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters The husband of Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey was charged with misdemeanors after pulling a gun on BLM protesters outside their home in March. – Alicia Victoria Lozano and Andrew Blankstein
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/husband-l-district-attorney-charged-pulling-gun-black-lives-matter-n1235807

WASHINGTON POST
— Michigan ballots tangled in mail delays in advance of Tuesday primary – Elise Viebeck, Annie Gowen and Kayla B. Ruble
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michigan-ballots-tangled-in-mail-delays-in-advance-of-tuesday-primary/2020/08/03/95c2039e-d5a8-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Judge orders New York state to count previously invalidated mail-in ballots – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/judge-orders-new-york-state-to-count-invalidated-mail-in-ballots/

AARP
— Mending the Nation a Top Priority in November Elections Winners will have to repair the economic, health and social devastation of 2020 – Dena Bunis
https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/government-elections/info-2020/voter-key-issues.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— What a real commitment to diversity in the workplace looks like (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/08/04/what-real-commitment-diversity-workplace-looks-like/5532449002/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM Riots Lead to Surging Gun Sales in the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-anti-racist-protests-lead-surging-gun-sales-us-1522553

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Sports Feel Completely Meaningless Right Now — and More Valuable Than Ever – Will Leitch
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/sports-now-feel-meaningless-and-more-valuable-than-ever.html

ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat Party platform promotes reverse discrimination, destruction of traditional marriage, destruction of the traditional family, etc.
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/04/democratic-platform-promises-bold-action-racial-lgbtq-equality

MARKET WATCH
— Fighting racism at work means hiring employees with these qualities — and the best companies know it – Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. They want to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or younger person who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fighting-racism-at-work-means-hiring-employees-with-these-qualities-and-the-best-companies-know-it-2020-08-04

GM AUTHORITY
— General Motors To Suspend Facebook Advertising Over Hateful Content – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/08/general-motors-to-suspend-facebook-advertising-over-hateful-content/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Strongly Reject Government Role in Ensuring Neighborhood Diversity (DIERSEN: Democrats use housing regulations to help Democrats a) take over neighborhoods, b) take over precincts, c) take over municipal districts, d) take over municipalities, e) take over county districts, and f) take over counties.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/voters_strongly_reject_government_role_in_ensuring_neighborhood_diversity

August 3 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump just signed an executive order to protect American jobs from foreign labor (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Because federal employees have to be citizens of America, I was protected from foreign labor.)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

NBC5
— Illinois’ 7-Day Positivity Rate Reaches 4% as State Reports Nearly 1,300 New Cases The last time the state went above 4 percent in that category was on June 11, according to data compiled by the NBC 5 Investigates team
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-7-day-positivity-rate-reaches-4-as-state-reports-nearly-1300-new-cases/2316004/
— House Panel Calls New Postal Chief to Explain Mail Delays Hearing comes following changes that eliminated overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers – Matthew Daly
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/house-panel-calls-new-postal-chief-to-explain-mail-delays/2316235/

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Marijuana Sales Break Another Record, With $61 Million Sold In July (DIERSEN: When you were young, instead of pot, booze, gambling, other vices, and other immediate pleasures, what did you spend your money on? I spent lots of my money on a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earning job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, and c) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/03/illinois-marijuana-sales-break-another-record-with-61-million-sold-in-july/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vote to renominate Donald Trump will be conducted in private – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/vote-to-renominate-donald-trump-will-be-conducted-in-private

WGN RADIO
— Illinois State Board of Elections: ‘Really plan your vote this year’ – John Williams
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/illinois-state-board-of-elections-really-plan-your-vote-this-year/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational marijuana sales reached almost $61 million in July, shattering previous record – ALLY MAROTTI (DIERSEN: When you were young, instead of pot, booze, gambling, other vices, and other immediate pleasures, what did you spend your money on? I spent lots of my money on a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earning job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, and c) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-july-recreational-marijuana-sales-illinois-20200803-mje53r54afalnbeknigy76vviu-story.html
— Oswego rally aims to keep focus on social injustice, reform – DAVID SHAROS (DIERSEN: When will there be a Back the Blue rally?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-oswego-rally-st-0804-20200803-2wcgivzrtfhxxfuli32astlj3i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Record pot sales continue with $61M in July; total for 2020 eclipses $300M July sales of recreational weed shattered the June record by nearly 30 percent. – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: When you were young, instead of pot, booze, gambling, other vices, and other immediate pleasures, what did you spend your money on? I spent lots of my money on a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earning job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, and c) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/8/3/21352865/chicago-dispensaries-illinois-weed-cannabis-pot-marijuana-july
— Teachers, activists rally to keep CPS schools closed during COVID-19 pandemic Multiple demonstrations Monday were held to halt a plan to send most students back to school two days per week. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2020/8/3/21352513/cps-public-schools-pandemic-reopen-close-ctu-covid-remote-learning

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Citibank will replace destroyed Gresham branch—but maybe not in Gresham One of just three banks in the South Side’s most populated Black neighborhood, the location on 79th Street was in a strip mall that was burned during the looting in late May. – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/citibank-will-replace-destroyed-gresham-branch-maybe-not-gresham
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois weed sales set record in July Pot purchases surged 28 percent to $60.9 million, beating a strong increase in June. – JOHN PLETZ (DIERSEN: When you were young, instead of pot, booze, gambling, other vices, and other immediate pleasures, what did you spend your money on? I spent lots of my money on a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earning job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, and c) earning job-related professional certifications when I was 30 and 32.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/illinois-weed-sales-set-record-july

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Legislator calls on Illinois state Rep. John Cabello to step down after Facebook comments – Corina Curry
https://www.rrstar.com/news/20200803/legislator-calls-on-illinois-state-rep-john-cabello-to-step-down-after-facebook-comments

WREX
— Winnebago County State’s Attorney calls Rep. Cabello’s comment ‘complicit in unlawful activity’ – Jena Kleindl
https://wrex.com/2020/08/03/winnebago-county-states-attorney-calls-rep-cabellos-comment-complicit-in-unlawful-activity/

CENTER SQUARE
— Republicans take Democrats to task for taking campaign funds under Madigan control – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/republicans-take-democrats-to-task-for-taking-campaign-funds-under-madigan-control/article_b4c04296-d5c2-11ea-9885-0399ef9559e9.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 1,298 new cases, 10 additional deaths, 4.0 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/03/1298-new-cases-10-additional-deaths-40-percent-positivity-rate/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/03/covid-19-roundup-50/
— Because… Radical Madigan!
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/03/because-radical-madigan/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats use COVID-19 unemployment to buy votes – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/3/democrats-use-covid-19-unemployment-buy-votes/
— Gun sales surge an estimated 135% in July amid coronavirus, rioting fears – David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/3/gun-background-checks-jump-79-july-amid-coronaviru/

GOPUSA
— Again? Mitt Romney Sides With Democrats On Mail In Voting Amid Coronavirus
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92885

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— ACU FOUNDATION LEGISLATIVE RATINGS FOR ILLINOIS 2019
http://acuratings.conservative.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/09/CLA_Illinois_2019_web.pdf

BREITBART
— Chicago-Area Leaders: Cancel U.S. History Classes – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/chicago-area-leaders-cancel-u-s-history-classes/
— American Worker Advocates Celebrate H-1B Visa Reforms: ‘This Is Why America Elected Trump!’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/american-worker-advocates-celebrate-h-1b-visa-reforms-this-is-why-america-elected-trump/
— Communist Party Leader Endorses Joe Biden – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/communist-party-leader-endorses-joe-biden/
— Sean Hannity: Joe Biden Keeps Moving Left, Unlike Previous Democrat Nominees – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/sean-hannity-joe-biden-keeps-moving-left-unlike-previous-democrat-nominees/

FEDERALIST
— Antifa’s Support For Open Borders Proves They’re Anti-American, Not Antifascist In its attempts to defend and legitimize Antifa, the elite media has tried to claim the movement has a long ‘antifascist’ and communist pedigree, a deep historical lineage, and an ideological coherency – Brad Betters
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/03/antifas-support-for-open-borders-proves-theyre-anti-american-not-antifascist/
— Americans Are Turning Away From Religion Toward Dangerous Secular Cults On the right and the left, pseudo-religious cults are ensnaring a growing number of Americans as traditional religions decline. – John Daniel Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/03/americans-are-turning-away-from-religion-toward-dangerous-secular-cults/

NEWSMAX
— Burning Bibles Won’t Bring Utopia – James Hirsen (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but how soon will my critics/opponents print out copies of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and burn them in front of a) government buildings in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce headquarters, c) Wheaton Downtown Association headquarters, d) Milton Township Republican Organization election headquarters (if/when it opens), e) Ives campaign headquarters in my precinct, f) etc.?)
https://www.newsmax.com/jameshirsen/christ-king/2020/08/03/id/980285/

NBC NEWS
— For richer and poorer, Uncle Sam’s coronavirus response widened the gulf Experts say there are strong reasons to believe that less-well-to-do business owners have suffered disproportionately and gotten less help from the government during the crisis. – Jonathan Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/richer-poorer-uncle-sam-s-coronavirus-response-widened-gulf-n1234073

WASHINGTON POST
— Why not everyone was kneeling during the NBA anthem demonstration – Ben Golliver (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican? If YOU are a Republican, soon, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will demand that YOU kneel before them. How will YOU respond?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/08/03/nba-kneeling-national-anthem/
— It is diversity that makes ‘suburban dreams’ come true – Velma Smith, Falls Church (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled Republican-haters who hypocritically flee Democrat areas and come to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/it-is-diversity-that-makes-suburban-dreams-come-true/2020/08/03/04b001de-d33d-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— De Blasio admits city skipped permit process to paint Black Lives Matter murals – Julia Marsh (DIERSEN: What kinds of murals do those who run your municipality want painted on the street in front of your home?)
https://nypost.com/2020/08/03/de-blasio-admits-city-skipped-permit-process-to-paint-blm-murals/

CHATTANNOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS
— Trump fires TVA chair, cites hiring of foreign workers – AP
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2020/aug/03/trump-takes-disciplinary-action-against-tva-leadership/528926/#/questions

FORBES
— White House Reportedly Now Requiring Staff Coronavirus Testing After Trump Bashed Increased Diagnostics – Lisette Voytko
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2020/08/03/white-house-reportedly-now-requiring-staff-coronavirus-testing-after-trump-bashed-increased-diagnostics/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters shout at Blacks, and at everyone else, that Trump has caused all their problems.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-08-03/nba-coaches-for-racial-justice-video

August 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 1,467 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths 11 Illinois counties considered ‘warning level’ for COVID-19: health officials
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1467-new-covid-19-cases-14-deaths/6349051/
— Garfield Ridge Dunkin’ employee charged with spitting in Illinois state trooper’s coffee  Coffee shop located on Chicago’s Southwest Side on Archer Avenue
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-dunkin-employee-charged-with-spitting-in-state-troopers-coffee/6349210/
— Evanston group calls for history class to be updated with contributions from underrepresented groups (DIERSEN: To “update” history is to dump contributions by those who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/evanston-group-calls-for-current-history-class-to-be-cancelled-/6349330/

NBC5
— RNC: Decision on Private Trump Renomination Vote Not Final While Trump called off the public components of the convention in Florida last month, citing spiking cases of the virus across the country, 336 delegates are scheduled to gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 24 to formally vote to make Trump the GOP standard-bearer once more – Kevin Freking
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/gop-renomination-of-trump-to-be-held-in-private/2315494/
— Clock Is Ticking on Trump Comeback as Early Voting Nears Aides are increasingly worried that the 2020 campaign may already be defined as a referendum on Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and will feature a historic shift to remote and early vote options – Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller (DIERSEN: The “clock is ticking” for all the candidates.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/clock-is-ticking-on-trump-comeback-as-early-voting-nears/2315720/

CBS2
— Large Group Of Protesters Gathers Downtown For Police Reform, Against ICE Saturday night – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/01/large-group-of-protesters-gathers-downtown-for-police-reform-against-ice/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 9 killed, 21 wounded so far in weekend shootings across Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/9-killed-21-wounded-so-far-in-weekend-shootings-across-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Only Republicans free from influence of Madigan – Henry Thompson, Naperville
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0803-20200731-nz2lwvfhgfej5lwhrkq7kfhw74-story.html
— As real estate agents, we want to end housing discrimination – MAURICE HAMPTON AND MICHELLE MILLS CLEMENT (DIERSEN: What are potential home buyers being told about demographic trends in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? It seems that ever-increasingly, they are being told that soon, if not already, the aforesaid political jurisdictions will be majority anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-race-redlining-real-estate-discrimination-20200731-ksdtbroj55hixjlq7r4nvuewqy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hates promote Duckworth.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/8/2/21351978/joe-biden-weighs-vice-presidential-pick-what-sen-tammy-duckworth-has-that-her-rivals-dont

DAILY HERALD
— The Lincoln Project’s plan: Drive Trump out of office by driving him nuts – Roxanne Roberts
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20200802/the-lincoln-projects-plan-drive-trump-out-of-office-by-driving-him-nuts

WBBM
— Educators Want Schools To Remove Old History Books Until A More Inclusive History Curriculum Can Better Teach Students – BRANDON ISON (DIERSEN: To be more inclusive is to dump contributions by those who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/educators-want-schools-to-remove-old-history-books

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bernard Schoenburg: LaHood lone Illinoisan to vote against bill to remove statues in D.C. – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200802/bernard-schoenburg-lahood-lone-illinoisan-to-vote-against-bill-to-remove-statues-in-dc

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois needs good judges for civil-justice reform – Evelyn Sanguinetti (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO rejected the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they wanted political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-illinois-needs-good-judges-for-civil-justice-reform/article_37071c9b-1c82-51f0-94a7-87ae99627c0c.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Board Seeks to Override County Clerk’s Denial of November Ballot Access for Abolition Referendum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/02/mchenry-township-board-seeks-to-override-county-clerks-denial-of-november-ballot-access-for-abolition-referendum/
— A Government’s Losing a Tax Protest Doesn’t Help Most Property Owners
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/02/a-governments-losing-a-tax-protest-doesnt-help-most-property-owners/
— Pritzker on Madigan and GOP on Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/01/pritzker-on-madigan-and-gop-on-pritzker/
— Evidence of “Peaceful” Portland Protesters, Including the Dumbest
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/01/evidence-of-peaceful-portland-protesters-including-the-dumbest/
— Franks, via Northwest Herald, Floats Another Diversion from Springfield Sex Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/01/franks-via-northwest-herald-floats-another-diversion-from-springfield-sex-problem/
— Illinois Nursing Home Skimming
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/01/nursing-home-skimming/
— Critiquing “Whiteness” Smithsonian Museum Poster
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/01/149409/
— Pro-Life Group Has Innovative Outdoor Movie Theater Fundraiser Scheduled
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/31/pro-life-group-has-innovative-fundraiser-scheduled/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Law and order’: Trump counts on riots, looting to help him win in suburbs – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: How strongly will suburban Democrats riot to defeat Trump?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/2/trump-law-and-order-campaign-sees-rioting-way-win-/
— Liberal media blurs cost of ongoing Black Lives Matter/Antifa race riots We must never forget the reality of the Democrats’ experiment in street justice – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/2/liberal-media-blurs-costs-and-destruction-of-ongoi/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘This is who they are’: Portland protesters filmed burning Bibles and American flag amid violence in city – Emma Colton (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but how soon will my critics/opponents print out copies of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and burn them in front of a) government buildings in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce headquarters, c) Wheaton Downtown Association headquarters, d) Milton Township Republican Organization election headquarters (if/when it opens), e) Ives campaign headquarters in my precinct, f) etc.?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/this-is-who-they-are-portland-protesters-filmed-burning-bibles-and-american-flag-amid-violence-in-city

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Mail-in Voting Is ‘Essential’ — People Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between Health and Vote – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/08/02/pelosi-mail-in-voting-is-essential-people-shouldnt-have-to-choose-between-health-and-vote/
— Poll: 7-in-10 Voters Support Trump’s Exclusion of Illegal Aliens in Congressional Apportionment – John Binder (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs been in bringing illegal aliens to your county, to your county district, to your township, to your municipality, to your municipal district, and to your precinct?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/02/poll-7-in-10-voters-support-trumps-exclusion-of-illegal-aliens-in-congressional-apportionment/

BLAZE
— Cuban immigrant says activist group using ‘mafia tactics’ to intimidate Louisville business owners The group demands business have ‘a minimum of 23% inventory of Black retailers OR make a recurring monthly donation of 1.5% of net sales to Black local organizations’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cuban-immigrant-louisville-activist-mafia

DAILY WIRE
— DC Mayor Exempts John Lewis Funeral Attendees From City’s Quarantine Restrictions “Government activity is essential, and the Capitol of the United States is exempt from the Mayor’s Order.” – Jon Brown
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dc-mayor-exempts-john-lewis-funeral-attendees-from-citys-quarantine-restrictions

JP MEDIA
— Minneapolis Police, Defunded by City Council, Advise Residents to Obey Criminals – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2020/08/02/minneapolis-police-defunded-by-city-council-advise-residents-to-obey-criminals-n742610
— Louisville Black Lives Matter Using ‘Mafia Tactics’ on Hispanic Business Owners – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/02/louisville-black-lives-matter-using-mafia-tactics-on-hispanic-business-owners-n741579

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Democrat-Run KKK Burnt Crosses, Democrat-Run BLM Burn Bibles – Judi McLeod (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but how soon will my critics/opponents print out copies of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and burn them in front of a) government buildings in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce headquarters, c) Wheaton Downtown Association headquarters, d) Milton Township Republican Organization election headquarters (if/when it opens), e) Ives campaign headquarters in my precinct, f) etc.?)
https://canadafreepress.com/article/democrat-run-kkk-burnt-crosses-democrat-run-blm-burn-bibles

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Urges GOP to Sue Over Nevada Mail-In Voting, Ballot Harvesting – MATTHEW VADUM
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-urges-gop-sue-over-nevada-mail-in-voting-ballot-harvesting_3447399.html

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Anti-Trump Republicans Show Dysfunctional Love for the GOP Going beyond the Democrats’ idea of good Republicans. – DEBRA J. SAUNDERS
https://spectator.org/anti-trump-republicans-show-dysfunctional-love-for-the-gop/

THE HILL
— GOP lawmaker: Democratic Party ‘used to be more moderate’ – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, (except Joe Biden), and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/510200-gop-rep-democratic-party-used-to-be-more-moderate

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters crow about their success in making young people hate-filled Trump-haters.
https://wtmj.com/ap-wi-news-feed/2020/07/28/faith-in-protest-as-young-people-find-fervor-on-the-street/

WASHINGTON POST
— Republican National Committee disputes GOP convention spokesperson’s claim that Trump’s renomination will be closed to media – Felicia Sonmez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media a) functions as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties and b) is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-national-committee-disputes-gop-convention-spokespersons-claim-that-trump-will-be-renominated-in-private/2020/08/02/e13928ee-d4d5-11ea-aff6-220dd3a14741_story.html

CBS NEW YORK
— Black Lives Matter Mural Painted Across From City Hall In Elizabeth, New Jersey (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/08/01/black-lives-matter-mural-elizabeth-nj/

ROCHESTER FIRST
— ‘OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue’ Ride & Rally attracts thousands: ‘these are the people we rely on when we need help’ – Eriketa Cost
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/back-the-blue-ride-rally-attracts-thousands-these-are-the-people-we-rely-on-when-we-need-help/

CBS ALBANY
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather on Capitol Steps for ‘Back The Blue’ rally – Briana Supardi
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-on-capitol-steps-for-back-the-blue-rally

LONG ISLAND NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: 1,500 people attend ‘Back the Blue’ rally in Sayville
http://longisland.news12.com/story/42441974/1500-people-attend-back-the-blue-rally-in-sayville

DELAWARE COUNTY DAILY TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ shows support for cops in Ridley – Pete Bannan
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/back-the-blue-shows-support-for-cops-in-ridley/article_de777f32-d504-11ea-9e36-ffb57b5f767c.html

CITIZEN
— OUTSTANDING: Diverse Trump supporters rally in Fayetteville – Ben Nelms
https://thecitizen.com/2020/08/02/diverse-trump-supporters-rally-in-fayetteville/

WTSP
— OUTRAGEOUS: ‘Back the Blue’ mural painted outside Tampa Police Department The mural was painted by a group of about 40 people who wanted to show support to the department.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/back-the-blue-mural-painted-tampa-police-headquarters/67-a2471df9-c290-4163-a62c-3d7744168f08

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater uses Herman Cain to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.creators.com/read/susan-estrich

August 1 Evening Edition

NEWSWEEK
— Charges Announced for 17 People After Rockford Protests Over Two Days – MATT KEELEY (DIERSEN: If there have been no Back the Blue rallies in your municipality, why is that? In your municipality, how strong/threatening are the BLMers and LGBTQers, that is, how strong/threatening are the Democrats in your municipality?)
https://www.newsweek.com/charges-announced-17-people-after-illinois-protests-over-two-days-1522193
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police in Rockford, Illinois announced charges Saturday for 17 people arrested during protests over two straight days. On Friday, 11 protesters were arrested after a small protest blocking East State Street, according to WTVO. Then Saturday, an additional six protesters were arrested during a counterprotest at a “Back the Blue” rally in support of police. Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea, Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana, and State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross held a press conference Saturday afternoon announcing the charges. Six of the protesters were charged with mob action alone, while three more were charged with mob action and resisting arrest. Other charges included aggravated battery to a police officer, disorderly conduct, obstruction of police officers, damage to property and resisting a police officer. “The First Amendment is very clear. It does not give unbridled freedom to infringe on the rights of others,” Ross said. Former Democratic State Rep. Litesa Wallace shared a video in which she said she raised about $2,000 from her supporters to pay the bond for six of those arrested on Friday. “I am exhausted—which doesn’t say a lot because I didn’t do a lot today. I can only imagine how tired and exhausted the individuals who were arrested are. And I can only imagine how tired and exhausted people who are older than me are, who have been in this fight and wanting justice and equality for decades upon decades,” she said. . .The Friday protest was over the treatment of protesters during a May 30 demonstration in Rockford responding to the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Protesters alleged that the Rockford Police used excessive force. An internal investigation by police announced Wednesday that it had found no evidence of wrongdoing by the officers. About 20 protesters announced several demands on Friday, including that the city drop all charges against demonstrators involved in the May 30 protest, and that the police hire an outside investigator to determine whether excessive force was used.)

WIFR
— Arrests made after protesters, police clash following ‘Back the Blue’ rally
https://www.wifr.com/2020/08/01/arrests-made-after-protesters-police-clash-after-back-the-blue-rally/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At least 100 attendees of a pro-police rally in downtown Rockford were met by anti-police protesters Saturday morning. The groups Concerned Citizens for America of Northern Illinois and the Illinois Family Institute held the rally at the Winnebago County Justice Center, at 650 W. State Street in downtown Rockford. Rep. John Cabello (R-68th) and former Rep. Jim Sacia (R-89th) spoke at the rally which was held to “Support all men and women in law enforcement and the amazing, vital, and dangerous work they do to protect our communities and country from lawlessness and evil.” This comes following a protest on Friday evening, where nine protesters were taken into custody and later charged. However, former Illinois Rep. Litesa Wallace raised money to help bond out those arrested Friday night.)

WREX
— At least one arrested after Back the Blue rally, protest in Rockford – Kristin Crowley
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/at-least-one-arrested-after-back-the-blue-rally-protest-in-rockord/
— Former Democrat Illinois Representative Litesa Wallace bonds Rockford protesters out of jail – Kristin Crowley
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/former-il-rep-bonds-rockford-protesters-out-of-jail/
— ‘Back the Blue’ rally and RYA protest meet head on – Erin Chapman
https://wrex.com/2020/08/01/back-the-blue-rally-and-rya-protest-meet-head-on/

STATELINE
— Protesters clash with police in downtown Rockford
https://www.mystateline.com/news/live-anti-police-protesters-gather-at-rockford-police-hq/

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: 1,639 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths, following record-high testing day 11 Illinois counties considered ‘warning level’ for COVID-19: health officials
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1639-new-covid-19-cases-8-deaths/6346750/

NBC5
— Chicago Dunkin’ Employee Arrested After Saliva Found in State Trooper’s Drink: Police Vincent Sessler, 25, was arrested on multiple charges Friday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-dunkin-employee-arrested-after-saliva-found-in-state-troopers-drink-police/2315413/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Trump’s Election Agitations and Distortions.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/fact-check-trumps-election-agitations-and-distortions/2315415/

CBS2
— Wisconsin Republicans ‘Stand Ready’ To Kill Gov. Tony Evers’ Statewide Mask Requirement
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/31/wisconsin-republicans-stand-ready-to-kill-gov-tony-evers-statewide-mask-requirement/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Another congressman tests positive, blasts GOP colleagues who ‘strut’ around without masks – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/another-congressman-tests-positive-blasts-gop-colleagues-who-strut-around-without-masks

WGN TV
— Illinois State University will change dorm floor names that reflect Jefferson, Madison, Monroe – AP (DIERSEN: How many municipalities, schools, streets, etc. are named after Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, etc.?)
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-state-university-will-change-dorm-floor-names-that-reflect-jefferson-madison-monroe/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After plummeting, COVID-19 is again picking up dangerous speed in much of the Midwest – JULIE BOSMAN, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND THOMAS FULLER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-covid-19-midwest-20200801-xwtytflzvvfcfjlfjhtzkgp2qe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-nhl-kneel4hockey-20200801-lrebdwexrzbszhftuichrzy7mm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hang-ups, lies and wrong numbers: Contact tracers’ uphill fight against COVID-19  The state of Illinois wants 90% of infections traced within 24 hours of a diagnosis, but officials in some areas admit they are falling far short of that. – Brett Chase and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/7/31/21345926/contact-tracers-tracing-coronavirus-covid19-illinois-pritzker-howard-brown
— Enough Illinois House Democrats stand with Mike Madigan — for now House Democrats make a “stability” argument. They say nobody demanding Madigan’s resignation has presented an alternative. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/31/21350201/illinois-house-speaker-michael-madigan-comed-rich-miller
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-saturday/2020/8/1/21345619/sky-carry-tradition-wnba-players-advocating-social-injustice-were-all-fight-together

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s deadliest summer in 19 years June and July homicides are at their highest level since 2001. And seven months into the year, the city is not far from passing 2019’s total number of killings. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicagos-deadliest-summer-19-years
— Veep hopeful Duckworth gets star turn—on Fox As Joe Biden nears a decision on his running mate, the Illinois senator makes an unusual pitch. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: During 2006, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Roskam that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member was going to cause him to lose to Duckworth. During 2018, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Roskam that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was going to cause him to lose to Casten. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them. During 2020, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shouted at Ives that my serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor was going to cause her to lose to Casten. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/veep-hopeful-duckworth-gets-star-turn-fox

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural painted on Indiana Avenue – Christine Fernando
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2020/08/01/indianapolis-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-indiana-avenue/5562886002/
— Pacers kneel during national anthem – Ethan Sears (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2020/08/01/indiana-pacers-kneel-during-national-anthem/5563869002/

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Dumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movement (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://www.startribune.com/dumba-kneels-nhl-puts-focus-on-black-lives-matter-movement/571981982/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Police warn defunding hurts recruitment – Jeff Mordock (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers only want to hire a) young Democrat minorities, b) young Democrat females, c) LGBTQers, and d) illegals.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/1/defund-police-movement-hurts-recruitment-effort-ch/
— ‘Morale is lower with White officers’ in wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody – Jeff Mordock (DIERSEN: Are you White? How is your morale in wake of the ever-increasing efforts by Democrats and RINOs to promote hatred of White Republicans?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/black-cops-say-systemic-racism-exists-policing/
— Supreme Court’s LGBTQ ruling threatens to inundate small businesses – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/28/supreme-court-lgbt-ruling-threatens-small-business/
— Authoritarian decisions on masks and gender identity leads to surly, if any, compliance by Americans – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/29/government-decisions-on-masks-and-gender-identity-/
— D.C. police stop ‘Black Preborn Lives Matter’ street painting, arrest two protesters Students for Life of America say they had prior police permission, allege viewpoint discrimination (DIERSEN: What side is your mayor on, side A or side B? Side A is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Side B is pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/1/police-stop-pro-lifers-painting-street-black-prebo/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The coronavirus has shown people that big government can’t solve all their problems – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-coronavirus-has-shown-people-that-big-government-cant-solve-all-their-problems

FOX NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: New Jersey passes bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain professional licenses – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I transferred to GAO from IRS when I was 31 years old in 1980. I became a licensed CPA in 1981 and I worked for GAO in its Chicago office until 1997. To best of my knowledge, I was the only licensed CPA who worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-bill-illegal-immigrants-professional-occupational-licenses

AMERICAN THINKER
— Seattle is apparently implementing Maoist training for white employees – Andrea Widburg (DIERSEN: Are you White? Are you a racist? If YOU are White, how soon will Illinois, your county, your township, and/or your municipality force YOU to admit that YOU are racist? Ever-increasingly, states, counties, townships, municipalities, organizations, companies, their operatives, and their dupes make it clear to Whites that they will be gotten rid if they do not admit to being racists.)
https://employment.einnews.com/article_detail/523037205/8Hn9_brd4ZLerKXz
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s a new Jim Crow afoot in America. Once again, it’s coming from the Democrats, but this time, instead of pitting whites against blacks, it’s pitting blacks against whites. Beleaguered white people technically have the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at their back but, in the witch hunt atmosphere currently prevailing in America, it’s unclear whether they’ll have the courage to use it. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn’t mince words. It exists to outlaw discrimination based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, or country of national origin. It explicitly expands these protections to employment programs. Under Title VII, “It shall be an unlawful employment practice for any employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining, including on-the-job training programs to discriminate against any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in admission to, or employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship or other training. (42 U.S. Code §2000e-2(d).)” The City of Seattle has put a program in place for its 10,000 employees. There are special whites-only aspects of the program. In the “white only” portions of the program, whites must admit that they are racist (and, presumably, any refusal is more proof of racism), and then they must have that racism trained out of them. Christopher Rufo has obtained the materials for the segregated “whites only” training. Trying to summarize the material falls far short of showing the immensity of this Title VII violation, so I’ve embedded all of the tweets below.)

BREITBART
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago Sees 139 Percent Increase in Murder – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/01/mayor-lightfoots-chicago-sees-139-percent-increase-murder/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Chicago Gun Myth – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/07/31/the-chicago-gun-myth-chicago-murders/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Defend free speech from the Mob, because your beliefs are next – Editorial
https://www.christianpost.com/news/defend-free-speech-from-the-mob-because-your-beliefs-are-next.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Policing and Politics in a Time of Turmoil – Paul Adams
https://www.theepochtimes.com/policing-and-politics-in-a-time-of-turmoil_3445597.html

LIBERTY NATION
— Seattle Plans To Undo Whiteness, Along With Undoing The Police The city council has decided that the two greatest threats are the police and white skin. – Kelli Ballard
https://www.libertynation.com/seattle-plans-to-undo-whiteness-along-with-undoing-the-police/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Trump struggles to stay on script, frustrating GOP again.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/510064-trump-struggles-to-stay-on-script-frustrating-gop-again

YAHOO
— Thunder players all kneel during anthem after threat from Oklahoma lawmaker – Jason Owens (DIERSEN: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?)
https://sports.yahoo.com/oklahoma-lawmaker-threatens-tax-penalties-for-thunder-if-players-kneel-during-anthem-031146336.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Tammy Duckworth Is Nothing and Everything Like Joe Biden Despite their disparate backgrounds, the Illinois Democrat has carved out a public life most evocative of the man she could join on the presidential ticket. – Matt Flegenheimer (DIERSEN: Duckworth condemns Trump for avoiding the draft. Will Duckworth likewise condemn Biden for avoiding the draft? I should write a book about those who avoided the draft and how that impacted the rest of their life.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/us/politics/tammy-duckworth-biden-vp.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled America-haters in Portland claim victory over America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/calm-returns-to-portland-as-federal-agents-withdraw/2020/07/31/3606b35a-d364-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html
— Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career. I still believe doing what’s right matters. – Alexander S. Vindman (DIERSEN: If your career is ended, what ended it? The following ended my career in the federal government: I have always been a Republican. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Starting in 1966, when I was 18 years old, I made it clear to my superiors that I opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/01/alexander-vindman-retiring-oped/

NEW YORK POST
— Barack Obama’s half-brother rips ‘cold and ruthless’ ex-president – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2020/08/01/barack-obamas-half-brother-rips-cold-and-ruthless-ex-president/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2020/07/31/mavericks-and-rockets-kneel-during-national-anthem-protesting-racial-injustice-before-nba-restart-opener/

WHEC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Are YOU a Republican, Libertarian, Green, or Independent? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force YOU to kneel before THEM. How will YOU react?
https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/black-lives-matter-event-also-targets-transphobia-and-homophobia/5814018/
— ‘OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue’ events held around Monroe County
https://www.whec.com/rochester-new-york-news/back-the-blue-events-held-around-monroe-county/5813967/?cat=565

NBC CONNECTICUT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled law enforcement-haters say that to hold a Back the Blue rally is to oppose police accountability.
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/opposers-of-police-accountability-bill-hold-back-the-blue-rally/2311882/

FOX BALTIMORE
— Officials say removal of Black Lives Matter murals was a result of miscommunication – Micarie Kemp (DIERSEN: What side is your mayor on, side A or side B? Side A is anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christians, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Side B is pro-law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/officials-say-miscommunication-resulted-in-removal-of-black-lives-matter-art-installation

HOLLAND SENTINEL
— OUTSTANDING: Supporters turn out to ‘Back the Blue’
https://www.hollandsentinel.com/photogallery/MI/20200801/PHOTOGALLERY/801009998/PH/1

WSPA
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ rally held in downtown Greenville
https://www.wspa.com/news/back-the-blue-rally-held-in-downtown-greenville/

WLOS
— OUTSTANDING: ‘Back the Blue’ procession drives through Buncombe County to show support for officers – Kari Barrows
https://wlos.com/news/local/back-the-blue-procession-drives-through-buncombe-county-to-show-support-for-officers

WZZM
— OUTSTANDING: Holland ‘Back the Blue’ rally features U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga The congressman emphasized the importance of supporting police officers.
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/holland-zeeland/holland-back-the-blue-rally/69-41708800-c80c-48ad-8003-1c19a1744684

SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Ride and Rally Held in Scottsville on Saturday
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/human-interest/2020/08/01/back-the-blue-ride-and-rally-held-in-scottsville-
— OUTSTANDING: North Tonawanda Neighborhood Watch Hosts Blue Lives Matter Rally
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/human-interest/2020/08/01/north-tonawanda-neighborhood-watch-hosts-blue-lives-matter-rally

ALABAMA NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Wetumpka Locals Back the Blue Saturday – Samantha Williams
https://www.alabamanews.net/2020/08/01/wetumpka-locals-back-the-blue-saturday/

WICZ
— OUTSTANDING: Local Political Movement Hosts “Back the Blue” Rally – Austin Tanner
http://www.wicz.com/story/42441016/local-political-movement-hosts-back-the-blue-rally

LMT ONLINE
— OUTSTANDING: Pro-police message at Albany rally – Steve Barnes
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Pro-police-message-at-Albany-rally-with-a-few-15451493.php

FOX 61
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue rally at state capital – Angelo Bavaro
https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/police-back-blue-protest-rally-accountability-law-qualified-immunity/520-90bca8b0-b81d-4fda-8523-bb223de3a016

FINANCIAL ADVISOR
— Early Retirement Looks Tempting. Too Tempting – EVAN SIMONOFF (DIERSEN: I should write a book about early retirement.)
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/early-retirement-looks-tempting–too-tempting-56994.html

July 22 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump announces actions to restore safety and peace in U.S. cities
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: In Chicago, for example, more than 300 federal law enforcement personnel will work with state and local police to help apprehend violent criminals. Just yesterday, another mass shooting in Chicago injured 15 people outside of a funeral service.)

ABC7
— President Trump sending ‘hundreds’ of federal agents to Chicago as part of anti-violence effort; Mayor Lightfoot says focus will not be protesters Gov. JB Pritzker welcomes ‘legitimate’ federal resources – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-send-hundreds-of-federal-agents-to-chicago-as-part-of-anti-violence-effort/6328585/
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL reports 1,598 COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1598-new-covid-19-cases/6328964/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/22/2020

NBC5
— Illinois Reports Nearly 1,600 New Coronavirus Cases, Highest Daily Total for July Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said state numbers are now gradually rising following significant progress made across the state, which he called “very concerning”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-health-officials-report-nearly-1600-new-coronavirus-cases-23-deaths-wednesday/2309448/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi calls coronavirus the ‘Trump virus’ following revived White House task force briefing – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-calls-coronavirus-the-trump-virus-following-revived-white-house-task-force-briefing

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump announces new federal ‘surge’ of law enforcement to Chicago – JEREMY GORNER, STACY ST. CLAIR, GREGORY PRATT and LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-trump-federal-agents-20200722-ki3dqmj3szgwvicltnoubvmmwu-story.html
— Pritzker on rising COVID numbers: ‘It remains a serious threat’ – JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-spread-jb-pritzker-20200722-sm7j5g3fufcl7mqgsppmbuir24-story.html
— 1 in 5 U.S. workers collects unemployment benefits – ALEXIA ELEJALDE-RUIZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-unemployment-benefit-expiring-600-20200722-bh3pv4qfjjcnpi72pmczbn3c7i-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-gun-violence-solutions-history-20200722-kvum6gdzozfobm32hlan7khq6e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker blames ‘virus deniers’ as state sees highest daily COVID-19 caseload since early June: ‘The enemy is you’ “Choosing to go out in public without a mask is not a political statement,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. “It demonstrates a callous disregard for the people in your community and in your county and in our state and in our nation.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/7/22/21334500/illinois-coronavirus-cases-rising-pritzker-reopening-july-22

DAILY HERALD
— Sales tax revenue down more than $2.8M in DuPage – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200722/sales-tax-revenue-down-more-than-28m-in-dupage
— ‘This bloodshed must end’: Trump deploys feds to Chicago under ‘law-and-order’ push – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200722/this-bloodshed-must-end-trump-deploys-feds-to-chicago-under-law-and-order-push
— Kane County Board shuns effort to slash 25% of its membership – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200722/kane-county-board-shuns-effort-to-slash-25-of-its-membership
— Naperville leaders to promote wearing masks – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200721/naperville-leaders-to-promote-wearing-masks

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State reports widespread fraud in unemployment claims – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/state-reports-widespread-fraud-unemployment-claims
— Trump sending federal agents to Chicago The move is expected to help local police and not mirror the controversial strike force seen on the streets of Portland. – A.D. QUIG and SARAH ZIMMERMAN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-sending-federal-agents-chicago

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan’s political problems piling up – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-madigans-political-problems-piling-up/article_43008700-780d-526e-9452-813ebcdf014c.html

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PATCH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Recreational Marijuana Gets Thumbs Up In Arlington Heights The Village Board voted 7-1 in favor of allowing recreational sales in the village, a reversal of a previous vote in 2019. – Eric DeGrechie
https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/recreational-marijuana-gets-thumbs-arlington-heights

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 6TH CD INCUMBENT CASTEN REJECTS IVES’ CALL FOR FIVE PUBLIC DEBATES LEADING UP TO NOVEMBER ELECTION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/6th-cd-incumbent-casten-rejects-ives-call-for-five-public-debates-leading-up-to-november-election.html
— RIDINGS: FEDERAL AGENTS IN CHICAGO TO STOP VIOLENCE? IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/ridings-federal-agents-in-chicago-to-stop-violence-it-has-happened-before-.html
— GANTNER: COVID’S SUFFOCATING EFFECT ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/gantner-covids-suffocating-effect-on-religious-liberty-in-america.html
— REPUBLICANS CALL FOR MADIGAN TO RESIGN, ETHICS REFORM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/icymi-republicans-call-for-madigan-to-resign-ethics-reform.html
— SECOND AMENDMENT GROUPS SUE IL STATE POLICE TO COMPLY WITH FOID CARD 30-DAY REQUIREMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/second-amendment-groups-file-lawsuit-to-force-il-state-police-to-comply-with-foid-card-30-day-requir.html
— REP. SKILLICORN: WE MUST REOPEN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS IN THE FALL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/skillicorn-we-must-reopen-schools.html
— SAVE AMERICA FROM CANCEL CULTURE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/save-america-from-cancel-culture.html
— SMITHSONIAN PUSHES RACIST MATERIAL CLAIMING ‘WHITE CULTURE’ IS ‘NUCLEAR FAMILY,’ ‘SELF-RELIANCE,’ BEING ‘POLITE’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/smithsonian-pushes-racist-material-claiming-white-culture-is-nuclear-family-self-reliance-being-poli.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Lausch announces expansion of “Operation Legend” to Chicago
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/22/lausch-announces-expansion-of-operation-legend-to-chicago/
— 1,598 new cases, 23 additional deaths, 3.2 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/22/1598-new-cases-23-additional-deaths-32-percent-positivity-rate/
— CBPP: “State shortfalls will total about $555 billion through 2022″
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/22/cbpp-state-shortfalls-will-total-about-555-billion-through-2022/
— After years-long fight, Douglas Park to be renamed for Frederick Douglass
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/22/after-years-long-fight-douglas-park-to-be-renamed-for-frederick-douglass/
— Pritzker extends evictions moratorium through August 22 – Speaks to violence and federal help – Explains why out-of-state quarantine ill-advised – Goes after party bus operators – Dr. Ezike: “Yes, we’re seeing increased transmission” – Pritzker warns bar owners – Probable cases now included – Pritzker talks about Trump encouraging masks – IDES debit fraud scheme discussed
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/22/pritzker-extends-evictions-moratorium-through-august-22/

GOPUSA
— Sell Out! John Kasich Set To Support Joe Biden At Democrat Convention – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92256
— Fauci Wasn’t Invited To WH Covid Briefing So He Got His Own Platform On CNN
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=92202

FOX NEWS
— Dem Rep. Bobby Rush claims Trump ‘wants to instigate a race war The comments come as the president threatens to send federal agents to Chicago – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-rep-bobby-rush-trump-instigate-race-war
— Trump rips Democrats in controversial crackdown on urban violence – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-rips-democrats-in-controversial-crackdown-on-urban-violence

BREITBART
— Allen West: Democrats Unleashed ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’ in BLM – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/07/21/allen-west-democrats-unleashed-frankensteins-monster-in-blm/
— It’s Monstrous How Democrats Exploit Illegal Aliens for More Seats in Congress – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/22/nolte-its-monstrous-how-democrats-exploit-illegal-aliens-for-more-seats-in-congress/
— Joe Biden: Federal Law Enforcement ‘Brutally Attacking Peaceful Protesters’ in Portland – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/07/22/joe-biden-federal-law-enforcement-brutally-attacking-peaceful-protesters-in-portland/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Whites who say that other Whites are racists to curry favor with White-haters? What do you say to men who say that other men are sexists to curry favor with men-haters? What do you say to older people who say that other older people are ageists to curry favor with older people haters? What do you say to heterosexuals who say that other heterosexuals are LGBTQ-haters curry favor with heterosexual-haters?
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/07/21/poll-majority-of-whites-believe-american-society-is-racist/
— If Joe Biden Wins, There Will Be More Riots, Not Fewer – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/22/pollak-if-joe-biden-wins-there-will-be-more-riots-not-fewer/

TOWNHALL
— Several big-city mayors and top officials are acknowledging that weeks of anti-police protests and riots may have contributed to surging coronavirus rates, weeks after Democrats and even some epidemiologists openly encouraged Black Lives Matter allies to demonstrate in the streets. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/07/22/alas-cities-finally-confirm-what-we-already-knew-regarding-the-spike-in-covid-cases-n2572898
— The Feds Have Every Right to Defend Federal Property – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2020/07/22/liberal-professor-the-feds-have-every-right-to-defend-federal-property-n2572919

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Rep. Bobby Rush Floats Conspiracy Theory Trump Wants to be ‘Real Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan’ & ‘Instigate a Race War’ – Nick Kangadis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/rep-bobby-rush-floats-conspiracy-theory-trump-wants-be-real-grand-wizard-ku-klux-klan

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Cotton: “Insurrectionists” Attacking Federal Buildings In Portland Are Like 1861 Attack On Fort Sumter – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/07/21/cotton_anarchists_and_insurrectionists_attacking_federal_buildings_in_portland_little_different_from_1861_attack_on_fort_sumter.html

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google ‘disappeared’ conservative websites for hours, claims to have ‘since fixed the bug’ Google’s search engine ‘bug’ stoked fears that the tech giant was essentially censoring conservative free speech (DIERSEN: Google continues to treat www.gopillinois.com like it is NOT a news website, that is, Google continues to blacklist www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-disappeared-conservative-websites-for-hours-claims-to-have-since-fixed-the-bug

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Campaign Hauls $20 Million From Virtual Fundraiser – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-hauls-20-million-from-virtual-fundraiser_3433516.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Bobby Rush “says Trump wants to instigate a race war.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508529-illinois-lawmaker-says-trump-wants-to-instigate-a-race-war
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says that the Democrats are not lurching toward the radical left.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/508216-democrats-lurch-toward-the-radical-left-and-other-useful-myths
— House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508575-house-votes-to-remove-confederate-statues-from-capitol
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating “Biden says Trump is America’s first ‘racist’ U.S. president.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/508582-biden-calls-trump-the-first-racist-us-president

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Cracks in the GOP over Trump are beginning to show.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/cracks-gop-over-trump-are-beginning-show-n1234570

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating “Biden says Trump is America’s first ‘racist’ president.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-says-trump-is-americas-first-racist-president/2020/07/22/867017e8-cc4b-11ea-bc6a-6841b28d9093_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/22/trumps-america-first-amendment-protects-only-those-who-exercise-second/

NEW YORK POST
— Ex-Google engineer says glitch may have exposed conservative blacklist – Mark Moore (DIERSEN: Google continues to treat www.gopillinois.com like it is NOT a news website, that is, Google continues to blacklist www.gopillinois.com .)
https://nypost.com/2020/07/22/ex-google-worker-says-bug-may-have-exposed-conservative-blacklist/

FORBES
— Tom Cotton Defends Portland Arrests By Federal Agents, Comparing Them To Fort Sumter – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/07/20/tom-cotton-defends-portland-arrests-by-federal-agents-comparing-them-to-fort-sumter/#5d35400c56b9

SUN
— Google ‘may have blacklist of conservative sites’ ex-engineer says after ‘glitch’ blocked outlets from search results – Mollie Mansfield (DIERSEN: Google continues to treat www.gopillinois.com like it is NOT a news website, that is, Google continues to blacklist www.gopillinois.com .)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12189961/google-blacklist-conservative-sites-engineer-glitch/